Mastercard Welcomes 5 Startups to Blockchain and Digital Asset Program

Mastercard’s Start Path Blockchain and Digital Asset program has expanded to include five new startups, aiming to explore innovative uses of blockchain technology. “Digital assets are becoming increasingly mainstream, speeding up commerce with trust and transparency,” Mastercard stated. Mastercard’s Digital Asset Program Expands Payments giant Mastercard announced Wednesday that five startups from around the world … Read more

Andrew Tate Plans to Invest Big in Bitcoin, Leaving Fiat Completely

Andrew Tate, a British-American social media personality and former professional kickboxer, has announced a plan to invest significantly in bitcoin, expressing frustration with banks and their scams. “I’m about to leave fiat completely,” he stressed. “I’m done with the banks. I’m done with their money. Done with the scams.” Andrew Tate Plans to Shift ‘100M’ … Read more

Leading Trader Criticizes Worldcoin’s ‘Predatory’ Tokenomics, Labels WLD a Fake $60B AI Coin

The Worldcoin project’s predatory tokenomics will not result in the “greatest transfer of wealth” to the masses but a transfer to the “pockets of the Worldcoin team and insiders,” a top-ranked trader has asserted. The top trader also accused project promoters of using Open AI co-founder Sam Altman’s past endorsement of Worldcoin to prop up … Read more

From Historic Banking Family to BTC — Rothschild-Linked Firm Invests in Bitcoin ETFs GBTC and IBIT

According to a recent earnings filing, Edmond de Rothschild Holding S.A., a private banking and asset management entity linked with the distinguished Rothschild banking family from France, holds shares in Grayscale’s GBTC and Blackrock’s IBIT. Edmond de Rothschild Holding’s 13F Filing Reveals Investment in Grayscale and Blackrock Bitcoin ETFs For years now, speculative discussions on … Read more

Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Venture Capital Firm Leads Polymarket’s $45 Million Series B Funding Round

Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund recently led the Series B funding round for the crypto-based prediction markets platform, Polymarket, which raised $45 million. The latest round valued Polymarket lower than the $1 billion it had anticipated before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed a ban on events betting contracts. CFTC Seeks to Clamp Down on … Read more

Macro Investor Dan Tapiero Predicts ‘Scary Bullish’ BTC Prospects; Foresees Crypto Asset Surpassing $90K

Macro investor Dan Tapiero has described bitcoin’s prospects as extremely bullish. He predicts that if bitcoin breaks the $65,000 mark, it could likely rise to $90,000 and beyond. Although he acknowledges that the specific catalyst for bitcoin’s imminent breakout is unclear yet, Tapiero asserts that this detail is irrelevant at this stage. Tapiero Says Sideways … Read more

Tether CEO and Ripple CEO Clash Over USDT — Brad Garlinghouse Says ‘I Wasn’t Attacking Tether’

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has responded to remarks made by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, branding him as an “uninformed CEO” and accusing him of fostering uncertainty about stablecoin USDT amid a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into his company. In reply, Garlinghouse clarified that his comments were not an attack on Tether but … Read more

Historian Yuval Noah Harari Expresses Skepticism About Bitcoin, Calls It ‘A Currency of Distrust’

Last week at the BIS Innovation Summit 2024, Israeli historian, philosopher, and bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari shared his views on bitcoin and electronic currency. During his presentation, Harari emphasized his disapproval of bitcoin, stating it is its money “built on distrust.” Yuval Harari Voices Concerns Over Bitcoin Yuval Noah Harari has openly stated his … Read more

Analyst Forecasts BTC to Reach $1 Million in 10 Years, Envisions It as Future Reserve Currency

Onchain bitcoin analyst Willy Woo predicts that the leading cryptocurrency will reach the $1 million milestone within the next decade. During what he describes as “a time to be alive,” Woo anticipates witnessing a purge of central bank corruption. However, one of Woo’s followers envisions a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), not bitcoin, replacing the … Read more

Crypto Teams May Exit Space Due to Ethereum Security Classification, Amina Bank Report Suggests

The classification of ethereum as a security poses not only risks to the entire crypto market, but it could also likely lead to many crypto teams exiting the space. This designation might hinder progress and potentially reverse years of advancements in the cryptocurrency market. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has likely delayed its decision … Read more

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