The anonymous writer at Applied Divinity Studies considers the question. “This is a compelling narrative. Academic handles fundamental research, startups work on commercialization and deployment. What we’re missing is translational research to nurture pre-commercial research and bring it to fruition.” | learn […]
CoinDesk reports that Harvard, Yale and Brown endowments have been quietly buying crypto through Coinbase and other exchanges. | learn more
The now-well-known investor offers reasoned criticisms of the Bitcoin bull case. He concludes: “That is why to me Bitcoin looks like a long-duration option on a highly unknown future that I could put an amount of money in that I […]
“The process of mining cryptocurrencies currently relies on energy from polluting sources. Using excess power from renewable sources instead could convert waste to value and reduce financial risks.” | learn more
“At Unchained Capital, we are building a platform for individuals and businesses storing long-term wealth in bitcoin that demand private key ownership. To us, private key ownership is not an ideology; it is a security principle.” | learn more
“Today, ShapeShift is announcing that it has integrated decentralized exchange protocols and is sunsetting its 6+ year business of trading with customers. Because of this fundamental change to our business model, ShapeShift’s users no longer need to provide personally identifying […]
In December the crypto fund bought nearly 3x the amount that was mined in total. | learn more
“Tether has been manipulating #Bitcoin’s price upwards for years now by printing unlimited, and unbacked $USDT. This thread will cover the controversial aspects surrounding Tether, and how it will eventually meet its demise.…” | learn more
The best rate available now, around ~13% on dollar-backed stablecoins, is on Fulcrum (bZx). The rates available from BlockFi, Nexo and other centralized and regulated players is ~8%. I’m not taking advantage of the higher rate. A friend explained his […]
“The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency platform Ripple, its CEO, and its chairman, for orchestrating securities fraud worth $1.3 billion, the agency said Tuesday.” | learn more