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A16z Exec Blasts Meme Coins: They Make Crypto Look ‘Like a Risky Casino’
27.4.2024
Eddy Lazzarin, CTO of A16z Crypto, one of the largest cryptocurrency-focused venture capital funds, has criticized the meme coins’ effect on the broad appreciation of the cryptocurrency market. Lazzarin stated that meme coins undermined the “long-term vision of crypto” that...
Andreessen Horowitz CTO Compares Meme Coins to ‘Risky Casinos’ – Here’s What You Need to Know
25.4.2024
Andreessen Horowitz CTO Eddy Lazzarin Links Meme Coins to 'Risky Casinos' on April 25, arguing that they deterred genuine builders from the crypto ecosystem due to the high risk involved.
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Memecoins are like a ‘risky casino’ — Andreessen Horowitz CTO
25.4.2024
The chief technology officer of VC firm a16z said that memecoins are like risky casinos that deter real builders from the crypto ecosystem
Are Meme coins risky investments or redeemable?
15.4.2024
The whimsical, virtual meme tokens developed based on internet jokes are taking the crypto world by storm. They have a playful nature that appeals to most crypto enthusiasts, but financial experts often caution investors before investing in meme tokens with prudence. According to Fortune Crypto’s...
Fantom Creator Warns of Potential Crypto Meltdown Due to Risky Incentives
3.4.2024
Fantom creator Andre Cronje recently expressed concerns about risk management practices within a specific DeFi project, indirectly referencing Ethena Labs' synthetic dollar, USDe.
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Parallelized EVMs May Solve Blockchain Trilemma, But It’s Risky Business
22.3.2024
Data from Fortune Business Insights predicts that the global blockchain technology market size will reach $469.49 billion by 2030. Although the potential behind blockchain technology is huge, a number of setbacks may hamper adoption however. For instance, the “blockchain trilemma” continues to...
Seven Years Ago, Nintendo’s Risky Gamble Paid Off Handsomely
4.3.2024
Seven years ago, Nintendo took its biggest gamble yet and released the Nintendo Switch, a forward-thinking and bold home console that dared to be a handheld first and foremost. It’s hard to argue with the results of that bet all this time later, especially seeing as how the Switch has continued...
USD-Pegged Stablecoins Could Boost Dollar Dominance: Fed Governor
16.2.2024
The US Fed Governor Christopher Waller, who previously voiced cryptos are “risky,” now throws a positive stance on dollar-pegged stablecoins. Speaking at a conference in Nassau, Bahamas on Thursday, Waller said that decentralized finance (DeFi) could actually boost dollar dominance. He stressed...
Dave Ramsey’s Team Insists Crypto Isn’t a Good Investment — Says It’s ‘Risky for a Lot of Reasons’
13.2.2024
Personal finance expert and best-selling author Dave Ramsey’s firm Ramsey Solutions has maintained that crypto is not a good investment. “We’re not saying cryptocurrency is going to go away. And we’re not saying it’s horrible … But as things stand today, just say no,”...
Hong Kong’s SFC Issues Warning on Floki’s ‘Highly Risky’ Staking Programs
29.1.2024
A Hong Kong watchdog, the SFC, has cautioned investors about the enticing yet potentially risky ‘Floki Staking Program’ and ‘Tokenfi Staking Program,’ which offer high annualized returns without the required regulatory green light. SFC Warns Against Unregulated Floki...
Basel Banking Committee Proposes Stricter Guidelines to Classify Stablecoin as Less Risky Than Unbacked Cryptocurrencies
14.12.2023
BIS building in Basel, Switzerland. Source: Adobe/doganmesut The Basel Committee for Banking Supervision (BCBS) wants to tighten rules to classify stablecoins as less risky assets than Bitcoin (BTC) and other unbacked cryptocurrencies. In a recent consultative paper, the international standard...
SEC Warns Crypto Investments Can Be ‘Exceptionally Risky’
11.12.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has renewed its warning that investments in crypto assets can be “exceptionally risky.” The regulator stressed that crypto-related investments “continue to be replete with fraud, including bogus coin offerings, Ponzi and pyramid...
Filmmaker Makes Millions After Risky Dogecoin Bet Pays Off — Faces Netflix Lawsuit
25.11.2023
A U.S. filmmaker reportedly made a profit of more than $20 million from a bet on the cryptocurrency dogecoin. Netflix accuses the filmmaker of using funds meant for the production of a TV series to place risky bets on a biotech company, the S&P 500, and dogecoin. Rinsch Lost $5.9 Million in...
Bitcoin as Legal Tender: El Salvador’s Risky Financial Maneuver Struggles to Pay Off
24.11.2023
El Salvador Bitcoin. Source: RawBeautyPixels/Adobe More than two years after implementing Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender, El Salvador’s big crypto bet is still struggling to bear fruit. That includes the government’s own BTC investments, which still appear to be underwater due to...
Hollywood Meets Crypto: Director Uses Netflix Funds for Risky Dogecoin Bet
24.11.2023
Source: Boxoffice Movie Scenes / YouTube Carl Erik Rinsch, the director of “47 Ronin,” allegedly took nearly $60 million that Netflix gave him for a sci-fi series to invest in the crypto and stock markets. According to The New York Times, Netflix gave the director more than $55 million...
Dogecoin Futures Open Interest Jumps to 7B DOGE, Indicating Risky Bets
17.11.2023
Trading interest in DOGE bets rose over 40% in the past 24 hours to reach their highest levels since April
Lloyds Bank Issues ‘Urgent Warning’ on Rising Threat of Crypto Scams
16.11.2023
Lloyds Bank, a major retail and commercial bank in the U.K., has issued an “urgent warning” about the growing threat of cryptocurrency scams. “Crypto is a highly risky asset class and remains largely unregulated, which makes it an attractive area for fraudsters to exploit....
Are Meme Coins the Future of Cryptocurrency Investment, or a Risky Gamble?
10.11.2023
Honestly, there is no defined explanation for the term Meme coins; they are basically derived from the Memes that are viral on social media these days. It is a well-known fact that meme coins do not have any major use cases, and they just trend on the basis of viral news on the internet. So, …
Solana Tokens Sees Risky Bets Increase After End of Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
9.11.2023
Bonk took center stage in the Solana ecosystem in January as sentiment around the blockchain network took a hit in the aftermath of the Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX exchange debacle
Crypto Prices Sag But Bitcoin Minetrix Raises $820,000 for Secure Bitcoin Cloud Mining, While Risky Competitor Coin Fails DEXTools Audit
9.10.2023
Much-talked-about Bitcoin cloud-mining project Bitcoin Minetrix ($BTCMTX) has raised more than $822,000 from investors in a week as it sets out to revolutionize the industry by tokenizing Bitcoin cloud mining.
It looks like this carefully thought-through project and its innovative use case...