Redditor up 25% after boldly taking out $59K worth of personal loans to buy BTC
A Redditor and member of the r/CryptoCurrency community claims to be up 25% or $19,500 after taking out three personal loans worth a combined $59,000 to buy Bitcoin (BTC) over the past 18 months. According to the crudely named r/Vaginosis-Psychosis, they now have a...
Universities use blockchain-based storage to protect and democratize data
Academic institutions house some of the world’s most important data generated from years of research. Yet centralized data storage models are becoming a concern for many universities looking to keep critical information safe and accessible. Danny O’Brien, a senior...
Bitcoin ‘overreacting’ as SEC returns ETF filings, BTC price dives 6%
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $30,000 after the June 30 Wall Street open as markets panicked over the fate of its first spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bureaucratic error may explain Bitcoin ETF filing hiccup Data from...
Crypto VC is struggling only from a North American perspective — Animoca Brands CEO
The crypto space has been in an uneven state around the world, with Web3 startups flourishing in the Middle East and Asia, while North American crypto entrepreneurs face challenges under tough macroeconomic and regulatory conditions, according to Animoca Brands CEO...
Over $204M lost to DeFi hacks and scams in Q2: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. The second quarter of 2023 saw over $208 million exploited and hacked from DeFi...
FedNow “early adopter” list contains no blockchains, but some may integrate later
The Federal Reserve’s upcoming instant payment system, FedNow, released its list of certified “early adopters” on June 29. The organizations on the list have been certified as ready to connect with the platform when it launches in late July. No blockchain networks are...
ZkDay comes to Paris on July 19: A marquee ZK conference amid EthCC
Zero-knowledge (ZK) projects continue to spread worldwide, and a new go-to ZK event is coming to Paris, hosted by Manta Network, a ZK layer-1 blockchain; investment firm Polychain Capital and Cointelegraph. The ZK community conference — zkDay Paris — kicks off during...
Litecoin (LTC) bounces strongly as bulls brush off brief retreat
Litecoin price bounced strongly to see bulls hit a 14-month high near $110. LTC last traded at these prices in April 2022, and could hit new multi-year highs as the Litecoin halving approaches. Prices fell to $84 earlier in the day after markets reacted negatively to...
NFT Collector: Snoop’s NFT nostalgia, The Goose draws Gen Y to Sotheby’s
Greg Oakford, a co-founder of NFT Fest Australia, guides you through the Web3 digital art world from a collector’s perspective. Turning concert merchandise and memories digital Snoop Dogg’s recent announcement of the Snoop Passport — an evolving concert tour...
Bitcoin dominance surging amid changing market dynamics and regulatory crackdown
Key Takeaways Bitcoin dominance measures the ratio of the Bitcoin market cap to the cumulative cryptocurrency sector market cap It is currently at 58%, the highest mark since April 2021 Market dynamics are changing as institutions consider Bitcoin, while rest of...