Polymarket users bet on Canadian PM resigning amid reports he steps back

Venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has invested in cryptocurrency investment platform Layer1, according to a press release published Dec. 19.San Francisco-based Layer1 has concluded a $2.1 million seed funding round backed by such industry players as Thiel, crypto-focused venture capital company Digital Currency Group, and American investor and Protégé Partners founder Jeffrey Tarrant,…

Bitcoiners sent crude messages to the German government as they dusted it with small donations; CoinStats says North Korea’s Lazarus Group may be behind the recent $2.2 million exploit and more.

The CEO of Bitgo stated that the Alameda representative failed the security verification process required to convert wrapped-BTC into BTC. 895 Total views 19 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTMike Belshe, the CEO of digital asset custodian BitGo has confirmed that Alameda Research attempted to redeem 3,000 Wrapped…

Will 2023 finally see an explosion of crypto gaming? The signs are mixed, with former play-to-earn darling Axie Infinity falling out of favor and hemorrhaging players, while mainstream gamers report that Web3 games still have playability issues. The bright spot is that AAA games are finally starting to emerge in Web3, with projects like Illuvium…

Ethereum (ETH) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are undergoing a seismic shift as the transition to Eth2 and a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism is helping to increase the value proposition for the network which has historically has been plagued with scaling issues and high transaction costs. Alongside this transition has been the introduction of liquid staking, which is…

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem highlighted the potential risks AI poses to inflation and financial stability in the short term.

Despite being worried about consumer protection, the central banker is confident that Bitcoin is no threat to financial stability. 929 Total views 2 Total shares As the Bitcoin (BTC) price sees a sharp upsurge, the governor of the Central Bank of Ireland has voiced his concerns about cryptocurrency investments.Gabriel Makhlouf, who is also a governing council…