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Fractal Bitcoin: A Misleading Affinity

[yesterday 7:58 PM] Fractal Bitcoin is a recently launched project that bills itself as “the only native scaling solution completely and instantly compatible with Bitcoin. In essence it is a merge mined system portraying itself as a second layer sidechain for Bitcoin…

Fair AI: Why Everyone Should Profit From the AI Boom

[yesterday 4:21 PM] Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, and Nvidia currently dominate AI development, including the data that drives it. Blockchain and crypto tech can compensate users, making for more equitable AI networks, says Calanthia Mei, Co-Founder of Masa.

Bridging the Skills Gap: Preparing the Workforce for a Web3 Future

[yesterday 3:55 PM] Companies have invested so much on education with a focus on trading, but have not turned their attention to the portion of the workforce that remains unfamiliar with the technology that will be responsible for creating, facilitating, communicating…

Three Ways DeFi Will Revolutionize Financial Services

[yesterday 3:55 PM] DeFi is poised to create a future where financial services are digital, open, always-on, and borderless, says Bill Barhydt, ceo, Abra.

The Fed Will Tell Us Soon If Bitcoin Is at a New Baseline

[yesterday 2:34 PM] Today’s Fed interest rate announcement will set the table for a fresh uptick in crypto assets, says Philipp Pieper, co-founder of Swarm Markets.

The (Zero-Knowledge Proof) Singularity Is Near

[yesterday 1:00 PM] This month may well be remembered as an inflection point in the acceleration toward real-time proving of transaction validity for blockchains.

Forget Meme Coins, Crypto Utility Is Already Here

[Sep 17 6:54 PM] Memecoin mania has many wondering if crypto will stop the nonsense and deliver real use-cases, but crypto utility is already here if we simply look, says David Zimmerman, a research analyst at K33 Research.

Key Opinion Leaders Are Bad for the Crypto Industry

[Sep 17 6:49 PM] That’s why my new project isn’t paying them. (And who is Professor Crypto, anyway?)

Will Ether’s Supply Crunch Lead to Higher Prices in Q4?

[Sep 17 6:02 PM] Ether’s price might be falling, but its liquid supply is shrinking. If demand picks up next quarter, we could see a supply crunch that pushes prices higher, says Lucas Schweiger, Digital Asset Research Manager at Sygnum Bank.

REGULATING BITCOIN AND CRYPTO IN NIGERIA: CROSSROADS BETWEEN CAPITAL CONTROL AND FINANCIAL FREEDOM

[Sep 17 4:21 PM] The ascent of Bitcoin and digital assets has sparked a classic battle, with governments acting as vigilant hawks, trying to control a technology that is as nimble and elusive as a gazelle darting across the savanna of decentralization. In Nigeria…

Donald Trump Is Now a DeFi Enthusiast. Here’s Why It Matters

[Sep 17 2:21 PM] Trump’s new DeFi project may fail, as many do, but its launch, coming in the midst of a presidential campaign, is further proof that crypto has entered the mainstream, says Graeme Moore, head of tokenization at the Polymesh Association.

Don’t Believe the Hype, the First Rate Cut Isn’t a Market Disaster

[Sep 17 1:45 PM] With the first Fed rate cut looming, the markets are in selling mood. But history shows that the S&P tends to rally after monetary easing, which in turn should support risk assets like cryptocurrencies, says Scott Garliss.

Bitcoin’s Future in Payments: Overcoming Stablecoin Dominance with Fiatless Fiat

[Sep 17 1:37 PM] Stablecoins have so far dominated the crypto payment market, but some Bitcoin developers believe there's a proposal out there that could offer a legitimate alternative. Seven years ago, Dorier, a long-time developer, set out to democratize bitcoin…

The Financial Anarchist Manifesto

[Sep 16 7:40 PM] This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine's "The Privacy Issue". Subscribe to receive your copy."Anarchy is order; government is civil war." - BellegarrigueThe advent of decentralized money gave rise to an intriguing cognitive bias among early…

The Urgent Need for Bitcoin Tax Reform to Encourage Everyday Use

[Sep 16 4:21 PM] The debt based monetary system has become quite extreme. On one hand, the US crossed the $35 trillion national debt milestone, placing a $104k burden on every US citizen. On the other hand, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) puts federal…

Is EigenLayer Ready For Institutional Adoption?

