Texas’ gold-backed coin aims to help Bitcoin adoption, says lawmaker
The Texas state-issued digital currency is projected to encourage skeptical investors to eventually try out Bitcoin one day.
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The accelerator will incubate new and innovative DeFi projects with a blockchain-agnostic outlook. 2234 Total views 13 Total shares Orbs, an Israeli blockchain company building a public blockchain infrastructure project, and Binance, announced Monday the launch of a new accelerator for the DeFi ecosystem.Named DeFi.org, the accelerator focuses on supporting research and development of open-source…

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Bitcoin spikes to $44.5K amid fresh warning over ‘exceptionally high’ stocks correlation
Resistance still has a shot at being flipped Tuesday, but it still looks like anything but plain sailing for hodlers thanks to macro cues. 672 Total views 16 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) passed $44,500 at the Wall Street open on Feb. 15 with traders compounding overnight enthusiasm.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewResistance attacks slowly…

‘OK Doomer’ — Peter Schiff Is Convinced Bitcoin Will Now Crash to $1K
Bitcoin (BTC) proponents have ridiculed one of the cryptocurrency’s most infamous critics after he delivered a highly bearish price prediction.In a Twitter debate on Nov. 21, commentators joined forces against Peter Schiff, who claimed BTC/USD was set for a dive as low as $1,000. Schiff: $1,000 would “complete the pattern” for BTCArguing current price action correlated…

Bitcoin at $100K: How the media’s perception has shifted since 2009
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Blackrock CEO says crypto ‘may become a great asset class’ but is no substitute for currency
Larry Fink said he hadn't been seeing great institutional demand for crypto within Blackrock's circles. 1150 Total views 10 Total shares Despite the successful rollout of Coinbase's stock yesterday, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink still expressed some concerns over the institutional adoption of crypto.In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box today, Fink said he was "encouraged…

Web3 startups queue up: Consensys Startup Program partners with Cointelegraph Accelerator
The transition from Web2 to Web3 is reshaping the technology landscape and attracting the attention of developers. Despite the challenges faced during the current crypto winter, the Web3 ecosystem continued to onboard new developers, with many thousands of developers making the jump from Web2 to Web3.However, developers working with Web3 and blockchain technology can face…

‘Unleash the Utility!’ — XRP Users Petition Ripple to Sell More Tokens
Xrp community members have matured from earnest petitioning strategies to sarcastic ones, as they continue to express anger about the negative market consequences of Ripple dumping allegedly excessive quantities of XRP.A change.org petition launched at the end of August, entitled “Ripple Must Increase the “Dumping of XRP,” has attracted more than 200 signatures as of…