This is the official title of China’s new crypto policy. “Virtual currency-related business activities are illegal financial activities.” | learn more
“Jump Trading was once called one of Wall Street’s most secretive high-speed trading firms. But now, Jump is going fully public with its crypto operation and wants the community to know it is keen on being a vocal and transparent contributor […]
An interesting take on how things might have played out. “You would never have become a bitcoin millionaire, so stop regretting it.” | learn more
This is a fascinating story to watch because the company makes a decentralized exchange. That means the company could disappear tomorrow, but the exchange can persist because it’s open source and lives on the blockchain. You can’t put that toothpaste […]
“Why on earth would the Biden White House be pushing proof-of-work at the expense of proof-of-stake, when environmentalism is a hallmark of the Administration and public perception is (albeit incorrectly) that PoW is killing the environment?!?” | learn more
“are NFTs a bubble? no. wealth is a bubble. 1% of the global adult population are now millionaires.” | learn more
“Visa bought CryptoPunk 7610, one of 3,840 female punks, for around $150,000 last week. CryptoPunks are considered the original NFTs, launched in 2017 by Larva Labs.” | learn more
“The colored bands show the relative fraction of Bitcoin in existence that was last transacted within the time window indicated in the legend.” | learn more
The ‘London’ hard fork happened this week and a transaction on the blockchain no longer costs as much as an international wire transfer. Let’s hope this lasts! | learn more
“If inflation is a government-caused problem, we can’t necessarily rely on government statistics like the CPI to diagnose it or remediate it. Indeed, in places with high inflation, censorship and denial is the rule rather than the exception.” | learn more