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Cross-Chain Bridge Value Increases by 89% in Less Than a Month Surpassing $14 Billion TVL
10.10.2021
23 days ago on September 16, cross-chain bridges held around $7.79 billion total value locked (TVL) and since then the TVL has increased 89% since then to $14.75 billion. Currently, the top bridges include network connections like Polygon Bridges with $4.5 billion, Fantom Anyswap Bridge with $4.1...
XRP price eyes $1.50 next after bouncing 30% in just 10 days
10.10.2021
The XRP price chart is painting a golden cross while rising inside an ascending channel
6 Questions for Olga Kupchevskaya of MyEtherWallet
10.10.2021
B2BinPay: How to Find a Reliable Provider of Bitcoin Payments
10.10.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin is not just the first cryptocurrency to have come onto the scene – the role of this asset has substantially increased in recent years. Giant corporations like Tesla and Xiaomi have added BTC to the list of payment options, while El Salvador has made Bitcoin a legal...
Nigeria Central Bank Governor Says CBDC Launch Just ‘a Couple of Days’ Away
10.10.2021
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has confirmed the country’s upcoming digital currency will be launched “in a couple of days from now.” According to the governor, the digital currency which is also known as the e-naira will be the first of...
Talent Giant Creative Artists Agency Inks Deal With Pseudonymous NFT Whale 0xb1
10.10.2021
On October 8, the leading California-based talent agency Creative Artists Agency announced it has inked a deal with the infamous non-fungible token (NFT) asset collector known as “0xb1.” The influential talent agency aims to help the pseudonymous 0xb1 monetize the vast NFT collection...
Court Ruling Threatens 17 Crypto Exchanges in Russia
10.10.2021
Another batch of Russian online crypto exchanges in Russia face closure following a recent decision by a regional court. Information published on their websites has been deemed illegal meaning the country’s telecom watchdog can block access to their platforms. Roskomnadzor May Take Down...
Start-up Raises $2 Million to Pioneer Cryptocurrency Usage in Francophone Africa
10.10.2021
A Cameroonian fintech start-up, Ejara, has raised $2 million to pioneer the usage of crypto and investment services in French-speaking African countries. Coinshares Ventures and Anthemis Group led the funding round in which they were joined by Mercy Corps Ventures, Lateral Capital, Lofty...
Sri Lanka Appoints Committee to Draft Digital Currency Policy, Seeks Crypto Investments
10.10.2021
In preparation to regulate its fintech space, the government of Sri Lanka has established a special committee tasked to formulate the country’s policy on digital banking and crypto-related activities. The committee comprises professionals from the public and private sectors. New Committee...
CoinSwitch Kuber becomes crypto unicorn, Bitcoin returns to a $1T market cap, and a bullish 2017 Ethereum fractal resurfaces: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 3-9
9.10.2021
Edward Snowden Calls CBDCs ‘Cryptofascist Currency’ — ‘Closer to Being a Perversion of Cryptocurrency’
9.10.2021
On October 9, whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden published an opinion editorial concerning central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and claimed CBDCs are “the newest danger cresting the public horizon.” Snowden stressed that rather than being an innovation, CBDC’s...
US Senator Lummis Buys More Bitcoin, Sees BTC as ‘Excellent Store of Value’
9.10.2021
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has disclosed her bitcoin purchase worth between $50K and $100K. The senator from Wyoming sees bitcoin as an “excellent store of value” that should be in every investment portfolio. Senator Lummis Buys Bitcoin The pro-bitcoin senator from Wyoming, Cynthia...
Bored Ape Yacht Club Records $542 Million in Lifetime Sales — BAYC Creators to Launch Token in Q1 2022
9.10.2021
Non-fungible token (NFT) assets have been extremely popular in 2021 and it doesn’t seem like the NFT hype is going away any time soon. A number of NFT collections have propelled the industry to new heights with enormous sales, outpacing some of the most popular auctions selling physical...
DRepublic Launches Combinable NFT Platform, ‘MetaCore’ Using EIP-3664
9.10.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Blockchain company DRepublic has announced the launch of their innovative combinable NFT platform MetaCore, and NFT product Legoot, using the new EIP-3664 Modularity. Blockchain MMORPG game “Cradles: Origin Of Species” creators DRepublic have now developed...
Abkhazia Extends Internet Restrictions for Cryptocurrency Miners
9.10.2021
The government in Abkhazia has extended an order prohibiting access to internet sites used by cryptocurrency miners. The measure is part of a wider ban on activities related to the extraction of digital coins that also limits the use of electricity and imports of mining equipment in the breakaway...
Genesis CEO Michael Moro Thinks Mistakes Keep Institutions Away From Defi
9.10.2021
CEO of trading firm Genesis, Michael Moro, stated that according to his views the decentralized finance (defi) space is still too risky for institutions to step in. Moro explained that there have been some important mistakes made by high-profile defi protocols that are putting customers’...
Kardashian, Mayweather Jr., Lohan Slammed – Star From ‘The O.C.’ Says Celebrities Shilling Crypto Is a ‘Moral Disaster’
9.10.2021
Former teen soap star from the popular television series “The O.C.,” Ben McKenzie, has called out his fellow celebrities for shilling specific cryptocurrency projects. McKenzie calls the trend a “moral disaster” and he’s named a bunch of celebrities that have...
China to Add Cryptocurrency Mining to ‘Negative List for Market Access’ Making the Industry Off-Limits to Investors
9.10.2021
China has proposed adding cryptocurrency mining to the country’s latest “Negative List for Market Access.” This will make cryptocurrency mining an industry that is off-limits to investors, another move by the Chinese government to clamp down on crypto-related activities....
Crypto Exchange Binance Terminates Some Services in South Africa After Warning by Regulator
9.10.2021
Binance has announced that it is terminating some services in South Africa to comply with regulations. This move followed a warning issued by the South African financial regulator that Binance Group was not authorized to give any financial advice or render any intermediary services in the country....
Google to Help Digital Asset Platform Bakkt Introduce Crypto to Millions of Consumers
9.10.2021
Digital asset platform Bakkt has announced a partnership with Google “to introduce digital assets to millions of consumers.” With the partnership, Bakkt says consumers will benefit from the “expanded reach and access” to cryptocurrencies. Google Collaborates With Bakkt...