Was This The Craziest Week in Bitcoin History?
Transformative regulatory guidance, important macro tailwinds and, of course, a stunning run-up past $40,000.
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The winners of a contest to find the craziest stories in crypto have been named — and they feature a Russian grandmother and a Counter-Strike tournament with a big BTC prize. Last month, Tradelize and Cointelegraph teamed up for a contest to hear your craziest crypto stories — casting a spotlight on some of your biggest successes and fails.You didn’t disappoint… and selecting one winner was impossible. Because of this, we chose two — with the lucky raconteurs sharing a 5,000 USDT prize between them.The first tale came from Timofei, who received a $100 gift from his grandmother in Russia.....
Buterin has been both the golden child of crypto, and the recipient of some of the most trenchant criticism. For a bit of fun, he decided today was the day he wanted to dig some notable digs up and share them with his Twitter followers. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin asked for, and received in spades, examples of “the craziest and most unhinged criticisms” of him on Twitter and elsewhere.Buterin’s lighthearted request came in a Jan. 14 tweet in which he shared some of his own favorite criticisms and revealed the Ethereum (ETH) creator’s lighter side. More than 500 people responded in....
The ongoing trial against Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), former founder of the FTX crypto exchange, coupled with the testimonies of Caroline Ellison, the ex-CEO of Alameda Research and his former romantic partner, has unveiled a slew of crazy stories and intrigues. Given the rapid pace and depth of these developments, we’ve distilled the most jaw-dropping moments. […]
If Silk Road (Ross Ulbricht?) rings a bell then you might have heard about the dark web marketplace where you can buy the craziest stuff that you won’t find in “normal” stores or elsewhere because it’s illegal. The Silk Road marketplace is dubbed to be the first-ever dark web bazaar that sells illegal items online […]
Looking at charts showing the price of bitcoin over time is like looking at a child's crude attempt to draw the world's craziest roller-coaster. It has certainly been a wild ride for the brave few early adopters with the courage to hold a significant portion of their money in btc. Since its earliest days, predicting the price of bitcoin next week, let alone next month or year, has largely been a fool's game. Whilst 10% plus swings in a day would be exceptional events for any other currency or asset, it's virtually the norm in the cryptocurrency world, and much larger fluctuations have not....