Just 10 days ago, Elon Musk took what he called at the time a “passive” 9.2% stake in Twitter. Shares of the social media giant soared in response, but that was just the start of the drama as that pas...
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Bears control Bitcoin price, but traders say the $40K zone is still good ‘for longs’
Traders faced another day of red markets on April 14 after the weakness in equities markets continued to put a damper on crypto prices. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that ...
Semiconductor Stocks Mauled By Bears As Earnings Season Starts
First-quarter earnings season is evoking deja vu for semiconductor stocks. Just as with fourth-quarter earnings season three months ago, chip stocks can’t count on beat-and-raise reports to boos...
The Highest Bid for Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet NFT 99.6% Lower Than Acquisition Price
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet was bought as an NFT by the crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi for $2.9 million last year. In 2022, Estavi aims to get the NFT sold at $50M or more – as of ...
Elon Musk is the Twitter board’s ‘worst nightmare’: analyst
Elon Musk has Twitter’s embattled board and management team by the, well, you know what. The Tesla CEO, who has a 9.2% stake in Twitter, offered to buy the social media platform for $54.20 a sha...
To Test The Lightning Network, CNBC Sent BTC To A Ukranian In Poland. The Result?
Mainstream media, CNBC to be exact, experienced the power of Lightning. The article’s snatchy title says it all, “We sent bitcoin from Miami to a Ukrainian in Poland who withdrew it as cash, all in le...
Crypto exchange CEX.IO adds PayPal as account funding option » CryptoNinjas
CEX.IO, a popular crypto exchange company, announced today it will now be offering users the option to link existing PayPal accounts to their CEX.IO Wallet. Forthwith, CEX.IO users with existing PayPa...
JPMorgan CEO warns of ‘powerful forces’ threatening U.S. economy into a recession
Jamie Dimon is changing his tune on the chances of a recession hitting, as even America’s biggest banks seem powerless to stop the forces at play. One year ago, almost to the day, the JPMorgan Chase C...
Quantum computing firm simulates adoption of crypto payments
Multiverse Computing, a quantum computing firm with offices in Canada and Spain, has partnered with the Bank of Canada to run simulations on how the adoption of cryptocurrency might proceed as a payme...
Amazon CEO expresses optimism about the future of cryptocurrencies and NFTs
Speaking during an interview with CNBC after releasing his first shareholder letter as the new CEO of Amazon, Andy Jassy said that while he does not own any cryptocurrencies or nonfungible tokens, or ...
Here’s why Chiliz (CHZ) multi-team NFL partnership and Web3 expansion plan could be bullish
One of the biggest challenges cryptocurrency projects face is finding the right type of real-world integration and a use case that can spark a new waves of adoption. Integrating blockchain and cryptoc...
North Korean Lazarus Group allegedly behind Ronin Bridge hack
The United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list was updated Thursday to reflect the possibility that North Korean c...
Archie Comics and Palm NFT Studio want fans to co-create the comic’s future series
American comic book publisher Archie Comics, known for its iconic Riverdale characters, is leveraging the blockchain to develop fan-generated art and stories as well as Archie-inspired nonfungible tok...
Conference recap and major themes
Bitcoin (BTC) has come a long way since an obscure and esoteric white paper written by Satoshi Nakamoto was first published 13 years ago. The Bitcoin 2022 conference, hosted by Bitcoin Magazine and sp...
How The Cleveland Guardians Escape Spending Shame
CLEVELAND, OHIO – NOVEMBER 19: Signage welcomes fans to the opening of the Cleveland Guardians team … [+] store at Progressive Field on November 19, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland ...
Coinspeaker is Proud to Announce the Global DeFi Conference in Partnership with Tech Circus
Place/Date: – April 14th, 2022 at 7:49 pm UTC · 2 min read Source: Tech Circus Tech Circus is a global educational networking events company seeking to bridge the gap between Web 2 and Web 3.0 v...
Bitcoin dives on Wall Street open, DOGE price jumps on Elon Musk’s Twitter offer
Bitcoin (BTC) took a chunk out of its impulse move above $41,000 on April 14 as Wall Street opened with a whimper. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin follows stocks d...
Today’s ‘Wordle’ Answer #300: Friday, April 15th Solution
Here’s today’s Wordle #300 solution plus a helpful hint. In Pictures via Getty Images Well today is an auspicious occasion indeed! Friday, April 15th’s Wordle is the 300th so far. There ar...
Tether (USDT) and USDC stablecoins are being launched on the Cardano blockchain
Since the debut of Tether, stablecoins have existed in the cryptocurrency space, but there have been no notable stablecoins in the Cardano ecosystem until recently. Charles Hoskinson, the Cardano foun...
Basic tips for getting started investing in DeFi
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have diversified investment opportunities in the crypto industry by facilitating novel and innovative passive income generation schemes. Delving a bit into how t...
US Treasury Ties Lazarus Group to Ronin Hack, Sanctions ETH Address
The US Treasury Department on Thursday added an Ethereum address to its sanctions list, thus linking the Ronin Network attack to the notorious North Korean hackers, Lazarus Group. It is also the first...
Dogecoin Co-Founder Slams Elon Musk for Launching Hostile Takeover of Twitter
Alex Dovbnya The world’s richest man launching a hostile takeover bid for Twitter is not Jackson Palmer’s idea of freedom Dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer has criticized centibillionaire Elon Musk’s...
Dogecoin Co-Founder: Elon Musk’s Twitter Offer Is a ‘Hostile Takeover’
News of Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter has the tech and crypto worlds in an uproar, many viewing it as a move for free speech, with others seeing it as a billionaire taking over the (company-run...
Ava Labs raises $350M at $5.25B valuation: Report
According to a report published by Bloomberg on Thursday, Ava Labs is en route to raising a new round of funding for $350 million at a valuation of $5.25 billion. Details of the agreement have not bee...
North Korea Was Behind Axie Infinity’s $625 Million Ronin Bridge Hack
Alex Dovbnya In a stunning twist, the U.S. government has found out that North Korea was behind the Robin hack Lazarus Group, a notorious cybercrime group that is believed to be run by the North Korea...
SEC Proposal to Redefine ‘Exchange’ Is ‘Unconstitutional’, Says Coin Center
In brief The SEC proposed a rule to redefine “exchange.” Coin Center says the proposed rule would impact DeFi—even though it doesn’t mention it. Coin Center argues that the change wo...
Regulatory Arm of UAE Financial Centre Releases Defi Discussion Paper – Regulation Bitcoin News
The regulatory arm of UAE’s financial centre, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), has released a discussion paper that is seeking stakeholders’ comments regarding the regulation of decentralized finance (...
Worried About a Recession? Buy IBM Stock, Morgan Stanley Says.
Text size IMB stock is a buy according to Morgan Stanley. Dreamstime Worried about recession? Then maybe you want to take a fresh look at IBM stock. That advice comes courtesy of Morgan Stanley analys...