Bitcoin-Preis Crash auf unter 20k. Heute Mittag ist es passiert: Der Bitcoin-Preis crashte das erste Mal seit ziemlich langer Zeit auf unter 20’000 US-Dollar. Der Bitcoin Kurs erlebte in den letzten Wochen einen massiven Abwärtstrend. Fallender Bitcoin-Preis, eine Tragödie? Nein, nicht zwingend. Es gibt viele Stimmen, die sagen, dass gerade diese Zeit die spannendste Zeit sei. Und tatsächlich, es gibt gerade in Zeiten von fallenden Kursen viele...
Read More »Trends Swiss Innovation Challenge 2022: Artificial Intelligence und Blockchain
Trends Swiss Innovation Challenge 2022: Artificial Intelligence und Blockchain Vom 8. bis 10. Juni durchliefen die Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer der Swiss Innovation Challenge (SIC) 2022 ihren First Pitch. Dabei zeigte sich dieses Jahr neben den traditionell gut vertretenen Innovationsbereichen Life-Sciences und Medizinaltechnik ein klarer Trend in Richtung künstliche Intelligenz (AI) und Blockchain-Technologie. Insgesamt 50 Unternehmen eifern nun...
Read More »Bluetooth: Dein Smartphone (und Wallet?) kann verfolgt werden!
Die Standorte von Smartphones können mittels ausgestrahlter Bluetooth-Signale verfolgt werden. Die jüngsten Forschungsergebnisse zeigen jedoch auch, dass es nicht trivial ist. Eine Gruppe von Forschern der Universität von San Diego in Kalifornien hat gezeigt, dass Smartphones und somit auch Personen mittels Bluetooth verfolgt werden können. Die Identifizierung des Smartphones wird möglich, weil bei der Herstellung ein Chipsatz verbaut wird, welcher...
Read More »Breaking: Coinbase entlässt 1’100 Mitarbeiter
Coinbase ist eine der grössten Bitcoin-Börsen der Welt. Coinbase ging vor kurzem erfolgreich an die Börse. Kurzum, Coinbase ist eines der grössten Aushängeschilder der Bitcoin Community. Und nun kommt’s: Coinbase entlässt 1’100 Angestellte, also rund 18% der ganzen Belegschaft. Dies geht aus einem aktuellen Bericht der US-Finanzmarktaufsicht SEC hervor. Aktien-Preis heute 51 US-Dollar Coinbase ist einer der grössten Profiteure des aktuellen...
Read More »Circle CEO Urged Watchdogs to Accept That People Want Digital Cash
The Circle CEO continued to push the adoption of digital currencies as he viewed cash’s features, including portability, privacy and role in securing individual sovereignty, are what could make digital cash alluring to people. “Cash Is King” In a panel discussion hosted by the World Economic Forum, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire elaborated his bullish thesis on the power of physical cash, saying that economic sovereignty is the predominant feature that makes people prefer it over mobile money....
Read More »Crypto Investor and Influencer Arrested for Visiting Terra Founder Do Kwon’s Apartment
The unknown person visiting Terraform Labs’ founder, Do Kwon, has been identified and later arrested. According to a BBC News report, an AfreecaTV streamer who goes by “Chancers” was the desperate man who knocked on the controversial exec’s home earlier this month. The social media personality made quite a fortune after entering the digital asset space in 2017. Chancers had invested $800,000 in LUNA. Following the latest crash, he lost approximately $2.4 million. He was...
Read More »Risk-Aversive Bets Reigned Amid Terra’s Notorious Plunge (Report)
Crypto exchange Bybit collaborated with blockchain analytics platform Nansen to publish another monthly report on the state of the crypto industry. It focused on the broader market condition, DeFi activities, and NFT markets. The paper regarded Terra’s notorious collapse as fundamentally destructive to the nascent crypto community but beneficial to other Layer-one competitors since they have attracted the outflow capital derived from the fallen community. Investors Adopting a...
Read More »New York Suggests Two-Year Moratorium on Crypto Mining
The state of New York has introduced a new bill that if passed, would officially end all future proof of work (PoW) mining operations that want to call the Empire State home. New York Could End Crypto Mining for a While Right now, the bill is being discussed by the New York State Assembly in Albany, the region’s capital. The bill calls for a moratorium of not less than two years on all crypto mining operations within the state’s borders. The idea is to further study the...
Read More »Ray Dalio Still Holds ‘Tiny Percentage’ of Portfolio in Bitcoin
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio confirmed on Tuesday that a “tiny percentage” of his portfolio is allocated to Bitcoin. He acknowledged how it could play a special role in today’s worldwide inflationary environment, among a broader set of safe-haven assets. Cash is Still Trash In conversation with CNBC’s Andrew Sorkin, Dalio reiterated his “cash is trash” thesis, due to the speed at which its holders are losing buying power. Annual CPI inflation in the United States...
Read More »South Korean Authorities Ask Exchanges to Block LFG From Withdrawing Funds: Report
South Korean police are reportedly looking to freeze assets associated with the non-profit organization Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) following the eventful collapse of Terra (LUNA). According to South Korea’s national broadcaster Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), on Monday (May 23, 2022), the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency asked several exchanges in the country to prevent LFG from withdrawing funds. Although such platforms are not mandated by law to carry out the police...
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