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Former Legg Mason Star Bill Miller And Bloomberg Are Optimistic About Bitcoin’s Future
Bill Miller, the former Legg Mason star, is optimistic about bitcoin's future, he said on a webcast sponsored by Digital Galaxy. Former Legg Mason Star Bill Miller And Bloomberg Are Optimistic About Bitcoin's Future Miller, who now runs Miller Value Partners, hasn't sold any of his bitcoin; he first got…
Yield Chasers Are Yield Farming In Crypto-Currencies (#GotBitcoin?)
Compound’s COMP Token Paves Way for DeFi Yield Wars. Yield Chasers Are Yield Farming In Crypto-Currencies (#GotBitcoin?) Framework Ventures’ co-founder believes Compound’s token launch jump started a trend of DeFi projects competing for yield as public interest and token prices rally. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncs5uZVRn7I&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaMYPwBTkKWXnO0myLKPZ6uF&index=1[/embed] Recent events surrounding the launch of Compound’s token…
Ultimate Resource On US And International Post Office’s Involvement With Cryptocurrencies
Australians can now purchase bitcoin at outlets of one of the country’s oldest organizations, its postal service. Ultimate Resource On US And International Post Office's Involvement With Cryptocurrencies In a collaborative effort between Australia Post and Bitcoin.com.au, customers will now be able to use the Post Billpay feature to purchase…
Anomaly On Bitcoin Sidechain Results In Brief Security Lapse
Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain suffered a security incident where 870 BTC were briefly available to the company’s emergency recovery multisig contract. Anomaly On Bitcoin Sidechain Results In Brief Security Lapse A malfunction in Blockstream’s Liquid bridge for Bitcoin (BTC) resulted in a Blockstream-owned 2-of-3 multisig contract briefly controlling over 870 BTC,…
Bill Gates Says Trump’s Lack Of Leadership Is Making Pandemic Picture ‘More Bleak Than I Would Have Expected’
“The global picture and the U.S. picture are both more bleak than I would have expected.” Bill Gates Says Trump's Lack Of Leadership Is Making Pandemic Picture ‘More Bleak Than I Would Have Expected’ That’s Bill Gates, the Microsoft Corp. co-founder whose philanthropic foundation has long funded the global fight…
Crypto Prediction Markets Face Competition From Facebook ‘Forecasts’ (#GotBitcoin?)
Facebook’s Forecast app has been launched in beta even as the blockchain-based Augur platform readies for its v2 revamp. Crypto Prediction Markets Face Competition From Facebook ‘Forecasts’ (#GotBitcoin?) Facebook’s research and development engineers have launched a community platform built around predictions, encroaching on the territory of the emerging crypto-powered predictive…
SEC And DOJ Charges Lobbying Kingpin Jack Abramoff And Associate For Money Laundering
Abramoff and the founder of AML Bitcoin face charges for fraud in misrepresenting the token’s compliance, with the founder himself facing jail time for money laundering. SEC And DOJ Charges Lobbying Kingpin Jack Abramoff And Associate For Money Laundering On June 25, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission charged…
Fed Stress Test Finds U.S. Banks Not Healthy Enough To Withstand “Few Quarters” Economic Downturn
In its annual stress test, the Fed said the nation’s biggest banks are healthy but could suffer 2008-style losses if the economy languishes. Fed Stress Test Finds U.S. Banks Not Healthy Enough To Withstand "Few Quarters" Economic Downturn The Federal Reserve on Thursday said a prolonged economic downturn could saddle…
Veteran Commodities Trader Chris Hehmeyer Goes All In On Crypto (#GotBitcoin?)
Hehmeyer Trading + Investments, the commodities investment firm, is pivoting to crypto full-time. Veteran Commodities Trader Chris Hehmeyer Goes All In On Crypto (#GotBitcoin?) [caption id="attachment_18795" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Veteran Commodities Trader Chris Hehmeyer Is Steering His Firm To Full-Time Market Making For The Crypto Space.[/caption] The Chicago-based company, which began…
Elizabeth Warren Was Right About Whacky Stockmarket Fundamentals (#GotBitcoin?)
"Finance is, like, done. Everybody’s bought everybody else with low-cost debt", says ValueAct co-founder Jeff Ubben. Elizabeth Warren Was Right About Whacky Stockmarket Fundamentals (#GotBitcoin?) "Companies, as governed today, with investors asking for more current returns and more buybacks and so forth, aren’t working for society or nature," Ubben tells…
Activists Document Police Misconduct Using Decentralized Protocol (#GotBitcoin?)
Amid roiling protests over the police killing of George Floyd, activist-coders have launched a decentralized protocol to document police misconduct reports, which are usually difficult to obtain. Activists Document Police Misconduct Using Decentralized Protocol (#GotBitcoin?) The Police Accountability Now (PAN) Protocol is designed and built on the InterPlanetary File System…
Handshake Goes Live With An Uncensorable Internet Browser (#GotBitcoin?)
Handshake set out to disrupt the World Wide Web of internet names. Now it’s looking to reinvent browsing. Handshake Goes Live With An Uncensorable Internet Browser (#GotBitcoin?) Today, as the Handshake Network records its 1 millionth transaction, HandyBrowser will go live. It’s a dedicated way to access the uncensorable internet…