How $100K Bitcoin impacts the wealth gap in the digital age
    06 Dec 2024
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    Bitcoin’s historic price milestone on Dec. 5, surpassing $100,000 for the first time, is ushering in a new era of digital wealth creation. This milestone may provide a potential solution to bridge the growing wealth gap, but it also raises concerns over its role in exacerbating wealth inequality. The Bitcoin price rose to a record…

    No blockchain can be a ‘lonely island’ — Emurgo exec
    06 Dec 2024
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    An Emurgo executive says Blockchain networks must embrace interoperability to thrive. At India Blockchain Week 2024, Cointelegraph’s Arijit Sarkar spoke with Emurgo’s global head of business development, Amarpreet Singh, who highlighted the necessity of interconnected blockchain systems and stablecoins to drive widespread Web3 adoption. Singh said no matter what road a blockchain takes, it will…

    Decentralized chatbots, gov’t bonds onchain — a16z’s 2025 crypto trends
    05 Dec 2024
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    Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has named key sectors within the crypto industry for the upcoming year, highlighting use cases for tokenization and the integration of artificial intelligence with blockchain technology as potential growth drivers. According to a16z’s report, applications based on AI and running onchain are expected to deliver at least three emerging trends across…

    Crypto.com to launch Mastercard-powered card in Bahrain
    05 Dec 2024
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    Mastercard announced on Dec. 4 that it had issued a license to Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com to begin offering its pre-paid payments card services on the Mastercard network in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, beginning with Bahrain in January of 2025. According to a blog post from Mastercard, once issued, cardholders will be…

    Bitcoin hits $100K: Why BTC price hit a new all-time high
    05 Dec 2024
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    Bitcoin has surged past the critical $100,000 level, marking a psychological milestone for crypto traders and vindication for hodlers and true believers. The price has been surging skywards ever since the Republican victory in November’s election signaled an end to the war on crypto declared by the Biden administration and its appointed SEC Chair Gary…

    Tezos launches world’s first Uranium marketplace on blockchain
    04 Dec 2024
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    The global uranium trade could soon adopt blockchain technology, thanks to a new platform built on the Tezos blockchain. Uranium.io the world’s first blockchain-based decentralized application for uranium trading, aims to lower the barriers to entry for investors. The platform will launch in partnership with Curzon Uranium, a leading uranium trading company that traded over…