The Orb, the biometric device of Worldcoin. Source: A screenshot, worldcoin.orgMajor crypto exchange Coinbase-backed startup Worldcoin has decided to stop operations in at least seven countries as a result of intensifying logistics challenges that are impacting the company’s launch plans.The company is advancing a project to distribute crypto to every person on the planet by…
Michael Mosier. Source: a video screenshot, United States Senators will hear testimony today on crypto and its role in the world of crime – but a former senior regulator has warned that politicians coming down too hard on the crypto sector risked throwing out the baby with the bathwater.The Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban…
Bitcoin price is consolidating below USD 41,000.Ethereum is struggling near USD 2,800, XRP is still below USD 0.80.AAVE, RUNE, and CELO are up 15%-22%.Bitcoin price gained pace above the USD 40,000 resistance and traded above USD 41,000, but there was no upside continuation. It is currently (11:43 UTC) consolidating gains near USD 40,700 and is…
David Schwimmer. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg Markets and FinanceAmid the West’s intensifying efforts to punish Russia’s authorities for their invasion of Ukraine, crypto exchanges are facing long-term damage to their industry if they decide to remain active in the Russian market, according to David Schwimmer, CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group.So far, most…
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Federal ReserveThe US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates by 25 basis points today, marking the first rate hike in the US since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase was in line with what the central bank has long communicated to the market that it would do. “[…]…
Source: Adobe/AnastassiyaGet your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Gaming newsBlockchain companies Galaxy Interactive, Republic Crypto, and Alameda Research are launching a consortium called NG+ that will invest in blockchain-focused gaming studios and developers, per Bloomberg. The consortium will seek to fund…
My father’s first serious girlfriend after he and my mother broke-up was a dream for my twin sister, younger brother, and me. Kaye lived just down the block from my grandparents on the Upper West Side, a genial, welcoming woman, and possessor of that enviable 1983 daily double: a VHS machine and cable TV (we…
After a series of red lights, Squid Game, the massively successful Korean drama that took over Netflix in the second half of 2021, has officially received the green light for a second season. (No, Netflix employees were executed in this decision making process.) Netflix co-CEO and Chief Creative Officer Ted Sarandos made the announcement in…
