The $2,500 doco about FTX collapse on Amazon Prime… with help from mom
Filmmaker Richard Whittaker — and his Mom — examine the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in a micro-budget doco now screening on Amazon Prime. Source link
Meme coins: Betrayal of crypto’s ideals… or its true purpose?
Meme coin fans think “serious” crypto investors are mid-curving it. Serious crypto investors think meme coin fans are idiots. Source link
I spent a week working in VR. It was mostly terrible, however… – Cointelegraph Magazine
I just spent an entire week working in virtual reality using the new Meta Quest 3. While the experience still mostly sucked, I came away with some renewed optimism for VR in the workplace. As I took Ron’s outstretched, virtual hand for a handshake, my actual hand — in the real world — clumsily whacked…
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What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs? – Cointelegraph Magazine
From privacy coins to shiny iris-scanning orbs, zero-knowledge proofs have become synonymous with crypto, scalability and privacy. In 2022, investors gave over $700 million in funding to companies pushing the envelope with zero-knowledge proofs. This year, ZK-proofs has arguably become one of the biggest blockchain trends, with several major Ethereum scaling protocols hitting mainnet. ZK-proofs…
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Securities regulators oppose special treatment of crypto in Coinbase case
Digital assets should not be seen as “somehow special,” nor should action against Coinbase be seen as “novel or extraordinary,” argues an association of North American securities regulators. In an Oct. 10 filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York supporting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the…
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China suffers worst capital flight in years, but could it pump Bitcoin?
Bitcoin (BTC) could see “substantial inflows” from China within the next few months, amid a weakening Chinese yuan and one of the country’s biggest capital flights in years. “The familiarity of Bitcoin by Chinese investors in times of a weakening domestic economy could see substantial inflows into Bitcoin over the next few months,” said Markus…
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What’s with all the crypto deaths? – Cointelegraph Magazine
Last month, Bulgarian plumbers were called to clear a blocked drain at an apartment block in the capital of Sofia. The blockage turned out to be the decomposing remains of 41-year-old United States crypto mogul Christian Peev — suspected to have been battered to death with a dumbbell by a friend out of jealousy. Weeks…
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Lobby group to dispel crypto mining misconceptions in DC, says founder
The United States crypto mining industry is getting a new lobbying group, with one of its biggest goals to dispel misconceptions about its sustainability from policymakers. Launched on Aug. 15, the Digital Energy Council said its aim is to advance policies that encourage the growth of digital asset mining and energy development. DEC founder and…
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Did the NSA create Bitcoin? – Cointelegraph Magazine
Over the 15 years since Bitcoin was created, there has been no shortage of crazy conspiracy theories about how it was made and where it came from. Some believe Bitcoin was the work of “a bunch of engineers” in the Chinese Communist Party — presumably for world domination; others claim Bitcoin is the work of…
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BlackRock insiders say Bitcoin ETF is likely 6 months away: Novogratz
The United States’ first spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) could be approved sometime before February 2024, according to Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz — citing sources at BlackRock and Invesco. “It’s a big, big deal. It’s a big deal because both our contacts, from the Invesco side and from the BlackRock side, get you…
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