90% of businesses adopting blockchain technology, data
    13 Jan 2023
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    A new survey from CasperLabs found that despite education gaps, enterprise adoption of blockchain technology in the U.S., U.K. and China is set to increase in the next year. The crypto and blockchain space has had a turbulent past year, but that is not stopping users and enterprises from looking into the industry. A new survey from…

    Cardano ecosystem set to expand with custom-built sidechains
    13 Jan 2023
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    The toolkit will allow for creators of sidechains to choose their own consensus mechanism and other application-specific features, whilst inheriting the security of the main chain. Input Output Global (IOG) — the team behind the Cardano ecosystem — will release a software toolkit in late Jan. 2023 that will enable developers to deploy custom-built sidechains…

    Climate tech VC argues Bitcoin’s ESG positives outweigh its negatives 31:1
    13 Jan 2023
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    The Bitcoin network has a 31:1 positive to negative ratio according to climate tech VC Daniel Batten. A climate tech investor has painted a bright view of the Bitcoin (BTC) network, suggesting BTC’s environmental positives outweigh its negatives by a whopping 31:1 ratio. On Jan. 12, self-proclaimed philanthropist and environmentalist Daniel Batten claimed in a…

    ‘Wall of worry’ led to digital wallets, blockchain tech ignored: Cathie Wood
    13 Jan 2023
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    Market uncertainty calls for an opportunity to take advantage of disruptive innovation which has historically “gained share during turbulent times,” says ARK Invest CEO. ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood believes that digital wallets and blockchain tech were among “game-changing innovations” that the equity markets largely ignored in 2022. In a Jan. 12 blog post on…

    From Bernie Madoff to Bankman-Fried: Bitcoin maximalists have been validated
    12 Jan 2023
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    The parallels between Sam Bankman-Fried and Bernie Madoff are ample. On the bright side, both men highlighted the fact that Bitcoin maximalists are immune to Ponzi schemes. Long before Bitcoin, Bernie Madoff sat atop the longest-running, largest fraud in history. The rise and real-time fall of Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, former CEO of crypto exchange FTX,…

    Gary Gensler finds new audience for his crypto skepticism: The US Army
    12 Jan 2023
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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair called crypto “the Wild West” and urged troops not to “get caught up in the FOMO.” United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler has found a new audience for his crypto-skeptical pep talks — the United States Army. On Jan. 11 the U.S. Army hosted…