Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, ex-host of the Bitboy Crypto YouTube channel, was reportedly arrested last night by Gwinnett County police while livestreaming outside his former business partner’s house—who he alleges has his Lamborghini. This comes a month after he was booted from HIT Network which owned the Bitboy Crypto brand which Armstrong made famous and less than a week after…
The lawyer representing Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) in his upcoming case against the United States Department of Justice submitted a renewed request for his temporary release from jail in order to prepare for the trial. On Sept. 25 Mark Cohen requested that Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who is presiding over the case, allow SBF temporary release as it is “necessary for…
During Milan Fashion Week on Sunday, a distinctive shoe with crowdsourced design decisions and NFT functionality made its debut on the AVAVAV runway. Dubbed the Hoofster, the cloven-toed boot with a faux-fur overlay recalled the hooves of a shaggy pony. And now you can order it. The Hoofster, created in partnership with Web3 design studio OnlyEver, is linked to an…
Defi Education Fund Advocates for Responsible Crypto Regulation Amanda Tuminelli of the Defi Education Fund discusses the need for sensible crypto regulation. She says regulators should work with the industry to understand how protocols work before proposing expansive rules that could stifle innovation. Stacy Elliott of Decrypt interviewed her at Messari Mainnet 2023. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/xD0CzPUF/defi-education-fund-advocates-for-responsible-crypto-regulation
Accessible Self-Custody for Crypto Dave Lemke is the CFO & CCO at Giddy, creators of a crypto wallet with decentralized private key security. He explains how their solution allows self-custody while still being recoverable. He highlighted increasing demand for self-custody after the FTX collapse. Lemke also touched on upcoming US crypto regulations and Getty’s roadmap to simplify staking and other…
Bringing Institutions to Ethereum Through Scalability Colin Butler is the Global Head of Institutional Capital at Polygon Labs. He says institutions are attracted to blockchain for cost savings, revenue increases, and risk reduction. Using zero-knowledge technology, Polygon aims to bring liquidity and users to Ethereum through scalability and interoperability between chains. He was interviewed by Decrypt’s André Beganski at Messari…
Concerns over the U.S. dollar’s impact on Bitcoin may be overstated by investors, particularly in the longer term. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/app/public/index.php/news/bitcoin-price-danger-us-dollar-index-golden-cross
New Blockchains Boom Creates Opportunity and Challenges Billy Sebell of the XDC Foundation discussed the proliferation of new layer-1 and layer-2 blockchain solutions. While this expands possibilities, he noted projects must still attract users amidst growing competition. Sebell highlighted the benefits of targeting niche use cases and bringing real-world assets on-chain via tokenization. He was interviewed by André Beganski of…
Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team is again urging for his temporary release, this time for the duration of his upcoming trial set to begin on October 3. In a letter sent on Monday to Judge Kaplan, the attorneys highlighted the necessity of their client’s release for the effective “preparation of [his] defense.” Noting that “the Court has previously noted that it…
Bitcoin Ordinals inventor Casey Rodarmor says a fungible token protocol like Runes wouldn’t leave as much “junk” on the Bitcoin network as that of BRC-20 tokens… Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/bitcoin-ordinals-creator-casey-rodarmor-pitches-brc-token-alternative-runes
