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27.10 / 03:25

Technology Analysis Opinion Bitcoin Tech Analysis Bitcoin is evolving into a multi-asset network

For more than a decade, the primary narratives surrounding Bitcoin (BTC) have focused on its role as a peer-to-peer digital cash and store of value.

25.10 / 19:27

Law regulation crimes Opinion Court Will Sam Bankman-Fried fix his case when he takes the stand?

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) had a lot going against him well before the start of his criminal trial: the ire of many in the crypto space, suspicion from United States policymakers, and negative attention from some in the media looking for clickbait angles to associate with the former FTX CEO.

25.10 / 02:11

regulation Analysis Opinion Congress Senate Middle east Elizabeth Warren uses Hamas as her newest scapegoat in war on crypto

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is at it again. With mainstream press outlets including Germany’s Deutsche Welle running sensationalist headlines — “How cryptocurrency fueled Hamas’ terrorist attack” — Warren is using Hamas’ attack on Israel to fuel her own war on cryptocurrency.

20.10 / 22:07

Blockchain Technology Analysis Gaming Opinion Tech Games need decentralized randomness to be fair

Quantum mechanics tells us that what looks like a highly predictable and orderly universe is built on a world of unpredictability and mere probability. While the quantum world looks bizarre, it can be understood and even harnessed for technology like semiconductors, LEDs, and quantum cryptography. Something similar can be said about randomness in the metaverse. What looks like a system built on random values produced by random number generators (RNGs) is, in fact, based on programs with a method behind them that can be understood — for good or ill.

17.10 / 21:09

Government Law regulation Analysis Opinion AML UK government Europe's AML regulations come at a high cost — for your privacy and otherwise

The European Union’s financial regulatory landscape is in flux with the introduction of multiple Anti-Money Laundering (AML) directives and related laws. These regulations, although designed to protect the financial system, come at a hidden, and sometimes steep, cost to consumers and financial institutions alike. It’s imperative to understand their wider implications, and to question whether the costs — both monetary and ethical — are simply too high.

12.10 / 23:15

NFT Analysis Metaverse Crypto Collectibles Opinion Decentralization NFTs aren’t dead — they’re just resting

Headlines predicting the death of Bitcoin are nothing new. Over the past decade, we’ve seen every permutation of why “Bitcoin is dead” imaginable, yet the current crypto winter has brought very few of these dire proclamations.

11.10 / 00:11

business Analysis economy economics Opinion Federal Reserve Interest rates Time The economy is surging — which means it might be time to start buying Bitcoin

The United States economy seems like it is refusing to be derailed. It added a staggering 336,000 jobs in September, defying most expectations. This achievement becomes all the more remarkable against the backdrop of soaring yields on longer-term Treasury bonds and surging mortgage rates.

09.10 / 20:19

business Analysis Opinion FTX exchanges Books Sam Michael Lewis' new book puts a positive spin on Sam Bankman-Fried

I haven’t read Michael Lewis’ The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, but I find it difficult to believe that the author expressed much sympathy for those involved in the United States housing bubble prior to the 2008 financial crisis. By contrast, his account of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is relatively glowing.

05.10 / 22:33

Adoption privacy Analysis Banks data Opinion Central Bank How will CBDCs be used for political oppression in your country?

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have emerged as a prominent topic in the financial world. They promise elevated stability, security, efficiency, and reduced corruption. Central banks, the International Monetary Fund, the World Economic Forum, and the World Bank tell us CBDCs are a panacea waiting to cure all that ails our financial system.

30.09 / 21:05

ETF regulation Analysis Opinion Bitcoin Regulation bitcoin etfs Expect new crypto regulations to follow Bitcoin ETFs

Aside from liquidity, what do institutions bring to crypto? What precisely is their value added? This is an instructive question to ponder, because there is little consensus on what deeper institutional participation means for an industry that is riven with contradictions.

