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Biggest Movers: WAVES up 50% on Tuesday, as RUNE and LUNA Move Higher
29.3.2022
WAVES was undoubtedly Tuesday’s biggest gainer, climbing by as much as 50% during the session. Gains in WAVES came as well, as LUNA once again overtook SOL as the world’s eighth-largest cryptocurrency. RUNE was also a big mover today. WAVES WAVES was easily the biggest gainer during...
FlatQube DEX Unveils QUBE Utility Token and Sets DAO Governance in Motion
29.3.2022
Over the past six months, the Everscale network has gone through a complete metamorphosis. Originally called FreeTON, the network has made great strides in improving its technical capabilities as well as developing a robust ecosystem of DeFi platforms. The scale of these changes led...
Russian Law Requires Election Candidates to Disclose Their Crypto Assets
24.3.2022
The Russian parliament has adopted a new law obliging persons running for office to present information about their digital asset holdings. The legislation will amend a number of acts and apply to presidential and parliamentary candidates as well as government officials. Russian Politicians...
ApeCoin Smart Contract Exploited, ‘Well-Prepared Claimer’ Walks Away With USD 380K
22.3.2022
A Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) owner has reportedly exploited a vulnerability in the smart contract that airdropped ApeCoin (APE) tokens to community members, walking away with nearly USD 380,000 in profits....
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Qatar Central Bank Studying Digital Banks and CBDCs
18.3.2022
Qatar Central Bank is presently examining the possibility of issuing a digital currency as well as digital bank licensing, an official has said. The official adds this study will help the central bank get an understanding of what its area of focus should be. The Growing Significance of CBDC...
Aptos, Led by Meta’s Ex-Employees, Gets $200 Million to Build a Scalable Blockchain System
16.3.2022
Aptos, a new startup created by some of Meta’s former employees involved in the Diem project, has announced it has raised $200 million for its upcoming goal of creating a scalable blockchain system. The investment, conducted in a strategic funding round, involves some well-known VC names...
Bitcoin well positioned to help governments create cheaper CBDCs: Deloitte
15.3.2022
Deloitte analysis shows how Bitcoin can help traditional fiat currency improve drastically in terms of speed, security, efficiency, cross-border payments
Biggest Movers: RUNE Rises by Over 15%, as FTM and AVAX Trend Lower
14.3.2022
Thorchain (RUNE) rallied to its highest level since January, as cryptocurrency markets started the week mainly in the red. Avalanche (AVAX) was one of these cryptocurrencies trading lower on Monday, and fantom (FTM) fell by close to 10% on the day as well. Thorchain (RUNE) While cryptocurrency...
Shelling Out $30K or More in Ethereum — A Look at the Top 5 NFT Floor Prices
12.3.2022
Non-fungible token (NFT) assets have been very popular for well over 12 months and a great number of collections have skyrocketed in value. While interest in NFTs has slid to a four-month low according to Google Trends search queries, a vast quantity of NFTs are still selling for hundreds...
Let's Talk About How The Witch Queen Just Turned Destiny 2's Universe Upside Down
12.3.2022
When Destiny first shipped it didn’t have much of a story to speak of. Years later, that’s definitely changed. There’s still plenty of ridiculous jargon, but also characters, conflicts and histories Bungie has spent nearly a decade diligently cultivating. With Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, it’s...
Western Union Suspends Operations in Russia, Belarus Over Ukraine War
12.3.2022
Remittance giant Western Union has joined other financial services companies supporting sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision will affect customers in the Russian Federation as well as those in Belarus, an ally of Moscow, backing its military operation. Western...
Stripe’s Support for Crypto is Back, NFT Support Launched As Well
11.3.2022
Payments giant Stripe has launched support for cryptoassets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), while crypto exchange FTX and its US arm also signed with Stripe for payments and know-your-customer (KYC) services.
Stripe co-founder John Collison announced that:
“Stripe now supports crypto...
Report: Estonian Prime Minister Calls for Restriction of Cryptocurrencies
10.3.2022
The Prime Minister of Estonia has said cryptocurrencies must be restricted in order to address loopholes that may be used by sanctioned Russian entities to evade the punitive measures. In addition, the premier wants all Russian as well as Belarusian banks to be removed from the global payment...
Bored Ape Yacht Club Donates $1 Million in Ethereum to Ukraine Following Community Efforts
9.3.2022
On March 8, the team behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) donated $1 million in ethereum to the Ukraine government’s ether wallet. The BAYC team donated the funds in order to match BAYC community members that raised nearly $1 million in donations to Ukraine as well. BAYC Matches Community...
Ethereum Fees Sink to Lowest Rate in 7 Months, Most L2 Fees Under $1 per Transfer
8.3.2022
Ethereum fees have continued to slide week after week and are now at the lowest value in seven months. On Tuesday, March 8, the average layer one (L1) Ethereum gas fee is 0.0042 ether or $10.89 per transfer. At the same time, median-sized gas fees are much lower as well, hitting values not seen...
Binance Launches Bitfinity, a Payments Company Targeting the Web3 Economy
8.3.2022
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the launch of its own payments processing company, Bitfinity. Bitfinity will act as the default fiat-to-crypto payments ramp for the exchange, as well as for other blockchains. With this launch, Binance also targets the expanding Web3 economy...
Anchor Nips at Aave’s Heels as Defi Protocol Becomes Second-Largest Lending Application
8.3.2022
While the decentralized finance (defi) platform Anchor Protocol’s native digital asset ANC has gained more than 180% over the last month, the total value locked (TVL) in Anchor has increased a great deal during that time as well. Anchor Protocol is currently the second-largest defi lending...
Educational Gaming: Checkpoint ($LOAD) to Launch on KICK․IO
7.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Our recent streak of successful Public sales continues as KICK.IO welcomes yet another very exciting project to the launchpad! Checkpoint is a multifaceted media brand, which specializes in educational video games, as well as free of charge content such as interactive digital...
Ukraine Crypto Donations: Government Now Accepts Over 70 Crypto Assets
6.3.2022
Crypto payment processor Coingate and International Business Settlement (IBS) have started an arrangement with the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) that enables well-wishers to send donations to Ukraine via more than 70 different crypto assets. Calls for Widening List of Accepted Crypto Donations...
Crypto’s Sanction-Slipping Power: Why Bitcoin’s Neutrality Is Its Greatest Humanitarian Asset
4.3.2022
Decentralized networks such as Bitcoin’s don’t know national allegiance, they only know math. And when you’re trying to get your savings out of an ATM, or send a payment to relatives in a war-torn environment, someone else’s politics is the last thing you want standing...