Polkadot is Now a Fully Interoperable Multichain
6.5.2022
Polkadot recently completed its upgrade that facilitates parachain-to-parachain messaging on the network. The platform is using XCM cross-consensus messaging to enable the same. This latest upgrade allowed the Polkadot parachain network to officially become a completely interoperable multichain...
Bitcoin's rocky road to becoming a risk-off asset: analysts investigate
6.5.2022
Bitcoin has long been known as a “store of value,” but is the world’s largest cryptocurrency transitioning to becoming a risk-off asset in 2022?
Bitcoin Extends Sell-Off Despite Luna Buying, Strong On-Chain Data
6.5.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and other major cryptoassets fell sharply over the past day, as stock markets around the world reversed earlier gains to losses after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised rates by 50 basis points. The sharp fall came despite massive bitcoin buying by Luna Foundation Guard...
Bitcoin Breaks Bullish Trendline; US Jobs Data Eyed
6.5.2022
An above-forecast U.S. wage-growth figure may revive expectations of a 75 basis point Fed rate hike and bring more volatility to markets
Victoria VR – Bringing Gaming to Blockchain & Users Together by Metaverse
6.5.2022
Virtual reality or VR history goes back much further than most would think. In 1956, Cinematographer Morton Heilig created the Sensorama, the first VR machine, and it was a bulky booth that seated four. Through the combination of multiple technologies, the machine stimulated audio, visual...
New Bitcoin Benefit Plan Launched for Employees by Swan Bitcoin
6.5.2022
Swan Bitcoin, a Bitcoin-only fintech company, has introduced a new scheme to make Bitcoin purchases easier for employees. Named Bitcoin Benefit Plan, it will allow users to set a fixed and automated purchase of the digital asset every month. Surprisingly, several employers from the Los Angeles...
Africa’s top golfers to shoot for Bitcoin prize on Sunshine Tour
6.5.2022
Africa’s top golfers are set to receive Bitcoin prize money after ground-breaking sponsorship of the Sunshine Tour
Nine Out of Ten Central Banks Exploring Digital Currency, BIS Says
6.5.2022
CMC Markets Plans a Technology Hub In Manchester
6.5.2022
CMC Markets plans to open a technology hub in Manchester to decentralize its operations from London. For this purpose, CMC Markets has already invested over GBP 100 million in the firm’s platforms and systems. Opening a new technology hub is a part of the firm’s high growth strategy....
Bitcoin Sell-Off Continues as Asian Markets Fall Amid Weak China Cues
6.5.2022
Bitcoin continues losses as major markets around Asia end the week
SEC approves Valkyrie's Bitcoin futures ETF
6.5.2022
Last month, the watchdog gave the thumbs-up to Teucrium's Bitcoin futures ETF, which is the first such vehicle to be approved under the '33 Act
New Zealand VC Launches $5 Million Web3 and Crypto-Focused Fund
6.5.2022
New Zealand-based venture capital firm Global From Day 1 (GD1) recently said it had launched a $5 million Web3 and crypto-focused venture capital fund to back local startups. The fund will invest in pre-seed to Series A companies across decentralized finance (defi), decentralized autonomous...