‘Explosion’ in election gambling will harm public interest: CFTC

Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp highlights the need for easier-to-use, improved self-custody solutions and more on-ramp avenues to drive Bitcoin adoption. 529 Total views 1 Total shares Software developer Jameson Lopp believes improving usability and user experience of Bitcoin (BTC) self-custody solutions and making more avenues to acquire BTC will be key in further adoption of the…

The IMF has suggested that El Salvador “reconsider” its plans for Bitcoin, following a recent visit to the country. 175 Total views 10 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTEl Salvador has been advised by the global monetary watchdog to exercise caution in expanding government exposure to Bitcoin (BTC)…

Former hedge fund manager Jesse Felder claimed, among other things, that hard forks were “multiplying the number and type of Bitcoins in circulation.” Bitcoiners are crying foul at former billion-dollar hedge fund manager Jesse Felder's "inaccurate" hot take blog post about Bitcoin today in which he claims the crypto asset “doesn’t make sense as an…

The CEO of blockchain-based media startup Po.et, Jarrod Dicker, is leaving the firm to return to the Washington Post, the major American news outlet reported Jan. 24.At the Washington Post now for the second time, Dicker will assume the role of vice president of commercial technology and development at the media giant. He previously worked…

Veteran DeFi protocol Bancor came under heavy scrutiny for pausing the impairment loss protection program at a time when liquidity providers need it the most. 801 Total views 4 Total shares Bancor, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol often credited as the pioneer of the DeFi space, paused its impairment loss protection (ILP) function on Sunday, citing “hostile”…

The automated market maker is currently in beta development and set to launch in Q3 2021. 184 Total views 7 Total shares Automated market maker MonoX has today announced a debut capital raise of $5 million from venture firms including the likes of Axia8 Ventures, Animoca Brands, Divergence Ventures, among others.MonoX will use the funds…

Nir Kshetri, a professor of management at the University of North Carolina, has suggested that before blockchain-based voting can be considered safe and trustworthy, some major issues must be resolved.In an article published on Oct. 18, Kshetri claims that “small-scale tests run so far have identified problems and vulnerabilities in the digital systems and government…

President Bukele visited Tesla to meet with Elon Musk and discuss the future of AI, Bitcoin, and El Salvador’s emerging role in tech innovation.

This week was an important one for crypto adoption in the Spanish-speaking world, with reports of a government ministry working on a token in an Argentinian province and a Venezuelan state airline accepting the country’s controversial Petro coin. Here’s the past week of crypto and blockchain news in review, as originally reported by Cointelegraph en Español.Spain’s…