Brazil’s B3 stock exchange could serve as the information oracle for the smart contract system of a digital real (CBDC), according to the Central Bank…
Day: October 1, 2021
Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Rally as Short Sellers Exit Positions
Cryptocurrencies rallied on Friday as bitcoin broke above $47,000 for the first time in two weeks. BTC is up about 10% over the past 24…
Gary Vaynerchuk Doodle Outsells Warhol, Pollock, Neel and More at Christie’s Auction
Media mogul and erstwhile wine blogger Gary Vaynerchuk sold a doodle of an elephant at Christie’s today for $412,500. “Empathetic Elephant,” which outsold works by…
The Intersection of Eth 2.0 Validating and Cloud Computing Explained
In this week’s episode, CoinDesk’s Christine Kim and Consensys’ Ben Edgington discuss the security and running costs of CoinDesk’s Ethereum 2.0 staking operations with special…
Compound Founder Says $80M Bug Presents ‘Moral Dilemma’ for DeFi Users
If a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol accidentally gave you millions of dollars in tokens, are you obligated to give it back? In an interview with…
Powell Says No Crypto Ban as ‘Uptober’ Kicks Off
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Download this episode On today’s episode, NLW discusses the market mood shift as September becomes October, and looks at:…
‘Coinbase Premium’ Indicates Whales on Binance May Be Behind Bitcoin’s Rally
Since U.S. markets opened on Friday, bitcoin’s (BTC) price has risen by nearly 10%. A popular indicator used by bitcoin traders may explain the increase.…
We Can Use as Much Energy as We Want, Forever
I am a committed environmentalist, both in my personal life and in my stance on public issues. I’m an Eagle Scout who once spent a…
Why Digital Asset Adoption in Commerce Is Gaining Momentum
A number of large companies have been adding significant amounts of bitcoin to their balance sheets, signaling corporate America’s growing confidence in BTC and other…
From a DeFi Summer to the Explosive Growth of Bitcoin: A Year in Retrospect
It’s hard to believe it has been a year since Michael Casey and Sheila Warren launched the “Money Reimagined” podcast. This episode is sponsored by…