El Salvador Finance Minister: We’re Waiting for Bitcoin Price Rise Before Issuing BTC Bonds
4.5.2022
The Salvadoran government is “waiting for a bitcoin (BTC) price rise” before releasing its long-awaited BTC bonds, the nation’s finance minister has claimed.
Per El Salvador’s Diario El Mundo, Alejandro Zelaya, the Minister of Finance, refuted notions that there was any kind of “deadline”...
Yuga Labs Refunds Gas Fees for Failed ‘Otherdeed’ Transactions
4.5.2022
The firm behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection is looking to make amends for its chaotic virtual land sale with refunds to all users whose transactions failed during minting
Hundreds of NFTs listed on OpenSea from Shanghai residents during COVID lockdown
4.5.2022
In response to the city’s COVID-19-related lockdown, Shanghai residents turned to the blockchain to preserve their experiences
Bitcoin pushes to $40K, but are bulls strong enough to win Friday’s $735M options expiry?
4.5.2022
$735 million in BTC options expire on May 6 and data suggests that the current macroeconomic conditions will continue to favor bears
Wall Street Goes Crypto in the Bahamas
4.5.2022
The inaugural Crypto Bahamas conference was a four-day flex of FTX’s expanding empire – with a new era of “corporate crypto” firmly on display
California governor issues blockchain executive order building on US President’s regulatory efforts
4.5.2022
"We’re getting ahead of the curve on this, laying the foundation to allow for consumers and business to thrive," said California Governor Gavin Newsom
Sports NFT Platform Stakes Raises $5.3M for ‘Digital Bragging Rights’
4.5.2022
The platform lets users bet against each other’s sports picks, with winners minting their takes as NFTs
Apecoin Integrates With Polygon, DAO Board Member Says Native APE Chain Was Never Discussed
4.5.2022
Following one of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) mints in history and after apecoin transactions from the sale fueled Ethereum network fees, apecoin is now integrated with the Polygon (MATIC) network. On May 2, the Apecoin project announced that with Polygon support, APE is now available...
Bitcoin wobbles around $39K as Fed confirms up to 1% key rate target next
4.5.2022
So far, so good for markets pricing in a 50-basis-point hike from the Fed, with chair Jerome Powell still to speak
Matt Taibbi, PayPal's Deplatforming and the Case for Crypto
4.5.2022
Fed Hikes Rate at Fastest Pace in 22 Years, Will Start Shrinking Balance Sheet
4.5.2022
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell announced Wednesday that the central bank will start shrinking its balance sheet and lift the fed-funds rate by a 0.5 percentage point
Fed hikes interest rates by 50 basis points in effort to combat inflation
4.5.2022
The May Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting concluded with the largest single rate hike in over two decades