Google Cloud is the latest company to show interest in Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning. The $225-billion cloud and data service recently partnered with Voltage, an infrastructure provider specializing in the Bitcoin Lightning Network. The partnership will allow one of the world’s largest cloud computing providers to roll out Bitcoin-based services worldwide while assisting the expansion of Voltage’s operations. Graham Krizek, CEO…
Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg threatening legal action against the company’s “copycat” application called Threads. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/elon-musk-accuses-mark-zuckerberg-of-cheating-twitter-vs-threads
In a July 6 blog post, Shytoshi Kusama, the lead developer of Shiba Inu, said that the team will have discussions and possibly release the highly anticipated layer 2, Shibarium, during the Blockchain Futurist Conference, ETHToronto and ETHWomen hackathons, scheduled during August 2023 in Canada. The developer highlighted that this event is significant because it aligns with Shiba Inu’s third…
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (ASME), an industry advocacy group that represents wholesale market participants in Europe, called for the inclusion of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector within the recently passed markets in crypto assets (MiCA) regulations. MiCA is considered the first potential comprehensive crypto legislation that is set to come into effect in December 2024. However, the…
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $30,000 on Friday morning, after ADP Research Institute revealed the strongest one-year growth in the U.S. job sector for the month of June, reaffirming the market’s expectation of an interest rate hike in July. The U.S. Department of Labor will release the official numbers today. Per data from CoinGecko, Bitcoin rapidly slipped from its weekly high…
Blockchain network Avail has launched a testnet data availability bridge to Ethereum, according to a July 7 announcement. Once testing is completed, the bridge will allow developers to easily create “validiums” or low-cost layer-2s that do not store full transaction data on Ethereum, the announcement stated. Avail was originally created by Polygon Labs, but was spun off as an independent…
In this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Natalie Brunell, a podcast host, educator and media commentator in the Bitcoin space. Her podcast, Coin Stories, consistently ranks among the top 50 to 100 on Apple podcasts. She has over 300,000 Twitter followers, and is an award-winning TV journalist and former investigative reporter. Brunell explains how Bitcoin (BTC) is a tool for…
Excluding DeFi from new crypto regulations could create “unintended risks to financial stability”, a European trade body has warned. In a white paper published on Thursday, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) argued that decentralized activities should not be overlooked, as both the European Union and the UK move ahead with crypto regimes. “We believe that decentralized finance…
Crypto is an “inevitable thing” that will survive whether U.S. regulators are on board or not, said Antonio de la Esperanza, legal counsel to Web3 venture capital firm BITKRAFT, when he sat down with Decrypt on the sidelines of this week’s inaugural ETHBarcelona conference. Esperanza’s specialty is policy and regulation, and while BITKRAFT may be headquartered in Denver, Colorado, he’s…
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao responded to recent media reports on several top executives leaving the company, calling them an attempt at spreading “FUD,” the industry’s colloquial acronym for fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Fortune reported that General Counsel Hon Ng, Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann, and Senior Vice President of Compliance Steven Christie left their roles at Binance this week…
