Tag: Bitcoin

As CNBC reported, global investment bank JPMorgan has silently begun giving its wealth management clients access to six cryptocurrency investment funds, despite Jamie Dimon, CEO, continually advising against investing in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. JPMorgan Chase is now offering six cryptocurrency investment funds to clients, says CNBC citing people with knowledge of the move. The bank’s…

Gillian Tett writes in the FT column on how the Boston Fed and MIT are building an entirely new CBDC platform to displace existing cryptocurrencies. Later this month, the Federal Reserve holds its Jackson Hole meeting to discuss another big experiment: how soon can the Fed create an effective central bank digital currency (CBDC)? The…

Each cryptocurrency has its own technological properties, appeal to buyers, and unique backstories. They are typically ranked by market capitalization because the value of a cryptocurrency reflects investor appetite. But behind the tokens, blockchains, and prices, there are more complex stories about each cryptocurrency. Nasdaq Inc. selected the top ten of the largest and most…

Taproot is a Bitcoin soft fork that will enhance privacy and script execution. It is also connected with the Schnorr soft fork, which will improve scalability, transaction speed and encode multiple keys into one. This fall will mark an important milestone in Bitcoin development, as the activation of Taproot on the main Bitcoin network presumably…

Parachains provide an original alternative to the current centralized internet infrastructure with its weaknesses. How does it works, explained by Alex Siman, founder of Subsocial, a Polkadot-based decentralized social network platform. The upcoming Ethereum London upgrade, along with the launch of Polkadot and Kusama’s parachains, has delivered a piece of good news to the crypto…

Don’t get the rug pulled out from under you, warns Oscar Gonzalez on CNET. Crypto pump-and-dump schemes are designed to take advantage of people while making some big money for scammers. They generally involve influencers who receive financial incentives for telling people to buy a certain digital coin in order to raise its value. Once…