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How to create and launch a cryptocurrency token with TokenMint?
4.8.2022
To create a token using TokenMint, no programming knowledge is necessary. The TokenMint platform's alpha version provides the fundamentals for creating a fungible token
Bitpanda Adds Five New Coins to Its Existing Collection to Stake
4.8.2022
Based out of Vienna, Austria, Bitpanda, a top-notch cryptocurrency broker, was established in 2014. The main focus was to be of service to traders buying and selling bitcoins, along with their other prime digital assets. At the time they were setting things up, dealing in cryptocurrencies...
National Power Administration Will Propose a Special Cryptocurrency Mining Fee in Paraguay
4.8.2022
The National Power Administration of Paraguay has proposed to set a special mining fee for cryptocurrency mining operations in a decree project directed to the national economic team. Due to the immense losses the organization has faced, it has stopped supplying energy to some mining operations...
Portuguese Banks Stop Offering Services to Crypto Exchanges, Citing ‘Risk’ as Rationale
4.8.2022
Multiple Portuguese banks have begun closing accounts belonging to crypto exchanges due to “risk management”-related reasons – and the country’s central bank appears to have given the financial institutions its blessing....
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Study: Nigeria Most Crypto-Obsessed English Speaking Country Globally
4.8.2022
A new study has ranked Nigeria as the country most curious about cryptocurrency post the April crypto market crash. The same study findings show Kenya as the second-highest ranked African country. According to Bobby Ong, co-founder of Coingecko, the countries topping the list seem more interested...
ENS Domain Registrations Skyrocketed Last Month, Total Names Created Nears 2 Million
4.8.2022
The number of Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains is nearing the two million mark as 1,888,209 ENS names have been etched into the Ethereum blockchain to date. The project recently detailed that July saw the largest monthly rise in revenue scoring 5,400 ether worth roughly $2.48 million during...
Mastercard Views Crypto More as Asset Class Than Form of Payment
4.8.2022
Mastercard sees cryptocurrency as more of an asset class than a means of payment, according to the payments giant’s chief financial officer. Mastercard’s crypto strategy “has been fairly successful ever since crypto environments came up,” he added. Mastercard’s...
Microstrategy Outperforms Every Asset Class and Big Tech Stock Since Adopting Bitcoin Strategy, Says CEO
4.8.2022
Microstrategy (MSTR) has “outperformed every asset class and big tech stock” since the company adopted a bitcoin strategy and started accumulating the cryptocurrency in its corporate treasury, says CEO Michael Saylor. The pro-bitcoin executive will be stepping down as the CEO...
Hackers might be responsible for removing $4.8M from crypto exchange ZB.com: PeckShield
3.8.2022
The suspected hack followed ZB.com announcing the suspension of deposits and withdrawals on Tuesday in response to the “sudden failure of some core applications.”
Europe’s Securities Regulator ESMA Seeks to Obtain Crypto Transaction Data
3.8.2022
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is gearing up to implement stricter oversight in regards to crypto-related transactions. The agency is now looking to hire suppliers of trading data, as monitoring major participants in the market falls under its responsibilities. ESMA Launches...
The Fed Is ‘Resolute’ on Hiking Interest Rates, Tightening Monetary Policy to Tame Inflation — Gold and Stocks Sink
3.8.2022
Several reports detail that U.S. Federal Reserve officials are resolute on tightening monetary policy and increasing the federal funds rate until inflation in America is alleviated. Chicago Fed president Charles Evans explained on Tuesday that the central bank would likely keep up the larger than...
Beyond the headlines: The real adoption of Bitcoin salaries
3.8.2022
Bitcoin wages are becoming more common globally, particularly among “borderless” remote workers and in certain regions like Latin America
Tax Agency Vows to Go Hard After Koreans Using Crypto to Evade Levies
3.8.2022
South Korea’s tax administration has pledged to take strict measures against tax evasion through virtual assets and platforms. While the Korean government is yet to start taxing capital gains resulting from crypto investment and trading, authorities in Seoul claim cryptocurrencies have been...
Match Group Puts Crypto, Metaverse Plans for Tinder on Hold
3.8.2022
Online dating giant Match Group is unhappy with one of its leading brands, Tinder, so it's putting its earlier plans to have the service adopt cryptocurrencies and venture into metaverse-based dating on hold. ...
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Brazil Might Approve Its Cryptocurrency Law This Week
3.8.2022
This week, the Chamber of Deputies in Brazil might approve a cryptocurrency bill introduced earlier this year. According to the leader of the Federal Government in the Chamber, Ricardo Barros, the bill is set to be discussed, but there are still no reports on a possible vote as the Chamber is...
Hackers Target Solana Wallets amid Bearish Wave
3.8.2022
Solana reported a hacking attack that compromised over 8,000 wallets while writing this post. The hacking attack is believed to have stolen around $7 million in funds in SPL, SOL, and other tokens. Most of the wallets targeted by the hackers were inactive for at least six months. The news adds...
BitPay Extends Support to ApeCoin
3.8.2022
BitPay has announced that it now supports ApeCoin, or APE, on its network. This would allow the merchants of BitPay to seamlessly accept the token while also enabling the users to store, swap, buy, and spend the token through their BitPay Wallet. Moreover, users of BitPay will now be able to load...
South African Professor Accuses Central Bank Official of Spreading Misinformation That Damages Crypto Industry
3.8.2022
A South African professor, Steven Boykey Sidley, has branded as “balderdash” claims by the South African central bank deputy governor that “90% of cryptocurrency transactions” are illicit. The professor also accused the senior central bank official of spreading...
Singapore High Court Grants Crypto Lender Vauld Temporary Protection From Creditors
3.8.2022
Singapore-based Vauld will have some breathing space after the country’s High Court gave its parent company creditor protection for the next three months. The decision comes as the troubled crypto lending platform seeks acquisition by rival Nexo. Vauld to Have 3 Months for Restructuring,...
New York Attorney General Wants to Hear From Investors Deceived by Crypto Platforms
3.8.2022
New York Attorney General Letitia James has urged investors in her state who believe they have been deceived by a crypto platform to contact her office. “Investors were promised large returns on cryptocurrencies, but instead lost their hard-earned money,” she stressed. Letitia James...