From FTX.US to Coinbase, crypto exchanges are looking to wade into the lucrative, yet highly-regulated, business of derivatives. Read More
Tag: Blockchain
Crypto prepares for war with the SEC
U.S. securities regulators’ alleged lack of clarity regarding a Wells notice received by Coinbase has caused an uproar in the crypto world. Read More
How Axie Infinity is offering a blockchain-backed living wage
Axie Infinity, a blockchain-based video game, has seen its count of daily active players expand roughly 200,000% over the past year. Read More
Hacker is returning $600M in crypto, claiming theft was just “for fun”
Enlarge (credit: Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images) The hacker who breached the Poly Network crypto platform says the theft was just “for fun: )” and that the hacker is now returning the stolen coins. The hacker also claimed that the tokens had been transferred to the hacker’s own wallets to “keep it safe. ” Poly […]
Bitcoin surges as Amazon job posting suggests retailer may accept cryptocurrencies
Enlarge (credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto ) Amazon posted a job opening late last week that suggested the e-commerce giant may be considering accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. The posting sent bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies surging, with bitcoin and ethereum up 12 percent and 9 percent, respectively, over the past 24 hours. The development also […]
Video of Berners-Lee’s $5.4M NFT hints another exists—with an error
Enlarge / Berners-Lee reflecting on the creation of the World Wide Web. (credit: Courtesy Sotheby’s) Two weeks ago, World Wide Web creator Tim Berners-Lee sent an NFT of the web’s original source code to the auction block with a starting bid of just $1,000. Yesterday, Sotheby’s announced that the crypto asset sold for $5.4 million. […]
Bitcoin’s time to shine may be fast approaching
As fears of inflation rise, people are debating Bitcoin’s validity as “digital gold,” a kind of inflation hedge. Read More
Bitcoin’s time to shine is fast approaching
As fears of inflation rise, people are debating Bitcoin’s validity as “digital gold,” a kind of inflation hedge. Read More
Is the Bitcoin bull run over?
After dropping more than 10% in a week, Bitcoin is at a crucial juncture. Read More
Maybe Coinbase is hard to value because it’s a ‘hyperobject’
An emergent way of looking at the world may provide insight into one of the most contentious stock offerings of all time. Read More