Why Christie’s First Bitcoin Inscriptions Auction Matters

However, the general public’s distaste of NFTs hasn’t stopped the art industry from embracing them. In 2021, Christie’s auction house made history with the $69 million sale of Beeple’s “Everydays” collage. Since then, the storied company has expanded further into the realm of crypto, including countless NFT auctions, investments in Web3 firms via Christie’s Ventures … Read more

Venture Firm A16z Releases Jolt, a ‘Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine’

But that’s not the only way Lazzarin thinks a16z’s research initiatives can help advance the firm’s bottom line. The code for Jolt has been open-sourced, meaning anyone can theoretically use or repurpose it without paying a16z. “Because we’re long-term investors, we don’t trade day-to-day, week-to-week, or even month-to-month,” said Lazzarin. “We benefit most if the … Read more

Crypto Will Erupt as Big Issue in U.S. Senate Races Including Banking Chair Brown’s

Crypto skeptic Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), whose Democratic Party currently controls the Senate, is the chairman of the Banking Committee and has been reluctant to allow digital assets regulatory bills to move through the panel, despite some progress in the House of Representatives. In Ohio’s general election, he faces Republican challenger Bernie Moreno, an Ohio … Read more

The Cheap Seats: When fantasy baseball managers should buy high, cutting through small sample sizes and more

I’ve worn many different hats in my time at Yahoo and we’ve produced different kinds of content. Articles and blogs, podcasts and digital shows, live chats. I suppose it’s about time we gave a fantasy baseball mailbag a try. The Cheap Seats will come your way every Tuesday through the heart of the baseball season. … Read more

New York Jury Finds Do Kwon, Terraform Labs Liable for Fraud in SEC Case: Reports

Jurors agreed with the SEC that Kwon and, under his direction, Terraform Labs deceived everyday investors about the nature of the supposed algorithm that kept UST pegged to the U.S. dollar. Though Kwon insinuated that it could “automatically self-heal” in the event of a de-peg, it actually relied on continuous trading activity, including large-scale trading … Read more