Grant programs have their flaws — they often lack transparency and shut out good ideas. Here’s why contests are a compelling alternative. What can contests be used for? Grants are normally reserved for developing infrastructure, apps and other tools, but Free TON says this means other important areas are overlooked. The network’s mantra is to […]
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Twitter, Wikipedia and even Google search activity point to a world still unaware of the best macro asset available to anyone. Bitcoin (BTC) has gained 30% in a week and topped out at $23,777 on Dec. 16 — but hardly anyone in the world knows yet, data suggests. According to charts tracking public awareness of […]
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The CFTC’s fintech wing has published its fourth primer, this time on digital assets. LabCFTC, the fintech-focused office of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has published a new intro to digital assets. The “Digital Assets Primer” is dated Dec. 15 but was announced Dec. 17. It includes basic definitions and overviews of digital asset markets, […]
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We’re teaming up with The Giving Block to raise money for a good cause this holiday season. Want to flex your crypto brain power while supporting charities over the holiday season? The Giving Block and Cointelegraph will host the first Crypto’s Biggest Brain trivia tournament on Friday, December 18 at 7pm ET. The tournament brings […]
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Bitcoin price has decided to take a breather as bulls and bears fight to take control of the $18,200 to $19,500 range. After an impressive run to a new all-time high on Dec.1, Bitcoin (BTC) price appears to have entered a short consolidation phase as the price ranges between $18,200 and $19,500. The 1 and […]
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Teams representing the maths and science departments of the universities of Cambridge and Oxford are competing to design cryptocurrency trading algorithms. More than one dozen teams representing the mathematics and computer science departments of Oxford and Cambridge universities are competing to build crypto trading algorithms on major exchanges Coinbase Pro and FTX. According to a […]
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A former NFL team owner has been asked to pay $371M as part of a plea deal over bank fraud, illegal money transfers, and wire fraud. He’s not interested. The legal team for Reginald Fowler said the former minority owner of the Minnesota Vikings is open to a guilty plea regarding his involvement in Crypto […]
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Despite still being on the Rinkeby testnet, holders of Reddit’s ‘MOONs’ have devised a way to trade the tokens for fiat. In defiance of Reddit’s apparent wishes, crypto traders have devised a way to exchange the social platform’s ‘community points’ tokens for fiat — and it’s resulted in a pretty surprising market cap. In May […]
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China might lead the charge into the digital economy, but will being the first major economy to launch a CBDC be enough to win global reserve currency status? China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment system is at the forefront of news around central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. As China will be the first nation to […]
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More testing for their mainnet. Filecoin has invited all miners around the world to participate in the second phase of its contest Space Race, which aims to help prepare its mainnet. Filecoin explained in a post that it decided to conduct Space Race 2 after the large participation of miners in the first Space Race, […]
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