Blockchain-based prediction markets like Polymarket allow people to bet on real world events—essentially making them put their money where their mouth is on questions ranging from who will win a presidential debate to whether Drake will release a new studio album this year. Broadly, the idea to use the free market to get better and more accurate information than is available through the tornado of misinformation and bias unleashed by social media.
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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey: Bitcoin is inherently political
In criticizing Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s refusal to endorse BLM, Jack Dorsey argues that political activism is in crypto’s DNA
Jack Dorsey suggested in a tweet sent on Sept. 30 that Bitcoin cannot be separated from political activism, which makes Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s decision to not take a position on the Black Lives Matter movement pointless.
- Kadena President Stuart Popejoy says "Ethereum 2.0 has lost credibility as a project that will ship in any kind of predictable timeframe." (Photo: Medium)
‘Ethereum 2.0 has lost credibility’: Kadena launches rival DEX
President Stuart Popejoy says Kadenaswap will be able to handle 480,000 transactions per second—and offer a safer smart contract language
Ethereum 2.0 has lost credibility as a project that will ship in any kind of predictable timeframe,” Kadena President Stuart Popejoy told Modern Consensus. “Ethereum’s congestion and high gas prices are providing a strong incentive for DeFi projects to consider other platforms."
- Blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic's CEO, Dr. James Smith, stepped down in favor of COO Simone Maini on April 28 (Photo: Elliptic)
Elliptic CEO Dr. James Smith steps down for development role
The co-founder of the leading blockchain intelligence firm will be replaced by COO Simone Maini, who has increasingly led the sales and corporate culture development efforts
Elliptic co-founder Dr. James Smith stepped down as CEO of the growing blockchain intelligence firm on April 28 in order to focus his energy on developing the growing firm’s technology and engineering development as chief scientist. In his place, former COO Simone Maini is taking the reins.