Monday, December 26, 2022

Visa Proposal Would Bring Ethereum Users One Step Closer To Being Their Own Bank

Credit giant VisaV +0.4% today released a proposal that would let owners of the ether cryptocurrency set up automatic payments directly from their own, self-custodial wallets, a proposal that would not require banks or other centralized entities to be part of the picture.


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PayPal and MetaMask team up to make it easier to buy crypto

PayPal is primarily known as an online payment method. But the company wants to become an easy way to get started with cryptocurrencies. In that regard, ConsenSys, the company behind MetaMask, announced that it would add an integration in its crypto wallet so that users can buy cryptocurrencies using their PayPal account.

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Saturday, December 3, 2022

ApeCoin geo-blocks US stakers, two Apes sell for $1M each, marketplace launched

The U.S. made the list of regions blocked from using an upcoming website for ApeCoin staking with the related DAO claiming regulations are to blame.

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https://cointelegraph.com/news/apecoin-geo-blocks-us-stakers-two-apes-sell-for-1m-each-marketplace-launched


Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Why You Should – or Should Not – Care About the Yield Curve

There's plenty for investors and observers of the U.S. economy to worry about these days: inflation spiking at the highest pace in 40 years, a land war on the continent of Europe, an aggressive Federal Reserve hiking interest rates and political deadlock in Washington.


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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Cryptocurrency CEO to keep 1% of earnings, give away the rest

The co-founder and CEO of a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange said he plans to give away the bulk of his fortune.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, one of the richest people in the world, told Bloomberg on Sunday that he will keep 1% of his earnings each year, or about $100,000. Every other dollar – or Bitcoin – will be given away under the philosophies of "effective altruism" and "earning to give."

Read more... https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/04/05/cryptocurrency-ceo-donate-charity/7272175001/