The latest episode of the series, which first premiered in 1999, would have its audience believe humans (and robots) will still be mining Bitcoin in the year 30… Source: https://cointelegraph.com/wp-includes/rest-api/fields/cache/index.php/news/futurama-reboot-takes-aim-at-bitcoin-miners
Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, is reportedly discussing a guilty plea with authorities in the United States. According to an Aug. 8 Bloomberg report, lawyers for Salame could enter a guilty plea as early as September, in advance of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial, scheduled to start on Oct. 2. Prosecutors had reportedly been…
The United States Attorneys’ offices has announced another superseding indictment against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) which will include considering an allegedly illegal campaign finance scheme. In an Aug. 8 letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said the Department of Justice plans to pursue seven charges against SBF in its trial scheduled to begin in October.…
The S&P 500 index is currently trading only 6% below its all-time high, which was reached in December 2021. Traditionally, such a situation would be seen as a bullish sign for risk-on assets, including commodities and cryptocurrencies, but this time, it appears that investors have been using the stock market as a means of protection against the recent inflation surge,…
In an official statement from the Vatican on Tuesday, Pope Francis sounded the alarm on the disruptive possibilities of artificial intelligence. The message came in a prelude to an upcoming homily, “Artificial Intelligence and Peace,” for World Peace Day on September 21. “The remarkable advances made in the field of artificial intelligence are having a rapidly increasing impact on human…
The animated science fiction cartoon series Futurama, which was created long before Bitcoin (BTC) was even a gleam in Satoshi Nakamoto’s eye, poked fun at cryptocurrency miners in the third episode of its most recent iteration. In the episode “How the West Was 1010001,” which was released on Hulu on Aug. 6, the main characters find themselves in debt to…
Moon and Brick, two tokens created by users of social media platform Reddit, are up 48% and 443%, respectively, in the past week after being listed on cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. In an Aug. 7 announcement, Kraken announced the listing of Moon and Brick for spot trading and perpetual futures. At the time of publication, users could only deposit the two tokens via the…
USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle has released a beta version of a multi-party computation wallet (MPC) service, according to an Aug. 8 announcement. The new service will allow developers of DeFi apps, Web3 video games, e-commerce services, and other blockchain applications to create customized wallets specifically for their users. It will be available initially on Ethereum, Avalanche, and Polygon. Building…
The price of Cardano (ADA) risks falling by over 20% in August as it enters a breakdown stage of a classic technical pattern that could be offset by some promising fundamentals. ADA price risks falling to June lows Dubbed Bump-and-Run-Reversal (BARR), the pattern develops when excessive speculation drives the prices higher quickly, eventually leading to a “bull trap” situation. As…
As it gears up for its mainnet launch tomorrow, Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum new layer-2 solution, just welcomed a new partner. Chainlink, the leading decentralized oracle network, announced this Tuesday the implementation of price feeds into the chain. The tool streamlines the integration of DeFi protocols, including externally connected DeFi applications such as lending and borrowing protocols, and derivatives markets. “The…
