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This interview has been edited and condensed.The author of the "The Bitcoin Big Bang — How Alternative Currencies Are About to Change the World," Brian Kelly calls himself an optimist when it comes to the future of the cryptocurrencies. CNBC’s prominent commentator, who is also the founder and CEO of digital currency investment firm BKCM…

Economic historian Barry Eichengreen believes that stablecoins are either too fragile, or too expensive, to emerge as a dominant monetary form. 491 Total views 12 Total shares UC Berkeley professor Barry Eichengreen argues that Facebook’s planned Libra stablecoin faces too many “insoluble” problems, and too much resistance from governments, to ever launch.“Libra is an interesting…

Pixels CEO Luke Barwikowski explains that, unlike Web2 gaming companies that spend heavily on advertising, Web3 games can focus on directly rewarding players.

The Ethereum network is processing more than double the transaction volume of Bitcoin, and is on-course to process $1 trillion this year. 495 Total views 2 Total shares The third-quarter decentralized finance (DeFi) boom has resulted in the Ethereum (ETH) network processing more than twice the daily transaction volume of Bitcoin (BTC).According to crypto market…

Robinhood commission-free crypto trading app has recently listed Ethereum Classic (ETC), according to an official announcement Monday, Aug. 6. In its recent blog post, the company clarified that Robinhood customers can also invest in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), and Dogecoin (DOGE), as well as monitor market data for ten other…

The graduate school for the U.S. Air Force has developed a educational tool on blockchain for supply chain management, U.S. business journal Modern Materials Handling (MMH) reported Dec. 3.The move comes in the form of a live application, together with a set of tutorial videos to educate defense professionals, released by the U.S. Air Force…

Porsche unveils NFT subsidiary German sports car giant Porsche has drifted into the nonfungible token (NFT) market, with a June 14 announcement revealing the launch of an NFT collectible startup dubbed Fanzone. However, the car manufacturer will not be looking to tokenize its luxury vehicles at this stage, instead opting to focus on soccer-themed NFT…

Stablecoins cannot be compared to bank deposits in terms of risk, nor can they be compared to money market funds, argues a new policy paper released by Paradigm. 303 Total views 5 Total shares Stablecoins cannot be compared to bank deposits in terms of risk, argues a new policy paper authored by former Federal Reserve…

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he still sees Bitcoin the same as he did in 2017. 1012 Total views 42 Total shares Barstool Sports' millionaire founder, Dave Portnoy, recently re-tweeted his 2017 video on Bitcoin, saying his view on the asset has not changed. "For everybody trying to get me in the Bitcoin game, I…