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The Tokenized Metaverse: Non-Fungible Token Sales to Surpass $100 Million
6.7.2020
On July 1, 2020, the partner of Polynexus Capital, Andrew Steinwold, detailed that the sales of blockchain-powered non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are about to cross the $100 million mark. The popularity of NFTs has grown massive since 2017, as blockchain cards, collectibles, digital artwork, virtual...
700,000 Expedia Hotels Can Now Be Paid With Cryptocurrencies via Travala
6.7.2020
More than 700,000 Expedia Group hotels and accommodations are now available via crypto-friendly travel booking platform Travala. Bookings can be paid with more than 30 cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. Despite covid-19, Travala saw a 170% increase in booking revenue from its 2 million properties...
Crypto Spot Trading Halved in June; Kraken's Move in Europe + More News
6.7.2020
This is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Spot trading volumes on both top tier and lower tier crypto exchanges plummeted in June to USD 177bn (-36%) and USD 466bn (-53%)...
Gibraltar Watchdog Grants License to Belarusian Crypto Platform
6.7.2020
Currency.com obtained a distributed ledger technology license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
Crypto Market Sentiment Unchanged; Cardano Joins Bitcoin in Positive Zone
6.7.2020
For the second week in a row, crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) barely moved over the course of the past seven days. It moved even less than last week. Back then, we saw the combined moving 7-day average sentscore for the top 10 coins drop from 4.97 to 4.92, but this time it went up from...
Tron to Set Foot Into DeFi but Fails to Impress Crypto Twitter
6.7.2020
Justin Sun announced three upcoming DeFi products from Tron, but crypto Twitter didn’t seem impressed
Ledger Crypto Wallet Claims Purported Vulnerability Is User Experience Flaw
6.7.2020
Ledger’s chief technology officer Charles Guillemet said that the recently revealed vulnerability is nothing more than a user experience flaw
Kraken-Owned Crypto Facilities Wins UK License to Offer Derivatives Trading
6.7.2020
The subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has obtained a U.K. license allowing it to operate its derivatives platform in the EU
KuCoin Unveils Its Official Merchandise Store For Crypto Lovers
6.7.2020
Serving the crypto domain as a world-class cryptocurrency exchange platform, KuCoin has announced the launch of its highly-anticipated project, the KuCoin Merchandise Store, for its global customer community. The store was opened for public access on July 6, at 16:00 UTC+8. The KuCoin exchange team...
US Presidential Campaign Has Now Stronger Flavor of Crypto
6.7.2020
Brock Pierce. Source: Twitter, @brockpierce
After outspoken crypto advocate John McAfee ended his presidential campaign earlier this year, another crypto personality said he's entering this game.
This time, it's Brock Pierce, the Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, a non-profit organization,...
IOHK Invests Six-Figure Sum into Crypto Asset Manager Wave Financial
6.7.2020
Charles Hoskinson, IOHK's CEO, will become an advisor to Wave Financial as part of the deal
Crypto Firm CEO Went Into Hiding After Claims 2,000 Investors Defrauded
6.7.2020
The CEO of cryptocurrency investment firm VaultAge Solutions has forced into bankruptcy while on the run from angry investors
Travala.com Lets Travelers Once Again Book Expedia Hotels in Crypto
6.7.2020
The blockchain-based travel agency's partnership comes as booking rates surge from their COVID-19 lows
Expedia Partners With Crypto Service Travala.com for Crypto Bookings
6.7.2020
Expedia now allows its over 700,000 accommodations to be booked with cryptocurrency through crypto travel platform Travala.com
Bitcoin Undo Button & Fleeing Firms: Bad Crypto News of the Week
6.7.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
Crypto Long & Short: Crypto Markets Are Maturing, but Gen Z Is Rewriting How Markets Work
5.7.2020
Noelle Acheson looks at the potential influence of Generation Z on how institutional crypto asset markets will evolve
Philippine SEC Warns Against Crypto Schemes
5.7.2020
Philippine SEC warns against investment schemes including one based on the Ethreum blockchain it says is a Ponzi scheme
CBDC is the Most Important Trend in Payments Says Visa Crypto Chief
5.7.2020
Visa’s head of crypto says CBDC is the most important payments trend in the next decade
What Artists Love About Crypto
5.7.2020
Working with new media changes the creative process, according to this painter and video game creator
Biggest Corporations Sceptical of Introducing Crypto Payment Option
5.7.2020
Are traditional business enterprises ready to embrace a blockchain-based payments network? Maybe not, according to two research reports