Marathon Digital (MARA) is on pace to become the largest publicly listed bitcoin miner this year, Jefferies said in a note on Friday. An analyst from Jefferies started coverage with a 12-month price target of $51, implying a 158% increase from the stock’s recent closing price. “MARA is on track to be the largest publicly […]

BSTX, a joint venture between tZero and Boston Options Exchange (BOX) Digital Markets, has received the green light from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate a blockchain based securities exchange. BSTX is aiming for immediate or accelerated settlement (T+0 or T+1) thanks to the transactions taking place on the blockchain. It will […]

In 1992, writer Neal Stephenson released his third novel, titled “Snow Crash.” In it, Stephenson’s characters interact in a completely digital environment where appearances can be changed on a whim and digital real estate is just as valuable as its real-life counterpart. Stephenson called his digital environment “the Metaverse.” Twenty-eight years later, public companies like […]

The transparency of blockchains is often marketed as a benefit. It’s not. Main Street financial consumers are never going to adopt blockchain-based financial tools as long as blockchains are radically transparent. Regular folks have secrets that they want to keep. One of the most promising use cases for blockchains is decentralized finance (DeFi). The people […]