Do Kwon Cancels Crypto?!

This week has been utter madness, everyone’s eyes were locked on the car crash catastrophe that was UST. It’s failings that were due to its algorithmic nature, yield cuts and token dumps from big money investors. Do Kwon is watching all of this unfold and really understanding the true definition of karma. 

UST and LUNA Crash

What was one of the largest stablecoins, TerraUSD (UST), fell from grace after it depegged from its $1 value on Monday and since dropped as much as 70% to $0.2998, when it was never supposed to deviate from the dollar-equivalent value. Recently, the blockchain behind the Luna token stopped processing new transactions for the second time in less than a day.

WWOC: Vatican Museum to open an NFT gallery of its art collection

The Vatican Museum will be using launching an NFT gallery to launch great Itallian artists into the metaverse. The partnership between the Vatican’s non-profit organization Humanity 2.0 Foundation and Sensorium promises to create the first-ever virtual reality (VR) and non-fungible token (NFT) gallery, hosting the Vatican’s art, content and academic initiatives, including manuscripts and masterpieces.

What we cover in this episode

• Crypto market recap

• TerraLuna and UST Crash

• Do Kwons Doh Moments

• Weird World of Crypto

• Big Interviews Lined Up

• Final Thoughts

If you or anyone that you know has been affected by this crash and is looking for someone to talk to, local resources can be found here: https://checkpointorg.com/global/

TODAYS SPONSOR: YIELD APP

Yield App is an innovative digital asset wealth platform that allows you to earn passive income on the world’s leading digital assets. What we really like about Yield App is that it’s a licensed fintech company built by a team with a strong background in traditional finance.

Yield App offers instant asset conversions, fiat on-ramp, auto compounding, and security features such as activity log, transaction history, and more. Simply deposit your digital assets and click earn to start receiving daily rewards!

And if you’re a corporate client Yield App offers a secure treasury for your digital assets. Its dedicated relationship management team is on hand 24/7 to facilitate a stress-free experience.

Ways to connect with Cryptopulse

Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_pulse   

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crypto_pulse    

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cryptopulse    

Website: http://www.cryptopulse.co.uk  

Ways to connect with Kevin and Ben

Kevin Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinBasham   

Ben Twitter: https://twitter.com/bdrsquared    

Thanks for listening and don’t forget to subscribe so you can be notified when we release a new episode.

About Cryptopulse

Downloaded & listened to in over 140 countries. Cryptopulse is here to guide you through the crypto universe with thought-provoking topics, in-depth knowledge & information to help you make informed decisions.

Spotlight: @Pay, Blockchain Powered eCommerce

SPONSORED EPISODE: In this episode, Kevin and Ben chat with Adam and Omar from @Pay, an eCommerce platform melding “Buy Now, Pay Later” with the DeFi world. In the interview, we talk about the @Pay story, the popularity of BNPL and how merchants view the DeFi space.

What we cover in this episode:

• What problems is @Pay trying to solve?
• The story behind @Pay
• The popularity of BNPL compared to credit cards
• How does the reward token work?
• How are merchants accepting the DeFi world?
• How fast are transactions on the platform?
• How easy is it to intergrate @Pay into online stores?
• Final thoughts

Ways to connect with @Pay:

Website: https://atpay.io/ 

Telegram: https://t.me/atpayio 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/atpayio 

Medium: https://medium.com/@atpay 

TODAYS SPONSOR: YIELD APP

Yield App is an innovative digital asset wealth platform that allows you to earn passive income on the world’s leading digital assets. What we really like about Yield App is that it’s a licensed fintech company built by a team with a strong background in traditional finance.

Yield App offers instant asset conversions, fiat on-ramp, auto compounding, and security features such as activity log, transaction history, and more. Simply deposit your digital assets and click earn to start receiving daily rewards!

And if you’re a corporate client Yield App offers a secure treasury for your digital assets. Its dedicated relationship management team is on hand 24/7 to facilitate a stress-free experience.

Ways to connect with Cryptopulse

Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_pulse   

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crypto_pulse    

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cryptopulse    

Website: http://www.cryptopulse.co.uk  

Ways to connect with Kevin and Ben

Kevin Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinBasham   

Ben Twitter: https://twitter.com/bdrsquared    

Thanks for listening and don’t forget to subscribe so you can be notified when we release a new episode.

