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Starting at the dawn of the web, retroactively named Web 1, a new generation of writers and artists burst onto the internet independent of any publisher, promoter or label. In time, many of them would become leading cultural figures: writers and editors Cory Doctorow, Paul Ford and Choire Sicha, musicians
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Interestingly, both longs and shorts took a hit. Of the approximately $9 million in total liquidations, $4.99 million occurred on ‘long’ positions—or the trades betting on upward price movements on people, while the remaining $4.1 million worth occurred on ‘short’ positions, meaning those betting on declining prices of people. Source
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Some predictions about the future of money are cautious, sensible, sober and grounded. These are not. To open our minds as to what the future might bring, we chucked the usual concepts like “most likely” or “bet on this.” Instead we wondered, what are some dark horse scenarios that maybe,
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Bitcoin (BTC) has stabilized at around $55,000 after dropping by $6,000 in a single day — but crypto market sentiment is still in shock.According to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, as of Nov. 27, emotions are now at the most fearful since late September.Crypto sentiment dives into "extreme fear"Fear
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Bitcoin advocates are celebrating the successful implementation of the Taproot upgrade after block height 709,632. The upgrade was highly anticipated as it was one of the biggest changes since the introduction of Segregated Witness (Segwit) in 2017. After the upgrade was completed, the Bitcoin community discussed the slew of benefits
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This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s recent speech: “Lawless in Austin.”See also: SEC Approves Bitcoin Futures ETF, Opening Crypto to Wider Investor Base“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and
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That is happening more and more in crypto. In the Poly Network situation, the hacker may have feared being turned in to financial authorities, which seemed plausible – a point in favor of the regulatory state. But the hacker or hackers may also have been concerned about lasting reputational damage
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“Those platforms should come in, and they should figure out how to register,” Gensler said. “Not many have, and so I do really fear that we’ll keep bringing these enforcement cases but there’s gonna be a problem ... and, frankly, when that happens I think a lot of people are
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Recently, there’s been much regulatory activity around crypto; anyone whose
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Blockchain Australia, an association representing the local crypto industry, has warned that the country has fallen behind on the regulatory front due to the undue persistence of a dismissive “wild west” narrative.The association has been proactive in its engagement with the state in recent months, as the government continues to
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