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Michael Saylor's Bitcoin Pitch to Microsoft
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor has pitched a Bitcoin acquisition strategy to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and the company’s board. This isn’t Saylor’s first time advising top executives on Bitcoin. Since 2021, he has hosted conferences for enterprises, with overwhelming server traffic often highlighting the interest. Interestingly, Saylor never tells executives to...
How to Build a Cryptocurrency Portfolio for 2025
In 2024, the cryptocurrency market continued its dynamic development, offering more opportunities for those ready to invest their funds. Even in the U.S., where financial activities are conservatively regulated, cryptocurrency-focused funds were introduced in 2024. According to CoinShares, these funds experience more frequent asset inflows than outflows. The end of 2024 will undoubtedly be remembered as...
Privacy Tokens Gain Momentum After Legal Rulings
The price of the TORN token surged by 450% after a U.S. appeals court ruled that OFAC overstepped its authority by sanctioning Tornado Cash. However, in my opinion, a far more significant event for cryptocurrencies focused on privacy is the resignation of the prosecutor handling the cases against Samourai Wallet and Tornado Cash...
NEAR/ETH Exchange Rate Climbs After Integration
Two weeks ago, I shared a post about NEAR’s integration with the Ethereum ecosystem. In that post, I noted how a similar integration between Cardano and Bitcoin had led to a significant rise in the ADA/BTC exchange rate. I suggested we watch to see if NEAR/ETH would experience a similar boost. And it did. Over the past two weeks, the NEAR/ETH...
Can Decentralization Be Shut Down?
I recently saw a curious reply in a community of an exchange offering both CEX and DEX modes. You can see it on the screenshot. My reaction? A Connect Wallet button doesn’t make a service decentralized! A similar misunderstanding appears on hecoscan.io, which just announced the shutdown of the HECO blockchain on January 15, 2025. HECO...
How to Steal Cryptocurrency
If you ask me to name the strongest argument for keeping savings in cryptocurrency, I would say this: Cryptocurrency is the only asset that no one can take away from me without my consent. * If I keep my savings in a bank, some authority could force the bank to withhold my funds, and the bank would...
Zcash Halving and Grayscale's ZEC Trust: A Missed Opportunity?
Today marks the Zcash halving, and Grayscale is promoting its Grayscale Zcash Trust as an investment opportunity. But a quick glance at the Trust's Performance Chart shows a consistent decline in share value, mirroring ZEC’s falling price. 📉 It seems ZEC isn’t the token people buy expecting price growth. Even amidst today’s crypto hype, ZEC trades lower than at the end...
Satoshi Nakamoto: Climbing the Wealth Rankings
The closer Bitcoin’s price gets to $100,000, the higher Satoshi Nakamoto climbs on the list of the world’s richest people. At current levels, if Forbes recognized Satoshi Nakamoto, he would rank 13th. With 1.1 million BTC (according to Arkham), his fortune is worth over $107 billion - more than Rob Walton and family but still shy of Michael Dell’s $109.7 billion...
BIS Study: DeFi Markets Favor Large Players
A recent paper by the Bank for International Settlements reveals that decentralized financial markets primarily benefit large capital holders. Smaller participants joining liquidity pools for passive income often face lower-than-expected returns, unable to compete with whales and professionals: * Market professionals constantly monitor and adjust their positions, providing concentrated...
Spaces Protocol Launches on Bitcoin Mainnet
Today, the Spaces protocol goes live on the Bitcoin mainnet. It allows users to register unique names permanently tied to a specific private key, recorded forever on the Bitcoin blockchain. Here’s how it works: * To claim a name, you must declare your intent and start an auction. * The highest bidder wins the name. * Payment...
