The Nigerian pop artist and celebrity, Davido, recently posted several tweets endorsing ‘rapdoge,’ the so-called “first deflationary meme token fully supported by celebrities & rappers.” In one of the tweets, Davido tells his 9.5 million followers to “buy $20, $100 or $1000 worth of rap doge tokens and be ready to make some money.” Pump …
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Ethereum 2.0, Burning Man and smart contracts with MetaMask founder Joel Dietz!
You may have not heard of Joel Dietz, but the man behind several crypto protocols apps used by millions daily. These include Ethereum (as part of the founding team), MetaMask, the first smart contract educational channel, and the first academic work on cryptoeconomics. Dietz, whose work includes the iconic Swarm Fund, sports research interests ranging …
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In throwback to Coinbase boss warning, the EU now looking to ban anonymous crypto wallets
The EU is looking at stricter crypto controls under the guise of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. Last year, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong raised concerns over rumors the U.S Treasury was moving to ban “anonymous non-custodial wallets.” This he deemed a step too far and would result in stifling the burgeoning crypto industry. In …
NFT Marketplace Opensea Raises $100 Million — Firm Becomes a Blockchain Unicorn
Opensea has become the latest non-fungible token (NFT)-focused firm to raise funds this year as the company announced raising $100 million in a Series B this week. The venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz led the Opensea financing round alongside investors like Kevin Durant, Ashton Kutcher, and Tobi Lutke. NFT Marketplace Opensea Joins the Blockchain Unicorns, …
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Crypto Fear and Greed Index Taps Low at ‘Extreme Fear,’ BTC Technicals Point to Uncertainty
On Wednesday, following the drop below the $30,000 region, bitcoin’s price has rebounded more than 8% since Tuesday’s low. Meanwhile, the sentiment metric recorded by the Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) is extremely low, pointing to “extreme fear” in the market. Despite being a scary term, the time is usually the best time to …
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Arrested for Signing Into His Coinbase Account: Report
According to reports stemming from investigative journalist Matthew Russell Lee, from Inner City Press, former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has violated the terms of his bail and has been taken into custody. According to the reports, the U.S. Attorney’s Office revoked Griffith’s bond because he allegedly tried to access the crypto exchange Coinbase. Report Says …
Viking Silver Found on Isle of Man Represents 1,000-Year-Old Analog Version of Bitcoin
Off the coast of the Irish Sea, humans have lived on the Isle of Man since before 6500 B.C. The island has a robust history of Viking Age treasures. According to a recent announcement from Manx National Heritage, a heritage agency located there, an amateur treasure hunter recently discovered a hoard of Viking silver on …
Central Bank Digital Currencies: The Consumerization of Money
Consumerization is the influence that products originating in the consumer markets eventually have on the broader commercial markets. Apple is the prototypical example of a consumer-focused company reshaping and ultimately transforming small-business, enterprise, and public-sector industries: the first iPhone began as a purely consumer-oriented gadget and eventually thoroughly disrupted communications and collaboration at a global …
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Blockchain-based Dtravel has secured 200,000 property listings in its first 30 days
Dtravel.com, the decentralized platform for the home-sharing economy introduced last month by former executives from Airbnb, Expedia, and other travel technology companies, announced today that it had signed on over 200,000 properties in more than 2,000 cities since its launch. With a goal of listing over one million vacation rentals within its first 12 months, …
Major Crypto Mining Company Core Scientific Going Public on Nasdaq With $4.3 Billion Valuation
Core Scientific, a major blockchain hosting and digital asset mining company, is going public through a merger with Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. The deal values the combined company at approximately $4.3 billion. Core Scientific to List on Nasdaq Core Scientific Holding Co., one of the largest blockchain hosting and digital asset mining companies …
China Offers Medics Digital Yuan Insurance Policy for Covid-19
China’s first insurance policy using the digital yuan for settlement has been issued in Shenzhen, local media reported. The new product, targeting medical personnel exposed to coronavirus risks, is offered by the country’s largest insurer, Ping An. The financial giant also has fintech and healthtech entities under its umbrella. Ping An Teams Up With Bank …
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US Senators Seek to Forbid American Athletes From Receiving and Using Digital Yuan During Beijing Olympics
Three U.S. senators have urged the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee to forbid American athletes from receiving or using digital yuan during the Beijing Olympics. Raising many concerns, including privacy, they warned, “Olympic athletes should be aware that the digital yuan may be used to surveil Chinese citizens and those visiting China on an …
HOPR Staking Lets You Earn Rewards and NFTs While Supporting Data Privacy
sponsored The HOPR protocol provides network-level and metadata privacy for every kind of data exchange. Designed to be better than TOR, the mixnet protects the identity of both sender and recipient by routing data via multiple intermediate relay hops that mix traffic. Now the project launches staking with NFT rewards and you can earn over …
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EU Proposes Law to ‘Ensure Full Traceability’ of Crypto Transfers, Ban Anonymous Wallets
The European Commission has proposed legislation to “ensure full traceability of crypto-asset transfers, such as bitcoin,” in order to prevent and detect “their possible use for money laundering or terrorism financing.” Moreover, “anonymous crypto asset wallets will be prohibited.” New EU Rules Ban Anonymous Crypto Transactions and Wallets The European Commission presented a set of …
BSC DeFi app ‘Pancakebunny’ releases post-mortem of $2.4 million exploit
In last week’s attack on the Polygon (MATIC) and QuickSwap (QUICK) version of the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) yield farming protocol PancakeBunny, 2.1 million PolyBunny (polyBUNNY) tokens were minted, resulting in an 82% price plunge from $10 prior to the exploit, to just over $2 post the initial damage. In the aftermath of the recent …
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