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More Than $40,000 in Bitcoin Donations Towards Tonga, after Catastrophic Volcanic Eruption

The Bitcoin (BTC) community is taking part in a noble cause of helping Tonga recover from a disastrous volcanic eruption that hit the nation on January 15. Within just three days of going live, the BTC wallet set up by Lord Fusitu’a, a crypto advocate and Tongan politician, had received 250 donations worth at least … Continue reading More Than $40,000 in Bitcoin Donations Towards Tonga, after Catastrophic Volcanic Eruption

PolkaFantasy's New NFT Marketplace aimée Features Exclusive Collection from Mega Man’s "Beastroid"

Tokyo, Japan, 26th July, 2022, Chainwire PolkaFantasy, the world’s first Japanese ACG-dedicated blockchain ecosystem, announced the launch of their rebranded NFT marketplace, aimée, on a quest to bring people from all over the world together for their love of NFTs on August 4th and 7th.  As part of the launch, aimée is featuring an exclusive NFT … Continue reading PolkaFantasy's New NFT Marketplace aimée Features Exclusive Collection from Mega Man’s "Beastroid"

Huobi Partners with AstroPay to Provide Fiat-to-Crypto Payment Services in Latin America

Huobi Global has partnered with AstroPay to provide fiat-to-crypto payment services for cryptocurrency exchange users in Latin America. The partnership with AstroPay will help in facilitating a secure payment platform to enable traders on Huobi Global for frictionless buying and selling of crypto assets using fiat currency. “Latin America lays claim to a young and … Continue reading Huobi Partners with AstroPay to Provide Fiat-to-Crypto Payment Services in Latin America

OpenAI Initiates Preparedness Team to Address AI Catastrophic Risks

OpenAI, notable for its advanced AI research and the creation of models like ChatGPT, unveiled a new initiative on October 25, 2023, targeted at addressing the multitude of risks associated with AI technologies. The initiative heralds the formation of a specialized team named “Preparedness”, devoted to monitoring, evaluating, anticipating, and mitigating catastrophic risks emanating from … Continue reading OpenAI Initiates Preparedness Team to Address AI Catastrophic Risks

Exclusive: Arbitrage – the Key Business Opportunity Brought by Blockchain

Following the latest update of Paxful, Ray took a step back and shared to us his inspiration to set up Paxful and what he learnt from 11 failed startups! He then identified arbitrage as the key business opportunities by blockchain and instead of decentralization, peer to peer should be the core value preposition of Bitcoin! … Continue reading Exclusive: Arbitrage – the Key Business Opportunity Brought by Blockchain

What are the 7 Key Takeaways from Facebook's Libra Hearings?

The debate on Facebook’s Libra continues with the hearing with the Senate Banking Committee (“Senate hearing”) on 16 July and the United States House Committee of Financial Services (“House hearing”) on 17 July. Here are the 7 key takeaways from the two hearings. Libra is centralized Regulators believed that the composition of the Libra Association … Continue reading What are the 7 Key Takeaways from Facebook's Libra Hearings?

Blockchain, Bitcoin, Libra, Facebook

I’ve been told my “definition” of Blockchain differs from the “commonly used” one. This is probably true, so I decided to examine why. First of all, what’s meant by “commonly used”. I have a problem with this idea because I’m yet to understand the parameters of “commonly used”, and am still trying to understand what … Continue reading Blockchain, Bitcoin, Libra, Facebook

Facebook’s Libra Likened to 2008 Subprime Mortgage Fiasco

Facebook’s Libra drew fire as Senator Sherrod Brown likened it to the 2008 subprime mortgage fiasco.  Yahoo Finance has conveyed Senator Brown’s fierce sentiments about Libra as he recalled bankers proposed the innovative product that they deemed to be a game-changer. This would, however, not be the scenario as subprime mortgages instigated a turmoil.  The … Continue reading Facebook’s Libra Likened to 2008 Subprime Mortgage Fiasco

Bitcoin Hash Rate Remains Steady as Miners are Wiped Out by China Floods

Bitcoin network hash rate, an evaluation of the activity being undertaken by miners on a particular blockchain, has remained high despite the presence of floods in China. Nevertheless, some mining operatives have faced the wrath of being destroyed. On Twitter, several users have reported the disastrous effects of floods in Sichuan, a Chinese province. They … Continue reading Bitcoin Hash Rate Remains Steady as Miners are Wiped Out by China Floods

Cryptos in Space: The Future of Blockchain in the Final Frontier

“Oh my God…it’s full of stars!” Thus spoke astronaut Dave Bowman, the last surviving crew member of the ill-fated Discovery One spaceship, moments before entering the stargate in the 1968 sci-fi classic 2001: A space odyssey. These eternal words, spoken in the novelized version only, hint at a vast new universe where human beings become … Continue reading Cryptos in Space: The Future of Blockchain in the Final Frontier

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