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Nassim Nicholas Taleb – the author of the book “The Black Swan” who is among crypto’s biggest critics – launched another bashing manifest against the asset class. He believes the mania surrounding bitcoin and the alternative coins have started fading out because young people have turned their focus toward Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Latest Dose of Criticism In one of his recent tweets, Taleb claimed that the crypto hype is “starting to peter out” due to youngsters’ new...

Signs of recovery during the later stages of Q1 dampened as trading volumes failed to continue the upward trend in Q2. While centralized crypto exchanges were the biggest losers due to the mounting pressure from regulators, the resultant choppy market conditions didn’t spare the decentralized counterparts either. The latest data compiled by CoinGecko revealed that the spot trading volume on decentralized exchanges plummeted by over 28%. Uniswap, however, maintained its...

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest revealed some interesting details on its portfolio in the second quarter of 2023. The latest report suggested that Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) stood out as one of the top-performing assets within the investment firm’s portfolio. However, when it comes to asset allocation, GBTC trailed behind Coinbase at ARKW. GBTC Tops Chart Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) played a crucial role as one of the top five contributors driving ARKW’s impressive growth of...

A recent study conducted by CryptoVantage estimated that 23% of US residents expect bitcoin to climb to its all-time high price of almost $70,000 by the end of 2023. 47% think this would happen in the next five years. The majority of respondents also believe the high inflation that has recently spread across the globe will make the cryptocurrency industry more attractive to investors.  Americans’ Latest Thoughts on Crypto The survey, which questioned 1,000 US residents who...

Caroline Ellison – former CEO of the fallen crypto trading desk Alameda Research – felt “unhappy and overwhelmed” with her job, and strongly doubted that she was well suited to the role, according to newly leaked excerpts from her online diary. The excerpts shed light on many of her inner thoughts heading preceding FTX’s demise, including her troubled relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). Boyfriend Pressure and Imposter Syndrome As reported by The New York Times on...

Bonds issued by El Salvador, the first country in the world to establish Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender, are up 60% in value this year – rivaling Bitcoin’s 80% gains. The sudden demand for the country’s national debt represents a massive sentiment shift around its financial position. Yields for El Salvador’s 10-year debt ran as high as 24% just 12 months ago, in line with distressed economies like Ukraine and Argentina. However, the country successfully repaid $800 million of...

A security outfit led by ethical hackers who specialize in security audits claimed to be offered a $500 bounty by DxSale Network, a decentralized token launchpad, after informing the platform of a breach that could cost it over $5 million. The reward is one of the lowest ever offered to a white hat hacker. $500 Reward for Saving $5 million Decurity, in a recent blog post, revealed that one of its researchers on June 28, 2023, discovered a bug in an unverified smart contract...

The legal war between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs appears to be far from over. While the latter managed a partial win following a recent court ruling, the Commission doesn’t seem to be backing down just yet. According to a recent report by Bloomberg, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a federal judge to ignore key parts of the recent ruling in the agency’s case with Ripple Labs. The watchdog argues that the...

Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have been an ongoing point of discussion for a while now. Ripple – the company behind one of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies, XRP – has entered into a new partnership aimed at fostering support for both. According to a recent blog post, Ripple partnered with a company called  “SUPER HOW?” The partnership aims to become a catalyst for testing and issuing digital assets, which include stablecoins and central bank...

Andrew Griffith, economic secretary to the UK Treasury, said that equating crypto assets as a form of gambling would risk creating misalignment with international standards and approaches from other major jurisdictions, including the European Union. Responding to a Treasury Committee’s report on regulating crypto, Griffith said that such a move would potentially create unclear and overlapping mandates between financial regulators and the Gambling Commission. Regulating Crypto...