Blockchain Bites: Filecoin Strike, Bitcoin Fees Fall, Coinbase Censorship
Top shelf Token protestFive of the largest Filecoin miners, which secure that data storage network, have gone on strike, bringing attention to the project’s “unfair”…
Major Meeting of Central Banks Produces Same Old ‘Evaluating’ CBDCs Refrain
Central bankers continued to evaluate the merits, or lack thereof, of a digital currency (CBDC), explaining that digital innovation has its benefits but policy considerations…
Digital Ruble Could Be Tool Against Sanctions, Bank of Russia Says
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Bitcoin Critic Peter Schiff’s Bank Under Spotlight in Global Tax Probe
A Puerto Rico-based bank founded by gold bug and long-time bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff is under investigation over suspicions it facilitated tax evasion for “high-risk”…
Filecoin Miners Go On Strike One Day After Mainnet Launch, Prompting Early Reward Release
Filecoin, a decentralized storage network launched by Protocol Labs, is off to a rocky start after a strike by miners just one day after its…
Crypto Long & Short: The OKEx Drama Exposes a Weakness in Crypto Market Infrastructure
This week saw more exchange drama rock the crypto markets. OKEx, one of the industry’s largest crypto-fiat exchanges, suspended all cryptocurrency withdrawals, saying one of…
Stellar CEO to Be Part of IMF Panel on Cross-Border Payments
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How Stocks, Bitcoin and Other Investments Fare in a 0% Interest Rate World
On Long Reads Sunday, a reading of a John Street Capital piece on the realities of a market characterized by zero-bound interest rates. The piece…
A Day in the Life of the Splinternet
In 2030, at the interminable tail end of another hot, smoky summer in Mexico City, the power went out again and she went down into…
Where Does Bitcoin Fit in the Global Reserve Currency Game?
On this “Speaking of Bitcoin” episode, join hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, and Jonathan Mohan for a look at the past, present and…