Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Creating a new crypto project is dangerously easy: One needs to generate a token, pick a ticker, market it to the crypto community through coin information websites such as CoinMarketCap or CoinGecko, and then get it listed on decentralized exchanges...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Avalanche, a layer-1 proof-of-stake blockchain network, gets a new cross-chain bridge from Umbria Network to help traders transfer liquidity between the Ethereum mainnet and the Avalanche blockchain.Avalanche supports multiple virtual machines, inclu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Charlie Munger, the ancient vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffet’s right hand man, has no issue with providing his honest thoughts on cryptocurrency: He hates it. Speaking at a shareholder’s Q&A session at the annual meeting for...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Charlie Munger, the ancient vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffet’s right-hand man, has no issue with providing his honest thoughts on cryptocurrency: He hates it. Speaking at a shareholder’s Q&A session at the annual meeting for...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Chainalysis data shows that 4,068 criminal whales (roughly 4% of all whales) are hodling more than $25 billion worth of cryptocurrency among them. The blockchain analytics firm defines criminal whales as any private wallet that holds more than $1 mil...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Chainalysis data shows that 4,068 criminal whales (roughly 4% of all whales) are hodling more than $25 billion worth of cryptocurrency among them. The blockchain analytics firm defines criminal whales as any private wallet that holds more than $1 mil...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation in the United States Senate that seeks to mitigate perceived risks posed by El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal currency.The proposed Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvado...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Blockchain-based investing protocol Syndicate claims that 10% of all decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) in existence have been created on its platform in less than three weeks of operation.Syndicate is a DAO creation platform that has lande...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Cybercriminals are using bots purchased on Telegram to trick users into giving them access to their cryptocurrency accounts. According to a report from cybersecurity firm Intel471, one-time password (OTP) bots are “remarkably easy to use” and are rel...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Brisbane-based crypto exchange Swyftx has penned a major three-year sponsorship deal with the Australian National Rugby League (NRL).Swyftx is registered in Australia and New Zealand and offers trading services for around 300 digital assets. The firm...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Bitcoin (BTC) miners are selling off coins from their stockpiles and shares in their companies after the profitability of mining took a dive since November.With Bitcoin currently holding around $43,500, about 33% below the all-time high (ATH) of abou...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The team behind the new gaming-focused proof-of-stake blockchain Oasys say that it’s been designed to increase mainstream play-to-earn (P2E) adoption.The Singapore-based firm (Oasys PTE. LTD) behind the new chain touts its scalability, eco-friendly P...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
International oil and gas giant ConocoPhilips is dipping its toes into Bitcoin (BTC) mining as a way to eliminate the wasteful practice of flaring.According to a report from CNBC, the company is currently operating a pilot scheme in the oil-rich regi...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The cryptocurrency market remains in a state of flux as investors are once again focused on what steps the U.S. Federal Reserve might take to combat rising inflation and markets wobble as the situation in Ukraine remains tense.Data from Cointelegraph...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
In September 2021, Twitter enabled Bitcoin payments as the first cryptocurrency payment option available via its tipping jar. On Wednesday, the social media platform added a slew of fresh payment services to these existing tipping options, including...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
As the field of viable layer-1 blockchain protocols continues to expand, with newer entrants trying to solve the issue of high transaction costs and slow processing times, older projects find themselves utilizing their history and track record to set...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
As reported by Canadian news outlet The Globe and Mail, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Canada's federal police force) sent letters to several cryptocurrency exchanges demanding that they "cease facilitating any transactions" with more than 30 spe...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Many major crypto companies based in the United States have released a solution for the Financial Action Task Force's Travel Rule.In a Wednesday blog post, crypto services provider Paxos announced the launch of the Travel Rule Universal Solution Tech...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The ongoing digital revolution and rise of the internet have upended the old global value structure over the past 30 years, and big data has become the new "gold" or "oil" — a fact demonstrated by the money-making capabilities of platforms like Googl...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Bitcoin (BTC) and the U.S. equity markets are facing selling on Feb. 16 as traders seem to be trimming positions in assets perceived to be risky on the accusation by NATO that Russia continues to build troops near the Ukrainian border. This is contra...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Christophe De Beukelaer is the first European politician to convert his entire salary to Bitcoin (BTC). He kicked off 2022 with the bold move, hoping to raise awareness about Bitcoin and alternative monetary models, financial education and get people...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Major financial services firm Fidelity International will be listing a Bitcoin exchange-traded product on the SIX Swiss Exchange and Germany’s Xetra digital stock exchange.According to a Tuesday announcement from Deutsche Boerse, a physical Bitcoin e...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
On Wednesday, blockchain oracle solution Chainlink (LINK) announced the release of Chainlink Verifiable Random Function, or VRF, v2. As told by its developers, the new, improved version of the random number generator can reduce transaction fees by 60...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Mirror Protocol, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built atop the Terra blockchain, was among the biggest gainers in the last 48 hours, primarily as its native token MIR rallied by over 30% to $1.48, its highest level since Jan. 22.MIR/USD four...