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- Why don't scientists trust atoms?
Because they make up everything!
- Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything!"
- House Financial Services Comm. witnesses air multiple anti-CBDC arguments
The digital assets subcommittee heard from five witnesses on a U.S. CBDC, most of whom had little good to say about it.
A chorus of disapproval rang out from the halls of the United States Congress on Sept. 14 as a House of Representatives subcommittee held a hearing on the “digital dollar dilemma.” Five expert witnesses were scheduled to testify at the hearing, and most of them argued against creating a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC), or a digital dollar.
Partisan divisions were on full display as the hearing opened, with subcommittee chair French Hill saying, “There is no support for a CBDC in Congress except from those on the fringes." Rep. Tom Emmer called CBDCs “a tool the Communists have."
Subcommittee ranking member Stephen Lynch warned of "false narratives and fear mongering, much of it coming from the cryptocurrency industry itself," and announced the creation of a congressional Digital Dollar Caucus.
The five witnesses slated to speak at the hearing — held by the Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion — were Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz, senior vice president of the Bank Policy Institute Paige Paridon, the University of Pennsylvania’s Christina Parajon Skinner, Norbert Michel from the Cato Institute and Columbia University lecturer Raúl Carrillo.
- Today, we are unveiling the details of Lens Protocol V2, which bring us closer to our vision of an open and decentralized social layer for the web. When we began building Lens, we wanted to inspire a new generation of social use cases, experiences and collective value share models that benefit all social media stakeholders – builders, users, creators and brands.
https://mirror.xyz/lensprotocol.eth/-hJH-2IYSe56rK7IEdwSI17hUWt-paTyAs1r4Zes0uQ
- Lido's Liquid Staking Protocol Dominates with $9.3B in Locked Ethereum, Boosted by Tron Founder's Deposits
**During the past 30 days, the total value locked (TVL) in Lido Finance’s liquid staking protocol increased by 10.57%, with 7.56% of the increase occurring within the last seven days. The protocol’s dominance in decentralized finance (defi) has also increased, with its TVL accounting for 19.08% of the $49.66 billion locked in defi today. While the rise in ethereum’s price has contributed to the increase in TVL, Lido’s liquid staking program reportedly received a total deposit of at least 303,000 ether from Tron founder Justin Sun.**
https://news.bitcoin.com/lidos-liquid-staking-protocol-dominates-with-9-3b-in-locked-ethereum-boosted-by-tron-founders-deposits/
- These 5 Cointelegraph Markets Pro alerts generated a cumulative profit of over 223%
Cointelegraph Markets Pro’s VORTECS™ Scores, NewsQuakes™ and Tweet Volume indicators helped subscribers identify five profitable trades.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/these-5-cointelegraph-markets-pro-alerts-generated-a-cumulative-profit-of-over-223
- Learned about all the web3 lingo on @orbapp.lens app, and also got a NFT. Now I'm certified slang master 🧙
#orb #orbapp #orbsbt
- Learned about basic fundamentals of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) on @orbapp.lens app, and also got a sick NFT 🤩
#orb #orbapp #orbsbt
- Learned about basic fundamentals and mission of @orbapp.lens project, and got a sick NFT 🔥
#orb #orbapp #orbsbt
- Learned about basic fundamentals and mission of @orbapp.lens project, and got a sick NFT 🔥
#orb #orbapp #orbsbt
- Learned about basic fundamentals and features of @LensProtocol on the @orbapp.lens app, and got a dope NFT 🌿
#orb #orbapp #orbsbt
- Learned about basic fundamentals of crypto wallet on @orbapp.lens app, and got a sick NFT 🤯
#orb #orbapp #orbsbt
- Learned about basic fundamentals of web3 on @orbapp.lens app, and got a dope NFT 😇
#orb #orbapp #orbsbt
- GALLERY: The Godfather remake - starring Berlusconi, Maradona, Ronaldo and Obama
https://www.goal.com/en/galleries/gallery-the-godfather-remake-starring-berlusconi-maradona/1/16ghrx6c7vnw41c750ke9241mm
- Crypto market cap climbs 15% in a week following Ethereum Merge date revelation
Rising sentiment and token prices suggest that the upcoming Ethereum Merge is helping to catalyze a broad recovery in crypto prices.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-market-cap-climbs-15-in-a-week-following-etheuerm-merge-date-revelation
- Tornado Cash developer detained, Core Scientific cuts jobs, and BlackRock’s bitcoin bet: CNBC Crypto World
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/08/12/tornado-cash-developer-core-scientific-cuts-jobs-blackrock-bitcoin-crypto-world.html
- TRON DAO reserve addresses questions regarding USDD stablecoin
Geneva, Switzerland, July 22 – The TRON DAO Reserve (TDR) has officially answered some frequently asked questions from the community about USDD, the decentralized over-collateralized stablecoin on TRON.
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/tron-dao-reserve-addresses-questions-regarding-usdd-stablecoin
- Three most worthless tools for a chartist are:
1. Trendlines
2. Other diagonal lines
3. RSI and similar (exception is triple divergence of RSI and price)
Chart below is map to new galaxies discovered by the Webb telescope
- The Godfather
The Godfather, American gangster epic film, released in 1972, that was adapted from the 1969 best-selling novel by Mario Puzo and has been regarded as a masterpiece since its release. Its creative cinematography, haunting score, and unforgettable performances by such actors as Marlon Brando and Al Pacino made the multigenerational saga an enduring cultural touchstone.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Godfather-film-by-Coppola
- BlackRock Offers Bitcoin Investing to Big Institutional Clients
BlackRock Inc. is offering its first-ever investment product directly in Bitcoin, marking a significant move into crypto markets by the world’s largest asset manager.
