Marchés crypto: les analyses

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New Crypto Insights : une vue à 360° de l'espace crypto
New Crypto Insights : une vue à 360° de l'espace crypto
Analyse des tendances macroéconomiques, institutionnelles, on-chain, réglementaires, commerciales et du marché dans le secteur crypto Bienvenue, chers lecteurs ! Après des vacances bien méritées, les D.Center Crypto Insights sont de retour dans un nouveau format. Les événements liés à la crypto sont devenus tellement diversifiés que nous avons décidé de les structurer un …
Baisse du cours du bitcoin : pressions à la vente contre potentiel de hausse
Baisse du cours du bitcoin : pressions à la vente contre potentiel de hausse
Un regard sur la dynamique du marché du bitcoin : les pressions de vente exercées par Mt.Gox, le gouvernement allemand et les mineurs peuvent-elles être absorbées par de nouveaux acheteurs prestigieux et institutionnels ? Depuis le début de juillet, le cours du bitcoin a perdu 16 % (il s'est redressé depuis …
Nouveau règlement de l'UE sur les stablecoins : ce qu'il faut savoir
Nouveau règlement de l'UE sur les stablecoins : ce qu'il faut savoir
Le règlement MiCA, qui est entré en vigueur le 1er juillet 2024, a considérablement modifié le régime des stablecoins dans l'UE. Voici ce que les utilisateurs de cryptomonnaies doivent savoir sur cette nouvelle réalité. Les stablecoins sont le nerf de la guerre sur le marché crypto, représentant régulièrement les volumes de …
Les cryptos s'emparent de Washington : Changements politiques à l'horizon
Les cryptos s'emparent de Washington : Changements politiques à l'horizon
L'évolution du paysage politique américain pourrait transformer l'industrie crypto. De la conversion de Donald Trump à la législation FIT21 et aux mouvements de pouvoir au sein des agences fédérales (et même dans le camp de Biden), découvrez les principaux changements politiques susceptibles d'influencer le marché mondial des cryptos. La politique américaine …
Les fonds de retraite investissent en l'ETF BTC : pourquoi c'est important
Les fonds de retraite investissent en l'ETF BTC : pourquoi c'est important
Qui achète les ETF Bitcoin ? Les récentes données de la SEC ont révélé l'existence non seulement de hegde funds et de traders, mais aussi d'institutions financières plus "sérieuses", comme les fonds de retraite, qui permettent à des millions de clients de s'exposer à Bitcoin. L'une des raisons pour lesquelles l'approbation …
Orange Man gets Orange-Pilled 💊 Les arguments économiques en faveur des cryptos aux États-Unis
Orange Man gets Orange-Pilled 💊 Les arguments économiques en faveur des cryptos aux États-Unis
Oui, Donald Trump se lance à fond dans les cryptos. Conseillé par le PDG de Bitcoin Magazine, il accepte désormais les dons en cryptomonnaies et s'engage à faire des États-Unis un leader dans ce domaine. Découvrez comment ce changement pourrait avoir un impact sur le secteur crypto et sur l'économie …
L'état de DeFi en 2024 : Principaux changements et perspectives
L'état de DeFi en 2024 : Principaux changements et perspectives
Comment la finance décentralisée a-t-elle évolué depuis le dernier cycle haussier : nouveaux protocoles, nouvelles blockchains et nouvelles opportunités. Le DeFi, ou finance décentralisée, a joué un rôle majeur dans le dernier cycle de marché. La valeur totale bloquée (TVL) dans les protocoles DeFi est montée en flèche, passant de 1 …
L'ETH va-t-il décevoir dans ce cycle ? Un regard sur l'état d'Ethereum
L'ETH va-t-il décevoir dans ce cycle ? Un regard sur l'état d'Ethereum
Faible afflux de capitaux, perspectives incertaines pour l'ETF, inflation en hausse après l'upgrade de Dencun, les "tueurs d'Ethereum" qui lui soufflent dans le cou... Ethereum pourra-t-il décoller dans ce cycle comme il l'a fait dans les précédents? Jusqu'à présent, ce marché haussier a été un one-coin show, le bitcoin menant l'ensemble …
Les dérivés du bitcoin, expliqués pour mieux comprendre le marché
Les dérivés du bitcoin, expliqués pour mieux comprendre le marché
Démystifions les futures, perpetual swaps, et options du bitcoin: comment ils fonctionnent et ce que leurs indicateurs peuvent nous dire sur l'état du marché. L'événement phare de l'année - le halving du bitcoin - s'est déroulé sans encombre, le protocole ayant réussi à réduire les récompenses des mineurs de 6,5 à …
Se préparer à la saison des altcoins : les tendances clés à surveiller
Se préparer à la saison des altcoins : les tendances clés à surveiller
Il est peut-être trop tôt pour se lancer à corps perdu dans les altcoins, mais les grandes lignes de la saison se dessinent déjà. Voici ce que signifie une saison des altcoins et quelles cryptos méritent d'être surveillées en prévision de son approche. Le bitcoin est sans doute le chef de …
Grayscale : le bull run du bitcoin n'est qu'à mi-chemin
Grayscale : le bull run du bitcoin n'est qu'à mi-chemin
Où en sommes-nous exactement dans le bull market du bitcoin ? Va-t-il répéter les schémas précédents ? Grayscale a une réponse à ces deux questions : 1- nous sommes en plein milieu, et 2- non, ce cycle peut marquer le départ de la dynamique traditionnelle. Emettrice du premier fonds BTC en 2012, la société …
La réaction des acteurs du marché à la correction de BTC et comment elle influence notre perspective sur le bull run
La réaction des acteurs du marché à la correction de BTC et comment elle influence notre perspective sur le bull run
La première baisse depuis le premier sommet historique de ce cycle haussier nous a fourni des données précieuses sur le comportement des acteurs du marché du BTC, et il est assez inattendu. Le bitcoin a connu sa première baisse depuis le nouveau sommet historique de 74 000 dollars, et l'observation des …
Le rallye institutionnel du bitcoin change les règles du jeu
Le rallye institutionnel du bitcoin change les règles du jeu
Ce cycle haussier du BTC est différent et promet de se dérouler à une échelle entièrement nouvelle. Un regard sur le choc de l'offre de Bitcoin, l'intérêt institutionnel, les taux, et plus encore... Joyeux record historique du bitcoin en euros, chers lecteurs ! 🎉🚀 Oui, le bitcoin a franchi la barre des …
Crypto Airdrops en 2024 : le coup d'envoi du bull market
Crypto Airdrops en 2024 : le coup d'envoi du bull market
Un aperçu des airdrops les plus attendus de l'année et de ce qu'il faut savoir pour en profiter sans se faire arnaquer. Il existe de nombreuses façons de participer à l'espace crypto et de récolter les avantages qu'il peut présenter. Il peut s'agir d'investir, directement ou par le biais d'intermédiaires, de …
Guide de DePIN, un narratif crypto clé à suivre en 2024
Guide de DePIN, un narratif crypto clé à suivre en 2024
Un petit tour d'horizon de DePIN - un secteur qui promet de changer les règles du jeu, non seulement pour web3, mais aussi pour les services traditionnels d'infrastructure numérique. L'infrastructure numérique, bien qu'elle soit l'un des secteurs les plus essentiels de l'économie fondée sur l'internet, est aussi l'un des plus étroitement …
La domination de l'Ethereum sur le web3 est-elle en train de s'estomper ?
La domination de l'Ethereum sur le web3 est-elle en train de s'estomper ?
Analyse de la position actuelle de la deuxième blockchain dans le NFT, le DeFi et l'espace crypto global. Peu de choses sont stables dans l'espace crypto, et alors que le Bitcoin continue de régner en maître sur les cryptomonnaies, la domination d'Ethereum sur le web3 est de plus en plus contestée. …
2024 sera une grande année pour les cryptos. Voici pourquoi
2024 sera une grande année pour les cryptos. Voici pourquoi
Retour sur les grandes tendances qui ont façonné l'espace crypto en 2023, et ses principales promesses pour 2024. Nous revoici au début d'une nouvelle année - une excellente occasion de prendre du recul et de contempler l'année écoulée. Je trouve que c'est un exercice utile, en particulier lorsqu'il s'agit du marché …
10 actions crypto les plus performantes à suivre
10 actions crypto les plus performantes à suivre
Les actions exposées aux cryptos, telles que $COIN, $CLSK ou $MARA, affichent une croissance à trois chiffres, dépassant largement non seulement le marché boursier, mais aussi le Bitcoin lui-même. Au cours des deux derniers mois, Coinbase a gagné 195 %, les mineurs CleanSpark et Marathon Digital 188 % et 121 %, …
Bitcoin se prépare à la tempête parfaite des chocs de l'offre et de la demande
Bitcoin se prépare à la tempête parfaite des chocs de l'offre et de la demande
Le bitcoin pourrait être à l'aube d'une situation très particulière où le choc de l'offre rencontrera le choc de la demande, ce qui fera monter en flèche son prix. 📉 Le choc de l'offre résultera de la diminution du nombre de BTC disponibles sur les échanges (seulement 2,3 millions aujourd'hui, soit …
Les Ordinals mettent Bitcoin à l'épreuve : quel impact sur l'espace crypto ?
Les Ordinals mettent Bitcoin à l'épreuve : quel impact sur l'espace crypto ?
Analyse de l'état des Ordinals et de leur infuence sur le Bitcoin et l'espace crypto. Ce printemps, le nombre de transactions quotidiennes en bitcoins a brusquement doublé, le protocole Ordinals nouvellement publié ayant éveillé la curiosité des gens et suscité un esprit d'expérimentation. Six mois plus tard, alors que l'engouement initial …
Le secret de Solana : pourquoi la blockchain "morte" ne veut-elle pas mourir ?
Le secret de Solana : pourquoi la blockchain "morte" ne veut-elle pas mourir ?
Un aperçu des principaux avantages et inconvénients de Solana et des raisons de son étonnante remontée de 167 %. Les observateurs du marché des cryptos l'ont remarqué il y a longtemps : après une forte hausse du cours du Bitcoin, vient toujours le temps des "alts". L'ensemble du marché semble entraîné …
Les hacks et les arnaques aux cryptos reprennent de l'intensité. Restez vigilants 🚨
Les hacks et les arnaques aux cryptos reprennent de l'intensité. Restez vigilants 🚨
Les escrocs et les hackers du secteur des cryptos ont tendance à opérer en tandem avec les marchés. Alors que les ceux derniers commencent à se redresser, il est temps de faire un rappel de sécurité et de rester attentif aux moyens par lesquels vous pourriez perdre vos cryptos 👇 Par rapport …
Le rôle des cryptos en période de crise économique : tendances mondiales
Le rôle des cryptos en période de crise économique : tendances mondiales
Une étude mondiale montre que le bitcoin et les autres cryptomonnaies confirment leur rôle d'investissement et de monnaie alternative aussi bien dans les pays développés que dans les pays en voie de développement. Soyons réalistes : le monde semble se précipiter dans une crise économique mondiale. L'impression monétaire irréfléchie de la banque …
Bitcoin se réveille-t-il ? Un regard sur l'état actuel du marché
Bitcoin se réveille-t-il ? Un regard sur l'état actuel du marché
Nous analysons les raisons de l'envolée du $BTC, notamment le sentiment du marché et le comportement des investisseurs à court et à long terme, ainsi que des institutionnels. Après deux mois de torpeur, le marché du bitcoin a commencé à s'agiter la semaine dernière, et l'élément déclencheur a probablement été… une …
ReFi : une promesse de web3 de réparer l'ESG
ReFi : une promesse de web3 de réparer l'ESG
Un regard sur l'approche crypto à l'investissement responsable, qui pourrait un jour remettre en question les normes ESG défaillantes. Dans le monde de la finance, les bonnes intentions sont souvent éclipsées par la réalité. C'est le cas des normes ESG (environnementales, sociétales et de gouvernance), autrefois présentées comme une lueur d'espoir …
La nouvelle ère de Polygon : nouvelle technologie, nouvelle gouvernance, nouveau token
La nouvelle ère de Polygon : nouvelle technologie, nouvelle gouvernance, nouveau token
Ce qu'il faut savoir sur les projets de Polygon visant à créer la "couche de valeur de l'internet". Un marché baissier est fait pour bâtir, et Polygon Labs a justement utilisé ces longs mois pour le faire. L'une des blockchains les plus utilisées avec environ 1,5 million d'utilisateurs hebdomadaires et plus de …
Le grand transfert de richesses : comment les nouveaux investissements vont remodeler le monde
Le grand transfert de richesses : comment les nouveaux investissements vont remodeler le monde
Les millennials et la génération Z qui parient sur les cryptos peuvent combler l'écart de richesse à moyen terme et à changer le monde à plus long terme. La crise économique qui s'annonce est une bonne occasion de parler de l'écart de richesse entre les générations, un phénomène particulièrement prononcé dans …
Comment les Real World Assets ravivent le feu de la crypto finance
Comment les Real World Assets ravivent le feu de la crypto finance
Coup d'œil sur la promesse de la RWA (actifs du monde réel) d'apporter des milliers de milliards de dollars de valeur à l'espace crypto. Un nouvel acronyme est entré dans le vocabulaire du secteur crypto et semble s'imposer fermement. RWA, pour Real World Assets, est de plus en plus reconnu comme …
L'érosion de la liquidité du Bitcoin : ce qu'elle signifie et comment y répondre
L'érosion de la liquidité du Bitcoin : ce qu'elle signifie et comment y répondre
Alors que la liquidité du bitcoin se tarit, menaçant la stabilité du marché, nous ne pouvons nous empêcher de nous poser la question suivante : les HODLers ont-ils fait fausse route pendant tout ce temps ? Il est loin le temps où le comportement du bitcoin était déterminé uniquement par ses …
MakerDAO quitte Ethereum: les points principaux de Endgame
MakerDAO quitte Ethereum: les points principaux de Endgame
Un des protocoles DeFi le plus vénéré pourrait faire ses adieux à Ethereum. Dans le cadre de son ambitieux projet de transformation appelé Endgame, MakerDAO envisage maintenant de passer à une nouvelle blockchain, qui sera une fork de Solana. Quoi ?! 🤯 Dire que cette décision est controversée serait un euphémisme. Le monde …
Les temps forts du mois d'août : les événements crypto importants que vous avez peut-être manqués
Les temps forts du mois d'août : les événements crypto importants que vous avez peut-être manqués
Un résumé des lancements de Worldcoin, Base, Friend.tech et des stablecoins de PayPal, ainsi que des victoires en justice de Grayscale et Uniswap, et de l'état actuel du marché crypto 👇 Les nouveaux venus Worldcoin Lancé fin juillet, $WLD est un token natif de Worldcoin, un projet de vérification des personnes. Il s'appuie …
Deuxième défaite de la SEC devant les tribunaux face aux entreprises crypto : à quoi s'attendre ensuite ?
Deuxième défaite de la SEC devant les tribunaux face aux entreprises crypto : à quoi s'attendre ensuite ?
La deuxième défaite judiciaire de la SEC face aux sociétés crypto ouvre la porte aux Bitcoin spot ETFs tant désirés, ce qui donne de l'espoir à l'ensemble du secteur de la cryptofinance. La SEC, représentée par Gary Gensler, s'est faite l'ennemie de l'espace crypto en l'attaquant et en l'étouffant de toutes …
Friend.tech : y a-t-il une valeur au-delà de la hype ?
Friend.tech : y a-t-il une valeur au-delà de la hype ?
Friend.tech est la nouvelle hype du monde crypto 🚀, et son ampleur est remarquable. Lancée en version bêta le 10 août, elle a déjà gagné plus de 140 000 utilisateurs et généré un montant stupéfiant de 7 millions de dollars en frais de transaction, battant certains jours toutes les autres DApp …
Worldcoin: promesses et controverses
Worldcoin: promesses et controverses
Vous avez certainement entendu parler du Worldcoin 👁️, un projet de vérification humaine basé sur les données biométriques et la cryptographie.Avec le lancement de son token $WLD ce lundi, la blockchain a été ajoutée au projet. Le Worldcoin est audacieux, controversé et important à comprendre. En voici les grandes lignes⬇️ 🌟 La …
Marché crypto : événements clés à observer
Marché crypto : événements clés à observer
Analyse des principaux vecteurs ayant un impact sur le cours des cryptos : les principales intrigues de la crypto réglementation américaine, l'état du financement par capital-risque, et certains facteurs macroéconomiques et propres au Bitcoin. Bien qu'elles ne se conforment pas exactement aux idéaux décentralisés, les institutions qui investissent dans les cryptos …
Les NFT collectibles pourront-ils se réinventer ?
Les NFT collectibles pourront-ils se réinventer ?
Le scandale Azuki a mis en évidence le fait que seules les collections capables de produire une valeur réelle resteront ici pour façonner la prochaine génération de NFT. Notre point de vue sur les NFT champions actuels et futurs : CryptoPunks, BAYC, et… FLUF World 🐰 Cela fait un moment que …
XRP n'est pas un titre : détails de la décision historique
XRP n'est pas un titre : détails de la décision historique
Le $XRP de Ripple a échappé à l'étiquette de "titre", les juges de l'affaire SEC contre Ripple ⚖️ ayant rendu leur décision sommaire. Voici les grandes lignes de la décision et ce qu'elles pourraient signifier pour l'ensemble du secteur crypto.   Hier, l'espace crypto a remporté une victoire très importante. Le $XRP est en …
Combien de gens détiennent et utilisent des cryptos?
Combien de gens détiennent et utilisent des cryptos?
Combien de gens détiennent et utilisent réellement des cryptos ? Nous avons rassemblé plusieurs rapports du secteur pour tenter de comprendre l'état actuel de l'adoption des cryptos. L’adoption des cryptos est souvent difficile à mesurer, mais même les estimations peuvent en dire long sur la maturité du marché et les progrès technologiques …
Bitcoin à La Chaux-de-Fonds : horlogerie, adoption, énergie verte, et bien encore ✨
Bitcoin à La Chaux-de-Fonds : horlogerie, adoption, énergie verte, et bien encore ✨
Nos impressions de la conference Le Paradigme Bitcoin 2023 Y aurait-il des points communs entre une tradition horlogère séculaire et le Bitcoin ? Et bien, il se trouve qu'il y en a pas mal, et les habitants de l'une des plus anciennes villes horlogères du monde - La Chaux-de-Fonds (Suisse) - peuvent …
La finance institutionnelle s'engouffre dans la crypto : premiers signes d'un marché haussier à venir ?
La finance institutionnelle s'engouffre dans la crypto : premiers signes d'un marché haussier à venir ?
Les acteurs de la finance traditionnelle redoublent d'efforts dans le secteur des cryptomonnaies, ce qui nous donne un sentiment de déjà-vu par rapport à 2019. La raison d'être des cryptos est d'offrir un véhicule de valeur désintermédié, sans frontières et indépendant, et c'est ainsi qu'elles se sont développées depuis le lancement …
BlackRock entre en scène : l'importance de l'ETF Bitcoin
BlackRock entre en scène : l'importance de l'ETF Bitcoin
Analyse des raisons, du timing et des implications de l'incursion du géant financier dans le $BTC. BlackRock peut-il vraiment faire la SEC modifier sa position anti-crypto ? Il devient de plus en plus évident que l'industrie crypto aux États-Unis est en mode ça passe ou ça casse. La croisade de la SEC contre les …
SEC v Coinbase : quel avenir pour le secteur américain des cryptos ?
SEC v Coinbase : quel avenir pour le secteur américain des cryptos ?
La tension monte entre l'industrie crypto américaine et la Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Bonne nouvelle : la clarté juridique est inévitable, que ce soit par le biais de la jurisprudence ou d'une nouvelle réglementation adoptée par le Sénat. Mauvaise nouvelle : cette clarté peut aller dans un sens ou dans l'autre, …
Poursuites contre Binance.US et Coinbase : la SEC dévoile son jeu
Poursuites contre Binance.US et Coinbase : la SEC dévoile son jeu
Il s'agit d'un moment majeur pour l'industrie crypto, susceptible de définir son développement pour les années à venir. Les poursuites de la SEC contre Binance.US et Coinbase ont révélé la main de l'agence et mobilisé la communauté, rappelant à tous l'importance de la décentralisation. Cette semaine, la SEC a poursuivi Binance.US (mélange …
À quoi sert la blockchain Ethereum aujourd'hui ?
À quoi sert la blockchain Ethereum aujourd'hui ?
Un regard sur l'activité crypto sur la blockchain principale du web3, et les principales tendances qu'elle a accueillies: ICO, DeFi, stablecoins et NFT. Le lancement d'Ethereum en 2015 a marqué la nouvelle ère de la blockchain en tant que plateforme de smart contracts - une base universelle créée pour accueillir toutes …
Canada et Hong Kong: crypto regulation à la dure
Canada et Hong Kong: crypto regulation à la dure
Réglementation sévère ou pas de réglementation du tout ? ⚖️ Comme le montrent les exemples récents du Canada et de Hong Kong, pour de nombreux échanges crypto, c'est la première solution qui s'impose, même si le coût de la mise en conformité est élevé. Canada 🍁 Le pays de la feuille d'érable a …
Crypto x IA : explorer les synergies
Crypto x IA : explorer les synergies
Petit guide des crypto-actifs exposés à l'IA 🤖 L'intelligence artificielle est en train de conquérir la planète, promettant d'améliorer considérablement... à peu près tout. La démonstration la plus récente de la puissance de cette promesse a été la montée en flèche des actions de NVIDIA 📈: +175 % depuis le début de …
La question des cryptos fait son entrée dans la course à la présidence des États-Unis
La question des cryptos fait son entrée dans la course à la présidence des États-Unis
Le discours politique populaire "les cryptos sont pour les criminels" est depuis longtemps remis en question par le discours "les cryptos sont pour les libertés civiles", défendu par la crypto communauté. Avec l'émergence d'importants politiciens pro-crypto, la bataille est portée dans les hautes sphères, et elle promet d'être captivante. Les hommes politiques …
État de Bitcoin : édition Pizza Day 2023
État de Bitcoin : édition Pizza Day 2023
L'évolution de Bitcoin : 14 ans de croissance en matière de code, utilisation, sécurité et plus encore… Happy Bitcoin pizza day! 🍕 Il y a 13 ans, Laszlo Hanyecz, un développeur de Floride, est entré dans l'histoire en effectuant le tout premier achat dans le monde réel avec des bitcoins : deux …
Le drame Ledger : vos clés sont-elles vraiment sûres ?
Le drame Ledger : vos clés sont-elles vraiment sûres ?
Les problèmes de sécurité dans le monde crypto sont très sensibles, et nous en avons maintenant un nouveau, qui concerne cette fois les wallets Ledger. Ledger, le fabricant de wallets matériels le plus réputé avec 6 millions d'appareils sur le marché, a récemment fait face à une controverse gênante. La sortie d'une …
L'état de l'investissement crypto : gestion d'actifs, hedge funds et family offices
L'état de l'investissement crypto : gestion d'actifs, hedge funds et family offices
Analyse des récents rapports de la finance traditionnelle investissant dans les cryptos. Les crypto-actifs se sont bien établis en tant que classe d'investissement, et même après les krachs spectaculaires de l'année dernière et le marché baissier qui s'en est suivi, ils continuent d'attirer les investisseurs de la finance traditionnelle. Nous avons analysé …
Les Ordinals fongibles font trembler la blockchain Bitcoin
Les Ordinals fongibles font trembler la blockchain Bitcoin
Les tokens sur Bitcoin sont de plus en plus populaires, mais y a-t-il une valeur derrière le hype ? La tendance des Ordinals sur Bitcoin gagne en traction 📈, au point d'avoir un impact sur la blockchain même de Bitcoin. Cependant, contrairement aux premiers mois de la manie des Ordinals NFT, l'attention …
Le paysage changeant de l'industrie crypto : où les entreprises peuvent-elles trouver la clarté réglementaire?
Le paysage changeant de l'industrie crypto : où les entreprises peuvent-elles trouver la clarté réglementaire?
Les entreprises américaines crypto cherchent des pâturages plus verts dans le UK, l'UE, aux Émirats arabes unis, en Suisse ou dans les paradis fiscaux. La situation est dangereuse pour ces entreprises aux États-Unis ☠️ La SEC ne se montre pas coopérative et les attaques réglementaires continuent d'affecter toutes les entreprises crypto basées …
Lens protocol 🌿, l'avenir des médias sociaux décentralisés ?
