Human nature means it’s not easy to make decisions. Choosing one option often means forsaking others and can require careful analysis and thought, which takes energy. It’s why the term “decision fatigue” was coined, referring to our inability to continue making good decisions over a sustained period. However, in crypto marketing, the inability to choose is treated as a universal…
Month: August 2023
Market Is Sleeping on These AI Investments, Says Ark
Tech-focused asset manager Ark Invest has named a handful of companies as part of its “Sleeper Wave” of promising investment opportunities surrounding artificial intelligence. Household names like Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Nvidia were not among them. In fact, Cathie Wood’s company specifically advises against thinking that “mega cap” tech stocks will be the strongest beneficiaries of the “AI revolution.” “While…
Price analysis 8/21: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, DOT
Bitcoin and select altcoins are starting to recover, but selling at the top of each price breakout suggests that bears remain in control. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/price-analysis-8-21-spx-dxy-btc-eth-bnb-xrp-ada-doge-sol-dot
Scientists reverse-engineered the Luna flash crash using particle physics
Do Kwon: “95% are going to die [coins], but there’s also entertainment in watching companies die too” 8 days ago. Ironic. pic.twitter.com/fEQMZIyd9a — Pedr (@EncryptedPedro) May 11, 2022 More than $40 billion in investor assets were lost in the crash between May 5 and May 13, 2022. Less than a year later, Do Kwon was arrested after allegedly attempting to…
Binance Euro Transfers ‘Still Available’, Says Paysafe After Erroneous Tweet
Binance’s European banking partner, Paysafe, said on Monday that euro withdraws and deposits conducted via the European Union’s (EU) Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) are still available—after an erroneous Binance tweet announced they had been temporarily suspended. A Paysafe spokesman confirmed to Decrypt that euro transactions via SEPA are available for Binance customers until September 25, a deadline announced when…
Who’s Who in Global Crypto Regulation
The cryptocurrency industry has skyrocketed in the last decade and a half, despite many bumps along the way. Considering that cryptocurrencies as we know them now did not exist until about 2008 and that the industry peaked at a market capitalization of well over $1 trillion in late 2021, it’s clear that digital tokens and related technologies have grown at…
SEC charges crypto investment manager with misleading advertising, custody claims
Fintech investment adviser Titan Global Capital Management has agreed to a cease-and-desist order by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), along with censure and penalties after the agency pressed charges against it relating to advertising and compliance failures. According to the SEC, the New York-based firm made misleading claims on its website that were based on “hypothetical performance”…
Michael Wagner’s ‘Controversial Take’ on Crypto in Games
Michael Wagner’s ‘Controversial Take’ on Crypto in Games At Solana’s PlayGG, Star Atlas CEO Michael Wagner shares his “controversial take” on crypto in games, shares the challenges of developing the upcoming scifi game, and how crypto’s volatility has changed his perspective with Decrypt’s Jason Nelson. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/tc2nKeqA/michael-wagners-controversial-take-on-crypto-in-games
Kenyan Government Launches Committee to Examine Worldcoin
There’s more trouble for Worldcoin as the Kenyan government has reportedly established a 15-member parliamentary committee tasked with investigating the controversial project. The committee, chaired by Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo, has been granted a window of 42 days to conduct a thorough examination of Worldcoin’s activities and to present its findings to the House, as reported by local media.…
Why the choice of the blockchain matters for NFT collections
One of the fundamentals of launching an NFT collection is choosing where you’ll mint it to reach the moon. If everyone is choosing the Ethereum and Solana blockchain to mint their collection, does it mean it’s good for your collection too? Sometimes, less saturated blockchains like Ripple, Tezos and Polygon can turn out to be a blue ocean for your…