About Cryptopulse

Downloaded & listened to in over 140 countries. Cryptopulse is here to guide you through the crypto universe with thought-provoking topics, in-depth knowledge & information to help you make informed decisions.

Is it Game Over for Easy Money?!

The US Federal Reserve has had another meeting this week, deciding unanimously to increase the interest rates by half a percentage point, setting the scene for economies to do the same around the world. With more interest rate hikes planned throughout the year, does this mean the end of “easy money” for crypto investments?

US makes biggest interest rate rise in 22 years

The US central bank announced its biggest interest rate increase in more than two decades, increasing its benchmark rate by 0.5 percentage points to a target rate range of between 0.75% and 1%. This of course follows on the 0.25 percentage point increase in March. 

BINANCE invests $500 Million towards Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition

Binance, one of the largest global crypto exchanges, has shown up in a list of 18 other investors giving Elon Musk financial backing for his twitter acquisition. Binance is one of the only crypto related companies on the list, but the company is committing to invest $500 million towards Musk’s plan.

Microstrategy would face margin call if Bitcoin drops below $21,000

Microstrategy has amassed more than 129,000 bitcoin since the software company began buying the cryptocurrency with debt in 2020. CFO Phong Le recently said in an earnings call that the coin would have to drop below $21,000 before the company would have a margin call

WWOC: Looking Back to Indian Prime Minister’s social media mishap.

Looking back at one of our favourite weird crypto stories of the past, Ben and Kevin recall the story of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his social media fiasco where he promised his citizens free BTC.

What we cover in this episode:

• US and UK inflation rate hikes

• Crypto Market predictions

• Binance invests in Musk Twitter Acquisition

• Microstrategy would face market call if Bitcoin fell under $21,000

• Weird World of Crypto

• Final thoughts

TODAYS SPONSOR: YIELD APP

Yield App is an innovative digital asset wealth platform that allows you to earn passive income on the world’s leading digital assets. What we really like about Yield App is that it’s a licensed fintech company built by a team with a strong background in traditional finance.
Yield App offers instant asset conversions, fiat on-ramp, auto compounding, and security features such as activity log, transaction history, and more. Simply deposit your digital assets and click earn to start receiving daily rewards!
And if you’re a corporate client Yield App offers a secure treasury for your digital assets. Its dedicated relationship management team is on hand 24/7 to facilitate a stress-free experience.

Ways to connect with Cryptopulse

Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_pulse   
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crypto_pulse    
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cryptopulse    
Website: http://www.cryptopulse.co.uk  

Ways to connect with Kevin and Ben

Kevin Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinBasham   
Ben Twitter: https://twitter.com/bdrsquared    
Thanks for listening and don’t forget to subscribe so you can be notified when we release a new episode.

About Cryptopulse

Downloaded & listened to in over 140 countries. Cryptopulse is here to guide you through the crypto universe with thought-provoking topics, in-depth knowledge & information to help you make informed decisions.

Spotlight: Kaddex, The Evolution of DeFi

In this episode, Kevin and Ben chat with Kaddex CEO Nicolas Ramsrud and CGO Grant Gerber to talk about Kadena, the innovations the DEX is bringing to the market as well as asking some questions from the community.

What we cover in this episode:

• How did Grant and Nicholas get involved in the cryptosphere
• What problems are the Kaddex team tring to solve?
• Whats the process been building on the Kadena block-chain
• The Kaddex DAO
• How is the DAO funded?
• How is Kaddex preventing bad actors gaming it’s platform
• Questions from the community
• Is there any innovation that Grant and Nicholas is looking forward to in the future?
• Final Thoughts

Ways to connect with Kaddex:

Website:
https://kaddex.com/ 

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kaddexofficial 

Discord:
https://discord.com/invite/QSJpHRFDcv 

Telegram:

https://t.me/KaddeXofficial 

TODAYS SPONSOR: YIELD APP

Yield App is an innovative digital asset wealth platform that allows you to earn passive income on the world’s leading digital assets. What we really like about Yield App is that it’s a licensed fintech company built by a team with a strong background in traditional finance.