The new private Bitcoin trust seeks to track the price of the biggest cryptocurrency and responds to demand from large institutional clients seeking exposure to the asset even after its price plunged this year, New York-based BlackRock said in a statement Thursday.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-11/blackrock-offers-bitcoin-investing-to-big-institutional-clients
- Understanding The Reasons Why Crypto Is Down
Cryptocurrencies are having a bad 2022, and it looks like the 2020-2021 parties are over. Ever since hitting ATHs in November 2021, crypto has been on a steady decline. However, experts are still debating the exact start date of the bear market.
https://phemex.com/blogs/reasons-why-crypto-is-down
- Wounded Crypto Traders Desperate for Clues From Fed’s Big Meeting This Week
The central bank’s annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming, conference could provide hints on where interest rates are headed – and thus where crypto prices will go.
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/08/24/wounded-crypto-traders-desperate-for-clues-from-feds-big-meeting-this-week/
- Crypto mining can benefit Texas energy industry: Comptroller’s office
Given the unique positioning of the crypto mining market, Texas officials believe miners can participate in demand response programs — which involve turning off miners’ power during peak demand.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-mining-can-benefit-texas-energy-industry-comptroller-s-office
- 'Atozy you've won' — Bitboy drops lawsuit after $200K defense raised
“So we are gonna drop the lawsuit, 100% and I'm sorry this became public,” said Ben Armstrong.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/atozy-you-ve-won-bitboy-drops-defamation-lawsuit-200k-defense-raised
- It's a go! Uniswap Foundation becomes reality after 86M votes in favor
The foundation aims to streamline Uniswap's grants program and "reinvigorate governance."
https://cointelegraph.com/news/it-s-a-go-uniswap-foundation-becomes-reality-after-86m-votes-in-favor
- THE GODFATHER | 50th Anniversary Trailer | Paramount Pictures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaVTIH8mujA
- Academic Grants Round grantee announcement
We are thrilled to announce the 39 grantees selected for the recent Academic Grants Round. This grants round invited researchers, think-tanks, Ph.D. students, and all those interested in advancing knowledge around the Ethereum ecosystem to submit academic proposals.
Thank you to all those who submitted proposals, and congratulations to all the grantees. We are pleased with the number of quality applications that we received, which surpassed our initial expectations. Given the extraordinary potential of many project proposals, we have more than doubled the initial budget from $750,000 to $2 million.
https://blog.ethereum.org/2022/07/29/academic-grants-grantee-announce
- Mark Cuban calls buying Metaverse land "the dumbest sh*t ever"
Even though Mark Cuban, billionaire investor and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is a member of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), he is a vocal critic of the trend of selling plots of virtual land in the metaverse.
https://www.wikibit.com/en/202208101654984761.html?client=gads
- Our thesis for the multi-chain future is more relevant than ever⛓
The number of blockchains continues to grow along with the adoption of blockchain tech📈
Read how deBridge provides a decentralized, composable, and secure cross-chain infrastructure👇 https://blog.debridge.finance/the-state-of-a-multi-chain-ecosystem-in-2021-def51f0fcf9f
- BlackRock Launches Spot Bitcoin Private Trust, Bitcoin Outlook as Ethereum Merge Approaches
"All About Bitcoin" discusses the news moving crypto markets. BlackRock offers U.S.-based institutional investors a spot bitcoin private trust. How could the Tornado Cash U.S. ban impact the future of crypto? Guests include Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital and Doug Schwenk, CEO of Digital Asset Research.
https://www.coindesk.com/tv/all-about-bitcoin/all-about-bitcoin-august-11-2022/
- Axie Infinity cuts rewards from classic game, subtly forcing P2E players to new mode
The team described the move as part of its efforts to balance the economy for the Smooth Love Potion token.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/axie-infinity-cuts-rewards-from-classic-game-subtly-forcing-p2e-players-to-new-mode
- Crypto lending platform Hodlnaut suspends services due to liquidity crisis
Hodlnaut avoided 3AC exposure and earlier denied ever buying UST, but several reports and on-chain data have shown that the lending firm at one point owned over $150M worth of UST.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-lending-platform-holdnaut-suspends-services-due-to-liquidity-crisis
- Bitcoin Mining Operations Continue to Expand Amid the Crypto Winter, While Converting 'Wasted Gas to Energy at Scale'
The bitcoin mining industry continues to expand as companies are obtaining more megawatts of capacity, building new facilities, and acquiring thousands of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining rigs. On Friday, the firm Validus Power revealed it has acquired two natural gas power stations in Ontario, Canada, that will become crypto mining facilities. On the same day, the firm Applied Blockchain got a $15 million loan to fund growth and “buildout of its data centers.” While the bitcoin mining industry’s growth has been exponential, at the same time, bitcoin mining operations are making a significant dent toward cleaning up the world’s CO2 emissions.
https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-mining-operations-continue-to-expand-amid-the-crypto-winter-while-converting-wasted-gas-to-energy-at-scale/
- Bitcoin traders still favor new $20K lows as Ethereum hits $2K
It is high time for a deeper retracement on the "relief" rally in Bitcoin, say commentators, but upside targets of $28,000 stay on the table.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-traders-still-favor-new-20k-lows-as-ethereum-hits-2k
- Going to be a dilemma to navigate which network you want to deploy your app 😅nevertheless quite ambitious and also I like the fact tha Polygon has multiple implementations of zk rollups with different focus areas
- might f* around and build P2P tipping and NFTs into Lens for ETHOnline...
Broke: Venmo
Woke: Lensmo
- Nice thread on why Polygon has a great vision on becoming part of the modular blockchain future.
https://twitter.com/100y_eth/status/1560604726005075971
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