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Europe Gets Its New Crypto Unicorn, Bitpanda
16.3.2021
Vienna-based digital asset platform Bitpanda said it was valued at USD 1.2bn after it raised USD 170m in a Series B round.
The round was led by Valar Ventures, with participation from the partners of DST Global, the company said in an emailed announcement. Valar Ventures, a New York-based venture...
European crypto company Bitpanda raises $170M
16.3.2021
The funding round was led by Valar Ventures and partners from DST Global
A Crypto Vanity Dream Now Features Musk, Beeple, Justin Sun, DOGE and NFTs
16.3.2021
Source: Twitter/@beeple
The year is but two and half months old, but 2021 is already going into full meltdown mode, with Tesla’s Elon Musk seeking to sell an EDM song about non-fungible tokens (NFTs), digital artist Beeple composing a portrait of a naked Musk mounted on a dogecoin (DOGE) dog –...
Report all crypto transactions or face 5-year jail term in South Korea
16.3.2021
Strict reporting rules for crypto businesses in South Korea are set to come into effect with existing firms given six months to comply or face stiff penalties
Report: Covid-19 Caused 50% of Adults Aged Between 35 and 44 to Embrace Cryptocurrencies
16.3.2021
A new study, which was undertaken by the Slovakian internet security company Eset, finds 50% of 35 to 44-year-olds have become involved in cryptocurrencies since the pandemic. The figure, the highest for any age group, underscores the role Covid-19 restrictions had in forcing citizens from...
The four-largest NFT DApps are driving $10m in daily volume
16.3.2021
According to DappRadar, the top four decentralized NFT apps now drive $10 million in volume each day
Warnings as Crypto, Digital Yuan Fraudsters Run Wild in China
16.3.2021
Chinese media outlets are reporting a sharp rise in bogus crypto, blockchain and digital yuan-related schemes in the country, as bitcoin (BTC) prices rise and the rollout of the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC) approaches.
Per reports from JRJ and the National Business Daily...
Crypto user offers $100K for Elon Musk's tweet on proposed NFT
15.3.2021
"My offer to buy his tweet was a strategic move as well as just to laugh," said the high bidder
Meet Qonos- A Purpose-Built Digital Frame for NFT Art and Collectibles
15.3.2021
The non-fungible token (NFT) artwork and collectible ecosystem has exploded in recent months and just last week, a Beeple-crafted NFT sold for $69 million at the world-famous auction house Christie’s. As the NFT space swells, a new product has been launched called “Qonos,”...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 11
15.3.2021
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Mass Payments With NOWPayments: Easy, Fast and Truly Mass
15.3.2021
PRESS RELEASE. NOWPayments presents a new feature for all the business-owners out there who would like to explore crypto payouts along with payments. With the mass payments solution, your cryptocurrency-savvy employees can receive their salaries in crypto. Set up a crypto payroll! Whether...
Individual Detained in Romania Under Suspicion of Stealing Thousands of Cryptos From an Unnamed Major Exchange
15.3.2021
Romanian authorities pursued an operation that left a person detained for the individual’s alleged involvement in a case of stealing from a cryptocurrency exchange. The investigation revealed that the unnamed trading platform company is located in the Cayman Islands. Over $620,000 Stolen...
Crypto Market Sentiment Nears the Positive Zone; Ethereum Gets the Crown
15.3.2021
The prices of most major cryptoassets may have risen over the course of the past week, but the market sentiment too made a large step towards entering the positive zone once again. The average 7-day moving crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) for ten major coins jumped from 5.72 seen last week...
BTC Miner Stresses: ‘Bitcoin is One of the Most Environment-Friendly Financial Networks’
15.3.2021
While bitcoin has been gathering widespread attention with prices touching all-time highs, mainstream pundits have tried to attack the leading crypto asset for its energy consumption. It seems a new ‘bitcoin is bad for the environment’ editorial is published nearly every week...
Crypto Booms as BTC Reaches $61K Figure
15.3.2021
Taking pride as one of the most powerful cryptocurrency projects, Bitcoin has survived as a high potential currency in the financial space, overcoming of the global economy’s uncertain dynamics. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic took the economic and industrial sector on a roller coaster ride...
India to have a ‘window’ for Bitcoin, says minister amid crypto ban FUD
15.3.2021
The Ministry of Finance of India continues to form a careful position on private cryptocurrencies
We asked for your craziest crypto story. These are the winners
15.3.2021
The winners of a contest to find the craziest stories in crypto have been named — and they feature a Russian grandmother and a Counter-Strike tournament with a big BTC prize
Latest Episode of India’s Crypto Ban Soap Draws Decidedly Mixed Reviews
15.3.2021
Yet another “unnamed Indian government source” has come forward with forecasts of doom – telling Reuters that New Delhi is set to unveil a law “banning cryptocurrencies, fining anyone trading in the country or even holding such digital assets,” and stamping out mining.
But, once again, everything...
Alameda Research invests $2M into crypto market maker Efficient Frontier
15.3.2021
Alameda Research has invested $2 million in a Tel-Aviv-based market maker claiming to process nearly $10 billion in volume monthly across 50 crypto exchanges
Elon Musk Wants Coinbase to List Dogecoin as the Cryptocurrency’s Adoption Grows
14.3.2021
Spacex and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again tweeted in support of dogecoin. He wants the crypto exchange Coinbase to list the cryptocurrency and says he will get a Shiba Inu, the dog breed featured as the face of dogecoin. Meanwhile, the coin’s adoption is growing, advocated by celebrities...