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The Weekend Shift: Twitter, Elon Musk, and Crypto
The most interesting reads, podcasts, charts, and opinions from the internet this weekend — curated for you by the Protos newsroom.
Bitcoin miners could threaten Paraguay’s power stability
Experts warn Paraguay may face nationwide energy troubles thanks to an increase in unregulated bitcoin mining.
Premier League ditches ConsenSys, picks Sorare for NFT launch
The Premier League planned to launch the scheme with New York-based ConsenSys but now looks likely to ink a £30M per-year deal with Sorare.
— Crypto
Brookings Institution disputes claim that crypto improves financial inclusion
Think tank giant Brookings has a new report claiming that crypto that does not help improve financial access for underprivileged populations.
— Blockchain, Crypto
Twitter goes private… and decentralized?
Now Elon Musk owns Twitter and with plans to take it private, the question remains, will we soon be seeing a Twitter Token?
— Crypto, Regulation
Crypto trading ponzi scheme PGI Group shut down in UK
For the low purchase of $500,000, members of PGI Group had the chance to earn unlimited returns on their bitcoin... but shockingly didn't.
UK police say even £100M not enough to properly police crypto
Senior figures are worried that the UK's top crypto crime experts are choosing lucrative private sector positions over police jobs.
Stealthy crypto miners loot altcoins with GitHub trial accounts
The tactic, called “freejacking,” involves taking over the computing power allocated for free trial accounts on platforms like GitHub.
Troubled BitMEX loses chief exec amid BMEX token delays
BitMEX conducted an ICO and had hoped for it to be trading already, but there are many questions about why BMEX is needed at all.