This is an opinion editorial by Scott Worden, an engineer, an attorney and the founder of BTC Trusts. “I’ve been working on a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party.” — Satoshi Nakamoto It’s one of those perfect fall days in Colorado, and I’m sitting outside of a pub in the late afternoon. I’m meeting…
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been called to a Feb. 2 hearing by the Texan securities regulator as part of an investigation into whether he and FTX US have violated Texas securities laws. In a Notice of Hearing signed off by Texas State Securities Board’s (SSB’s) director of enforcement Joe Rotunda and served to Bankman Fried on Nov. 29,…
Decrypt Learn: What Is A Blockchain API? As the unsung heroes of digital connectivity, APIs are the engine under the hood making all the interactivity we’ve come to expect online possible. In video five of the Infura Web3 Dev Series, you’ll learn what blockchain APIs are, how they work, and explore the different types of APIs to improve your dapp’s…
This is an opinion editorial by Kyle Schneps, director of public policy at Foundry, a Digital Currency Group company. The legacy Cold War system of defection rewarded the elite few who chose to publicly opt out of authoritarian regimes in favor of Western democracies. The Bitcoin network now allows all people, no matter their station or class, to privately opt…
The Tron founder tells Decrypt about the network’s decentralized stablecoin USDD, and how Tron aims to “bridge the Web3 world with the real world. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/LTznDQc9/justin-sun-on-the-future-of-trons-usdd-stablecoin
Cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global Capital has paused withdrawals and loan applications following the collapse of FTX Exchange, per a tweet from Genesis Trading. Genesis Global Capital boasts an institutional clientele with over $2.8 billion in active loans. Genesis Trading operates as the broker arm of Genesis Capital and is independently operated and capitalized from the broader lending institution, interim CEO…
FTX Meltdown 101: What the Hell Happened and What Comes Next In less than a week, one of the largest and most trusted crypto exchanges went up in flames, along with its crypto celebrity founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Dan Roberts, Stacy Elliott, and Kate Irwin walk you through exactly how it happened, what it means for you, their own…
Bitcoin users place a higher importance on a politician’s BTC-related policies and agenda than their party, a survey by Bitcoin Magazine has found. Over 72% of respondents said they would vote for a pro-Bitcoin candidate even if they were not part of their preferred political party. The first edition of Bitcoin Magazine’s annual survey, which collected responses from over 6,600…
Malware, ransomware attacks and phishing are not the only scourges of the crypto industry as the Metaverse could become a big target next year, according to cybersecurity experts. In its “Consumer Cyberthreats: Predictions for 2023” report on Nov. 28, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky forewarned that there will be greater exploitation of the Metaverse due to lacking data protection and moderation rules.…
Musician 3LAU on His Music NFT Platform Royal: ‘We Take Compliance Really Seriously’ Justin Blau aka 3LAU, CEO of Royal, talks to Decrypt’s Kate Irwin about building his company around compliance from the start. “We take compliance so seriously that it might make us move a little bit slower… but we think that’s really how we have to build in…
