Peter Thiel – DIGIT INFO

Layer N ditches Ethereum, says new L1 will support Typescript, Rust, C

DIGIT — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:14:02 +0000

N1 is purported to process 100,000 transactions per second, placing it among the fastest blockchains.

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FINRA metaverse warning, Lazarus NFT attack, Thiel backs NFTs: Nifty Newsletter

DIGIT — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Lazarus Group used a fake playable NFT game to steal wallet credentials through a vulnerability on Google Chrome.

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Peter Thiel’s fund pushes Infinex NFT investments to $67.7M

DIGIT — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 14:00:48 +0000

Thiel co-founded PayPal and provided early funding for platforms like LinkedIn and Yelp.

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Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman Says Bitcoin Is ‘Economically Useless’ — Criticizes Trump’s Crypto Support

DIGIT — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 23:17:56 +0000

Nobel laureate Paul Krugman claims that bitcoin has remained “economically useless.” He criticized the support bitcoin and crypto have from former U.S. President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Moreover, he stressed: “Tech-bro support for Trump and Vance also seems to have a lot to do with one specific issue: cryptocurrency.” Paul Krugman Criticizes Bitcoin’s […]

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One Trading receives Dutch license, onshores EU crypto futures

DIGIT — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:40:10 +0000

The Bitpanda spinoff offers Tradfi the advantages of blockchain and could soon provide investors with a host of new advantages.

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Billionaire Peter Thiel Remains a Bitcoin Holder but Questions Its Future Value

DIGIT — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:40:13 +0000

According to American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist Peter Thiel, he still holds bitcoin (BTC) but is uncertain about the future value of the cryptocurrency. Peter Thiel Talks Bitcoin: A Holder With Cautious Optimism Peter Thiel, the renowned billionaire and co-founder of Paypal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, shared his thoughts on bitcoin (BTC) […]

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Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund invests $70M in election betting platform

DIGIT — Tue, 14 May 2024 14:21:10 +0000

Amid increasing U.S. regulatory scrutiny, popular crypto-based betting platform Polymarket secures funding to expand its global operations despite restrictions.

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FTX customers are safe from being doxxed, for now

DIGIT — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 02:05:04 +0000

The decision comes after a Jan. 8 filing by FTX’s lawyers who argued that public disclosure could create an undue risk of identity theft or unlawful injury to FTX creditors.

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PayPal has become an episode of Black Mirror: Elon Musk

DIGIT — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 03:43:06 +0000

The “PayPal Mafia” including co-founders Peter Thiel and Elon Musk have slammed the payments platform over its “totalitarian” debanking policies.

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India Freezes Peter Thiel-Backed Vauld’s Crypto and Bank Assets Worth $46 Million

DIGIT — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 02:00:01 +0000

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen crypto exchange Vauld’s crypto and bank assets worth about INR 370 crore ($46,439,181). Vauld halted deposits and withdrawals last month. The Indian law enforcement agency is reportedly investigating more than 10 cryptocurrency exchanges. Indian Authority Freezes Another Cryptocurrency Exchange’s Assets The Enforcement Directorate (ED), a law enforcement and economic […]

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