Lens protocol 🌿, l'avenir des médias sociaux décentralisés ?
Le Web3 s'attaque aux médias sociaux Chaque année, les médias sociaux jouent un rôle de plus en plus important dans tous les aspects de notre vie : loisirs, travail, affaires, apprentissage... En même temps, la structure des médias sociaux ne change pas du tout : votre profil social, avec toutes …
Pourquoi les problèmes des banques font-ils grimper le cours du bitcoin ?
Pourquoi les problèmes des banques font-ils grimper le cours du bitcoin ?
N'est-il pas remarquable que la crise bancaire soit devenue l'un des principaux catalyseurs de la hausse du bitcoin cette année ? 📈 Après l'effondrement de SVB qui a déclenché un rallye de 40 % en mars, les nouvelles de ce lundi concernant la situation désastreuse de First Republic Bank ont fait …
Qu'est-ce qui fait bouger le prix de l'Ethereum ? Les indicateurs clés à suivre
Qu'est-ce qui fait bouger le prix de l'Ethereum ? Les indicateurs clés à suivre
En plus des mouvements des marchés crypto, le prix du $ETH est également influencé par des facteurs spécifiques à Ethereum. Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Le marché des cryptomonnaies agit souvent de manière synchronisée, augmentant …
Société Générale emets des Euro-stablecoins
Société Générale emets des Euro-stablecoins
🏦 Société Générale poursuit ses expérimentations crypto. Après avoir émis des obligations sécurisées sur Ethereum en 2019, puis les avoir soumises comme collatéral à MakerDAO en 2022, la filiale du géant bancaire français axée sur les crypto-monnaies, appelée Société Générale - FORGE, s'attaque désormais au secteur des stablecoins. CoinVertible ($EURCV) est un …
Gary Gensler contre Crypto:  l'escalade
Gary Gensler contre Crypto: l'escalade
La bataille en cours entre l'industrie crypto américaine et la SEC a atteint de nouveaux sommets. 🗣️ Ce mardi, Gary Gensler, président de la SEC, a passé plus de cinq heures à témoigner devant la commission des services financiers de la Chambre des représentants, où il a une fois de plus …
La récession arrive. Achetez du bitcoin.
La récession arrive. Achetez du bitcoin.
Une crise globale s'annonce, et il est temps de réfléchir à nos stratégies d'adaptation. Le Bitcoin en fait partie, et voici pourquoi. Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Les préoccupations macroéconomiques font à nouveau la une des …
Le smartphone Solana est arrivé. Va-t-il aider la blockchain?
Le smartphone Solana est arrivé. Va-t-il aider la blockchain?
Solana devient mobile 📱 Solana Labs, la société à l'origine de la blockchain tourmentée, a fait un pas vers un nouveau territoire et a sorti un smartphone web3 appelé Saga, disponible pour le public à partir du 8 mai pour une modique somme de $1000. Saga est un Android qui, en plus …
Crypto AML : de nouvelles méthodes pour une nouvelle technologie
Crypto AML : de nouvelles méthodes pour une nouvelle technologie
👍 Oui, des mesures AML peuvent être mises en œuvre dans le monde de la crypto. 🙅‍♀️ Non, pas de la manière dont la finance traditionnelle l'attend. La conformité dans l’espace crypto est devenue un sujet polémique déclenchant une pléthore de commentaires : 🔹 de l'ignorant "Si vous aimez le blanchiment d'argent, les …
Crypto en temps de guerre: le principe d'une monnaie libre à l'oeuvre
Crypto en temps de guerre: le principe d'une monnaie libre à l'oeuvre
Les cryptomonnaies sont créées pour circuler librement - c'est leur principale force, ce qui les rend pourtant la cible de toutes sortes d'accusations liées au blanchiment d'argent. De nombreux spécialistes crypto ont passé beaucoup de temps à prouver le contraire - notamment en démontrant la transparence de la blockchain - mais …
Le PDG de Crédit Mutuel donne un commentaire brilliant sur la crypto
Le PDG de Crédit Mutuel donne un commentaire brilliant sur la crypto
Certaines banques sont plus vicieuses que d'autres. Ou s'agit-il simplement d'une question de simplicité d'esprit ? Nicolas Théry, le PDG du Crédit Mutuel français, l'une des cinq plus grandes banques du pays, a récemment fait un commentaire en or sur la crypto, et nous l'adorons ! Il est tellement ridicule - et …
Les 5 principaux secteurs de l'industrie crypto et leurs projets les plus prometteurs
Les 5 principaux secteurs de l'industrie crypto et leurs projets les plus prometteurs
Qu'est-ce que l'industrie crypto et quels projets sont les plus prometteurs actuellement? 🌟 Les termes "industrie crypto", ou "industrie des actifs numériques" (comme disent les acteurs de la finance traditionnelle), sont le plus souvent utilisés pour décrire une masse d'entreprises plus ou moins liées à la blockchain. C'était probablement assez il y …
Citi: le prochain milliard d'utilisateurs de la blockchain
Citi: le prochain milliard d'utilisateurs de la blockchain
La tokenisation, le gaming web3, l'économie des créateurs et la CBDC. La banque d'investissement Citi a récemment publié son nouveau rapport, dans lequel elle défend l'idée que la blockchain devrait connaître un essor important au cours des prochaines années, grâce notamment à ces secteurs 👆 Voici la principale logique qui sous-tend les …
Metaverse Fashion Week 2023: toujours déserte, mais en évolution
Metaverse Fashion Week 2023: toujours déserte, mais en évolution
La mode web3 se développe rapidement, mais sa partie métaverse est de loin la plus faible. Cette année, la Metaverse Fashion Week se déroulera du 28 au 31 mars sur trois plateformes : Decentraland (métavers décentralisé), Spatial (métavers centralisé) et Over (AR). L'ambiance, cependant, est quelque peu différente de celle de l'année …
Le secteur crypto est attaqué. La chronologie et les raisons de l'assaut massive de 2023
Le secteur crypto est attaqué. La chronologie et les raisons de l'assaut massive de 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUoH-W79csY Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. C'est officiel. Les gants sont enlevés, tout comme les discussions sur la promotion de l'innovation et les promesses d'égalité de traitement. Le gouvernement américain a lancé un assaut de grande …
Le grand potentiel de l'assurance DeFi
Le grand potentiel de l'assurance DeFi
Non, la DeFi ne peut pas réparer la finance. Du moins, pas encore. Pour être considéré comme une alternative valable, elle doit d’abord corriger ses défauts pour arriver à une meilleure expérience utilisateur, un allègement de la responsabilité de l'utilisateur, et bien sûr - une assurance omniprésente et facile à utiliser …
CeFi, TradFi et DeFi : la crypto peut-elle réparer la finance ?
CeFi, TradFi et DeFi : la crypto peut-elle réparer la finance ?
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Ces dernières semaines, nous avons été plongé dans l'économie et la finance, merci à la faillite des trois banques américaines, aux problèmes du Crédit Suisse, à la réaction des …
NFT ambitions for Facebook and Instagram have officially come to an end 🛑 Last May, Meta started rolling out NFT support for the US-based users of its social media platforms, allowing creators and collectors to showcase their NFTs.10 months – and a harsh bear market – later, the company announced it is winding down the …
Effondrement des banques américaines : quel impact sur l'univers crypto ?
Effondrement des banques américaines : quel impact sur l'univers crypto ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5foIv7CUyeU Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Il y a une semaine, on s'inquiétait de Silvergate, qui a effectivement annoncé sa liquidation mercredi dernier. La chute de Silvergate a depuis été éclipsé par un événement similaire se …
Les NFT peuvent être un outil formidable pour améliorer l'expérience clients pour littéralement n'importe quel type de produit. Ils peuvent être utilisés pour : 💠 authentifier le produit (avec ou sans puce intégrée au produit lui-même), 💠 détailler les origines du produit, 💠 donner accès à des services exclusifs, 💠 créer une communauté, 💠 accorder des …
Silvergate relance le FUD : quelles conséquences pour l'industrie crypto ?
Silvergate relance le FUD : quelles conséquences pour l'industrie crypto ?
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Un nouveau danger 🌩️ plane sur les marchés crypto et menace même de renvoyer le crypto printemps naissant dans les températures froides. Le nom de ce danger est Silvergate, et …
La crypto criminalité en 2022: les arnaques, l'OFAC  et la police
La crypto criminalité en 2022: les arnaques, l'OFAC et la police
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. "La crypto est un outil pour les criminels". Nous savons tous que ce récit a autant de sens que "toutes les voitures sont utilisées pour les braquages de banques". Pourtant, certaines …
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Les ZK-rollups sont en passe de devenir la crypto-technologie de 2023. Au centre de beaucoup de discussions au cours des années précédentes, plusieurs protocoles majeurs mettant en œuvre les ZK-rollups …
Les guerres de stablecoins deviennent plus sanglantes
Les guerres de stablecoins deviennent plus sanglantes
Les stablecoins sont un élément crucial de l'écosystème crypto, qui apporte de la liquidité et permet à la cryptofinance et à d'autres services web3 de se développer harmonieusement. C'est aussi un gros business : les trois plus gros émetteurs mondiaux de stablecoins gèrent un total de 125 milliards de dollars, pour …
La SEC peut-elle vraiment nuire à la crypto ?
La SEC peut-elle vraiment nuire à la crypto ?
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Les régulateurs américains 🦅 continuent d'essayer d'intimider l'industrie crypto, et cette semaine, ils y sont peut-être même parvenus. ⚔️ La SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) a obligé l'exchange Kraken à …
Les litiges de propriété intellectuelle se multiplient dans l'espace crypto
Les litiges de propriété intellectuelle se multiplient dans l'espace crypto
Si l'espace crypto est libre d'accès et de création pour tous, cela signifie-t-il que la propriété intellectuelle n'y est pas pertinente ? Pas vraiment. Les litiges en matière de droit d'auteur dans l'espace crypto se multiplient, créant des précédents importants et intégrant davantage les outils crypto dans le champ juridique existant. 👜 …
L'une des principales qualités du web3 est de redonner le contrôle aux utilisateurs, et les créateurs de vidéos d'animation deviennent particulièrement ingénieux en la matière. 😼 La tendance a commencé avec Mila Kunis et sa série animée Stoner Cats lancée en 2021, avec des NFTs utilisés pour financer la production et …
Le crypto bear market, est-il terminé? Les principaux facteurs qui influencent le prix du Bitcoin
Le crypto bear market, est-il terminé? Les principaux facteurs qui influencent le prix du Bitcoin
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Il semble que l'année 2023 démarre bien - du moins pour ce qui concerne le marché crypto 🤞 Après 12 mois de chute, et encore 2 mois d'inaction, le prix …
La controvèrse des NFT de: luxe vs web3?
La controvèrse des NFT de: luxe vs web3?
La réaction de Crypto Twitter au récent mint de NFTs de Porsche nous a amenés à nous demander si nous sommes tous d'accord sur ce qu'est un NFT. Pour nous, un NFT est un véhicule de valeur que son émetteur lui attribue. N'importe quelle valeur. A n'importe quel prix. Cependant, il semble …
Débat Crypto-Web3 : mettons les choses au clair
Débat Crypto-Web3 : mettons les choses au clair
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Nous sommes en 2023, et il est grand temps de commencer à parler de crypto et de web3 comme de toute autre technologie. Cependant nous n'y arrivons toujours pas …
Developpeurs crypto: l'état de la force clé de l'industrie
Developpeurs crypto: l'état de la force clé de l'industrie
Comment mesure-t-on le succès d'une blockchain? Si le Bitcoin est une monnaie, la plupart des autres blockchains - Ethereum, Polygon, Solana ou Polkadot... - servent toutes principalement de plateformes de smart contrats, permettant la création de DApps et ouvrant la voie à l'avènement du web3. 🧑‍💻 Le véritable succès de ces blockchains …
Qui régule la crypto aux US?.. et ce qui ne va pas avec la SEC
Qui régule la crypto aux US?.. et ce qui ne va pas avec la SEC
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Les États-Unis sont l'un des pays les plus importants pour l'industrie crypto, mais sa réglementation reste difficile. En l'absence d'un cadre juridique clair, différentes agences se disputent les compétences, …
BlackRock ajoute les produits dérivés Bitcoin à son fonds
BlackRock ajoute les produits dérivés Bitcoin à son fonds
Il semble que le prix du bitcoin commence à sortir lentement de la léthargie dans laquelle il se trouvait ces derniers temps. 😴 La semaine dernière, la volatilité à 30 jours du Bitcoin a atteint un niveau historiquement bas de 18,7 points, tombant même plus bas que celle de Nasdaq et …
Les 5 protocoles DeFi pour illustrer l'espace… et repérer ses futures leaders
Les 5 protocoles DeFi pour illustrer l'espace… et repérer ses futures leaders
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Bonne année, chers lecteurs ! 🎉 Nous sommes de retour et la première Newsletter de cette année est consacrée à la DeFi : démystifier, guider, et peut-être même vous donnez …
Les tendances crypto qui ont marqué 2022, et ce à quoi il faut s'attendre en 2023  🚀
Les tendances crypto qui ont marqué 2022, et ce à quoi il faut s'attendre en 2023 🚀
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. 🎅 Ho ho ho, L'année 2022 est presque terminée, et c'est le bon moment pour en analyser les principaux événements… avant de passer à l'année 2023. Cette Newsletter donne une vue …
Que se passe-t-il avec Binance?
Que se passe-t-il avec Binance?
Binance est de nouveau sur toutes les lèvres. Des éditions crypto aux journaux comme le Wall Street Journal, les journalistes parlent :📌 des charges criminelles potentielles contre l'exchange et son CEO CZ personnellement,📌 de sa preuve des réserves douteuse,📌 d'utilisateurs retirant massivement des fonds. Au lieu de paniquer, voyons ce qui …
Le Web3 change la musique : le guide des projets les plus prometteurs
Le Web3 change la musique : le guide des projets les plus prometteurs
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Même dans les profondeurs du marché baissier, le web3 continue de progresser, et l'industrie musicale est parmi celles où ses avancées sont les plus visibles. La façon dont nous créons …
Iran a l'intention de geler les comptes des femmes non voilées
Iran a l'intention de geler les comptes des femmes non voilées
✊ Le peuple iranien se bat toujours contre son régime, et c'est un combat difficile qui pourrait bientôt devenir encore plus dur. En plus des mesures déjà draconiennes déployées contre les manifestants, les oppresseurs envisagent d'utiliser également des outils économiques. Hier, un membre du Parlement iranien a déclaré que les femmes …
Quelles blockchains ont le mieux résisté au marché baissier ? Un aperçu des sur- et sous-performances de ce cycle ?
Quelles blockchains ont le mieux résisté au marché baissier ? Un aperçu des sur- et sous-performances de ce cycle ?
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Toutes les blockchains ne sont pas créées égales, et ce marché baissier a permis de tester la solidité de leurs fondations respectives. Il s'avère que la différence entre les …
Comment le $TON a-t-il resisté au crypto crash?
Comment le $TON a-t-il resisté au crypto crash?
La percée de Telegram dans le crypto est un excellent exemple de l'avantage du second venu, et la performance exceptionnelle de $TON, sa cryptomonnaie, l'illustre bien. Alors que le Bitcoin (et l'ensemble du marché des crypto-monnaies) a perdu -70% par rapport à l'année dernière, $TON n'a affiché qu'une baisse de -40%, …
Pour quand le plus bas du Bitcoin ? Utiliser l'analyse on-chain pour comprendre
Pour quand le plus bas du Bitcoin ? Utiliser l'analyse on-chain pour comprendre
Les histoires de la semaine sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abonnez-vous ici pour les recevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Ce marché baissier a été éprouvant pour de nombreux investisseurs et utilisateurs de crypto. Bonne nouvelle : les marchés ont un caractère cyclique, et après une récession vient toujours une …
La collecte IP de MetaMask IP collection: comment protéger votre privacy
La collecte IP de MetaMask IP collection: comment protéger votre privacy
La self-custody est définitivement la bonne approche pour conserver les crypto : c'est la seule solution permettant une véritable propriété désintermédiée et une protection de la privacy ? La partie protection de la vie privée, cependant, pourrait nécessiter quelques actions supplémentaires, et l'actualité récente de MetaMask l'a une fois de plus …
Les nouvelles crypto que vous avez peut-être manquées
Les nouvelles crypto que vous avez peut-être manquées
Les histoires de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. En bref. L'espace médiatique crypto a été très occupé par l'effondrement de FTX ces deux dernières semaines, et compte tenu de l'ampleur de la mauvaise gestion de …
Contagion FTX: Solana face à l'épreuve de force
Contagion FTX: Solana face à l'épreuve de force
La contagion FTX se propage, et l'une de ses victimes les plus évidentes est Solana. L'échange, qui souffrait déjà de pannes répétées, est maintenant confronté à de nouvelles menaces liées au crash de FTX. Le cours du $SOL a perdu 57% depuis le 8 novembre, et l'industrie cryptoest de plus en …
L'effondrement du FTX : comment éviter les menaces et profiter des opportunités
L'effondrement du FTX : comment éviter les menaces et profiter des opportunités
Les histoires de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. En bref . L'effondrement de FTX est un événement majeur qui aura de nombreuses répercussions sur l'ensemble du secteur de la crypto. Bonne nouvelle : il présente plus …
FTX dépose une demande de faillite en vertu du chapitre 11
FTX dépose une demande de faillite en vertu du chapitre 11
Le trou de 8 milliards de dollars ?️ nouvellement révélé par FTX dans son bilan semblait insurmontable, même pour Binance, qui a fait marche arrière dans l'acquisition précédemment annoncée. Le drame va maintenant se poursuivre devant les tribunaux. Aujourd'hui, FTX US et 130 ( !) sociétés affiliées ont déposé une demande de …
Panique chez FTX-Alameda : un autre Celsius ou une querelle personnelle ?
Panique chez FTX-Alameda : un autre Celsius ou une querelle personnelle ?
Il semble que CZ soit entré en guerre avec SBF, et les marchés crypto font partie de ses victimes. ? Que s'est-il passé ? Mercredi dernier, Coindesk a publié un scoop sur Alameda Research (société de trading du fondateur de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, ou SBF). S'appuyant sur une fuite de bilan, il …
Les blockchains PoS perdent leur indépendance : est-ce grave ?
Les blockchains PoS perdent leur indépendance : est-ce grave ?
Les histoires de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. La principale qualité d'une blockchain est son indépendance : sa structure décentralisée permet de traiter les données sans aucune autorité centrale, ce qui garantit des opérations ininterrompues et une …
La DeFi peut-elle aider les CBDCs ?
La DeFi peut-elle aider les CBDCs ?
Certes, ce n'est pas l'heure de gloire des banques centrales. ? Alors que l'inflation augmente dans le monde entier en réaction naturelle (et totalement attendue) à l'impression monétaire illimitée des banques centrales, certains banquiers centraux tentent de convaincre les gens que cela "sort de nulle part", comme Christine Lagarde dans sa …
La nouvelle ère de Twitter et ce qu'elle signifie pour le secteur des crypto
La nouvelle ère de Twitter et ce qu'elle signifie pour le secteur des crypto
Les histoires de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. La saga du rachat de Twitter est enfin terminée. Le 27 octobre, Elon Musk a conclu l'opération, d'un montant de 44 milliards de dollars, qui lui a permis …
Une alternative prometteuse aux cross-chain bridges
Une alternative prometteuse aux cross-chain bridges
Les cross-chain bridges (ponts inter-chaîne) est le talon d'Achille de l'industrie crypto et un vecteur d'attaque privilégié des hackeurs. Un développement récent d'une société canadienne Axelar pourrait avoir apporté une réponse à ce problème. En partenariat avec Circle ?, l'émetteur du stablecoin USDC, Axelar a présenté une nouvelle façon de transférer …
La France est-elle un bon endroit pour l'industrie crypto?
La France est-elle un bon endroit pour l'industrie crypto?
Les histoires de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. TL;DR La France a été présentée comme un pays favorable aux crypto-monnaies ces derniers temps : avec une législation spécifique aux crypto et un ministre de l'économie qui aime …
Aptos: l'industrue crypto a-t-elle besoin d'une autre blockchain PoS?
Aptos: l'industrue crypto a-t-elle besoin d'une autre blockchain PoS?
Sortie ce lundi, Aptos est une nouvelle blockchain qui a fait parler l'espace crypto, mais pas toujours en bons termes. Les partisans d'Aptos soulignent les antécédents de ses fondateurs : anciens employés de Meta, Mo Shaikh et Avery Ching ont travaillé sur Novi, un wallet qui était censé accompagner la stablecoin …
Réseau social décentralisé de Jack Dorsey arrive bientôt
Réseau social décentralisé de Jack Dorsey arrive bientôt
Non, ce ne sera pas Elon qui révolutionnera les médias sociaux. Alors que tout le monde a encore les yeux rivés sur le possible rachat de Twitter par Elon et sur X, la "everything app" qu'il a annoncée, le fondateur retraité de Twitter, Jack Dorsey, a quelque chose de vraiment innovant …
L'avenir des paiements : un guide des applications de paiement crypto
L'avenir des paiements : un guide des applications de paiement crypto
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Le potentiel de crypto comme moyen de paiement L'adoption du Bitcoin progresse, mais on a l'impression que, jusqu'à présent, la plupart des gens ne …
L'industrie crypto américaine riposte ?
L'industrie crypto américaine riposte ?
Les agences gouvernementales américaines sont de plus en plus critiquées pour leur entrave active à l'industrie de la crypto et à ses utilisateurs. Agissant sous des prétextes tout azimut de lutte contre le blanchiment d'argent et l'évasion fiscale, des agences comme le Trésor, la SEC ou la Fed, sont ouvertement mal …
Métavers décentralisé: experiment échoué ou le futur?
Métavers décentralisé: experiment échoué ou le futur?
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. La meilleure façon de comprendre le concept et le potentiel du métavers est de regarder Ready Player One, un film de Steven Spielberg sorti en 2018. Il est basé sur …
La BNB Chain est-elle vraiment décentralisée et sûre ?
La BNB Chain est-elle vraiment décentralisée et sûre ?
La BNB Chain a connu une grosse frayeur hier, lorsqu'un pirate a exploité le pont natif entre BNB Smart Chain (ex-BSC) et BNB Beacon Chain - deux blockchains travaillant en tandem. Le pirate a trouvé un bug qui lui a permis de falsifier une preuve de dépôt sur la Beacon …
Les législateurs de l'UE ⚖️ poursuivent leurs efforts pour s'attaquer aux crypto, mais jusqu'à présent, ils sont plutôt infructueux. Au cours des deux dernières semaines, nous avons vu trois décisions relatives aux crypto prises à Bruxelles : ? Le 4 octobre, une résolution (non contraignante) concernant les taxes sur les crypto …
Le futur de l'adoption crypto est en Afrique
Le futur de l'adoption crypto est en Afrique
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. La demande de crypto est créée principalement par deux types d'utilisateurs différents : les institutions financières et les personnes ordinaires. Elle est encore asymétrique : des dizaines …
La Banque d'Angleterre prise au piège ?
La Banque d'Angleterre prise au piège ?
Les banques centrales sont officiellement piégées dans une inflation sans fin. Selon une logique très simple que tout étudiant en économie de première année peut comprendre, l'impression de monnaie entraîne l'inflation, ce qui, à un moment donné, poussera les banques centrales à augmenter les taux d'intérêt, ce qui rendra difficile le …
Cardano peut-il enfin décoller?
Cardano peut-il enfin décoller?
