Seven months ago I registered for & scheduled a trip to Phoenix Arizona for a non-WordPress-related event! Crazy, right? As luck would have it, four months later, WordCamp Phoenix had announced that their event would be for that same weekend I was to be in town. How lucky was I to have both of …
Taproot Wizards Reveal Bitcoin’s Onchain Payment Struggles During $15M Sale
Sending bitcoin onchain remains a poor payment experience despite the hype surrounding the leading crypto asset, according to Taproot Wizards founder Udi Wertheimer. In a recent post-mortem of a high-volume sale using bitcoin, Wertheimer detailed several pain points with onchain payments including long confirmation times, lack of payment amount enforcement, high fees, and insufficient Lightning […]
China’s Current Economic Challenges Echo Japan’s Past Economic Struggles
Experts highlight the critical need for China to learn from Japan’s prolonged economic stagnation, emphasizing the urgency to transition from manufacturing and investment reliance to boosting domestic consumption. Similarities to Japan’s Lost Decades in China’s Current Economic Slowdown In a compelling parallel drawn between the economic trajectories of Japan starting in the 1980s and China’s […]
Report: Bankman-Fried Struggles With Extortion Attempts Behind Bars in Brooklyn’s MDC
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), previously a key figure in the crypto sphere, encountered a stark contrast to his past life at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. Gene Borrello, a past mob enforcer for the Bonanno crime family, shared insights with journalist Tiffany Fong about the daily challenges SBF faces in prison. Borrello’s revelations paint […]
SEC Struggles to Serve Richard Heart in Multi-Billion Dollar Crypto Case
In an interesting turn of events, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faces challenges in its billion-dollar lawsuit against cryptocurrency figure Richard Heart. A recent court filing reveals that the SEC has yet to successfully serve Heart, complicating the high-profile case. Legal Impasse Delays Billion-Dollar Case Against HEX Creator Richard Heart The SEC’s …