Aniket Verma
Cryptocurrency Staff Writer at Benzinga
Web3 Journalist cum analyst
Journalist with 4+ years of working in digital newsrooms with experience in news writing, publishing, and content management. Tangled up in the web of cryptocurrencies and blockchains lately.
Contrary to most who are primarily interested in merely tracking price movements of cryptos, Aniket's focus is on examining the niche intersection between cryptocurrencies and traditional finance.
A so-so Bitcoin maximalist, Aniket has a strong disdain for memecoins and the unfounded frenzy they seem to generate every market season.
Coming from a strong engineering background, Aniket previously worked as a Content Manager for TV9 Network.
Before his stint over there, he was an Associate Multimedia News Producer at Reuters.
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Publications
- Benzinga8 articles
- Benzinga5 articles
- Benzinga.com
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Bybit's Mega Ethereum Hack Sparks Hard Fork Divide—A Choice Between Preventing Kim Jong Un's Nuclear Ambitions And Blockchain Immutability?28 Feb—BenzingaThe $1.4 billion Ethereum ETH/USD theft from cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has not only sent shockwaves through the market but also revived a long-standing contentious debate—implementing a hard fork to recover hacked funds. The enormity of the hack, considered the biggest in cryptocurrency history, and the involvement of North Korea's state-backed Lazarus Group have motivated these demands. Blockchain technologist Samson Mow argued that rolling back the Ethereum chain would hinder Kim Jong...
Can Your Bitcoin Be Confiscated If Trump Establishes A National Reserve? Analyst Says Government Can Employ Carrot-And-Stick Policy2 Dec 2024—BenzingaThe expectations of a U.S. strategic Bitcoin BTC/USD reserve have skyrocketed following Donald Trump's presidential victory, with the cryptocurrency sector firmly behind the ambitious idea. Trump called for a strategic national Bitcoin stockpile at a conference earlier this year, while also advocating against selling state-owned Bitcoin stash. While nothing concrete has come from Trump since this advocacy, his Republican colleagues, especially Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.), have proposed...
Trump-Harris Showdown Shines Spotlight On 'Foreign-Influenced' Polymarket: Early Investor Claims Prediction Markets More Reliable As They Offer 'Economic Bounty On Truth'29 Oct 2024—BenzingaThe U.S. election cycle is racing to an exciting fish as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris prepare for a showdown on Nov. 5 to determine who'll be the next White House resident. While candidates look for ways to boost their campaigns, a significant spotlight has fallen on prediction markets—platforms where people trade on the outcome of world events. The Polymarket Question Polymarket, a cryptocurrency-based betting platform, has seen a whopping $2.5 billion wagered on the outcome of the U.S....
Bitcoin Crashed Alongside Stocks, Is It No More The Outlier? - Analyst Calls Comparison With Traditional Safe Haven Gold 'Ludicrous'7 Aug 2024—BenzingaLeading cryptocurrencies mirrored the stock market decline this week, with barometer Bitcoin BTC/USD plummeting to lows not seen since February. Bitcoin's downswing ignited a fresh debate around its store of value narrative, a major sticking point between advocates of the cryptocurrency and its skeptics. The concerns were exacerbated by the fact that gold, the traditional safe-haven asset, dropped a little over 1% on Monday, while "digital gold" cratered 16%. Hence, it begs the question — Is...
