The United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce convened on June 7 for an insightful discussion on the future of blockchain technology and Web3. Prominent industry leaders, including Polygon Labs president Ryan Wyatt engaged in a constructive engagement focused on democratizing the internet and addressing regulatory hurdles. The hearing
The global cryptocurrency market has been significantly jolted, including digital currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Polygon (MATIC). This disturbance is mainly due to the recent measures undertaken by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange. Market Instability and Dipping Prices Bitcoin, the leading
Additional initiatives to increase the openness of AI technologies like OpenAI’s ChatGPT have been explored by European Union officials. Companies using generative AI technologies that have the “potential to generate disinformation” should mark their material. Vera Jourova, vice president for values and transparency at the European Commission, told the media
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization (USDT), has announced that it took part in the first round of a new billion-dollar renewable energy initiative in El Salvador. Moreover, it is looking to invest $1 billion to build the world’s largest Bitcoin mining farms. Tether Energy
It seems that Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and current CEO of fintech startup Block, has backed Robert Kennedy Jr., a Democrat presidential contender who supports Bitcoin. On Sunday, he posted a video of an interview he had with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., conducted by Fox News’ Harris Faulkner, with
Less than one percent of Atomic Wallet’s monthly active customers were affected by the theft that stole $35 million from consumers since June 2, as per the claim by the firm. Atomic Wallet, in conjunction with independent blockchain investigators, has increased its efforts to trace and recover stolen cash after
Online interest in “crypto” and other commonly used cryptocurrency keywords has slumped to late 2020 levels, after a two-month slowdown in cryptocurrency excitement. The phrase “crypto” presently has a score of 17 on Google Trends, which is much lower than the reference point of 100 in May 2021. Both Bitcoin
To fix over 71,000 erroneous or “cursed” inscriptions and make them tradable again, the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol’s developers have released an upgrade. Inscriptions that were formed by the accidental or deliberate manipulation of opcodes were dubbed “cursed inscriptions” since they were rendered invalid and unrecognized. Moreover, the first step towards
There was a substantial increase in May of over 1,400 net installations of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ATMs, despite a worldwide decrease in 2023. The number of crypto ATMs steadily declined over the first four months of 2023. While crypto ATM installations skyrocketed in countries like Australia, Poland, and Spain, bigger
In the annals of finance, women have long fought for recognition and representation. From the pioneering economist Joan Robinson, whose groundbreaking contributions to post-Keynesian economics challenged conventional wisdom, to the indomitable Wall Street veteran Muriel “Mickie” Siebert, the first woman to hold a seat on the New York Stock Exchange,
