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Stacks’ Mitchell Cuevas talks building integrated DeFi bridges for Bitcoin users
9.12.2021
“It’s unlikely that a native on-chain solution will supersede [layer-one] solutions like Stacks,” said Mitchell Cuevas, head of growth at the Stacks Foundation
Reddit Introduces ETH-Based Community Points Beta Program With Custom Tokens for Subreddits
9.12.2021
The popular forum and news aggregation web portal Reddit has revealed the firm’s Community Points beta program where Reddit users can “own a piece” of their community with “custom tokens” for subreddits. Blockchain-Backed Reddit Community Points: ‘The First...
Crypto Biz: Smart money ignores BTC price correction as $800M set to flow into blockchain startups, Dec. 9
9.12.2021
Crypto- and blockchain-focused capital raises continue to make headlines as venture funds look to support the emergence of Web 3.0
Pepsi-Cola Celebrates the Soft Drink’s Birth Year With 1,893 Generative NFTs
9.12.2021
The carbonated soft drink manufacturer Pepsi has revealed the company is stepping into the world of blockchain with its first collection of non-fungible token (NFT) assets. Pepsi introduced the “Pepsi Mic Drop” genesis NFT collection on Thursday, which features 1,893 generative NFTs...
Polygon to invest up to 250M MATIC into zero-knowledge tech
9.12.2021
If fully vested, it would be a $627.5 million investment into zero-knowledge technology at today’s MATIC price
Terra becomes top-10 crypto: Classic 'bull pennant' setup paint $100 LUNA price target
9.12.2021
Chiron's $50-million fundraiser to back Terra-backed projects has boosted traders' appetite for LUNA
CIA Working on Various Crypto-Focused Projects, Director Confirms
9.12.2021
The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has revealed that the agency is working on a number of cryptocurrency-focused projects. Cryptocurrencies “could have enormous impact on everything from ransomware attacks,” he said. CIA Has Been Working on Various Crypto...
Rising Number Of Investors Sell Stocks, Bonds To Buy Crypto - Survey
9.12.2021
Amid a rapidly increasing interest in cryptocurrencies, money from the stock market is starting to rotate into crypto, with 23% of respondents to a US poll declaring they or someone they know have sold stocks or bonds to invest in crypto, as indicated by data sourced by public opinion polling...
Visa Launches Crypto Advisory Services Helping Partners with New Era of Money Transaction
9.12.2021
Visa, the most prominent digital payment company, announced the introduction of Visa’s Global Crypto Advisory Practice, a new product under Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) aimed at assisting customers and partners in their crypto use. According to a Visa study released today, the launch...
Iceland Refuses to Power New Bitcoin Farms Amid Electricity Shortages
9.12.2021
Cryptocurrency mining is among several energy-intensive industries hurt by a power deficit in Iceland. The country’s main utility is now rejecting requests to connect new coin minting facilities to the grid, after cutting supply to aluminum smelters and fish factories. Iceland Turns Away...
Indian trade group recommends ‘special class security’ status for crypto
9.12.2021
The Confederation of Indian Industries has proposed new regulations around the nascent crypto market
Indian CoinDCX crypto exchange to go global in 2022, says exec
9.12.2021
After announcing Cosmex in February 2021, CoinDCX is now testing its global product to launch in 2022
Bitcoin hash rate returns to all-time high levels
9.12.2021
After the global hash rate of Bitcoin dropped to as low as 84 EH/s in June, the network has since recovered to sit at around 175 EH/s this week
Experts Believe a Common African Cryptocurrency Can Boost Trade and Sustain Growth After Covid-19
9.12.2021
Some economic experts from Africa have suggested that the continent now needs a common cryptocurrency and an integrated capital market to boost trade and sustain growth. The Importance of a Common Crypto Experts on the African economy have argued that a common cryptocurrency along with...
Coinbase announces support for hardware wallets, starting with Ledger
9.12.2021
The partnership will take into effect during the first quarter of 2022, with the Coinbase mobile app planning to also support Ledger down the track
Wallet provider Ledger launches crypto debit card
9.12.2021
The new crypto debit card supports several leading digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Litecoin and USD Coin
Busy Day For Ledger as It Announces Crypto Debit Card, NFT, Coinbase, and FTX News
9.12.2021
Major hardware maker Ledger said it aims to launch a crypto debit card, start supporting non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and announced partnerships with two major exchanges, Coinbase and FTX.
The company made multiple announcements today, during the Ledger Open conference in Paris....
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Crypto Exchange Website KuCoin Top 10 Million Global Registrations
9.12.2021
KuCoin has crossed the 10 million mark, becoming one of the top 5 crypto exchange websites. Between December 2020 and December 2021, the number of global users grew 23 times, causing KuCoin to achieve a 9-fold increase. Launched in September 2017, KuCoin is a crypto exchange company that allows...
Visa Launches Crypto Advisory Services — Says ‘Digital Currencies Are Taking Greater Hold in Popular Consciousness’
9.12.2021
Payments giant Visa has launched global crypto advisory services. The company’s executive says: “We’ve seen a material shift in our clients’ mindset in the last year, from a desire to explore and experiment with crypto, to actually building a strategy and product...
Big jump in investors who favor crypto over stocks: Survey
9.12.2021
The amount of respondents who said they would be more likely to invest their money in crypto than traditional stocks increased 140% in just five months