IntroductionWhen you hear the name Roger Ver also known as Bitcoin Jesus, you probably think of early Bitcoin investments, evangelism of the asset, and the controversial fork into Bitcoin Cash. He was once affectionately or ironically called Bitcoin Jesus for his passionate advocacy for Bitcoin and later Bitcoin Cash. But behind that public persona there…
Georg BrameshuberIntroductionWhen you hear the name Roger Ver also known as Bitcoin Jesus, you probably think of early Bitcoin investments, evangelism of the asset, and the controversial fork into Bitcoin Cash. He was once affectionately or ironically called Bitcoin Jesus for his passionate advocacy for Bitcoin and later Bitcoin Cash. But behind that public persona there…
In mid October 2025, the Swiss gambling regulator Gespa filed a criminal complaint with the competent prosecution authorities alleging that FIFA’s blockchain based NFT platform, FIFA Collect, is operating unlicensed gambling services in Switzerland. The complaint asserts that FIFA Collect offers various “competitions” (such as drops, challenges, airdrops) in which participation requires a monetary stake,…
I. With Babylon and Bob, True Bitcoin DeFi Emerges For years, Bitcoin has been the digital asset with the deepest liquidity and strongest network security, yet largely absent from DeFi. This landscape has fundamentally changed with Babylon and BOB (Build on Bitcoin). Babylon Labs is developing a trustless Bitcoin vault architecture that enables native BTC…
My name is Elisabeth Mühlbacher, and I am on a mission. I studied art history and image science, and I worked in a traditional gallery. Yet I soon realized that digital art is the defining art form of the 21st century. We are living through a cultural and technological renaissance. Over the past months,…
Validvent advised Airdrop Whale: USD 500,000 farmed over 600 integrations - Blast, ZkSync, Starknet Validvent assisted an airdrop farmer with portfolio management and documentation for crypto transactions across more than 220 unique addresses on several EVM-compatible blockchains, including emerging networks like Blast, ZkSync, and Starknet. The project included over 600 integrations, involving 40,000+ transactions with…
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Convergence of AI and Blockchain at the EUBOF Conclusion Workshop On 8 May 2024, Mariana de la Roche Wills participated in the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum (EUBOF) Conclusion Workshop, hosted at the European Commission. Her contribution focused on the convergence between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain, exploring how these technologies interact and what this…