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The Protocol: Restaking Tokens Are Exploding, and Restaking Isn't Even Live
21.2.2024
In this week's issue of our weekly blockchain tech newsletter, Sam Kessler explores how "liquid restaking tokens" or LRTs are remaking decentralized finance. PLUS: Starknet's STRK airdrop, Stellar's smart-contract facelift and bitcoin's supply crunch
Bitcoin Advocate Fred Krueger Issues Stark Warning About Ethereum – Here’s What You Need to Know
21.2.2024
On February 21, popular Bitcoin maximalist Fred Krueger issued a stark warning about the world's first-ever smart contract network, Ethereum. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Krueger stated that Ethereum is rapidly losing its essence amid growing competition in decentralized finance (DeFi).
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New Technology Will Have Institutions Lining Up for Crypto
21.2.2024
The zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine enables real world asset tokenization on a far greater scale, says Colin Butler at Polygon Labs
When Bitcoin ETFs Are Right for Investors (and When They're Not)
21.2.2024
SEC approval in January opened up the market to a new generation of investors but there are still advantages to directly owning crypto that ETFs can’t provide, says Eric Ervin, CEO of Onramp Invest
Collapsed Real Estate-Backed Stablecoin Charts Path to Recovery
21.2.2024
Tangible is looking to move past its failed stablecoin after learning the liquidity lesson the hard way
Charles Hoskinson Signals Alert of Legacy Finance’s Creeping Influence in Crypto
21.2.2024
In a video address, Charles Hoskinson casts a spotlight on the advance of traditional financial mechanisms into the realm of cryptocurrency, warning that the essence of digital currencies is at stake. Charles Hoskinson Warns of Crypto’s Creeping Centralization In a recent video titled...
How to Make (or Lose) Hundreds of Dollars Betting Crypto on Your Fitness Goals
20.2.2024
"If I don't walk another 4,400 steps I'll lose $333." With a new app called Moonwalk, you get daily lessons in economics – and maybe healthier, too
Michael Saylor Not Interested in Selling: ‘Bitcoin Is the Exit Strategy'
20.2.2024
Michael Saylor doesn’t plan to sell any of MicroStrategy' (MSTR)s bitcoin (BTC) anytime soon, or potentially ever, he said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Tuesday
Pyth Network Unveils Real-Time Bitcoin ETF Price Feeds, Bridging Defi and Traditional Finance
20.2.2024
On Tuesday, Pyth Network announced the rollout of real-time price feeds for bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), enhancing the data’s availability to both decentralized finance (defi) developers and the wider crypto and traditional financial communities. These feeds encapsulate data from...
Galaxy Digital Stock Started at Buy at Canaccord
20.2.2024
The investment bank said that the company represents one of the most diversified ways to play digital assets
Mastercard’s Latest Crypto Loyalty Scheme Aims to Plug Google Pay Gaps
20.2.2024
Mastercard is working with emerging markets-focused mobile payments app Swoo Pay to offer loyalty rewards in cryptocurrency
Starknet Token STRK Begins Trading at $5 After Mammoth Airdrop
20.2.2024
Starknet distributed 728 million tokens to around 1.3 million addresses in what is being dubbed as the largest airdrop of the year
Swiss Crypto Hedge Fund Tyr Capital Clashes With Client Over FTX Exposure: FT
20.2.2024
Tyr investor TGT has brought claims against the hedge fund that it ignored several warnings over its ties with FTX
Edward Snowden Calls Bitcoin the “Most Significant Monetary Advance Since The Creation of Coinage”
19.2.2024
Whistleblower Edward Snowden ignited controversy with his claim that Bitcoin represents the most significant monetary advance since the creation of coinage. His views sparked heated debate surrounding Bitcoin's role in finance and its relationship to government regulation.
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Sui Network Records $593 Million TVL as Wider Market Taps $72.7 Billion
19.2.2024
As bullish pressure ignites, the Sui network recorded a massive spike in transactions and TVL alongside the broader crypto market. New market data from decentralized finance (DeFi) on-chain analytics firm DeFiLlama shows an uptick in volumes from different metrics in the Layer 1 network. On Feb...
Legendary Investor Stanley Druckenmiller Dumps Big Tech, Bets on AI and Gold
19.2.2024
Stanley Druckenmiller, the legendary investor who was part of George Soros’ Quantum Fund, has dumped traditional tech stocks while putting funds into gold mining companies and artificial intelligence (AI) shares. According to filings, he sold Amazon, Alphabet (Google), and Broadcom stocks...
Y Combinator, Startup Incubator Behind Airbnb, Coinbase, and Stripe, Looks to Invest in Stablecoin Finance
19.2.2024
Y Combinator (YC), the Silicon Valley incubator, has listed stablecoin finance as a category in its new and updated list of areas it would like to deploy funds in
Virginia Senate Committee Recommends Annual Funding for New AI and Crypto Commissions
19.2.2024
A Virginia Senate Committee has put forward a recommendation for an annual combined fund allocation of $39,240 to support two recently established commissions focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency. The proposal, presented by a Subcommittee of Virginia’s Senate Finance...
Sui Overtakes Aptos, Cardano in Value Locked; Sees $310M Inflow in 30 Days
19.2.2024
Sui, the layer 1 blockchain built by a group of former Meta (META) employees, has experienced a cascade of inflows this month in a spike that has seen it overtake Cardano, Near and Aptos in terms of total value locked (TVL)
Cathie Wood’s ARK Offloads $90M Coinbase Shares Amid Slew of Analyst Upgrades
19.2.2024
ARK offloaded Coinbase shares from ARK Innovation ETF, ARK Next Generation Internet ETF, and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF