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Deutsche Bank Predicts Major US Recession Next Year
28.4.2022
Deutsche Bank’s economists have warned that the U.S. will suffer a major recession next year. However, several other major investment banks, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, are less pessimistic about the future outlook for the U.S. economy. Major US Recession Incoming, According...
Quik․com’s Limited NFT Domains Minting is Now Live
27.4.2022
Buzzwords like NFTs, Web 3.0, and blockchain domains have infatuated everyone in the tech and crypto of late. The term Web 3.0 is now a part of everyday conversation. However, you won’t seem serious about it until you own an NFT domain. Web 3.0, the internet of tomorrow, is an umbrella term...
Biggest Movers: DOGE up on Twitter News, WAVES Deep in the Red
25.4.2022
DOGE rallied on Monday, as traders reacted to the news that Elon Musk was possibly nearing a takeover of Twitter. While DOGE surged, AXS and WAVES were also big movers, however they were mainly in the red, as recent losses extended. Dogecoin (DOGE) DOGE was trading higher to start the week,...
Report: Saudi Arabia Exploring Possibility of Implementing Blockchain in Government
23.4.2022
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking into the possibility of implementing blockchain technology across its government as well as allowing the use of cryptocurrencies. However, an official said the kingdom can only successfully build blockchain-based solutions if it hires people that...
Metrics Show Decentralized Exchange Volumes Continue to Slide This Year
22.4.2022
Decentralized exchange (dex) volumes have been dropping since December 2021 according to current statistics. However, last month dex trade volumes spiked 2.37% higher than the volumes recorded in February. Despite the brief spike and with only eight days left in April, metrics show this...
Game Studio Blizzard Is Polling Players About Crypto and NFTs
21.4.2022
Blizzard, a game studio and part of the Activision-Blizzard company, has started polling some gamers about the use of NFTs and cryptocurrency elements. The survey, which was only directed to some of its players, raised rumors about the possibility of the company introducing some of these elements...
What’s New in Megaverse: Developments, Updates and More
21.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Celebrity-fan interaction in the metaverse is at its nascent stage. However, a few recent past events are tell-tale signs of a tectonic shift happening on the fan-engagement front. It’s moving from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 with metaverse as its building block. The Paris Hilton...
Iran Will Not Allow Crypto Payments, Prepares to Pilot Digital Rial
12.4.2022
Iran will not recognize cryptocurrencies as a means of payment, a high-ranking government official has indicated. His statement came as the Central Bank of Iran announced rules for the issuance of digital coins in the country. These are meant, however, for its own “crypto rial,”...
12 Companies Keep Close to $700 Million in Ethereum in Treasuries
10.4.2022
During the last year, there’s been a lot of discussion concerning bitcoin treasuries or public firms putting bitcoin on their balance sheets. However, the leading crypto asset by market valuation is not the only digital currency being held by treasuries. Ethereum has become a prominent...
Namibian Central Bank Announces Plan to Launch CBDC
9.4.2022
Johannes Gawaxab, the governor of the Bank of Namibia (BON), has said his organization is planning to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The governor, however, warns the launch might have implications for financial stability. BON Researching CBDCs The BON governor, Johannes Gawaxab...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Launches in India — Quickly Runs Into Trouble With UPI Payment System
8.4.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it is launching full-scale crypto trading in India with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) support. However, moments later, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which developed UPI, stated that no crypto exchange is using the...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Climbs to $3,500 to Start the Weekend
2.4.2022
ETH rose to its highest level since the start of January to begin the weekend, as prices rose following yesterday’s consolidation. BTC also rallied, however remains below this week’s high of over $48,000. Bitcoin Although BTC started the weekend trading below this week’s high...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Remains Above $3,400 Despite Bullish Momentum Slowing
31.3.2022
Ethereum was trading above the $3,400 level for a third consecutive session, however bullish momentum has somewhat eased, as market uncertainty has gradually risen. With prices trading near resistance levels, bulls have pulled back, giving way to bears looking at re-entering the market. Bitcoin...
Parliament Member Says 1% TDS Will Kill Crypto Asset Class in India, Urges Government to Reconsider
28.3.2022
An Indian parliament member has warned that imposing a 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) on every crypto transaction will kill the nascent asset class. This tax provision is contained in Finance Bill 2022 which Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament, has passed. However...
Biggest Movers: AVAX Almost 20% Higher, as RUNE and ZEC Near 15% Gains on Saturday
19.3.2022
Crypto markets were mainly in the green on Saturday, with AVAX, RUNE and ZEC being some of the notable gainers. Apecoin traded lower during its third session, falling by as much as 13%, following back-to-back gains. Avalanche (AVAX) LUNA, WAVES, and FTM were all trading over 10% on Saturday...
Kenyans Lost $120 Million to Cryptocurrency Scams in the Past Financial Year — Government Official
17.3.2022
Kenyans are believed to have lost as much as $120 million to cryptocurrency scammers in the last financial year, a government official has said. The official, however, suggested the number of Kenyans losing funds this way can be reduced if the media helps by disseminating the right information....
Biggest Movers: RUNE Rallies on Friday, With KDA Climbing Over 10%
11.3.2022
Despite mainly being in the red, there were a few notable big movers in crypto markets on Friday. Initially, STX was one of them, climbing by as much as 36%, before giving up all of these gains. However, RUNE and KDA managed to sustain gains. Thorchain (RUNE) Thorchain (RUNE) rose for the second...
Bank of Uganda Reportedly Commences CBDC Study
11.3.2022
The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has commenced a study that explores the feasibility of issuing a digital currency. However, an executive with the institution warned that the central bank needed to be clear why it must have this in the first place. Faster Movement of Money The Ugandan central bank...
Defunct File-Sharing Platform Limewire Plans a Comeback, NFT Marketplace and Token on the Horizon
9.3.2022
The once-popular and now discontinued file-sharing platform Limewire is returning after shutting down in 2010. However, rather than provide access to copyrighted music files and movies, the new Limewire aims to launch a marketplace dedicated to non-fungible token (NFT) technology. Limewire Plans...
US Inflation Skyrockets, 64% of Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck, S&P 500 Chart Shows Death Cross Imminent
9.3.2022
Inflation continues to rear its ugly head in the lives of Americans, as 64% of U.S. residents are living paycheck to paycheck. Equities futures indicate Wednesday’s trading sessions may see stocks heal after the last two days of significant capitulation. However, the S&P 500 index...