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Bank of Russia Supports Cryptocurrency Usage for International Settlements
16.4.2024
The Bank of Russia has announced that it will support accelerating the adoption of cryptocurrency payments for international settlements. According to Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, these crypto-based payments must be launched in a sandbox-style experimental regime. In contrast...
Bitcoin Shows Resilience Compared to Broader Crypto Market Despite Sell-Off: Fineqia
15.4.2024
Bitcoin has shown resilience in comparison to the broader digital assets market, maintaining a dominance metric of 55.3%, the highest level since April 2021.
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Investor Caution Persists as Digital Asset Investment Products See $126M in Outflows
15.4.2024
Digital asset investment products witnessed minor outflows amounting to $126 million in the past week as investors displayed hesitancy amidst a stalled positive price momentum.
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USDE and FDUSD Experience Brief Depegs Amid Saturday’s Crypto Market Shake-Up
14.4.2024
The fifth-largest stablecoin in the crypto economy by market capitalization, Ethena’s USDE, temporarily detached from its peg on Saturday amid market declines. Data reveals that the token, designed to mirror the U.S. dollar’s value, declined to $0.965 each. Similarly, the market...
Payment Use Cases Fuel Increasing Stablecoin Growth
12.4.2024
The global stablecoin supply currently stands at over $150 billion, demonstrating new demand for relatively stable digital assets. The stablecoin market has also grown more competitive. For example, XRP issuer Ripple recently announced plans to launch a United States dollar-backed stablecoin. ...
Stablecoin Market Expands by $4.46 Billion in 12 Days
12.4.2024
In the last 12 days of April, the stablecoin sector expanded by $4.46 billion, reaching a current valuation of $155.86 billion. Additionally, the top five dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies experienced an increase in their supplies over the last 30 days. Top Dollar-Pegged Cryptos See Growth Amid...
Woman Leaves Yu-Gi-Oh Event Because It Smelled Horrible
11.4.2024
A woman went viral on social media after claiming she left a Yu-Gi-Oh card game event due to how terrible many of the other players smelled. Read more
First Digital Labs to Launch FDUSD on L1 Blockchain Network Sui
11.4.2024
The stablecoin issuer First Digital Labs has announced its intention to debut its dollar-pegged token FDUSD on the Sui network. This collaboration is described as a “strategic alliance aimed at enhancing liquidity and efficiency of transactions.” FDUSD to Integrate With Sui Blockchain...
Russian Central Bank Chief: Mass Adoption of Digital Ruble Expected in 5 to 7 Years
11.4.2024
Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Russian central bank, has stated that the mass launch of the digital ruble will take five to seven years. This appears to contradict recent suggestions by the chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market that the launch will begin next year....
Judge to Sentence Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame in Late May
10.4.2024
Initially scheduled for May 1, the sentencing of Ryan Salame, former co-chief executive of FTX Digital Markets, has been deferred to May 28, 2024, in front of Judge Lewis Kaplan. Ryan Salame, Once FTX’s Co-Leader, Slated for May Sentencing Per the judicial records, Ryan Salame, once...
Stepn Rewards Move-to-Earn Users With $30 Million in FSL Points Airdrop
10.4.2024
On Wednesday, the Web3 fitness and move-to-earn platform Stepn unveiled a $30 million airdrop campaign, offering participants the chance to earn FSL points that can be exchanged for GMT tokens. Stepn Reveals $30M Airdrop, Precedes Big Brand Collaboration The Solana-based Stepn has begun...
Marathon CEO Says Bitcoin’s Upcoming Halving Event is Already Partially Priced In
10.4.2024
Bitcoin's highly anticipated "halving" event may already be partially factored into the market, according to the CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc., the largest cryptocurrency miner in the United States.
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Hong Kong-Based First Digital's $3B Stablecoin Arrives to Sui Network in DeFi Push
10.4.2024
FDUSD has quickly become the fourth-largest stablecoin since its launch in July under Hong Kong's digital asset regulations, benefitting from crypto exchange giant Binance's trading promotion
South Korea’s Democratic Party to Introduce ETF and Digital Finance Reforms
8.4.2024
South Korea’s Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is eager to relax regulations on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including those tied to spot bitcoin, despite resistance from the People Power Party (PPP). Although election concerns have temporarily halted the initiative, a crucial poll is set...
Digital Asset Investment Products Attract $646M, Pushing YTD Inflows to Record $13.8B
8.4.2024
A total of $646 million poured into crypto products last week, pushing the year-to-date inflows to an unprecedented $13.8 billion and surpassing the previous year's total of $10.6 billion.
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NFT Sales Slide Continues Amid Record Crypto Volumes, Marking Fourth Week of Decline
6.4.2024
Over the past week, sales volume for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) experienced another week-on-week decrease, marking a 13.72% reduction. This downturn marks the fourth consecutive week of declining NFT sales, a stark contrast to the record-breaking achievements witnessed throughout other sectors...
India’s Digital Rupee Expands: Non-Banks to Offer Central Bank Digital Currency Wallets
6.4.2024
India’s central bank has announced that it will enable non-bank payment system operators to offer central bank digital currency (CBDC) wallets. Noting that “necessary changes will be made to the system to facilitate this,” the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said the initiative...
DWS, Galaxy Digital List Exchange-Traded Commodities Offering BTC, ETH Exposure in Germany
5.4.2024
The products, which track the performance of the two largest cryptocurrencies by market value, carry a fee of 0.35% and were listed on the Deutsche Boerse on Thursday
Finally, A Game That Lets Me Live Out My Millenium-Era Reality TV Dreams
5.4.2024
In 2007, I graduated high school with one stand-out senior superlative: Most Likely To Be On Reality TV. Since then, I’ve come close (I was nearly on Peacock’s The Traitors, but couldn’t take off from work, and skipped out on being a human canvas on a certain tattoo TV series because I was...
Roku’s New HDMI Tech Could Show Ads When You Pause Your Game
4.4.2024
A new patent recently filed by TV and streaming device manufacturer Roku hints toward a possible future where televisions could display ads when you pause a movie or game.Read more