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30 Day NFT Sales Continue to Run Hot With Punks and Apes, Metaverse Trade Volume Skyrockets
24.12.2021
The number of recorded non-fungible token (NFT) sales during the last 30 days consisted of roughly 362,374 sales. During the past 30 days, the leading NFT marketplace Opensea processed $2.39 billion, up 22.88% since last month. Decentraland volume jumped 192% since last month reaching more than...
Visa Partners With 60 Crypto Platforms to Let Consumers Spend Digital Currency at 80 Million Merchants
22.12.2021
Visa’s head of crypto has revealed that the payments giant has partnered with about 60 leading crypto platforms “to launch card programs that make it easy for consumers to convert and spend digital currency at 80 million merchant locations worldwide.” He emphasized...
BitYard Integrates 80+ Chainlink Price Feeds for Enhanced Price Accuracy and Stability
20.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. BitYard is delighted to announce our integration of 80+ Chainlink Price Feeds to obtain accurate price data in a timely manner within our exchange. By integrating the industry-leading decentralized oracle network, BitYard has access to decentralized price feeds for popular spot...
Demand for Mining Hardware Spikes in Russia, Prices Rise
19.12.2021
The market for crypto mining equipment in Russia has seen strong interest from buyers of both new and used devices, retail data indicates. This year, demand for application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) machines has multiplied exponentially while video cards have been in short supply leading...
Leading Mexican Retailer Grupo Elektra Accepts Bitcoin
19.12.2021
Mexico’s Grupo Elektra, a leading retailer in Latin America, is accepting bitcoin for payments. The chain belongs to conglomerate Grupo Salinas, which is owned by Mexico’s third-richest billionaire, the pro-bitcoin Ricardo Salinas Pliego. Ricardo Salinas Pliego’s Retail Chain...
Crypto Wealth Manager Vaneck Launches Polygon and Avalanche Investment Offerings
18.12.2021
The wealth manager Vaneck has announced it has expanded its exchange-traded note (ETN) offerings to support the tokens polygon and avalanche. The two ETNs follow five previously launched funds in Europe that allow investors to gain exposure to leading digital assets. Vaneck Adds Polygon...
USDC Sees Native Launch on Avalanche
17.12.2021
USDC, the second leading stablecoin by market cap, has been launched on the Avalanche blockchain as a native token. Previously, users wanting to get USDC in Avalanche had to bridge it via Ethereum. Now, Circle, the issuer of usd coin (USDC), will allow users to mint the tokens directly...
Hololoot Celebrates an Overwhelmingly Successful Public Sale and Decentralized Listing
14.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Hololoot is the market-leading AR NFT generator, marketplace and metaverse designed for widespread adoption. Built by AR industry veterans, Hololoot combines the latest developments in 3D modeling with the unique properties of NFTs to produce an app that is simultaneously powerful...
Market Analyst Says ‘Whole Crypto Sphere Is in a Bear Market’ as Prices Continue to Slide Lower
14.12.2021
The crypto-economy has been sliding in value this week and during the last 24 hours, it has lost 2.5% dropping to $2.3 trillion. The leading crypto asset bitcoin has slid 4.8% during the last seven days and ethereum has dropped 11.7% last week. The downward spiral has cryptocurrency advocates...
IOST Partners With Unic’s Institute for the Future to Empower Women in Blockchain
14.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The partnership aims to support, promote, and inspire female leads in the blockchain space, offering annual endowed studentships to the University of Nicosia’s leading MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currency. NICOSIA, CYPRUS— December 2021. The Institute For the Future...
Crowdfunding Platform Kickstarter Will Shift to Blockchain-Based Model
10.12.2021
Kickstarter, one of the leading crowdfunding platforms on the market, has decided to abandon its current business model and migrate to a blockchain-based platform. This will be built by an independent organization funded initially by Kickstarter to work on the protocol. The new platform will...
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon Believes Blockchain Is More Important Than Bitcoin
8.12.2021
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, one of the leading banking institutions in the world, has stated his opinion on the bitcoin vs blockchain dilemma. To Solomon, bitcoin is not as important as the advancements in technology that implementing blockchain and other new ledger-based tools can bring...
Australian government gives nod to 6 world leading crypto reforms
8.12.2021
“What is clear is that if we embrace these developments, Australia has an enormous opportunity to capitalize on the convergence between finance and technology,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said
Binance Smart Chain Partners With Animoca Brands in $200 Million Crypto Gaming Incubation Fund
7.12.2021
Binance Smart Chain, one of the leading smart contract platforms in the blockchain market, has partnered with Animoca Brands, operator and investor of several NFT based games, to launch a joint $200 million gamefi (financialization of gaming) incubation program. The two institutions will invest...
Salvadoran Ecologist Claims Nayib Bukele’s Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mine Will ‘End in Environmental Disaster’
6.12.2021
El Salvador’s leading ecologist Ricardo Navarro believes that mining bitcoin with a volcano, or geothermal energy, will “end in environmental disaster.” Navarro believes geothermal energy costs more than oil, and thinks El Salvador’s millennial president Nayib...
Bitcoin Hashrate Rises Despite Price Drop, Mystery Hashpower Returns
5.12.2021
Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased a great deal, even after the leading crypto asset’s price slipped below the $50K price zone. Eight days ago the network hashrate was coasting along at 168 exahash per second (EH/s), and this past week it increased 7.73% to today’s 181 EH/s....
Binance Names Three Nigerian Reality TV Show Celebrities as African Ambassadors
4.12.2021
Binance has named three former housemates from the popular Nigerian reality television show “Big Brother Naija” as the cryptocurrency exchange’s brand ambassadors for the African continent. Bringing Crypto to the Mainstream Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has said...
Leading Supermarket Chain in Croatia Introduces Crypto Payments
2.12.2021
Customers of the largest supermarket chain in Croatia will be able to pay with cryptocurrency for their orders in the retailer’s online shop. The company plans to soon offer the crypto payment option also at its physical stores throughout the country. Konzum Allows Shoppers in Croatia to...
2TM, Mercado Bitcoin’s Holding Company, Raises $50.3 Million in Second Closing of Series B Funding Round
1.12.2021
2TM, a Brazilian fintech unicorn that is the holding company of Mercado Bitcoin, one of the leading crypto exchanges on the continent, has closed its Series B funding round again, raising an additional $50 million. The funding round was led by U.S.-based 10T and Tribe Capital, with...
Retail Giant Newegg Unveils Shiba Inu Support on Massive Billboard: SHIB to Be Accepted for Payments in December
1.12.2021
A leading tech-focused retailer, Newegg, has announced its support for the meme cryptocurrency shiba inu (SHIB) with the launch of a massive billboard ad campaign. Newegg says it is set to accept shiba inu for payments in early December, which would be sooner than when AMC Theatres plans to...