NFT in the Mainstream: Sotheby's Follows Christie's with a New Plan
16.3.2021
Source: A screenshot, Instagram/sothebys
Following the record-breaking sale of a non-fungible token (NFT) art piece hosted by Christie's, New York-headquartered multinational corporation Sotheby's announced today that they would be collaborating with the well-known digital artist Pak.
On March...
Dalio Disses Dollar Debt, But Warns Gov’ts May Target Bitcoin & Gold
16.3.2021
Ray Dalio. Source: a video screenshot, YouTube, TED
The superstar investor and sometime bitcoin (BTC) commentator, founder of major global investment firm Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio has launched a stinging attack on government and other forms of dollar debt-buying in the form of bonds...
Bullish case for Ethereum strengthens as exchange ETH outflows outpace Bitcoin
16.3.2021
Ethereum exchange reserves are falling quickly with outflows hitting yearly highs and boosting market sentiment around ETH
Gnosis and Snapshot create tool to bind DeFi governance votes on-chain
16.3.2021
The SafeSnap platform allows executing Snapshot governance votes automatically
Turkish Police Dismantle Massive Chinese Crypto Scam That Held 101 Hostages
16.3.2021
A massive police operation took place in Istambul, Turkey, against a Chinese gang’s crypto scam. Authorities found that criminals kidnapped 101 people and forced them to run scam operations. Scammers Tricked Hostages by Promising Them Work in a Legit ‘Crypto Investment...
Billionaire Investor Howard Marks Warming to Bitcoin
16.3.2021
Marks, who is worth $2.1 billion, said his early comments on bitcoin were a "knee-jerk reaction."
eToro Adds 6M Users On Its Way to Become USD 10B Public Company
16.3.2021
Source: Instagram, etoro_official
Multi-asset social trading platform eToro said it added over 5m new registered users in 2020 and another 1.2m this past January alone, reaching the 20m users milestone, as it aims to go public via a merger.
Per the company, in 2019, monthly registrations averaged...
'NFT' Surpasses 'Ethereum' on Google This Week as Trading Balloons
16.3.2021
The CryptoPunks, one of the most popular NFTs. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) surpassed Ethereum (ETH) on Google this week for the first time ever, while NFT dapps (decentralized applications) saw a triple-digit rise in volume and users.
While the Cryptoverse has had a period of gradual introduction...
Crypto-friendly trading platform eToro to go public via $10B SPAC merger
16.3.2021
Social trading platform eToro could become the next fintech player to pursue a public listing in the United States by merging with a blank check firm
Gaming Startup Lepricon Seeks to Drive Mass Adoption of Blockchain Technology
16.3.2021
The token economy is exploding, as is decentralized finance. But no matter how brilliant these new ways of controlling and building wealth may be, they are not penetrating the mainstream market the way that they should. Joshua Galloway, Founder, and CEO at Lepricon.io, a community-driven...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Looking For Buyers, XRP Outperforms
16.3.2021
Bitcoin price recovered from the USD 53,200 zone and climbed above the USD 54,500 and USD 55,000 resistance levels. It is currently (12:30 PM UTC) consolidating, with major hurdles near USD 57,200 and USD 58,000.
Similarly, there was a steady rise in most major altcoins, including ethereum....
RTX 3060 Ether mining accidentally unlocked by Nvidia’s own update
16.3.2021
Nvidia's own software update inadvertently removed the RTX 3060's Ether-mining hash rate limiter