Month: March 2022

CME Group, one of the world’s largest derivatives marketplaces, has launched micro-sized bitcoin and ether options. “The launch of these micro-sized options builds on the significant growth and liquidity we have seen in our micro bitcoin and micro ether futures,” said a CME executive. CME Now Offers Micro Bitcoin, Ether Options CME Group announced Monday that it is now offering options on micro bitcoin and micro ether futures. CME’s Micro Bitcoin futures (MBT) is 1/10 the size of one bitcoin Read more …

The below is a direct excerpt of Marty’s Bent Issue #1186: “They’re trying to ‘change the code’ again.” Sign up for the newsletter here. Greenpeace and Ripple co-founder attacking Bitcoin’s PoW algorithm We meet here in this dark corner of the Internet a little less than two months away from the 5th year anniversary of the New York Agreement, which led to a Summer of heated battle between major corporations in the Bitcoin space who believed they could instigate an arbitrary Read more …

Billionaire Mike Novogratz says he is much more optimistic about the crypto market now than he was a month ago. He explained that bond sell-offs and increased crypto adoption have boosted the prices of cryptocurrencies, particularly bitcoin. “I think you are going to see the Democrats taking a softer stance,” he added. Mike Novogratz Expects Lawmakers to Take a Softer Stance on Crypto Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz talked about why he is more optimistic about the crypto market now Read more …

Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To This Episode: Anthony Scaramucci sits down with the hosts of the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast” to talk about his short time with the U.S. government and the current trajectory of American fiscal and monetary policy. Scaramucci is concerned about the way things are going in the U.S. in regards to money printing and he paints a concerning picture if the country doesn’t get back on track with its fiscal policy. “My last point is Read more …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says a lot more work needs to be done on crypto regulation. “We’ve certainly seen an increase in the use of cryptocurrencies before this war, and we’ve seen it happen more in emerging markets than in others,” said the deputy managing director of the IMF. IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva Pushes for Harmonized Crypto Framework The top two leaders at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed crypto regulation on the Foreign Policy Live podcast, published last Read more …

The largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea has plans to add Solana support in April. The news follows an abundance of rumors that said the company would be adding Solana in the near future. Opensea Confirms Solana Support After a Myriad of Rumors and Speculation Opensea has confirmed it will be adding Solana (SOL) support in April, according to a teaser video the company tweeted out on March 29. Opensea is the largest NFT marketplace in terms of all-time sales Read more …

Nequi, a fintech neobank which allowed Colombian citizens to test all-digital financial services, has announced its plans for expansion after having parted ways with Bancolombia, the bank that gave it its origin. These plans include an entry into the cryptocurrency world while complying with the limits set by current regulators. Colombian Nequi to Enter Crypto Market More and more neobanks are considering including cryptocurrencies in their service offerings. This is the case with Nequi, a fintech platform that Read more …

Bitcoiners are not welcome in academia. Academics, including economic professors, overwhelmingly do not understand Bitcoin and represent it unfavorably (if they mention it at all). University professors are prone to favor Keynesian fiat economic systems due in part to a revolving door between academia and the IMF, World Bank, World Economic Forum (WEF), the Federal Reserve and more. Universities and professors are also financially incentivized through grants and financial support to promulgate economic theories in favor of more government control. Read more …

Author Disclaimer: The following work is analogous to fan fiction in your favorite sci-fi world. I do not intend to infringe or misappropriate any real-world ideas or work. Any similarity to concepts or work is purely coincidental. This is Part One of a series I call “Bitcoin: What-If.” Marvel can’t own that, right?? What If … Education Centralized education has failed the individual. That’s not to say that all students are failures. Rather the education structure employed by most of Read more …

Nifty Gateway, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace has announced that the company has partnered with the electronics giant Samsung. The two firms have been working on the “first-ever smart TV NFT platform” and Nifty Gateway is already integrated into Samsung’s 2022 premium TV product lines. NFT Marketplace Nifty Gateway Partners With the Electronics Giant Samsung During the first week of January, the electronics company Samsung revealed it was getting into non-fungible token (NFT) technology and NFTs would be introduced into Read more …

VCs have great reputations. They are thoughtful visionaries that bring disruptive technologies to the masses through their capital. They are wise oracles that guide inexperienced startups to glory. They are hyper-competent winners that bring immeasurable value to their investors. This couldn’t be further from reality. VCs act like entitled aristocrats. They expect you to kiss their rings, defer to them, and treat them as demigods of business. What’s worse, they believe their own hype. The first venture capitalist I ever Read more …

In the past two years, law enforcement authorities in Malaysia have arrested hundreds of individuals for theft of electricity allegedly used to mint digital currencies. The country’s police force has also confiscated equipment worth millions of dollars. Malaysia Police Announce Results From Crackdown on Illegal Mining Since 2020, Malaysian authorities have detained a total of 627 people involved in crypto mining activities using stolen electrical power, the country’s Bernama news agency revealed. During the same period, law enforcement officials also Read more …