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BitLicensed Crypto Firms Ordered to Pay Annual Assessment Fees in New York
19.4.2022
The fees will bring virtual currency companies on par with those paid by banking and insurance institutions as a way for the state to recoup operating expense costs and “best support” the industry
Monero v15 Upgrade Scheduled for July, Community Tries to Coordinate XMR ‘Bank Run’
18.4.2022
The Monero (XMR) community scheduled the v15 network upgrade for mid-July after reaching a consensus -- an upgrade that will not include the "Monero 2.0" hard forks. Meanwhile, some project supporters are trying to orchestrate "The Monerun."
"Monero is set to hard fork on July 16th 2022...
Bitcoin average transaction fees lowest in two years at $1.04
18.4.2022
The average BTC transaction fee saw a steady decline from an all-time high of $62.788 in April 2021 before coming down
Following a Brief Fee Spike, Gas Prices to Move Ethereum Drop 76% in 12 Days
17.4.2022
Transaction fees on the Ethereum network are dropping again after average fees saw a brief spike on April 5 jumping to $43 per transfer. 12 days later, average ether fees are close to dropping below $10 per transaction and median-sized fees have slid below $4 per transaction. Moreover, layer...
Robinhood’s CEO, Elon Musk, and DOGE Co-Founder Billy Markus Discuss Improving Dogecoin
15.4.2022
On Thursday, following Robinhood’s listing of shiba inu, the co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, Vladimir Tenev, spoke about dogecoin being the future currency of the internet on Twitter. Tenev’s Twitter thread got a lot of comments and also received responses from the co-founder of...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Fees Move in Opposite Directions as ETH Becomes Inflationary Again
14.4.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees are on the rise for the first time since October as activity on the network has started to pick up. Meanwhile, fees on the Ethereum (ETH) network are moving in the opposite direction, decreasing the burning of ETH tokens as a result, according crypto analytics...
Tether's Reserves, MoonPay Scores 60 Celebrities, Meta's Cut + More News
13.4.2022
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Study: 54% of UAE and Saudi Arabia Survey Respondents Said Crypto Should Be Used for Payments
12.4.2022
An average of 54% of survey respondents from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said they believe cryptocurrency should be used as currency. Still, a significant proportion of the respective countries’ respondents believe certain obstacles are stopping cryptocurrencies from...
Crypto-Friendly Special Economic Zone in Honduras Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender
9.4.2022
A crypto-friendly special economic zone in Honduras has adopted bitcoin as legal tender, allowing the cryptocurrency to be used to pay taxes and fees. In addition, bitcoin bonds can be issued within its jurisdiction using “world-class standards for AML and KYC.” Bitcoin Operates...
Coinbase Launches New Debit Card Amid Intensified Competition Among Exchanges, Platforms
7.4.2022
As crypto industry players continue to lure customers with debit cards that offer an expanding range of benefits and bonuses, major crypto exchange Coinbase has rolled out a new card that promises more crypto rewards and no transaction fees under certain terms....
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Bitcoin transaction fees hit decade lows, here's why
6.4.2022
The cost of moving Bitcoin across the network has hit decade lows as Lightning Network, batching, miner behavior and protocol improvements have driven costs down
Average Ethereum Gas Fee Jumps to $20 per Transfer, L2 Fees Follow Rise
3.4.2022
While Ethereum network fees to transfer data dropped significantly in recent times, tapping a low of $5.98 per transaction in mid-March, gas fees are rising once again on the second-largest cryptocurrency network in terms of market valuation. On Sunday, April 3, the average transaction network...
DeFi Kingdoms Integrates Ramp to Take in-Game Payments to the Next Level
30.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. London, UK: 30 March 2022 – Play-to-earn game, DeFi Kingdoms, has partnered with crypto payments infrastructure platform, Ramp to bring an even greater in-game payment experience to players. For one week only* players can enjoy zero fees when purchasing AVAX through Ramp. DeFi...
PUBG Developer Krafton Partners With Solana Labs to Build Blockchain Games and Services
26.3.2022
Krafton, the company behind the development of the blockbuster videogame PUBG, has announced a partnership with Solana Labs with the objective of building its blockchain game offering. The new business plan of the company includes the creation of token economies to power play-to-earn (P2E)...
Jamaica’s central bank digital currency and the problems it hopes to solve
25.3.2022
Jamaica’s new central bank digital currency, slated for launch early this year, aims to help address economic issues on the island nation
Ukraine Now Accepts Donations in 14 Cryptoassets
24.3.2022
The Ukraine government now accepts donations in 14 different cryptoassets, offering donors the option to choose between some of the most popular projects within the crypto market....
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Gamestop Beta NFT Marketplace Launches, Platform Leverages Loopring’s ZK-Rollup Tech
23.3.2022
On Wednesday, the head of growth at Loopring, Adam Browman, announced that the recently teased Gamestop NFT marketplace has launched its beta version using Loopring’s layer two (L2) technology. Browman says that with Gamestop’s new NFT marketplace leveraging Loopring’s...
Analysts Keep Reduced Hashrate Estimate for Bitcoin Despite Growth Exceeding Model
22.3.2022
A new report from the crypto-focused financial services firm BitOoda has reiterated a reduced hashrate projection for the Bitcoin (BTC) network for 2022, despite hashrate growth so far this year being stronger than expected....
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Coinbase Pay and Binance Pay: What Are These Solution & How Do They Differ
21.3.2022
Major US-based crypto exchange Coinbase is taking a swing at both traditional payment companies and crypto-native competitors with the introduction of Coinbase Pay. The new solution, however, differs from existing payments solutions from competitors like Binance, for example, as the former is...
$5.8 Billion Burned: Second Largest Crypto Network Records 2 Million Ethereum Destroyed in 7 Months
21.3.2022
This week, the Ethereum network’s burn rate reached a milestone by surpassing 2 million ethereum burned worth $5.81 billion since August 5, 2021. Metrics show the crypto network has a 24-hour burn rate of 1.74 ether per minute, which equates to roughly $5K worth of ether destroyed every...