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Fund Manager Warns Bitcoin Is Pointless and ‘a Particularly Vile Asset Class’
15.3.2021
Tim Bond, a portfolio manager at Odey Asset Management, has warned that bitcoin is pointless, calling the cryptocurrency “a particularly vile asset class.” He claims that bitcoin has no real social utility other than as a tool for speculation and a means to launder the proceeds...
Lympo to launch LMT utility token for sports NFT collectibles on the Binance Smart Chain
11.3.2021
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
11 March 2021: Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (“Animoca Brands”) is pleased to advise that its subsidiary Lympo will launch LMT, a new utility token to empower Lympo’s ecosystem of sports-related non-fungible...
Fear The Cosmic Unicorn
6.3.2021
This week on Snapshots we have some colorful screenshots, some dead bodies, shadows, superheroes, darkness, and a big, cosmic unicorn.Read more
Mark Cuban Argues Bitcoin Is Better Than Gold, Telling Peter Schiff ‘Gold Is Dead, Move on’
5.3.2021
Billionaire investor and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban, once a bitcoin skeptic who preferred bananas to the cryptocurrency, now sees utility in bitcoin. He has made a case that bitcoin is better than gold, telling gold bug Peter Schiff to “move on” because “gold is dead.” Mark...
French utility giant pursues carbon neutrality as Hedera node operator
4.3.2021
Hedera's proof-of-stake network will act as an energy-efficient foundation for Électricité de France's ongoing mission to become carbon neutral
Use CSS Clamp to create a more flexible wrapper utility
17.2.2021
I like Andy’s idea here:
.wrapper {
width: clamp(16rem, 90vw, 70rem);
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
padding-left: 1.5rem;
padding-right: 1.5rem;
}
Normally I’d just set a max-width there, but as Andy says:
This becomes a slight issue in mid-sized viewports, such...
Bitcoin must cost 10X more with 10X less utility to match Tulip Mania — Investor
15.2.2021
There's no comparing the current bull run with the 17th century tulip bubble, Dan Tapeiro argues
Keanu Reeves Doesn't Look At Explosions
6.2.2021
This week on Snapshots we have some great screenshots from a bunch of different games, including a nice selection of games including God of War, Control, Cyberpunk 2077, and more!Read more
Study: 60% of Digital Asset Holders Store Funds on Exchanges While Half Derive an Income From Crypto
29.1.2021
Despite the risks that come with storing crypto assets with third parties, the findings of a new study suggest many cryptocurrency holders still trust exchanges with the safekeeping of their funds. Conducted by Binance Research, the study finds that 60% of “the general population store their...
Iran Seizes 45,000 Bitcoin Miners for Illegally Using Subsidized Government Electricity: Report
19.1.2021
Police in Iran have reportedly seized 45,000 bitcoin mining rigs for illegally using subsidized electricity from the state-owned power utility Tavanir, the local Tasmin News Agency reported this week. According to Mohammad Hassan Motavalizadeh, head of Tavanir, the efficient application-specific...
Israeli Regulator Designates Utility Tokens Issued by Companies as Securities
6.1.2021
The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) recently ruled that utility tokens issued by companies are securities and, therefore, cannot be classified as assets. The ISA’s decision comes after Israeli tech startup Kirobo sought to convince the regulator that its planned token issuance did...
A Utility Class for Covering Elements
26.12.2020
Big ol’ same to Michelle Barker here:
Here’s something I find myself needing to do again and again in CSS: completely covering one element with another. It’s the same CSS every time: the first element (the one that needs to be covered) has position: relative applied to it....
DeFi platform 1inch releases governance and utility token
25.12.2020
The 1INCH tokens will govern both the platform's automated market maker protocol and its DEX aggregator
WEF’s crypto council explores utility beyond ‘price speculation’ in inaugural review
17.12.2020
The working group sends a strong signal that cryptocurrencies are becoming a permanent fixture in the global financial system
Covesting Reveals Surprise COV Token Burn To Celebrate Utility Implementation Launch
12.12.2020
The text below is an advertorial article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists.
To the joy of early adopters of the COV token, and to celebrate the launch of the token’s utility implementation within the Covesting copy trading module on PrimeXBT, the company surprised the community...
Bitcoin’s Price Is a Poor Proxy for Its Utility
3.12.2020
Bitcoin has found adoption this year as digital gold. The other promises of cryptocurrency have yet to find fruition, says our columnist
Multi-utility tokens to enable Web 3.0 by providing more than financial value
2.12.2020
The benefits of utility tokens could soon stretch beyond payment facilitation and governance capabilities
After exec declares Bitcoin maximalism 'over,' XRP price surges
29.11.2020
“I think that the days when folks believed that there’s only going to be Bitcoin, I think, are over,” said Asheesh Birla
Tailwind versus BEM
25.11.2020
Some really refreshing technological comparison writing from Eric Bailey. Like, ya know, everything in life, we don’t have to hate or love everything. Baby bear thinking, I like to say. There are benefits and drawbacks. Every single bullet point here is well-considered and valid. I really...
PayPal CEO: Our platform will 'significantly bolster the utility of cryptocurrencies'
23.11.2020
PayPal's new crypto services will streamline business adoption of digital assets, says CEO Dan Schulman