Monthly Archives: June 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $30,000 after the June 30 Wall Street open as markets panicked over the fate of its first spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs).BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingViewBureaucratic error may explain Bitcoin ETF filing hiccupData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price action hurtling downward, briefly reaching $29,500.The volatility accompanied a report that…

Maintaining stability in the international financial system is essential for sustaining economic growth in a connected global economy. In this context, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is essential for fostering international monetary cooperation, maintaining exchange rate stability and managing financial crises. This article provides an overview of the IMF and its objectives, governance structure and…

Academic institutions house some of the world’s most important data generated from years of research. Yet centralized data storage models are becoming a concern for many universities looking to keep critical information safe and accessible. Danny O’Brien, a senior fellow at the Filecoin Foundation and Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) — an independent organization…

Greg Oakford, a co-founder of NFT Fest Australia, guides you through the Web3 digital art world from a collector’s perspective.  Turning concert merchandise and memories digital  Snoop Dogg’s recent announcement of the Snoop Passport — an evolving concert tour collectible — is a trend I believe we’ll see get more and more traction among musicians…

Traditional financial firms finally believe that digital assets are here to stay. Or so one might conclude from the slew of announcements last week from some of the world’s premiere financial players.Among them is BlackRock — the world’s largest asset manager with $9 trillion in assets under management (AUM) — filed for permission to build…

Achieving mainstream Web3 adoption is a key goal for the blockchain community. We believe strongly in the revolutionary power of this technology, but how do we share its potential with the world? There is no one-size-fits-all solution, so blockchain advocates need to tailor their sales pitch to different audiences in order to kickstart mass adoption…

The ZK-focused community conference zkDay Paris kicks off on July 19 during EthCC after a successful event in Denver. Zero-knowledge (ZK) projects continue to spread worldwide, and a new go-to ZK event is coming to Paris, hosted by Manta Network, a ZK layer-1 blockchain; investment firm Polychain Capital and Cointelegraph. The ZK community conference — zkDay…