Cardano va devenir soit un grand succès, soit un grand échec. Lancé en 2017, Cardano était autrefois l'un des projets les plus prometteurs de l'espace crypto. Au fil du temps, cependant, les rêves et les espoirs entourant la blockchain ont commencé à se dissiper, poussés par l'absence de développements significatifs sur …
Le succès des domaines NFT et ce qu'il signifie pour le web3
Le succès des domaines NFT et ce qu'il signifie pour le web3
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Par les temps qui courent, il peut être difficile de voir comment se porte un secteur : tout semble s'effondrer, qu'il s'agisse de crypto, d'actions ou même de matières …
SEC v Ripple: pourquoi cette affaire est si importance pour l'espace crypto
SEC v Ripple: pourquoi cette affaire est si importance pour l'espace crypto
⚖️ Le drame juridique SEC contre Ripple pourrait bientôt arriver à son terme, et beaucoup pensent qu'il pourrait être favorable à Ripple : $XRP a gagné près de 70% par rapport à la semaine dernière, témoignant d'un sentiment positif global. Cependant, un jugement positif pourrait être bon non seulement pour Ripple, …
La SEC suggère que les États-Unis ont autorité sur Ethereum
La SEC suggère que les États-Unis ont autorité sur Ethereum
? La SEC vient-elle de revendiquer l'autorité sur Ethereum ? La décentralisation est une notion puissante pour de nombreuses raisons, mais surtout pour sa capacité unique à refondre l'équilibre des pouvoirs, passant d'une hiérarchie pyramidale à un réseau de pairs sans frontières. La décentralisation est la principale force d'une blockchain, qui peut …
Après la Merge: les perspectives et les risques d'Ethereum
Après la Merge: les perspectives et les risques d'Ethereum
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Le jeudi 15 septembre, Ethereum a réussi à fusionner ses couches d'exécution et de consensus, devenant ainsi une blockchain Proof-of-Stake. La Merge a peut-être été l'une des entreprises les plus …
A la recherche de la nouvelle monnaie: CBDCs vs la crise bancaire au Liban
A la recherche de la nouvelle monnaie: CBDCs vs la crise bancaire au Liban
Après des décennies de statu quo, le monde a besoin d'une nouvelle monnaie. Les bitcoiners louent l'indépendance du Bitcoin et sa résistance à la censure, La Chine accumule de l'or et met activement en place le yuan numérique, Le dollar et l'euro… eh bien, eux aussi doivent faire autre chose que …
Non, le Proof-of-Stake n'est pas une "amélioration" du Proof-of-Work
Non, le Proof-of-Stake n'est pas une "amélioration" du Proof-of-Work
La Merge est terminée. C'était (probablement) une bonne chose pour Ethereum. Cependant, ne poussons pas le récit du PoS plus loin que cela : il ne s'agit pas d'une " amélioration " du PoW, mais d'un consensus alternatif qui doit encore faire ses preuves à grande échelle et dans le temps. Certaines des …
Scam alert ? Comment rester en sécurité pendant la période de Merge
Scam alert ? Comment rester en sécurité pendant la période de Merge
La Merge est attendue dans les prochaines 24 heures. L'événement suivi par des millions d'utilisateurs de crypto-monnaies attirera très probablement des escrocs de toutes sortes - et ces types ont une sacrée imagination lorsqu'il s'agit de faire tomber les gens dans leurs pièges. Voici quelques-unes des règles de sécurité de base pour …
Un an après la loi Bitcoin, comment El Salvador se porte-il?
Un an après la loi Bitcoin, comment El Salvador se porte-il?
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Cela fait un an que le Salvador a adopté le Bitcoin comme deuxième monnaie légale, avec le dollar américain. A-t-il été un succès ? un échec ? Comme souvent, la …
Un court guide aux services de staking sur Ethereum
Un court guide aux services de staking sur Ethereum
Dans 2 à 4 jours, Ethereum passera au consensus Proof-of-Stake, qui donnera le pouvoir d'ajouter de nouveaux blocs (et de gagner leurs récompenses) aux utilisateurs qui ont séquestré au moins 32 ETH et sont devenus des Validateurs. Cependant, tout le monde n'a pas 55 000 dollars à bloquer pendant 6 à …
L'USDC perd la confiance du marché suite à l'affaire Tornado Cash
L'USDC perd la confiance du marché suite à l'affaire Tornado Cash
Les stablecoins sont cruciaux pour le développement de la cryptoéconomie, en lui fournissant la connexion au monde fiat. Ils représentent 15 % de la capitalisation totale du marché des crypto, participent à la plupart des paires d'échange du DeFi et pénètrent dans presque toutes les parties de l'espace cryptographique. Pour un …
L'état des dérivés crypto et ce qu'il nous dit sur l'espace
L'état des dérivés crypto et ce qu'il nous dit sur l'espace
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Les marchés financiers jouent un rôle important de facilitation des flux de capitaux, de création de liquidité des actifs et d'aide à la détermination de leur prix, en mettant …
L'ONU demande aux pays en développement d'entraver la crypto finance
L'ONU demande aux pays en développement d'entraver la crypto finance
L'ONU a désormais officiellement rejoint le club des détracteurs "internationaux" (basés aux États-Unis) des cryptos, qui compte déjà le FMI et la Banque mondiale. En août, la CNUCED, son bras chargé de promouvoir les intérêts des États en développement dans le commerce mondial, a publié ses recommandations pour "freiner les cryptomonnaies …
BendDAO: protocole de liquidité des NFT testé par le marché baissier
BendDAO: protocole de liquidité des NFT testé par le marché baissier
Le marché baissier n'est pas encore terminé, et plus il se maintient, plus les vulnérabilités des protocoles de crypto émergent. Cette semaine a révélé une faiblesse (relativement) nouvelle dans les mondes DeFi et NFT, et l'industrie observe comment elle est abordée. ? Celui qui s'y attaque est BendDAO, un protocole de liquidité …
Comment l'affaire Tornado Cash peut aider l'industrie crypto
Comment l'affaire Tornado Cash peut aider l'industrie crypto
L'interdiction de Tornado Cash aura probablement des conséquences à long terme sur l'espace crypto, en creusant le fossé entre sa partie custodial étroitement surveillée et sa partie non-custodial, qui deviendra plus décentralisée et plus anonyme. Ce dernier point est nécessaire : retirer les services de confidentialité de la blockchain peut être …
Tornado Cash: pourquoi nous devrions tous nous inquiéter pour nos libertés
Tornado Cash: pourquoi nous devrions tous nous inquiéter pour nos libertés
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. . Regardons les choses en face : alors que nos autorités démocratiques continuent de parler de la vie privée comme du droit de chacun, en réalité, elle nous est …
Le hack de Nomad: les cross-chain bridges toujours vulnerables
Le hack de Nomad: les cross-chain bridges toujours vulnerables
? Les ponts cross-chain jouent un rôle important dans la construction d'un monde multi-blockchain, mais ils doivent évoluer. Les ponts cross-chain sont des protocoles qui permettent aux utilisateurs de transférer des actifs et des informations entre différentes blockchains, et ils sont désormais la proie préférée des hackers. L'exploit de Nomad de …
Banques et crypto: derrière le hype
Banques et crypto: derrière le hype
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. La semaine dernière, les banques portugaises ont fermé les comptes d'un exchange crypto. Cette décision, bien que surprenante dans un pays qui se positionne comme "favorable à la crypto", …
Le hack des wallets sur Solana montre pourquoi nous avons besoin des cold wallets
Le hack des wallets sur Solana montre pourquoi nous avons besoin des cold wallets
Gérer son propre argent est un privilège qui s'accompagne de nombreuses responsabilités, et les crypto wallets en sont un bon exemple. Nos cryptoactifs ne sont aussi sûrs que les clés privées associées à leur adresse, ce qui conduit à un ensemble de règles de sécurité crypto : sauvegardez votre seed (clés …
Qu'est-ce que la Merge signifie pour Ethereum et les marchés crypto?
Qu'est-ce que la Merge signifie pour Ethereum et les marchés crypto?
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. La Merge est proche. La transition d'Ethereum du consensus Proof-of-Work au consensus Proof-of-Stake était prévue depuis sa conception en 2014. Après de nombreux retards, il semble que la Fusion du …
La mode digitale, a-t-elle un avenir dans le web2?
La mode digitale, a-t-elle un avenir dans le web2?
À mesure que la mode digitale évolue, le fossé entre ses versions NFT et non NFT se creuse. Le mois dernier, Meta a annoncé son Avatars Store, qui propose de personnaliser davantage les Avatars Meta en 3D lancés plus tôt cette année. En plus des options de tenues gratuites, l'Avatars Store …
Tether ouvre la porte à la creation facile des apps P2P
Tether ouvre la porte à la creation facile des apps P2P
Les médias sociaux sont le domaine le plus susceptible d'être perturbé (et ce depuis un certain temps déjà), mais aucune alternative fonctionnelle n'a encore été présentée. Sera-ce Tether qui donnera un nouveau souffle à la façon dont nous échangeons entre nous ? Hier, Tether, la société à l'origine du stablecoin …
Comment les NFT créent de l'impact positive: une journée avec NFT Factory
Comment les NFT créent de l'impact positive: une journée avec NFT Factory
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis Il n'est pas facile de lancer de nouvelles tendances technologiques à l'heure où le changement climatique est devenu une douloureuse réalité. Alors que très peu de gens remettent en question …
Les investissements dans l'industrie crypto continuent de croître
Les investissements dans l'industrie crypto continuent de croître
La crypto est-elle un phénomène de mode ? Cette question quitte visiblement l'esprit des investisseurs, car les investissements continuent d'affluer dans la crypto : de 5,5 milliards de dollars en 2020 à 31 milliards de dollars en 2021… avec une réelle possibilité d'atteindre 60 milliards de dollars en 2022 ? Un …
Sénateurs américains égarent le débat sur le climat avec le minage Bitcoin
Sénateurs américains égarent le débat sur le climat avec le minage Bitcoin
☀️ Alors que les canicules frappent l'Europe et les États-Unis, les politiciens ressentent le besoin de les imputer à quelque chose, de préférence sans lobby ni lien solide avec leur activité antérieure. Le Bitcoin, bien sûr, est une excuse parfaite, même si elle s'accompagne de sérieux sacrifices de faits et …
Histoire de la semaine: Un simple guide aux marketplaces NFT
Histoire de la semaine: Un simple guide aux marketplaces NFT
Les histoire de la semaines sont d’abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Les NFT deviennent un choix de plus en plus populaire pour les projets numériques de toutes sortes, de la construction d'une communauté à l'expression artistique. Le nombre …
Pourquoi la BCE s'attaque-t-elle à la crypto plutôt qu'à l'inflation ?
Pourquoi la BCE s'attaque-t-elle à la crypto plutôt qu'à l'inflation ?
La Banque centrale européenne a-t-elle oublié sa mission principale ? La zone euro se dirige à toute vitesse vers une crise, qui est en grande partie le fait de la BCE, mais les problèmes cruciaux restent intacts, alors que d'une manière ou d'une autre, le domaine de la crypto est …
Malgré la récession, le secteur crypto progresse rapidement
Malgré la récession, le secteur crypto progresse rapidement
Non, l'industrie de la crypto n'a pas perdu son mojo. Bien au contraire : des millions de dollars sont levés pour financer de nouvelles entreprises crypto, davantage d'institutions financières historiques prennent le virage crypto et les nouveaux projets NFT ne manquent pas d'attirer les utilisateurs. ? Maintenant que Celsius a officiellement …
Les jeux crypto deviennent plus jeux
Les jeux crypto deviennent plus jeux
? Crypto gaming est un phénomène récent au potentiel énorme. Cependant, il est devenu presque tendance de comparer sa base d'utilisateurs (encore modeste) et son expérience utilisateur (tout aussi modeste) à celles des jeux traditionnels bien établis. Bien sûr, dans cette comparaison, les jeux crypto sont exécrables. Cela signifie-t-il qu'ils …
Histoire de la semaine: 5 leçons sur la cryptofinance que nous avons apprises dans ce marché baissier
Histoire de la semaine: 5 leçons sur la cryptofinance que nous avons apprises dans ce marché baissier
Les histoire de la semaines sont d'abord publiées dans notre Newsletter. Abbonnez-vois ici pour les reçevoir directement dans votre boite email tous les lundis. Chaque marché baissier est un test. Ceux qui ne réussissent pas à le passer sont voués à disparaître, et ceux qui réussissent pourront se servir de leurs erreurs. La …
Binance continues its worldwide license hunt
Binance continues its worldwide license hunt
Crypto is now an integral part of financial and regulatory landscapes, and for any crypto service provider with global ambitions compliance is no longer an option, it’s a requirement. Binance going on a license hunt illustrates this perfectly. A company de facto without headquarters, Binance used to be known not only …
The Great Deleveraging
The Great Deleveraging
Terra’s collapse has sent a shockwave to the whole crypto industry, and it is not over yet. However, this pain might not have been in vain, as individuals and companies learn the dangers of crypto finance. ? Last week Three Arrows Capital, a crypto hedge fund largely exposed to Terra and …
Is this the end of Bitcoin miner capitulation?
Is this the end of Bitcoin miner capitulation?
Times are tough for Bitcoin mining, but the glimmer of hope is on the horizon. ? Bitcoin has lost over 70% of their price since November’s all-time high, ? Bitcoin difficulty (the number of hashes needed to be generated on average to get Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work and add a block) is still at …
Weekly stories are first featured in our Newsletter. Subscribe here to receive it directly in your mailbox every Monday. Simple guide to DAOs Autonomous Organizations, or DAOs, are largely acclaimed as the future of companies. They are also regularly accused of being an empty hype with few real benefits. Let’s try to understand what a DAO …
Colombia puts its land registry on Ripple blockchain
Colombia puts its land registry on Ripple blockchain
Land ownership is one of the cornerstones of the economy, but in many countries legacy land registers are subject to corruption and manipulation, which often affects most vulnerable people living in rural areas. Blockchain can fix this ? ✒️ This week the government of Colombia made a move towards more reliable …
Meta continues NFT integration
Meta continues NFT integration
Meta can push the NFTs mainstream, but can it really enter the web3 without changing its ways ? ?️ Yesterday the company made another step towards NFT integration, announcing Facebook’s “digital collectibles” tab, which will allow creators to connect their wallets and showcase their NFTs on their profiles. They will also …
EU Council agrees on drastic AML measures for crypto
EU Council agrees on drastic AML measures for crypto
European Union’s stance on crypto takes form, and this form is heavily bureaucratic. Yesterday the EU Council reached a provisional agreement on crypto AML rules, previously voted by the EU Parliament. Key takeaways: ? All cryptoasset service providers (CASP) must comply with the AML “travel rule”, i.e. gather information about the parties …
BAYC hype lives on with Eminem & Snoop Dogg
BAYC hype lives on with Eminem & Snoop Dogg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrA-slMoZ4 Bored Ape Yacht Club and its creators Yuga Labs have been criticized harshly and repeatedly. They go on regardless ? The most successful NFT collectibles project not only became the first target for all NFT sector attacks (price of success ?), it also got caught into some very Ape-specific controversies.Among other things, BAYC has been accused …
This week's story: Crypto companies' strategies in times of crisis
This week's story: Crypto companies' strategies in times of crisis
Weekly stories are first featured in our Newsletter. Subscribe here to receive it directly in your mailbox every Monday. Strategies in times of crypto crisis The times of crisis are among the most defining moments in our lives. This bear market is no exception, and it has already proven to be cathartic, unveiling …
Solana makes a (controversial) move into mobile
Solana makes a (controversial) move into mobile
It’s a multi-blockchain world, and while Bitcoin is arguably untouchable, competition among other blockchains is harsh. Ethereum was the first network created specifically to serve as a smart contract platform, allowing people to build DApps, or decentralized applications running on a blockchain. The idea was excellent – and soon a plethora of aspiring …
This is not a crypto winter. Here's why.
This is not a crypto winter. Here's why.
No, it’s not a “crypto winter” ❄️ This term was coined in 2018, when Bitcoin price lost all of its bull run’s gains, and for the first time – at a scale involving general public. The ensuing devastation was so overwhelming that many crypto-related activities have simply stopped, including most of …
The UK and the EU taking opposite stance on crypto
The UK and the EU taking opposite stance on crypto
Crypto Brexit is underway.While the European Union is growing increasingly crypto-wary (crypto-hostile won’t be an exaggeration neither), the United Kingdom seems to have spotted an opportunity to stand out. After being crypto sceptic for many years, mostly in accordance with the European stance, the UK government announced in the beginning of April its plans …
Solend troubles raise questions about DeFi governance
Solend troubles raise questions about DeFi governance
What is better for a DeFi protocol: try and save its users from liquidations, or hurt its reputation for good?The choice was not obvious for Solend, but it has finally made one – to the relief of the whole DeFi industry. ? Solend is a decentralized Solana-based lending platform that allows users to …
This week's story: How ECB failed the Eurozone
This week's story: How ECB failed the Eurozone
Central Banks and their monetary policy were among the main fundamental reasons for Bitcoin creation. A small group of high officials with almost unlimited money creation power following political mood swings is a good recipe for disaster. Satoshi Nakamoto has well spotted the issue, but little did they know that the …
Ripple to dive into NFTs with The Open Metaverse
Ripple to dive into NFTs with The Open Metaverse
These past 12 months have shown that NFTs are here to stay, and that no blockchain (except Bitcoin) can stay in business without developing NFT projects on it. Even Ripple got it now. ⛓️ Being somewhat of a black ship in the blockchain world, Ripple has been developed and positioned itself as …
Bitcoin miners show signs of capitulation
Bitcoin miners show signs of capitulation
Bitcoin miners ready to capitulate: what does it mean for the market? ⛏️ Bitcoin hashrate has been growing steadily for a year, quickly recovering after the Chinese mining ban and constantly hitting all-time highs ever since.A rising hashrate means more security for Bitcoin, but also more electricity expenses for the miners. So the …
Amid market fears, Tether assures USDT is well backed
Amid market fears, Tether assures USDT is well backed
One of the positive consequences of the crypto markets bloodbath is the increased effort many crypto companies are putting into securing their offer and their clients’ trust.This endeavour is all the more important if the companies in question already have some stains on their reputation, like Tether does. The issuer of a leading centralized stablecoin $USDT, …
Three Arrows Capital to face possible insolvency
Three Arrows Capital to face possible insolvency
As crypto market continues its descent, more flaws in protocols and companies are unveiled. ? We saw the failed logic of Terra protocol, ? the risks of over-exposure to synthetic assets like stETH of Celsuis, ? and now… the over-indebtedness of Three Arrows Capital ? Three Arrows, commonly known as 3AC, is a crypto …
What happened to Celsius?
What happened to Celsius?
Crypto companies continue showing us the many different dangers the CeFi and DeFi protocols can hide, and this week's most remarkable demonstration is courtesy of Celsius, American crypto lending firm that halted all clients' withdrawals and transfers yesterday ? Celsuis is (was?) offering 5 –18% APY (annual percentage yield) on deposited …
This week's story: New in Decentralized Identity: on Soulbound tokens and Web5
This week's story: New in Decentralized Identity: on Soulbound tokens and Web5
Our public identity is a set of features, achievements and online history, which are stored across different organizations, be it a passport issuing authority, a hospital or Facebook server. We have a little (=no) say in how this data is being handled, which opens the door to a number of …
Lightning Network hits 4k BTC as grassroot adoption rises
Lightning Network hits 4k BTC as grassroot adoption rises
As Bitcoin adoption increases, so does the capacity of the Lightning Network. ? One of the most important factors of a global crypto adoption is Bitcoin grassroot adoption, which takes into account individuals who use Bitcoin as a means to send money, to pay for a merchandise or to invest their …
Study: Bitcoin uses x56 less energy than fiat system
Study: Bitcoin uses x56 less energy than fiat system
Does Bitcoin mining use too much energy? ? The ecological debate on Bitcoin evolves in two directions: its energy consumption and the provenance of that energy.We have spoken at length about Bitcoin energy mix and its ability to boost green energy production worldwide, and now a brilliant study by Michel KHAZZAKA has tackled the …
85% of US retailers wiling to start accepting crypto
85% of US retailers wiling to start accepting crypto
One of the signs we are still early in crypto adoption is that famous merchants starting to accept crypto as payment still make the news. This might end soon though. Balenciaga, Whole Foods, Chipotle, Manor hotel… By accepting crypto, they still can distinguish themselves from their competitors, showing an open mind, …
Crypto, human rights and first-world patronizing syndrome
Crypto, human rights and first-world patronizing syndrome
Crypto debate can take many forms: from a dinner table chat with your uncle to arguing with strangers on social media to a Q&A session with an influent regulator.It looks like now we have another platform to continue the debate, and it is American Congress’ mailbox ? On June 1st, a group …
This week's story: Is crypto winter really coming?
This week's story: Is crypto winter really coming?
As Bitcoin is struggling to clear the $30k level, and the global crypto market cap is threatening to fall under $1 trillion ($1.3Tr at the time of writing), the talks of a crypto winter become more and more common. So what is it exactly and should we be worried? Let’s try …
Another NFT Discord hack ends in thousands $ stolen
Another NFT Discord hack ends in thousands $ stolen
Who would have thought that Discord would become the ultimate security threat to the NFT world? This social network is widely used by the NFT projects to nurture their communities, exchange ideas, share news… and also announce airdrops, mints and other initiatives that can potentially make one rich. ? Of course, …
Crypto exchanges: winners and losers of May sell-off
Crypto exchanges: winners and losers of May sell-off
Market downturns are good not only for the bears: crypto exchanges too profit from the sell-offs, pocketing an increasing number of trading fees. A recent study by The Block reported crypto exchanges trading volume increasing by almost 20% in May. Unsurprisingly, the leading exchange is still Binance with its 64.1% market share, …
Luxury fashion dives into Web3
Luxury fashion dives into Web3
Web3 is probably one of the most intriguing – and puzzling – development directions for the luxury fashion industry. For over a year already world’s most renowned fashion Houses are trying to figure out how exactly they can use it: sell digital products, communicate via the metaverse, target crypto-conscious clients, leverage …
Big finance is doubling down on crypto
Big finance is doubling down on crypto
As crypto sentiment is still in the “Extreme Fear” zone, and the talks of bear market multiply, one could easily give up to despair. However, when one is a seasoned finance specialist, this might as well give a signal to double down on crypto. Venture capital giant Andressen Horowitz, also known as …
Binance goes on collecting financial licenses
Binance goes on collecting financial licenses
World’s biggest crypto exchange that has earned itself quite a sulphurous reputation with financial authorities is now on the path to redemption. After anti-crypto regulations pushed Binance to leave China in 2017, it moved its official headquarters to the Cayman Islands, all while continuing its global operations. The first country to point …
Terra 2.0 launched, but the confidence is yet to be regained
Terra 2.0 launched, but the confidence is yet to be regained
Three weeks after the de-pegging of its stablecoin, the Terra blockchain was reborn and produced its first block yesterday ? As per the revival plan agreed on by the community, the new Terra does not have a stablecoin feature, and its currency $LUNA (the old $LUNA being renamed into $LUNC) will …
More countries are taking pro-crypto steps
More countries are taking pro-crypto steps
The overall crypto sentiment has surely taken a hit after Terra’s spectacular crash. However, it appears to not be enough to discourage different countries from all over the world from advancing (or staying) in the crypto-friendly direction. Only this week we saw: ✔️ Kazakhstan signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Binances’ CEO CZ, …
Crypto in Davos: a subject that divides
Crypto in Davos: a subject that divides
World Economic Forum in Davos is a good opportunity to check on the world’s most discussed issues. And this year, together with inflation, russian-Ukrainian war and long-standing climate and social issues, Davos attendees are discussing crypto. Unsurprisingly, most quoted are the crypto haters holding offices in key economic institutions, even if …
Chinese crypto miners still active despite the ban
Chinese crypto miners still active despite the ban
Bitcoin mining has once again proved just how powerful the principle of decentralization really is (spoiler: so far more powerful than the Chinese Communist Party ?) The crypto world remembers the Chinese crackdown very well: the country with over 65% of the total Bitcoin hashrate (collective computational power of all Bitcoin …
OECD report: Nigerian crypto ban harmed its economy
OECD report: Nigerian crypto ban harmed its economy
Africa is the youngest continent with a great economic potential, but it is yet to start exploiting it. A recent report by the OECD on the economic power of the African cities paid a particular attention to the situation of young people and their role in the economy. It appears that, …
Bitcoin and Ethereum still the first choice of crypto
Bitcoin and Ethereum still the first choice of crypto
As always in troubled times, markets turn to less risky assets, and in the crypto world this still means Bitcoin and Ethereum ? Bitcoin dominance (its market cap share within the whole crypto market) has been on the rise these days, growing from last week’s 42% to 45.2%. First losing the >90% …
Aave releases a Web3 social media protocol
Aave releases a Web3 social media protocol
Elon Musk still hasn’t bought Twitter, but other companies have already moved forward with social media innovation. Yesterday London-based DeFi platform Aave launched its own version of a decentralized social network, or rather social graph to be precise. Lens Protocol allows users to store information related to their profiles, content and …
Terra community has approved a salvage plan
Terra community has approved a salvage plan
A week after $UST de-pegging, Terra-Luna community has finally approved a rescue plan ? The newly formed Terra Builder Alliance published today the final version of Do Kwon’s “Luna go forward proposal”, which aims at salvaging the community and the ecosystem and consists in:? forking Terra into a new chain without an …
44 countries attending monetary conference in El Salvador
44 countries attending monetary conference in El Salvador
Today El Salvador is hosting a very interesting assembly.Central Banks’ and financial authorities’ representatives from 44 countries will gather to discuss financial inclusion and digital economy.Presided by El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, one of the important topics in this discussion will be Bitcoin rollout in El Salvador and its benefits for the country. The invitation …
This week's story: Terra-Luna’s crash: what happened?
