Men in crypto less attractive to women than cosplayers, anime buffs: Survey
Hundreds of surveyed women ranked their attraction to male hobbies, and crypto polled laughably low on the “attractive” meter.
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The University of Notre Dame and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) released a study on the speed and scale of cryptocurrency discussions on Reddit on May 13.The paper claims to be “the first to qualitatively measure and contrast discussion growth about three popular cryptocurrencies with key distinctions in motivation, usage, and implementation – Bitcoin…
Argentina Sets New Trading Record After Central Bank Bans Bitcoin Buys
Bitcoin (BTC) trading set new records in two of its most keenly watched South American markets last week, new data has revealed.As monitoring resource Coin Dance confirmed on Nov. 10, the seven days ending Saturday saw more trading against BTC than ever before in both Venezuela and Argentina. Argentina: central bank accidentally increases Bitcoin popularityVenezuela Localbitcoins…
Axie Infinity developer secures $152M in Series B funding from investors
NFT gaming studio Sky Mavis plans to pursue further expansions in the emerging play-to-earn arena. 932 Total views 23 Total shares Sky Mavis, the studio behind the popular Axie Infinity nonfungible token (NFT) game, has announced a fresh round of funding for the company.In a statement issued on Tuesday, Sky Mavis announced that it had…
Interoperability will determine CBDC winners and losers
China has opened testing for its digital yuan. The excitement surrounding this project has electrified several major Chinese cities, as well as onlookers throughout the world.Most recently, Shenzhen launched its “iShenzhen” lottery, wherein the city government will distribute 20 million digital yuan among 100,000 central bank digital currency, or CBDC, wallet holders. This comes on…
Coinbase cut costs and bolstered rep, but profits remain challenged: Analysts
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase won’t escape from the profitability challenges it will face from the crypto market downturn, despite having a strong brand and credibility in the crypto market, according to investment analysts.Credit rating firm Moody’s released a note on Coinbase on Jan. 19 discussing its downgrade of the company’s senior debt and corporate family rating…
Tether freezes $873K USDT linked to terrorist activity in Ukraine, Israel
The stablecoin issuer freezes addresses containing $873,000 USDT linked to illicit activity in Israel and Ukraine. 411 Total views 4 Total shares Stablecoin issuer Tether has moved to freeze 32 addresses linked to terrorist activity in Israel and Ukraine in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies.$873,118 worth of Tether (USDT) linked to illicit activity in
Evidence of crypto usage by ISIS is ‘mounting’: TRM Labs
Blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs recently released a report that highlighted the escalating use of cryptocurrency by ISIS affiliates across Asia. It linked significant on-chain connections between these groups and pro-ISIS fundraising campaigns in Syria.Published on July 21, the report indicated that there was “mounting on-chain evidence” from the past twelve months that pro-ISIS networks…
UN Partners With NGO to Tokenize Chocolate Bars for Equitable Trade
The United Nations Development Programme has partnered with Dutch NGO the FairChain Foundation to use blockchain for the more equitable funding of cocoa farmers.According to an Oct. 17 report from SpringWise, the partners will launch a new chocolate bar, made with Ecuadorian-grown cocoa, together with a token-based scheme that allows consumers to contribute directly to…