Tag: cryptocurrencies

Breaking crypto news from the last week (Mar. 12 – 18, 2022): Mar. 12: Fir Tree Capital Management, a $4 billion New York-based hedge fund, is shorting Tether as the largest stablecoin in crypto faces down scrutiny from regulators and fears over ties to the Chinese debt market. Mar. 13: Art Dubai, held on March…

Fate certainly has a sense of irony. While Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are engaged in an armed conflict, their citizens have rushed to explore cryptocurrencies. For Ukrainians, it is a way to bring closer the victory, but for citizens of Russia and Belarus, it is a desperate attempt to break away from their severely compromised…

Breaking crypto news from the last week (Mar. 5 – 11, 2022): Mar. 5: The global pandemic changed everything for creators: The stay-at-home orders accelerated the shift toward blockchain and Web3 advancement, writes Doug Petkanics, a co-founder at Livepeer, where the team is building a decentralized live video broadcast platform to enable the next generation…

The last time you dived headlong into the World Wide Web, you probably did so without as much as thinking about it. It has become natural for us: we are always online, our smartphones stay connected to the web, as do the computers we work on, our smart TVs, etc. And soon, the immersion may…

Breaking crypto news from the last week (Feb. 19 – 25, 2022): Feb. 19: A new cryptocurrency-themed restaurant called “Doge Burger” has launched in Dubai, allowing customers to pay for their food using digital assets. It will offer many “doge-inspired” burgers which can be delivered directly to customers’ doors. The restaurant is a virtual one…

Breaking crypto news from the last week (Feb. 12 – 18, 2022): Feb. 12: The supply ratio has shrunk by 3%, and Bitcoin exchange supply is the lowest in 37 months. BTC exchanges now hold only 10.8% of the supply. Amid global adoption and holding trends, BTC owners have substantially moved their digital assets from…