29.09 / 17:53

markets ETF SEC Analysis Opinion BTC Markets Bitcoin bitcoin etfs Bitcoin ETFs: A $600 billion tipping point for crypto

A United States appellate court directed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August to reassess its denial of Grayscale's application for a Bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF). A little-noted consequence of that decision is that it could open the floodgates for $600 billion in new cash to enter the cryptocurrency market.

28.09 / 19:45

defi Web3 Analysis Opinion Decentralization DAO community DAOs need to learn from Burning Man for mainstream adoption

As they exist today, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) will not scale to the masses.

26.09 / 19:57

Government Stablecoin Adoption Analysis economy economics Opinion Support CBDCs could support a more stable economy — if banks pull the strings

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have become well-established as a major talking point in the academic mainstream and geopolitics — not to mention the crypto community and its rowdy public discourse on X. While national leaders and supranational financial institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund have come to a broad consensus that CBDCs stand to provide great benefits, very little has been said detailing where CBDCs are best designed to provide support, and where their adoption may be, so to speak, out of bounds.

25.09 / 23:43

Technology defi privacy Analysis Opinion Tech Vitalik Buterin’s Privacy Pool idea is interesting, but it’s just the start

By now, most of the cryptosphere has heard of Privacy Pools — a project launched this year by Ameen Soleimani, a well-known developer and founder. As a former contributor to Tornado Cash, Soleimani aimed to “fix” the popular open-source solution for anonymising Ethereum transactions in order to make it regulator-friendly.

24.09 / 20:13

Blockchain Technology Web3 Analysis Opinion Tech Pay-to-use blockchains will never achieve mass adoption

Pay-to-use blockchains are done.

21.09 / 20:27

markets defi Analysis Opinion Federal Reserve Interest rates interest rate Sky-high interest rates are exactly what the crypto market needs

The United States Federal Reserve Open Market Committee’s September decision on interest rates was entirely expected, with the FOMC holding rates at the current level of 5.25% to 5.5%. As also expected, the committee indicated there may be another rate hike coming this year, with Chairman Jerome Powell insisting — as usual — in his Sept. 20 press conference that the job of getting inflation back to the Fed’s 2% target is in “no way done.”

19.09 / 23:25

Mining Analysis Opinion BTC Markets 2024 How Bitcoin miners can survive a hostile market — and the 2024 halving

Only seven months remain before the next Bitcoin (BTC) halving in April 2024. It happens approximately every four years and is a deflationary process that cuts the production of new coins by 50%.

18.09 / 15:03

defi Analysis Opinion proof-of-work Proof-of-stake DLT Tech Decentralized finance needs alternatives to blockchain

One of the laziest and most frustrating criticisms of digital currencies — particularly Bitcoin (BTC) — is when pundits liken it to a pyramid scheme dependent on the “greater fool” joining to make a quick buck. While some people do indeed purchase digital assets purely for speculative purposes, it’s unfair to ignore many of the great services and achievements that are being made by developers in areas such as remittances, logistics, financial inclusion and intellectual property.

12.09 / 16:09

business XRP Payments Analysis Opinion swift Ripple is staring down an opportunity to fix its closed system

In July, a United States judge ruled that Ripple Labs’ XRP (XRP) token was not a security when sold to the public on secondary markets. While the Securities and Exchange Commission will contest the decision, the broader cryptocurrency community has embraced it, as crypto trades on exchanges might sidestep the securities transaction label.

08.09 / 18:43

Government ETF SEC us government Opinion Bitcoin 10 years later, still no Bitcoin ETF — but who cares?

The first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application, filed in July 2013, was denied in both 2017 and 2018. A decade has passed since that initial application, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected more than a dozen additional applications and repeatedly punted the date for deciding on others.

07.09 / 17:41

Facebook privacy Analysis data Opinion Meta Warning Meta’s assault on privacy should serve as a warning against AI

In an increasingly AI-driven world, blockchain could play a critical role in preventing the sins committed by apps like Facebook from becoming widespread and normalized.

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