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Ethereum's Merge Could Lower Demand for Bitcoin but Regulatory & Technical Challenges Persist
22.4.2022
Ethereum’s (ETH) transition to proof-of-stake (PoS), known as The Merge, will likely lead some current bitcoin (BTC) holders to move part of their capital to ETH, one industry insider argues. Others, meanwhile, say that despite a yield on ETH being attractive, regulatory scrutiny means more...
Bailout Fund, Backstop or Bouncy Ball? Here's How LFG's Bitcoin 'Reserve' Might Work
22.4.2022
Developers of the fast-growing stablecoin UST say the coin's $1 value peg isn't "backed" by anything – just a blockchain-based algorithm. So why does it need a multibillion-dollar bitcoin reserve, in case of an emergency? How would that work?
Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Repair Center Was Constantly Overwhelmed, Claims Former Supervisor
22.4.2022
If you live east of the Mississippi River and you’ve ever had to send your Switch to Nintendo due to Joy-Con drift, then it definitely passed through a single repair shop in Syracuse, New York. Though Nintendo handled the process for submitting repairs, the actual work was performed by a company...
Bitcoin Price Forecast for 2022 Cut Once Again as Break 'Only' Above USD 80K Now Expected
22.4.2022
The price of bitcoin (BTC) will hit a peak of USD 81,680 this year, before falling back to USD 65,185 by the end of the year, argued a panel of members from the fintech and crypto industry surveyed by comparison website Finder.com.
The peak of over USD 80,000 was described as “significantly...
‘PoS Fanatics Attacking PoW are Actual Supervillains’, Kraken’s Powell Says as US Politicians Charge
22.4.2022
A letter by a group of Democratic members of the US Congress attacking proof-of-work (PoW) mining and praising proof-of-stake (PoS) is causing an uproar in the Bitcoin (BTC) community, with crypto exchange Kraken CEO Jesse Powell claiming that “PoS fanatics attacking PoW are actual...
US lawmakers sound alarm to EPA over environment concerns of crypto mining
21.4.2022
In addition to air and water pollution as a result of energy production, the lawmakers pointed to electronic waste from mining rigs, and noise pollution in surrounding communities
As labor struggle takes center stage, can DAOs democratize work?
21.4.2022
DAO structures could provide workers with greater ownership and decision-making opportunities, but how soon will these models be implemented?
Sweden, EU Discussed Bitcoin Proof-of-Work Ban: Report
21.4.2022
Documents released by German site suggest ongoing concern about the environmental impact of proof-of-work technology
Portal Writer Wants Valve To Make Next Game Before He's 'Too Old To Work' On It
18.4.2022
Erik Wolpaw, co-writer of the Portal series, would love to work on a third game. There are just a few problems: He’s one developer out of hundreds of staff and he’s not sure that Valve would go for another Portal game’s profit margins.Read more
Decred price soars 45% in one day three weeks before a major hard fork
18.4.2022
The upcoming Decred hard fork also plans to increase DCR rewards for PoS validators from 30% to 80%
Russian Chamber of Commerce Suggests Using Cryptocurrencies in Settlements With Africa
14.4.2022
Employing crypto in cross-border payments is one of the proposals put forward by the Russian Chamber Of Commerce lobbying for more cooperation with African countries. Amid unprecedented sanctions limiting Russia’s ability to trade internationally, the head of the board has urged...
After Mozilla Abandoned PoW Cryptos Citing Energy Concerns, Wikipedia May Follow
14.4.2022
Energy consumption of Proof-of-Work (PoW) cryptoassets has once again become a hot topic as companies start ditching cryptos that use this energy-intensive mechanism for validating transactions and creating new tokens.
Last week, Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, shared an update...
Mozilla to Reinstate Crypto Donations — Organization Will Not Accept Proof-of-Work Cryptocurrencies
13.4.2022
During the first week of January, the software community Mozilla revealed it was pausing cryptocurrency donations after citing environmental concerns. 14 weeks later, Mozilla decided last week it will accept crypto donations again, but only from digital assets that leverage a proof-of-stake (PoS)...
Bungie Going 'Digital-First', Many Future Roles Will Be 'Fully Remote'
13.4.2022
Like pretty much everything else on the planet, the pandemic has knocked the video game industry on its ass. But while game delays, console shortages and under-cooked releases have been the main issues facing players, those actually making the games have faced the same obstacles many of us have;...
Robinhood Domesticates Shiba Inu, Changes for Celsius Users in US + More News
12.4.2022
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What is crypto lending and how does it work?
12.4.2022
The borrower and the lender are two distinct actors in the crypto lending transaction. Borrowers put up cryptocurrency as collateral to secure a loan from a lender
ETH devs implement first-ever ‘shadow fork’ as PoS testing continues
11.4.2022
The shadow fork, which is intended to test the next phase of Ethereum’s configuration, has no impact on the existing mainnet
CLabs to Work With eCurrency to Integrate CBDCs With DeFi
8.4.2022
Through the partnership, central banks launching CBDCs will now be able to use the Celo blockchain to enable end users to access DeFi products
Cash App Introduces Paid in Bitcoin, BTC Roundup and Lightning Network Services
7.4.2022
At the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Block, Inc., formerly Square, Inc., announced three new bitcoin services for the company’s mobile payment platform. The mobile payment platform Cash App will feature a “paid in bitcoin” service that allows users to auto-invest their work...
‘People should invest in all of the major layer-1s,’ says a veteran trader
7.4.2022
Veteran trader Scott Melker breaks down his crypto portfolio and explains why layer-1 protocols should play a central role in everyone’s investment strategy