Category: News
Latest news on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the crypto world in general.
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.
ETH Developer: London Upgrade to Take Place on August 4
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTim Beiko, a leading developer of the second largest crypto on the market, yesterday proposed August 4 as the date for the London upgrade of the Ethereum mainnet.
CryptoTask Migrates to Tezos Blockchain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCryptoTask has announced it is moving from the Ethereum to the Tezos blockchain.
40% of Institutional Investors Will Buy More BTC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to a survey conducted by London-based cryptocurrency fund Nickel Digital Asset Management, 82% of the 100 investors and wealth managers plan to acquire more digital assets until 2023.
FATF Says Regulation of Crypto Industry is Insufficient
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEven though several countries have made progress in regulating the cryptocurrency industry, there is still a long way to go.
Number of Active BTC Addresses Falls by 9.38% in June
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of active Bitcoin addresses dropped by 9.38% last month in the context of low prices in the crypto market.
CoinShares to Buy Alan Howard’s ETF Business
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCoinShares has just announced it intends to buy the exchange-traded fund (ETF) business of Elwood Technologies.
Barclays Suspends Transfers to Crypto Exchange Binance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBarclays has just announced it has suspended all transfers to cryptocurrency exchange Binance “to protect its clients’ money.”
Former Employee of Cryptocurrency Exchange Cryptopia Admits He Stole Cryptos
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn exemployee of now-defunt cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has admitted the stole some cryptocurrencies from the company.
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