Within the next decade, the U.S. dollar will play a much less dominant role than it is today, according to Jeffrey Sachs. The renowned economist listed a few factors for the diminishing status of the greenback such as its use as a political weapon by Washington, the introduction of currencies like the digital yuan, and America’s shrinking share of the…
Month: April 2023
Ethereum staking deposits dip due to regulatory pressure and Shapella upgrade
Ethereum staking deposits have declined slightly in recent weeks due to increased regulatory pressure and the Shapella upgrade slated for April 12. On April 9, on-chain analytics provider Glassnode reported on the current state of the Ethereum staking ecosystem. The data revealed that deposit activities are currently low “due to regulatory pressure and the Shanghai upgrade.” Financial regulators in the…
‘Right time’ for Hong Kong’s Web3 push despite market flux — Financial Secretary
Now is the “right time” for Hong Kong to push forward with Web3 despite the crypto market fluctuations, according to the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan. In an April 9 blog post, Chan explained that one of the three major directions he has proposed in the city’s budget was for the further development and application of Web3. Translated,…
Sushiswap Smart Contract Bug Results in Over $3M in Losses; Head Chef Says Hundreds of ETH Recovered – Defi Bitcoin News
According to several reports, a bug introduced to the decentralized exchange (dex) protocol Sushiswap’s smart contract has resulted in more than $3 million in losses. The blockchain and smart contract security firm Peckshield explained the exploited contract was “deployed in multiple blockchains.” Dex Platform Sushiswap Suffers From Smart Contract Exploit Over the weekend, the dex platform Sushiswap saw its RouteProcess02…
FTX financial controls were a ‘hodgepodge’ of apps, says court filings
FTX was run by three inexperienced people “not long out of college,” who relied on “a hodgepodge” of online shared documents and communications across a series of different apps to manage the multi-billion dollar empire according to FTX CEO John Ray III. In an April 9 court filing in a Delaware Bankruptcy Court, John J Ray III gave his first…
Coinbase CEO says Bitcoin Lightning is ‘something we’ll integrate’
Bitcoin (BTC) layer 2 scaling solution Lightning may feature on the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in some capacity, according to its chief Brian Armstrong. In a tweet on April 8, Armstrong said that “Lightning is great and something we’ll integrate” in response to a tweet criticizing him for “actively ignoring” the network. My tweets auto-delete after some number of months, so…
US Economy at Risk of Crash Landing, Allianz Warns – Economics Bitcoin News
Allianz, one of the world’s largest insurers, has warned that the U.S. economy is headed toward a crash landing. “We expect the economic momentum to deteriorate during the second half of the year on the back of rapidly tightening credit conditions, exacerbated by the banking crisis,” said the insurance giant’s analysts. Crash Landing Ahead, Warned Allianz Allianz’s research and analysis…
US Dollar Could Lose Most of Its Value in 5 Years, Investment Manager Warns – Bitcoin News
Investment manager Larry Lepard has warned that the U.S. dollar could lose most of its value within five to 10 years. Following the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war, “the U.S. did something which I perceived to be very stupid, which is it seized $600 billion of Russian currency reserves, and that sent the message to every other country in the…
Ethereum Shanghai hard fork: ETH price set for more gains versus Bitcoin in April
Ethereum price has gained momentum in April, even against Bitcoin, as the much-anticipated Shanghai hard fork is just days away. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/ethereum-shanghai-hard-fork-eth-price-set-for-more-gains-versus-bitcoin-in-april
Player Wins 6 BTC Jackpot on Book of the Fallen at Bitcoin.com Games – Promoted Bitcoin News
A thrilling adventure in Book of the Fallen by Pragmatic leads to a huge win of 6 BTC! Another Massive Win on Bitcoin.com Games It seems like the lucky streak on Bitcoin.com Games crypto casino continues with yet another player hitting the jackpot of 1,214 times their initial bet amount, and winning a life-changing amount of BTC. The latest big…