“In Bitcoin, you always have to prove yourself. You don’t get to coast. And that’s a good thing.”  – Jimmy Song Biweekly News Roundup Bitcoin has remained almost entirely locked below the $26,000 mark since Sept. 1. SEC delays decision on 6 spot Bitcoin ETF applications, pushing the eventual...

“We believe in payment choice and that interoperability across the different ways of making payments is an essential component of a flourishing economy.”  – Raj Dhamodharan, Mastercard’s head of digital assets and blockchain Biweekly News Roundup Crypto bear market conditions persist with muted prices and trading activity. On Aug....

“When you own an altcoin, it owns you. When you own Bitcoin, it serves you.”  – Jimmy Song Biweekly News Roundup After beginning the year with a sharp price increase, nearly doubling its value, BTC has mostly oscillated within a narrow band for the past few months, finding it...

“It is a mistake for the U.S. government to hobble the industry (Bitcoin) and drive innovation elsewhere.”  – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Biweekly News Roundup The Fed’s confirmation of a hike of 25 basis points brought benchmark interest rates to their highest since 2001. BTC...

“Let’s be clear, bitcoin is an international asset, it’s not based on any one currency and so it can represent an asset that people can play as an alternative.”   – Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock Biweekly News Roundup A third straight week of positive digital asset inflows has fully...

“Crypto will become the native currency of AI.”  – Robby Yung, the CEO of Animoca Brands Biweekly News Roundup The crypto market in the past two weeks is still driven by the ongoing Binance SEC lawsuit and its subsequent repercussions, such as Binance.US losing banking access, and Binance retiring...

“The debt ceiling deal once again highlights Bitcoin’s utility because it’s essentially a break away from the traditional financial system.”  – Josh Gilbert, market analyst at eToro Weekly News Report: News 1. Germany’s Deutsche Telekom plugs in as Polygon validator – The German telecommunications firm looks to leverage its...

“Bitcoin really doesn’t care about what anyone thinks and it offends VCs the most.”  – Jimmy Song Weekly News Report: News 1. Visa, Microsoft and others join Brazilian CBDC pilot – Both national and global companies will participate in the upcoming pilot project of the Brazilian central bank digital currency....

WageCan is thrilled to announce that it’s expanding its payment network by launching support for MasterCard in addition to UnionPay. This exciting development opens up a world of possibilities for crypto enthusiasts, empowering them with even more flexibility and convenience in everyday transactions. With the integration of MasterCard, WageCan...

“The intransigent minority is intransigent because they believe in something. The wishy-washy majority are wishy-washy because they’re opportunists. The future belongs to those who have conviction.”   – Jimmy Song Weekly News Report: News 1. Jack Dorsey’s TBD announces new Web5 toolkit – TBD, a division of fintech company Block,...