This week's story: Terra-Luna’s crash: what happened?
Terra-Luna’s crash: what happened? The de-pegging of the algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD ($UST) and the concurrent crash of its counterpart $LUNA have marked the “Lehman moment” of this May’s crypto markets capitulation. Mainstream media and crypto-haters were quick to jump on the occassion: from “all cryptos are scam” to “all stablecoins are scam”, very …
More legislators discard anti-mining proposals
More legislators discard anti-mining proposals
Sooner or later in their careers, many politicians with “green” ambitions will encounter this fundamental choice: ? attack a nascent industry with easily quantifiable energy spending and a confusing mission of bringing new money, or ? attack a well-established industry with a hardly quantifiable energy spending that strives to maintain the status …
ECB tries to dispel privacy concerns over CBDC
ECB tries to dispel privacy concerns over CBDC
Is there still anyone excited about CBDCs other than Central Banks? Despite many efforts that central bankers deploy to promote the idea of a Central Bank Digital Currency, it just does not take root. Instead, more and more voices rise against it, mostly concerned about a threat a CBDC would pose …
Crypto market meltdown: key data to look at
Crypto market meltdown: key data to look at
After weeks of doubts, it looks like the crypto market capitulation is finally upon us. Market capitulation is a period of dramatic surge in selling pressure that launches a chain reaction: investors surrender and sell their crypto at lower and lower prices, leading to leveraged/derivatives positions liquidations, which in turn leads …
Instagram about to roll out its NFT support
Instagram about to roll out its NFT support
While many NFT collections’ floor prices are nosediving together with the larger crypto market, an important news came almost unnoticed. Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Meta is testing Instagram’s new NFT feature, which would allow creators and collectors showcase their NFTs on Instagram. Reportedly, creators will be able to show …
How TerraUSD lost its peg: algorithmic stablecoin trouble
How TerraUSD lost its peg: algorithmic stablecoin trouble
Volatility periods have always been difficult for decentralized stablecoins, and now TerraUSD experiences a trouble of its own, and a pretty big one. On Saturday, a whale sold $285M of TerraUSD, which led to it briefly losing its peg and falling to $0.98. $LUNA, the currency that fuels Terra blockchain and …
This week's story: Do monetary institutions have too much power?
This week's story: Do monetary institutions have too much power?
Economic well-being of the world depends on the decisions of a handful of people seated on the boards of key Central Banks and institutions like the IMF. This statement alone should raise concern, even under the assumption that these people believe they act in the best interest of people and in …
US crypto lobby strengthens ahead of the Midterms
US crypto lobby strengthens ahead of the Midterms
In just 13 years crypto has grown from one software protocol to a multi-trillion-dollar industry. This growth has been organic and decentralized, like the crypto itself, but it may be about time for the crypto industry to step up its game and assert its rights on the political arena. Crypto lobby is …
Can "consumer protection" go as far as impede free will?
Can "consumer protection" go as far as impede free will?
It is a thin line between consumer protection and patronizing, and most institutions are dangerously close to crossing it (or have they already?) Last month one of the world’s biggest asset managers Fidelity Investments announced it would roll out 401(k) retirement plans with up to 20% of portfolios allocated to Bitcoin. …
Yes, NFT activity is still high
Yes, NFT activity is still high
Are NFTs losing their hype? Is the bubble about to burst? Despite somewhat decreasing enthusiasm in the media these days, the numbers are reassuring. A recent Chainalysis report analysed NFT-related activity from several standpoints: ? Trade volume Despite its dramatic fluctuations (spikes related to the launches of the Mutant Apes in August’21 and then …
California and Hawaii to develop crypto initiatives
California and Hawaii to develop crypto initiatives
Two more American states are about to jump on a crypto train. Already worldwide leader in technology and innovation, California is set to create a comprehensive crypto legislation, as per its governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order signed yesterday. The EO instructs state agencies to create a “transparent and consistent business environment for companies operating …
Otherside's mega mint war rises controversy
Otherside's mega mint war rises controversy
Will Yuga Labs use Otherdeeds’ mint war as a pretext to create its own blockchain? Four days after Yuga Labs’ Otherside land NFTs mint, crypto community is still dwelling on its controversial execution. Otherdeeds was probably the most hyped, and definitively the largest mint in history of NFTs: users have spent a total of …
Are Solana ’s outages becoming a running gig?3 days after its creator Anatoly Yakovenko said that “if Bitcoin eventually doesn’t switch to Proof-of-Stake, nobody is going to use it”, Solana crashed. Again ? The recent outage adds to Solana's already long track record:?halting for 17 hours in September (DDoS attack)?clogged in December …
This week's story: Social networks integrating crypto
This week's story: Social networks integrating crypto
Social networks have changed our world. Not only have they helped us find millions of people sharing our interests and views, they have also allowed to interact with each other with an ease that would have been totally unimaginable before. Social networks have shifted a unilateral Web1, where people merely consulted content, to …
Details of Otherside metaverse revealed at mint
Details of Otherside metaverse revealed at mint
A strange new world is being born. Yesterday BAYC creators Yuga Labs launched a mint for the Otherside land NFTs called the Otherdeeds. Described as “part galaxy and part archipelago” populated with mysterious natives called Kodas, the Otherside metaverse will be anything but boring, or at least this is what Yuga …
Telegram rolls out crypto payment service
Telegram rolls out crypto payment service
Social networks are extremely efficient in spreading trends and knowledge, including relative to crypto. These days everyone’s eyes are on Twitter, as speculations relative to Elon Musk’s possible innovations abound. However, it is Telegram that has quietly introduced a very important feature – crypto payments. ? Telegram will now allow its 550 …
Panama passes a crypto-friendly regulation
Panama passes a crypto-friendly regulation
After the Central African Republic’s President confirmed his country is indeed embracing Bitcoin as legal tender, another country across the globe made a move towards crypto. The Central American nation of Panama has recently approved a bill regulating different aspects of cryptoassets, including trading, issuance and use as payment. The bill …
Buenos Aires planning crypto initiatives
Buenos Aires planning crypto initiatives
Buenos Aires has become another major city willing to embrace crypto. This week its Mayor Horacio Rodriguez Larreta presented a program called Buenos Aires+, destined at " building a modern, efficient State that takes advantage of technology to accompany all the potential that the citizens of Buenos Aires have." The …
Fidelity to allow retirement plans invest in Bitcoin
Fidelity to allow retirement plans invest in Bitcoin
Bitcoin market cap is $740 Billion. Retirement market in the USA is $25 Trillion. The difference between these two numbers shows just how early we are, but Fidelity is about to speed things up. One of the world’s largest asset managers with over $4 Tr of AUM, Fidelity is reportedly considering allowing 401(k) employer-sponsored retirement plans …
Central African Republic willing to embrace crypto
Central African Republic willing to embrace crypto
Another African country made a step towards crypto. Last week the Central African Republic ’s Parliament passed a crypto law aimed at boosting the country’s financial sector and innovation. The law is now in the hands of the Assembly that is tasked with examining it. The full text is yet to be made …
This week's story: the state of crypto gaming
This week's story: the state of crypto gaming
The state of crypto gaming The key difference between crypto games and a garden variety online games is that the former integrate blockchain tokens, allowing gamers not only truly own and trade their gaming artifacts or heroes, but also earn tokens while playing. Crypto games can fully exploit the play-to-earn concept, and we …
Bitcoin Jungle initiative in Costa Rica gaining ground
Bitcoin Jungle initiative in Costa Rica gaining ground
Grassroot adoption is what will make Bitcoin universal money. A year ago we wrote about Bitcoin Beach – a community project in El Salvador’s surfing village of El Zonte. It developed thanks to an anonymous BTC donation that asked its recipients to not sell their bitcoins, but rather use them to create a …
Axie Infinity to reimburse victims of its $622M hack
Axie Infinity to reimburse victims of its $622M hack
Remember last month's $622M hack of Axie Infinity ’s Ronin sidechain? It seems like Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie, is indeed willing to reimburse users’ stolen funds. The amount is huge, however, and to do that the company decided to not only tap the existing company assets, but also organise …
Hype growing around BAYC's Otherside
Hype growing around BAYC's Otherside
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6hRhQAWgA4 The Apes from the Yacht Club may be notoriously bored, but people following the BAYC project development are surely not ? After a period of parties and masterfully organised celebrity marketing, BAYC creator Yuga Labs reached a whole new level.Last month the project saw the birth of the ApeDAO, the issuance of the community …
MetaMask and safety: crypto wallet's basic rules
MetaMask and safety: crypto wallet's basic rules
MetaMask is one of the most popular crypto wallets, supporting Ethereum and its tokens, as well as BSC (which is a fork off Ethereum). Owned by ConsenSys, MetaMask has been constantly ameliorating its user interface, with most recently allowing ApplePay users to buy crypto with their credit cards. It now also …
European crypto ETP markets are booming
European crypto ETP markets are booming
While Europe is tightening the regulatory net on crypto, its investors are increasingly interested in crypto ETPs and ETNs (exchange-traded products and notes). ETPs are traditional financial products backed by or tracking the performance of cryptoassets. They offer investors an exposure to cryptoassets without the technical and especially regulatory hurdles related …
Three Central African countries to adopt crypto
Three Central African countries to adopt crypto
Few countries need crypto as direly as Central African nations. Most countries use the CFA franc, which now stands for Franc of the Financial Community of Africa, but is in reality nothing more than the Franc of the French Colonies in Africa, its original name. Yes, the colonial money is still …
Lightning Network grows fast
Lightning Network grows fast
Lightning Network is gaining ground. Fast. LN is the biggest second layer built on Bitcoin to increase its transaction throughput, and it is confidently paving its way. Arcane Research has recently published an interesting report, which estimated that the number of LN payments has increased x2 since last year, and their volume – …
Battle for Twitter: and the winner is... crypto
Battle for Twitter: and the winner is... crypto
Big news may be coming to Twitter and the whole social media world. Today Elon Musk made a public offer to buy Twitter shares at $54.20 each, which represents a 38% premium over the stock price of the day before. Already holding 9.2% of Twitter stocks purchased earlier this month, Elon Musk …
Money continues pouring into crypto ventures
Money continues pouring into crypto ventures
Crypto and Web3 continue to attract big money. Last year over $31Bn was poured into crypto ventures, and it looks like this year is not going to fall behind. ? Famous crypto venture firm Pantera Capital announced that it has raised $1.3 billion for its Blockchain Fund, which will invest in Web3 …
Inhumane Shanghai lockdown shows autocracy's ugliness
Inhumane Shanghai lockdown shows autocracy's ugliness
We have all read 1984, and we all understand that authoritarian countries like China are moving in that direction. But still, it is hard to believe that this is really happening, and this is happening now. Amidst yet another outbreak of Covid Chinese government decided to implement a zero-Covid policy, and …
This week's story: Shaping the future world map of crypto hubs
This week's story: Shaping the future world map of crypto hubs
Crypto is a not a niche topic anymore. As crypto adoption progresses and big money pours into crypto ventures, crypto is becoming more of a political topic, and one that divides. Crypto opponents resort to the standard crypto FUDs like “criminal activity” or “environmental harm”, while pro-crypto politicians are speaking about innovation …
Decentralized oracle tracking CPI gives 13.5% inflation
Decentralized oracle tracking CPI gives 13.5% inflation
Inflation is one of nowadays’ most discussed economic topics. Long denied by the Central Banks that created it, but impossible to ignore now that the official Consumer Price Index in the US is increasing at a 7.9% rate (March) ? Some Americans would even say that it feels much more than …
Crypto industry changing the working landscape
Crypto industry changing the working landscape
The Industrial revolution and economic development pushed people to cluster in cities. The Internet and remote working tools are now fuelling the inverse trend, as many companies and workers choose to settle beyond the established economic centers ?️ The crypto industry, being born in the era of digital nomads, is taking advantage …
The Charging Bull of Wall Street vs the Miami Bull ? Yesterday Bitcoin 2022 conference kicked off in Miami, and its crypto enthusiast mayor Francis Suarez presented the statue of a laser-eyed Bitcoin bull – a great symbol of crypto’s ambitions to take over the old finance. It also shows Miami’s …
Successful law enforcement operations seize crypto
Successful law enforcement operations seize crypto
Blockchain use does not makes criminals invincible, and each new law enforcement operation proves it. After an impressive seizure of $4Bn in crypto related to the Bitfinex hack, this week the US Department of Justice announced having seized $34M in BTC from a Florida resident accused of selling online accounts data on the darknet. Another joint …
Indonesia's particular approach to crypto
Indonesia's particular approach to crypto
Is there a way for a country to reconcile a strict “crypto is not money” approach with a desire to not miss out on the benefits crypto industry can bring? Indonesia may have an idea. While Indonesian Central Bank is nurturing the idea of a CBDC as a “part of an effort to address the …
This week's story: Why Bitcoin is still the gold standard of cryptocurrency
This week's story: Why Bitcoin is still the gold standard of cryptocurrency
This week the 19’000’000th bitcoin was mined. This means that there are only 2’000’000 left to mine by 2140. Bitcoin is scarcer than gold and basically any other valuable fungible asset, and there will only be 21 million of it. This is all public knowledge, but it still looks like most people …
European deputies decided they didn’t want the crypto industry. European crypto industry decided it did not want the EU. ⚖️ This week’s outrageous RTF (regulation on transfers of funds) vote that would effectively oblige crypto service providers to gather detailed data on every single crypto transaction, including to/from non-custodial wallets, was the …
Michael Saylor gets Bitcoin-backed loan to buy more Bitcoin
Michael Saylor gets Bitcoin-backed loan to buy more Bitcoin
The 19’000’000th bitcoin was mined yesterday. A round number is a good wake-up call for those who haven’t yet gotten some: Bitcoin is scarce, and there’s only 2’000’000 of it left to mine. The competition for Bitcoin ownership is even more dire now that there are people who just can’t get …
EU Parliament voted on drastic crypto AML measures
EU Parliament voted on drastic crypto AML measures
EU Parliament might just have condemned its crypto industry. ? Earlier in March the EU crypto sector dodged the first regulatory bullet (PoW-based crypto ban was excluded from the MiCA law), but was caught up by the second. Yesterday the ECON and LIBE Committees approved a new set of regulations targeting crypto …
A Bill to prohibit the Fed from issuing a retail CBDC
A Bill to prohibit the Fed from issuing a retail CBDC
The CBDC discussion in the US finally starts to take shape. CBDC, or Central Bank Digital Currency, is a project dear to many Central Banks all over the world, as it would offer them a direct access to every citizen. A CBDC could be used to distribute “helicopter money” or other …
One of the biggest crypto hacks took place on Ronin network, home of Axie Infinity game. Ronin is an Ethereum sidechain created to match the rapidly increasing popularity of Axie Infinity play-to-earn game. Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie, transferred the game from Ethereum to Ronin last year, in order to …
Vietnam planning to build a legal framework for crypto
Vietnam planning to build a legal framework for crypto
Isn’t it ironic that the nation with the world’s highest crypto adoption rate per capita is also the nation that has crypto formally banned? In 2017 the Vietnamese Central Bank prohibited the issuance, supply, and use of crypto as a means of payment. Curiously enough, without giving any justification. Since then, many Vietnamese understood the value …
FUD acronym stands for Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, and is used to describe the strategy influencing public opinion by disseminating negative, dubious or false information. Like so many new technologies before, crypto is disrupting the status quo so far comfortably exploited by many institutions: monetary, banking, finance, gaming, commerce etc. Some of …
NFT collectibles entering the media space
NFT collectibles entering the media space
More and more successful NFT projects are entering the media/entertainment space. ? BAYC is famous for Timbaland-backed hip-hop band TheZoo, which features 5 Apes and has already released its first single. Universal Music’s Kingship band, which also uses Ape NFTs, is yet to produce music, but the expectations are high (remember Gorillaz?)NFT collection World of Women will …
Ukraine creates NFT Museum of War
Ukraine creates NFT Museum of War
https://youtu.be/6xwTHBETpro The war in Ukraine is now being documented in an NFT museum. History is one of the strongest and most fragile concepts there are. It determines our present and influences our future, but it can be easily manipulated, twisted or obliterated depending on the political forces in power. History is fragile: people can be …
ExxonMobil to use Bitcoin miners to capture flared gas?
ExxonMobil to use Bitcoin miners to capture flared gas?
Bitcoin mining is a way to capture energy value in the most eco-friendly way. While some politicians still cling to Bitcoin’s “environmental” FUD despite its mining being the most green-powered industry in the world (58% coming from renewables), the reality shows just how useful crypto mining can become. ? Crypto mining is …
Metaverse Fashion Week starts today in Decentraland
Metaverse Fashion Week starts today in Decentraland
End of March is when Paris Fashion Week terminates the worldwide fall-winter collections season. From now it is also when the Metaverse Fashion Week starts. From March 24 to 27 Decentraland will host a series of events: virtual catwalks, exhibitions, games, panels and parties, all dedicated to the Digital Fashion and Web3. Traditional fashion …
Terra buying $10Bn in Bitcoin
Terra buying $10Bn in Bitcoin
Terra continues growing ? The blockchain created specifically for the decentralized dollar-pegged stablecoin Terra USD (UST), and which has since become a popular playing ground for the DeFi projects, is about to enter a whole new level.Terra’s founder Do Kwon has recently announced the company’s buying over $10Bn in Bitcoin to backstop short-term UST redemptions and fill a decentralized forex …
Southeast Asia taking a stance on crypto
Southeast Asia taking a stance on crypto
? Southeast Asia is a dynamic region with very different approaches to crypto across countries. While Singapore has a very specific (some would even say constraining) crypto legal framework, those who comply can profit from the overall rational attitude to crypto business. Philippines and Thailand have very crypto conscious populations and the …
Free money: dangerous to leave, dangerous to stay
Free money: dangerous to leave, dangerous to stay
Last week the Federal Reserve bought the last batch of bonds under the Covid-induced quantitative easing season. These last $4Bn have put an end to the biggest QE season ever, with almost $5Tr created out of thin air during the last 2 years, more than doubling the Fed balance sheet. ? QE is …
ApeCoin: the BAYC community currency
ApeCoin: the BAYC community currency
The Apes have their coin now. Bored Apes Yacht Club is one of the best examples of how a collectible #NFT can be leveraged to earn profit beyond speculation. Since the NFT’s IP rights belong to its owner, they can use the Ape image on all sorts of commercial products and …
IMF uses Argentine debt to make it discourage crypto
IMF uses Argentine debt to make it discourage crypto
Does IMF know that Bitcoin is not good for the illicit activity? ?‍? This old FUD has been dismantled so many times, that even the US Treasury (crypto’s die-hard opponent) in its recent reports notes that crypto use for money laundering “remains far below that of fiat currency and more traditional …
Can Bitcoin become the new international trade tool?
Can Bitcoin become the new international trade tool?
Oil trade is still crucial for the world economy, and the currency it is denominated in matters. For decades oil trade was done in dollars, helping maintain US currency’s dominance as a universal unit of account. For some time already, however, the status quo has been put in question. In 2018 …
Ethereum completes the Merge on Kiln testnet
Ethereum completes the Merge on Kiln testnet
Ethereum is one step closer to the Merge. An eventual transition from the PoW to the PoS consensus was outlined since Ethereum white paper was presented to the public in 2014.Project with a long-term roadmap, Ethereum has since successfully reached and passed the stages of Frontier, Homestead and Metropolis, and is now …
The Gimmicks: NFTs to co-write the show
The Gimmicks: NFTs to co-write the show
There are many ways NFTs can be leveraged by the media: to finance the production, to act as tickets, to engage with the audience… ? American actress Mila Kunis, together with her husband Ashton Kutcher, have already successfully tested the NFTs in their animated series Stoner Cats. Released last summer, the …
Polygon suffers outage. Again.
Polygon suffers outage. Again.
Polygon network, the biggest Ethereum layer-2, has once again found itself in the middle of a controversy. ? Last week the network was down for over 11 hours, leading to numerous users experiencing stuck transactions or missing funds. The downtime was caused by a flaw in the so-called Heimdall chain, Polygon’s PoS …
Yuga Labs buys IP of Cryptopunks and Meebits
Yuga Labs buys IP of Cryptopunks and Meebits
Managing an NFT project is a serious job, and it’s only normal that some companies are better at it than the others. ? Larva Labs were among the pioneers in the NFT space, giving out the Cryptopunks collection as early as 2017. The Cryptopunks have since become a symbol of early …
Newest MiCA regulation threatens EU crypto industry
Newest MiCA regulation threatens EU crypto industry
The newest version of MiCA legislation can sign the end of the crypto industry in the EU. Its text has been amended many times, and when the most controversial provisions concerning PoW-based cryptoassets were removed last week, MiCA became a comprehensive legal framework protecting consumers and setting AML rules in a rather standard way (although …
South Korea elects a crypto-friendly President
South Korea elects a crypto-friendly President
South Korea is a country with high crypto awareness: at least 10% of adults are considered to be crypto investors. Its legislation, however, is far from perfect: while the comprehensive legal framework on crypto is still missing, some aspects, like the AML rules, are very strict. Unreasonably strict, some would say: …
Biden's first executive order on crypto
Biden's first executive order on crypto
A good news for the American crypto industry came yesterday: President Biden’s executive order on crypto signed and published. Much-feared by many, the order has been in the works for a couple of months, and the media have repeatedly spoken about how intolerant it would be towards crypto, citing the crypto-hostile …
Ethereum's decreasing demand
Ethereum's decreasing demand
Ethereum gas price, unlike the real-life one, is seeing a steep decline. Crypto analytics firm Messari has noted an average transaction fee of $10, down from $62 in November. ? The decline, measured in dollar terms, coincided with lower ETH prices, of course. However, measured in ETH, gas fees have decreased as …
Gender gap in crypto still big, but the trend is good
Gender gap in crypto still big, but the trend is good
Crypto is still a men’s world: only 5-10% of global crypto users are women. Historically this isn’t surprising: first crypto users were cypherpunk/IT specialists, later joined by traders – all predominantly male communities. ? However, as more and more women come to tech, the gender gap in this “core base” is susceptible …
Rising insecurities highlight the importance of crypto
Rising insecurities highlight the importance of crypto
Covid and the ensuing money-printing craze have been eye-openers to many people on the value of Bitcoin and its provable scarcity. War in Ukraine and the general insecurity that is taking over the world now act as eye-openers on the value of crypto as an independent and resilient system, and some …
Metamask revealed a centralized weak point
Metamask revealed a centralized weak point
Crypto was created as an independent alternative to centralized money systems: blockchain ensures independent functioning, while crypto wallets, being a client-side software, allow anyone anywhere in the world connect to it. Having a wallet running directly on user’s device is a great way of ensuring its independence, but as recently showed …
Lugano ambitions to become a new crypto hub
Lugano ambitions to become a new crypto hub
Switzerland is known for its crypto-friendliness and for the famous cluster of crypto companies in Zug, also called the Crypto Valley. Another part of Switzerland – the Italian-speaking Lugano – is now stepping up its crypto game as well. The city will not only accept crypto as payment for taxes (like some …
Crypto as a way for anti-war Russians to donate to Ukraine
Crypto as a way for anti-war Russians to donate to Ukraine
As war in Ukraine continues, photos and videos of its atrocities make it to Russia despite a country-wide censorship that goes as far as forbidding the word “war”. However, those Russians who know what is really happening and who feel ashamed by this treacherous act of aggression, have very little room …
Bitcoin decoupling
Bitcoin decoupling
A full-blown war at the gate of the EU is a major event for all world markets, and so far the stocks reacted traditionally, by going down. Bitcoin is not an asset like the others, and the war has highlighted its unique qualities. ? Ukrainian government needs help in defending the country from …
NFTs as fundraising tool
NFTs as fundraising tool
Blockchain and NFTs are great tools for donations, not only because crypto moves fast without any borders or intermediaries, but also because of the blockchain’s transparency. The notion of trust is a cornerstone for charities of all kinds. Blockchain cannot always eliminate it, because at the end of the line transactions are …
Ukrainian governmant fundraising in crypto
Ukrainian governmant fundraising in crypto
On Saturday, Ukrainian government announced it will start accepting donations in crypto, notably BTC, ETH and USDT. Donations are to be used to buy supplies critically needed to help Ukraine resist Russian invasion: petrol, food, military equipment. The addresses were posted on the Twitter accounts @Ukraine (account promoting Ukrainian tourism) and @FedorovMykhailo (Minister of …
El Salvador opens Bitcoin-funded vet hospital
El Salvador opens Bitcoin-funded vet hospital
The world went nuts this week. Here’s a 30-second break from this madness and one kind news to your feed: El Salvador opened its first public veterinarian hospital funded with Bitcoin. It offers all pet services for $0.25 if paid in BTC. That’s all. Try to stay sane.
