Bitcoin symbol on computer keyboard
Editorial 15 November 2023

Bitcoin must have utility before it can become anything

BTC’s ‘consumption of energy’ has no objective foundation; it is not the consumption of energy that determines the price, but the other way around, that is, BTC price drives its energy consumption.

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Business 18 October 2023

Introducing Asset Layer v2 with Unity

The Asset Layer v2 update includes major improvements for developers catering to the massively growing gaming vertical, like email-based login, interoperable cross-game currencies, and more.

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Business 31 August 2023

Code is not law

In this article, the author delves into the popular phrase 'code is law,' the practical realities of smart contracts, and the legal aspects behind the technology.

CBDC Central Bank Digital Currency
Business 30 August 2023

What CBDC?

Contrary to what many believe, CBDC cannot change a nation's monetary policy but is merely a currency for transmitting money, be it fiat or a real commodity.

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Business 16 August 2023

This amicus brief for Coinbase is so wrong

In this article, ZeMing Gao looks into the amicus brief for Coinbase, why speculation drives regulators to enact securities laws, and how an asset is classified as a security.

HyperText Transfer Protocol and World Wide Web acronyms on search engine
Tech 14 August 2023

Blockchain and HTTP/S

HTTP/S is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web; it is programmed using HTML (HyperText Markup Language), which has codes to express various HTML elements.