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Korean Exchanges Running out of Options as More Banks Say No to Crypto
11.6.2021
The heat is on for South Korean exchanges, who have suffered a blow in their quest to gain banking contracts that will ultimately determine if they can keep operating after a slew of government regulations to police trading platforms comes into force on September 25.
After the country’s first piece...
Coinbase Says Interest From Pension Funds and Hedge Funds Has Skyrocketed, Institutional Holdings Soar 170%
9.6.2021
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed record growth in its institutional business. “This year, interest from pension funds and hedge funds has skyrocketed, supported by the roll-out of crypto-ETPs as well as an increased understanding of the crypto economy,”...
Out of Thousands of MIT Students That Got Free Bitcoin in 2014 – 6 Year Holders Saw 13,000% Gains
7.6.2021
Over six years ago, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a couple of scholars distributed $100 in bitcoin to 3,100 students. According to testimony from a few participants who held the leading crypto asset since then, the students netted 13,000% in profit. MIT Grad Who Made 13,000%:...
69,000 Potentially out of Pocket in Alleged South Korean Exchange Scam
4.6.2021
Far more South Korean investors than previously thought appear to have been sucked into an alleged crypto scam revolving around the V Global crypto exchange.
As reported last month, police said that “mainly pensioners and housewives” had been the victims of the suspected fraud. Officers in Seoul...
BNY Mellon Sets Up Crypto Unit in Ireland as Central Bank Says Bitcoin Is ‘of Great Concern’
1.6.2021
U.S. banking corporation BNY Mellon is gearing up to offer crypto custody services out of Dublin where it has just established a digital hub. The news coincided with a stark warning issued by a top central bank official in Ireland who said people should only buy bitcoin if they’re prepared...
BTC Mining Devices ‘Out of Stock’ Worldwide- 6 Chinese Mining Rig Makers Dominate the ASIC Industry in 2021
23.5.2021
While bitcoin prices have slid in value and the high network difficulty, the leading crypto asset is still quite profitable to mine according to current data. Despite the profitability, these days there are only a few manufacturers producing application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) machines....
Teens Rescued My Pink Gamer Chair After It Fell Out Of A Moving Truck, And I Died Of Embarrassment
20.5.2021
Ka-thunk. I knew exactly what the sound meant, though I could barely believe it. I was in the process of moving, and I was driving a small handful of my belongings—including my (and my cat’s) pink gamer chair—to my new place in a U-Haul truck. Except the chair wasn’t in the truck anymore. It...
Shanghai Man: Aping out of gorilla token, digital dollar Biden its time... and more
14.5.2021
An up and down week filled with high volumes for animal tokens and a flurry of digital yuan news, capped by a large fundraising round for Babel Finance
Survey: 1 in 4 American Investors Believe Dogecoin is the Future
12.5.2021
The meme-based crypto asset dogecoin has seen a phenomenal year, capturing a whopping 19,723% against the U.S. dollar during the last 12 months. Dogecoin’s price gains have pushed interest toward the cryptocurrency, quickly making it a recognizable name. A recently published survey from...
Ethereum Classic Rose 220% This Week, but Why?
8.5.2021
Ethereum Classic, a seemingly forgotten cryptocurrency, reached the attention of many this week when its price skyrocketed out of the blue, but there might be some reasons behind it. Also, Bitcoin Cash and other Bitcoin-based forks enjoyed a healthy week in the green, alongside Dogecoin, whose...
Bitcoin is a 'disgusting' product that comes 'out of thin air,' says Charlie Munger
2.5.2021
"I hate the Bitcoin success, and I don’t welcome a currency that’s so useful to kidnappers and extortionists and so forth," said the billionaire
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Says ‘Bitcoin Will Always Be the Gold,’ Citing Interest From ‘All Kinds of Institutions’
1.5.2021
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, also known as Mr. Wonderful, says “Bitcoin will always be the gold,” outperforming other cryptocurrencies, such as ethereum, in the long run. He said “there are interests being brought out of all kinds of institutions” for bitcoin. Kevin...
NFT Roundup: Drumpfs Hit the Market, Dole Takes A Bite Out of Hunger, Digitalax Introduces Fashion Hybrids, and Burgundy Wine Collectibles Arrive
30.4.2021
The fever surrounding non-fungible tokens continues to spread as it penetrates new areas and industries. Political memes have now entered the NFT fray, Dole is fighting food insecurity with a humorous angle, Digitalax is bridging the physical and digital fashion divide, and even acclaimed wine...
Alkemi Announces Out of Stealth to Offer Best of Both Worlds
28.4.2021
Alkemi Network has announced the launch of Out of Stealth – the liquidity network which offers institutional Decentralized Finance (DeFi) facility to customers. What makes this launch special is that the network is the world’s first such decentralized liquidity network and now live on...
Market Update: Bitcoin Bulls Bounce Back, Dogecoin Slumps, XRP Jumps 18%
27.4.2021
Digital currency markets have been regaining some of the losses felt last week as the entire crypto-economy has jumped back over the $2 trillion valuation mark. Bitcoin has risen above the $55k zone, while other digital assets have seen more precipitous gains. Out of the top ten leading crypto...
mStable launches on Polygon, hopes to attract defi users 'priced out' of ETH
27.4.2021
mStable has launched its savings account, stablecoin, and swap services on Polygon to reduce fees
Exploring color-contrast() for the first time.
26.4.2021
I saw in the release notes for Safari Technical Preview 122 that it has support for a color-contrast() function in CSS. Safari is first out of the gate here. As far as I know, no other browser supports this yet …
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‘Black Swan’ Author Nassim Taleb Advises to Stay Out of Bitcoin, Citing No Link to Inflation or ‘Anything Economic’
23.4.2021
The famous author of The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, says investors should not buy bitcoin. To hedge against the current turbulent market, he advises buying stocks or real estate, emphasizing that bitcoin has no connection to inflation or “anything economic.” Nassim Taleb Advises...
DOGE out of control? Social media and whales sway Dogecoin price action
22.4.2021
Dogecoin posting over 14,000% gains in a year could be a sign of the rise of retail investors in the crypto market, but will the price go up even further?
New digital dispute rules aim to keep crypto disagreements out of court
22.4.2021
New digital dispute rules could keep smart contract disagreements out of the courts with the help of an independent arbitration tribunal