“Decentralized technology that creates programmatic consensus to seamlessly fix inefficiencies and increase opportunity? I think it may prove to be unstoppable.” Each week we ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and we throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This […]
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The Winklevoss Twins apparently think that space mining is just around the corner. The Winklevoss Twins suggested that Bitcoin (BTC) is a better investment than gold because the metal’s supply will increase after Elon Musk starts mining asteroids. In an interview with internet personality and Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy, the Winklevoss Twins claimed that […]
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Craig Wright will not pay legal costs for a suit against Hodlonaut until a Supreme Court appeal is decided. Craig Wright, a self-proclaimed Bitcoin (BTC) creator, is apparently not required to pay legal fees for a failed libel suit against the Twitter crypto enthusiast known as Hodlonaut. In an Aug. 14 email to Cointelegraph, Wright’s […]
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The rising price of Link will not deter Swipe’s march to decentralization. Swipe wallet and crypto debit card platform has integrated Chainlink (LINK) data oracles to improve the accuracy of reward issuance and token burns. Swipe CEO Joselito Lizarondo said Chainlink’s decentralized price feeds will provide more accurate and fair token conversion prices for users […]
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The $150,000 worth of Bitcoin was allegedly being used to launder money gained through fraudulent support loan applications on behalf of dummy businesses. A U.K. woman has been arrested in possession of £115,000 ($150,000) of Bitcoin (BTC), according to a Metropolitan Police report. The cryptocurrency is alleged to be the proceeds of a fraudulent scheme […]
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Thailand’s central bank assesses the chances of bringing centralized and decentralized together. Thailand’s central bank is looking at smart contracts and decentralized finance (DeFi) implementations for its national digital currency, the digital baht. Vijak Sethaput, senior developer for the Bank of Thailand’s (BoT) central bank digital currency project Inthanon, discussed the country’s CBDC progress in […]
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Is Buterin trying to put a lid on the potato-related excesses of yield farming? Vitalik Buterin said he did not personally engage in any yield farming for tokens on decentralized finance. In a tweet published on Friday, the Ethereum co-founder explained that his only major interaction with yield-bearing DeFi protocols was putting “a few coins […]
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The Oasis Foundation has announced a new University Program, bringing together blockchain societies from leading universities like MIT and Cornell. Blockchain and data science societies from some of the world’s most prestigious universities have joined blockchain infrastructure providers like Bison Trails as founder members of the Oasis University Program. The program, announced Aug. 13, aims […]
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While there is not yet a set time for the expanded pilot program to begin, a policy framework should be complete by the end of 2020. China’s Commerce Ministry announced today that it will expand the trials of the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) to include Beijing, as well as Tianjin and Hebei provinces. […]
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Fed Governor Lael Brainard shares updates about the U.S. digital currency initiative and why it is crucial to understand CBDCs. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has entered into a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to better understand the concept of digital currencies. The bank will work with MIT researchers on a multiyear […]
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