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Opera’s Minipay Expands Stablecoin Support: Adds USDC and USDT to Its Digital Wallet
4.7.2024
Minipay, an integral feature of the Opera Mini browser, has announced a significant upgrade with the introduction of ‘Pockets’. This new feature now supports USDC and USDT, two of the most widely used stablecoins, thereby enhancing its existing digital asset management capabilities....
Tether to Drive Digital Asset Education in Turkey
3.7.2024
Crypto industry leader, Tether Operations Limited, and technology and strategy company, BTguru, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assess digital assets educational initiatives in Turkey (Türkiye). The MoU aims to develop comprehensive programs introducing stakeholders...
Orbital Analysis: Emerging Markets Overwhelmingly Embrace USDT Payments on TRON
3.7.2024
Orbital, a provider of blockchain-based payments, has published a blog post highlighting the importance of USDT payments on TRON in emerging markets. The company processes millions of on-chain transactions each year, valued in the billions of dollars. The post explains that while developed markets...
Ordinals Explorer Ord.io Introduces Rune-Gated Chats
3.7.2024
Ordinals explorer Ord.io has announced the launch of ‘Degen Chat’, a new feature that introduces Rune-gated live chats for every Rune. This platform allows users to connect their wallets and start chatting instantly. The Degen Chat also introduces unique features such as Holder rank...
Stack Duo Gains Tor Support for Monero and Bitcoin
1.7.2024
Stack Wallet, a cryptocurrency wallet supporting a wide range of digital assets, and its sibling Stack Duo, a focused wallet exclusively for monero and bitcoin, have announced a significant update. In the latest release of Stack Duo v1.2.0, Tor support has been added for both Monero and Bitcoin...
Robinhood Acquires AI Investment Research Platform
1.7.2024
Robinhood Markets, Inc. has acquired Pluto Capital Inc., an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered investment research platform. Pluto delivers highly-customized investment strategies based on individual customer needs and financial goals. With this strategic move, Robinhood aims to enhance...
German Police Transfers Additional $95 Million in Bitcoin to Bitstamp, Coinbase, and Kraken
1.7.2024
The German Government has apparently transferred an additional 1,500 bitcoin, valued at nearly $95 million, to multiple cryptocurrency exchanges, including Bitstamp, Coinbase, and Kraken. This move, part of a series of transactions since June 19, has led to speculation about the government’s...
Kraken’s Jesse Powell Donates $1 Million to Trump
28.6.2024
Crypto industry leader Jesse Powell has made a significant donation of $1 million, primarily in ethereum, to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. In a social media post, Powell cited the crypto industry’s struggles with regulation under the Biden administration, specifically naming...
Bitcoin and Crypto Were Not Mentioned Once During the Trump-Biden Debate
28.6.2024
Prior to the highly anticipated presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, many on social media were speculating whether the topics of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency would come up. However, as the debate concluded, it was clear that neither candidate made any mention of these emerging...
Shapeshift Founder Erik Voorhees Claims Revolut Shut Down His Account for Interacting With Crypto
27.6.2024
Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Erik Voorhees has publicly criticized Revolut, claiming the fintech company shut down his account due to his interactions with cryptocurrencies. Despite not using Revolut’s crypto service and funding his account via fiat from an exchange, Voorhees experienced...
Cybersecurity Breach at Evolve Bank
27.6.2024
Evolve Bank & Trust has recently confirmed a cybersecurity incident. The cybercrime group Lockbit 3.0 reportedly released customers’ personal identification data on the dark web. The bank, known for its fintech partnerships and facilitation of customer accounts for firms with significant...
Strike Expands Bitcoin and Lightning Services to the UK
26.6.2024
Strike has announced its expansion into the United Kingdom. This move allows individuals and businesses in the UK to access Strike’s suite of Bitcoin and Lightning Network services. The features include buying, selling, sending, and withdrawing bitcoin, global payments, and more....
Donor Gifts 8 BTC to Aid Julian Assange’s Journey to Freedom
26.6.2024
Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has finally embarked on his journey to freedom. The actual flight, however, comes with a hefty price tag of $520,000, which Assange is obligated to repay to the Australian government for the charter flight to Saipan and onward to Australia. After enduring...
BNB Chain Dedicates $900K Liquidity Pool to Support Meme Coin Ecosystem
25.6.2024
BNB Chain has announced a new initiative called “Meme Heroes” to support the growth of meme coin projects. The company will allocate $900,000 for liquidity pool (LP) support, extending its commitment of $1 million to accelerate meme coin innovation on BNB Smart Chain (BSC)....
Veterans of Mech Warrior 2, Gears of War and Mortal Kombat Unveil New Beta Phase for Blockchain Game
25.6.2024
Studio369 has announced the third Closed Beta (CB3) period for its PvP mech shooter, Metalcore, set to commence on June 27th. This latest beta phase will introduce several new features, including session-based PvP scenarios, a faction war-centric PvE mission, and faction-based social hubs....
Fantom Foundation Allocates $120 Million to Accelerate Migration to Sonic
21.6.2024
The Fantom Foundation has unveiled a treasury allocation of 200 million FTM, approximately $120 million USD, to expedite the migration of partners to its new Sonic network. This allocation includes native application grants, strategic grants to decentralized applications (dapps), and first-class...
Neo and Phoenix Join Forces: Skynet to Power New Era of AI-Enhanced Blockchain Technology
21.6.2024
Neo has announced a partnership with Phoenix, a decentralized Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure provider. This collaboration aims to blend AI with Neo’s blockchain infrastructure, marking a significant advancement in decentralized AI technology. The partnership will focus on...
Coinbase Investor and Openai Veterans Unite to Launch Safe Superintelligence
21.6.2024
In a significant development in the Artificial intelligence (AI) industry, Daniel Gross, known among other things for his investment in the cryptocurrency platform Coinbase, has teamed up with Ilya Sutskever, former Chief Scientist at Openai, and Daniel Levy, a former Openai employee and an expert...
Layerzero’s ZRO Token Listed on Major Exchanges, Boosting Cross-Chain Communication Potential
21.6.2024
Layerzero’s native token, ZRO, has been listed on several major cryptocurrency exchanges, marking a significant milestone for the cross-chain communication protocol. Binance, Upbit, Okx, Bybit, Gate.io, Bitget, Kucoin, MEXC, and Woo X have all added ZRO to their platforms, offering various...
Metamask Updates Privacy Policy, Explains When It May Process Users’ IP Addresses
19.6.2024
Metamask, the popular Ethereum wallet, has updated its privacy policy. The update provides users with greater transparency and control over their personal data, specifically concerning IP address processing. According to the new policy, Metamask may temporarily process a user’s IP address...