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High-Yield Crypto Ecosystem Offers Alternative to Low Interest Rates
People are turning to crypto not just as a hedge against inflation but also for the high returns it can offer.
Michael Saylor: Mining Council Will 'Defend' Bitcoin Against 'Uninformed' and 'Hostile' Energy Critics
The Bitcoin Mining Council hopes to “manage concerns, especially from uninformed parties” about the cryptocurrency’s energy usage, Microstrategy CEO and bitcoin evangelist Michael Saylor said.
Blockchain May Be 'an Existential Threat' to Fidelity, Institutional Head Says
The main driver of Fidelity’s increasing involvement in the crypto space is client interest, Mike Durbin said.
Artists Who Now Make a Living Because of NFTs
For artists living in remote parts of the Philippines, the rhetoric of NFT empowerment isn't empty buzzwords.
How Investors Can Gain Crypto Exposure Through Stocks
Stocks such as RIOT and COIN offer investors crypto exposure without owning BTC directly, according to a panel at Consensus 2021.
Bobby Lee Says Latest China 'Bitcoin Ban' Nothing to Fear and Nothing New
China's government is taking more drastic measures against bitcoin mining. The Ballet CEO thinks this will strengthen the network over time.
Sam Bankman-Fried Says Bitcoin Mining Council Opens an ‘Interesting Can of Worms’
Hopefully it will clean up the "stupid dialogue going on about ESG," he said. "Not in the sense that ESG was stupid, but that the dialogue was."
Polkadot’s Gavin Wood: WebAssembly Is the Future of Smart Contracts, but ‘Legacy’ EVM Is Right Now
“It's super important to support these legacy protocols, these legacy languages, and that's what we're doing,” says the former Ethereum developer.
Crypto May Force SEC to Modernize Custody Rules: Commissioner Hester Peirce
“The bottom line message I have is that we have work to do in modernizing our custody rules all across the board,” Pierce said.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Markets Outlook
The crypto markets have been volatile over the last few weeks, spooked by China’s threats to miners and Elon Musk’s tweets flip-flopping on bitcoin’s sustainability. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried weighs in on what’s going on in the crypto markets and what he expects to see in the near term.
