PBW 2023 explores the current state of the blockchain space

A panel filled with professionals working in prominent tech companies discussed the current state of the blockchain space at the ongoing Paris Blockchain Week 2023 conference.  Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr moderated the panel discussion titled “State of the Chain 2023” with panelists Ryan Nitz, the head of solutions architecture at Coinbase; Matthew Savarese, the head of strategy at Nasdaq Digital Assets; Rich Widmann, the head of strategy for Web3 at Google; Dante Disparte, the chief strategy officer and head of global policy at Circle; and Denelle Dixon, the CEO…

Bitcoin Traders Await Fed’s Decision

Bitcoin continued to hover at around $28,000, up slightly on Wednesday, although some traders see the price going up to $30,000 or falling to $25,000 on positive or negative momentum depending on what the Federal Reserve announces about interest rates. Analysts expect the Fed to raise rates by a quarter-point. according to the CME FedWatch tool. Edward Moya, senior analyst at foreign-exchange trading firm Oanda, said momentum flows could support a 5% move in either direction. “If the Fed doesn’t spark a rally, bitcoin could settle closer to the $25,000…

VORB Stock Up 70% in Pre-market, Virgin Orbit to Receive $200M Investment from Matthew Brown

Virgin Orbit stock is up over 73% in the pre-market while yesterday it closed down almost 15%. Aircraft engineering company Virgin Orbit (NASDAQ: VORB) is about to close a deal with venture capital investor Matthew Brown. Reuters reported the news referring to a term sheet that reveals that the company is nearing an agreement with the investor via a private share placement. Meanwhile, Virgin Orbit is moving toward filing for bankruptcy if it does not secure capital as soon as possible. The space technology company has been in a financial mess, being…

Crypto Exchange Bitget Invests $30M in Digital Wallet BitKeep

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Tim Draper sings a Bitcoin song dedicated to SVB and world governments: PBW 2023

American venture capital investor and entrepreneur Tim Draper took the master stage at Paris Blockchain Week 2023 to give his keynote speech on, “The Decentralization of Everything” which he ended with a self-composed Bitcoin song.  The speech opened by touching on the general distrust of cryptocurrencies – primarily Bitcoin (BTC) – from centralized governments. “I think they are absolutely panicking right now,” he said. Tim Draper giving his keynote speech “The Decentralization of Everything” at Paris Blockchain Week 2023. Source: Cryptox Draper particularly angled his thoughts through the lens of…

Nigerians Massively Adopt CBDC as Physical Cash Becomes Scarce

While the Nigerian legislative body is optimistic about the country’s adoption of eNaira, there is still significant work to be done to enhance the digital infrastructure for financial practices in the country. Nigeria is witnessing an increasing adoption of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as the country’s fiat money scarcity intensifies. Almost eighteen months after the introduction of its in-house digital token eNaira, Nigerians have begun the mass adoption of the CBDC as uncertainty over its traditional currency rises. The acute cash deficiency is a consequence of the central…

Google Challenges OpenAI by Opening Early Access to ChatGPT Rival Bard

Currently, Google Bard is available to a few select customers in the US and UK. As per Google, Bard is “an early experiment … intended to help people boost their productivity, accelerate their ideas, and fuel their curiosity” On Tuesday, March 21, tech giant Google opened access to its AI chatbot tool Bard, which directly competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. However, this is limited access and Bard will be initially available only to selected users in the US and UK, who can join a waitlist at bard.google.com. Similar to ChatGPT, Bard…

Blockchain Games Key to Onboarding a ‘Critical Mass of Users Onto Web3’ — Claudio Riff – Interview Bitcoin News

According to Claudio Riff, the CEO of Pooky, a sport prediction game powered by blockchain, gaming may be one of the more effective ways of getting users to experience the potential of blockchain and Web3 without dealing with the associated complexities. Onboarding People to Web3 Through Gaming Pointing to the gaming industry’s appeal and reported market value of over $200 billion in 2021, the CEO of Pooky postulated that having more blockchain-based games could potentially help “onboard a critical mass of users onto Web3.” In written responses sent to Bitcoin.com…

Cathie Wood’s ARK sells Coinbase stock for the first time in 2023

Cathie Wood’s investment management firm ARK Invest is moving to take profits from its Coinbase stash, selling the first batch of Coinbase stock this year. On March 21, ARK sold 160,887 Coinbase shares from its ARK Fintech Innovation exchange-traded fund (ARKF) for $13.5 million, according to an investor notification seen by Cointelegraph. The transaction became ARK’s first sale of Coinbase stock in 2023, following three months of active buying in 2023. The sold amount accounts for 23% of all Coinbase stock acquired by ARK so far in March and about…