Comprado por última vez por $ 2 millones por año, los derechos de nombre marcarán un cripto primero entre las principales ligas deportivas estadounidenses

Según un informe de ayer del Miami Herald, el intercambio de criptomonedas FTX se está preparando para finalizar un acuerdo para patrocinar la casa del equipo de la Asociación Nacional de Baloncesto, el Miami Heat, una medida que otorgará al intercambio los derechos exclusivos de nomenclatura para la arena de 19.600

“El condado de Miami-Dade se está acercando a la firma de una compañía de criptomonedas para reemplazar a American Airlines como patrocinador de derechos de nombre del estadio del centro de Miami Heat, según varias fuentes, un acuerdo que entregaría a la NBA su primer lugar vinculado a bitcoin y otros monedas electrónicas ”, se lee en el informe.

El Herald también señaló que las “rutas de navegación de Internet” apuntan a que FTX se está preparando para la mudanza, con el registro del dominio de Internet “ftxarena.com”, así como la compra de los identificadores de redes sociales de FTXarena.

Los informes de 2019 indican que el condado estaba en el mercado de un nuevo patrocinador y esperaba cambiar el nombre de la arena para 2020. American Airlines anteriormente pagó $ 2 millones al año para patrocinar la arena.

La medida parece ser parte de una estrategia más amplia destinada a popularizar las criptomonedas y DeFi de las empresas e inversiones de SBF

En este caso, la decisión de adquirir los derechos de denominación de una arena popular podría ser producto del cofundador de Blockfolio, Edward Moncada. En la serie Top 100 de Cointelegraph , el perfil de Moncada (registró el puesto 17) hizo notar su interés en cómo las criptomonedas se cruzan con varios elementos de la cultura popular, incluidos los deportes:

“Ahora que es parte integral del marketing en FTX, y dada la pasión de Moncada por la marca y la comunicación masiva, Cointelegraph no se sorprendería al ver iniciativas importantes para dar a conocer tanto FTX como Blockfolio a una audiencia mucho más amplia, no cripto-nativa. Moncada ha comentado ampliamente sobre las sinergias demográficas entre los deportes, la música y las criptomonedas en ocasiones, y Cointelegraph prestará atención para ver si hay un mayor alcance en estos sectores “.

• Chefen för BIS säger att Bitcoin kan gå sönder.
• Carstens lyfter också fram utmaningarna från Stablecoins.
• Centralbanker bör utfärda digital valuta.

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) har varnat kryptoinvesterare att vara försiktiga med Bitcoin eftersom den ledande kryptotillgången kan gå sönder. Detta sägs i ett tal som hölls för Hoover Institution av bankchefen Agustin Carstens.

Carstens säger att Bitcoin kan gå sönder

Enligt Carstens skulle Bitcoin Pro bli mer utsatt för attacker när den närmar sig sitt totala 21 miljoner utbud. Detta skulle inte vara första gången som BIS-chefen skulle vara kritisk mot kryptotillgången.

År 2018 kallade han den digitala tillgången en bubbla, ett Ponzi-system och en miljökatastrof. Han tillade också att kryptotillgången var olämplig att ta plats för pengar på grund av dess volatilitet, höga transaktionskostnad och bristen på skydd för konsumenter och investerare. Han avslutar sedan med att säga att kryptotillgångar inte är en livskraftig butik med värden eller kontoenheter. Centralbanker plus finansiella myndigheter bör vara särskilt uppmärksamma på sambandet mellan dessa tillgångar och fiatvalutor.

Carstens betonar också att stallmynt också utgör några problem, särskilt när en privat institution stöder det; detta höjer styrningen. Han citerade exemplet på Vågen som föreslagits av Facebook som en av sådana Stablecoins med sådana problem.

Carstens uppmanar centralbanker att utfärda CBDC

BIS-chefen har uppmanat centralbankerna i världens länder att utfärda sin egen digitala bankvaluta (CBDC). Enligt Carstens, om det finns något behov av en digital valuta, bör det vara centralbankerna som utfärdar dem.

Det bör noteras att länder över hela världen redan har börjat arbeta med ett CBDC-projekt. Dessa länder vill utnyttja de framsteg som gjorts i Blockchain och kryptovaluta som Bitcoin för att producera en digital valuta som effektivt kommer att komplettera deras fiatvaluta.

Kina leder för närvarande paketet med sitt Digital Yuan-projekt. Det asiatiska landet har redan börjat köra ett andra test av Digital Yuan. Myndigheterna hade tidigare genomfört en testkörning av tillgången i oktober 2020. Då delades den digitala yuanen till ett värde av 3 miljoner dollar till 100 000 medborgare i landet via ett lotterisystem.

Andra länder som Japan, Ryssland, Bahamas och en mängd andra har också noterat tillväxt i sin strävan efter en nationell digital valuta. BIS har inrättat nav för att undersöka dessa projekt.

Bank of International Settlement är en Basel-baserad bank som fungerar som en centralbank för ländernas apex-bank.

Youtube star MrBeast recently started using Brave Browser Basic Attention Token (BAT) rewards. This opens up this cryptocurrency to a large audience.

