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Bitcoin is an ‘open Ponzi scheme,’ says ‘Black Swan’ author
Nassim Nicholas Taleb slammed Bitcoin, arguing that "there’s absolutely no reason it should be linked to anything economic."
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Trump haters now can pay for his tweets as NFTs just out of spite
What is the best way to hurt ex-US President Donald Trump? To buy one of his tweets as an NFT, apparently.
NFTs
IBM is turning patents into NFTs—says it’s a future ‘trillion-plus dollar market’
An ecosystem that allows tokenizing patents has the potential to unlock a $1 trillion market, say the developers of IPwe Platform.
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JPMorgan says Bitcoin is showing ‘weakness’ as fund inflows fall
The bank is a recent crypto convert and has a lofty long-term price target for Bitcoin. For now, however, it says the asset looks weak.
Trading
You can now trade Coinbase (COIN) options on the NASDAQ
The financial instrument will allow investors to bet on the future valuations of the crypto exchange.
Adoption
Venmo launches investing service for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash
The PayPal-owned application said its 70 million users can now buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrencies.
People
Former SEC Director who led Ripple action lands new role at Ethereum law firm
Ex-Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement, will join Simpson Thacher, a member of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, later this year. This leads some to ask whether a conflict of interest took place in the SEC granting Ethereum's non-securities status.
Investments
211-year-old investment firm buys $4.75 million of Ethereum (ETH)
The centuries-old Rothschild Investment Corp. got exposed to the asset via Grayscale.
Investments
The U.S. just got a ‘pure-play’ Bitcoin and crypto ecosystem ETF
The fund has long been trying to get its own Bitcoin ETF, one that the SEC has rejected multiple times. But it seems to have found a way.
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Much wow! Dallas Mavericks fans bought $122,000 of merch using Dogecoin
Adoption
The U.S. Postal Service wants to issue NFTs—but not in the way you’d think
Investments
Analysts: Here’s why investors shouldn’t buy Coinbase at a $100 billion valuation
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