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El Salvador is Down $52M on its Bitcoin Bet After Market Crash
14.6.2022
Led by President Nayib Bukele, the country made bitcoin legal tender and began buying the crypto in September 2021
MicroStrategy Now Down $1B on its Bitcoin Bet
13.6.2022
MicroStrategy's unrealized bitcoin losses now stand at $1 billion following the asset's fall to $23,000 on Monday
Wanna Bet? Crypto Prediction Markets Could Be a New ‘Source of Truth’
12.6.2022
Baserate's Andrew Eaddy and Clay Graubard made the case for empowering individuals through technology as trust in institutions declines
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Ticks Up, Solana's USD 100M Bet, NFT Ticketing + More News
8.6.2022
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Square Enix to Reinforce Blockchain Bet, According to Latest Earnings Report
17.5.2022
Square Enix has announced its new mid-term business plan, reinforcing its blockchain pivot according to the documents presented. The company will continue to invest in key companies in the blockchain arena, including Animoca Brands and The Sandbox, and will also consider other investments in...
Do Kwon's USD 1M Bet Doesn't Look Good as LUNA Crashes
11.5.2022
Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the entity behind Terra (LUNA), found himself in a peculiar position with his bet that LUNA would stay above USD 88 - as the coin dropped over 90% in a single day.
In mid-March, Do Kwon took a bet with pseudonymous Twitter user Sensei Algod,...
Venezuela Bets on De-Dollarization After Foreign Currency and Crypto Tax Is Applied
9.5.2022
The government of Venezuela is now focusing its action on trying to establish the bolivar as the go-to currency for purchases in the country. According to several economists, this might be a risky bet in a country that has just exited hyperinflation and still suffers high levels of inflation....
NFT Market Collapses Just As Square Enix Sells Tomb Raider To Bet Big On Blockchain
4.5.2022
You know what no one could ever have predicted? That a market based on imaginary ownership of infinitely duplicable jpeg images might not be end-game, long-term sustainable. As The Wall Street Journal reports, the NFT market is “flatlining,” down 92 percent from last September. Which makes it just...
DEX aims to take on Uniswap with its concentrated liquidity bet
21.4.2022
Concentrated liquidity has become the latest trend in the DeFi world with several projects shifting to the new liquidity model on various blockchains
Moonbird NFTs Are a Bet on Kevin Rose's Rep
18.4.2022
With a buzzy new NFT collection, Digg co-founder Kevin Rose’s blockchain VIP club minted its first big win
Animoca Brands to bet big on MMORPG blockchain games
14.4.2022
In less than a week, Animoca Brands has acquired two major video games publishers: Eden Games and Darewise Entertainment
Spread of Sanctions Makes Privacy Tokens the Hot Bet in Crypto Markets
13.4.2022
Crypto analysts are pointing to the Ukraine war and related financial sanctions as the reason that privacy tokens like MASK and Monero's XMR and are trading up over the past 30 days
ProShares Aims to Let Investors Bet Against Bitcoin With New ETF
6.4.2022
The company filed an application with the SEC for the Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF
Terra’s USD 10B Bitcoin Bet May be Both a Curse and a Blessing
1.4.2022
Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon’s plan to partly back the stablecoin UST with bitcoin (BTC) is causing both excitement and concern in the community, with some fearing what could happen to the bitcoin market if Terra faces problems with trust or liquidity.
The plan to back UST with BTC has been...
Traders Bet on Ether Staking After Eth 2.0 Upgrade
21.3.2022
Among other reasons, ether staking yields are likely to be 10%-15% following the Eth 2.0 upgrade
Terra’s Do Kwon Makes Massive Bet That LUNA Will Stay Above USD 88
15.3.2022
The CEO of Terra (LUNA), Do Kwon, has agreed to a rather large bet with a Twitter user that the price of LUNA will not be lower in one year than it is now.
“Who wants to take a USD 1,000,000 bet that LUNA will be lower price in 1 year than now?”
That question was posted on Twitter on Sunday...
Hedge Fund Fir Tree Makes ‘Big Short’ Bet Against Tether: Bloomberg
11.3.2022
The asymmetric bet limits the downside, but promises big profits if correct, say clients of the firm
Pantera and Polychain Lead $10M Bet on Metaverse Fashionistas
7.3.2022
“Fashion will be just as – if not more – important in the metaverse than in the real world,” Pantera’s Paul Veradittakit said
The 2030 Self-Driving Car Bet
4.3.2022
It's my honor to announce that John Carmack and I have initiated a friendly bet of $10,000* to the 501(c)(3) charity of the winner’s choice:By January 1st, 2030, completely autonomous self-driving cars meeting SAE J3016 level 5 will be commercially available for
Lemniscap, Jump Crypto Lead $4M Bet on GameFi Firm metaENGINE
4.3.2022
The metaverse publishing platform is looking to attract developers with a slate of Web 3 gaming tools