Youtubeur MrBeast adopts Brave BAT

The news was relayed by batgrowth , a service which tracks the adoption of Brave Rewards. Yououtuber MrBeast currently has 50.2 million subscribers , so many people could be exposed to Basic Attention Token (BAT).

MrBeast’s interest in BAT is not entirely a surprise, the Youtubeur has already published several videos on the theme of cryptocurrency . It is also estimated that a good portion of his fortune is due to his investments in Crypto Genius, although the exact amounts are not known. As MrBeast’s account is “verified”, he may start receiving tips from his followers. He has not yet posted any content explaining how Brave and BAT work.

Le Basic Attention Token (BAT) de Brave profite du bull run

Brave’s BAT had a relatively unhurried 2020 year in terms of pricing. By August, however, the altcoin had managed to exceed $ 0.40 , but the soufflé had subsided, and the end of the year saw it exceed $ 0.25 only once. However, it is currently benefiting from the bull run and the enthusiasm that drives the altcoin markets.

For two days, the BAT price has been climbing sharply, taking + 28% and again approaching $ 0.30 :

Basic Attention Token BAT Brave course

This morning, the capitalization of the BAT amounts to 401 million dollars . It should be noted, however, that Brave’s assets are still far from their record level: they had reached 0.95 dollars in January 2018.

Brukere kan nå handle eiendeler mens de er låst som desentralisert finansiell sikkerhet.

Den desentraliserte finansnisje i krypto har vokst i 2020, og betaler brukerne renter på låste midler (sikkerhet) i bytte mot lån. DeFi-protokollen Aave presenterte nylig sin andre versjon, V2, og tilfører sektoren ytterligere potensial.

“I DeFi ble eiendeler som ble brukt som sikkerhet, bundet, men nå med V2 er det gratis å handle,” sier Aave-grunnlegger Stani Kulechov i et blogginnlegg torsdag. “Brukere kan handle med sine innskuddsmidler, i alle valutaer som støttes i Aave-protokollen, selv når de brukes som sikkerhet.”

Forskjellige kjepphuk DeFi-protokoller og deres relaterte eiendeler har økt i popularitet gjennom hele 2020. Ett prosjekts eiendel, YFI, til og med steget fra mindre enn $ 1.000 og oppover $ 38.000 i sommer. Mye av aktiviteten i DeFi-rommet dreier seg om å låse kryptoaktiva som sikkerhet på plattformer, og tjene renter mens du mottar lånte eiendeler i retur, som deretter omdisponeres.

Å tillate handel med låste eiendeler legger også til metoder for avviklingsbeskyttelse, postdetaljene. I tillegg viser Aaves versjon to flere andre fremskritt, inkludert forbedringer av flash-lån og bruk av sikkerhet for avstemming av lån, som i det vesentlige fjerner trinn og transaksjoner fra ligningen. Tidligere trengte en låntaker uten ekstern kapital flere sykluser med å trekke, bytte og delvis slukke gjeld for å stenge sin posisjon.

Andre oppdateringer i V2 inkluderer flash-avviklinger, batch-flash-lån, gjeldstokering, egen kredittdelegering, gassoptimalisering og lånerente-variasjoner. Når Aave overgår til sin andre versjon, har teamet konstruert parametere som lar brukerne opprettholde lån under flyttingen.

“Nylig ble AIP-3 overført for å gjøre overgangen fra V1 til V2 mer sømløs,” informerer Aave om innlegget. “Ved å bruke et Flash Loan-drevet migreringsverktøy, vil brukerne være i stand til å gjøre overgangen uten å måtte stenge sine V1-låneposisjoner,” legger oppskriften til. “Dette migreringsverktøyet vil bli introdusert senere, så hvis du har V1-posisjoner, trenger du ikke å lukke dem.”

Som om disse oppdateringene ikke var nok, la protokollen også til andre beskyttelsestiltak for den totale driften. “V2 introduserer også en Reserve Factor for å finansiere DAOs langsiktige bærekraft,” nevner innlegget.

DeFi beveger seg utrolig raskt, sett av antall raske utviklinger, matchet med elven av penger som raskt har sluttet seg til sektoren.

8 Bitcoin (BTC) distributors were closed and seized on French territory.

There are approximately 13,441 Bitcoin ATMs in 71 countries.

The Paris public prosecutor’s office placed under seal 8 Bitcoin Profit review distributors on December 18 for suspicion of aggravated money laundering and a failure to register with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF).

8 sealed dispensers

ATMs, also known as “ Bitcoin ATMs  ”, were operated under the Shitcoins brand.

France Info reports that the Lille judicial police are at the origin of the investigations, which led to the arrest and seizure of 200,000 euros in cash contained in the distributors. No arrest has yet taken place. A source close to the investigation explained:

We suspect the illicit nature of the funds because we have made the connection with a customs control at the Franco-Belgian border of employees of this company, with a little over 40,000 euros of dubious origin.

ATMs around the world

The number of distributors around the world has continued to increase. There are approximately 13,441 distributors in 71 countries.

