Category: News
Latest news on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the crypto world in general.
Dogecoin Daily Trading Volume Hits Nearly $1B in Q2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDogecoin’s trading volume has increased 13-fold during the second quarter of the year to nearly $1 billion.
White Hat Hacker Saves $117,000 From MetaMask User
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA white hat hacker has helped a MetaMask user, a browser-based cryptocurrency wallet, save about $117,000 from his wallet. As reported by The Block, a MetaMask user posted last July […]
People’s Bank of China Releases Digital Yuan WhitePaper
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe People’s Bank of China, the central bank of the country, has just published the whitepaper of the e-CNY, the digital version of the yuan.
Cross-chain Decentralized Exchange ThorChain Loses 4,000 ETH
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThorChain has just fallen victim to a hacker attack that has resulted in the loss of about 4,000 Ethers (valued at $7.6M).
Volume of Fraudulent Crypto Transactions Hits $1B
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe volume of illegal transactions in which digital assets have been used has hit $1B between July 2020 and July 2021.
Square is Launching a Bitcoin-focused Platform
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSquare has just announced it plans to launch an open platform for developers of non-custodial, inclusive and decentralized financial services.
Custody Platform Fireblocks is Integrating With Polygon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFireblocks has recently announced it has partnered with the platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development Polygon.
Revolut’s Valuation Hits $33B After Attracting $800M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe valuation of British fintech company Revolut has just hit $33 billion after its latest funding round.
SEC Puts Off Decision on WisdomTree’s Bitcoin ETF
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just postponed its decision on the Bitcoin ETF application filed by WisdomTree.
Fed Chairman: The Digital Dollar Will Affect Bitcoin’s Popularity
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe chairman of the US Federal Reserve has said stablecoins and cryptos will no longer be useful after the digital dollar is launched.
Crypto Derivatives Platform Bybit Launches Spot Trading
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bybit has just announced it is expanding its crypto-related services.
NFT Trading Card Platform Splinterlands Hits 100,000 Accounts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSplinterlands, an NFT trading card gaming ecosystem has just announced it has reached 100,000 users.
UEFA Launches Digital Version of UEFA Euro 2020 Top Scorers on Blockchain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has just released digital copies of the top scorers in the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship on a blockchain.
China’s Largest Electricity Provider Demands to Stop Crypto Mining
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChinese journalist Colin Wu has reported the Chinese state-owned power supplier State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has sent a notice to all regions of the country demanding to stop crypto mining.
Brazil’s Regulator Approves First Ethereum ETF in Latin America
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has just given its approval for the first ETF based in Ethereum in Latin America.
S&P Launches Index That Tracks 240 cryptos
Reading Time: < 1 minuteS&P Dow Jones Indices has just rolled out a new crypto index tracking more than 240 cryptocurrencies.
Convergence Collaborates With 1inch Network to Offer Greater Liquidity and Price Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutesConvergence Finance has announced a collaboration with 1inch Network to boost liquidity and price discovery for assets on its ConvX automated market maker (AMM) platform.
UAE to Develop a National Digital Currency
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has just announced it intends to develop its own national digital currency (CBDC).
Interest in Bitcoin Drops to November 2020 Level
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of search requests for the term “Bitcoin” has fallen to the level recorded in mid-November 2020, when the reference cryptocurrency was trading at $16,000.
Polygon Teams Up With Community Gaming to Enable Scalable Esports Tournaments
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCommunity Gaming has partnered with Polygon to allow tournament organizers to deploy their esports tournaments onto the Polygon network.
Bitcoin Ransomware-related Addresses Receive More Than $33M This Year
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitcoin addresses associated to hackers involved in ransomware attacks have received over $33 million in 2021.
BTC Mining Facility Operator Compute North Will Have 1.2 Gigawatts of Mining Capacity in 1 year
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCompute North, a Bitcoin mining facility operator, has just announced it plans to have a mining capacity of as much as 1.2 gigawatts in 12 months.
Square to Develop a Crypto Wallet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSquare, the payments company owned by Jack Dorsey, has just reported it plans to build a cryptocurrency wallet.
Blockchain Developer Platform Alchemy Integrates Polygon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlchemy, a blockchain platform for decentralized apps (dApps) developers, has just announced it has integrated Polygon.
Iran Stops Exporting Electricity Because of Miners’ Excessive Consumption
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe general manager of Iran’s electricity distribution company has just announced the company has stop exporting electricity to other countries.
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