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Bitcoin network transactions and fees surge amid investor de-risking
10.5.2022
Investors are urgently sending Bitcoin into exchanges in order to either de-risk their portfolio or to protect margin positions with more collateral according to Glassnode’s latest report
Nigerian Fintech Founder: ‘African Fintechs Have a Greater Scale Potential Than Other Tech Startups’
9.5.2022
The African fintech industry has grown rapidly over the past few years and this has caught the attention of some well-resourced venture capital (VC) firms. As one would expect, Nigerian fintech startups have dominated the continent in terms of funds raised or the number of transactions performed....
Moody’s: Cryptocurrencies Unlikely to Help Russia Evade Sanctions
7.5.2022
Russia’s ability to employ cryptocurrencies to circumvent international sanctions is restricted by the limited size of the crypto market, according to Moody’s. Despite increased use in small transactions, low liquidity is another factor preventing Russians from exploiting the utility...
NFT collectors sent $37B to marketplaces in 2022, nearly equaling 2021 already
6.5.2022
Despite sporadic market conditions NFT collectors are on track to spend more on NFTs in the first half of this year than in all of 2021
Block Misses Q1 Estimates, Posts $1.73B in Bitcoin Transactions
5.5.2022
The payments firm formerly known as Square said it didn’t record any bitcoin impairment charges in the quarter
ECB Favors Transparency Over Privacy in Digital Euro Design, Presentation Reveals
5.5.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) leans toward a “transparent” digital euro over one that ensures a higher level of privacy for its users, a presentation devoted to the project has indicated. In the document, the monetary authority explores different privacy options for...
Bankoff Crypto Cards Suspended Amid High Volume of Russian Transactions
5.5.2022
Bankoff, a platform offering virtual cards that could be topped up with cryptocurrency, has told customers its cards are no longer supported by payment systems Visa and Stripe. They allowed Russians to pay abroad after major processors restricted their services in the country. Visa and Stripe Halt...
3 key metrics signal Terra (LUNA) price is preparing for a recovery
4.5.2022
LUNA price is far from its all-time high but three key metrics signal that the altcoin could be preparing to rally
Yuga Labs Refunds Gas Fees for Failed ‘Otherdeed’ Transactions
4.5.2022
The firm behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection is looking to make amends for its chaotic virtual land sale with refunds to all users whose transactions failed during minting
Apecoin Integrates With Polygon, DAO Board Member Says Native APE Chain Was Never Discussed
4.5.2022
Following one of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) mints in history and after apecoin transactions from the sale fueled Ethereum network fees, apecoin is now integrated with the Polygon (MATIC) network. On May 2, the Apecoin project announced that with Polygon support, APE is now available...
Uganda Central Bank Tells Licensed Entities to Stop Facilitating Crypto Transactions
4.5.2022
The Ugandan central bank has warned licensed entities and the public against facilitating crypto-related transactions as well as the practice of converting cryptocurrency into mobile money and vice versa. The central bank warned it will not hesitate to act against entities found to be in breach...
Crypto Bahamas: Regulations enter critical stage as gov't shows interest
3.5.2022
SALT’s Crypto Bahamas brought together traditional financial players with crypto companies and industry experts to discuss the future of digital assets
The birth of ‘Ethereum Killers,’ can they take Ethereum’s throne?
3.5.2022
The second-largest blockchain has developed a massive ecosystem around it. However, its scalability issues have made room for “ETH Killers” to enter the ring
Solana developers share 3 key mitigation steps to make the network robust
3.5.2022
Developers have suggested changing Solana’s current data transfer protocol UDP to QUIC, stake-weighted transaction processing and a fee-based transaction priority
Solana suffers 7th outage in 2022 as bots invade the network
2.5.2022
NFT minting bots on Solana contributed over 4 million transactions per second, knocking validators out of consensus and crashing the network for around seven hours
After Solana’s Co-Founder Said BTC Should Change Its Consensus Algo, Solana Mainnet Loses Consensus for 7 Hours
1.5.2022
While Ethereum users participating in the Otherside metaverse land sale caused network fees to rise and created issues for the blockchain explorer Etherscan, it overshadowed Solana’s blockchain network outage. It seems a flood of inbound transactions on Saturday caused Solana’s...
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....
The Number of Entities Using Bitcoin to Store Arbitrary Data Has Declined
30.4.2022
Three years ago there were a lot of discussions concerning data embedded in bitcoin transactions and the block size space consumed by these OP_Return transactions. However, in recent times, the use of OP_Return transactions has dropped a great deal and the trend has lowered network fees to some...
Illegal Use of Cryptocurrency Largely a Myth, Russian Lawmaker Says
30.4.2022
Only a small share of cryptocurrency transactions have illicit purposes and the use of digital coins in illegal activities is for the most part a myth, a high-ranking Russian lawmaker has recently stated. Andrey Lugovoy, who is one of the deputies working on new crypto regulations, also said Russia...
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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