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Budgets and Black Holes

During our most recent Twitter Space Town Hall we were asked about our marketing plan. It’s a question that comes up regularly so we thought we’d cover it in a bit more detail, explaining what we’re doing and why we’ve chosen our current approach. Most of the time people are interested in our marketing plan for the same reason they’re interested in our exchange listing plan, speculation. It’s generally assumed that spending money on marketing will attract new users and this will increase the value of a project’s tokens. In

Cardano’s top exec believes SHIB & DOGE can lead to depression and hyperinflation

Most of the canine cryptocurrencies, especially Shiba Inu and Dogecoin have been victims of online speculations. Despite the surge, many believe these tokens will exist as long as memes trend on the internet. In this development, this renowned figure is the latest individual to address the FUD concerning these “speculative” coins. He even believes that trusting these memecoins would lead to depression and/or hyperinflation. The community got no ‘Calm’ Calm https://t.co/gjTfs7USzr — Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) November 18, 2021 Cardano and IOHK chief Charles Hoskinson in the recent Youtube discussion has

COTI to Issue New Stablecoin on Cardano Network

COTI introduced a new algorithmic stablecoin called Djed for Cardano this weekend in an effort to expand decentralized finance (DeFi) on the network.Sponsored Sponsored The Djed stablecoin was announced at a Cardano Summit in Wyoming on Sept 26 by IOHK founder Charles Hoskinson. The enterprise-grade fintech platform COTI will be the official issuer of Djed which will use the new Cardano smart contracts to ensure price stability, the announcement added.Sponsored Sponsored Djed will be entering an already crowded stablecoin market that is dominated by Tether and USD Coin, however, its

Mark Cuban Gives Crypto-Friendly Warning as Bitcoin Climbs

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban issued a warning to crypto investors, as bitcoin prices continue a steady climb. Sponsored Sponsored The crypto space is heated. Investors are on edge as Bitcoin continues to steadily climb towards $50,000. However, the price incline comes at a time when the entire crypto industry could be facing a new reality with the new bill from the Senate.  The original syntax of the bill grouped virtually all participants in the space into the same tax and reporting bracket. If the wording remained as it originally appeared, even

Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Calls For Mass Rally Against U.S. Crypto Taxation Bill

Charles Hoskinson, Cardano’s founder and CEO of blockchain research company Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), has urged the U.S. crypto community to rally against the recently proposed taxation policy. Hoskinson first took it to Twitter earlier this week, calling on digital asset proponents in the U.S. to rally in Washington DC to vent their grievances against the bill. This would be a bid to convince the country’s senators to amend the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) reporting rules for cryptocurrencies. “I think it’s about time we get a rally going in

USPTO Issues Patent for ElectroClave™ UV-C Disinfection System

ORLANDO, Fla. (PRWEB) August 10, 2021 Seal Shield, LLC today announced the issuance of US Utility Patent No.: US 11,058,783 B2 for the ElectroClave™ “UV Sterilization System and Device and Related Methods.” Seal Shield’s ElectroClave™ UV-C Mobile Device Disinfection system has been validated as a unique, novel method to effectively reduce 99.9% of the “Superbug” MRSA, as well as other dangerous pathogens including VRE, MRSA, CRE, S. aureus and E.coli on hard, non-porous surfaces, such as cell phones and tablets. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), commonly known as the “Superbug,” is

Here’s everything you need to know about Bitcoin’s ‘biggest’ buy signal

To a fair extent, Bitcoin’s price managed to take people from the crypto community by surprise. The market’s largest coin was trading at $43.3k at press time. Before analyzing whether or not Bitcoin would be able to continue its uptrend, let’s deep-dive and decipher the signals exhibited by key indicators. Hash rate trend Until recently, Bitcoin’s hash rate was hovering around its November 2019 lows (86.2 million TH/s). However, this started improving since July. Interestingly, over the past ten days, this metric’s reading has risen from 98 million TH/s to

BIS And Swiss National Bank Announce Findings of CBDC Pilot Program

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Swiss National Bank (SNB) have released the first set of findings from Project Helvetia, a proof-of-concept experiment that aims to demonstrate that the Swiss franc can be tokenized as a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Revealed on Dec 3, the BIS claims the results demonstrate the operational feasibility and legal workability of a digital franc used only for interbank settlement on a blockchain testnet. Project Helvetia Background In the works since 2019, the collaboration brought together the BIS, SNB, and financial market

How to Restore Your Faith in Government

Images courtesy of MIT Video Productions Here’s the announcement of the new blockchain education program with the Massachusetts state government. It’s a big deal. We have a vision for where this kind of partnership can go, when governments begin educating themselves on the power of bitcoin and blockchain. That vision can be summed up in two words: Kendall Square. Kendall Square, then. The Kendall Square neighborhood lies next to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, stretching along the Charles River that separates Cambridge from Boston. (Here’s a map.) Although you’d think