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Report: Kenya Has Fourth-Highest Interest in Cryptocurrency Globally
13.10.2021
Kenya has the fourth-highest interest in cryptocurrency globally, a new research study by Broker Chooser has found. According to the study, only three countries — Ukraine, Russia, and the United States — have had higher searches for cryptocurrency in the last 12 months than Kenya....
Bitcoin futures ETF will likely be delayed until 2022 says research firm CFRA
13.10.2021
Regulatory uncertainty could be the cause for yet more delays in the approval of long-awaited Bitcoin exchange-traded products
Blockchain Intelligence Company Elliptic Raises $60 Million — Evolution Equity Partners, Softbank Bolster Series C
12.10.2021
On Monday, the blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic announced the company has raised $60 million in a Series C financing round. Elliptic plans to leverage the capital to expand the team and “accelerate” blockchain research and development (R&D). Elliptic Raises $60 Million...
Arcane Research predicts 700 million Lightning Network users by 2030
8.10.2021
Arcane Research says that Lightning Network usage has been on a steep upwards trajectory since late last year, but in September growth went parabolic off the back of El Salvador's Bitcoin adoption
JPMorgan: Institutional Investors Dump Gold for Bitcoin Seeing It as Better Inflation Hedge
8.10.2021
Global investment bank JPMorgan says institutional investors are returning to bitcoin, seeing the cryptocurrency as a better hedge than gold. The firm’s analysts describe three key drivers boosting the price of bitcoin in recent weeks, including assurances that U.S. policymakers will not...
Laos partners with Soramitsu on CBDC research as regulated crypto mining begins
6.10.2021
Soramitsu, the firm that helped build Cambodia’s Bakong digital payments system, will work with the Laos government to research what a Laotian CBDC might look like
Bank of America’s Crypto Research Debuts: Digital Assets Are ‘Too Large to Ignore’
5.10.2021
Bank of America’s Global Research has begun covering crypto, debuting with a report stating that “digital assets are too large to ignore.” Noting that digital assets are “creating a whole ecosystem of new companies, new opportunities, and new applications,”...
Crypto transactions surge 706% in Asia as institutional adoption grows — Chainalysis
5.10.2021
When it comes to cryptocurrency transactions, the region of Central and Southern Asia and Oceania, or CSAO, is growing rapidly
Survey Shows 64% of Britons Believe Crypto Is ‘Not a Safe Investment,’ Respondents Think Ethereum Is a Drug, Cardano Is Cheese
30.9.2021
While there’s a lot of hype surrounding digital currencies like bitcoin, a great number of people are still confused by the crypto economy and the myriad crypto assets that exist. One study shows that some people think Ethereum is a drug, while others think Cardano is a cheese. Traders...
Blockchain Startup Triall Introduces a Tokenized Ecosystem to Speed Up and Improve Medical Research
28.9.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Triall launches its main utility token TRL on Uniswap following a successful token pre-sale that raised more than 2 million USD. AMSTERDAM, Sept 28, 2021 – Blockchain startup Triall launched its main utility token TRL in an initial DEX offering (IDO) on Uniswap at 13:00...
Europe becomes largest crypto economy with over $1T in transactions — Chainalysis
28.9.2021
DeFi has become a major catalyst for Europe’s crypto economy. Large institutions have also upped their share of transactions significantly
Verifone to enable crypto payments at major retailers through BitPay
28.9.2021
One of the world’s largest point-of-sale providers has partnered with BitPay to allow U.S.-based merchants to accept crypto payments
Facebook Launches USD 50M Investment In Metaverse Research, Partnerships
28.9.2021
opener noreferrer" href="https://cryptonews.com/exclusives/what-is-the-metaverse-a-high-tech-plan-to-facebookify-the-wo-11437.htm">strategy to become “a metaverse company,” functioning in an “embodied internet” that blends real and virtual worlds to an unprecedented extent.Earlier this ye
Just another bubble? Bitcoin price tops follow Chinese debt cycles, new research shows
23.9.2021
Events in China could have been dictating Bitcoin price action not just this year, but since its genesis, data hints
Messari Founder Ryan Selkis Announces Senate Run for 2024 — ‘Enough Talk’
22.9.2021
Ryan Selkis, the founder of Messari, a cryptocurrency research company, has announced he will be running for the U.S. Senate in 2024. The entrepreneur made the announcement on Twitter after finding out one of the speakers at Messari’s Mainnet conference, whose identity could not...
Iranian Lawmakers Oppose Crypto Restrictions, Call for Supportive Regulations
22.9.2021
Members of the Iranian parliament, the Majlis, have voiced concerns over Tehran’s restrictive policies towards innovations such as cryptocurrencies. Following the release of a study recommending a new approach towards the crypto industry, the lawmakers have called for the adoption...
OpenSea To Expand Beyond Ethereum, Eyes 'Broadening' of Marketplace – CEO
21.9.2021
Speaking at crypto research firm Messari’s Mainnet 2021 event in New York City on Monday, the CEO stated that expansion to other blockchains is a priority for the NFT marketplace going forward. The existing integrations with
California named ‘most crypto ready’ US state
18.9.2021
Measures such as Google searches, Bitcoin ATM installations and the number of crypto-focused bills were used to tabulate the crypto-ready index
Sir Clive Sinclair, Father Of Home Computing, Dies Aged 81
17.9.2021
It’s hard to overstate the importance of Sir Clive Sinclair’s role in the world of computing. His inventing the ZX Spectrum home computer in 1980 radically changed the masses’ perception of and access to computers, creating a path for not only gaming, but also the creation of games, by millions....
Study Shows Cross-Chain Bridge Technology Growth, Bridges to Ethereum Exceed $7 Billion
16.9.2021
On September 8, 2021, Dmitriy Berenzon, research partner at 1kxnetwork, an early-stage crypto fund that helps founders bootstrap token networks, published a comprehensive research post concerning blockchain bridges. Berenzon’s study highlights the current “multi-chain market...