In the United States alone, there are 11,196 ATMs or 83.2%, we find Canada and the United Kingdom in second and third places

According to Coinatmradar, there would remain only 3 distributors of BTC in activity on the French territory while more than 1,200 would be present in Europe.

Le commerce des produits dérivés de Bitcoin est en hausse ; une plateforme permet aux traders de parier sur un montant de 100 000 dollars BTC en septembre 2021.

A partir de jeudi, les utilisateurs de Deribit peuvent parier sur la monnaie phare de la cryptographie en atteignant 100 000 dollars via des contrats d’options qui expirent le 24 septembre 2021. Le prix d’exercice élevé a été établi à la suite d’une augmentation des volumes d’échanges quotidiens.

Dans le commerce des options, un prix d’exercice est la valeur qu’un contrat dérivé peut être acheté ou vendu lorsqu’il est exercé.

Deribit a traité 754 123 contrats d’options BTC en novembre, selon les documents marketing parus sur Twitter jeudi.

La bourse est actuellement cotée comme la dixième plus grande bourse de produits dérivés cryptés sur CoinMarketCap, ou CMC. Les volumes déclarés par le CMC peuvent ne pas refléter le chiffre d’affaires réel du marché en raison de problèmes méthodologiques liés à la manière dont les données sont collectées et déclarées.

Skew, le fournisseur d’analyse de données cryptographiques, a indiqué jeudi que Deribit est le plus grand marché de produits dérivés pour les transactions Bitcoin. L’entreprise a également déclaré que les transactions quotidiennes d’options sur BTC ont dépassé pour la première fois le milliard de dollars.

Deribit dit à Bitcoin.com :

“Nous avons vu un chiffre d’affaires total de 3,5 milliards de dollars aujourd’hui (sur 24 heures) […] Nous avons vu un chiffre d’affaires total de 1,4 milliard de dollars aujourd’hui (sur 24 heures).. :

Les plus fervents partisans de Bitcoin considèrent que le tirage au sort à six chiffres tant convoité est une évidence. Ce que certains ont trouvé choquant ces derniers temps, c’est que nombre des prévisions les plus optimistes proviennent de l’extérieur de la communauté de la CTB.

La Citibank a apparemment prédit un prix de 318 000 dollars pour l’année prochaine, tandis que le Guggenheim a demandé une évaluation à 400 000 dollars. En attendant, JPMorgan affirme que Bitcoin pourrait bientôt recevoir un catalyseur de 600 milliards de dollars, ce qui catapulterait les prix à un niveau nettement plus élevé.

La plateforme de dérivés cryptocurrentiels Deribit permet aux traders de parier sur un prix de 100 000 dollars pour le Bitcoin (BTC) – et dans un certain délai, pas moins.

Les montagnes russes de Bitcoin semblent se terminer sur une note positive alors que la monnaie numérique se bat pour atteindre de nouveaux sommets. Le prix a frôlé les 24 000 dollars jeudi, avant de reculer modestement. Bitcoin se négocie actuellement en dessous de 22 700 dollars, après avoir gagné 220 % depuis le début de l’année au moment de la publication.

It is not the only initiative of Square in the green area. Jack Dorsey’s company has also announced its plan to become a zero carbon company by 2030.

To do this, Square will use the collaboration with Watershed, which is responsible for accompanying companies towards climate change.

In order to achieve zero carbon emissions, Square will progressively reduce its carbon footprint, monitoring progress as early as the first quarter of 2021.

Amrita Ahuja, Chief Financial Officer of Square, said:

“The commitment to be a zero carbon net contributor is consistent with our goal of economic empowerment, as we will continue to work for our clients without contributing to long-term climate issues. Endangering the environment will ultimately disproportionately endanger needy communities around the world.

Square’s Bitcoin Clean Energy Investment Initiative

The Bitcoin Clean Energy Investment Initiative is also part of this path. This program was born from the fact that Cash App has purchased a huge amount of Bitcoin for its customers. However, the production of Bitcoin requires a lot of energy.

Square wants to support mining activities to use green technologies. The goal is to accelerate the transition to clean energy, not just carbon reduction.

To do this, Square also aims to expand its initiative to other companies.

Jack Dorsey explained in this regard:

“We believe that cryptocurrencies will eventually be powered entirely by clean energy, eliminating the carbon footprint and driving the adoption of renewable energy globally. Published estimates indicate that bitcoin already consumes a significant amount of clean energy, and we hope Square’s investment initiative will accelerate this conversion to renewable energy.

Bitcoin and energy consumption

One of Bitcoin’s problems is the fact that mining requires high energy consumption. As shown by the graph elaborated by the University of Cambridge, the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index is reaching very high levels, coinciding with the Bitcoin price increase.

Actually the energy consumption had dropped with the May 11 halving. In fact, with the halving of the miners’ premiums, many people also had to reduce consumption to get back into the costs. With the price increase, however, the activity of the miners has increased again.

Perhaps only the next halving could reduce Bitcoin’s impact on energy consumption.

The problem was known from the beginning, so much so that one of Bitcoin’s pioneers, Hal Finney, talked about it. However, to date no solution has been found.

Who knows if Jack Dorsey with his initiative will not succeed where for over 10 years Bitcoin supporters have failed.