Day: May 26, 2023

Atlanta Fed explains Web3 finance, including XRP ‘international payment medium’

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has piqued the interest of the crypto community with a recent publication in its Policy Hub series on the implications of Web3 for financial services. The 17-page paper by Christine Parlour, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, is intended as a basic text, and is noteworthy for its completeness. The paper begins with an discussion of blockchains, explaining that “data are sorted and stored in specific locations called ‘wallets’ or ‘addresses.’” After providing the necessary background, Parlour looks…

Reasonable Crypto Debate – Michael Casey

The trio visited Dresden, NY, home of Greenidge Generation’s bitcoin mining operation, which has become a lightning rod in the wider debate over Bitcoin’s environmental impact and, in particular, the political battles over New York State’s move last year to impose a ban on new mining projects. They found that both sides have made wildly exaggerated claims about the harm or benefits of Greenidge’s operation. New York Assemblywoman Anna Kelles, a Democrat, has repeatedly made the false claim that the facility is heating nearby Seneca Lake and killing aquatic life.…

Reasonable Crypto Debate — Michael Casey

The trio visited Dresden, NY, home of Greenidge Generation’s bitcoin mining operation, which has become a lightning rod in the wider debate over Bitcoin’s environmental impact and, in particular, the political battles over New York State’s move last year to impose a ban on new mining projects. They found that both sides have made wildly exaggerated claims about the harm or benefits of Greenidge’s operation. New York Assemblywoman Anna Kelles, a Democrat, has repeatedly made the false claim that the facility is heating nearby Seneca Lake and killing aquatic life.…

Price analysis 5/26: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC

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The recovery in the U.S. stock market seems to have acted as a catalyst for the relief rally in Bitcoin and select altcoins. Bitcoin (BTC) remains pinned below $27,000 and the recent weakness of the past few days has increased calls from analysts for a fall to the low $20,000 levels. While anything is possible, the bulls are unlikely to give up the $25,000 support without putting up a fight. Glassnode’s lead on-chain analyst Checkmate said in his comments on May 24 that the Sell-side Risk Ratio metric suggests that…

Twitter’s $42K API access plan could harm crypto research

Researchers using Twitter’s formerly free Decahose data service will soon be required to pay a fee of $42,000 per month to continue using the service and retain their data. Decahose, a streaming service that gives scientists unfettered access to around 10% of all tweets in real-time, has been a mainstay for academic research on myriad topics, including emergency response, law enforcement-related activities, political misinformation, and extremism. Earlier this year, due to Elon Musk’s purchase of the company, Twitter announced it would begin charging for access to its numerous APIs with…

Multichain Bridge Shunned by Binance, Other Crypto Players as Rumors Swirl

Like most bridges, Multichain uses a mint-and-lock mechanism to move assets between the 92 blockchains it interacts with. For example, if a holder of USDC stablecoin bridges the asset from Ethereum to Fantom via Multichain, the token gets locked up in a smart contract on Ethereum and then issued anew on Fantom – in this case, as a “wrapped” token called anyUSDC. Source

Formula One Ticket Provider Platinum Group Unveils NFT Tickets for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix

The NFT tickets will be minted via the Ethereum scaling layer two blockchain Polygon (MATIC). The sixth race of the 22-round season for the Formula One (F1) Grand Prix held in Monaco over the weekend has attracted the attention of crypto enthusiasts. Furthermore, as a country within the European market, which recently passed the Markets in Crypto-Assets Act (MiCA) legislative standards, it is bound to attract significantly higher crypto enthusiasts during the F1 event. As a result, Platinium Group, a global sports ticketing platform, has partnered with Elemint, a blockchain…

Binance and Gulf Innova Lands Approval to Operate JV in Thailand

The launch of the crypto exchange in Thailand comes at an opportune time, as the country continues to embrace digital innovation and blockchain technology. The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance has teamed up with Gulf Innova Co Ltd, a major technology firm in the Gulf area, to launch a new crypto exchange in Thailand. With the launch scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2023, this collaboration could shape the future of Thailand’s crypto landscape. Binance shared the announcement in a blog post, stating that its joint venture with Gulf Innova…