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What Other Crypto Firms Could Go Public This Year

[Jan 12 2:30 PM] After Circle’s SEC filing marking the first step towards a public listing, CoinDesk examined the other firms that might try to go public amid a rebound in crypto markets. High on the list of possibles: Kraken and Ripple.

How CTV Can Help Scale Bitcoin

[Jan 12 2:30 PM] OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY has once again become a focal point in the conversation about improvements to scale Bitcoin. This time around there are many more alternative designs for covenants being proposed, and actual concrete designs that make use of…

Energy And Bitcoin: An Integrated Analogy

[Jan 12 9:30 AM] Have you ever looked at the stars and noticed how everything in the universe seems connected? Famous inventor and engineer, Nikola Tesla, thought that this connection is all about energy, how often things vibrate, and the way they move. I believe…

The Biggest Bitcoin ETF Threat No One Is Talking About

[Jan 11 4:41 PM] A majority of bitcoin ETF issuers have chosen Coinbase as a custodian, which is a concentration of risk. Even if that is the safest option, new cybersecurity standards are needed for making crypto custody truly safe.

Gary Gensler’s Bitcoin ETF Clown Show

[Jan 11 2:27 PM] From hacks to unnecessary delays to ungracious statements, the SEC chair has made few friends as he finally approves these in-demand BTC products for the first time.

What Is SocialFi? A Beginner’s Guide

[Jan 11 1:04 PM] SocialFi is Web3’s answer to Web2’s social media problems by enabling users to have control over their content and allow them to directly monetize it.

What Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs?

[Jan 11 12:54 PM] Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) allow crypto network users to verify the validity of a transaction without revealing details of the transaction.

Bitcoin Is A Database

[Jan 11 12:45 PM] Get ready, brace yourself. Reading this might enrage and confound you, it might confuse you, you might even get mad enough to punch your screen (don’t do that.) Consider this a trigger warning.Bitcoin is a database. Period. That is what it is. The…

Crypto for Advisors: AI, a Strategic Tool for Financial Firms

[Jan 11 10:45 AM] Lynda Koster from Growthential highlights the importance of strategically adopting and integrating generative AI in business, especially in financial advising, to navigate the evolving technological landscape and maintain a competitive edge.

Surviving The Bull Run

[Jan 11 10:45 AM] We all have a journey to Bitcoin. Some started as sound money advocates who adored Austrian economics and gold. Others fell out of the TradFi world when they knew something wasn’t quite right. Most Bitcoiners have gone through trials and…

Bitcoin ETFs Approved: The Industry Reacts

[Jan 10 3:55 PM] In a milestone for crypto adoption, the SEC today approved the trading of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). CoinDesk rounded up reaction from across the crypto industry to the news.

Bitcoin ETF Confusion Abounds

[Jan 10 1:30 PM] The crypto industry can breathe a sigh of relief: It looks like a federal U.S. regulator will let the world's largest traditional finance asset managers and other firms list and trade shares of a vehicle giving retail and institutional investors…

Why I Am Already A Nostr Maximalist

[Jan 10 12:45 PM] After being inspired by a podcast with Preston Pysh and Will Casarin in January of 2023 I experienced my first interaction with ‘the nostr’ using a rather clunky interface. Since that time, nostr has gradually become more user friendly and an…

Everyone Wants the SEC’s Fake News to Be Real

[Jan 10 11:40 AM] The agency said for months it couldn’t approve bitcoin ETFs because of market manipulation. Then, in a delicious irony, it was itself manipulated, showing how even non-news can move markets.

Making Sense of Web3’s Burgeoning AI Ecosystem

[Jan 10 10:45 AM] Although the intersection of Web3 and AI has great potential, there is a lot of confusion about this emerging technology in the market today. Mapping out the GPU supply chain, layers of the tech stack, and various competitive landscapes can help…

Beyond the ETF: Crypto Innovations to Watch in 2024

[Jan 10 10:45 AM] While most market watchers are focused on bitcoin ETFs at the moment, Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) and Real World Assets (RWA) hold a lot of long-term promise, says Colton Dillion, CEO of Hedgehog.

Jevons Paradox: What It Actually Means For Bitcoin

[Jan 9 11:30 AM] From an economic standpoint, Jevon’s Paradox is arguably the foundation of the scaling road we have started walking down for Bitcoin. Pushing things off-chain is attempting to make the use of the scarce resource that blockspace is much more…

Brian’s Big Bags

[Jan 9 8:40 AM] What is the dollar amount where the Banking Cartel starts asking tough questions like “Who’s holding the bag?” and ” Who’s holding our coins?” As we are near the approval of the ETF, I can’t help but wonder to myself “Who’s carrying the

Mercury Layer: A Massive Improvement On Statechains

[Jan 8 2:45 PM] CommerceBlock is releasing Mercury Layer today, an improved version of their variation of a statechain. You can read a longer form explanation of how their Mercury statechains work here. The upgrade to Mercury Layer represents a massive improvement…

Bitcoin ETFs: The Bear Case

[Jan 8 1:24 PM] Bitcoin exchange traded funds may not actually be approved, due to the SEC’s long-held concerns about market manipulation. And, if they are, they could change the nature of Bitcoin itself, to the detriment of Satoshi Nakamoto’s original vision, say…

Bitcoin ETFs: The Bull Case

[Jan 8 11:54 AM] One train of thought says that SEC approval of spot bitcoin ETF will send the market flying. Here’s how that could play out. In a separate post, we review the bear case, where the market may not react with such optimism.

The Key to Building Sustainable DePIN

[Jan 8 9:11 AM] Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) are powerful uses of blockchain technology. But success depends on tokenomics built for the long-term, says the co-founder of Hivemapper.