Day: September 23, 2021

Why NFTs Are So Appealing – And How Anyone Can Start Learning for Free

NFTs are all the rage these days. At a first glance, they may seem like a fun pandemic distraction, a Twitter trend inspiring collectors to change their profile pictures to colorful little avatars, like the $280,000 Serena Williams CryptoPunk pin Alexis Ohanian wore to the Met Gala. Wait – a pixelated cartoon valued at $280,000? Maybe NFTs are worth a deeper look. As more financial advisors are learning, NFTs are starting to catch on, even among non-celebrities. And it may not be long before a client asks you how to…

How Bitcoin Is More ESG-Friendly Than You’ve Heard — CoinDesk

Bitcoin has no decision-makers. Bitcoin is for all, and whether you have 0.00001 BTC or 10,000 BTC, the rules are the same, and you have the same benefits. There is no insider information – Bitcoin is open-source for all to review and see. The power and gravity of that are critical. Bitcoin does not discriminate by faith, sex, creed, gender – or anything. And the network is fiercely defended by those who value freedom, hence the term “freedom money” (which I prefer over “magic internet money”). Original

Fed still undecided about digital dollar, says Chair Jerome Powell

The United States Federal Reserve is still evaluating the prospects of introducing a digital currency for the country but says it has not yet decided on the matter. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, Powell stated that the Federal Reserve was studying the merits of creating a digital dollar and has plans to issue a paper on the matter. “We are working proactively to issue a CBDC and if so, in what form,” Powell stated while fielding questions at the news conference, adding: “We think it is our obligation…

Umbrella Network Acquires Digital Advertising Oracle Lucidity for ‘Tens of Millions’ — CoinDesk

Lucidity has processed over 600 million transactions, according to a Thursday press release shared with CoinDesk. The problem Lucidity has set out to solve, it says, revolves around increasing transparency in ad spending for digital advertising. Currently, over $30 billion in advertising spend is wasted every year, the companies claim. Specifically, Lucidity says it is attempting to solve the issue by allowing advertisers to identify and cut down the waste involved in the advertising process. Source

Hackers Compromise Web Portal Bitcoin.org — DNS Hijack Replaces Site With BTC Doubler Scam – Bitcoin News

On Thursday, the pseudonymous operator of Bitcoin.org told the public on Twitter that the web portal has been “compromised.” The operator, Cobra, explained that the hackers were able to implement a bitcoin doubler scam model and stressed that the site would be down for a “few days.” Website Operator Cobra Warns Bitcoin.org Has Been Compromised The mysterious operator of the web portal Bitcoin.org, Cobra, is once again surrounded by controversy. According to the pseudonymous operator of the website, Bitcoin.org has been attacked. “Bitcoin.org has been compromised,” Cobra tweeted early Thursday…

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Altcoins Surge as Crypto Market Regains Steam

The crypto market is bouncing alongside equities Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve announced monetary policy in the U.S. is about to become a lot tighter. While bitcoin and ether are trading 1% higher over 24 hours, prominent alternative cryptocurrencies like ADA, SOL and LUNA are up between 6% and 25%. AVAX, the native token of the Avalanche open-source platform, added 24% to hit a record $79.58, according to data from Messari. Altcoins are outperforming bitcoin on the way up having taken a relatively bigger hit during the sell-off…

EToro Offers DeFi Diversification With New Portfolio

Trading platform eToro has launched a new portfolio offering exposure to decentralized finance (DeFi) through a package of crypto assets. The platform’s DeFi portfolio is made up of 11 DeFi assets: ether, uniswap, chainlink, aave, compound, yearn.finance, decentraland, polygon, algorand, basic Attention token and maker. Over a third of the portfolio is weighted to ETH, with 11.67% weighted to ALGO. The remaining nine assets’ weightings range from under 4% to just over 8%. Dani Brinker, eToro’s head of portfolio investments, said DeFi “may seem like a minefield” for investors without…