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Wharton Professor Urges the Fed to ‘Bite the Bullet’ and Defend the US Dollar — Warns About Bitcoin Taking Over
7.3.2022
A finance professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has warned of “bitcoin taking over.” He added that the Fed “has been terribly wrong over the last year” about inflation and must now act to defend the U.S. dollar. Finance Professor Urges the...
NFT Sales Tumble 29% This Week, Searches for Metaverse-Related Terms Plunge
5.3.2022
The past week’s non-fungible token (NFT) sales have dropped again, following the last few weeks of diminishing volumes. Across 14 blockchains that support NFTs, sales have slipped 29.46% lower than the week prior. Despite the drop in NFT sales volume, NFT sales stemming from the Arbitrum...
Bank of Israel: Adoption of CBDC Will Not Materially Affect the Banking System
5.3.2022
Israel’s central bank says the public’s adoption of the digital shekel is not expected “to materially affect the banking system.” The bank, however, warns that any issuance of such digital currency will likely result in a decline of the volume of the public’s...
While the Fed Monitors the ‘Ukraine Situation Closely,’ Powell Still Expects a Series of Quarter-Point Rate Hikes
3.3.2022
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell still expects to see interest rate hikes starting in March, but the Fed chief further stressed that the central bank will “need to be nimble.” In remarks prepared for members of U.S. Congress, Powell discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine...
Terra's Anchor Protocol erases 'crypto winter' losses, ANC price rebounds 300% in a month
3.3.2022
ANC price risks becoming overheated, however, after a major rally
Bitcoin a 'good bet' if Fed continues easing to avoid a recession — analyst
3.3.2022
The statement appears as Jerome Powell keeps the door open for a 0.5% rate hike in the summer and Fitch Ratings warn about a major slash in the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP)
Analysts say bulls will aim for $48K now that Bitcoin’s ‘accumulation phase’ has begun
2.3.2022
BTC price appears to be consolidating below $44,000, while analysts highlight $48,000 as the next short-term bull target
Women's interest in crypto grows, but education gap persists: Study
2.3.2022
The survey of 1,031 female Americans between the ages of 18 and 65 discovered that 15% of women are interested in a career in crypto
3 reasons why Bitcoin price rallied toward $45K entering March
1.3.2022
The gains accompanied a sharp overnight spike in the number of Bitcoin whale addresses
Big Wings
1.3.2022
Alex Senechal is art director at 1047 games, the developers of Slipgate.Read more
Elden Ring Players Keep Owning Each Other About Being 'Maidenless'
28.2.2022
Picture this: you’ve just crawled out of the Elden Ring tutorial area. You’ve just taken down the first miniboss with your hide barely intact. Then out of absolutely nowhere, a stranger makes fun of you for not having a girlfriend. Or at least, that’s how many players have chosen to interpret...
Celeste Developers Reunited With Game Awards Trophy Four Years After It Went Missing
28.2.2022
Streamer Prestige Is Key was looking for a cool gaming souvenir the other day, but when he tried to buy a Game Awards trophy online he got a lot more than he was originally expecting.Read more
Bitcoin price spike to $39K leads traders to say ‘the panic is over for a few days’
24.2.2022
BTC and stock markets recovered some of their recent losses, leading traders to suggest that the panic selling could be “over for a few days.”
Elden Ring Beta's Most Notorious Jerk Has Chilled Out Now
24.2.2022
Early Elden Ring players were shocked when an NPC in the closed network test called their character a “bit player” who should “die in a ditch somewhere.” His outright and immediate hostility was seen by some as a personification of the Souls-like genre’s brutal difficulty, but I’m here to report...
Regional Interest in Bitcoin Sees an Uptick as Russia Invades Ukraine
24.2.2022
As Russia launched its military attack on Ukraine amid an international outcry, a number of fiat currencies from Central and Eastern Europe tumbled, while users’ interest in bitcoin (BTC) somewhat increased across the broader region.
In the aggressor’s market, the Moscow Exchange stock exchange...
Hedge fund report says Bitcoin price is ‘at a relatively inexpensive place’
23.2.2022
A recent report from Pantera Capital said moves in the debt market and the Fed’s shifting monetary policy could be the fodder that fuels Bitcoin’s next monster rally
Crypto Lender Nexo Terminates Interest Payments on New Deposits From US Clients
21.2.2022
Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charging the crypto lending platform Blockfi with failing to register its retail crypto lending product and fining the firm $100 million, the crypto lender Nexo has announced it will no longer allow U.S. citizens to earn interest on...
Sunday Comics: I Have No Idea
20.2.2022
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more
Who Audits the Auditors? Smart Contract Audit Token (SCATDAO) to Hold a Public Sale on KICK․IO
20.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The world of audit has always had an inherent problem, the conflict of interest that comes from paying for audit services. Auditors are meant to be independent of their clients, but how can you be independent when you are auditing your employer? With countless instances of paid...
Can Bitcoin break out vs. tech stocks again? Nasdaq decoupling paints $100K target
20.2.2022
Bitcoin's growth has quickly outpaced Nasdaq's in the past ten years