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Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego says that bitcoin is the best tool to have if you’re an investor. He took part recently in the Miami Bitcoin Conference and explained that roughly 60 percent of his portfolio is made up of bitcoin, while the rest is composed of hardcore stocks tied to oil, gas, and gold mining companies. Ricardo Salinas Pliego Thinks Bitcoin Is the Best Investment Tool He also went off on bonds, claiming they were a joke and not likely to do...

Indria Kempis – Mexican senator for the State of Nuevo León – has introduced a bill to formalize the inclusion of virtual assets as a form of currency that may circulate in Mexico. However, it proposes that only the central bank can issue a digital currency, without any mention of Bitcoin. What Happened to the Bitcoin Law? In February, CryptoPotato reported that Kempis was planning to help make Bitcoin legal tender in Mexico. The chances seemed slim at the time, given that...

Peter Thiel – a legendary billionaire investor and the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies – explained in a recent interview that too many companies have gone “woke,” and are thus at risk of being controlled by the government. However, he doesn’t see bitcoin taking this route. Peter Thiel Is Confident in the Future of BTC In his discussion, Thiel also went off on Warren Buffett, calling him an enemy of bitcoin. He said plenty of other unpleasant things about...

Polygon Network recently announced intentions to offset its carbon footprint this year. The blockchain project revealed that it had pledged $20 million toward its plans of becoming carbon neutral and climate effective. As per the announcement, Polygon noted that it aims to implement a multilayered strategy targeted at creating a sustainable future for its ecosystem, the crypto industry, and the planet at large. The Green Manifesto Polygon also unveiled its “Green Manifesto: A...

The Miami Bitcoin Conference is underway, and several sports stars have flooded the arena to share their love of bitcoin and talk about how the world’s number one digital currency by market cap is going to make serious waves in the payment world. Among the sports players to make their bitcoin support known was Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, legendary tennis player Serena Williams, and Odell Beckham Jr. Aaron Rodgers and Other Sports Legends Talk BTC Rodgers was...

Acala, the Ethereum-compatible DeFi protocol has announced teaming up with Anchor to boost the decentralized stablecoin space of Terra and Polkadot ecosystems. Following Wormhole integration plans, the two parties are all set to bring increased liquidity and yield opportunities for aUSD and UST by serving as gateways into the decentralized finance ecosystems of Polkadot and Terra. Acana-Anchor Network Collaboration Initially, Acala and its Kusama-based parachain – Karura will...

Mirissa Beach in Sri Lanka, als der Tourismus noch florierte. Foto CC0 Public Domain, Unsplash Wie es aussieht, kann Sri Lanka ausländische Kredite vorerst nicht zurückzahlen. Erste Fristen wurden verpasst. Haben die strengen COVID-Massnahmen die Tourismus-Destination in die Knie gezwungen? Landesweite Proteste Aufgrund landesweiter Protesten hat Sri Lanka angekündigt, dass die Rückzahlung der hohen ausländischen Kreditschulden zunächst gestoppt...

Strompreisentwicklung Jahreskontrakte CH seit April 2021 am Terminmarkt avg. rund >+250 % seit September 2021 – Quelle: elcom admin Im Verlauf des letzten Jahres sind die Strompreise drastisch angestiegen und erreichten Ende 2021 ein rekord-hohes Niveau. Die eidgenössische Elektrizitätskommission ElCom sprach Ende Februar von einem «historischen einmaligen Preisanstieg». «Die Unsicherheit ist riesig, das drückt die Preise in die Höhe» gemäss...

According to research conducted by KuCoin, the growing number of Nigerians investing in crypto is propelled by the lack of proper fiat-based opportunities. The study revealed that over 30 million of Nigeria’s population had traded digital assets in the past six months. The Reasons Behind the Adoption KuCoin’s latest “Into the Cryptoverse Report” found out that 33.4 million Nigerians, or 35% of those aged 18 to 60, have owned or traded cryptocurrencies in the last six months....

Tether Operations Limited, the operator of Tether.io, has announced the launch of USDT on Polkadot’s canary network – Kusama. The company said the move will enable developers to compose trustless applications across chains, communities, and networks. Tether on Kusama According to the press release shared with CryptoPotato, USDT will be deemed with the asset ID 1984 and utilized to power transactions on Kusama’s first parachain – Statemine at launch. The parachain enables the...