Altseason is upon us now that Bitcoin has been steadily rising ever since the election of Democratic candidate Joe Biden, the institutional FOMO phase, the fear of many that further Covid-19 stimulus will lead to inflation, the announcements of PayPal and Square, the… Well, you get it, there are lots of reasons to explain why […]
Brian Armstrong unfortunately saws his trading platform once again trending on social media yesterday. Although the cryptosphere as a whole has had a very positive 2020 and Mr Armstrong can probably count on a hefty bonus from his board next year, things did not truly go his way all the time. The second biggest trading […]
CEO of Ripple Labs Brad Garlinghouse must be a highly popular man in Silicon Valley once again now that his cryptocoin XRP seems to be on fire this week. Together with Bitcoin’s institutional FOMO rise of the past few weeks, other coins have also been gaining notably, among them Litecoin, Ethereum, Tether, Cardano and Ripple […]
According to research from venture capitalists, the introduction by both Square and PayPal as crypto trading platforms seems to have rocketed the price of Bitcoin in recent weeks. Estimations claim that nearly all newly mined Bitcoin is being bought by the two Silicon Valley companies. Meanwhile bankers estimate that a new round of stimulus cheques, […]
The ongoing tug of war between the Link Marines (fans on social media of the biggest DeFi coin Chainlink) and the mysterious actors behind Zeus Capital (an entity keen on destroying Chainlink and proving it is a pump and dump scam) face another chapter of battles as subpoena threats are flowing around the cryptosphere. Meanwhile […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged his fellow world leaders to discuss CBDCs. His speech of 21 November is quite remarkable as his country has a lead in launching its own digital currency and the Chinese authorities are currently cracking down on crypto miners within its borders.During a videoconference led by the Saudi authorities, the G20 […]
Vitalik Buterin is starting to work on his charisma as of late. Whereas he was seen as mostly intellectual and technical, in recent weeks and months there are sparkles of worldly knowledge and even interesting mocks to be found in his social media messages; Just yesterday he mocked Elon Musk for his use of a […]
When the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto wrote the now legendary whitepaper (in response to the 2008 financial crisis) that described the idea behind Bitcoin, he made an intrinsic point out of the fact that it’s supply would be limited to 21 million coins only. Few mysteries about Bitcoin remain, whilst others are being answered.The document was […]
One of the more surprising Bitcoin purchasers in these past few weeks have been gambling companies. That may sound strange, but if you know that online poker players are supposed to write up their winnings on their tax forms themselves, it becomes more understandable.The website Winning Poker Network (which claims to support “the best poker […]
Japan and South Korea share a troubled history together. Although they are both allies of the United States and form a front against China, the South Koreans see themselves as a true democratic superpower whilst Japan is still thought of as a colonial empire from the past. Because of the many scandals that the two […]