Can Russia dodge the sanctions with crypto?
Can Russia dodge the sanctions with crypto?
Eyes of the world are fixed on the Ukrainian invasion, and politicians across the globe prepare their sets of sanctions against Russia. US, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, European Union and Japan have so far imposed sanctions targeting Russian political and economy elite, its banking sector, key state-owned companies. Ukraine is also pushing …
Crypto donations to Ukraine spike amidst the invasion
Crypto donations to Ukraine spike amidst the invasion
Russian invasion of Ukraine caused outrage across the globe, with millions of people taking it to the streets or social networks. Crypto community did not stay aside. According to Elliptic, crypto donations to the Ukrainian military have exceeded $4M so far. Come Back Alive is the most popular Bitcoin-accepting volunteer group that …
We stand with Ukraine
We stand with Ukraine
Dear Friends, We have been publishing the analysis of crypto news every day for over a year now.Today is an exception.Today Russia invaded Ukraine.Today we stand with Ukraine and we wish its people courage and strength to resist the aggression and to maintain their sovereignty.Today this is what matters most. Here's a link to …
How Canadian government made the best Bitcoin ad
How Canadian government made the best Bitcoin ad
Superbowl crypto commercials were cool, but so far it is Canada ’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who is leading the most impactful Bitcoin advertising campaign in the Western world. ? Last week Mr Trudeau invoked an emergency act declaring Freedom Convoy, a series of protests against the Covid mandate, illegal. The …
Can centralized NFT services better protect users - for now?
Can centralized NFT services better protect users - for now?
Unfortunately, scams and bugs are still frequent in the NFT space. ? Solana’s most popular NFT marketplace Magic Eden paused its minting service two weeks ago after two notable rug pulls (scam type where founders run away after having drained the collected the funds): “King of Chess” and “Balloonsville”, which scammed …
Credit Suisse leak as another pledge for blockchain
Credit Suisse leak as another pledge for blockchain
Murder, drug and human trafficking, corruption… people who resort to these activities have an unfortunate obligation to launder the proceeds. To do so, and despite the deeds’ gruesome nature, the perpetrators do not search for suspisciously-looking criminals in dark alleys – they put on suits and schedule meetings with senior bankers …
Phishing in the OpenSea
Phishing in the OpenSea
OpenSea’s smart contract migration was marked by a phishing attack, still ongoing. ? Phishing is one of the most popular scam types, be it a phone call by a “bank employee” precising your personal details, an email from a “payment provider” asking to reset your password, or a phony “merchant site” waiting for you …
Crypto's vital signs stay strong
Crypto's vital signs stay strong
Financial macro outlook can be dim, but crypto’s vital signs and its diamond hands stay strong. ? Financial and crypto markets are not correlated per se, but sometimes they share common macroeconomic fears.Right now, investors all over the world are bracing themselves for the Fed increasing interest rates in March, as well as …
Asset managers dive into NFT
Asset managers dive into NFT
(Some) NFTs are (very) good investment ? With crazy yields on the blue-chip collections, and a weekly trade volume of around $500M, it is not surprising that professional asset managers start diving into the space. By buying a number of NFTs and putting them into a fund they allow accredited investors …
These states embracing crypto
These states embracing crypto
American states are increasingly interested in crypto. While on the Federal level crypto is met with growing hostility, state governments are more and more numerous to see the opportunities crypto industry could bring. The states of Wyoming, Florida and Texas are already known for their crypto-friendliness and a plethora of incentives …
The US will seize half of Afghanistan foreign reserves
The US will seize half of Afghanistan foreign reserves
? Not your keys, not your money. In most cases this maxim refers to a commercial bank or a payment processor that can block any individual’s account, but the US President Biden took it to a whole new level, disposing of the account of an entire country. During the American occupation, Afghanistan’s …
SEC is after crypto lenders
SEC is after crypto lenders
The SEC has now set its sights on crypto lenders ? You know how upon entering some (most of?) crypto finance and DeFi websites you are asked if you’re a US citizen? Well, that’s because the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) and its fellow organizations make it very hard, and sometimes …
Super Bowl 2022: crypto to the masses
Super Bowl 2022: crypto to the masses
After years of advertising bans on Google, Facebook and alike, crypto took an Ad highway yesterday at the Super Bowl ? Annual playoff championship game of the National Football League, Super Bowl is the most watched event in America, regularly gathering around 100 million viewers and featuring the most spectacular artist performances. It also has …
VC investments keep pouring into crypto
VC investments keep pouring into crypto
Crypto is one of the most fast-growing industries, and it has a decent shot in shaping our future. It’s no wonder that investments are flooding in. Last year VCs have poured an impressive $30Bn in crypto companies, and this year might be no different. So far among the biggest fundraisers of 2022 we can name …
Hungarian National Bank calls to ban crypto. To what avail?
Hungarian National Bank calls to ban crypto. To what avail?
Central Bank vs Finance Ministry opposition on the crypto issue is growing stronger across countries. After India and Russia, where Finance Ministers resisted their respective Central Banks’ urges to ban crypto, it may now be Hungary’s turn. This Central European country is famous not only for its beautiful architecture, but also for …
Larva Labs vs V1 Punks: the battle continues
Larva Labs vs V1 Punks: the battle continues
V1 punks continue to stir up controversy in the NFT community. The first version of the famous NFT collection, discarded by Larva Labs because of a bug, was discovered by a group of crypto archaeologists, who then created a smart contract allowing to “wrap” the flawed NFTs and put them …
Russia to acknowledge crypto as form of currency
Russia to acknowledge crypto as form of currency
Russia has finally taken a side in the crypto debate. After a heated battle between the Central Bank, which proposed to ban crypto, and the Ministry of Finance, which preferred to regulate it, the latter scored a net victory (not without help from President Putin who made a point earlier saying …
FBI seizes $4Bn in bitcoins from Bitfinex' hack
FBI seizes $4Bn in bitcoins from Bitfinex' hack
“Blockchain for criminals” is actually a bad idea: unlike the banking system or cash, it is transparent, and using it for money laundering could easily get you an FBI on your tail. Yesterday the US authorities arrested a married couple on charges of conspiracy to launder the proceeds of 119,754 Bitcoin …
CoFundMe and Canadian truckers: what's wrong with it
CoFundMe and Canadian truckers: what's wrong with it
⚠️ Not your keys, not your money. Did you think this were relevant only to the people living in autocratic countries ? ? Canadian truckers protesting against the government’s vaccine mandate have been making the news for many days now. Many people have donated over C$10M ($8M) to their movement, known …
Luxury carmakers roll into NFTs
Luxury carmakers roll into NFTs
Luxury brands entering the NFT space are always interesting to watch. One the one hand, they have this precious baggage of heritage and brand identity they need to conserve, and on the other, they must follow the trends to stay relevant. It looks like the luxury cars sector has made its choice. ? …
US growing concern with digital yuan
US growing concern with digital yuan
Controlling the currency is in many aspects akin to controlling those who use it ? For many decades the world’s finances have been following the American lead, with dollar being most popular reserve currency (60% of all allocated reserves), unit of account (e.g. all oil is quoted in dollars) and an …
Crypto archaeology and V1 Punks controversy
Crypto archaeology and V1 Punks controversy
Blockchain is transparent and immutable, which means that it can be freely explored by anyone searching for the relics of the crypto history ? Crypto archaeology is becoming a thing now, and the recent V1 Punks story has only made it more popular. Released in 2017 by Larva Labs, Cryptopunks are …
Major sports events embrace the NFTs
Major sports events embrace the NFTs
Sports and crypto are definitely a good match ❤️ It has become clear ever since the NBA struck a deal with Dapper Labs for a series of NFTs commemorating golden moments of basketball, which turned into a top10 NFT collection of all times. Since then, other sports have in one way or …
Two cross-chain protocols hacked in a week
Two cross-chain protocols hacked in a week
❎ Cross-chain protocols play important role in building a multi-blockchain world, but they are not without flaws. This week saw not one, but two hacks involving bridges: Wormhole and Qbridge. ?️ Wormhole, an interoperability protocol bridging Solana and Ethereum, was exploited yesterday on the Solana side. As most bridges, Wormhole uses a two-way peg to simulate the experience of …
Meta abandons its stablecoin project
Meta abandons its stablecoin project
It’s official: Meta’s stablecoin project is no more. ♎ Announced in 2019 as Libra, a project of a stablecoin backed by a basket of currencies, then rebranded into Diem, a project of a stablecoin backed by dollars, it has met a vigorous opposition from the regulators around the world, and in the …
India prefers to tax crypto instead of banning it
India prefers to tax crypto instead of banning it
It looks like India has finally defined its stance on crypto. It’s shouldn’t have been easy though:❌ One the one hand, crypto can be seen as a threat to the current monetary and financial system.⭕ On the other hand, it is a fast-developing high added-value industry that can potentially change the world. Indian rulemakers …
Supermarkets coming to the metaverse
Supermarkets coming to the metaverse
Metaverse is a $8 Trillion opportunity, according to the Goldman Sachs’ analysts.No wonder more and more consumer brands secure their place in virtual worlds. ? Retailers follow. Not so long ago the American giant Walmart was spotted registering various metaverse- and NFT-related trademark applications, and today it was the French supermarket chain Carrefour that announced having …
Crypto to help fight hunger in Afghanistan
Crypto to help fight hunger in Afghanistan
People of Afghanistan are living a nightmare, and crypto can help survive it. Exactly 5 months ago the US completed the withdrawal of its armed forces from Afghanistan, after 20-year-long efforts to maintain a friendly government and train its domestic military. Sadly, not only the efforts were notoriously vain, their ending was so abrupt it …
America COMPETES Act 2022: unlimited power to Treasury
America COMPETES Act 2022: unlimited power to Treasury
? American regulators are showing increasing autocratic ambitions, and it’s dangerous not only for the #crypto industry, but for the whole country. The 2022 edition of the America COMPETES Act vows to “reinvigorate the innovation engine of our economy to outcompete China and the rest of the world for decades to …
OpenSea multiplies missteps, but ready to make up
OpenSea multiplies missteps, but ready to make up
OpenSea is having a tumultuous week ?It provoked a community backlash on two separate issues: old listings and minting limits. Amid much Twitter noise we would like to give a clearer picture of what happened. ? Listings exploits. On Monday several attackers took advantage of a user interface flaw and managed to …
Putin confronts the Central Bank on the crypto issue
Putin confronts the Central Bank on the crypto issue
Russia is unlikely to abandon crypto, despite a hostile Central Bank and control-obsessed intelligence services. ✋ Last week the Central Bank of Russia proposed to ban crypto, precising later that the ban would only concern financial institutions processing crypto-related operations. The proposal was applauded by the Federal Security Service (FSB), the …
lMF urges El Salvador to abandon Bitcoin
lMF urges El Salvador to abandon Bitcoin
El Salvador made IMF grind its teeth ever since it announced its support for Bitcoin. A small Central American state who dared to challenge the all-mighty dollar has been attacked on many occasions since it acknowledged Bitcoin as legal tender last September. ⚠️ Important note: Bitcoin is not the only legal tender in El Salvador, it is …
Crypto adoption grows x3
Crypto adoption grows x3
Crypto is gaining ground. Fast. It is now difficult to find a person who has never heard of Bitcoin. Even though cryptocurrencies are still largely misunderstood (mass media being the primary vehicle of misinformed FUD), every now and then a curious mind decides to learn about it and inevitably falls …
NFT scams: don't get fooled
NFT scams: don't get fooled
NFTs are undoubtfully the best investment one could make in 2021, and leading collections’ prices continue to rise even now, with weekly NFT sales increasing 81%.    As other lucrative areas though, NFTs naturally attract all sorts of scammers. Solana has recently registered on of the biggest NFT scams pulled off by the “Big Daddy Ape …
Bitcoin difficulty all-time high
Bitcoin difficulty all-time high
Bitcoin price does not reflect Bitcoin value.Ok. What does then ? ? Bitcoin’s importance as an independent borderless money can be measured is several ways:?‍?‍? people who use it (estimated at 300M)? full nodes who verify it (around 15k)?‍? miners who secure it (better understood via hashrate – i.e. their collective computational …
Diamond hands take over
Diamond hands take over
? Crypto markets are bleeding red, with Bitcoin and Ethereum dropping -50% from its all-time high in November.Time to panic? Maybe not so fast. Crypto sector is very young, which makes its meteoric rise so remarkable, and its dips so dramatic.Throughout its history Bitcoin has lost 50%, and even 80% of its price many …
Can Google become another vehicle of cryptoadoption? Mobile payments market is not an easy one, and even such giant as Google had to fight for its place under the sun. ?Launched in 2015, it was slower in attracting users than Apple Pay, its main competitor, which lead the company to reconsider …
Meta to integrate NFTs
Meta to integrate NFTs
And what if Meta actually allowed some degree of decentralization? The company’s metaverse plans have been widely discussed recently, mostly with mistrust: few people want an alternative reality centrally controlled by Mr Zuckerberg. Can it be possible that he actually listened? It became known today that Meta is working on allowing Facebook and Instagram users to display …
Intel to reveal a Bitcoin miner
Intel to reveal a Bitcoin miner
World’s biggest chipmaker will produce Bitcoin miners. Steadily losing its market share to AMD and Nvidia (who design chips) and TSMC (who manufactures them), Intel has been stagnating these recent years. Some argue that its struggles come from its closed development model: while open systems like Arm (later acquired by NVIDIA) are now used in …
Consumer brands and Web3
Consumer brands and Web3
NFTs and metaverse are an opportunity for consumer brands to find new ways of engaging with their customers, and maybe find new ones. More and more brands are pouring into the space: most recently it was Walmart and Crocs that filed several documents within regulatory bodies, notably for the creation of NFTs and providing …
Associated Press to launch an NFT marketplace
Associated Press to launch an NFT marketplace
Free journalism is important, and NFTs can contribute to protecting it. NFTs are not only about cartoon characters or internet communities. They can also help support meaningful endeavours – like the one started by Associated Press 175 years ago. The Associated Press is a non-profit news cooperative dedicated to support free journalism, …
Crypto industry grows strong
Crypto industry grows strong
Crypto industry is developing fast, and the recent reports on VC investments and job openings can give us the idea just how fast. A whopping $33Bn of venture capital was poured in crypto in 2021 – an increase of 450% vs last yer, as per the report recently shared by Galaxy Digital Research. This makes almost …
Rio, un crypto hub à devenir?
Rio, un crypto hub à devenir?
Le Brésil devient un endroit bien versé en crypto ? Le pays occupe la 14e position dans le palmarès de crypto adoption de Chainalysis, et le plus grand marchant de la région Mercado Libre non seulement permet de payer ses courses en crypto, mais a aussi intégré le crypto dans son …
Block to tackle the future of crypto mining
Block to tackle the future of crypto mining
Crypto mining may be on a verge of a drastic change. Since the Chinese miners left China (and then Kazakhstan), proving how flexible they can be, the issue of Bitcoin mining centralisation, actively discussed not so long ago, has somewhat been forgotten. It is still true though that mining has become an industry, requiring …
Deux nations Polynésiennes à accepter le crypto
Deux nations Polynésiennes à accepter le crypto
Encore plus d'états sont sur le chemin vers le crypto. Une petite nation insulaire de Tonga a annoncé ses plans d'adopter Bitcoin en tant que monnaie à cours légale, en copiant la loi de El Salvador. Les tongiens utilisent actuellement le pa'anga, une monnaie lié à une corbeille des dollars (australien, nouveau-zélandais, …
Iran à autoriser crypto pour le commerce international
Iran à autoriser crypto pour le commerce international
L'Iran est sur le point de pouvoir démontrer encore un autre cas d'usage pour le crypto. Pour un pays autoritaire l'ouverture aux cryptomonnaies est loin d'être évidente, car cela signifie devoir relâcher le contrôle. Cependant, pour un pays qui souffre des sanctions américaines depuis les décennies déjà, le crypto peut être …
Community-focused NFT marketplaces are coming
Community-focused NFT marketplaces are coming
NFTs have exploded in 2021, generating over $23Bn of trading volume overall. OpenSea, the biggest NFT marketplace, was responsible for over $14Bn of it, pocketing at least $350M in 2.5% fees. Last week OpenSea announced having closed another funding round of $300M (after two rounds of $23M and $100M in 2021), which brought the company’s valuation …
Bitcoin hashrate unmoved by Kazakhstan's blackout
Bitcoin hashrate unmoved by Kazakhstan's blackout
No, Kazakhstan isn’t the 2nd-largest mining country anymore. No, its energy crisis was not cause by mining. No, its internet shutdown did not affect global Bitcoin mining ? The media has written a lot about Kazakhstan these days, sometimes linking its energy crisis to crypto mining. Kazakhstan indeed was accountable for 18% …
60% of Web3 developers joined the space in 2021
60% of Web3 developers joined the space in 2021
Crypto is code + community, and the quality of code is decisive in whether the community adopts it or not. ?‍? ?‍? Among many people contributing to the crypto industry developers are, for us, the most important kind, and their activity can say a lot about the industry perspectives. A recent report by a crypto VC …
Pudgy Penguins' rebellion
Pudgy Penguins' rebellion
A new page in NFT history is being written by Pudgy Penguins this week – the one about governance. It has always been an exciting issue in the decentralized space, and major community disagreements, be it Bitcoin Segwit update or Ethereum roll back, have usually ended in forks, with the “opposition” …
Polygon clogged by a game
Polygon clogged by a game
Blockchain scalability issue continues to loom large.  Ethereum layer-2 Polygon, which is currently its most popular sidechain scaling solution, has had its Cryptokitties moment this week ? Just like one of the first NFT Kitty successes clogged Ethereum network in 2017, a farming game Sunflower Farmers ? has managed to overload Polygon sidechain, …
NFTs et Metaverse à Australia Open
NFTs et Metaverse à Australia Open
https://youtu.be/VhB5hZrNdZI Tennis ❤️ NFT Si les fans de tennis ont manqué les cartes NFT de US Open ou le Cryptopunk de Serena Williams, ils pourront apprendre plus sur les NFTs avec la nouvelle aventure crypto de Australia Open. Le premier tournois du Grand Chelem va émettre une collection NFT de 6'776 Art Balls …
Solana subit une performance trouble. Encore.
Solana subit une performance trouble. Encore.
Malgré le progrès dans la technologie blockchain, la scalabilité demande souvent un compromis la décentralisation et la sécurité, deux autres aspects du trilemme de la blockchain. Hier Solana, vanté pour sa vitesse de transaction et les petits frais, a vecu un autre incident du réseau – le 3eme en quelques mois:?en …
Politique, un nouveau cas d'usage pour les NFTs?
Politique, un nouveau cas d'usage pour les NFTs?
Est-ce que les NFTs peuvent être utilisés pour tenir les politiciens responsables ? Un candidat présidentiel sud-coréen Lee Jae-myung a choisi une façon innovante pour financer sa campagne, tout en attirant les milléniaux et montrant son goût pour la tech. Son parti non seulement acceptera les cryptomonnaies, mais aussi émettra …
Où ira le crypto en 2022?
Où ira le crypto en 2022?
Les premiers jours de la nouvelle année sont toujours une occasion pour s'entrainer à faire des prédictions. Nous avons parcouru les moments clés de 2021 et choisi quelques ouverture que l'industrie crypto peut utiliser en 2022: le prix du Bitcoin >$100kles principales marques de consommation créent leurs propres expérience dans …
Happy holidays from D.Center team!
Happy holidays from D.Center team!
What a year it has been! The world has changed more than we could have imagined: ?Bitcoin is now legal tender in a sovereign country and its price of $50k is taken for granted ?World-famous artists make music videos with characters of an NFT collection, and it has become normal to pay …
BAYC flipped Cryptopunks.Why?
BAYC flipped Cryptopunks.Why?
