Bitcoin Holds Tight Below $20K; Blockchain Protocol Cardano Arrives on Robinhood. Who Cares?

“We know that despite the moribund state of markets, many hedge funds, family offices, venture funds and even pension funds and endowments are looking seriously at the long-term benefits of including crypto in their portfolios. Below I lay out why post-Merge ether could figure prominently in their future allocations.” (CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey) … “Call me the world’s happiest cynic, then, because when I predicted the utter and catastrophic failure of Facebook’s rebranding as “Meta” starting less than a year ago, I genuinely didn’t think it would all unravel as quickly and ignominiously as it has. Horizon Worlds, Meta’s intended metaverse, went live in December and, my god, it has been downhill from there.” (CoinDesk columnist David Z. Morris) … [email protected]’s R&D is now working on enterprise-grade applications of the #LightningNetwork technology, including the enterprise Lightning wallet, @saylor said at #BH2022. (CoinDesk investigative reporter Anna Baydakova)