The Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis told Cointelegraph that the region has a regulatory regime in place that will enable crypto businesses to operate within its jurisdiction. During an interview at SALT’s Crypto Bahamas conference, Davis shared that The Bahamas recently published a white paper framework that will allow crypto businesses to “grow and prosper,” while letting companies understand the region’s expectations. He added: “The policy also takes into account the balance between concerns people have about cryptocurrency and the risks that come along with it. [The] policy is to protect consumers, [the] integrity of the space and at [the] same time, ensure that we minimize all risks that may be associated with these businesses.” Davis pointed out that crypto innovation is already w...
The comedian Joe List is set to premiere his newest special, entitled This Year’s Material, on his popular YouTube channel, continuing a trend of DIY releases, such as Mark Normand’s Out to Lunch, Shane Gillis’s Live in Austin, as well as List’s own excellent 2020 set I Hate Myself. Each of those specials have garnered millions of views, not due to any sort of controversial material that would attract otherwise disinterested lookie-loos, but from hundreds of hours of road-tested material that has captured the attention of those of us only interested in punchlines. It is the opinion of this writer that Joe List is, pound-for-pound, the best working stand-up comic in America. His self-deprecating nature (“I Hate Myself” is both a title and common phrase for List) belies a novelistic detail f...
Roger Ver, an early investor and ardent promoter of Bitcoin (BTC) which earned him the moniker “Bitcoin Jesus” has resurfaced on Twitter after a year and backed Dogecoin (DOGE) in an interview, preferring it for payments over the world’s first crypto. In an interview with Bloomberg, the Bitcoin.com founder said how he was a fan of the memecoin due to its fast transaction times and low fees: “Dogecoin is significantly better, it’s cheaper and more reliable [than Bitcoin]. If I had to pick three contenders for the world’s dominant cryptocurrency, they would be Doge, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash.” Ver also took time in the interview to voice his support for honorary Dogecoin CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. “It’ll certainly make Twitter more attractive,” said Ver. “I am really, really grateful ...
What do Larry Bird, tennis, and persimmons have in common? They’re three of the many motifs that comprise the DNA of SOFI TUKKER‘s long-awaited sophomore album, WET TENNIS, which is out now after appearing in our list of the top 22 electronic albums to come out in 2022. Considering the fact that their debut album, the Grammy-nominated Treehouse, was released in 2018, it’s safe to say that Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern of SOFI TUKKER have evolved both individually and as a pair over the past four years. And WET TENNIS is not only a testament to that growth, but also an intricate statement on liberation and self-empowerment. There are three levels to the album’s title: the “WET” part, the “TENNIS” part, and the full acronym. &...
Brad Garlinghouse says there is fractured representation in the crypto industry Garlinghouse also believes that there’ll be many winners with the explosion of crypto, not just one Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse has gone in on Bitcoin maximalists over their role in impeding the growth of the larger crypto scene. Speaking recently during a fireside chat at the Paris Blockchain Week Summit, Garlinghouse told CNBC that this class of Bitcoin followers has created ‘tribalism’ and polarisation which aren’t good factors. “Polarisation isn’t healthy in my judgement,” the Ripple CEO said. A boom is coming, and Garlinghouse is in for it Garlinghouse explained that he believes that the scene will eventually explode and is convinced that the wave will carry many along with it. In t...
One of the aspects of crypto I have always found the most fascinating is the public nature of the blockchain. The ability to track funds shifting around the world is completely unique. Jump onto Etherscan, and within seconds you will know the balance of any wallet. Of course, there are downsides to this as well, and many a fervent debate occurs within crypto circles (and indeed wider mainstream media) about the proponents and downsides to both the anonymity that crypto offers, but also this publicly trackable ledger that we call the blockchain. Should you really be able to see exactly how much my wallet contains when I send you some ETH? RAILGUN is a decentralised smart contract project which works amongst this sector – dealing with anonymity and privacy on the blockchain. Today, they have...
Cointelegraph reporter Joseph Hall sat down with Nicolas Cary, the co-founder and president of Blockchain.com at the Paris Blockchain Week Summit, or PBWS, last week. Cary’s other roles include founding the Blockchain Commission for Sustainable Development and co-authoring a white paper called “The Future is Decentralised” for the United Nations Development Programme. Hall and Cary discussed the regulatory landscape of the European Union and the United Kingdom, as well as Cary’s optimism for the evolution of money in the Web3 space. Cary recognized the recent “progressive” momentum of policymakers treating digital assets more seriously in the EU and in the United States, where President Joe Biden signed an executive order on cryptocurrencies l...
During the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami, Florida, Cointelegraph caught up with Ricardo Salinas, the founder and chairman at Grupo Salinas, in an exclusive sit-down interview. As an early Bitcoin (BTC) adopter, since its $200 days, Salinas has experienced first-hand the highs and lows of the market, and learned a thing or two along the way. [embedded content] Salinas started off the day as a panelist at the main stage of the Miami Beach Convention Center among fellow billionaires Orlando Bravo, Marcelo Claure and Dan Tapiero. In a discussion titled “Bitcoin Billionaire Capital Allocators,” Salinas disclosed that 60% of his portfolio is in Bitcoin, while the other 40% is a mix of oil and gas investments. From left, moderator Greg Foss, Marcelo Claure, Ricardo Salinas, Da...
Hot off of her Red Rocks debut and a breakthrough 2021, Qrion has laid the groundwork that is currently catapulting her to dance music stardom. Last year, she was named to EDM.com‘s Class of 2022, joining a prestigious list of transformative artists including ACRAZE, Anfisa Letyago and ISOxo, among others. Every artist on the list has positioned themselves uniquely within the industry, and Qrion is certainly no exception. Qrion. Julia Wang The San Francisco-based DJ and producer has graced leading electronic music labels like Anjunadeep, Ultra Records, Last Night On Earth and more, landing her a spot on Forbes Japan‘s coveted “30 Under 30” list. Her unique, hypnotic sound interweaves many different electronic sub-genres, often making use of soft, exquisite beats and...
Umbrella Network, the community-owned, decentralized oracle service providing secure and scalable data solutions for DeFi applications, announced today the launch of its Layer-2 decentralised oracle solution on the Solana blockchain. They are aiming to empower the Solana blockchain with an oracle solution that can provide scalable data, allowing integration and the addition of verified data feeds. Umbrella Network, whose token (UMB) currently trades at a market cap of $6.6 million, will be offering a multitude of data feeds across sports stats, weather information, insurance data, healthcare and more. Solana thus becomes the first non-EVM chain which Umbrella Network have integrated with. The Layer-1 achieved incredible success last year, becoming the third biggest crypto at on...