Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
A major Russian banking association wants to criminalize keeping your own cryptocurrency keys.The Association of Banks of Russia, an organization that includes more than 300 Russian banks and financial institutions, has called on lawmakers to crimina...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
After celebrities, athletes and politicians jumped into the nonfungible token (NFT) mania, the growing industry has pulled in a veteran astronaut to share his time in space through NFTs.In a Cointelegraph interview, Scott Kelly, a retired United Stat...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The average transaction fee per Bitcoin (BTC) transaction made a complete 360-degree over nearly two years to settle down at $1.039, a number which was last recorded back in June 2020. The BTC transaction fee is the cost to transfer any amount of BTC...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week with all quiet on traditional markets but a storm brewing in crypto.As the Easter long weekend continues for the United States and much of Europe, traders are keenly eyeing whether Bitcoin can stay stable for four days...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
South Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai announced on Monday that it has partnered with the “Meta Kongz” nonfungible token (NFT) project to create a limited collection of 30 NFTs launching sometime in May 2022.Hyundai also created a new Twitter h...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The Terra blockchain’s algorithmic stablecoin Terra USD (UST) has flipped Binance USD (BUSD) to become the third-largest stablecoin on the market. UST is a United States dollar-pegged stablecoin that was launched in September 2020. Its minting mechan...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Credit-based stablecoin protocol Beanstalk Farms lost all of its $182 million collateral from a security breach caused by two sinister governance proposals and a flash loan attack.The problem for the protocol was seeded by suspicious governance propo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
ConsenSys-owned crypto wallet provider MetaMask has sent out a warning to the community regarding Apple iCloud phishing attacks. The security issue for iPhone, Mac and iPad users is related to default device settings which see a user’s seed phrase or...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
5. NFT wash trading is a problem for investors, the global community, collectors and traders because these participants use less liquid nonfungible tokens to manipulate the price of an asset. Due diligence has become more difficult as investors...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes!This week, our 6 Questions go to Lynn Liss, the chief operating officer and co-founder of...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The brief Dogecoin (DOGE) price rally last week following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter appears to be fizzling out, with DOGE closing the week over 8% higher. DOGE's price dropped to $0.142 on April 17, three days after peaking out locally...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
There’s no denying the current narrative about Web3: it’s a boys club. And, if we keep affirming this narrative, it’s bound to come true. The truth of crypto as a boys club won’t just be detrimental to women — it’ll be detrimental to the entire promi...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
4. DeFi is driving the development of cutting-edge Web3 use cases such as nonfungible tokens (NFTs), gaming and the metaverse. With the Binance Bridge 2.0, DeFi can be brought to a broader audience worldwide while maintaining the same smooth use...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Where I grew up, on the southern border in Texas, a tremendous number of people have come to the United States to work and send money back home. They don’t make much money, but they pay considerable fees on their transfers. Their focus is not on gett...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Bitcoin (BTC) chose compression over the Easter weekend, sparing nervous traders a fresh dive below $40,000.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewDerivatives traders take no risksData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingVie...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Reli3f, a humanitarian initiative birthed upon the innate artistic commitment to narrate stories in times of hardship, launched its second nonfungible token (NFT) collection on Thursday, raising over $300,000 for recognized Ukrainian charities and ta...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
People interact with open-source applications like MetaMask, Web3 games, the metaverse and DeFi protocols every day but don’t often stop to think about what happens in the background for it all to work. If we think of Web3 as a burgeoning new city, n...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
4. Crypto has long been criticized for its lack of inherent value. However, the shift toward contactless transactions amid the pandemic has emphasized the value of digital currencies and blockchain technology in the modern world. For this reason...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The Ministry of Finance (MinFin) of Russia finalized a draft bill named “On Digital Currency” and has sent it to the Russian government for approval to be passed as law. The draft of the federal law clarifies regulations related to the trading and mi...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
With the blockchain industry growing at lightspeed, businesses are actively and, even desperately, seeking out talent; and there just doesn’t seem to be enough manpower out there. Enter women — literally around 50% of the global population that has,...