And just like that, Bored Ape Yacht Club flipped Cryptopunks. Yesterday the floor price (the cheapest NFT on sale) of BAYC (53.9ETH, or $217k) exceeded for the first time the floor price of Cryptopunks (52.69ETH, or $210k).   NFT revelation of the year, BAYC earned its place under the sun via genius marketing and partnerships, …
China likely to embrace NFTs and metaverse... in its own way
China likely to embrace NFTs and metaverse... in its own way
Even China cannot escape the metaverse and NFT craze, although its version may be completely distorted. The country banned crypto and all related services this year, and the Communist Party’s newspaper People’s Daily has reiterated the metaverse’s “risks of volatility, fraud, illegal fundraising and money laundering”. Altogether quite unsurprising, taking into account the Party’s “regulation should …
Terra blockchain on the rise
Terra blockchain on the rise
Stablecoins don’t have to be at the mercy of a company that promises to keep them aligned with fiat. Decentralized stablecoins exist for four years already, since MakerDAO issued its first DAI in 2017. DAI keeps its 1:1 peg to the USD through the system of Ethereum-based smart contracts managing an overcollateralized …
Meta buying trademark rights
Meta buying trademark rights
Facebook is dead serious about the metaverse, and it moves forward it in its signature “I am the biggest one here” style. It has recently become known that Facebook (or rather its new entity Meta Platforms Inc.) bought the trademark rights for “Meta Financial” name from a South Dakota bank for a whopping $60M. According to …
Interoperability: Polkadot parachains go live
Interoperability: Polkadot parachains go live
It’s a multi-blockchain world. Crypto noobies are often puzzled by the number of different cryptocurrencies, getting a false impression that it is easy to create a blockchain, and therefore “the cryptos” have little value. It is difficult to create a blockchain, and especially a blockchain that brings a new quality that other blockchains do not …
Put your NFTs to work
Put your NFTs to work
What if you could use your NFTs to earn profit instead of them juts lying idle in your wallet? An increasing number of solutions, both centralized and decentralized, are now allowing you to do so. This week lending company NEXO (centralized) announced that it will from now on accept NFTs as collateral, …
Crypto crime in 2021: Ponzi, rug pulls and more
Crypto crime in 2021: Ponzi, rug pulls and more
Crypto finance and DeFi are great tools democratizing finance and allowing every person in the world to invest, trade and earn yields on crypto markets (and not only). Its democratic nature, however, attracts not only honest developers, but also all sorts of scammers who surf on the hype and users’ naivety. On-chain analytics firm …
USDT now official currency of Myanmar shadow government
USDT now official currency of Myanmar shadow government
Crypto is the only money that truly belongs to its owner. This looks so simple and a mere formality to some, but in difficult situations this quality becomes paramount. The National Unity Government (NUG) – the shadow government of Myanmar supporting imprisoned Aung Sang Suu Kyi – must have understood the importance of …
Crypto firms' funding hits new highs
Crypto firms' funding hits new highs
The amounts of money flowing into the crypto ecosystem are becoming really impressive. This year crypto firms raised over $20Bn through venture capital alone, shared between payment and trading companies, crypto games, NFT-focused projects, green mining… and it doesn’t look like this is going to stop. What’s more, the ticket size is …
Ukraine to launch a CBDC pilot on Stellar
Ukraine to launch a CBDC pilot on Stellar
Ukraine’s CBDC is on its way, and it might use a public blockchain. While many countries have been considering CBDCs for many years already, the only examples so far include digital yuan, a Chinese CBDC, the “sand dollar”, a CBDC issued by the Bahamas last year, and recently launched eNaira, Nigeria’s CBDC. This list may very …
90% of all bitcoins have been mined
90% of all bitcoins have been mined
90% of all bitcoins have been mined as of today. As miners’ reward – which is the only possible way to produce new bitcoins – is halved every 4 years, Bitcoin supply is capped just under 21 million. In almost 12 years 18.89 million bitcoins have been mined, but following the rules of mathematics …
ECB celebrates Euro amid decreasing buying power
ECB celebrates Euro amid decreasing buying power
We spoke a lot about dollar’s decreasing buying power, it’s about time we speak about the euro. This week European Central Bank officials had another opportunity to gather and tap each other on the backs: Euro currency is 20 years old next year, and champagne is flowing. On this occasion there were many discussions …
UNICEF to use NFTs for fundraising
UNICEF to use NFTs for fundraising
NFTs are good for many things: securing ownership, allowing access to borderless markets, creating communities… Exploiting all these qualities can take charity fundraisers to a whole new level: issuing an NFT collection can help target a worldwide group of donators, who instead of a boring (and forgeable) certificate will get a piece …
Crypto miners leaving Kazakhstan
Crypto miners leaving Kazakhstan
It looks like Kazakhstan is about to lose its second place among the world’s biggest hashrate producers. After China banned crypto mining and the miners fled to crypto-friendlier countries with excess energy, Kazakhstan’s share in the global Bitcoin hashrate soared from 8% in April to 18% in August. The country has several …
Kickstarter to go crypto
Kickstarter to go crypto
The future of crowdfunding is crypto. Kickstarter, one of the world’s biggest crowdfunding platforms, has recently announced its intentions to build a decentralized platform governed by an independent lab. The protocol will be built on Celo blockchain, chosen for being carbon-negative – Celo uses PoS consensus and runs a carbon offset program. It also …
Ubisoft to introduce NFTs
Ubisoft to introduce NFTs
Crypto and NFTs are the future of gaming, and it is becoming increasingly obvious not only with the rising popularity of crypto games, but also as traditional gaming companies turn to it. After Epic Games (Unreal, Fortnite) said it will “welcome games that make use of blockchain tech”, it is now Ubisoft that took …
Jack Dorsey: LDK to boost Bitcoin adoption
Jack Dorsey: LDK to boost Bitcoin adoption
https://youtu.be/P4ECx9H722g What is the best way to encourage Bitcoin adoption? For Jack Dorsey the answer is: “Make it easy to use it as payment”, and he has already taken a number of steps in that direction. His payment platform Square (recently renamed to Block) added Bitcoin trading to its Cash app back in 2018, and …
BadgerDAO and BitMart: two crypto hacks in a week
BadgerDAO and BitMart: two crypto hacks in a week
It’s holiday season, but not for the hackers ? This week two exploits have shaken already feverish crypto markets. ? On Thursday BadgerDAO, an Ethereum-based DeFi protocol that allows to stake Bitcoin and earn yields, announced having discovered an “unauthorized withdrawal of user funds”. The platform fell victim to a front-end attack, which led some BadgerDAO …
Can NFT-based platforms disrupt music streaming?
Can NFT-based platforms disrupt music streaming?
In one of our recent Newsletters we were speaking about the crypto’s potential to change the music industry ? Saxo Bank, Danish investment bank specialized in online trading, has released another series of predictions for the year to come, and one of them gives us yet another perspective on the crypto …
First NFT-exposed ETF in the US
First NFT-exposed ETF in the US
With the NFT hype as high as ever (“NFT” was even chosen as a word of the year by the Collins dictionary) and billions of dollars’ worth of NFTs traded monthly, it was only a matter of time until they hit the stock markets. Now they officially have, even if somewhat …
Jerome Powell and inflation: the Finale
Jerome Powell and inflation: the Finale
https://youtu.be/8Ciu_urGqw0 Ttoday’s masterclass in rhetoric ?‍? is gracefully offered to you by the Honourable Jerome Powell, the Chair of the US Federal Reserve. This masterclass will teach you how to change your statement… without changing your statement. Spoiler alert : just claim that the words have changed meaning ? This is the Fed’s …
Indonesian Central Bank plans to "fight crypto" with CBDC
Indonesian Central Bank plans to "fight crypto" with CBDC
Central bankers and an increasing number of politicians are getting truly scared by crypto. This transpires even in the language used to describe of it: few officials now speak of its “insignificance” (a widely used characteristics until some time ago), and warfare terms appear increasingly often. After Erdogan’s “We are at war with crypto”, …
Turkish lira falling, Erdogan still "at war with crypto"
Turkish lira falling, Erdogan still "at war with crypto"
This is Turkish lira. It has lost 44% of its price vs USD since the beginning of the year. Together with the inflation hitting 20% and unsustainable level of debt, it has been ruining the livelihoods of Turkish people for many months now. Decidedly, banning crypto payments in April out of fear that they “may …
Thailand to become a "crypto-positive spciety"
Thailand to become a "crypto-positive spciety"
It is a pivotal time for countries: as crypto industry is causing controversy within governments, those who embrace it now could enjoy great first-mover advantages. It looks like Thailand has made its choice. The country’s tourism industry has suffered a lot from Covid-related restrictions, and The Tourism Authority of Thailand has a …
ConstitutionDAO members not ready to quit
ConstitutionDAO members not ready to quit
An old money guy outbidding a DAO and buying a copy of the Constitution could have been a sad sign of what the American democracy has become.   This is without taking into account how crypto tools can empower people. A DAO, or Decentralized Autonomous Organisation, is an entity governed by its members …
El Salvador buys the dip
El Salvador buys the dip
Nayib Bukele did it again ? As the new Covid variant scared the markets, both stocks and crypto, El Salvador’s President was quick to react, buying the dip (again) and adding 100 more bitcoins to the country’s Bitcoin Fund. With “100 extra coins acquired with a discount”, as the President put …
Hillary Clinton spreading FUD on crypto
Hillary Clinton spreading FUD on crypto
https://youtu.be/__J7rYwJfs4 Is crypto dangerous for states? US democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has found a new crypto FUD to play with – “destabilizing nations”, and she must be quite proud of it, multiplying her public appearances speaking on this topic. When speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, she said that cryptocurrencies have “the potential …
Niantic to launch a metaverse
Niantic to launch a metaverse
Remember Pokemon Go and the worldwide obsession over it? Its creator Niantic is now nurturing its own metaverse plans, and it has secured a serious support in the form of $300M ?  raised from Coatue, a New-York-based investment firm. Since the release of Pokemon Go back in 2016 some 1Bn people downloaded …
Traditional Finance going crypto
Traditional Finance going crypto
Crypto is steadily pouring into traditional finance, despite their noticeable ideological differences. The latest financial institution to come on board is Australian retirement fund Rest Super, managing over $46Bn of assets for its 1.8M members. Pension Funds are among the most conservative institutions there are, and Rest Super’s decision to add crypto to its …
Nike and Adidas going to the Metaverse
Nike and Adidas going to the Metaverse
https://youtu.be/KWsdNYxN2WY Metaverse is not only the alternative reality where people can reinvent themselves as they wish, it is also a brand-new marketing playfield for consumer brands, offering them new ways of connecting with their customers. In the sport gear world it is already obvious. ? Last week Nike presented …
Bored Apes band TheZoo releases its first single
Bored Apes band TheZoo releases its first single
https://youtu.be/1n8VmEXfE5E Last week we wrote about Ape-In Production (AIP) - Timbaland’s new production company for Bored Apes owners, where the Apes are the Artists. AIP was conceived as a “new platform for entertainment in the metaverse era, owned by its artists”, and it has already produced a hip-hop band called TheZoo featuring 5 Bored …
El Salvador to fund a Bitcoin City with Bitcoin-backed bonds
El Salvador to fund a Bitcoin City with Bitcoin-backed bonds
"If you want Bitcoin to spread over the world, we should build some Alexandrias" El Salvador has become an important player in the crypto world thanks to the boldness of its President Nayib Bukele. Now is time to capitalize on this. Speaking at Bitcoin Week’s closure, he announced the country’s plans to …
tbDEX to bridge fiat and crypto without intermediaries
tbDEX to bridge fiat and crypto without intermediaries
You thought it was impossible for a DEX to bridge the worlds of fiat and crypto currencies? Jack Dorsey’s tbDEX protocol might change that. Yesterday Twitter and Square’s CEO shared the whitepaper of a DEX (decentralized exchange) that ambitions to solve the ultimate DEX riddle: How to allow people exchange fiat to crypto …
Winklevoss v Zuckerberg: a rematch in the metaverse?
Winklevoss v Zuckerberg: a rematch in the metaverse?
Zuckerberg vs Winklevoss may become a Walled Garden vs Open Metaverse competition quite soon ? Winklevoss brothers, who once accused Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their social platform idea and its source code, are well-known early crypto adopters. They started buying Bitcoin when its price was as low as $10 ? and …
India to define its stance on crypto
India to define its stance on crypto
https://youtu.be/bQjIm4m02MY India is about to define its stance on crypto. For several years its officials’ attitude has been contradictive, guessing different forces at play. Its Central Bank is a huge naysayer (which is understandable ?): in 2018 it banned all crypto transactions, but 2 years after the country’s Supreme Court overturned the ban. In the beginning of …
Crypto and basketball love story
Crypto and basketball love story
There’s a special chemistry between crypto and basketball. ?NBA Top Shot NFT collectibles’ series is 5th most-traded ever (DappRadar), with almost $1.5Bn volume ?Coinbase signed a multiyear sponsorship deal with NBA. ?FTX has not only signed partnerships with Kentucky University’s Wildcats and Miami Heat, but also bought the rights to rename Miami Heat’s …
Senators introduce a Bill overriding Biden's impossible crypto provisions
Senators introduce a Bill overriding Biden's impossible crypto provisions
Yesterday President Biden signed his Infrastructure Bill into law. The good thing for crypto is that it includes a $1.2Tr spending, much of which will be “sponsored” by the Fed by creating new dollars, thus increasing inflation fears and demand for scarce assets like Bitcoin. The bad news for crypto is …
Bored Apes Yacht Club: the hype continues
Bored Apes Yacht Club: the hype continues
https://youtu.be/vQvjwDxigzk Bored Apes Yacht Club’s hype is hitting its all-time high. The success of NFT collectibles series is in big part due to its community and the hype around it. Bored Apes Yacht Club’s creators Yuga Labs definitely know how to maintain it. Recently it has been about music. Last week Universal …
Bitcoin Taproot upgrade is live
Bitcoin Taproot upgrade is live
The biggest Bitcoin update in 4 years went live today. Called Taproot, it will replace ECDSA signatures with Shnorr, saving blocks storage space and making cheaper complex transactions like Multisig and Layer-2 pegs. As smart contracts are taking less space, Bitcoin is becoming more efficient and suitable for the further development of …
Central Bank of Nigeria trying to fight crypto
Central Bank of Nigeria trying to fight crypto
Nigeria is becoming increasingly authoritarian in the matter of currency ? With the official annual inflation rate of around 16%, Nigerians naturally try to find a better store of value than naira, and the Central Bank’s efforts to cut access to alternative currencies only exacerbates the problem. In February the Central …
Miami staking its coins to give BTC yield to its residents
Miami staking its coins to give BTC yield to its residents
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is well on his way to becoming a superstar ? Not only he’s been successfully encouraging crypto industry in every possible way, this August he also participated in the launch of MiamiCoin – a token that allows residents to support their city while earning BTC. It uses CityCoins …
Real inflation might be worse than 6.2%
Real inflation might be worse than 6.2%
Yesterday the US Labor Department reported a 6.2% yearly increase in the consumer price index (CPI) - a basket of products ranging from gas and healthcare to groceries and rents. This figure didn’t really come as a surprise, even if it has sent a small shockwave across the markets. Since the …
Too late to buy Bitcoin ?
Too late to buy Bitcoin ?
Bitcoin price reaching new highs is always exciting. Crypto community celebrates, HODLers HODL, and the “specialists” calling for Bitcoin death are taking a break to lick their reputation’s wounds (don’t worry, many will reappear when the next correction comes). It is also the time when many people are considering buying …
Zimbabwe to consider crypto
Zimbabwe to consider crypto
Zimbabwe to consider adopting crypto Zimbabwe is a country that knows a thing or two about inflation. In 2008 its year-on-year inflation rate was 89’700’000’000’000’000’000’000 %, leading the government to stop printing the currency the following year. In June 2019 a new ZimDollar was launched, and by July 2020 the inflation rate was already at 737%. In a …
Australia becomes increasingly crypto-friendly
Australia becomes increasingly crypto-friendly
It looks like crypto adoption in Australia pushed through the boundaries of the old world, forcing it to enter the new one. Only 2 months ago we wrote about banks denying their services to crypto businesses and the absence of a clear regulatory framework. Now the Commonwealth Bank of Australia is announcing its intentions to offer crypto services to …
The success of NFT.NYC 2021
The success of NFT.NYC 2021
Both the NFTs and the New York City’s importance in the world of crypto are definitely on the rise. While in 2019 NFT.NYC conference drew only 460 attendees, this week they were 5000, including some big names like Quentin Tarantino, Beeple (the artist behind the most expensive NFT ever), Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, rapper Busta …
Decentralized metaverse tokens price is soaring
Decentralized metaverse tokens price is soaring
We are about to see an interesting competition. Facebook metaverse vs decentralized ones. Nothing is decided yet: Facebook will leverage its almost 3Bn users and very deep pockets, while decentralized metaverses will try to play the advantages of a user-owned virtual world powered by the blockchain. Crypto markets are already preparing to …
NYC and Miami pro-crypto mayors can make a difference
NYC and Miami pro-crypto mayors can make a difference
November mayoral elections in the US have shown an interesting trend. While Miami’s pro-crypto mayor Francis Suarez was re-elected with almost 79%, the citizens of New York City elected another crypto enthusiast Eric Adams, who was quick to announce “NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other …
Institutional interest for crypto growing
Institutional interest for crypto growing
Bitcoin was created as a universal tool allowing everyone to freely access a borderless and independent money. However, as it becomes increasingly attractive in comparison to fiat money, not to mention a totally new class of asset, financial institutions are more and more invested in it. Crypto funds, whether they are …
Microsoft announces its metaverse plans
Microsoft announces its metaverse plans
https://youtu.be/ohdDLdK5ulw Decidedly, metaverse becomes the most discussed notion of this end of the year. Last week Facebook rebranded itself into Meta to highlight its commitment to developing a virtual world, and now it’s Microsoft announcing its metaverse plans for Teams and Spaces. Dubbed Mesh and expected to roll out in 2022, …
First deflationary weekly ETH issuance
First deflationary weekly ETH issuance
Scarcity should be the main word for 2021, as people realize the fundamental difference between an infinitely printable fiat money and crypto. #Bitcoin of course is a benchmark of scarcity, conceived as such from the beginning, but Ethereum – which has no hard cap - is catching up pretty quickly using …
How crypto mining could help Texan power grid
How crypto mining could help Texan power grid
Texas is a crypto-friendly place with deregulated power grid and abundant energy sources, including 28% of windpower and abundant natural gas, coming also as a byproduct of oil extraction. It is no surprise that Texans have jumped on the opportunity provided by the Chinese mining ban and deployed many efforts to …
13th anniversary of Bitcoin White Paper
13th anniversary of Bitcoin White Paper
It all started with it. Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto, whoever he or she or they might be, laid down the foundation for the first ever truly independent and decentralized asset, signing a new era of trustless data handling. A masterpiece of “mathematical purity”, as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak put it, …
FATF revised crypto guidelines
FATF revised crypto guidelines
Money laundering is a worldwide problem that is handled rather badly. The organisation that is charged with creating homogenous international AML guidance is FATF, which determines money handling standards and reserves the option to “penalize” non-compliant countries by adding them on a gray or black lists. FATF’s favourite strategy appears …
Facebook rebrands into Meta: big bet on the metaverse
Facebook rebrands into Meta: big bet on the metaverse
On the occasion of the annual Facebook Connect event Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed his major interest in the metaverse and announced Meta - a new name for the parent company of all Facebook-owned entities, moving “from being Facebook first as a company to being metaverse first”. Metaverse is an extension of …
Bitcoin mining uses less energy than Xmas lights
Bitcoin mining uses less energy than Xmas lights
With the holiday season upon us, who isn’t rejoicing to see our cities all lit up with cheerful Christmas lights? We do not necessarily think about the amount of energy it costs, because it provides us joy. What would you say if you knew that the asset that provides us monetary independence (which …
Web3 actors react to Steam crypto games ban
Web3 actors react to Steam crypto games ban
Play-to-earn is an undisputable quality of crypto games, but it is not the only one. Blockchain-based games can turn any of the in-game attributes (artifacts, characters, plots of land…) into an NFT, allowing gamers to fully possess them and freely trade whenever they wish to, without intermediaries or restrictions. With 2.8 …
Mastercard to integrate crypto
Mastercard to integrate crypto
Crypto adoption is about to receive a very serious boost. Thousands of banks and millions of merchants on the Mastercard payment network will soon be able to easily add crypto to their services, be it a Bitcoin wallet, giving rewards in crypto or convert loyalty points to crypto. To do that …
In economic turmoil more Americans turn to crypto
In economic turmoil more Americans turn to crypto
While the Americans are taking on themselves the inflation hit, the US officials continue weaving a yet tighter net of all sorts of surveillance and taxes, which risks making things even worse (Janet Yellen speaking on taxing unrealized capital gains’ is characteristic). In this climate more and more Americans turn to crypto: as …
European banks' tax fraud damage revised to €140Bn
European banks' tax fraud damage revised to €140Bn
While many traditional finance players and regulators still oppose the “lawful” image of centralized organizations to the “criminal” one of the blockchain-based projects, the quantity and the scale of bank frauds continue increasing ? In 2018 a collective of journalists reported a huge tax scam across several European countries known as …
Australia warming up to crypto?
Australia warming up to crypto?
