Imagine placing a bet on whether a political candidate wins an election, not in USDC or dollars, but in Bitcoin—and when the bet resolves, you don’t lose your exposure to Bitcoin’s value. That’s the provocative case made in “Bootstrapping Liquidity in BTC-Denominated Prediction Markets.” The paper suggests that for many users, BTC settlement isn’t just
Leading American crypto exchange Coinbase ventured deeper into the on-chain economy with the launch of its Ethereum layer-2 network Base in 2023. Originally billed as “a ‘bridge’ for users into the cryptoeconomy,” Base was designed to house Coinbase’s existing on-chain products and provide an open ecosystem for millions of new decentralized apps. Since its launch,
NBA champion Tristan Thompson is teaming up with Improbable CEO Herman Narula and co-founder Hadi Teherany to roll out a new web3 experience designed to reinvent basketball fandom for the digital era. The project, named basketball.fun, will debut in October ahead of the NBA season and will attempt to gamify the way fans interact with
An exchange-traded fund from crypto asset manager Grayscale that tracks the price of XRP, Solana, and Cardano—along with Bitcoin and Ethereum—was primed for its debut on the New York Stock Exchange, following long-sought approval from the SEC. In an order on Wednesday, the regulator permitted the listing and trading of Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund
Key Takeaways Panarottis, a major South African pizza chain, now accepts Bitcoin Lightning payments. The implementation enables faster, cost-effective Bitcoin payments for everyday purchases at Panarottis. South African fast food chain Panarottis now accepts Bitcoin Lightning payments across. The pizza restaurant chain has implemented the Lightning Network payment system, allowing customers to use Bitcoin for
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced a new partnership on Thursday, September 18, working on several generations of custom data center and computing chips designed to boost performance in hyperscale, enterprise, and consumer applications. As part of the collaboration, Nvidia, the undisputed leader of the semiconductor sector, will also invest $5 billion in
Key Takeaways Circle’s CCTP V2 now supports the Stellar blockchain, allowing direct USDC transfers between Stellar and other networks. CCTP V2 eliminates the need for wrapped tokens or traditional bridges, reducing security risks in cross-chain transactions. Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol Version 2 (CCTP V2) now supports Stellar, the decentralized blockchain platform designed for cross-border payments.
Simon Gerovich, Metaplanet CEO, has published a post about his company’s future plans regarding building the business based on Bitcoin. He also revealed three top objectives Metaplanet has set for itself as a BTC company. Gerovich stated that Metaplanet intends to “further expand” its Bitcoin Income Generation Business. 3 key Bitcoin objectives for Metaplanet The
Introduction Since its advent in 2008, Bitcoin ($BTC) has made waves in the world of finance. Its decentralized nature attracted several actors. The deflationary design of $BTC made everyone realize the fragility of fiat currency and how weak its grounds are. The attitude of denial kept many big investors at bay for many years. But