Web3 Problems: The struggle is real. Companies may use the word “blockchain” or “Web3.” But this in no way means they are truly decentralized in nature, says Josh Neuroth of Ankr. Here’s the fix. We c...
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Fiat is Still Dominant in terms of Criminal Money: Highlights US Treasury Department
Concerns have always revolved around the crypto assets being used for illicit purposes but the US Treasury department revealed something that is beyond these doubts. Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and ...
GM to buy out SoftBank’s stake in Cruise self-driving unit
General Motors is acquiring SoftBank’s stake in Cruise and pouring even more money into the self-driving unit it purchased in 2016. The auto giant has announced that it’s buying out SoftBa...
Oil Climbs as Traders Gauge War in Ukraine, Middle East Tensions
(Bloomberg) — Oil advanced as the war in Ukraine neared the end of its first month, and investors tracked geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Most Read from Bloomberg West Texas Intermedia...
Zuckerberg Announced Instagram Will Incorporate NFTs
Mark Zuckerberg affirms Instagram plan to add NFTs to the stage in the close to term To move lines up with parent organization Meta’s vision of incorporating with the virtual world, known as the metav...
EIP-1559 Has Burned 2 Million Ethereum
Key Takeaways Ethereum has hit 2 million ETH burned. The blockchain’s next protocol update is “the merge” from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake. With the effects of EIP-1559 and reduc...
Russia Gives Ukraine A Deadline To Surrender Mariupol
Topline The Russian Defense Ministry demanded Ukraine surrender the besieged city of Mariupol on Sunday, stating Ukrainian forces have until 5 a.m. Moscow time (11 p.m. ET) Monday to lay down arms, af...
China’s driverless delivery startup Whale Dynamic targets US market with $2.5M funding
A nascent Nuro challenger from China has its sight set on the delivery market in the US and has just raised some seed funding to advance its ambitions. Whale Dynamic, a Shenzhen-based autonomous deliv...
Lock it in! Homebuyers scramble to secure low mortgage rates before more hikes come
This week’s more than quarter-point jump in mortgage rates is sending a dire message to homebuyers and owners: Time is running out. Weary buyers already facing the worst affordability conditions...
Saudi Aramco to boost oil production spending to help meet rise in demand
Saudi Aramco has said it will boost spending on oil production to meet rising energy demand as chief executive Amin Nasser criticised “totally unrealistic” plans to swiftly transition the world away f...
This Agricultural and Garden Supply Company Is a Perennial
With the onset of spring, a young investor’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of … profits. And in this case, Real Money Columnist Paul Price says he found them rooting around in the garde...
Usurping Dollar’s Dominance an Impossible Task, Fund Giants Say
(Bloomberg) — Dethroning the dollar is easier said than done. Most Read from Bloomberg That’s the conclusion of investors after the breaching of Fortress Russia created fresh impetus among centr...
China’s central bank encourages ‘controllable risks’ in fintech innovation in Alibaba’s home province of Zhejiang
Chinese financial regulators, including the central bank, and the Zhejiang provincial government are encouraging “controllable risks” in the country’s e-commerce hub to spur financia...
‘ETH also has the potential to go five-figure asset post the merge’
The Ethereum mainnet is expected to soon “merge” with the beacon chain proof-of-stake system, thus ending proof-of-work for the ETH blockchain. Mainnet will bring the ability to run smart contracts in...
FTX CEO Calls out crypto Industry for being complied with sanctions against Russia
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has chastised the crypto sector for not communicating its policy around Russian sanctions. According to Sam Bankman-Fried, exchange policies toward Russia look to be anti-reg...
Here’s What it Takes to be a Great Stock Trader
What makes a good stock trader? It’s multiple characteristics, actually. Confidence, analytics, and discipline all play a big role in creating a successful trader. But that’s just for starters, says R...
The Case Against Parking Your Money in Uber or Lyft
When Uber (UBER) – Get Uber Technologies, Inc. Report invented the idea of for-profit ridesharing they arguably changed an industry forever. Lyft (LYFT) – Get Lyft, Inc. Class A Report ...
Deal Could Be Unwound In The Future
Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Many had expected the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block the acquisition of ...
Singapore-Based Gaming Company Razer Struggles to Pivot; Bitcoin Declines After a Positive Week
The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was recently trading about $41,200, off about 1.3% over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin topped $42,000 late during U.S. trading hours Friday, a more than...
U.S Mortgage Rates Hit 4% in Response to FED Monetary Policy and Projections
In the week ending 17th March, mortgage rates surged to 4% levels for the first time since 2019. 30-year fixed rates surged by 31 basis points to 4.16%. 30-year fixed rates had risen by 9 basis points...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, Peacock And Apple TV This Week
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 23: Jason Statham attends a special screening of “Fast & Furious: Hobbs & … [+] Shaw” at The Curzon Mayfair on July 23, 2019 in London, England. ...
Here’s What’s Ahead for Ethereum Competitors Terra (LUNA) and Avalanche (AVAX), According to Crypto Strategist
A closely tracked crypto analyst is mapping out what’s in store for Ethereum rivals Terra (LUNA) and Avalanche (AVAX) as the digital asset markets flash signs of life. In a new strategy session, Altco...
Stock futures are steady after S&P 500’s best week since 2020
Steven Birdsall, chief revenue officer of Anaplan Inc., left, and Frank Calderoni, president and chief executive officer of Anaplan Inc., center, talk to a trader during the company’s initial pu...
GOOD NEWS: Sberbank will now be able to issue assets after getting a License from Russia’s Central Bank
The lender said that it had received approval for a license that would allow businesses to start issuing digital assets using its distributed ledger technology platform. Following US economic sanction...
US Fund Manager Explains Why his Company Shorted Coinbase (COIN) Stocks
Jim Chanos, president and founder of Kynikos Associates, believes Coinbase (COIN) stocks are highly overpriced. As such, his NYC-registered investment entity has decided to short them, even though the...
How to Stake Enjin Coin: Earn EFI Right Away
Staking Enjin sounds great, especially for those who play games like Axie and have lots of ENJ coins that they are just having on their chain to use for day buying or selling of goods. A unique store ...
We Don’t See That Crypto Could Be Used in Large-Scale Way to Evade Sanctions – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Department of the Treasury does not see that cryptocurrency could be used in a large-scale way to evade sanctions. “Its share as a medium for illicit finance is not anywhere as large as just ...
NFT in display at SXSW: Doodles, FLUF World, and more
NFTs were visible this year at South by Southwest, or SXSW, in Austin, Texas, marking new phenomena for what began as a music festival in 1987. SXSW added blockchain programming to the mix with crypto...
Canadian Govt employee accused of crypto-ransomware scheme to face trial in US court
Vachon Desjardins accused of being involved in a number of ransomware attacks related to crypto; extradited to the US for judgment Finally, the person allegedly involved in a series of crypto-related ...