NFTs banned in Minecraft, SEC lists 9 tokens as securities and 3AC founder blames cockiness for company meltdown: Hodler’s Digest, July 17-23
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week 3AC founders reveal ties to Terra founder, blame overconfidence […]
Block by block: Blockchain technology is transforming the real estate market
Property is the world’s single largest store of wealth, and if the cryptocurrency and blockchain world is seeking an express route to mass adoption, it could do worse than partnering with the real estate industry. According to a September 2021 report by Savills World Research, the estimated value of all the world’s real estate stands […]
The ‘godfather of crypto’ risked lifetime in jail, laying foundation for Bitcoin
Widely credited as the inventor of digital cash, David Chaum is sometimes known as the “father of online anonymity” or the “godfather of cryptocurrency,” whose work inspired the near-mythical group called the Cypherpunks from which Bitcoin emerged. Beginning his studies in computer science in the late 1970s, when encryption was classified at the same level […]
6 Questions for Lisa Fridman of Quadrata
We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This week, our 6 Questions go to Lisa Fridman, the president and co-founder of Quadrata, a network that brings an identity and compliance layer to […]
Celsius is bankrupt with $1.2B balance sheet hole, Su Zhu returns to Twitter and OpenSea purges 20% of employees: Hodler’s Digest, July 10-16
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week OpenSea lays off 20% of its staff, citing ‘crypto […]
You can transform the world with blockchain: Dr. Jane Thomason
Jane Thomason is an Australian academic who spent 15 years running hospitals and doing development work abroad followed by a 20-year stint building a $250-million revenue company. Thomason — now a blockchain adviser to the World Health Organization — says she “had an epiphany” while thinking about the 2004 Tsunami in Indonesia, in which the […]
Crypto City: The ultimate guide to Miami
Miami is fast becoming one of the major hubs in the crypto world with more and more blockchain companies moving to the city each year. Miami famously plays host to the Bitcoin Conference each year, and digital assets have been embraced by the mayor and the wider population. Here’s your ultimate guide to the crypto […]
6 Questions for Rene Reinsberg of Celo
We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This week, our 6 Questions go to Rene Reinsberg, a co-founder of Celo, an open platform that makes financial tools accessible to anyone with a […]
Bitcoin tourists exit the market, Peter Schiff’s bank closes down and Voyager to restructure: Hodler’s Digest, July 3-9
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Peter Schiff’s bank closure strengthens Bitcoin case for […]
The risks and benefits of VCs for crypto communities
Traditional venture capital funds drive valuations through multiple funding rounds. Startups aim for initial public offerings or other exits. Then the sharemarket decides upon a more realistic valuation. But in cryptoland, tokens introduce market capitalization while a company is being built. This means there are a lot of competing interests and agendas. Token sales for […]