Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Andre Cronje, the renowned blockchain developer who came to the limelight with Yearn.finance, is allegedly going to stop contributing to (DeFi) and cryptocurrencies in general.
Anton Nell made the revelation a Fantom Foundation developer who took...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
On Monday, Espresso Systems, a rapidly rising scaling and privacy system for Web 3 applications, announced that it raised $32 million in a funding round led by Greylock Partners and Electric Capital.
Other firms, including Sequoia Capital, Blockch...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
FTX, a major cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Monday it is launching a new European affiliate- FTX Europe, as part of efforts to establish its business in the continent.
The exchange made such an announcement after securing approval from Cypr...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
With 80% of racing teams in the 2022 Formula 1 (F1) grid featuring at least one crypto sponsor, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff that are part of modern technology that cannot be ignored.
Wolff pointed out:
“I think when we are looking ba...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Meanwhile, as the war between Russia and Ukraine ravages, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong that are emerging as the lifeline for Russians as the nation faces heavy sanctions.
Armstrong said:
“Some ordinary Russians are using crypto as a lifeli...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Healthcare giant CVS Pharmacy has for a new trademark to offer Non-Fungible Token (NFT) related products or what it described as “Downloadable Virtual Goods” in the metaverse.
Per the filing, prescription drugs, beauty, and personal care products...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
More payment operators follow the orders of sanctions issued by the U.S., American Express, Visa, Mastercard, and announced on Saturday that they are all suspending their operations in Russia in protest of the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine....
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
With just a signature away, banks operating in the United States of Virginia will soon be able to offer cryptocurrency custody services.
Based on the unanimous vote from the Virginia Senate, the proposed introduced on January 22 this year by Deleg...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Coinbase’s Chief Executive Officer, Brian Armstrong, has expressed his thoughts on the calls from the public that should ban Russian users from utilizing their services.
As detailed in a which has become one of the primary ways Armstrong communic...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The digital currency ecosystem had wild price swings this past week, with the global cryptocurrency market capitalization recording a low valuation of $1.71 trillion in the trailing seven-day period.
The volatility has helped the digital assets eco...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Mawson Infrastructure Group, an Australian Bitcoin miner, announced on Friday that it signed a 12 megawatt (MW) hosting co-location deal with the U.S. crypto mining services provider Foundry Digital.
The deal will bring Mawson’s crypto mining hosti...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Circle, a major crypto payments infrastructure provider and stablecoin issuer, on Friday announced that it postponed the launch of its anticipated decentralized finance (DeFi) application programming interface (API) product, citing the need for more...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
On Friday, the federal government of Switzerland announced plans to freeze all crypto assets held within its borders that are owned by Russian citizens and businesses sanctioned by the European Union.
On Friday, the federal council stated it plans...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Ukraine's government announced on Thursday that it cancelled its plan of a crypto airdrop for receiving donations towards its fight against last week's Russian invasion. The authorities have instead stated that they will sell non-fungible tokens (NF...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The City of Lugano in Switzerland has entered into a partnership with Tether Operations Limited to drive its technological advancement while enabling its capabilities to allow its residents to pay their taxes through .
Per the from the duo, the p...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Based on the ripple effect of sanctions slapped on Russia because of its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Russia continues to be starving for foreign currency. It might make Bitcoin mining an alternative to bypass sanctions.
Nevertheless, Russia might...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Rarify, an application programming interface (API) platform, announced on Thursday that it raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by crypto investment firm Pantera Capital.
Rarify said that it plans to use the funding to accelerate hiri...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Foundry Digital, a subsidiary business of Digital Currency Group (DCG) focused on digital asset mining and staking, on Thursday announced that it has become a member of the Blockchain Association, which is made of industry leaders advocating for the...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Zignaly, a Singapore-based social investment platform, announced on Thursday that it has raised $50 million in investment funding from GEM Global Yield LLC SCS (GGY), a Luxembourg-based alternative investment group focused on emerging markets across...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Bitcoin () is playing a very important role in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and residents of these two nations have taken to the digital currency to complete most offshore transactions.
Drawing on this unique role, Bloomberg’s Senior...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The Financial Conduct Authority (), the United Kingdom’s apex market regulator, is taking a proactive approach to curbing scams as they are inherent in the fast-growing crypto world.
Per a published by the regulator, as many as 16,400 inquiries w...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Mainstream Japanese asset manager, Nomura Holdings Inc, has its plans to transform its Future Innovation Company into a full-fledged Digital Company.
According to the firm, the timeline pegged for this transformation is pegged at April 1 this year...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
To offer users a personal AI-powered, decentralized, and trusted social media experience, Resonate, a decentralized social non-fungible token (NFT) platform, is the power of blockchain technology and machine learning provided by Fetch.ai.
Resona...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Bitcoin (BTC) has remained steadfast above the psychological price of $40,000 for the past few days after nosediving to lows of $34K amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The leading cryptocurrency was up by 24.38% in the last seven days, hitting $...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
French Finance Minister Bruno le Maire said on Wednesday that the European Union (EU) is looking for ways other than to impose EU sanctions on Russia, Reuters .
The EU is currently imposing economic sanctions on Russia in three situations over Mos...