Australia is not a crypto-friendly place. In the absence of comprehensive laws, the crypto industry is operating largely in a regulatory grey area, and the country’s banks are famous for denying service to crypto companies. Hopefully, this is going to change. This Wednesday, the Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology published a …
How far did the crypto adoption go? The news that even a year ago would make the headlines are now casually mentioned inter alia. Just scooping this week:✔️Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund (a public pension fund!) acquires #Bitcoin ✔️Wallmart installs 200 ATM machines in its stores ✔️Venezuelan airport now accepts …
Now that Bitcoin price has reached its new all-time high, the question we all would like to hear the answer is: “Will it rise higher?" The price being only a second-long equilibrium between the supply and demand, it depends of course on the market sentiment, and there’s no way to predict …
Bitcoin ETF marking best-ever first trading day
Bitcoin ETF marking best-ever first trading day
https://youtu.be/FPqIC3jzfVA The first Bitcoin-linked ETF officially launched yesterday on the NYSE and it was definitely a success. On its very first day Proshares’ $BITO registered a turnover of almost $1Bn, marking the highest natural (not pre-planned) volume ever seen on the first day. Even if the ETF is not directly backed by bitcoins, but only …
Venezuela's growing crypto adoption says it all
Venezuela's growing crypto adoption says it all
On the 7th place in Chainalysis’ world crypto adoption ranking, Venezuela is a country that can end any crypto-skeptic debate in a matter of seconds. It is poor, and hyperinflation and the US sanctions hinder its chances to get better: how do you accumulate capital if your money is losing value …
Crypto games are gaining traction
Crypto games are gaining traction
https://youtu.be/HtYA_uyyeZo Crypto games are gaining traction, as more and more users get seduced by the Play-to-Earn principle. According to DappRadar, in-game NFT collectibles generated $2.32 billion in sales during Q3, or 22% of the total NFT trading volume industry-wide. The leader here is still Axie Infinity, a collection which has become the most …
Polkadot schedules its first parachain auction
Polkadot schedules its first parachain auction
When it comes to blockchains, it is already pretty obvious that there won’t be any major one “to rule them all”. Instead they would specialize, leveraging their differences. In such a world, however, these blockchains would have to interact, and that’s exactly what Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood had in mind while presenting Polkadot …
https://youtu.be/1A6aKH7rdSA Bitcoin price has broken through the $60k resistance, as traders rejoice at the growing possibility of the first crypto ETFs, or Exchange-Traded Funds, to be approved by the US SEC. ETFs are financial products that track an asset, allowing to invest in it without actually buying it. Traditional investment companies in the US …
Putin says crypto has value
Putin says crypto has value
People outside the dollar/euro zone have a better understanding of fiat money vulnerabilities, for they experienced it on their own skin – and often the hard way. The Russians are well aware of how unstable the rouble is, so when Covid hit the world economy, their first reaction was to massively withdraw their money from …
New Bitcoin mining map
New Bitcoin mining map
When it comes to crypto, one country’s loss is almost always another country’s gain, and Bitcoin mining is no exception. China’s mining crackdown forced its miners, previously responsible for an impressive 65% of Bitcoin hash rate, to relocate. And so they did, mostly to the neighbouring Kazakhstan and the enthusiastic North America - …
FTX and Coinbase launching NFT marketplaces
FTX and Coinbase launching NFT marketplaces
The incredible rise of NFTs – and of NFT marketplaces by consequence – was hard not to notice. With monthly trading volume of almost $3Bn, the success of OpenSea should have been on the minds of all world’s leading exchanges, so Binance launching its own NFT marketplace in June came as …
Switzerland so into crypto
Switzerland so into crypto
We at D.Center believe that educating people on crypto matters is paramount and can help us change our societies for the better. So we cannot but applaud the initiative of a Swiss think-tank 2B4CH to introduce Bitcoin to the Swiss federal constitution as such: “The Swiss National Bank shall create sufficient …
EL Salvador to fund a vet hospital with Bitcoin Trust gains
EL Salvador to fund a vet hospital with Bitcoin Trust gains
https://youtu.be/B89Fazut32A Here’s a heartwarming news for your Monday: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that the country’s Bitcoin Trust generated a surplus of $4M due to Bitcoin price rise, and this money will go to funding a new top-notch veterinary hospital. He precised that the Trust will not sell any BTC, but use …
Edward Snowden warns of CBDCs
Edward Snowden warns of CBDCs
As Central Banks all over the world are enthusiastically announcing their plans to create a CBDC, and China has already rolled it out, it is time for us citizens to really understand what it is. First things first – Central Bank Digital Currency is not a cryptocurrency. It is conceived as …
NYC's Penn Station to host NFT sale
NYC's Penn Station to host NFT sale
https://youtu.be/YunYZB6rFtk Dozens of artists will have the opportunity to present and sell their NFTs in one of the most crowded places in the Western hemisphere – the Penn Station in NYC’s Madison Square. Curated by Nathan “Mogul” Nakhmanovich, the Art in Motion will exhibit over 200 NFT QR codes that commuters can scan and …
Lightning Network usage soars
Lightning Network usage soars
While many in the rich and widely banked countries, blindfolded by our dollars’ and euros’ (seeming) stability, still maintain the “Bitcoin is not money” rhetoric, people in the rest of the world increasingly use it as such. Of course, the main chain, with its high fees and slow throughput, is …
Brazil to recognize crypto as means of payment
Brazil to recognize crypto as means of payment
It’s becoming impossible for regulators all over the world to ignore crypto or treat it as a commodity, trying to fit it into the existing laws. The assets created on a blockchain are of a class that never existed before, and they require specific regulations, and an increasing number …
XRP holders granted amici status in SEC v Ripple trial
XRP holders granted amici status in SEC v Ripple trial
The government and its agencies are there to protect the society and people who live in it. But we are all humans, and at some point the sweet taste of power overshadows the initial mission, and the American SEC might be in that place now. Its lawsuit against Ripple is particularly ill-conceived: 8 years …
Facebook problems show the importance of decentralization
Facebook problems show the importance of decentralization
In a short period of time Facebook has gracefully provided us with several examples of the importance of decentralization: ⚠️ Opaque algorithm managed by a central authority leaves us completely at its mercy The documents recently leaked by ex-employee Frances Haugen show that Facebook news feed still prioritizes hateful and divisive content, …
Pandora papers show fiat is still the best option for tax evasion
Pandora papers show fiat is still the best option for tax evasion
Offshore leaks of 2013, Panama Papers of 2016, Paradise Papers of 2017, and now Pandora Papers of 2021, the biggest leak to date on offshore activity of the world’s elite. It looks like the only way to bust some (only some!) of the illegal activity of the world’s rich and powerful is …
Coinbase to reimburse 6000 victims of a phishing scam
Coinbase to reimburse 6000 victims of a phishing scam
One of the collateral benefits of the progressing crypto adoption could be increased computer literacy, as people learn to take responsibility for their assets: chose a legit exchange, move fiat, place a correct crypto buying order, set up and move funds to a non-custodial wallet… etc. What’s sad, however, is …
Dolce&Gabbana dive into NFT fashion
Dolce&Gabbana dive into NFT fashion
https://youtu.be/LG-piraQFhQ As another defile season is coming to an end with Paris Fashion Week, the metaverse is now claiming its own fashion.It makes total sense: as digital worlds become populated, our avatars should also be able to express their personalities via clothing and pay respects to this form of art. It also makes …
Société Générale to refinance its bonds with DAI stablecoin
Société Générale to refinance its bonds with DAI stablecoin
We’re so thrilled to report a major event in crypto finance coming from France, D.Center’s home country and a very conservative place when it comes to banks. There’s indeed a persisting problem of banks refusing crypto companies their services, but today a new perspective appeared. Société Générale, the third biggest French bank …
Compound protocol overpays $15M to users
Compound protocol overpays $15M to users
DeFi is a fascinating tech allowing everyone to participate in an independent financial ecosystem that does not answer to any central authority. However, it is still in its early age and bugs in smart contracts’ code are all too common, even in the long-established protocols, especially when they undergo updates. Yesterday …
Bitcoin mining off volcano in El Salvador
Bitcoin mining off volcano in El Salvador
https://youtu.be/5NO0izuh7NE This is what Bitcoin mining on volcano looks like. ElSalvador President Bukele staying true to his word, shared the video of first mining rigs installed on the country’s geothermal station. In the meantime, Chivo wallet users exceeded 2.2M, which is more than a third of the total population – and also more …
Snoop is all over the metaverse and NFTs
Snoop is all over the metaverse and NFTs
Snoop is all over the metaverse and NFTs now. The coolest (in our opinion) of the rappers revealed last week he was the NFT collector known as Cozomo de’ Medici, owning an impressive collection worth around $20M and featuring CryptoPunks, ArtBlocks and most recently – a $3M XCOPY artwork. Snoop Dogg also …
Chinese traders turn to DEX
Chinese traders turn to DEX
This is becoming so exiting to watch. Days after crypto transactions were made illegal in China, the country’s trading activity switches to decentralized options.Tokens of UniSwap and Sushiswap Decentralized Exchanges gained +41% and +36% in one day, while the decentralized derivatives platform DYDX registered more than a triple increase …
NFTism at Art Basel
NFTism at Art Basel
Art Basel is one of the most influential art fairs, which has been spotting new cultural trends for over 5 decades.            It’s no surprise that this year’s edition was marked by the presence of the NFTs, like the NFT-dedicated corner by the famous Gallery Nagel Draxler. The gallery had to …
China bans all crypto use
China bans all crypto use
Chinese state is nothing but thorough. In a carefully planned state of surveillance there’s no room for services that could connect Chinese people to the outside world, and even less – for libertarian inventions that cannot be censored. Bitcoin and other crypto, of course, should be banned in order for the …
Twitter launches another crypto adoption wave
Twitter launches another crypto adoption wave
What could be better for a global crypto adoption than a social network of over 350M monthly active users who are now allowed to tip and receive tips in Bitcoin ? In a partnership with Strike, a company that developed non-custodial Lightning Network-enabled wallet, Twitter users can instantly and almost free …
NFTs allowing new ways of enjoying sports
NFTs allowing new ways of enjoying sports
NFTs can offer so many new ways of enjoying sports, and their development in this sector is remarkable. NBA TopShot collectibles collection was once largely responsible for NFT market growth, and its mother company Dapper Labs is valuated at $7.6 Bn after the recent funding round. Across the pond the most popular …
Banks want more Bitcoin
Banks want more Bitcoin
Is there a rebellion brewing in the banking system? Commerical banks that not long ago were so eager to damn Bitcoin and other crypto are now fighting against new regulation proposal that would oblige them to set aside one dollar in capital for each BTC they own. The Global Financial Markets Association, whose …
DeFi attack season is open
DeFi attack season is open
There has been 4 important DeFi exploits in the last 7 days. Sept. 14: Solana-based Raydium fell victim to a DDoS attack, forcing the whole network to suspend its operations for over 14 hours, Sept. 17: SushiSwap’s token launch platform MISO had malicious code injected into its front end, replacing the …
If the debt ceiling isn't raised, USA defaults in October
If the debt ceiling isn't raised, USA defaults in October
A debt is something owed. When a company doesn’t have enough resources to return it, it defaults. One of China’s biggest companies – a real estate developer Evergrande – is about to give us yet another demonstration of this simple economic truth. However, what if the defaulting company can influence the money-printing institution to …
Cuba officially recognizes crypto as means of payment
Cuba officially recognizes crypto as means of payment
C'est officiel: Bitcoin et les autres cryptomonnaies sont reconnues en tant que moyen légal de paiement à Cuba et peuvent être utilisées légalement pour les transactions commerciales et les investissements. La résolution de Banco Central de Cuba prévoit aussi un régime de licences pour les exchanges et d'autres prestataires …
Central bankers' wishful thinking on crypto
Central bankers' wishful thinking on crypto
https://youtu.be/7vm2rO-jPlI It is amusing to watch central bankers freaking out about crypto. Today our thoughts go to Christine Lagarde from the ECB who is desperately trying to convince the general public that her institution must have the monopoly over money until the end of times. In yesterday’s interview she said that “cryptos …
Africa's grassroot crypto adoption growing fast
Africa's grassroot crypto adoption growing fast
It seems like nothing can stop crypto adoption in Africa now. It still has the smallest crypto economy, but it grows very fast. A recent report by Chainalysis shows a 1200% yearly volume growth, with retail transfers’ share higher than the world average. This means that the grassroot adoption is thriving, and …
Solana halts for many hours after a DDoS attack
Solana halts for many hours after a DDoS attack
Solana claims to be “the fastest blockchain in the world”, and its “400 millisecond block times” and low transaction costs have been the main arguments supporting SOL extraordinary price rally of over 400% in under a month, corrected since to “only” 260%. However, it might be too early to announce the …
Bitcoin vs gold: Michael Saylor's choice pays off
Bitcoin vs gold: Michael Saylor's choice pays off
When they say that Bitcoin is a digital gold, it often sounds like an aspiration. However, Bitcoin largely surpasses gold in many aspects: it’s easy to exchange, it’s limited at 21M, and when BTC price goes up and miners double down on their efforts, it does not affect the supply, …
Crypto as a solution to Zimbabwe money problem
Crypto as a solution to Zimbabwe money problem
89’700’000’000’000’000’000’000 %. This was the year-on-year inflation rate in #Zimbabwe in 2008, leading the government to stop printing the currency the following year. In June 2019 a new ZimDollar was launched, and by July 2020 the inflation rate was already at 737%. Clearly, a state currency appears to be a difficult challenge for the …
Financial regulators and investor (over)protection
Financial regulators and investor (over)protection
What is investor protection? In a centralized world it means checking if the companies providing financial services and those behind a financial product are legit, which would decrease (but not eliminate) the risk of a scam. This is the job of regulators empowered to say yes or no to any financial project. In a decentralized …
Crypto in Latin America: who's next?
Crypto in Latin America: who's next?
After El Salvador’s Bitcoin law the eyes of the crypto community are all on Latin America. Who will be next to pick up the trend? Will it be Panama? This week a deputy presented a project of law aiming at promoting crypto and making it a legal means of payment (although it won’t …
SEC impeding crypto business: an overreach?
SEC impeding crypto business: an overreach?
Did we all miss that time when the US SEC changed its mission from “protecting investors and promote a market environment worthy of public’s trust” to “try to impede crypto industry at all costs” ? To recap its recent achievements, we can mention: - ill-conceived lawsuit against Ripple - stonewalling Coinbase’s novel …
Ukraine passes crypto law
Ukraine passes crypto law
Bitcoin itself does not need a regulation. It exists on its own, carried by millions of people who believe it’s a better money. The regulation is needed by the people who make their living developing crypto-related businesses, as they weave crypto into the existing economies, and their clients of course. A country …
Australian exchanges bullied by banks
Australian exchanges bullied by banks
While some financial institutions are starting (slowly) to wrap their heads around crypto and see how they can profit from it, others just won’t let go off the privilege they’ve inherited from the times when money was considered a banks’ monopoly. Down Under, it seems, the banks are still in …
It's Bitcoin day for El Salvador
It's Bitcoin day for El Salvador
It’s a historical day for El Salvador and the whole crypto community. Bitcoin is officially recognized as a legal tender alongside dollar, allowing Savadorans to: save over $400M in yearly fees paid to fiat money-transferring services ( 23% of its GDP is made of remittances)have an alternativen store of value to …
Lobby Lobsters to defend crypto industry's interests
Lobby Lobsters to defend crypto industry's interests
US politics is a curious and complicated phenomenon, which happens to influence the whole planet, for better or for worse.Its influence on the crypto world recently was rather negative: the controversial Infrastructure Bill provision putting on crypto companies near-impossible reporting obligations, wacky SEC lawsuit against Ripple and other regulators’ …
Internet Computer's first NFT success
Internet Computer's first NFT success
The great thing about disruptive tech is that new use cases continue to appear even when you think you’ve thought of it all. We know NFTs are used as collectibles, digital art, gaming artifacts, rights to access a movie or another digital service, deeds of ownership to basically anything… Dfinity development company proved …
Ethereum issuance in 24h just became deflationary
Ethereum issuance in 24h just became deflationary
Ethereum does have insane fees recently. NFTs go through the ceiling, DeFi as hot as ever… and every action becoming ever more expensive. However, there’s a silver lining to these often-restrictive costs. The base fee, introduced with EIP1559 and enacted in the beginning of August, is burned with every transaction. During …
Apple loosening AppStore policy would be a good news for NFTs
Apple loosening AppStore policy would be a good news for NFTs
An important settlement is about to be approved in a California court. Apple decided to strike a deal in a class-action suit brought by a group of small developers in 2019 alleging that App Store rules were breaking antitrust laws. Among the concessions Apple agreed to loosen its strict rules on users’ …
Joint CBDC platform to be launched by 4 countries
Joint CBDC platform to be launched by 4 countries
Blockchain has been on central bankers’ minds for quite some time already, and CBDC projects are being considered across the globe, from China (the most advanced) to Nigeria. The recent project is international though. Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa announced a joint initiative called Project Dunbar – shared DLT platform that will …
Celo aiming at bringing the DeFi to everyone
Celo aiming at bringing the DeFi to everyone
While Bitcoin is consolidating, it’s altcoins’ time to score new highs, and one coin in particular has been especially popular this week - CELO, the currency of the namesake blockchain. Celo was conceived as a mobile-first blockchain with a BFT consensus aiming primarily at facilitating payments, but also allowing DApps development on it. …
NFTs starting to attract institutional interest
NFTs starting to attract institutional interest
NFTs are definitely here to stay. Other than the ever-rising interest from the general public (together with prices of course), they are starting to attract institutions. Last week VISA bought a $150k CryptoPunk for its “collection of historic commerce artifacts”. Yesterday a crypto-hedge fund Three Arrows announced the creation of a specialized NFT …
China to reinforce its no-crypto policy
China to reinforce its no-crypto policy
China seems determined to continue a “no-crypto” policy: after the crackdown on mining, it will take proactive steps to detect traders using offshore crypto exchanges and block trading websites and apps.This is a perfectly logical step for such an authoritarian regime, especially considering its significant progress in the matter of …
Bitcoin accumulation: it's still everyone's game
Bitcoin accumulation: it's still everyone's game
Bitcoin whales from ancient times of 2010s are not the only ones amassing big amounts of BTC.Companies and asset managers that came much later are now becoming players to be reckoned with, holding over 6% of BTC supply (data by Buy Bitcoin Worldwide).4.3% are held by 14 financial institutions, with Grayscale Bitcoin Trust as …
Cuba to recognize and regulate crypto
Cuba to recognize and regulate crypto
While the president of Minneapolis Fed arrogantly (and ignorantly) affirms that he “hasn’t seen any use case that is legitimate so far that Bitcoin solves”, millions of people around the would beg to differ. Cubans are most certainly among them: poor country withered by the decades of US sanctions, suffering from weak currency, …
Art Blocks NFT collection gaining traction
Art Blocks NFT collection gaining traction
NFT sales continue marking new highs, with over $2.8Bn trading volume in August across platforms (data by DAppRadar). The leaders unsurprisingly include Axie Infinity, which is still most popular crypto game by volume, and Cryptopunks, surfing on a renewed interest from whales. The third place is more of a surprise, with …
African P2P Bitcoin trade volume surpasses North America
African P2P Bitcoin trade volume surpasses North America
While many developed countries’ citizens look at crypto mostly as an investment portfolio diversification, people in the rest of the world - who by the way make up 87% of the total population – need it for much more pressing issues. Send money home to your family without paying …
$1200 stimulus check invested in Bitcoin would now be worth $9000
$1200 stimulus check invested in Bitcoin would now be worth $9000
Giving free money is always a good idea for politicians: while people are too busy being happy with the checks in their mailbox, they don’t think too much about the decreasing value of the currency. More practical minds, however, couldn’t help but wondering if this “magic free money” system is a country-wide deceit. Thus, …
Deutsche Börse to offer Europe's first Bitcoin futures
Deutsche Börse to offer Europe's first Bitcoin futures
Germany continues to show Europe (and the world) how the traditional finance can benefit from crypto. Deutsche Borse was the first regulated stock exchange in Europe to offer crypto ETPs (exchange-traded products), followed by the French Euronext. German company ETC Group pioneered this trend with its leading product BTCetc launched …
Cardano to lauch student ID system in Ethiopia in autumn
Cardano to lauch student ID system in Ethiopia in autumn
Africa is the youngest continent and one of the regions with the biggest cryptoadoption rates. Its potential in terms of embracing blockchain technology and putting it to use is huge, and that’s exactly what Cardano’s founder Charles Hoskinson is trying to prove. He recently revealed Cardano’s progress in Ethiopia, where a …
Crypto may help Afgan women to resist the oppression
Crypto may help Afgan women to resist the oppression
The drama that is unfolding in Afganistan will impact the majority of its population, however its women and girls will suffer the most. The Taliban dictatorship will deprive them of that ounce of independence they could gain during the last 20 years and condemn to invisibility and total submission. How …
Bitcoin outflow from exchanges dominant this August
Bitcoin outflow from exchanges dominant this August
Since Bitcoin price successfully bounced from the local bottom of $29k in the end of July, the mood has shifted from “Extreme fear” to “Greed”, and as it often happens, bitcoins start to outflow from the exchanges.The chart by the on-chain analytics Glassnode show the trend very clearly: when …
US mortgage giant to implement crypto payments
US mortgage giant to implement crypto payments
USA is a huge real estate market, big part of which is paid through mortgage. United Wholesale Mortgage is a leader in its sector, with market share as big as 20%. At this scale no wonder that their decision to start accepting Bitcoin has been much talked about. The mortgage …
Fleeing Afgans struggling to withdraw cash
Fleeing Afgans struggling to withdraw cash
If your money is in the bank, it is the bank’s money. Afgan people learned it the hard way: when rushing to the banks to withdraw their savings in order to flee the Taliban-seized country, they found themselves stuck in absurdly long waiting lines, with bank employees giving diverse excuses as …
Crypto-based music platform partners with TikTok
Crypto-based music platform partners with TikTok
75% US-based TikTok users discover new artists through the app. With almost 1 Bn monthly active users, that’s a huge exposure, and now a blockchain-based music streaming platform Audis will have access to it. Designed to help independent musicians to distribute their music and get paid directly from their fans, Audius has signed …
50th anniversary of Nixon shock: story of a scam
50th anniversary of Nixon shock: story of a scam
On August 15, 1971, President Nixon unpegged the US dollar from gold, signing a new are of fiat money. The 50th anniversary of this event is a good opportunity to remember what exactly happened and how it affects our present days. The after-war Bretton-Woods agreement, championed by the US, was supposed to …
Crypto adoption booming in Vietnam
Crypto adoption booming in Vietnam
How are thing going with crypto adoption?A recent survey by Finder, a financial product comparison website, revealed an outstanding crypto adoption in South-East Asia, with Vietnam leading the way with as many as 41% of responders saying they own #crypto. Other countries in the region, such as Indonesia, India, …
Bitcoin hashrate recovering from China mining crackdown
Bitcoin hashrate recovering from China mining crackdown
It is very hard, if impossible, to kill a truly decentralized system that anyone can join, and Bitcoin is a living proof. Only last year big Chinese miners accounted for 65% of Bitcoin network’s hashrate (or computational power), and now they’re all out. The hashrate and the big amount of …
President of Argentina to consider crypto
President of Argentina to consider crypto
While the world finance is being disrupted on an increasingly large scale, some government officials still hope that the weight of their positions could transfer to their words. The Head of Central Bank of Argentina is certainly among them, declaring on Tuesday that crypto “is not a financial asset” and that interaction of …
Crypto investment on the rise
Crypto investment on the rise
Crypto is not a niche anymore, it is an industry. All kinds of products and services are being built on top of blockchain, and despite regulatory hurdles in some countries, where an old world is fighting the new, crypto sector is growing fast. Moreover, this growth is likely to accelerate, …
Hacker returns funds after a $600M DeFi exploit
Hacker returns funds after a $600M DeFi exploit
DeFi doesn’t stop surprising us. Yesterday a cross-chain protocol PolyNetwork was hacked and over $600 M were stolen from the three blockchains PolyNetwork was bridging: Ethereum, Polygon and BSC. This is the biggest DeFi hack so far, and while we’re still waiting for a postmortem analysis, experts suspect that a …
Janet Yellen taking millions from banks in plain sight
Janet Yellen taking millions from banks in plain sight
As the US Senate is debating on Biden’s infrastructure bill and a controversial crypto-related provision, crypto community took a closer look at one of the fiercest crypto opponents in the federal government – the head of Treasury and the ex-head of the Fed Janet Yellen. We used to think that the …
Crypto games gaining speed
Crypto games gaining speed
Blockchain can contribute significantly to online games, notably by bringing crypto to the in-game economies and tokenizing artifacts or heroes. It is also the driving factor behind the play-to-earn phenomenon, developing at great speed. According to DappRadar, 880k users are playing blockchain games on a daily basis, with ~$50M worth of …
Ethereum becoming scarcer with EIP1559
Ethereum becoming scarcer with EIP1559
Bitcoin taught us to appreciate scarcity, which becomes increasingly important when fiat money-printing machines go brrrrrr non-stop. Ether was conceived differently, without a hard cap and positioned as a “world computer” rather than a “world money”. However, Ethereum development is going in the scarcity direction, making it even more valuable …
US Senate to decide on American crypto industry
US Senate to decide on American crypto industry
Who could have thought that a major piece of American legislation would be stuck in the Senate because of… a crypto-related issue? And yet that’s what’s happening with Biden’s gigantic $550Bn infrastructure bill, which includes an obligation for “brokers”’ to report the details on crypto transfers. The main problem …
Uruguay to consider a crypto-friendly bill
Uruguay to consider a crypto-friendly bill
As Latin American countries show an increasing interest in crypto, the region looks ready to challenge its financial status quo. This week Uruguayan Senator Juan Sartori presented a bill proposing to accept crypto as a valid means of payment and establish 3 special licenses for crypto trading, custody, and security tokens issuance. Uruguay is …
Bitcoin SV hit by a 51% attack
Bitcoin SV hit by a 51% attack
Bitcoin is a perfect combination of block time, block size, decentralization, and other factors within a PoW blockchain, which made it the most robust crypto by far. Bitcoin forks are the attempts to modify one aspect or another to increase scalability, but in the long run they are all missing …
Spain warming up to crypto?
Spain warming up to crypto?
Has the crypto awakening reached Spain? Its leading Partido Popular has introduced a bill that would allow for the payment of mortgages with crypto. Spain is already a popular European place for real estate tokenization, which allows to easily invest even small sums of money into a property, which is then rented out …
Interest in crypto growing even on vacations
Interest in crypto growing even on vacations
One would think that summer vacations would slow down the interest in crypto, but it’s actually the opposite. According to Glassnode, last week the number of active Bitcoin entities rose by 30% to 325k per day, and the users with 100-10k BTC have been accumulating more bitcoins than ever. On the NFT …
Bank of America growing fond of crypto
Bank of America growing fond of crypto
In today’s Newsletter we spoke about the hypocrisy of the IMF and the World Bank, who condemn El Salvador’s decision to accept Bitcoin as a legal tender, in spite of the actual needs of the country. In the meantime, El Salvador got an unexpected supporter in the form of Bank of …
Is it dangerous for the DeFi to stay in America?
Is it dangerous for the DeFi to stay in America?
