Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invests $70M in election betting platform
Amid increasing U.S. regulatory scrutiny, popular crypto-based betting platform Polymarket secures funding to expand its global operations despite restrictions.
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The world’s second largest stock exchange by market cap, Nasdaq, revealed a new blockchain patent award Tuesday, October 23, in a bid to tackle the release of information for the media industry.The application, originally filed in January of last year, makes reference to “an information computer system [...] provided for securely releasing time-sensitive information to…

Literally to the moon — SpaceX payload funded by DOGE plans to reach lunar orbit in 2022
"This mission will demonstrate the application of cryptocurrency beyond Earth orbit and set the foundation for interplanetary commerce,” said SpaceX's Tom Ochinero. 1306 Total views 11 Total shares Canada-based manufacturing and logistics firm Geometric Energy Corporation will be launching a Dogecoin-funded payload on one of SpaceX’s first rockets to the moon.In a Sunday announcement from…

Rumor has it that Dogecoin could shift to proof-of-stake — What does that mean for miners?
There are rumors that Dogecoin could switch from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake (PoS). Do I know if Dogecoin is switching to PoS? No. Do I think it’s going to PoS? Probably not.But I love the “what if” game.As a person who works in the crypto mining industry, I do my best to gauge where the market and…

Radiant Capital hacker moves $52M in stolen funds
Nearly all of the stolen loot from Radiant Capital has now been moved to the Ethereum network, which usually isn't a good sign for those hoping for recovery.

New book reveals Binance CEO CZ rejected SBF’s $40M request for futures exchange
Michael Lewis’s new book “Going Infinite” reveals that CZ and SBF had different goals when the first collaborative business opportunity arose in 2019. 514 Total views 3 Total shares Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao reportedly declined to pay $40 million to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) for a futures crypto exchange in March 2019

New Bitcoin bull run? Whales and institutions accumulating, data shows
As the price of Bitcoin (BTC) breaks past $11,100 on Sep. 19, whale activities and Bakkt’s all-time high volume suggests strengthening momentum.The 4-hour price chart of Bitcoin. Source: TradingView.comAccording to CryptoQuant’s Ki Young Ju, fewer whales have been sending BTC to exchanges. Historically, the data indicates less selling pressure from high-net-worth Bitcoin holders.Simultaneously, the daily…

Here’s how Polygon is challenging the limitations of Ethereum, as told by co-founder Sandeep Nailwal
Polygon (MATIC), a layer-two network designed for scaling and application infrastructure development on Ethereum (ETH), has been making the rounds among blockchain enthusiasts as of late. From its $1 billion investment into zero-knowledge technology to co-launching a $200 million Web 3.0 social media initiative up to integrating with Opera's web browser to make its decentralized apps accessible…

Bitcoin and altcoins fail to rally even as U.S. inflation cools down
For years analysts and traders have said cooling inflation would benefit the crypto market, yet prices are still down. Cointelegraph explains why.