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Eurosystem Seeks Providers of Prototype Payment Solutions for Digital Euro
1.5.2022
Eurozone’s monetary authority, the Eurosystem, is looking to enlist financial companies willing to develop front-end solutions for the digital euro. The plan is to carry out a “prototyping exercise” this year to test transactions to the back-end developed by the regulator....
DeFi Transactions at One-Year Low, NFTs and Games Standing Strong
29.4.2022
Transactions related to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications have hit a one-year low, with DeFi being the niche within crypto that is most affected by this year’s downturn in crypto prices, a new report from the decentralized application tracking site DappRadar has said....
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Ubisoft's Six-Year Development Hell Pirate Game Leaks In New Footage
29.4.2022
Narrated test footage for Skull and Bones has leaked online, showing off a big part of the blockbuster’s transformation since it was last officially shown at E3 2018. It’s pretty and also looks like a textbook modern Ubisoft game. Players will collect blueprints, loot materials, and build up their...
Bitcoin price slow to react as US dollar rally stops at 20-year highs
29.4.2022
A failure to hold $40,000 comes as the U.S. dollar currency index finally weakens
Bitcoin rejects$40K as US dollar strength hits 20-year high
28.4.2022
The U.S. dollar currency index breaks through resistance to hit its highest level since 2002 — to the detriment of practically everything
Report: $1.3 Billion in Crypto Stolen in Q1 2022, 97% Stemmed From Defi Exploits
28.4.2022
According to a research report, $1.3 billion in digital currencies have been stolen during the first quarter of 2022. The study, published by cryptomonday.de researchers, further highlights that 97% of the stolen funds derived from decentralized finance (defi) protocol exploits. Defi Exploits...
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...
Mining Report Shows Bitcoin’s Electricity Consumption Decreased by 25% in Q1 2022
27.4.2022
At the end of May last year, Tesla’s Elon Musk convinced bitcoin industry leaders to form a Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) and in mid-July, the BMC launched its public services and website. On April 25, 2022, the organization published a report that discusses the bitcoin mining...
Borderlands Is Having Its Biggest Year Ever
26.4.2022
The revival of a beloved spinoff. A film adaptation (whose cast makes no sense at all). A mainline entry (that, against all odds, feels astonishingly fresh). Yes, it’s safe to say Borderlands is back, and having its biggest year in a long time.Read more
Bitcoin Mining Efficiency Up 63% in Year, 'Sustainable Electricity Mix' Jumped 59% - Bitcoin Mining Council
26.4.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) mining is becoming more efficient while firms are increasingly using green energy for their mining operations, according to a recent survey by the Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC), a voluntary global forum of Bitcoin mining companies....
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Sustainable energy usage for BTC mining grows nearly 60% in a year
26.4.2022
The latest Bitcoin Mining Council report showed that the mining industry is rapidly adopting sustainable energy sources to secure the largest crypto blockchain
Uncollateralized Lending Platform Truefi Reveals $100 Million Single-Borrower Pool Designed for Blockchain.com
25.4.2022
The crypto firm Blockchain.com has revealed it has secured up to $100 million in liquidity from Truefi’s single-borrower pool. The pool will be initially capped at $100 million over the first year and Blockchain.com aims to use the funds to bolster its own “liquidity pools, leverage...
Chainalysis: Crypto Gains Skyrocket Worldwide — Investors’ Profit Grew 5x to $163 Billion in 2021
25.4.2022
Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis has found that the total cryptocurrency gains worldwide amounted to $163 billion in 2021, which was 5x the previous year or a 400% increase. Chainalysis on Crypto Gains Worldwide Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis published a blog post last week titled...
Bank of Russia to Pilot Digital Ruble Settlements in 2023
25.4.2022
Russia’s monetary authority intends to conduct the first settlements with the digital ruble next year, its governor announced this week. Speaking to Russian lawmakers, the official highlighted the important role the new currency is going to play for Russia under sanctions. Russia to Trial...
Derivatives Exchange Injective Pro Launches Bored Ape NFT Floor Price Perpetuals
24.4.2022
During the last year, the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) collection has become one of the most popular NFT projects. After weeks of a continuous rise in value, the current floor price for a single Bored Ape NFT is 130 ether or $382K. Following the floor price rise,...
Report: South African University to Issue Blockchain-Based Certificates to Graduating Students
22.4.2022
A South African university has said starting this year it will issue blockchain-based certificates to students graduating from the learning institution. University administrators argued that a blockchain-based certification system will help prevent fraud and end the production of fake documents....
Tesla Hodls Bitcoin: Balance Sheet Shows $1.26B in Digital Assets
22.4.2022
Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, is hodling bitcoin. The company’s balance sheet shows $1.261 billion in digital assets. Tesla has neither purchased nor sold any crypto assets since the first quarter of last year. Tesla Continues to Hodl Bitcoin Tesla released its earnings...
A Year After Coinbase's Public Debut, Most Listed Crypto Firms Are Underwater Compared With Bitcoin's Performance; BTC Retreats From $42K
22.4.2022
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...
Doge Day Then and Now: Lackluster Buzz as Dogecoin’s Price Is 65% Lower Than Last Year
20.4.2022
While April 20 or 420 is synonymous with cannabis culture, the day is also considered “Doge Day,” by a great number of dogecoin supporters. The day prior on Twitter, the Doge network’s co-founder Billy Markus asked what people should expect on Doge Day and for dogecoin’s...