Man Claims to Have Found Original Bitcoin Code and Creator's Notes
Bitcoiner claims to have discovered bitcoin creator’s original code, with notes. Stablecoins could soon be built on the Bitcoin blockchain. Does traditional banking consume more energy than bitcoin? This should get interesting. If Jim Blasko really did find Satoshi’s real code, that will be talked about forever. If he didn’t, he’ll be talked about forever.
Binance hacked! $570 million lost. Do you feel safe keeping your crypto on exchanges? I don’t.
2 Celsius top executives cashed out $17 million before bankruptcy. The company may have doxed its own customers. No shame.
Ripple rips into Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for wanting to deny two more amicus briefs. You’d think the SEC had learned its lesson. It’s been trying to suppress amicus curiae for nearly a year now. It’s failed every time. Now it’s going after two more small businesses attempting to offer their perspectives on XRP. Ripple said if the SEC can’t handle additional evidence, then it shouldn’t have sued the company in the first place. I love that response.
MENA is the fastest growing crypto region in the world. Binance reports 49 percent jump in MENA signups.
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Even Meta’s employees won’t go near the metaverse. They’re likely thinking it’s super-creepy that their employer wants to track everyone on the planet. Decentraland only has 38 active daily users in its metaverse, according to Dappradar. Want to buy some land?
Shopify CEO buys $3 million in Coinbase stock in two months.
Visa partners with FTX.
EU bans crypto wallet services in Russia. Dapper Labs restricts services in Russia.
Is it time to stop saying “NFT?”
Does Terra Luna deserve a second chance? Do pandas eat meat?
What is crypto spoofing?
Where Leo Finance is headed in 10 years. Great video interview.
What is Lens Protocol and how does it work? This was a good read and it gives me some perspective on what to expect when I try it for the first time.
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Way to little italic text in this one ;)