Port Finance to List on AscendEX
8.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, a global cryptocurrency financial platform with a comprehensive product suite, is excited to announce the Port Finance token (PORT) under the pair USDT/PORT on Aug 9 at 2 p.m. UTC. Port Finance is a money-market, non-custodial liquidity protocol on Solana. They aim...
Bitcoin can't be viewed as an untraceable 'crime coin' anymore
8.8.2021
Yes, some criminals use Bitcoin, but the innovation behind this technology improves the financial system
UK’s Standard Chartered to Offer Crypto Brokerage Services in Ireland
8.8.2021
British bank Standard Chartered will offer cryptocurrency broker services in Ireland through its Zodia Custody subsidiary. The digital asset custodian will focus on signing up institutional investors in the Republic which has become a European base for many financial institutions and crypto...
What bear market? Investors throw record cash behind blockchain firms in 2021
8.8.2021
VC investments into crypto over the first six months of 2021 have already more than doubled those witnessed in all previous years combined
Debunking the 4 Big Bitcoin Myths Promoted By Central Banks in 2021
8.8.2021
It's 2021 and central bankers still can't figure out what to make of Bitcoin (BTC). Although many of them have dismissed the asset as a highly speculative bubble in the past, the cryptocurrency keeps growing in terms of price, general adoption, and a variety of other metrics.
Due to the massive...
Tales from 2050: A look into a world built on NFTs
8.8.2021
In three decades from now, blockchain technology and nonfungible tokens will not be magnificent, they will be normal and mundane
Singapore to License Digital Payment Providers, Approves Crypto Exchange
8.8.2021
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has notified several providers of digital payment services that they will be licensed to operate in the city-state. The move, which comes after the approval of a crypto exchange for a license, secures Singapore’s status as Asia’s crypto...
Why Jack Dorsey’s Square Paid USD 29B for Afterpay
8.8.2021
Jack Dorsey. Lien Duong, Senior Lecturer in School Accounting of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Curtin University, Sonny Pham, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Curtin University.
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The AUD 39bn (USD 29bn) that Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s digital payments company Square is paying...
Bitcoin Tests USD 45K, Ethereum Above USD 3K, Dogecoin Rallies
8.8.2021
The crypto market continued its rally on Sunday, with bitcoin (BTC) surpassing USD 45,000 for the first time since May and ethereum (ETH) inching higher above USD 3,000. Meanwhile, dogecoin (DOGE) is the best performing coin among the top 100 cryptoassets today.
At 09:34 UTC, BTC trades at...
Bitcoin hits $45K ahead of July inflation report, but one fractal hints at looming correction
8.8.2021
The flagship cryptocurrency hits its highest level in more than two months as inflation is expected to rise by another 0.5% in July
7 NFT Markets Saw Over $356M in Monthly Value Transferred — Opensea, Axie Infinity Eclipse Competition
8.8.2021
The quantity of monthly USD value transferred from seven leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces has reached a total of $356 million during the first week of August. Currently, the project Cryptopunks is leading the pack when it comes to NFT project sales. Meanwhile, the marketplace Opensea...
The biggest challenge for crypto exchanges is global price fragmentation
8.8.2021
For decentralized markets to scale globally, the interoperability between cryptocurrency exchanges must be seamless