New York-based decentralized prediction market Polymarket has come under investigations from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to an Oct. 23 report from Bloomberg citing anonymous sources, the CFTC is investigating whether Polymarket is allowing its customers to trade binary options and swaps that should be registered with the financial regulator. The CFTC is yet to confirm…
Month: October 2021
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Warns Hyperinflation Will Soon Happen in US and the World – Economics Bitcoin News
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has warned that hyperinflation will soon happen in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world. “Hyperinflation is going to change everything. It’s happening,” he predicted. Many people disagreed with him, however. US Will Soon Experience Hyperinflation, Says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey The CEO of Twitter and Square Inc., Jack Dorsey, tweeted a warning about…
Bitcoin’s carbon footprint
Tesla (TSLA.O) employer Elon Musk’s sudden u-turn over approving bitcoin to purchase his electrical cars has thrust the cryptocurrency’s energy use into the headlights. Some Tesla investors, in addition to environmentalists, have been significantly critical concerning the means bitcoin is “mined” making use of substantial amounts of electrical power created with fossil fuels. Musk stated that he backed that concern, especially…
Bitcoin Breaches All Time High
Summary Of The Week It isn’t every week that bitcoin sets a new all-time high, so this week was filled with celebration, especially as the first two bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. launched, sending retail investors into a buying frenzy as the green candles continue. With inflation in some of the world’s biggest economies on a rise, economies struggling to…
Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, or crypto is a collection of binary data which is created to work as a medium of exchange in which private coin ownership records are kept in a journal which is a computerized database utilizing strong cryptography to secure transaction records, to control the creation of extra coins, and to verify the transfer of coin ownership. Some crypto…
Is excessive bullish optimism behind Bitcoins drop below $60K?
Bitcoin (BTC) has a long history of forming local tops when events that are anticipated by the market occur. The recent Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) launch on Oct. 19 was no different and led to a 53% monthly rally to an all-time high at $67,000. Now that the price has briefly fallen below $60,000, investors are attempting to understand if…
Elon Musk Discusses Important Dogecoin Improvements, Confirms No Investment in Shiba Inu – Bitcoin News
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared what he believes to be the most important dogecoin improvements. He also clarified that he does not have anything to do with the Dogecoin Foundation and is not investing in the shiba inu (SHIB) token. Musk confirmed that he is only holding three cryptocurrencies. Elon Musk on Dogecoin Improvements, Shiba Inu Token Tesla and…
Reactivated Ethereum pools trigger a 78% surge in THORChain price
Ealier this year THORChain underwent a series of protocol exploits which led to $8 million being drained from its reserves and these successive attack took a heavy tool on RUNE price. This week, the protocol announced that it would re-open its Ethereum pool, along with other altcoin and BTC-based pools and the announcement appears to be having a positive impact…
An African Blockchain Enthusiast Launches Expedition That Seeks to Highlight East Africa’s Potential – Interview Bitcoin News
While the African continent is generally viewed as one of the most ideally placed to embrace and fully exploit the blockchain, the reality on the ground suggests otherwise. The East Africa Blockchain Expedition As Adedayo Adebajo, the managing director of Jelurida Africa and a blockchain enthusiast told Bitcoin.com News, much of the focus in terms of investment has been on…
Adshares.net web3 Marketing Protocol Aims for Metaverse Ads – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. Adshares ($ADS) decentralized network working since 2017, created the possibility to connect Publishers and Advertisers directly with the use of blockchain and allows them to sign advertising contracts without intermediaries. The Adshares team is constantly putting in a lot of effort to grow their ecosystem which shows that Adshares is considered one of the biggest players…