Yield App offers instant asset conversions, fiat on-ramp, auto compounding, and security features such as activity log, transaction history, and more. Simply deposit your digital assets and click earn to start receiving daily rewards!

And if you’re a corporate client Yield App offers a secure treasury for your digital assets. Its dedicated relationship management team is on hand 24/7 to facilitate a stress-free experience.

Ways to connect with Cryptopulse

Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_pulse   

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crypto_pulse    

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cryptopulse    

Website: http://www.cryptopulse.co.uk  

Ways to connect with Kevin and Ben

Kevin Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinBasham   

Ben Twitter: https://twitter.com/bdrsquared    

Thanks for listening and don’t forget to subscribe so you can be notified when we release a new episode.

About Cryptopulse

Downloaded & listened to in over 140 countries. Cryptopulse is here to guide you through the crypto universe with thought-provoking topics, in-depth knowledge & information to help you make informed decisions.

Spotlight: UniX Gaming & The Play-To-Earn Revolution

SPONSORED EPISODE: In this episode of Spotlight, Kevin and Ben chat with founder and CEO of UniX Gaming Mirko Basil to talk about the company, Mirko’s journey from e-sports player to play-to-earn platform founder and the future of digital assets in the gaming industry.

Who is Mirko Basil?

Mirko Basil is CEO and Founder of UniX gaming, a “GameFi” company that focuses on the play-to-earn gaming space and helping onboard GameFi projects into their metaverse. Mirko has a background in esports with Mouse E-Sports in Hamburg and previous experience working in the cruise ship industry for 9+ years.

What we cover in this episode:

• Mirko’s journey from esports to company founder
• What is UniX gaming?
• What is a guild?
• Is play-to-earn the future?
• The future of jobs in gaming in the metaverse?
• UniX Gaming’s scholarship program
• Gaming industry progress moving into Web3 model
• Company’s future
• Final thoughts

Ways to connect with UniX Gaming:

Website:
https://www.unixgaming.org/
Discord:
https://discord.com/invite/unix
Telegram:
https://t.me/unix_token

TODAYS SPONSOR: YIELD APP

Yield App is an innovative digital asset wealth platform that allows you to earn passive income on the world’s leading digital assets. What we really like about Yield App is that it’s a licensed fintech company built by a team with a strong background in traditional finance.

Yield App offers instant asset conversions, fiat on-ramp, auto compounding, and security features such as activity log, transaction history, and more. Simply deposit your digital assets and click earn to start receiving daily rewards!

And if you’re a corporate client Yield App offers a secure treasury for your digital assets. Its dedicated relationship management team is on hand 24/7 to facilitate a stress-free experience.

Ways to connect with Cryptopulse 

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/crypto_pulse   

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crypto_pulse    
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cryptopulse    

Website:
http://www.cryptopulse.co.uk  

Ways to connect with Kevin and Ben

Kevin Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinBasham   

Ben Twitter: https://twitter.com/bdrsquared    

Thanks for listening and don’t forget to subscribe so you can be notified when we release a new episode.

About Cryptopulse

Downloaded & listened to in over 140 countries. Cryptopulse is here to guide you through the crypto universe with thought-provoking topics, in-depth knowledge & information to help you make informed decisions.

Blair, Bahamas and Bored Apes

This week has been hectic in the Crypto-sphere! The inaugural Crypto Bahamas is wrapping up, one of the biggest NFT communities was hacked and one of the biggest wallstreet fraudsters has become a crypto fanatic. Kevin and Ben take a deep dive into this weekly crypto round up, as well as take a look at an exclusive statement given by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change in regards to UK’s future in crypto innovation.

Crypto Bahamas and Statement from Tony Blair Institute

This week, the inaugural Crypto Bahamas presented by FTX and SALT has come to a close. This conference has stirred up a lot of conversations, weather that’s arguments about weather Bill Clinton and Tony Blair were suitable candidates for being speakers at the event to praise to the Bahamas for having friendlier regulations. We read an exclusive statement given to Cryptopulse from the Tony Blair Institue for Global Change in regards to UK’s potential to head DeFi innovation.

