Cypherpunk Nick Szabo joins Samson Mow’s Jan3 as chief scientist

The mayor said he preferred to use an app like Bitwage or Strike rather than having the local government concert his fiat paycheck into crypto. 116 Total views 65 Total shares Francis Suarez, who has served as the mayor of Miami since 2017, has said he’s going to take the next paycheck in Bitcoin.In a…

The throughput of blockchains — namely, their ability to process X number of transactions per second (TPS) — is often touted in such a way as to downplay other considerations, such as decentralization and security. The blockchain trilemma, of course, acknowledges that succeeding in all three areas is challenging, though not impossible.There is no denying…

A team of former Kraken executives has taken control of Janover, with Joseph Onorati, former chief strategy officer at Kraken, stepping in as chairman and CEO, following the group's purchase of over 700,000 common shares and all Series A preferred stock. Parker White, former director of engineering at Kraken, was appointed as the new chief

A June 12 AAVE (AAVE) proposal aimed at preventing a particular account from accumulating more debt has led to controversy, with some participants arguing that the proposal violates the principle of censorship-resistance or “neutrality” in decentralized finance, or DeFi.Some participants believe that the account is owned by Curve (CRV) founder Michael Egorov. Cointelegraph was not…

Amid increasing U.S. regulatory scrutiny, popular crypto-based betting platform Polymarket secures funding to expand its global operations despite restrictions.

San Francisco-based blockchain project Thor Token is shutting down as the project “was not able to gain traction and achieve commercial success.” The news was announced by co-founder and CEO at Thor, David Chin on April 9.Thor — which was built on Neo (NEO) — has announced it is closing its doors as it reportedly…

Some crypto investors are willing to risk extensive financial obligations for a chance to get into Bitcoin. 1010 Total views 7 Total shares Taking on debt is a complex personal decision that should not be entered into without great care and financial consideration. With Bitcoin's (BTC) recent return to all-time price highs, some moonstruck Bitcoiners…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been showing some slight strength in the previous week as BTC rallied from $10,000 to $11,200. However, the crypto market's overall consensus has been showing weakness with double-digit selloffs for many of the smaller-cap cryptocurrencies.This selloff appears to have taken hold as Bitcoin price confirmed $11,200 as resistance in the previous…