Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz says that cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, have bounced back because institutional investors are buying. Responding to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s anti-crypto stance, he stated, “We need to do a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Ripple has launched its first On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) service implementation in Japan in partnership with SBI Remit, a large Japanese money transfer provider, and Philippine crypto exchange Coins.ph.
Ripple, SBI, Coins.ph Collaborate to Launch Ripp...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Over the last year and a half, non-fungible tokens (NFT) have seen massive hype and millions of dollars worth of sales executed at auctions. A recent survey produced by bonusfinder.com shows sports fans are doubtful of the NFT craze as the poll&rsquo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The payment processing giant Paypal has revealed it has partnered with the nonprofit organization the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). According to the announcement, Paypal is researching transactions settled on the payment network that allegedly fund h...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The South Korean government has proposed an amendment to the tax code to allow the country’s tax authority to seize and sell cryptocurrencies belonging to delinquent taxpayers. “The revision will allow direct seizing without court-approve...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown says cryptocurrencies are not real dollars and they “put Americans’ hard-earned money at risk.” Referring to decentralized finance (defi) as “a shady, diffuse network of online funny money,” he...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Dvision Network has emerged as one of the fastest-growing NFT and blockchain gaming protocols in recent months. The blockchain protocol has made significant progress since its inception and continues to create new milestones.
The latest is a partner...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
A blockchain-based digital euro would be highly scalable allowing it to process an almost unlimited number of payments, the central bank of Estonia has concluded following a recent experiment. Central banks from several euro area countries and the EC...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently announced the abrupt end to sales and outsourcing of foreign exchange to Bureau de Change (BDC) operators after accusing them of failing to stick to their core mandate. Instead of providing forex to retail u...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
With the government in Beijing cracking down on their operations, Chinese miners have been on the lookout for other jurisdictions. Providing low-cost energy, Iran has emerged as a prospective destination. However, the country’s state-owned powe...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The number of users or unique addresses leveraging decentralized finance (defi) protocols via Ethereum has risen past 3 million according to recent statistics. A vast majority of these unique addresses use the defi protocol Uniswap, as 2.4 million us...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The growth and popularity of community inclusion cryptocurrencies in Kenya continues to soar with the country’s rural farmers being the latest group to embrace the financial technology. As one report reveals, some farmers in Kenya’s count...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against adopting cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, as legal tender. Noting numerous risks and costs involved, the IMF does not see crypto assets catching on as a national currency.
IMF Warns of Risks in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to “act with urgency” and adopt an appropriate policy to address the risks posed by cryptocurrencies. “The longer that the United States waits to adapt the prop...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Payments giant Mastercard has launched a new, global program for cryptocurrency startups. Seven crypto companies have already joined the program. Together with Mastercard, they will work to “expand and accelerate innovation around digital asset...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Fireblocks, a blockchain infrastructure firm, raised $310 million in its most recent funding round, reaching a valuation of $2 billion. The company, which specializes in the custody of digital assets, is interested in bringing traditional assets to t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Following the announcement from the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers has officially partnered with the blockchain firm Socios.com. The partnership is aimed at increasing the Socios brand and awaren...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
According to a recent report, the first trust-less swap between the Bitcoin blockchain and Stacks protocol has been executed. The co-founder of the Stacks protocol, Muneeb Ali tweeted about the native bitcoin swap and said the progress is a big deal....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Goldman Sachs, one of the biggest banking institutions in the world, has filed an application to offer an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) linked to the performance of decentralized finance (defi) companies. The instrument, if approved, would help institut...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
According to regional reports, the Burger King franchise in Brazil has introduced a new type of food specifically made for canines called the “Dogeppr.” The new product is a dog biscuit that canine owners can purchase for their pets and t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Bitcoin’s hashrate has slowly crept back up between 85 exahash per second (EH/s) to 125 EH/s on July 14. The increase in hashpower has made it so the next mining difficulty change will increase for the first time in eight weeks. The four consec...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. Tel Aviv &- July 27, 2021 &- Kirobo, a blockchain technology company, has launched its ‘P2P Swap Button’, a decentralized tool allowing cryptocurrency users to execute token swaps without having to use an exchange o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. Tel Aviv &- July 27, 2021 &- Kirobo, a blockchain technology company, has launched its ‘P2P Swap Button‘, a decentralized tool allowing cryptocurrency users to execute token swaps without having to use an exchange o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Companies providing trading services for digital assets will be able to open accounts with banks in Kazakhstan, local media reported, quoting the country’s crypto industry association. The service should allow Kazakhs to legally invest in crypt...