• Aug 09, 2024

BlackRock’s Wei Li Sees Risk of Donald Trump Challenging Fed’s Independence

(Bloomberg) -- Treasury investors should consider the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency after the Republican candidate said he would look to influence US monetary policy if elected, according to Wei Li, global chief investment strategist at BlackRock. Most Read from BloombergHow a Tiny Midwestern Town Became a Mecca for Modern ArchitectureAfrica’s Richest City Needs $12 Billion to Fix InfrastructureNYC Subway Riders See ‘Exceptionally High’ Air PollutionWhen Climate Funds Pay for Highway

  • Aug 09, 2024

Atari Revives Its Classic ‘Breakout’ Game on Ethereum Layer-2 Base

Legendary game publisher Atari is back with its next augmented version of a classic video game, this time bringing the 1976 classic Breakout to Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network Base. As a part of Base’s “OnChain Summer,” players can compete against others for a top spot on the Atari Breakout leaderboard. The players with the highest scores will have a chance to win weekly prizes, including a retro 2600+ game console, gift cards, and more. ? OᑎᑕᕼᗩIᑎ ᔑᑌᗰᗰEᖇ ? The Onchain Arcade is back with...

  • Aug 09, 2024

This Week in Coins: Bitcoin Ends in the Red, but Some Alts Survive a Crazy Week

Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt. When people talk about crypto’s volatile nature, they’re referring to weeks like this.  Bitcoin was at one point trading for below $50,000 per coin on Monday after a jobs report sparked fears that the U.S. economy was headed in the wrong direction. And a phenomenon dubbed the “carry trade”—a well-known trick where traders around the world use a different currency to buy risk assets denominated in dollars—seemed to be coming undone when the Japanese y...