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Solana Faces Renewed Criticism After 10th Downtime and Bumpy Restart, but Developers Remain Optimistic
28.2.2023
Following the initial incident on Feb. 25, Solana resolved the blockchain’s performance degradation after validators decided to restart the network. According to an outage report following more than 24 hours of downtime, Solana developers detailed that the “root cause is still unknown and under...
Original Bitcoin Wizard Artist Raises Nearly $150,000 in BTC via Lightning, Despite Criticism From Bitcoin Maximalists
21.2.2023
On Monday, crypto proponent Udi Wertheimer shared a story on Twitter explaining how he and the Taproot Wizards helped an artist who created the original 2013 bitcoin wizard meme raise nearly $150,000 in bitcoin. While the minting and sale were successful, Wertheimer explained that bitcoin...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Expresses Concern Over Rumors of SEC Ban on Crypto Staking for Retail Customers
9.2.2023
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, expressed concern about rumors that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may eliminate cryptocurrency staking for retail customers in the United States. Armstrong insisted that “staking is not a security” and that the trend allows users...
Makerdao Co-Founder Proposes $14 Million Fund to Combat Climate Change; Crypto Supporters Mock Idea
7.2.2023
Cryptocurrency advocates have been discussing a proposal by the founder of Makerdao, Rune Christensen, to fund a Scientific Sustainability Fund. An idea that aims to combat climate change and misinformation about energy solutions. Christensen is asking for 20,000 MKR tokens to move forward with...
Billionaire Michael Saylor Responds to Charlie Munger's Criticism of Bitcoin – This is What He Said
4.2.2023
Michael Saylor, the co-founder and former CEO of MicroStrategy, has addressed Charlie Munger's criticism of Bitcoin, claiming that he hasn’t taken the time to understand Bitcoin. ...
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Casting Stones From a Glass House: Yellen’s Comments on Zambia’s Debt Restructuring Draw Criticism From Chinese Embassy
24.1.2023
The Chinese embassy in Zambia denounced the United States over its debt limit and the “extraordinary measures” Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has implemented to stave off a U.S. debt default. Yellen said on Monday that it was very important that Zambia restructure its debt, but Zambia...
Sam Bankman-Fried Disputes FTX US ‘Shortfall’ Claims, Critics Skeptical of Excel Spreadsheet Defense
18.1.2023
Following an update from FTX debtors about the $5.5 billion discovered by administrators during an investigation, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) took to Twitter to share a blog post from his Substack newsletter. SBF stated that the presentation published by litigation firm Sullivan &...
Game of Thrones NFTs Sell Out Quickly, But Draw Criticism for ‘Poorly Drawn’ Characters
11.1.2023
The cryptocurrency community is discussing the new “Game of Thrones” non-fungible token (NFT) assets that were launched on the NFT marketplace niftys.com. The “Build Your Realm” collection sold out on Jan. 10, the day it was released. However, there have been complaints...
Solana-Based Bonk Inu NFTs Surge Tenfold After Mint, But Listing Attracts Criticism
11.1.2023
A certain feature on Magic Eden led to distraught among engaged community members
Community slams NYT for its latest 'sympathy piece' on FTX's Bankman-Fried
27.12.2022
The article bizarrely contrasts the alleged fraud carried out by Sam Bankman-Fried against gang violence on the Bahamian island of New Providence
Binance joins lobbying group as criticism of the exchange ramps up
20.12.2022
The exchange has come under increasing pressure from critics after the collapse of its rival, FTX
Cardano’s MuesliSwap introduces ‘organic APR,’ drawing praise, criticism
7.12.2022
The new feature increases token emissions if more liquidity is put into the pool. Crypto Twitter is divided, to say the least
New York Times Gets Mocked for Allowing Sam Bankman-Fried to Speak at Dealbook Summit
24.11.2022
The former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) says he plans to speak with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the annual New York Times Dealbook Summit on Nov. 30, according to a tweet he published on Nov. 23. SBF’s tweet received quite a bit of response and its unconfirmed as to whether or not the former...
Elon Musk Slams Semafor’s ‘Journalistic Integrity’ — Tesla Exec Says ‘Semafor Is Owned’ by FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
23.11.2022
Following the significant amount of criticism directed at mainstream media publications for a lack of journalistic integrity while reporting on FTX executives, Tesla’s executive Elon Musk called out the news website Semafor because the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was a lead investor....
Crypto community reacts to mainstream media coverage of FTX’s implosion: criticism, misogyny and more
19.11.2022
The crypto community has criticized Forbes magazine for dubbing Caroline Ellison “Queen Caroline” and “a new darling of the alt-right.”
Ether staking withdrawal schedule removal faces harsh criticism
17.11.2022
Twitter users called out the removal of the ETH staking timeframe and with one describing staked ETH as a “non-redeemable” investment
FTX Suspends Customer Signups After Widespread Criticism
10.11.2022
The exchange is facing an acute liquidity crisis
DeFi faces criticism for denying user access based on wallet content
8.11.2022
Entrepreneur Brad Mills said that decentralized finance rebuilt everything wrong with Wall Street on a blockchain
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Calls Today’s Metaverse a ‘Poorly Built Video Game’
29.10.2022
Phil Spencer, CEO of gaming at Microsoft and head of Xbox, directed some criticism at the idea of the metaverse and how it is being executed. Spencer remarked that for him, the current metaverse is a “poorly built video game,” but also that the sector was still in its early stages...
Report: US Central Bank Loses Billions From Rate Hikes, ‘Losses Pile up Into an IOU’
25.10.2022
While the U.S. Federal Reserve ramped up the benchmark bank rate with a barrage of rate hikes, U.S. Treasury markets and global bond markets, in general, have seen one of the worst selloffs in over a decade. The Fed’s actions has fueled criticism toward the U.S. central bank as some strategists...