El Salvador Rejects IMF Call to Abandon Bitcoin as Legal Tender
2.2.2022
El Salvador has rejected the recommendation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to drop bitcoin as legal tender. The country’s finance minister reportedly “angrily” said, “No international organization is going to make us do anything, anything at all.”...
Crypto Exchanges Reward Staff with Bumper Bonuses after Successful 2021
2.2.2022
South Korean crypto trading platforms are not only offering huge pay packages to prospective new hires – they are also looking to retain their staff by paying them massive Lunar New Year bonuses.
As reported, the “big four” crypto trading platforms - Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit, and Coinone –...
Vulcan Forged (PYR) rallies after virtual land sales and the Elysium testnet launch
2.2.2022
PYR regained its bullish momentum after the launch of the Elysium testnet and the limited release of digital land plots in the VulcanVerse
Microstrategy Buys 660 More Bitcoins —Total Holdings Rise to 125,051 BTC
2.2.2022
Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy has bought 660 more bitcoins at an average price of $37,865 per coin, bringing the total crypto holdings of the company to 125,051 bitcoins. “Our strategy with bitcoin has been to buy and hold, so to the extent we have excess cash flows or we find other ways...
3 reasons why QuickSwap (QUICK) price spiked by 50%
2.2.2022
QUICK price gained 50% shortly after a partnership with CelsiusX proves that the platform is serious about bridging the gap between DeFi and CeFi
Geeking out With RPGs and NFTs: AdaQuest to Hold a Public Sale on KICK․IO
1.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. It is surprising how many NFT enthusiasts are also into role-playing games. In retrospect, it was only really a matter of time before someone combined these two passions into one. That’s why KICK.IO launchpad is excited to announce a new fun and promising project –...
Bitcoin price closes in on $40K, but pro traders are still skeptical
1.2.2022
Traders expect BTC to flip $40,000 back to support soon, but derivatives metrics signal that a different outcome could occur
SEC's proposed rule on exchanges could threaten DeFi, says Crypto Mom
1.2.2022
“The proposal includes very expansive language, which, together with the chair’s apparent interest in regulating all things crypto, suggests that it could be used to regulate crypto platforms,” said Hester Peirce
Blockchain Software Firm Consensys Acquires Mycrypto Ethereum Wallet
1.2.2022
On February 1, the blockchain infrastructure firm Consensys has revealed it has acquired the Ethereum-based wallet Mycrypto and plans to merge the wallet into Metamask. The price Consensys paid for Mycrypto was not disclosed but the announcement notes that the acquisition will “further...
Year of the Tiger May Be the Year of the Digital Yuan as China Celebrates with More CBDC Adoption
1.2.2022
For millions of Chinese people living in the “10+1” pilot cities trialing the digital yuan, the Year of the Tiger is off to a lucrative start, with companies on an adoption drive that is seeing them slash prices for digital CNY customers, give away tokens and more.
The busy Lunar New Year...
NYDIG offering allows participating companies to pay employees in Bitcoin
1.2.2022
Patrick Sells, the NYDIG's chief innovation officer, said the Bitcoin payment plan was aimed at letting companies offer a benefits package to prospective employees
First cross-chain governance proposal passes on Aave
1.2.2022
"It's a major step forward in multi-chain governance systems," said the team at Aave