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El Salvador Stands Firm on Bitcoin, Defying IMF’s Renewed Call to Drop BTC as Legal Tender
4.2.2024
El Salvador has reaffirmed its commitment to embracing bitcoin despite the International Monetary Fund’s repeated calls for the country to drop the cryptocurrency as legal tender. The Salvadoran vice president emphasized that not only will El Salvador’s bitcoin law be maintained...
Austria’s RLB NÖ-Wien Bank Allows Crypto Trading Using Bitpanda Tech
25.1.2024
Austrian cooperative bank Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien (RLB NÖ-Wien) is allowing clients to trade digital assets using their banking apps using Bitpanda infrastructure starting from today. Bitpanda says that a large traditional bank such as RLB NÖ-Wien embracing digital assets is...
JPMorgan CEO Advises Investors to Stay Away From Bitcoin — ‘My Personal Advice Is Don’t Get Involved’
19.1.2024
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has advised investors to stay away from bitcoin. “My personal advice is don’t get involved,” he said. “But I don’t want to tell anyone what to do. It’s a free country.” The executive added that...
Twitter Quietly Scraps NFTs While Embracing AI
10.1.2024
On January 9, X (formerly known as Twitter) announced its plans to begin the process of reinventing itself as the “everything app.” This will involve new uses for artificial intelligence, peer-to-peer payment systems, and a big emphasis on slamming ads into the pinned-open eyes of its users....
The Big List: Retail Revolution with Cryptocurrency – Retailers Embracing Digital Payments
4.1.2024
Microsoft Office / Source: Adobe There are many retailers accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment and realizing how important it is to attract and tap into a more tech-savvy client base. Some would argue that the end of fiat currencies is nigh, and eventually, fiat will be replaced by digital...
Ethereum Foundation Announces Devcon 7 Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, November 12-15, 2024
3.1.2024
Source: Adobe Stock / Dennis The Ethereum Foundation has announced that Devcon 7, the Ethereum developer conference, will be hosted in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 12 to 15, 2024. The decision reflects an expansion of the event’s vision, with a focus on embracing the entire Southeast Asia...
The Big List: Charities Embracing Change with Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Donations
30.12.2023
Source: Pexels Charitable giving occurs year round, yet end of year donations especially tend to resonate with donors. Recent statistics from digital marketing agency Nonprofits Source found that 30 percent of annual giving occurs in December. Findings further show that 10 percent of annual giving...
The Big List: Charities Embracing Change with Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Donations
30.12.2023
Source: Pexels Charitable giving occurs year round, yet end of year donations especially tend to resonate with donors. Recent statistics from digital marketing agency Nonprofits Source found that 30 percent of annual giving occurs in December. Findings further show that 10 percent of annual giving...
Pro-Crypto Super PAC Fairshake Raises $78 Million Ahead of 2024 US Elections
18.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Fairshake has raised $78 million to support “pro-crypto” candidates in the forthcoming 2024 US elections. The political action committee announced in a press release published Monday that it had received donations from prominent crypto companies and individuals, including Coinbase...
LatAm Embraces Wider Stablecoin Adoption: Circle Report
13.12.2023
Source: Getty Images Fintech firms in Latin America are rapidly embracing digital finance solutions, fueled by an increase in crypto adoption among citizens. In a recent report, USDC issuer Circle revealed that citizens of LatAm countries received $562 billion in digital currency value between 2021...
Bitcoin and Trading Obsession Take Center Stage in ‘Bull Run’ Crypto Documentary
25.11.2023
Image Source: Pixabay The world of film is embracing blockchain technology and the opportunities it brings to decentralize the investment process. With the ability to tokenize projects and involve individuals in the financial outcomes of films, blockchain offers transparency and efficiency that...
Hong Kong Lawmaker Proposes Bitcoin in Investment Immigration Program
13.11.2023
Source: LT/Adobe A Hong Kong lawmaker has proposed to incorporate Bitcoin trading into the city’s licensed exchanges in the revived investment immigration program. The initiative signals a progressive shift in embracing cryptocurrencies within the sphere of high-stakes financial endeavors....
‘Embracing Tokenization Now Is a Strategic Move for the Future’ — Metatime CEO Yusuf Sevim
19.9.2023
While tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) like gold and real estate is a prospect that unnerves stakeholders in traditional financial systems, according to Yusuf Sevim, the co-founder of the decentralized protocol Metatime, this can potentially bring with it “immense benefits.”...
The Evolution of Investor Portfolios with Rollman Mining: Embracing Cryptocurrencies for Optimal Diversification
20.6.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Tallinn, 20th June 2023 – Rollman Mining, as the financial landscape continues to evolve, investor portfolios must adapt to changing times. The rise of cryptocurrencies has captured the attention of financial experts and media outlets who suggest that allocating a portion...
Coinbase: Embracing Crypto Could Determine Future of U.S. National Security
31.5.2023
Amid heightened regulatory uncertainty and anti-crypto sentiment in the United States, a leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has linked crypto to national security.
The firm noted in a lengthy blog post that the US must embrace crypto to facilitate national security.
The May...
Fans Are Embracing Cal’s Mullet In Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
3.5.2023
I still haven’t gotten around to playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order or its new (apparently fraught) sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, but the more I see of the game’s extensive fashion and customization options for protagonist Cal Kestis, the more tempted I feel. However, one Jedi rebel hairstyle...
Embracing the shift in Web3 gaming: From play-to-earn to play-and-earn
19.4.2023
As the industry evolves, there's a paradigm shift from the traditional play-to-earn (P2E) model to a more sustainable and inclusive play-and-earn (PAE) approach
Report: Crypto Exchange Binance in New Partnership that Seeks to Deepen Crypto Adoption in Africa
10.4.2023
In what has been described as a collaboration that will deepen crypto adoption, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance recently said it partnered with the African video streaming service Showmax. Binance users that enroll to become active in Web3 will be rewarded with a month-long video streaming...
New Feature Enables Nigerian Metamask Wallet Users to Buy Crypto Assets Within the App
23.3.2023
Metamask users in Nigeria can now directly and instantly buy crypto assets within the mobile app, Consensys and its Web3 infrastructure partner Moonpay have said. According to a Consensys executive, rolling out this feature helps to reduce friction while bringing down barriers that block or stop...
London Crowned World’s Leading Cryptocurrency Hub, According to Study
2.2.2023
According to research from Recap, a cryptocurrency tax software company, London has become the world’s leading hub for cryptocurrencies. The researchers analyzed eight indicators, including the number of cryptocurrency businesses and the quantity of cryptocurrency ATMs in each country....