This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.As 2022 kicks into gear many of us are wondering what's in store for bitcoin and the broader crypto markets. Our lives, although our own, are driven by cycles which are often outside of our control. These cycles create the environment in which we each try to find happiness and success. But we can't see the cycles, at least not … [Read more...] about First Practices Aren’t Best Practices
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No, Tech Stocks Aren’t Driving Crypto Prices
Yet the narrative of bitcoin offsetting the devaluing dollar is even weaker than the one about it being a tech-related investment. The correlation coefficient between bitcoin and the U.S. Dollar Index is just -0.13. Against U.S. bonds, represented by the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), it is just -0.02. In other words, no relationship at all. Source link … [Read more...] about No, Tech Stocks Aren’t Driving Crypto Prices
NFT Forgeries Aren’t Going Away
In a tweet thread last week, the digital artist Lois van Baarle said she’d discovered “132 instances” of her artwork being minted as NFTs on the marketplace OpenSea, all without her permission.“NFTs are supposedly about authenticity, but these platforms … do less than the bare minimum when it comes to making sure that the images are being uploaded by their original creators,” … [Read more...] about NFT Forgeries Aren’t Going Away
Decentralized exchanges aren’t ready for derivatives
If the words “derivatives trading” conjures up images of men in suits with disheveled white sleeves rolled up to the elbows and exacerbated expressions on their faces — like something out of The Big Short — then the word decentralized exchanges (DEXs) must conjure up, well, nothing. There are no offices, no floor traders waving papers and certainly no men in suits. DEXs are … [Read more...] about Decentralized exchanges aren’t ready for derivatives
Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrades aren’t the game-changer that could bring more users
Ethereum 2.0 (Eth2) is being pegged as the blockchain Messiah of Ethereum. Newsflash: it's not. The long-awaited changes are not expected to solve core issues that are plaguing the network and forestalling wider adoption.Vitalik Buterin, the brilliant mastermind behind the Ethereum blockchain, considers the personnel working with Ethereum as a bigger problem than the actual … [Read more...] about Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrades aren’t the game-changer that could bring more users