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Not dead yet: Bitcoin network records 700,000th block as adoption grows
11.9.2021
Block after block, Bitcoin highlights the power of programmable monetary policy even as calls for its death grow louder
PocketNet Changes Name to Bastyon and Releases Private Messaging App With PKOIN Chat Payments
10.9.2021
Bastyon’s messaging app would include end-to-end encryption, no link to phone number or any other metadata making it the most private messenger. Pocketnet, the social network based on proof-of-stake blockchain technology, enters a new phase of growth by changing its name to Bastyon and...
Many Major Airlines Can Now Accept Cryptocurrencies via UATP Global Payment Network
10.9.2021
Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) is bringing more than 300 airline members and travel merchants cryptocurrency payment options. Airlines in the UATP network include Air Canada, Air China, Delta, Frontier, Japan Airlines, Jetblue, Qantas, Southwest, and United. UATP Gets Into Crypto UATP is...
Countdown to Cardano’s Hard Fork: Goguen Phase Smart Contracts ‘Represent a Big Step Forward’
10.9.2021
The digital currency network Cardano is two days away from the upcoming hard fork on September 12 and the community is expecting to see functional smart contracts. These can be used for decentralized finance (defi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other types of decentralized applications (dapps)....
Experimental Finance Platform On Songbird Network To Be Released Soon
10.9.2021
Flare Network is planning to launch an experimental development network termed Songbird Network. Following in the footsteps of Flare Network, Flare Finance, which is going to be the first DeFi platform on the Flare Network, has also decided to launch an Experimental Finance (ExFi) platform...
Polygon and Decentral Games Launch Play-to-Earn Games
9.9.2021
According to reports by Matic Network price prediction, Decentral Games recently announced its integration with Polygon PoS, to launch play-to-earn games for the community of gaming metaverse. Polygon Studios will make investments and put $DG tokens on stake at Decentral Games to address...
Meet the First BCH Dex Built on Smartbch — Benswap.cash Presents High-Yield Liquidity Pools, Noncustodial Swaps
8.9.2021
Decentralized finance (defi) has set a trend during the latter half of 2020 and into this year, as statistics show $168 billion is locked in defi across various blockchains. The Bitcoin Cash network now has the Smartbch protocol and in recent times, a decentralized exchange (dex) platform...
Multicoin Capital leads Eden Network’s $17.4M seed raise
8.9.2021
Ethereum’s London hard fork went live on Sunday. The transition has important implications for mining pools, which have begun deploying miner extractable value solutions to increase revenues
Elektra Group President Ricardo Salinas Hints at Inclusion of Lightning Network Payments in Mexico
8.9.2021
Ricardo Salinas, president of Elektra Group, one of the biggest retail franchises in Mexico, hinted at the possibility of integrating payments using Bitcoin’s second layer solution, the Lightning Network. Salinas made the announcement yesterday via Twitter. This would allow residents of...
3 reasons why Quant price has rallied 200% in the last month
8.9.2021
Increased interoperability between blockchain networks and the release of Overledger 2.0.5 are just a few of the reasons for QNT’s 200% rally in August
Standard Chartered Report Structurally Values Ethereum at ‘$26K to $35K’
7.9.2021
A report published by the British bank Standard Chartered indicates the company’s analysts are bullish about the crypto asset ethereum. The bank’s analysts think that bitcoin could reach $175K and said “structurally, we ‘value’ ethereum at $26,000-$35,000.”...
Cyclos Raised $2.1M for Concentrated Liquidity AMM on the Solana Network
7.9.2021
September 6, 2021 — Cyclos, Solana’s new DeFi project, raises 2.1M dollars from public and private investment rounds. The project used the funds to develop the first concentrated liquidity AMM (automated market maker) on the Solana network. The AMM will offer several unprecedented features capable...
Dex Aggregator 1inch Partners With NFT Animated Series ‘Take My Muffin’
5.9.2021
On September 3, the decentralized exchange (dex) aggregation platform 1inch announced the project has partnered with the animated series “Take My Muffin.” The multimedia animated series aims to be co-created by the crypto community and created by a professional animation studio. 1inch...
Bitcoin Testing, Twitter Bitcoining, Kids Winning and 20 Crypto Jokes
4.9.2021
tter-beta-testing-bitcoin-lightning-network-tipping-more-11631.htm">a Bitcoin Lightning Network tipping service. Coinbase vowed to win back the “trust” of the customers it spooked with a blunder that saw it send “roughly 125,000” people
Hashrate Follows Price: Bitcoin Hashrate Jumps 92% in 2 Months, Difficulty Expected to Increase in 4 Days
3.9.2021
Bitcoin prices have improved a great deal in recent times and the network’s hashrate remains higher than it was 67 days ago when it tapped a low of 69 exahash on June 28. Today, statistics show Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased more than 92% since then and the network is due...
Altcoins book 50% gains after Bitcoin and Ethereum set a path to new highs
3.9.2021
POLY, BCHA and XYO led altcoins higher after BTC flipped $50,000 to support and ETH hit $4,000
1inch Network sponsors crypto-themed animated NFT series
3.9.2021
The series follows the exploits of a team of creatures attempting to get startup projects off the ground and will feature 1inch as a plot point in the first season
Time to Add More? MATIC Is Still Underperforming!
2.9.2021
MATIC has been in a sideways movement for a longer duration when compared to other Ethereum based cryptocurrencies. In simple words, Matic is a layer two scaling using proof of stake protocols and a customized version of the plasma framework. Previously known as Matic network, it has now been...
Twitter Rolling Out Bitcoin Tipping Feature, Latest Code Update Suggests
1.9.2021
Twitter is reportedly testing the option of tipping with bitcoin as part of its “Tip Jar” feature. This followed the company’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, stating that bitcoin is a major part of Twitter’s future, hinting that the cryptocurrency will be part of several upcoming...
Twitter Beta Testing Bitcoin Lightning Network Tipping + More News
1.9.2021
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Social media giant Twitter is now beta testing a Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network tipping service, according to multiple...