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You’re reading this on Friday, but I’m writing it on Wednesday because of the Thanksgiving holiday. So I suppose it makes sense to think about the future, and about America. Many Americans seem to have lost that urge, despite economic signs showing things are turning

Manuel Gonzalez Alzuru, a co-founder of a soon-to-launch non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, says he is “doin’ good,” with a smile and a nod over a video call. “It never gets old saying that.” His platform, boyishly named DoinGud, is what Alzuru ca

This Thanksgiving, I will be giving thanks for technology and the endless opportunity it offers us for re-inventing ourselves and fixing our mistakes. Technology has done so much for my family and for me, no matter the challenges we face today, I could not be convinced to go back

When you think of cryptocurrency mining, what comes to mind? For many, energy inefficiency.

Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises,” is generally considered the weakest entry in the series, in part because it’s so easily read as a celebration of neoliberal authoritarianism. The film’s plot has the villain, Bane, take

The launch of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on bitcoin futures in October was epic. Less than a month after it opened, ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) had $1.26 billion in assets – one of the biggest ETF debuts ever. A second bitcoin futures fund, Valkyrie Bit

Misinterpretation is prevalent on the concept of ‘decentralization’. The approach as a whole needs to be better understood before it is adopted as a remedy for all.

As a sub-industry of crypto, decentralized finance (DeFi) has undeniably become a productive economy, generating billions of dollars in fees and distributing vast wealth to project founders and users.In that arises the chicken or the egg question. Are users using these applicatio

MIAMI – After weeks of contentious testimony, a federal jury was asked Tuesday to decide whether Craig Wright, who claims to have invented bitcoin, was or was not in a business partnership with the late Dave Kleiman.Kleiman’s estate has alleged that a partnership exis

Non-fungible tokens are here to stay because the possibilities and the opportunities of NFTs are boundless and go beyond art and celebrities’ tweets or photos. The future of NFTs lies in the business applications. The true power of NFT is providing authentication and facili

What kind of metaverse would you like to live in?With the announcement of Facebook’s rebrand to “Meta” – where the social media giant designs and builds “the metaverse” and claims the next digital frontier – the battle for the future of c

This past weekend, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced plans for the world’s first “Bitcoin City.” The municipality will be set up like a tax haven for wealthy crypto investors – no income, property, capital gains or payroll taxes, only a 10% valu

Security experts are already warning that cybercriminals will be adjusting their tactics next year to better take advantage of the pandemic’s impact and to become even more sophisticated in their incursions.

Ramping upThe narrativeKey U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials mentioned enforcement around crypto projects earlier this month: Chair Gary Gensler and Director of Enforcement Gurbir Grewal.

From which cryptocurrency to give, how to send it and the tax implications, here’s what to know about gifting crypto.

MIAMI –  Testimony wrapped up Monday in the federal trial of Kleiman v. Wright, withCraig Wright – who has claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin and the person behind the name Satoshi Nakamoto – taking the witness stand a second time since the trial began th

This past weekend, a crypto investor named Zhu Su fired off a series of tweets about the state of the Ethereum blockchain.“Yes I have abandoned Ethereum despite supporting it in the past,” he wrote. “Yes Ethereum has abandoned its users despite supporting them i

Despite a bumpy ride, many bitcoin investors are sitting on big gains, with the cryptocurrency reaching new highs in 2021. One way to avoid the tax bite that comes with selling appreciated crypto is to direct it to charity instead, and investors are taking notice. In 2021 through

On the bright side of things, the industry is gradually opening up for fairer competition and greater participation of retail investors. Such a phenomenon is especially in courtesy of recent technological innovations in blockchain and cryptography.

Drilling for oil and gas and mining for bitcoin might seem like an odd couple.One is more than 150 years old. The other has existed for a little over a decade. One is a staple of industrial development, squarely grounded in the world of atoms. The other is an innovation of a digi