The volume of cryptocurrency transactions doubled in one year. Venezuelans do not prefer bitcoin, they use stablecoins, ETH and altcoins more. Immersed in a strong political upheaval that has been aggravated after the presidential elections held last July, Venezuelans turn to cryptocurrencies as a refuge of value. Digital assets become one of the main tools … Read more
Fans can invest in their favorite players and make a profit, says Chiqui Tapia. Win Investments seeks to digitize and fragment FIFA’s “solidarity mechanism.” The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has signed an agreement with the club financing platform Win Investments, aimed at the tokenization of player training rights. This agreement, recently announced by Claudio “Chiqui” … Read more
“I would rather not.” Bartleby, the clerk, by Herman Melville The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto can be described as the greatest contemporary mystery. 15 years after the launch of Bitcoin and after multiple failed investigations to reveal the person behind the pseudonym, it is possible to affirm that this secret will forever remain an enigma. … Read more
At the beginning of 2024, TON had only 4 million addresses with a balance greater than zero. The TON cryptocurrency is up 127% since January 1, 2024. The TON cryptocurrency network, co-created by Pavel Durov, who is also known for being the founder of Telegram, has reached a significant milestone by surpassing 100 million unique … Read more
World Liberty Financial will take advantage of Aave developments for its operation. Additionally, a governance token will be sold to accredited investors on September 16. World Liberty Financial (WLF), the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform backed by US presidential candidate Donald Trump and run by his children, announced a partnership with Aave, one of the most … Read more
Inflation data from the United States, the world’s main financial power, usually impact the operations of various markets. For this reason, high volatility is expected in assets, including bitcoin (BTC), with the consumer price index (CPI) to be published today. The report will be released at 12:30 PM (UTC). The expectations, according to the specialized … Read more
Ethiopia already has more capacity than some of the largest mining data centers in LATAM. Bitcoin mining in Ethiopia is legal, but BTC trading is not allowed. In a negative context for the profitability of bitcoin (BTC) mining that affects Europe and Latin America, the search for cheap energy to carry out this industry is … Read more
«Despite their supposed convertibility to fiat world currencies, the stablecoins “They are not the safest assets to face the current financial crisis,” says a working document from the European Central Bank (ECB) published on October 7. In his study, titled «Stablecoins, Money Market Funds, and Monetary Policy» (Stablecoins, money market funds and monetary policy), the … Read more
Money Electric unintentionally thickens the fog that surrounds Satoshi even more. The interviewees and witnesses put the good stuff into an entertaining, if purposeless, documentary. It is important to say it from the beginning: Money Electric, The Bitcoin Mystery It doesn’t deliver what it promises, despite not being a bad documentary. Let’s start with the … Read more
Bitcoin PIPE, a proposal by Mikhail Komarov, seeks to implement Covenants and Zero Proof of Knowledge (ZKP) in Bitcoin without requiring a soft fork in the network. These programmings would bring privacy benefits (SNARK tests) and usability in Bitcoin, through smart contracts or more complex and advanced transaction designs. The intention to add these advances … Read more