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Between the Fed and a hard place: Thursday's tough interest rate decision

Mar 21, 2023

Will the American Central Bank on Thursday raise interest rates with another 0.25%? In a banking sector that's under severe stress, even higher interest rates could squeeze banks and even undermine trust in the entire financial system. At the same time, inflation hasn't come down to the target of 2%, which demands more interest rate hikes - at least in the opinion of the Fed.

Arbitrum and Optimism: Layer-2 solutions picking up traction

Mar 21, 2023

Arbitrum just launched the ARB token with a long-awaited airdrop. Many traders were active on the platform just to be qualified to receive the tokens. This raises the question of whether the recent success of Arbitrum is a product of airdrop hunters searching for another opportunity or if this represents the organic growth of the platform. Layer-2 networks are believed to solve many problems blockchain technology is still facing today.

Bitcoin miners breathe a sigh of relief

Mar 21, 2023

It's nice for every BTC hodler to see the price go up. But for Bitcoin miners the recent pump - in fact, one of the best weeks in Bitcoin's history - is more than just fun: it's existential. Bear market prices and high electricity costs have hurt them hard in the past 12 months. Finally, the tides seem to be turning.

Microsoft Edge: Hidden wallet hints crypto adoption

Mar 20, 2023

Microsoft Windows comes with the Edge browser pre-installed and even though Chrome is dominating the market, Edge still holds a notable market share. Most browser-based crypto wallets are plugins that are compatible with a variety of browsers, devices, and operating systems. This includes Edge which supports MetaMask and Phantom among dozens of other wallet solutions. Last weekend it became clear that Microsoft has plans to integrate crypto natively in its web browser.

Balaji’s ballistic bet: BTC to $1 million in 90 days

Mar 20, 2023

Balaji Srinivasan, the former CTO of Coinbase and author of The Network State, has made a bet of 1 BTC and $1 million on whether the US will experience hyperinflation. Only if BTC will reach $1 million by June 17, Balaji will win this outrageous bet. What has he been smoking?

Ether stakers can unstake starting April 12th

Mar 17, 2023

After over two years since staking Ether became possible, stakers may finally withdraw their Ether. It all hinges on the proper execution of the Shanghai hardfork, which now has a date: April 12.

Circle dodged a bullet: USDC regained its peg

Mar 17, 2023

When it became clear that Circle had $3.3 billion stuck at the Silicon Valley Bank the market went wild. USDC lost its peg and was trading way below 1 US-Dollar. Bear market PTSD set in and the broader crypto media was already discussing if USDC would fail. Fortunately, things turned around shortly after the initial turmoil and Circle was made whole again. This has been a big relief for the market but needs some explanation.

Visiting the real Doge: a dream comes true for Doge devotees

Mar 17, 2023

Dogecoin fanatics will soon have the chance to embark on a sacred journey: meeting the Doge. The jpeg? No! The actual Shiba Inu dog that inspired the meme that inspired the coin. It is called Kabosu, lives in Japan and has reached the respectable age of 17.

Arbitrum is finally airdropping its ARB token

Mar 16, 2023

Airdrops are very popular among crypto investors. They offer the opportunity to gain free tokens and possibly make a fortune selling them at the right time. There are even airdrop hunters trying to guess which project presents the next opportunity to earn free coins and tokens. Arbitrum was rumored to be the next in line since it started. The waiting is over as the team has announced the airdrop of the ARB tokens this month.

Authorities closed ChipMixer: Crime and Bitcoin don’t go together

Mar 16, 2023

Many people believe that Bitcoin is anonymous and that nobody can see who is behind each Bitcoin address. That is true to some extent but with blockchain analysis there is a tool available that can reveal the origin of funds. Most crypto companies use such services to block funds that originate from dubious sources such as Darknet marketplaces. Criminals are creative and responded with so-called Bitcoin tumblers to disguise their digital trails.

AI tokens: Prices picked up on the ChatGPT-4 launch

Mar 15, 2023

ChatGPT is perhaps the hottest overall tech trend this year. Everybody is using it and everybody is discussing its limitations, bias, and capabilities. AI is not only changing how we are using our computers or the internet. It will also change how we work. ChatGPT is already able to design and program applications, websites, and even news articles. This is astonishing and promising at the same time. It looks like the hype has also reached crypto and once again AI related tokens were pumping on news.

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