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Binance Boss CZ Only Has Eyes for Bitcoin and BNB
7.4.2021
Changpeng Zhao. Source: Instagram, Binance
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the head of Binance, one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges, said that his crypto portfolio is made up entirely of bitcoin (BTC) and his own company’s binance coin (BNB).
In a Twitter post, Zhao wrote that while Binance “holds...
5 Ways DeFi Can Revolutionize the Healthcare Industry
6.4.2021
Pradeep Goel, CEO of Solve.Care, a blockchain-powered platform for healthcare benefits administration and payments.
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Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recent growth of the decentralized finance (DeFi) market could change the game for the healthcare industry. Let’s explore...
Bitcoin Faces Hedge Test Amid Rising Inflation Concerns
4.4.2021
Inflation — or rather, the perceived threat of inflation — has been very kind to bitcoin (BTC) and crypto. Thanks in part to the US Federal Reserve (Fed) committing to ‘unlimited’ quantitative easing and to Congress approving trillion-dollar stimulus packages, bitcoin has climbed from below...
The Dark Side Of Coinbase Listing
4.4.2021
Brian Armstrong, CEO and Founder of Coinbase. Source: A screenshot, Coinbase
Jerry Davis, Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford and Professor of Management and Sociology, University of Michigan.
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Coinbase’s plan to go public in April highlights...
Proof-of-Disagreement: Bitcoin's Work vs. Ethereum's Planned Staking
3.4.2021
In the never-ending battle between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), one of the biggest bones of contention is which consensus mechanism is best: proof-of-work (PoW) or proof-of-stake (PoS). This particular tussle has emerged amid Ethereum’s planned transition to PoS, and it’s gained fresh impetus...
PayPal Crypto, Goldman Sachs Vehicle, BTC Bugatti and 20 Crypto Jokes
3.4.2021
What a week! (Well, another one.) PayPal will launch a service that would allow its customers to pay with BTC, ETH, LTC, and BCH, Visa partnered with Crypto.com to settle transactions in USDC on Ethereum, Goldman Sachs might offer its first investment vehicles for BTC and other unspecified digital...
Are NFTs an Implicit Backdoor Adoption to Crypto?
31.3.2021
Bird Keeper by JUNG. Marie Tatibouet is the Chief Marketing Officer at crypto exchange Gate.io.
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While it took around twelve years for crypto to reach the “early majority” stage in the tech adoption curve, non-fungible token (NFT) adoption is moving much faster. NFTs are bringing crypto...
Institutions & Retail Compete For Bitcoin - Whose Hands Are Stronger?
28.3.2021
The institutional investors are here, bringing with them billions of dollars and record-high bitcoin (BTC) prices. This is something the market had been expecting for years, but now that it has finally arrived, it potentially brings risks as well as benefits.
Might institutions be less ‘loyal’...
Joe Biden's USD 1.9T Stimulus Won't Reignite World Economy
28.3.2021
Source: Adobe/Ольга Копьёва
Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics, Cambridge Judge Business School.
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The economic orthodoxy has long been that governments should try to balance their books and leave all the heavy lifting in managing their economies...
Money Laundering Might Taint NFTs Too, Prepare For Tighter Controls
27.3.2021
Copycat by Gala Mirissa. While non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are certainly the big thing in crypto at the moment, they aren’t without their problems. Aside from accusations of hype and faddishness, NFTs also raise the familiar and thorny issue of money laundering.
Without much in the way...
Dipping Bitcoin, Bitcoining Tesla, Angering BitClout + 20 Crypto Jokes
27.3.2021
This was a big week in crypto. Tesla now accepts bitcoin payments and doesn’t plan to convert it to fiat, but BTC was tanking despite many bullish news as a massive amount of options was about to expire. Then, another analyst said that EIP-1559 will not end users headache caused by Ethereum high...
The Case Of a Plunging Fiat Currency: Turkey's Struggling Lira
26.3.2021
Emre Tarim, Lecturer in Behavioural Sciences, Lancaster University.
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The Turkish lira has once again made global headlines, with a steep drop of 15% on March 22, running from below 7.20 to the US dollar to over 8.28, before settling just below 8.00. This came on the back of a midnight decree...
Updated FATF Crypto Guidelines Still ‘Predicated on Centralized Control’
21.3.2021
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s recently updated guidance for supervisors overseeing the crypto industry was always bound to create waves in the sector and beyond. Regulators are continuing to gun for crypto compliance – despite claims that they may be trying to force a square peg into...
Why Would Anyone Buy NFT – A Link To A JPEG File?
21.3.2021
Unlimited Possibilities by Buddyart00. Last sold for USD 3,707. Aaron Hertzmann, Affiliate Faculty of Computer Science, University of Washington.
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As an academic researcher, developer of artistic technology and amateur artist, I was quite skeptical about crypto art when I first read about...
NFTs Are Selling for Millions, But How Do You Tell a Diamond From a Dud?
20.3.2021
A fragment of 24 Hours in The City That Never Sleeps by Frank Ape. Last sold for ETH 5 (USD 9,144). With a non-fungible token (NFT)-based digital artwork selling for USD 69.35m, you’d be forgiven for assuming that most NFTs are worth a small — or large — fortune. However, for every...
Shifting Blockchains, Moving Privacy, Funds & Trusts and 20 Crypto Jokes
20.3.2021
This past week in crypto, Pantera CEO said that bitcoin is “ahead of” his firm’s forecast schedule to hit USD 115,000, analysts blamed misinfo for bitcoin’s correction, SushiSwap announced its expansion to Avalanche, and Charles Hoskinson claimed that “more than 100 companies” will shift from...
Dysfunctional Financial Markets Are Making Inequality Worse
19.3.2021
Arman Hassanniakalager, Lecturer in Finance, University of Bath.
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The global market in government bonds has been bleeding red lately. “Bond market screams for help but no one answers”, says Bloomberg. It is “the worst start to a year in bonds since 2015”, according to the Financial Times....
Why This Bitcoin-Believing Startup Bets on Facebook's Diem Instead
19.3.2021
While the eyes of many are on major crypto networks like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) (and NFTs, of course), financial service provider First Digital Asset Group (FDAG) together with their investors are betting on more centralized, Facebook-backed Diem (formerly - Libra) stablecoin.
“Bitcoin...
It's Nice Being Able To Play Console Exclusives On A PC
19.3.2021
I was playing Forza Horizon 4 on my PC earlier this week and at one point after a race I put the controller down and just...smiled. Everything about what I was doing in that moment was lovely. Partly because of the game, which is great, but also just because of the fact I was able to be playing...
WBTC: Where Bitcoin Meets DeFi
18.3.2021
Alexi Lane of Ethereum tokens explorer Ethplorer.
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As bitcoin (BTC) keeps reaching its new all-time highs, all eyes are on the world’s leading cryptocurrency as it dominated news cycles and attracted newcomers to the digital asset industry. The price action of the heavily followed asset...