The chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, believes that Bitcoin is closer to Gold than it is to the dollar The US Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, yesterday noted that the leading crypto asset Bitcoin is far from being a substitute for the dollar. Speaking at a Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Summit […]
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THETA price analysis: THETA/USD spikes 20% to break into the top 10
THETA/USD spiked to an all-time high of $11.93 amid increased buying pressure THETA’s price has retreated slightly from the intraday peak but remains nearly 20% up in the past 24 hours and nearly 10% over the past hour. The cryptocurrency has also performed well against Bitcoin and Ethereum, with the THETA/BTC and THETA/ETH pairs up […]
Yael Tamar, Co-CEO & Co-founder of SolidBlock – Interview Series
Yael Tamar is both the Co-CEO & Co-founder of SolidBlock, a new fundraising vehicle, offering a compliant global platform for the issuance and trade of digital securities backed by real estate & other assets. Yael is a financial strategist, speaker, advisor, and mentor with over a decade of experience. Yael is a regional co-chair at […]
Judge’s Comments During SEC Hearing Could Be Favorable for Ripple: Unaffiliated Attorney
Attorney Jeremy Hogan, a partner at Hogan & Hogan legal firm, has pointed out some comments made by the magistrate Judge that may favor Ripple against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Hogan observed the judge commenting in a virtual hearing over the SEC’s attempt to obtain personal financial information of Ripple CEO Brad […]
Total Value Locked in Binance Smart Chain (BSC) Surpasses $15 Billion; Brave Joins in with Wrapped BAT
Basic Attention Token (BAT), the native token to the privacy-focused browser Brave, has joined Binance Smart Chain and will be available on BSC as wrapped 34BAT, announced the team on Monday. “Our hope is that BAT and Brave will take crypto mainstream and to make DeFi user-friendly for the mass market,” said Brendan Eich, CEO, […]
Bank of America Slams Bitcoin, but Calls DeFi “Intriguing”
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. Bitcoin is not new to bad press. So when just last week Bank of America (BoA) released a report named, “Bitcoin’s Dirty Little Secret”, price action hardly budged. This wasn’t surprising to many, but what […]
Interview: Manta Co-Founder Discusses the Role of Privacy in DeFi
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. As an early-stage project, Manta Network considers itself a “privacy-preserving” DeFi stack that leverages zero knowledge proofs. The protocol aims to facilitate transactions with guaranteed anonymity and a degree of cross-chain interoperability. Manta has […]
Solana (SOL) is ‘Uniquely Positioned’ to Snatch Market Share from Ethereum & ETH Killers, says VC
With a market cap of $4.3 billion, SOL is the 24th largest crypto asset, trading around $16.12, up 20% in the past 24 hours and 800% YTD. Over the weekend, Sino Global Capital, which invests in blockchain projects, shared their research on why they are bullish on Solana, a high-performance blockchain that was chosen by […]
NFT’s Are All the Rage; Charmin to Release First-Ever Non-Fungible Token by a Toilet Paper Brand
After Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Quartz, the toilet paper brand Charmin has joined the hot trend of launching NFTs as well. Manufactured by Procter & Gamble, Charmin announced last week that they are rolling out their first-ever non-fungible token by a toilet paper brand because “Sometimes a better bathroom experience goes beyond the seat.” […]
Mark Cuban-backed Mintable Auctioning A 96-Year-Old Painting of an Avant-garde Artist as NFT
“A Historic Moment for NFTs,” tweets Mintable as it announces the auction of a 96-year old original painting of Wladimir Davidovich Baranoff-Rossine along with a non-fungible token. A community-controlled and billionaire investor Mark Cuban-backed NFT marketplace, Mintable shared the news last week when it announced that it would be, for the first time in history, […]