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In Coinbase’s ‘America Loves Crypto’ marketing campaign, the exchange claims that 52 million Americans, or 20 percent of the country’s population, own crypto. However, the Federal Reserve puts the figure at around 10%. So which (if any) is true?
Jack MartinHayden Adams created HayCoin for testing five years ago (before Uniswap was launched) and only ever issued a tiny fraction as a liquidity pool. In the past few weeks it has been jumped upon and traded as a meme-coin, so to distance himself, Adams burned the 99.99% he still held.
Jack MartinThe heirs of the late Silvio Berlusconi have been wondering what to do with the former Italian Prime Minister's collection of over 25,000 largely worthless pieces of art. According to the BBC, "Woodworms have already destroyed part of the collection. In some cases, the cost of
Jack MartinThe FTX Debtors proposed a settlement of customer property disputes this week, but it was so badly (or cleverly depending on how cynical you are) worded that most media outlets reported the wrong facts.
Sasha Markevich & Jack MartinFollowing a two-year investigation, the ECB is starting to lay the foundations for the potential issuance of its CBDC, although a final decision on whether to launch the digital euro has still not been made.
Jack MartinAfter Cointelegraph posted on X to say that the BlackRock spot bitcoin ETF had been approved by the SEC, BTC price jumped by 7% before falling back to its original level. BlackRock’s CEO said this demonstrated the “pent-up interest in crypto.”
Jack MartinThe Italian supercar builder has started accepting cryptocurrency payments at dealerships in the U.S. with plans to extend the scheme to Europe following requests from customers. But what else can you buy using bitcoin?
Jack MartinIt's go big or go home this week, with two record breaking human achievements to start your Sunday. The "world's largest offshore wind farm" generated its first electricity for the U.K. national grid... although currently only one of the planned 277 turbines is
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