A report issued by Globaldata, a global consulting and data analysis company, predicts that China will become a leading country in metaverse tech during 2023. The firm believes that the development of other technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and 6G will allow China toContinue Reading
Real Bedford F.C., a professional soccer team integrated with Bitcoin, gives fans of Bitcoin a team to root for. This is an opinion editorial by Marek Feder, the editor in chief of Investro and a Bitcoin journalist who recently paid a visit to Bedford, England, with a group of BitcoinContinue Reading
A forthcoming New York Times article is expected to introduce “fractional reserve indirect carbon accounting” and target bitcoin mining. This is an opinion editorial by Pierre Rochard, the vice president of research at Riot Platforms. Bitcoin mining has zero carbon emissions and policies to reduce carbon emissions should be focusedContinue Reading
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust investors unsatisfied with the status quo will meet at Bitcoin 2023 in an effort to address issues they see in the Trust. Disclaimer: BTC Inc. is the parent company of Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin Conference. The RedeemGBTC.com campaign, a grassroots movement to address the dissatisfaction manyContinue Reading
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has called for a “thorough, independent investigation of the causes” that led to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank. She alleges that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell “bears direct responsibility” for regulatory and supervisory issues involving the two banks. Senator Elizabeth WarrenContinue Reading
According to Sharering, a blockchain-based platform enabling the creation and use of “self-sovereign” verifiable credentials, millions of potential world wide web users are still disconnected from the internet because they lack required or verifiable identities, among other things. Without such verifiable identities or credentials, many disadvantaged groups, including refugees, areContinue Reading
Bitcoin reached a high of $28,422 per unit on Sunday at around 3 p.m. Eastern Time as the leading cryptocurrency has continued to rise during the last week. Since last Sunday, bitcoin has increased in value by 37.9% against the U.S. dollar, and the cryptocurrency’s overall market capitalization has swelledContinue Reading
Interest in the U.S. banking crisis has risen greatly over the past two weeks, as shown by Google Trends data. There has been a sharp increase in queries related to search terms such as “banking crisis,” “bank collapse,” and “bank failure.” On March 13, 2023, the search term “banking crisis”Continue Reading
According to statistics, there are now more than 500,000 Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain as the trend continues to gain significant traction. Onchain data also shows that since inscriptions started gaining popularity last month, Bitcoin miners have obtained 98 bitcoins worth $2.66 million in added fees. The Rise ofContinue Reading
Flutterwave, the Nigerian fintech giant, recently said it had obtained two licenses from the National Bank of Rwanda, which allow it to offer its services to more than 13 million people living and working in Rwanda. According to Flutterwave’s representative in the country, the two licenses make it possible forContinue Reading
