07/03 update below. This post was originally published on July 1
Bitcoin
BTC
, ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies have rocketed higher this year due to a myriad of surprising different factors.
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The bitcoin price has doubled from its late 2022 lows, climbing to over $30,000 per bitcoin and pushing up t...
Even as blockchain and cryptoasset firms find themselves facing a barrage of legal and regulatory actions, and a much-discussed crypto winter, they are also facing down the ever-present conversation around AI. Spurred on by the rapid adoption and implementation of ChatGPT (and ChatGPT-like solutions), venture capitalists and other investors have begun to shift interest and funds toward AI projects at an accelerating rate. According to CB Insig...
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchmen?
The age-old question has become all the more relevant as the federal bureaucracy balloons in both budget and size.
But as the U.S. government has grown, so too has the influence of the Fourth Estate. Social media has empowered a new generation of citizen journalists to hold officeholders to account by shining a spotlight on their past positions. And in recent weeks, that spotlight has...
Bitcoin
BTC
, ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies have rocketed higher this year due to a myriad of surprising different factors.
Subscribe now to Forbes' CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor and successfully navigate the bitcoin and crypto market rollercoaster
The bitcoin price has doubled from its late 2022 lows, climbing to over $30,000 per bitcoin and pushing up the price of other top ten coins BNB
BNB
, XRP
XRP
, cardano,...
Bitcoin Suisse is preparing for the next bull market by re-inventing itself as a fully-fledged “crypto asset manager” and wealth advisory firm that caters for an emerging breed of ultra high-net-worth individuals and crypto-curious institutions.
The strategy involves complex efforts by the digital asset gateway to secure a license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), Switzerland’s financial regulator, as well as exp...
“Bitcoin presented a glimmer of hope for altering the economic landscape in the global south, particularly Africa,” Noelyne Sumba told me in our interview. Sumba is a bitcoin advocate from Kenya who said she is dedicating her life to furthering bitcoin adoption on the continent. Less reliable financial infrastructure and higher rates of inflation than western nations are among the factors that make Africa a hotbed for bitcoin use.
Sumba over...
As the fintech industry continues to expand and collaborate with traditional financial players, the opportunities for career success are growing for individuals who join this field. As of 2023, efinancialcareers a career website, reported that of all fintech incumbents, 18% came from outside the industry, 26% from technology, and 47% from traditional banking and finance. The industry growth has seen a constant demand for new talent. As this gr...
An unusually large expiration of bitcoin and ether options on Friday is likely to increase crypto volatility after bitcoin has spent a week hovering above $30,000. The cryptocurrency has spent the past 12 months below that mark.
A total of 158,774 June, Q2, and H1 bitcoin contracts worth $4.8 billion and 1.23 million ether options of $2.3 billion will expire on Panama-based Deribit exchange, which hosts over 85% of the global trading in thes...
AI is upending the internet as we know it. As exciting as this technology is, it’s brought with it a rise in frauds and deepfake duplicate accounts looking to steal our identities.
Many affordable AI tools now allow anyone to create fake photographs, replicate a person's voice, or make highly convincing video calls using real people’s voices without their knowledge or consent. Sometimes, an attacker only needs the content from someone’s soci...
The world of bitcoin is constantly evolving, and with it, the need for education about this new financial technology. In recent years, a growing ecosystem of bitcoin-focused media has emerged to provide free educational resources to the public. These media outlets offer a variety of content, from introductory guides to in-depth technical analysis.
The rise of bitcoin-focused media is a response to the growing demand for information about thi...
