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El Salvador Treasury Minister States Ukraine-Russia Conflict Disrupted Bitcoin Prices, Volcano Bonds Still on Hold
3.6.2022
Alejandro Zelaya, Treasury minister of El Salvador, explained that the conflict happening currently between Ukraine and Russia has influenced the price of bitcoin on international markets, disrupting it. Due to this disruption, Zelaya also stated that it was not feasible to issue the volcano bonds...
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Altcoins Trim Gains, ICP Still Outperforms
3.6.2022
Bitcoin price attempted a fresh increase above the USD 30,500 resistance but it failed to clear the USD 31,200 resistance. BTC is currently (11:52 UTC) trading near USD 29,800 and is down 1% in a day, but is still up 4% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins are also moving lower. ETH...
South Africa Charges Former Monero Lead Developer With 378 Counts of Fraud and Forgery
3.6.2022
Former Monero lead maintainer, Riccardo Spagni, faces over 370 counts of fraud, forgery, and uttering. The charges against the developer stem from fraudulent activities he allegedly committed when he was still employed by Cape Cookies. Fluffypony Pleads Not Guilty The so-called crypto mogul...
Bitcoin bond still on hold, El Salvador accused of human rights violations
3.6.2022
El Salvador’s finance minister believes the ongoing price volatility of Bitcoin means the awaited “Bitcoin bond” won't be launched anytime soon. Meanwhile the country faces a “human rights crisis.”
Co-Founder of Africa Focused Fintech: Traditional Banks Not Optimized to Serve the Unbanked
2.6.2022
For years, traditional financial institutions in different parts of the world have been attempting to narrow the financial exclusion gap by extending their services to the unbanked population. Yet for many reasons, these institutions still cannot avail their products and services to everyone that...
In wake of Terra collapse, South Korea plans new crypto oversight committee: Report
31.5.2022
The infamous collapse of Terra may have hastened the creation of a supervision and control entity for virtual assets, which is set to launch in early June
Fresh Gains Push Bitcoin Back Into the World’s Top 10 Most Valuable Assets
31.5.2022
While bitcoin has lost more than 16% in value against the U.S. dollar during the past 30 days, the cryptocurrency’s market capitalization is still the tenth-largest asset by market valuation. With $603 billion in market value, bitcoin is above Meta’s (formally Facebook) capitalization...
Crypto Fear and Greed Index Shows ‘Extreme Fear’ and Shaky Sentiment Persist
31.5.2022
For a few weeks now, bitcoin sentiment stemming from the Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) has been in the “extreme fear” range. While bitcoin gathered some gains on Monday, the CFGI is still in the “extreme fear” position with a ranking score of 16 out of 100. Crypto...
Wealthy Coinbase clients are still 'hodling' Bitcoin since December 2020, data suggests
31.5.2022
Institutions that reportedly purchased 10,939 BTC from Coinbase in December 2020 are not selling yet
WAVES Skyrockets as Details of DeFi Revival Plan Unveiled, Still Down 85% from ATH
31.5.2022
The native token of the blockchain platform Waves (WAVES) has risen sharply in price this week, as a new master plan to bring back confidence in decentralized finance (DeFi) on the network has been unveiled.
At 11:08 UTC on Tuesday, WAVES stood at USD 9.2, up 63% over the past 24 hours and...
Survey: Most Salvadorans Still Not Convinced About Bitcoin as Legal Tender
30.5.2022
A survey conducted recently by the Center for Citizen Studies of the Francisco Gavidia University, a private institution in El Salvador, has found that more than half of the Salvadorans surveyed still prefer the dollar over bitcoin as legal tender. Bitcoin, which has been pushed by Salvadoran...
New LUNA Token Rises, Still Down 65% After Launch, Kraken CEO Defends Listing
30.5.2022
The new Terra (LUNA) blockchain went live on Saturday, with the newly airdropped LUNA token seeing extremely volatile trading on its first day, before stabilizing and gaining some ground later in the weekend. Despite having become a controversial project, the new LUNA token can already be traded...
Letters to Layer 2: We Still Know Nothing About the Metaverse
30.5.2022
Will the metaverse be expensive to use? Will there be more than one? Who, ultimately, is responsible for building it?
Waluigi Proves He's Still The King Of Swagger
28.5.2022
Nintendo released a demo today for its upcoming soccer game, Mario Strikers: Battle League. How does it play? Is it a worthy follow-up to the older games? Is it fun? These are questions for which I don’t have answers. What I can tell you is that in this latest game Waluigi retains his crown as...
Sony’s Not Phasing Out PS4 For A Couple Years—It’s Still Raking In Money
26.5.2022
In a financial call yesterday, Sony told investors that no first-party games will be released on the PlayStation 4 in 2025, showing Sony is finally preparing to leave its legacy platform entirely and switch fully over to the PS5. But there are a few barriers to a more aggressive transition to...
Rodiče jim zakazovali hry, teď díky Football Manageru trénují ligové týmy
26.5.2022
V pouhých osmadvaceti letech stál William Still na fotbalovém hřišti jako hlavní kouč týmu Stade Remeš během jednoho z nejsledovanějších zápasů v historii prestižní francouzské Ligue 1. Podle svých slov za úspěch z podstatné části vděčí videohrám, konkrétně manažerskému simulátoru Football Manager
Consider Digital Assets Instead of Still-Pricey Real Estate, say JPMorgan Strategists
25.5.2022
Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou and team mull the outlook for crypto following the Terra collapse
GPU prices are still on a decline: Is Bitcoin’s sorrow gamers’ joy?
25.5.2022
Times are hard for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but gamers are in luck, as GPU prices are now more affordable
Terra 'Revival Plan 2' Set to Pass, But There is Still Confusion within Community
24.5.2022
The Terra (LUNA) ecosystem "Revival Plan 2," the latest revival plan proposed by the Terraform Labs founder and CEO Do Kwon that was put to vote last week, is nearing its deadline and is set to be confirmed.
By Tuesday morning (UTC time), 66.33% of participants have voted in the support of...
Central Africa Republic’s Bitcoin Adoption: The Real Work Must Start Now
23.5.2022
The Central Africa Republic (CAR)’s surprise bitcoin adoption decision once again shows that the top cryptocurrency can be an alternative to fiat currency. However, the African country still needs to invest heavily in its telecommunications infrastructure. The CAR also needs to prioritize...