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- Why Did Visa Buy a $150K NFT? Why Does Anyone? August 23, 2021There are some very good reasons, it turns out, rooted in our deep, totally irrational animal brains.
- S&P Crypto Index Has 243 Coins. DOGE Is Not One of Them July 20, 2021The index company's Broad Digital Market tracker dives deep – very deep – into the digital asset universe, CoinDesk found.
- Sotheby’s Sells Rare Diamond for $12.3M in Crypto July 9, 2021The auction house said "a milestone was reached in the adoption of cryptocurrencies."
- How Blockchain Tech Can Help Drive a Sustainable Future July 9, 2021In this second Consensus 2021 episode, our guests address subtleties and niches within environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG). These range from indigenous resource allocation and tracking to building sustainable supply chains from the ground up and applying big data to consumer water conservation.
- Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sells Off as Regulatory Concerns Resurface July 8, 2021“We expect volatility to remain under pressure until mid [to] late August,” said one trading firm.
- Circle CEO Says USDC to Take High Road, But It’s a Long Road July 8, 2021Jeremy Allaire made the promise at a time when investors have been demanding more transparency around USDC.
- USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle to Go Public in $4.5B SPAC Deal July 8, 2021Circle will go public by way of Bob Diamond's Concord Acquisition Corp.
- Jay-Z to Auction ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT at Sotheby’s June 25, 2021The news comes fresh on the heels of a lawsuit filed against another Roc-A-Fella founder over an attempted NFT.
- Sotheby’s to Accept Crypto for Rare 100-Carat Diamond in Upcoming Auction June 21, 2021“The most ancient and emblematic denominator of value can now, for the first time, be purchased using humanity’s newest universal currency.”
- Bitcoin Futures Market in Capitulation Mode as Traders Turn Bearish June 8, 2021The declining futures premium indicates uncertainty about bitcoin following a 35% correction in May and another 12% drop already this month.
- Bitcoin Is Batman June 1, 2021Another way of looking at the philosopher Craig Warmke's conception of Bitcoin as a fictional substance.
- Galaxy Digital to Buy BitGo for About $1.2B in Stock, Cash May 5, 2021The acquisition comes as Galaxy Digital plans a U.S. listing later this year.
- Enterprise Blockchain Doesn’t Work Because It’s About the Real World March 31, 2021Recording bitcoin transactions on a blockchain is fundamentally "more accurate" than using a blockchain for, say, birth certificates.
- Aussie Beer Can Now Be Exchanged for Excess Solar in New Program Involving Blockchain March 31, 2021The program has been developed in partnership with Victoria Bitter, retailer Diamond Energy and blockchain startup Power Ledger.
- Elon Musk’s Bitcoin Marketing Coup March 26, 2021By embracing bitcoiners, Tesla is likely to make more sales among that crowd even if they pay in fiat. Any extra BTC the carmaker gets is gravy.
- BitClout’s Alleged Leader Hit With Cease-and-Desist by Prominent Crypto Law Firm March 24, 2021The legal letter is the latest twist in the controversial project's short history.
- What Is BitClout? The Social Media Experiment Sparking Controversy on Twitter March 22, 2021BitClout's creator says it's a new way to monetize a following. Crypto Twitter's brightest lights are nonplussed.
- Crypto Long & Short: Bitpanda’s Raise Is About More Than Market Infrastructure March 21, 2021The $170 million funding round highlights the explosive growth of crypto as an asset class – and the potential of the European market.
- The Node: ‘Green’ Bitcoin Is the Price of Mass Adoption March 16, 2021Bitcoiners may want to dismiss the energy/environment debate, but it's not going away as more corporates look to make an allocation.
- Billionaire Investor Howard Marks Warming to Bitcoin March 16, 2021Marks, who is worth $2.1 billion, said his early comments on bitcoin were a "knee-jerk reaction."