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First Mover: Capitalism’s Biggest Crisis Isn’t Driving People to Bitcoin – It’s the Volatility
4.5.2020
The post-Bretton Woods system is on the ropes, but what's driving interest into bitcoin is price volatility and the upcoming halving event
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Whales and American Buyers May Be Driving This Rally
1.5.2020
Amid this market rally, Bitcoin wallet startups report an uptick in users and profits. Get the latest bite-sized news here
Money Reimagined: COVID-19’s Lessons in Innovation
1.5.2020
Though its impacts are deadly, the coronavirus is a product of an advanced innovation ecosystem. We can learn from its ability to mutate and adapt
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Boom Roils Markets and a16z Makes a Long-term Play
30.4.2020
While FOMO drives up bitcoin's price and derivatives market, Telegram announces another delay and Andreessen Horowitz raises a $515 million fund
First Mover: Bitcoin Now Crushing Gold After Biggest Price Jump in Six Weeks
30.4.2020
"Digital gold" has surged past the yellow metal to become one of the year's best performing assets, up more than 20% in 2020
Blockchain Bites: What the Bitcoin Halving Means for Miners and Prices
29.4.2020
Predictions and price models abound ahead of Bitcoin's halving, expected in less than two weeks
First Mover: For Bitcoin Prices, Inflation Headlines May Matter More Than the Reality
29.4.2020
Money printer goes brrr, but does it necessarily mean big inflation?
Blockchain Bites: WEF, IBM and a Chinese City Show Support for Blockchain
28.4.2020
IBM and the WEF both have plans for solving disruption to supply chains disrupted by the coronavirus crisis
Blockchain Bites: Capital Constraining Compliance and Tether’s ‘Interoperability Bridge’
27.4.2020
The researchers developing the "digital yuan" have tapped an AI firm to look for financial use cases while Dole unveiled a 5-year blockchain plan
First Mover: Ether Trounces Bitcoin as Network See Surge in Stablecoins
27.4.2020
Ether is up more than 50 percent this year, outpacing bitcoin. Is this year's surge in stablecoin issuance playing a role?
How to Make a CSS-Only Carousel
24.4.2020
We mentioned a way to make a CSS-only carousel in a recent issue of the newsletter and I thought that a more detailed write up would be interesting and capture some of my thoughts on making one.
So, here’s what we’re making today:
There’s no JavaScript here, whatsoever! No jQuery plugins....
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase Oracle, Gun Sirer’s Grants and Lightning-Powered Private Messages
24.4.2020
Coinbase's new service may outcompete Chainlink while AVA Labs is looking to fund DeFi development on its public testnet
Blockchain Bites: China’s Miners, Africa’s Venmo and Cuba’s New Exchange
23.4.2020
Binance launches the Venmo of Africa, Cuba gets a new exchange and Starbucks will trial the "digital yuan."
First Mover: Bitcoin Catches Almighty Dollar Even During 2020’s Dash for Cash
23.4.2020
Bitcoin is looking like a store of value again, as major currencies fall behind
Blockchain Bites: Ripple Sues YouTube, Monero Hits the Box Office and Draper Wants Crypto Everywhere
22.4.2020
Is Renaissance bullish on bitcoin? What's the "crypto/lobbyist" revolving door? Will YouTube take down XRP giveaway scams?
First Mover: What the Oil Price Collapse Means for Bitcoin’s Halving Valuation
22.4.2020
What does the crash in black gold mean for digital gold in the important weeks ahead?
Blockchain Bites: DeFi Hacker Is Back, Oil Craters and Big Tech Won’t Sue You
21.4.2020
Big Tech vows not to sue developers using their patents to build solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic while a hacker returns funds stolen this weekend
First Mover: 10 Takeaways for Bitcoin From Negative Oil Prices
21.4.2020
Oil futures crashed into negative territory, making bitcoin look like a beacon of stability. But what does the news really mean for the top cryptocurrency?
Blockchain Bites: ConsenSys Cuts, dForce Doomsday and Bitcoin ATMs Boom
20.4.2020
ConsenSys cut staff for the second time in 2020. DForce faces doomsday. And Bitcoin ATMs are booming
First Mover: Bitcoin Attracting More Buyers, Even With Market Stuck in ‘Extreme Fear’
20.4.2020
Analysts say the growing number of small bitcoin accounts might suggest bitcoin is becoming more popular – even as a sentiment index is registering "extreme fear" for the longest period on record