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ADALend: A New Perspective On Native Cardano DeFi From the Eyes of ADALend’s CEO
17.1.2022
A scalable, trustless, and decentralized lending protocol called ADALend is being developed to allow users to operate in a self-governed environment. They made a commitment from the beginning to build natively on the Cardano blockchain, which will allow the lending platform to aggregate protocols...
Survey: Proportion of South African Crypto Holders Grows to 11.3%, 56% of Crypto Owners Hold Bitcoin
16.1.2022
The number of surveyed South Africans that own crypto grew marginally from 10.3% in October 2021, to 11.3% in December 2021. With this rate of ownership, South Africa is now ranked number 21 out of the 27 countries whose internet users participated in the survey. South African Ownership Rate Below...
Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Stops Servicing Ontario Customers, Asks Users to Withdraw Funds
16.1.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has asked its Ontario users to withdraw their funds since they will no longer have access to any services offered by Bitfinex in March. Bitfinex Stops Providing Services to Ontario Customers Crypto exchange Bitfinex announced Friday that it is making changes to...
Head of Investigative Committee Calls for Mandatory Identification of Cryptocurrency Users in Russia
15.1.2022
Russians who use cryptocurrency should not be anonymous, the man who chairs Russia’s federal investigating authority has recently stated. The official leading efforts to fight corruption in the government called for additional regulations, including the introduction of mandatory...
First Cryptocurrency ATM Reportedly Installed in Uruguay
15.1.2022
The ostensible first cryptocurrency ATM machine has been installed in Uruguay, developed as a joint initiative between Urubit and Inbierto, two national crypto companies. This represents a milestone for the country, which according to estimates has between 40K and 50K cryptocurrency users, whose...
Bitfinex advises Ontario-based users to close accounts before March 1
14.1.2022
The Ontario Securities Commission has been responsible for cracking down on crypto exchanges operating in the region, including Binance, OKEx, Bybit, KuCoin and Polo Digital Assets
LooksRare Outperforms OpenSea NFT Volume with 20x Fewer Users
13.1.2022
LooksRare, a novel non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, has exceeded USD 931.33m in trading volume since its official launch on January 10. During the same span of time, the major NFT marketplace OpenSea has recorded a volume of USD 219.2m, according to Dune Analytics data.
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Leading Crypto Exchange BitYard Offers Trading in Over 150 Countries – Here’s How You Can Benefit
13.1.2022
Come join and become a part of BitYard, the leading crypto exchange that takes crypto trading to a whole new level & strives to provide users the best trading experience. With 500,00+ users already trading in over 150 countries, don’t wait, join today to benefit immensely...
Strike Arrives in Argentina With USDT Support, No Bitcoin Integration Yet
12.1.2022
Strike, a bitcoin-based wallet and exchange service, has landed in Argentina, bringing USDT integration to users in the country. Jack Mallers, CEO of Strike, explained that his objective for bringing the app to the country has to do with providing a platform for Argentinians to hold a stable value...
Bitrue Is Launching a New Yield Farming Hub
11.1.2022
PRESS RELEASE. In the world of cryptocurrencies, it is important for any crypto exchange to offer plenty of different options when it comes to making money. This is precisely why Bitrue, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has recently announced the launch of a new yield farming hub, available...
Argentina-Based Mobile Wallet App Belo Adds Lightning Network Support via Opennode
11.1.2022
On Monday, January 10, the Argentina-based mobile wallet company Belo announced that the platform has added support for the Lightning Network by partnering with the bitcoin payment processor and infrastructure provider Opennode. The mobile application allows users to trade and transact in pesos...
Social Media Giant Wechat to Support China’s CBDC, Platform Expected to Boost Adoption Rate
9.1.2022
China’s social media giant, Wechat has said it will support the digital yuan in a move that is expected to increase the of Chinese residents that use the central bank’s digital currency (CBDC). Wechat’s support of the digital yuan potentially avails the digital currency to...
ClaimSwap Achieve a Growth of 150% in Active Wallet Users
6.1.2022
A little over two weeks into its launch, ClaimSwap has received an impressive boost in terms of acquiring new users and investors on its platform. According to the latest statistics, the growth registered by the swopping platform is around 150% when compared to the previous week. This exponential...
Certik identifies Arbix Finance as a rug pull, warns users to steer clear
5.1.2022
Blockchain security firm Certik warned users to stop interacting with Arbix Finance as they have identified the project as a rug pull
Airbnb users want crypto payment options, according to CEO Twitter poll
5.1.2022
AirBnB's CEO suggested that the platform's possible crypto payment option would not be restricted to one or two digital currencies
Privacy-Focused Browser Brave Hits 50M Monthly Active Users
4.1.2022
Blockchain-based decentralized browser Brave (BAT) says it has passed the 50.2m monthly active users mark, thus hitting another major milestone.
In comparison, Cryptonews.com reported that in October 2019 Brace reached 8m monthly active users, 10m in December that year, and 12m in March 2020....
Canadian Regulator Insists Binance Is Unauthorized, Calls the Crypto Exchange’s Letter to Users ‘Unacceptable’
1.1.2022
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) claims that Binance has rescinded its commitment to comply with previously agreed requirements. The crypto exchange told the regulator that there would be no new transactions involving Ontario residents after Dec. 31. However, Binance recently informed...
Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan Launches Gaming-Centric NFT Marketplace Fractal
31.12.2021
The co-founder of Twitch, Justin Kan launched a gaming-centric non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace called Fractal on December 30. Fractal’s focus is on NFTs with video game utility and the project launched an NFT collection called “Fractals,” a 100,000 unique snowflakes that...
Over 20,000 Bitcoin ATMs Installed in a Year
30.12.2021
The number of cryptocurrency ATMs around the world has grown exponentially in 2021, with over 20,000 new installations made since last December. That’s more than the total of all crypto teller machines put into operation in the previous seven years. Close to 34,000 Crypto ATMs Available...
Gas DAO Project Forms to Airdrop Tokens to Ethereum Users That Spent $1,559 in Fees
29.12.2021
A new type of airdrop has been very popular during the last quarter of 2021 as quickly assembled decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have been distributing lots of value to existing crypto users. Just recently, Opendao gave Opensea users an airdrop and many people accrued thousands...