What Happens if All Stablecoin Users Have to Be Identified?
Imagine the following scenario: Sometime in 2021, financial regulators declare that all stablecoin owners must be verified. What would happen to the cryptocurrency ecosystem? Right […]
Libra Co-Creator’s VC Firm Co-Leads $12M Round in ‘Decentralized GitHub’
In retrospect, it was inevitable: A team of blockchain developers has forked GitHub and come up with a system for collaborating on open source software. […]
No, Bitcoin Is Nothing Like the South Sea Bubble
Every asset that moves fast attracts the B-word. But what the last few decades of research in finance has taught us is that it’s not […]
How Crypto Transforms Prediction Markets
Prediction markets are speculative platforms where traders can place bets on the outcome of future events, such as “Will Joe Biden win the 2024 presidential […]
Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’ Has Started Accepting Bitcoin, Ether for Tax Payments
The Swiss canton of Zug has started accepting tax payments in cryptocurrency. In a previous announcement in 2020, the Swiss authorities said that, from February, […]
Ether Looks Overleveraged as Cryptocurrency Hits New High Over $1,900
Ether soared to new record highs Thursday, but an overheated derivatives market may suggest higher volatility is on the way for the short term. The […]
Chinese Retailer Goes From Bubble Tea to Crypto Mining in Unlikely Pivot
A retailer of specialty teas and baked goods based in Hunan, China is expanding its business into cryptocurrency mining. According to a press release on […]
US Lawmakers Looking Into China’s Role in GameStop Pump: Report
U.S. lawmakers are set to question a trader named Keith Gill and the chief executives of Reddit and Robinhood about their roles in the GameStop […]
Cosmos Upgrades to Stargate: Another 2017 ICO Very Nearly Completes Its Vision
At 6:00 UTC Thursday, the Stargate upgrade of Cosmos will go live. The Cosmos community recommends that interested observers follow along by watching the @cosmos […]
Why We Should Take Dogecoin Seriously
Nothing says 2021 like dogecoin, a dog-themed cryptocurrency that has recently skyrocketed in value, thanks in part to the support of Elon Musk and other […]