What Is Runner? ‘Hunger Games’ Co-Producer’s Web3 Sci-Fi Project Decrypt’s Kate Irwin speaks with Hollywood producer Bryan Unkeless and team members Bryce Anderson and Blaise Hemingway about their Web3 sci-fi project Runner, starting with an NFT project and a comic book all about racing. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/MhKwSpMg/what-is-runner-hunger-games-co-producers-web3-sci-fi-project
Month: June 2022
Coinbase Commits $1 Million for Public Goods in partnership with Gitcoin | by Coinbase | Jun, 2022
Tl;dr: Coinbase commits $1 million for Public Goods through Gitcoin, including $200,000 for upcoming Grants Round 14. Today, Coinbase is pleased to announce its ongoing support of digital public goods — or open-source software supporting open-source protocols — in collaboration with Gitcoin. With this $1 million commitment, Coinbase has committed one of the largest single donations to the public goods…
South Korea to Launch ‘Digital Assets Committee’ in Response to Terra Implosion: Report
The South Korean government is launching a Digital Assets Committee to oversee crypto exchanges as early as next month, according to a translated report from local outlet NewsPim. The Digital Assets Committee will be a larger, reorganized version of the Special Committee on Virtual Assets (SCVC) that was formed in the wake of the TerraForm Labs crash last month that…
Bitfarms Releases May 2022 Bitcoin Mining Update
Bitfarms released a mining and production update for May 2022. The company mined a total of 431 BTC valued at $16.6 million and deposited 429 BTC into custody (99%). The miner now holds 6,075 BTC, currently valued at over $192.5 million. Bitfarms (NASDAQ: BITF, TSX: BITF), a publicly-traded bitcoin mining company, released its production and mining update for May 2022…
Kraken Pro Mobile Staking Is Here
Did you know you can now stake from your mobile device using the Kraken Pro app? Staking is one of the simplest ways to accrue crypto and cash holdings with Kraken. Bear market or bull market, staking pays out steady rewards on assets that would otherwise be sitting idle in your account. Find out more about staking here. Stake when…
BTC, ETH Consolidate as June Kicks Off – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Following yesterday’s gains, both bitcoin and ethereum consolidated on Wednesday, as bullish momentum eased. After rallying above $32,000, BTC moved marginally lower during the hump-day session, while ETH once again fell below $2,000. Bitcoin BTC was trading lower on hump-day, as bullish sentiment slightly faded, following yesterday’s price surge. Following a move to a nearly three-week peak of $32,249.86 on…
Crypto knocking on the WEF’s door: The view from Davos
The spectacle that is the World Economic Forum (WEF) came to a close in Davos, Switzerland on Friday, May 27. Nearly 3,000 people from over 110 countries took planes, trains and helicopters to the highest town in Europe to lobby leaders and push and query the WEF agenda. And, while the war in Ukraine took center stage during the WEF,…
Dework Just Raised $5 Million. Could It Become Linkedin for DAOs?
Looking to bridge the gap between DAOs and potential contributors, Dework today announced a $5 million seed round led by Paradigm and Pace Capital, with participation from the former chief technology officer at Coinbase, Balaji Srinivasan, and Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal. “Dework gives Web3 builders all the tools and talent necessary to help ambitious DAOs reach their full potential,” Anish…
Computer scientists and academics pursue efforts to stop crypto lobbying in US
Anti-crypto technology experts urged United States lawmakers to resist the influence of pro-crypto lobbying efforts. Bruce Schneier, a lecturer at Harvard, reportedly said that blockchain advocates’s claims are “not true.” He added that the technology is not secure and not really decentralized. According to Schneier, systems where you can “lose your life savings” when you forget your password is “not…
Tether’s reported bank partner Capital Union shares its crypto strategy
Capital Union, a Bahamas-based bank that reportedly holds a portion of reserves by the Tether (USDT) stablecoin issuer, has been itself actively involved in the cryptocurrency industry. The banking institution has rolled out crypto trading and custody services to its professional clients as part of the bank’s trading desk, a spokesperson for Capital Union told Cointelegraph on May 31. “We…