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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy reaches mixed conclusions about crypto and the climate, against a background of rapid technological change. 260 Total views 10 Total shares The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has weighed in on the environmental and energy impact of crypto assets in the United…

The idea of history repeating itself is commonplace. Nevertheless, it’s intriguing to watch it unfold when it happens, as I believe we’re seeing now with Web3 echoing the dot-com era.  If you weren’t there at the time, the phrase “the dot-com bubble” makes it sound like everyone was getting tipsy on their over-consumption of the…

Despite promises of “decentralization” and “trustless ownership,” the vast majority of crypto games today are, at best, partially decentralized. Web3 is the branding, but in reality, most are “Web2+.” Game assets live on-chain, yet the game logic, state and storage remain off-chain on centralized servers. Why? Simply put, it’s not easy to build a fully…

Legislators in Brazil have gotten support to regulate the crypto market following allegations of fraud at Atlas Quantum, Zero10, and Trader Group last year, and February saw some of the results of those actions. Bitcoin.com has reported that two major cryptocurrency exchanges based in the South American nation have been shut down following threats of…

The Bank of England is trying to bring soaring inflation under control by dramatically increasing the cost of borrowing money. 319 Total views 10 Total shares Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Bank of England, effectively the United Kingdom version of the Federal Reserve, has raised interest rates by the highest rate in 33…

The blockchain-based gaming industry will need to look at localized strategies to attract Web3 gamers, says decentralized gaming guild Yield Guild Games (YGG).Speaking with Cointelegraph at the 2022 Tokyo Games Show last week, Andy Chou, YGG’s head of ecosystem development, and Brian Lu, partner of Taiwan-based VC firm Infinity Ventures Crypto (IVC) gave a rundown…

“This liquidation is the largest single recovery of a cryptocurrency fraud by the United States to date,” said the Justice Department. 216 Total views 50 Total shares The United States Department of Justice is planning to sell $56 million worth of cryptocurrency seized in connection with its case against Ponzi scheme BitConnect.In a Nov. 16…

An about turn and fresh turmoil for macro would play to Bitcoin's strengths, argues Mike McGlone. 948 Total views 16 Total shares $100,000 Bitcoin (BTC) and $2,000 gold could greet 2022 as global markets face “deflationary forces,” says Bloomberg Intelligence.In a tweet on Dec. 9, Mick McGlone, a senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg’s research arm,…

Airdrops, presales and gaming NFTs are among the innovative ways crypto projects are raising funds with tokens in the post-ICO era.