Decentralized Finance is a marvellous invention: with an open-source code run on a blockchain, no central authority can intervene in its processes. 2021 saw the DeFi becoming more liquid and user-friendly, which explains its extraordinary growth: since the beginning of the year the Total Value Locked increased x6 from $20Bn …
IMF and Moodys attacking El Salvador on Bitcoin law
IMF and Moodys attacking El Salvador on Bitcoin law
Since El Salvador ratified the decision to accept Bitcoin as a legal tender, traditional financial organizations around the world have been freaking out. They moved up a gear recently, as the Bitcoin law is moving closer to coming into force on September 7. This week two IMF officials issued “warnings”, pointing …
Cats and Ethereum love story
Cats and Ethereum love story
Who doesn’t love cats? Ethereum users surely do. Back in 2017, at the dawn of NFTs, all eyes were on CryptoKitties – a game of breeding and collecting cute NFT kitties. It became so popular at one point that Kitties have clogged the entire Ethereum network, highlighting its scalability issues. More than 3 years …
US Senators risk over-regulating crypto industry
US Senators risk over-regulating crypto industry
USA is a big country, and while it is home to some forward-thinking politicians, the majority still cannot wrap their heads around #crypto. The US Senate Banking Committee meeting held on Tuesday was a disastrous show of ignorance. Calling the blockchain a “shadowy faceless group of super coders and miners” or “shady …
Shopify to support NFT sales
Shopify to support NFT sales
NFT is an ownership right to a digital piece, stored on a decentralized support which is blockchain. Everyone can mint and sell them, but it sure requires some skills – which is why most NFTs end up at NFT marketplaces. This should have struck Shopify as an opportunity to extend their …
Stoner Cats series disrupting media standards with NFT
Stoner Cats series disrupting media standards with NFT
Who said only big media groups can produce cool content? The Hollywood star Mila Kunis is set to prove otherwise: her animated series Stoner Cats will be using NFTs to reverse-finance the original content and change the way it is accessed. The series is about cats whose owner accidentally throws …
Amazon to integrate crypto
Amazon to integrate crypto
Last week Amazon posted a job offering for “Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead”, inciting speculations about its possible involvement with crypto. The rumours got stronger last night, when an anonymous source told that Amazon is planning to integrate Bitcoin payments by the end of the year, and probably …
More Americans add crypto to their retirement plans
More Americans add crypto to their retirement plans
While the SEC keeps postponing its decision on crypto ETFs (exchange-traded products), Americans are finding ways to include crypto into traditional financial instruments, like the ones created for retirement. The most popular tool is now IRA, or Individual Retirement Account, which allows to invest crypto (legally considered property) in a tax-free …
Twitter to integrate Bitcoin
Twitter to integrate Bitcoin
While Facebook is still trying to figure out how to implement its Diem stablecoin, Twitter might have its own crypto project brewing, but featuring a true decentralized and independent currency. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that “an open standard that’s native to the Internet is the right way to go, which …
Crypto investment on the rise
Crypto investment on the rise
Crypto is as attractive investment as ever, for average people as well as institutions or public companies. While dollar/euro printing machines go brrrrr, more and more people turn to crypto. A recent Gallup survey revealed that 6% of American investors (adults with over $10k in stocks, bonds and funds) now have …
EU politicians wtill ignorant of what crypto is and how it works
EU politicians wtill ignorant of what crypto is and how it works
Politics is not an easy job, as it requires to have a good understanding of the phenomena one is trying to regulate. On the subject of crypto, however, most EU politicians do not do their homework. On Tuesday, the EU Commissioner for Financial Services Mairead McGuinness announced the proposal to “ban …
Tokenizing Picasso to democratize art investment
Tokenizing Picasso to democratize art investment
Art is always a good investment, but only a lucky few with enough money and connections in the art world can afford a Picasso. Or is it so? What if ownership rights to a Picasso were split into many “shares”, tokenized, and broadcasted to a blockchain? This would allow an average …
CBDCs can divide nations. Crypto can unite them
CBDCs can divide nations. Crypto can unite them
Here’s a news worth a dystopian novel: US Senators propose to ban US Olympic athletes from using the digital yuan, Chinese CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency). While many countries, including USA and the EU, debate on the possibility to “digitize” their currencies, China is by far the most advanced in this …
Bitcoin's amazing resilience
Bitcoin's amazing resilience
Bitcoin might be among the most resilient systems there are. Last week Chinese Anhui province was the last one to force its mining farms to close, bringing to an end this epic crackdown. Only last year big Chinese miners accounted for 65% of Bitcoin network’s hashrate (or computational power), and …
Jack Dorsey to develop DeFi services on Bitcoin
Jack Dorsey to develop DeFi services on Bitcoin
Did you think the DeFi was limited to Ethereum and alike? Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has a different opinion. His new business called TBD – an open platform aiming at building DeFi services on top of Bitcoin – could make us reconsider the practices in this young and …
Damien Hirst selling his artwork as NFT
Damien Hirst selling his artwork as NFT
Damien Hirst has been vocal about his love of crypto for some time now. Earlier this year he started accepting it for his artworks, and now, quite logically, it’s time for NFTs. Not without irony, the artwork he decided to sell in NFT form is called “The Currency” – a series …
The rise of DEX
The rise of DEX
There was time – not long ago – when centralized exchanges (CEX) seemed like the only viable option for buying and selling crypto: decentralized alternatives were hard to use and struggling with liquidity.However the speed of innovations in the crypto world is sensational and the new generation of DEX …
Lightning Network capacity surge
Lightning Network capacity surge
Is it finally time to stop complaining about Bitcoin’s low scalability? Yes, it is about 7 transactions/second, which is the consequence of the protocol’s time-proven robustness. And no, there’s no point in changing this by sacrificing its decentralization or security. We believe that Bitcoin should be perceived as a base layer and the guardian of value, …
On-chain data shows Bitcoin accumulation
On-chain data shows Bitcoin accumulation
When Bitcoin price action is boring, does it mean that nothing’s happening ? Not quite. At the moment there are actually some interesting on-chain trends that can not only give a hint about the future price direction, but most importantly – about users’ sentiment. Coins continue to outflow from exchanges, accelerating in particular for …
Mining incentives to help the planet
Mining incentives to help the planet
The creativity of crypto miners continues to fascinate us. We’re not speaking here about huge mining farms looking for a nice dam to settle, but the smaller projects that help making our planet greener, all while mining Bitcoin. We’ve already spoken about stranded natural gas from oil extraction fields that is …
Axie Infinity: the play-to-earn phenomenon
Axie Infinity: the play-to-earn phenomenon
NFT sales hit the record $2.5 Bn in the first half of 2021, driven mostly by collectibles like CryptoPunks or sports-related series like NBA Top Shot. However, the series that generated the biggest trade volume during this period does not contain collectibles, but the characters of a crypto play-to-earn game …
VISA connection with crypto bearing fruit
VISA connection with crypto bearing fruit
In February Visa announced its plans of introducing crypto to its network. Since then it partnered with over 50 crypto platforms like FTX or Coinbase to issue cards allowing to easily convert and spend crypto at over 70 M merchants of Visa network. With Crypto. com Visa is working on a …
Decentralized Identity: crypto tool to control your data
Decentralized Identity: crypto tool to control your data
Do you own your digital identity? If you think you do, just imagine what happens if you’re locked out of your email and cannot login to any of websites that use it as a credential. Or imagine expressing an opinion that does not fully correspond to the dogma of the moment - social …
Anthony Hopkins new movie on NFT platform Vuele
Anthony Hopkins new movie on NFT platform Vuele
Streaming platforms may soon be transformed by the blockchain and Vuele, an NFT-based viewing platform, is showing the direction. Launched only last month, Vuele is starting strong with an exclusive premier of a movie featuring Anthony Hopkins and available to the owners of Vuele tokens. More movie-related content in the NFT form, such as behind-the-scenes …
Argentine lawmaker proposes a bill to allow workers be paid in crypto
Argentine lawmaker proposes a bill to allow workers be paid in crypto
What do you do if your salary is losing its buying power faster than you spend it, and converting it to another currency is not an option? The government of Argentina put its people in this desperate situation by restricting monthly foreign currency purchases to the equivalent of only $200, and then introducing …
Bitcoin getting ever greener
Bitcoin getting ever greener
Crypto ecology trend is getting stronger, and we can see it. Recently formed Bitcoin Mining Council shared the results of its first mining survey for Q2 2021. Roughly a third of the network took part, revealing a 67% sustainable energy mix. Based on this data the total mining energy mix is …
Crypto progresses around the world
Crypto progresses around the world
Crypto steadily gains the hearts of people all over the world. The news come pouring in, and just yesterday we heard of Vietnam’s Prime Minister asked the Central Bank to trial crypto implementation. Ukraine’s leading e-bank Monobank has completed crypto integration pilot and is now waiting for the Central Bank approval. Brazil’s first …
Wyoming legally recognizes DAO
Wyoming legally recognizes DAO
Wyoming continues its path to the permission-based crypto economy. It already recognizes cryptocurrencies as money and gives bank licenses to crypto businesses (Kraken exchange was the first to receive it in 2020). It is tackling more complex notions now, such as DAO – Decentralized Autonomous Organizations - member-managed or algorithmically managed …
Hermitage considering NFTs for fundraising
Hermitage considering NFTs for fundraising
One of the biggest art museums in the world – the Hermitage in Saint-Petersburg – is considering NFTs as a tool for fundraising. For example, to finance a painting restauration, it could be tokenized in the “before” state and auctioned off among art lovers. NFT being programmable, it can be …
Football and crypto love story
Football and crypto love story
Footbal and crypto is a long-term love story. FC Barcelona, Milan, Juventus, PSG and others have been selling NFT fan tokens, some with artistic value, some allowing to take part in club’s decisions. Platforms like Chiliz or Footballstars make it easy. The French platform Sorare is selling NFTs of players that …
Germany so into crypto finance
Germany so into crypto finance
It looks like Germany doesn’t want to miss any of the possibilities the crypto can offer to the traditional finance. Not only it has 0% tax on crypto gains and its banks can offer clients crypto services with a special licence. Since yesterday the most popular investment vehicle in Germany – …
Historical moments to collect via NFT
Historical moments to collect via NFT
NFTs have opened up a world of new possibilities for collectors. Not only digital artpieces’ ownership is more secured with them, but the very notion of what can be collected is now broader than ever. In March Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sold an NFT of the first tweet ever for over $2.9 M. Yesterday …
Decentralized Finance in the making
Decentralized Finance in the making
DeFi sector is booming, and new projects pop up like mushrooms after the rain. Unsurprisingly, they can go both ways : either to a great success or crashing down, allowing others to learn from their mistakes through the beauty of open source. This month saw Iron Finance and SafeDollar algorithmic stablecoins on Polygon network …
The “faketoshi” wins at court
The “faketoshi” wins at court
The way Bitcoin was launched is in perfect sync with the ideas of freedom and accessibility for all that it represents. With decentralization as a cornerstone, Bitcoin blockchain cannot have any owner, and that is why its creator Satoshi Nakamoto not only stayed anonymous, but also left the project when …
Indian investment in crypto grows x200 vs last year
Indian investment in crypto grows x200 vs last year
Crypto adoption growth – and thus the future of money – will definitely come from developing nations, as they tend to better understand its huge potential. India is one of the driving forces, and it’s already becoming obvious: in one year Indians’ investment in crypto rose from $200 M to $40 …
NYC Mayoral frontrunner pro-Bitcoin
NYC Mayoral frontrunner pro-Bitcoin
New York City is a formidably dynamic place, with financial & business expertise that allowed it to develop some of the most prominent crypto firms (Gemini, Paxful, Chainalysis to name a few). It is also one of the first to introduce crypto-specific legislation, with it infamously strict BitLicense. However, since other parts of the …
El Salvador airdropping $30 in BTC as an incentive to use crypto
El Salvador airdropping $30 in BTC as an incentive to use crypto
Bitcoin popularisation in El Salvador starts to take shape. President Bukele announced the launch of the official crypto wallet called Chivo in September. As incentive to download it and start using BTC in everyday life every adult citizen will receive $30 in bitcoin – an operation known as airdrop in the …
Blockchain as a tool for the freedom of press
Blockchain as a tool for the freedom of press
As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, the freedom of press might soon be a thing of the past there. A pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was forced to shut down this Wednesday, prompting citizens to form lines to buy the last edition. All is not lost though. Newspaper supporters have …
La dépendance monétaire du région CFA de la France et comment Bitcoin peut y mettre fin
La dépendance monétaire du région CFA de la France et comment Bitcoin peut y mettre fin
Vous pensez que le temps des colonies est fini? Vous changerez peut-être votre avis en étudiant de plus près la dépendance monétaire des pays CFA sur la France. Nous pensons que le CFA devrait être terminé, et Bitcoin - prendre le dessus. Voici pourquoi. Le CFA a été créé pour …
Crypto economy’s map is changing
Crypto economy’s map is changing
Unsurprisingly, China continues its crackdown on crypto, this time by scaring its leading banks and payment platforms into “investigating & identifying” crypto exchanges and dealers. In the meantime, Cardano might be preparing another interesting project in Sub-Saharan Africa. After education & mobile infrastructure projects in Ethiopia and Tanzania, this one …
Crypto mining to repair coal mining environmental harm
Crypto mining to repair coal mining environmental harm
A coal plant is not only emitting large quantities of greenhouse gas, it also causes a local environmental disaster, notably because of the leftover coal waste. Acid mine drainage resulting from it pollutes rivers and threatens their aquatic life, coal waste fires destroy forests and their ecosystems… After a century …
The great mining migration
The great mining migration
Contrary to what it announced earlier, Chinese Sichuan region will not allow its miners to stay until September to benefit from the cheap hydropower of the rainy season. In a note released last Friday it ordered its biggest miners to shut down by June 25. This is not surprising at …
Portugal grants crypto exchange licenses
Portugal grants crypto exchange licenses
Portugal is one of the few crypto-friendly countries in Europe, famous notably for 0% tax on gains from non-professional crypto trading (like Switzerland and with some reservations - Germany and Malta). It is also a delightful place to live, which incited many digital and crypto nomads to move there. Developing crypto …
Illinois to become another crypto-friendly state?
Illinois to become another crypto-friendly state?
It is no stranger to crypto already, with the world’s largest derivatives market CME (Chicago) proposing Bitcoin futures since 2017, a Bitcoin ATM company CoinFlip (Chicago) operating since 2015 and the ambitious plans of the Sangha systems crypto mining firm to build solar-powered mining farms downstate. It is now considering the …
Russian billionaire advocating for Bitcoin
Russian billionaire advocating for Bitcoin
Billionaires too have their little grievances.For example, Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s is annoyed that he and his companies have been sanctioned by the US, which is of course affecting the business and international payments in particular.Being a smart man, Mr Deripaska seems to have found a solution in Bitcoin, publicly …
The World Bank refuses to help El Salvador in implementing Bitcoin
The World Bank refuses to help El Salvador in implementing Bitcoin
What is the role of World Bank ? They say they work on « sustainable solutions that reduce poverty », but their recent refusal to help Salvadoran government in implementing Bitcoin is making us doubt it. Bitcoin is one of the few tools that can effectively fight poverty, offering an …
Michael Saylor looking to buy more bitcoins
Michael Saylor looking to buy more bitcoins
It looks like Michael Saylor just can’t get enough of Bitcoin. With an admirable tenacity he explores every possible way to get some more. Beyond his personal holdings, his company Microstrategy has already purchased 92079 BTC for its treasury. Then it issued and successfully sold $500 M of bonds, with the proceeds used …
Positive crypto vibe starting in Tunisia
Positive crypto vibe starting in Tunisia
Its Minister of Finance announced his intentions of introducing crypto-friendly laws, that would notably "decriminalize" Bitcoin.The news is more than welcome, especially after the recent outrageous arrest of a 17-year old Tunisian boy who used Bitcoins in his online activity. The absurd accusation of money laundering shows that Tunisian police …
Tanzania to become the next country to turn to crypto?
Tanzania to become the next country to turn to crypto?
Monetary independence is becoming a hot topic across the world's developing countries. After EL Salvador making Bitcoin legal tender it may be Tanzania's turn. Yesterday its President instructed the country’s Central Bank to prepare for wider adoption of crypto around the world, saying that the age of crypto and blockchain was dawning. The first …
Taproot locked in!
Taproot locked in!
The biggest Bitcoin update in 4 years, has been well confirmed by over 90% miners - the threshold required by the "Speedy trial" activation mode.Taproot will replace ECDSA signatures with Shnorr, saving blocks storage space and making cheaper complex transactions like Multisig and Layer 2 pegs. The coolest thing though is how …
The Fed balance sheet exceeds $8 Tr
The Fed balance sheet exceeds $8 Tr
As the Fed balance sheet exceeds $8 trillion for the first time, the fears of inflation soar - and they are justified. It's been barely 13 years that the US and other major economies are testing the new "economic theory", which resumes to "print as much as you can".Before the 2008 crisis the Fed …
Bitcoin is bad for crime
Bitcoin is bad for crime
This week the U.S. justice department announced having seized 64 bitcoins paid to the hackers that attacked Colonial Pipeline in May. The attackers disrupted fuel supplies to the US Southeast by stealing one single password, showing how vulnerable the company security was. Yet, the media mostly preferred to concentrate on …
Mining crypto off a volcano
Mining crypto off a volcano
El Salvador continues making headlines, now with President Bukele instructing the state-owned geothermal electric company LaGeoSV to put up a plan for Bitcoin mining farms.Cheap, renewable, and 0% carbon emissions – with its 23 active volcanoes El Salvador can contribute to making Bitcoin greener, its geothermal plants - more lucrative, all while creating jobs. Win-win …
Here it is. El Salvador’s Assembly passed the Bitcoin law by supermajority of votes. It will not only reduce the dependence on the dollar and people who decide its fate, but also provide many opportunities for Salvadorans and the crypto industry in the country. Blockstream has already committed to providing …
Do You want the dollar to be the currency of the world ?
Do You want the dollar to be the currency of the world ?
Here's the history of dollar’s dominance in a nutshell. After the WWII the US became the center of the global monetary system by being the biggest owner of gold (many of which was bought by force from American people at $20/ounce), to which all currencies were tied back then. The US …
Sichuan lets its miners enjoy the rainy season excess electricity
Sichuan lets its miners enjoy the rainy season excess electricity
Imagine if it rains a lot and your local hydropower station produces 3 times what the region needs in electricity. Being notoriously difficult to store and transfer, this extra electricity will simply be lost - a difficult thing to accept when you can set up mining farms and …
El Salvador to make Bitcoin its legal tender
El Salvador to make Bitcoin its legal tender
El Salvador is a small country in Latin America known for its surfing spots on the Pacific ocean, many volcanoes and high poverty rates. It is also known for the “Bitcoin Beach” – a coastal village of El Zonte that have been using Bitcoin as money for two years already, following …
Over 300 applications for Singapore crypto licence, while Russia holds back
Over 300 applications for Singapore crypto licence, while Russia holds back
Not all countries develop the same. And while many factors are usually responsible, the ability to embrace the future is key. Singapore, with its comprehensive crypto legislation, is a good example, and it has already received over 300 applications for its crypto exchange licence, including those from Google and Alibaba. Meanwhile, …
Philipino payment app GCash planning to introduce crypto
Philipino payment app GCash planning to introduce crypto
Payment apps around the world hop on the crypto train, but some can have more impact than others. As a country relying heavily on remittances (money sent to their families by people working overseas), Philippines can benefit greatly from mainstream crypto – something that the country’s leading payment app GCash might have understood. GCash is servicing …
The age of regulated crypto fundraising
The age of regulated crypto fundraising
2017 was the Wild West of ICO that amazed investors with their simplicity and accessibility. Unsurprisingly, it was also the period of magnificent scams, for the sector was completely unregulated and the aspiring investors – too naive. The scammers didn’t do a service to crypto adoption then, but eventually …
Crypto ETPs listed on Euronext Stock Exchange
Crypto ETPs listed on Euronext Stock Exchange
Crypto is an alluring investment, but institutions don’t always have the possibility to buy it directly, due to regulatory restrictions or simply lacking technical knowledge. From today, however, investors can get exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum through ETPs (Exchange-Traded Products) traded on Euronext stock exchanges in Paris and Amsterdam. Four investment …
Decentralized game customized by community
Decentralized game customized by community
Haven’t we all wanted to add some special features to a game we’re playing? Well, unless game developers create a special content just for you (highly unlikely), this is not possible. At least in the centralized games’ world. Decentralization (and its inherent interoperability) changes everything, allowing almost endless possibilities. The code of …
Blockchain in space
Blockchain in space
On June 3rd Ethereum blockchain will become even more secure. An Ethereum node will be taken to the International Space Station by SpaceX and run from there, ensuring its independence from terrestrial services. Spacechain, the company that developed it, already sent a Bitcoin node into space in 2019, which is currently working from a satellite. …
Greener mining week by week
Greener mining week by week
While the Internet is full of data manipulation concerning Bitcoin mining carbon footprint, it is becoming ever more sustainable, whether it is due to green mining or carbon offsetting.Only this week we learned about:- Miners of FX Solutions seeking a permit to build a huge $300 M solar plant in Montana,- …
Crypto games gathering steam
Crypto games gathering steam
Horse breeding and racing fascinated people throughout the centuries, however it’s been losing the hype for many decades now, limited accessibility and animal welfare issues being some of the reasons. There’s a cool solution to revive the tradition though – digital horse racing fueled by the blockchain, like the one …
Crypto-friendly legal environment in Texas
Crypto-friendly legal environment in Texas
As the news of a gigantic new spending plan of $6 Tr (!) proposed by President Biden hits the Internet, some American states prove that they think long-term by heading towards including crypto in their economy. Yesterday Texas state Senate passed the “Virtual Currency Bill” that formally defines cryptocurrencies and …
Carl Icahn looking to invest  in crypto
Carl Icahn looking to invest in crypto
The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions, as James Russel Lowell once subtly noticed. This applies to everyone, but when it comes to billionaires willing to put their money where their mouth is, a change of heart can have big consequences. One of the Wall Street’s …
Crypto and the city
Crypto and the city
The famous New York skyline could soon display another building with unusual characteristics. Todd Morley, cofounder of the investment firm Guggenheim Partners ($270 Bn in AUM), has an ambitious project in mind that would boost crypto awareness and adoption in one of the most dynamic places in the world. …
Bitcoin Mining Council to promote green mining
Bitcoin Mining Council to promote green mining
Elon Musk will not stop tweeting. So instead of attacking him with all the energy that Bitcoin community is capable of, it would be much better to explain him one or two things that might be missing from his reasoning and give a promising solution. This weekend Elon Musk participated …
China bans Bitcoin mining
China bans Bitcoin mining
Decentralized systems are incredibly resilient, because everyone can join. So, when China banned crypto in 2017, it lead to dismantling of 90% (!) of the world crypto exchange services that were Chinese at that time – and this did not stop Bitcoin from reaching its then-all-time high just 3 …
Bitcoin Pizza Day
Bitcoin Pizza Day
Yesterday was Bitcoin Pizza Day, the holiday marking the first real-world transaction using Bitcoin. The two pizzas on the photo were paid 10’000 BTC by Laszlo Hanyecz in May 2010. Bitcoin has gone a long way since, establishing itself as an international borderless money, which, despite its price volatility, has …
Netherlands: Exchange vs Central Bank
Netherlands: Exchange vs Central Bank
“US innovates, China copies, Europe regulates”. This cliché can be doubted as Chinese innovations are gaining speed, but, unfortunately, Europe is still handicapped by its overbearing legislative system. Of course, some countries do better than others, like the two crypto enclaves of (non-EU) Switzerland and Malta, but many others …
Israel-Palestine: for impartial payment services
Israel-Palestine: for impartial payment services
It’s increasingly difficult to see clear in the Israel-Palestine conflict. It’s too complex, and Internet companies must take big care to stay as impartial as possible. It appears that it’s not often the case, especially in the light of the recent news of the American social payments app Venmo blocking …
Bitcoin price and paper hands
Bitcoin price and paper hands
End of the bull market? Crypto winter? Strong correction ? All of them valid questions. However, it’s important to remember that financial speculation is a mere byproduct of crypto, not the initial goal. Yesterday's Bictoin price plunged as low as -50% vs its all-time high in April (recovering 30% since), …
China banning financial institutions from dealing with crypto
China banning financial institutions from dealing with crypto
It’s no surprise that a decentralized, and thus inherently independent currency irritates authoritarian institutions. So yesterday’s news about China banning financial institutions and payment companies from providing services related to crypto transactions was quite trivial. China already banned ICOs and forced crypto exchanges to close in 2017, and the new …
Vitalik Buterin and Shiba Inu: a reminder on crypto values
Vitalik Buterin and Shiba Inu: a reminder on crypto values
Let’s talk seriously. Crypto is a solution to many problems related to centralized authorities, whether they are banks with ever increasing power on people’s personal finances or Silicon Valley companies keeping tons of people’s data to themselves. So while enthusiastic billionaires amuse themselves with jokecoins like Doge, this really should …
New research on Bitcoin mining ecological impact by Galaxy Digital
New research on Bitcoin mining ecological impact by Galaxy Digital
In the light of (mostly poorly-argumented) eco-shaming that Bitcoin is going through now, the new research made by Galaxy Digital hits the nerve. Taking into account only 4 areas of electricity consumption by the banking system (banks datacenters, braches, ATMs and card network’s datacenters), it appears that its energy …
Samsung adding hardwallet possibility to its Blockchain Wallet
Samsung adding hardwallet possibility to its Blockchain Wallet
Samsung continues its crypto strategy, updating its Blockchain Wallet so that it can connect with Ledger hardware wallet.Launched in 2019, Samsung Blockchain Wallet comes with Galaxy smartphones and allows to manage a big array of cryptoassets. It is also connected to Gemini exchange. Speaking adoption, the wallet now holds an equivalent …
1inch DeFi protocol joins Aave in Sushiswap by integrating Polygon
1inch DeFi protocol joins Aave in Sushiswap by integrating Polygon
Ethereum is a powerful blockchain allowing to build a great variety of DApps, but it hardly scales enough to support their functioning, which leads to traffic jams and huge fees. The solution came in the form of Polygon, a layer-2 running on top of the main blockchain. More and …
Crypto mining eyeing carbon-neutrality
Crypto mining eyeing carbon-neutrality
Bitcoin mining is not carbon-neutral, but it CAN become such. The recent Elon Musk’s eco- outburst can only highlight this trend. Some of the latest projects include Argo miner, who not only agreed to create a green mining pool with another miner DMG, but also purchased two Canadian …
News of the day - archive
News of the day - archive
This section is dedicated to the news that shape the crypto world - day by day, choosing one piece of news that would influence our future the most. May 13, 2021 - Tesla suspends accepting Bitcoin due to ecological considerations Elon Musk is once again making …