Does the term “creator economy” make you think of some idealistic environment where creativity, authenticity and passion are key values? Where true Michelangelos and da Vincis drive progress through their talents without struggling for food and proving themselves all their lives to get a chance to be recognized posthumously? If so, I’m with you. Though creativity has existed as long…
This is an opinion editorial by Andrea Bianconi, a research assistant at the Idaho Freedom Foundation, which is a public policy think tank. An analysis of the fundamentals, recent geopolitical and macroeconomic events and their impact on Bitcoin’s future. Introduction In the last few months, financial markets have lost over 30% from their highs as the Federal Reserve Board took…
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a final consent judgment against Jimmy Gale Watson, Jr., an associate of the late John McAfee, for his role in an alleged ICO scam. In October 2020, after Spanish authorities arrested McAfee, the SEC filed a complaint alleging that the one-time antivirus pioneer promoted investments in ICOs with Watson’s help, without disclosing that…
Russian President Vladimir Putin today signed into law a national ban on using digital assets for payments. The action comes as the Russian government and central bank have long debated what to do about cryptocurrency. Back in February, Russia’s Finance Ministry submitted a draft of cryptocurrency regulations to the government which, like the law enacted today, allows for investing but…
Three months ago, Funko Inc., disclosed that it was entering the non-fungible token (NFT) industry when it announced it acquired a majority ownership stake in the NFT startup Tokenwave. At the time, Funko’s CEO Brian Mariotti explained that “Funko Pop digital NFTs” have the potential to be a “game-changer.” On Friday, Funko announced the company is launching a new NFT…
In the world of crypto, there’s no such thing as “too big to fail.” Three Arrows Capital, once the most recognizable hedge fund in the industry, has essentially gone belly-up after its founders believed their own hype and decided to go full-degen mode during the worst macro climate of a generation. Since the proverbial shit hit the fan last month,…
The U.S. Senate has already confirmed the nomination of Allison Lee’s replacement, Jaime Lizárraga, to work at the SEC for a term ending in 2027. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-commissioner-allison-lee-departs-readying-financial-regulator-for-jaime-lizarraga
Following the recently published bitcoin price prediction report issued by the product comparison web portal finder.com, the site’s researchers polled 53 financial technology (fintech) specialists in order to forecast the future value of cardano (ADA). According to the survey’s participants, cardano is expected to end the year at $0.63 per unit and 51% of the respondents think the Vasil hard…
Democratic legislators from both houses of the United States Congress have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Energy Department (DOE) to inform them of their findings on the energy consumption of cryptocurrency mining and asking the agencies to require mining to report their emissions and energy use. Meanwhile, the Paraguayan Senate, the upper house of that…
Crypto prices have dropped to multiyear lows, raising the question of which assets from which subsectors are ready for accumulation. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/time-to-accumulate-5-sectors-to-watch-during-crypto-winter
