Microsoft to vote on Bitcoin, Peter Todd in hiding, and other news: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 20 – 26

The function apiRequest takes a URL as a parameter and makes a fetch request to that URL. If the response is successful and the status in the JSON data is ‘success’, it returns the JSON data. Otherwise, it rejects the promise with an error. The function also catches any errors that occur during the fetch request and rejects the promise with the error message.

An example usage of this function is fetching data from a specific endpoint related to updating view count for a post in a magazine website. Once the data is received, it logs the data to the console. If there is an error during the request, it logs the error to the console as well.

Microsoft shareholders are preparing to vote on whether the company should consider adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet. This proposal comes after a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The vote is set to take place in December, and the board of Microsoft is currently recommending against it, citing their existing evaluation of various investable assets, including Bitcoin.

Another notable news is regarding Peter Todd, a renowned cryptographer, who has been forced into hiding after an HBO documentary falsely claimed that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the alleged creator of Bitcoin. Todd has denied these claims and expressed concerns over his safety due to the documentary’s misleading allegations.

Additionally, a hacker involved in a fake Bitcoin ETF incident has pleaded not guilty in court, and the hacker responsible for the Bitfinex wallet theft returned a significant portion of the stolen funds back to the US government. Furthermore, a homeowner’s lawsuit over a cryptocurrency scam loss was rejected on appeal by a US court.