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‘Bitcoin Valley’ Launches in Honduras — 60 Businesses Accept BTC to Boost Crypto-Tourism
2.8.2022
Bitcoin Valley, the first bitcoin city in Honduras, has launched in Santa Lucia. Businesses in the area will accept bitcoin for payments. “In Santa Lucia, we are all going to participate in this project … Accepting bitcoin will open us to another market and win more customers,”...
First Mover Americas: BTC Retreats From Weekend High of $24K, ETH Options Open Interest Surpasses BTC's on Deribit
1.8.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 1, 2022
The Power of Loyalty Points and the Importance of Getting Them Right – Dennis Jarvis, CEO of Bitcoin.com
1.8.2022
Prominent DeFi projects such as Uniswap, Curve, Aave, and MakerDAO declined in ETH terms since at least Q1 2021. Some see this as a fundamental failing of DeFi protocols to capture value and an inability to create moats. There are questions whether the composable and open nature of crypto prevents...
Harvard University and Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web Plan to Preserve Digital Information
31.7.2022
On July 27, the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) announced it will be supporting an initiative with Harvard University’s Library Innovation Lab (LIL) called the “Democratizing Open Knowledge” program. With FFDW’s support, LIL plans to explore...
MaskEX Global Held the Futurization of Urban Lifestyle Summit in Dubai, UAE
30.7.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The Futurization of Urban Lifestyle Summit was held in Dubai at the Jumeirah Emirates Tower on July 29, 2022. MaskEX Global — A well-known worldwide exchange, was the event’s organizer and sponsor. Throughout this seminar, MaskEX engaged with like-minded people in...
Solana Team Set to Open Doors of a Physical Store in New York to Promote Solana and Web3
28.7.2022
The team behind open-source blockchain Solana (SOL) is readying to open its physical store in New York City, USA, to the public, in a bid to promote the Solana blockchain and Web3 at large.
The store, dubbed Solana Spaces, is located at a mall in Hudson Yards and was launched in collaboration with...
Interest in Ether Options Rises to Record as Traders Bet on 'Merge'
28.7.2022
"A few hedge fund names have been large buyers of the ETH calls," one trading firm noted
CoinGecko open to acquisition but now is ‘too early,’ co-founder says
28.7.2022
While CoinMarketCap was acquired by Binance during post-2017 crypto winter, the current bear market is not the right time to sell CoinGecko, its COO said
Two-thirds open to a Web3 career for its potential and flexibility: Survey
26.7.2022
The report “Journey Into Web3” showed that 64% of participants are interested in exploring Web3 career opportunities
Cryptocurrencies a ‘Good Alternative to Traditional Settlement Processes’ — Study
25.7.2022
Cryptocurrencies can be a good alternative to conventional settlement processes because they are underpinned by blockchain technology which enables the instant finalization of transactions without the involvement of intermediaries, a new report has said. Some players in the cross-border money...
Survivability in Times of Crisis, Internet Outages and Cyber Warfare – Bastyon Inventor Explains
25.7.2022
Bastyon is a social platform that combines elements of Youtube, Twitter and Torrent; it is closing in on half a million users and growing fast. Bastyon is built on the premise that social media should be Web 3.0, decentralized with an open-source code, distributed node infrastructure and...
Crypto Lender BlockFi Had $1.8B in Open Loans at End of June and $600M of Exposure
22.7.2022
Crypto lender BlockFi has $1.8 billion in open loans and $600 million in exposure, suggesting that loans are collateralized at a ratio of 2:3
Bitcoin wobbles on Wall Street open as Ethereum hits $1.6K in 6-week high
22.7.2022
Bitcoin and Ethereum both gain but ETH price action takes the prize as Bitcoin cools momentum
Web3 platforms launch the Open Metaverse Alliance
21.7.2022
OMA3 will focus on proposing standards and facilitating collaboration between various stakeholders of Web3 and other industries
Bitcoin Non-Profit ₿trust Launches Africa Open Source Cohort; Names First Developer
21.7.2022
Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z funded Bitcoin non-profit welcomes its founding member Vladimir Fomene. He will contribute to the Bitcoin Development Kit and the Swahili Wordlist
Nigerian Lenders Frustrating CBDC’s Adoption — Central Bank Governor
21.7.2022
Apathetic Nigerian lenders are frustrating the e-naira’s adoption because they are worried this could deprive them of a key revenue source, Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, has said. Emefiele said the central bank is working on a channel that would enable...
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Altcoins Follow Stocks Down Despite Elon Musk Is Open to Buy BTC Again After Selling 75% of Tesla's Stash
21.7.2022
After spiking above the USD 24,000 level, bitcoin increased its volatility as Tesla said it sold 75% of its BTC holdings, or USD 936m worth of bitcoin, in the second quarter, in an attempt to raise cash.
However, Tesla’s chief Elon Musk stressed that “this should not be taken as some verdict...
Tesla Sold 75% of Its Bitcoin — Elon Musk Says ‘We Have Not Sold Any of Our Dogecoin’
21.7.2022
Tesla has converted approximately 75% of its bitcoin into fiat currency. The cryptocurrency sales left the electric car company holding digital assets worth $218 million. “We are certainly open to increasing our bitcoin holdings in the future,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, adding:...
Tesla's Musk Remains Open to Buying More Bitcoin After Selling in Q2 to Raise Cash
21.7.2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the EV company could add to its bitcoin position again in the future, but wanted to boost its cash position
Tony Hawk Partners With the Sandbox to Open a Skate Park in the Metaverse
18.7.2022
Tony Hawk, one of the most popular skateboarders in the world, is planning to build a skateboard park in the metaverse. The initiative, which will be completed in partnership with The Sandbox and Autograph, will also create voxel representations of the skateboarder as NFTs, that will be able to...