Revolut CEO eyes expansion into mortgages, crypto wallets

Digital banking platform Revolut is working on expanding into decentralized cryptocurrency wallets and is also looking at the mortgage sector, its CEO said, as the London-based company pushes ahead with its strategy to become a so-called “superapp”. Revolut, which currently offers payments services, crypto trading, savings accounts and stock trading, is focused in the short-term on expanding its remittance offerings and launching a buy now, pay later product. But the financial technology company has more work to do to become a one-stop shop for financial services, said CEO Nik Storonsky.

A hacker swindled about $3 million in NFTs after infiltrating Bored Ape Yacht Club’s social media accounts

The Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Instagram and Discord accounts were hacked Monday. The attacker seized control of the BAYC Instagram account and sent a phishing post that many followers were fooled into clicking on, connecting their crypto wallets to the hacker’s “smart contract” – a mechanism for implementing a crypto transaction. That enabled the attacker to steal the assets held in the wallets, seizing control of four Bored Apes, as well as a host of other NFTs with an estimated total value of $3m. 

Weird World of Crypto: Wolf of Wall-Street Jordan Belfort sells crypto course for 1BTC 

Jordan Belfort, most notably known as THE Wolf of Wallstreet, has lived a crazy life, but who would have predicted the reformed high-financier would be an advocate of crypto currency? This month, at his house in Miami Beach, he hosted nine blockchain enthusiasts and entrepreneurs for a weekend-long crypto workshop — a chance to hang out with the Wolf and enjoy an “intimate financial experience” with his crypto-industry friends” 

What We Cover In This Episode

• Crypto Bahamas is finishing up this week
• Revolut CEO eyes expansion into mortgages, crypto wallets 
• Bored Ape Yacht Club social-media hack
• Wolf of Wall-Street Jordan Belfort sells crypto course for 1BTC 
• Final Thoughts

TODAYS SPONSOR: YIELD APP

Yield App is an innovative digital asset wealth platform that allows you to earn passive income on the world’s leading digital assets. What we really like about Yield App is that it’s a licensed fintech company built by a team with a strong background in traditional finance.
Yield App offers instant asset conversions, fiat on-ramp, auto compounding, and security features such as activity log, transaction history, and more. Simply deposit your digital assets and click earn to start receiving daily rewards!
And if you’re a corporate client Yield App offers a secure treasury for your digital assets. Its dedicated relationship management team is on hand 24/7 to facilitate a stress-free experience.

Ways to connect with Cryptopulse

Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_pulse   
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crypto_pulse    
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cryptopulse    
Website: http://www.cryptopulse.co.uk  

Ways to connect with Kevin and Ben

Kevin Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinBasham   
Ben Twitter: https://twitter.com/bdrsquared    
Thanks for listening and don’t forget to subscribe so you can be notified when we release a new episode.

About Cryptopulse

Downloaded & listened to in over 140 countries. Cryptopulse is here to guide you through the crypto universe with thought-provoking topics, in-depth knowledge & information to help you make informed decisions.

Full Statement by Martin Carkett, Policy Lead at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change:

“While there is significant debate over how to define, restrict or embrace crypto, the Tony Blair Institute believes that governments need to strike the right balance between appropriate regulation to guard against risks while still fostering progress and innovation.  
“Crypto and Distributed Ledger Technologies are going to play a defining role in the 21st century and it’s right that the government is aiming to make the UK – which has long- standing strengths in the financial services industry – a global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment. 
“Bringing stablecoins within regulation, introducing a financial market infrastructure sandbox and a Financial Conduct Authority-led ‘CryptoSprint’ are all sensible approaches. It is particularly encouraging to see that policy makers will be working more closely with industry through a ministerial led engagement group.   
 “The UK is well positioned to get out ahead of other major economies in this space, but it needs to double down on its efforts to ensure it takes this opportunity. For example, the UK needs to move more quickly and decisively on a potential Bank of England Central Bank Digital Currency, on fostering innovation in DeFi as well as cryptoassets and on exploring feasibility and potential benefits of using DLT for sovereign debt instruments.”