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Mastercard Adds Crypto Consulting Service in Latest Effort to Boost Cryptocurrency Adoption
17.2.2022
Payments giant Mastercard is expanding its payments-focused consulting service to include cryptocurrency. It covers “a range of digital currency capabilities, from early-stage education, risk assessments, and bank-wide crypto and NFT strategy development to crypto cards and the design...
Interchain Accounts is the biggest upgrade to Cosmos since Stargate
17.2.2022
The protocols would enable nearly all aspects of data sharing between blockchain protocols, such as oracle data, governance voting, etc
Bank of Russia Reports First Successful Digital Ruble Transfers Between Users
16.2.2022
Testing of the digital ruble has started in Russia with the country’s central bank announcing the first complete transactions between individual wallets. The monetary authority, a staunch opponent of cryptocurrencies, says its digital currency will create new opportunities for citizens...
Decentralised Socialfi Platform Boom Live on App Store, Unveiling Two NFT Airdrops
16.2.2022
Decentralised socialfi platform Boom has announced the launch of its application on the App Store and Google Play in addition to the Android version. For most Cryptocurrency projects, having to launch a mobile app is a huge accomplishment as it will attract a large number of users into...
RCMP asks crypto exchanges to halt trading for wallets connected to truck convoy protests
16.2.2022
Police are believed to have sent ultimatums to protestors dwelling in the Ottawa downtown, telling them to "leave now."
US-based crypto firms join forces for travel rule compliance
16.2.2022
“We are focused on adding new members, so that TRUST can provide comprehensive compliance across the crypto industry,” said the joint announcement
French Presidential Candidate Pushes For Tax Reform On Crypto, NFTs
16.2.2022
Crypto and blockchain are becoming an important element of the French political narrative, as indicated by recent statements by political newcomer Éric Zemmour, a popular pundit who is running in this year’s presidential election.
The far-right candidate recently tweeted his proposals on crypto...
Red Bull Racing Partners With Bybit, F1 Team Says It’s the ‘Largest per Annum Crypto Sports Deal to Date’
16.2.2022
Red Bull Racing (RBR) has announced the cryptocurrency exchange platform Bybit has joined RBR as a principal team partner. According to the announcement, RBR says the deal is the “largest per annum cryptocurrency sports agreement to date.” Red Bull Racing and Crypto Exchange Bybit...
Technical Analysis: AVAX Enters Crypto Top 10, as NEO, THETA Also Gain
16.2.2022
AVAX climbed into the cryptocurrency top ten on Wednesday, following a three-day winning streak. Today’s move comes as THETA and NEO were also higher, despite the current market uncertainty. Biggest gainers Although the majority of the crypto top 100 was underneath a red wave, there were...
Chainlink Verifiable Random Function v2 goes live on mainnet
16.2.2022
Chainlink VRF v1 had previously crossed 3 million request transactions from NFT projects and blockchain games
SEC Scrutinizing Crypto Exchange Binance US — Chair Gensler Stresses ‘Basic Investor Protection’
16.2.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly scrutinizing the U.S. arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance over trading firms with links to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler emphasizes the need for “basic investor protection” in the crypto space....
US Senate Banking Chief Criticizes Super Bowl Crypto Ads, Claims ‘Big Crypto Companies Are Desperate’
16.2.2022
The United States senator from Ohio and Senate Banking Committee chief Sherrod Brown is not a fan of cryptocurrencies. This week during Tuesday’s stablecoin hearing, Brown criticized all the cryptocurrency companies who advertised during the Super Bowl this past weekend and stressed that...
New York Stock Exchange Files Trademark for Offering Trading Services in the Metaverse
16.2.2022
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has registered a trademark application to offer digital currency and NFT trading services in the metaverse. The application, filed on February 10th, constitutes the first foray of the company into the concept of the metaverse. The organization might be competing...
Spanish Civil Guard Busts Organization Dedicated to Laundering Money With Crypto
16.2.2022
The Spanish Civil Guard has broken up a group that used cryptocurrencies as a tool to launder money. The organization, that operated in Madrid, supposedly lent these services to other criminal organizations. The MAUNA operations, as they were called by the Spanish Civil Guard, discovered phantom...
Global Watchdog Points at Growing Force of Crypto with Another Usual Warning
16.2.2022
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body that monitors and prepares recommendations about the global financial system, is increasingly ringing the alarm about crypto. The institution’s latest report claims that cryptoasset markets are rapidly evolving and could reach a point...
Recipients in Mexico Will Be Able to Cash Out Crypto, Says Coinbase
16.2.2022
Coinbase’s new pilot program will enable users in Mexico to cash out their crypto in the local currency. They will be able to do so at 37,000 retail and convenience stores spread across Mexico. Coinbase announced the launch of the service in its blog post on Tuesday. It aims to shake up the global...
IoTeX, Huawei, and Futurewei IIconsortium Member Engineers Share Solutions to Make Blockchains More Efficient
16.2.2022
The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) has detected P2P communication deficiencies influencing blockchain networks, adversely affecting transaction speed and costs, interoperability and scalability. According to a recently published 20-page white paper, this non-profit organization, founded by Intel...
Bitcoin Prices Rise as Russian Troops Retreat
16.2.2022
Russia never made its intentions clear about invading Ukraine. The West, however, predicted that it could happen any time in the middle of February 2022. Geopolitical tensions have always had an adverse effect on markets across the globe.. The tensions have affected the price of Cryptocurrency...
“Clean” Bitcoin (BTC) Mining Is Coming via Greenhashes Company
16.2.2022
While Bitcoin is growing and miners are increasing their mining capacity, the question “What is happening to our most valuable resource – the environment” remains open. Is it true that mining is a threat to the environment? If yes, what can we do about it? Mining is the process...
President Lukashenko Signs Decree to Create Crypto Wallet Register in Belarus
16.2.2022
President Alexander Lukashenko has signed another decree regulating the crypto economy of Belarus. It envisages the establishment of a register for cryptocurrency wallets and addresses certain legal aspects pertaining to the circulation of cryptocurrencies in the country. Presidential Decree Aims...