Month: March 2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Continues to Look East for Strength
A busy economic week in China with plenty of data releases scheduled might be what it takes to get bitcoin out of its slump.
Founder of Blur, the Pro NFT Marketplace Driving Billions in Trades, Reveals What’s Next
Blur co-founder Pacman, who recently revealed himself to be 24-year-old Tieshun Roquerre, spoke to CoinDesk about the creator royalty dilemma, platform fees and creating long-term value for users.
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U.S. Lawmakers Argue SEC Accounting Policy Undermines Safe Crypto Custody
Rep. Patrick McHenry, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis teamed up on a letter questioning regulators about crypto accounting policy.
CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo will step down to work on AI-generated content
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Following monthslong questions about how CNET uses artificial intelligence tools, longtime CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo will step down from her role and take on a new job: senior vice president of AI content strategy and editor-at-large, according to an internal draft memo circulated today, a copy of which … Read more
Star Trek: Discovery’s upcoming fifth season will be its final voyage
Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham. | Image: Paramount Plus Star Trek: Discovery both carved out a foothold for the franchise in the streaming space and gave people a compelling reason to sign up for Paramount Plus back when it was still CBS All Access. But with its upcoming fifth season, the series will be coming … Read more
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What Now for Crypto Banking?
Regulators are leery of traditional banks offering services to crypto companies, and wary of specialist crypto banks, like Custodia, with new business models. Frances Coppola asks: Where do we go from here?
Samsung’s new foldable hinge might look nicer, but it probably won’t have a longer life span
The Galaxy Z Fold 4’s U-shaped hinge might make way for a new shape this year. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge We have good reason to believe that Samsung will put a new kind of hinge in its next flagship foldable, and a South Korean trade publication has just supplied more confirmation. … Read more
Alienware’s 500Hz gaming monitor will cost you $830
It’s expensive, yes, but not unreasonably so for the world’s fastest gaming display. | Image: Dell / Alienware Time to ready your bank account — Dell has just revealed the price of its 500Hz Alienware gaming monitor. The Alienware AW2524H will launch in North America on March 21st for $829.99 (or $1,099.99 CA), making this … Read more
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Sold Almost All Bitcoin Mined in February
The miner sold its mined bitcoin for the second time this year.
Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Will Not Crash Ether Price, Analysts Say
Many investors fear that ETH’s price may tumble as the Shanghai upgrade will allow withdrawals for some $29 billion of previously locked ETH. Crypto analysts CoinDesk interviewed are saying that concerns are overblown and the selling pressure will be limited.
Bitcoin Miner Riot Delays 10-K Filing Due to Impairment Calculation Issues
The delay follows a similar move earlier this week by Marathon Digital on similar grounds.