[Sep 16 4:00 PM] Restaking leader EigenLayer is a hit with more risk-accepting retail investors, but it doesn’t currently meet institutional needs, says Tara Annison, Head of Product at Twinstake, a non-custodial staking provider for institutional clients.

Bitcoin Price Action: What to Expect Next

[Sep 13 5:30 PM] Bitcoin's recent price movements have caused concern among investors about what might come next. However, by looking at key indicators such as the 200-week moving average, Pi Cycle Top Indicator, and the Golden Ratio Multiplier, we can gain…

DAOs Need a Vibe Check

[Sep 13 3:46 PM] A recent token heist at Compound DAO revealed the weakness of current DAO governance voting. There is a better way, say Andrés Fábrega, Jay Yu, Amy Zhao, and Ari Juels.

U.S. Political Prediction Markets: Why Kalshi's Court Victory Matters

[Sep 13 1:59 PM] If it turns out that the judge's ruling preempts the CFTC’s proposed rulemaking, election event contracts may now be completely legal.

Building on Bitcoin in the Age of Web3

[Sep 12 6:38 PM] We need a cultural, philosophical, and technological movement that will return Bitcoin to its once prominent position in the decentralized finance landscape, says Willem Shroé, CEO Botanix Labs.

EToro Settles With the SEC: Industry Lawyers React

[Sep 12 6:29 PM] Under the agreement, the platform can list only BTC, BCH and ETH in the U.S. Is that a hint of which digital assets the SEC thinks are not securities?

Crypto for Advisors: Tokenization of Real World Assets

[Sep 12 3:00 PM] Real World Assets could help stabilize crypto volatility impacts on performance while streamlining portfolio management.

Revolutionizing Bitcoin Mining: The Power of Three-Phase Systems

[Sep 12 1:00 PM] Bitcoin mining has seen exponential growth since the first ASIC miner was shipped in 2013, improving hardware efficiency from 1,200 J/TH to just 15 J/TH. While these advancements were driven by better chip technology, we're now reaching the limits…

Bitcoin Vaults and the Future of Bitcoin Custody

[Sep 11 6:40 PM] Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, has come a long way from its informal past. From an experimental digital currency that occupied cypherpunk niches on the internet, it has grown to a trillion-dollar market cap asset valued at over $66,900 per…

Slowing Inflation Growth Points to More Upside in Crypto

[Sep 11 6:12 PM] Today's CPI data show inflation growth continued to ease in August. That could be good news for crypto, says Scott Garliss.

That Debate! How Crypto Reacted to Last Night's Showdown

[Sep 11 4:22 PM] Harris and Trump may not have mentioned crypto. But crypto folk had plenty to say about the presidential debate Tuesday night.

Are Ethereum Staking Yields Too High?

[Sep 11 3:37 PM] As staking grows in popularity through liquid staking derivatives, there is a need to better quantify staking returns for different platforms and how they change over time, says Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder and coo, RedStone.

The Middleman’s Shadow in the Tokenization Complex

[Sep 11 3:37 PM] In the world of crypto, digital assets, and the dream of decentralization, the middleman is a figure of scorn. We speak of peer-to-peer networks with no need for gatekeepers. Yet, whether we like it or not, intermediaries haunt every corner of this…

The Harris-Trump Debate Showed How Little Crypto Matters to Voters and Politicians

[Sep 11 2:30 PM] Trump and Harris didn’t mention crypto once last night because, despite the industry’s pretensions to relevance, most people don’t care about these issues, says Ryan Gorman.

Crypto Goes Unmentioned Again at Second Presidential Debate

[Sep 11 11:30 AM] Crypto did not emerge as a topic of discussion during the second presidential debate, but that didn't stop the candidates from going back and forth on a number of other topics.