Coinbase’s Base network has officially launched after spending a few weeks in an “open for builders only” phase. The network is now ready to onboard users, according to an Aug. 9 announcement from the team. Several Web3 development teams have simultaneously announced that they are releasing apps for Base, and the network’s team has released
The Lightning Network is a second-layer solution built on top of the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain and its primary objective is to address the Bitcoin network’s scalability issues. It also allows for faster and cheaper transactions by facilitating off-chain payments through a network of payment channels. The Lightning Network has gained traction since its launch in
Municipals were firmer and Wednesday’s larger new-issue calendar was well received while U.S. Treasuries were weaker on the short end but improved 10 years and out. Equities were in the black as markets await Thursday’s monthly inflation data. “U.S. stocks pared losses after a strong auction signaled that Wall Street is very confident that inflation
China’s internet giants are rushing to acquire high-performance Nvidia chips vital for building generative artificial intelligence systems, making orders worth $5bn in a buying frenzy fuelled by fears the US will impose new export controls. Baidu, ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba have made orders worth $1bn to acquire about 100,000 A800 processors from the US chipmaker
The Biden administration will ban US investment into quantum computing, advanced chips and artificial intelligence sectors in China, as it ratchets up efforts to ensure the Chinese military does not benefit from American technology and capital. President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order establishing the prohibitions, which will largely affect private equity and
In this week’s newsletter, read about how the team behind Bitcoin Ordinals plans to drive the development of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin and find out why metaverse platform The Sandbox requires Know Your Customer (KYC) checks for staking. In other news, learn why NFT gas usage is on a downward trend, and don’t forget
Worldcoin, an ambitious but also controversial cryptocurrency project, has been making headlines since its launch last month. The project collects people’s biometric data by scanning their eyeballs via a metallic orb. Its goal is to create a proof-of-personhood system that allows it to distinguish robots from humans in the budding era of AI. But the
Matt O’Connor has been named head of BNP Paribas Securities Corp.’s new Miami office, the firm announced on Monday, while Annabella Espina has been chosen to be the office’s chief operating officer. “We welcome Matt and Annabella to these new roles and look forward to the official opening of our Miami office later this year,”
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is asking the Internal Revenue Service to clarify regulations that govern nearly 3,000 hospitals in the country operating as privately owned, not-for-profit organizations. The total number of hospitals in the U.S. is just over 6,100, per the American Hospital Association. Not-for-profit hospitals are exempt from paying most federal and state
Jonelle Still, the director of investigations and intelligence at CipherTrace, a Mastercard company, recently submitted a report supporting the defense in the United States v. Roman Sterlingov, a criminal case involving the Bitcoin Fog cryptocurrency mixing service. The company’s involvement in the case comes at the behest of Sterlingov’s defense attorneys and includes a 41-page
Bitcoin’s rebound off $28,701 on Aug. 7 shows that lower levels continue to attract buyers. The recovery has kept the price stuck inside the range as traders await the start of a new trending move. A recent report by ARK Invest says that “Bitcoin’s volatility dropped to a 6-year low during July.” Traders who expected a
An Iowa hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, blocking a move by its largest bondholder to seek a court-appointed receiver and the immediate payment of principal and interest. Monday’s filing by Mercy Hospital in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa stays the receivership case brought by the bond trustee Computershare
As cities like Phoenix, Dallas and New Orleans sizzle under record-breaking heat waves, issuers are pushing for passage of a bill that would add extreme heat events to the list of major disasters that are eligible for broad federal support. The measure would allow cities and states — as well as hospitals and other health-care
Bitcoin (BTC) can easily end up below $25,000 next month, says one longtime market observer. In a new BTC price outlook, Timothy Peterson, founder and investment manager at Cane Island Alternative Advisors, put the odds of a dip to local lows at 50/50. BTC price may see “last big dip” in September While Bitcoin bulls
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In the most recent episode of The Market Report, analyst and writer Marcel Pechman delves into the topic of crypto exchange Binance’s proof-of-reserves. This report reveals a significant decline in USD Coin (USDC) balances, plummeting from $3.4 billion on March 1 to a mere $23.9 million by May 1. According to insights from on-chain analyst
Minneapolis will sport an upgrade to triple-A when it takes its general obligation bonds on their annual trip to the bond market later this month. Fitch Ratings upgraded the city to AAA from AA-plus late Tuesday, ahead of the city’s $113.855 million competitive sale. The upgrade “reflects Fitch’s belief that the city’s long-term liability burden
Why did Hillary Clinton lose the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump? That is a question a few Democrats are still asking themselves seven years later, as the legacy of Trump’s victory casts its long shadow over the 2024 elections. All manner of explanations have been put forward, including Russian misinformation campaigns, rising racism, growing
Four large UK lenders are cutting mortgage rates for the second time in three weeks, as competition in the home loan market intensifies on the back of better than expected inflation data. Nationwide, the second-largest mortgage lender, on Wednesday reduced prices on some fixed products by up to 0.55 percentage points. HSBC, the sixth-biggest provider,
In early August, sources leaked word that officials with the United State Department of Justice were considering fraud charges aimed at Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. However, they indicated, officials are worried that it could cause a run on the market akin to the November 2022 collapse of FTX. Those concerns have not deterred