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$100 Swaps: Ethereum Dex Volumes Saw $39 Billion Last Month Despite ‘Insane’ Trading Fees
16.1.2021
During the last 12 months, Ethereum-based decentralized finance (defi) solutions and decentralized exchange (dex) platforms have been very popular. Dex applications, in particular, have seen massive demand and during the last 30 days, dex trade volumes have reached $39 billion in swaps. However...
Crypto Mining Hardware Manufacturer Whatsminer Plans to Launch Public Offering in the US
15.1.2021
One of the world’s biggest bitcoin mining machine manufacturers is preparing to go public in the United States. China-based Whatsminer is reportedly looking to obtain additional funds to buy Samsung chips with the initial public offering (IPO). Whatsminer’s Revenue Could Hit $1 to...
Coinbase Issues a Public Apology to EU and UK Customers — Did Not Address Its Global Issues
15.1.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase published a statement addressing their U.K. and E.U. customers, apologizing for system outages and account restrictions. The company also recognized their customer support “has not been at the levels” expected. High Flow of Incoming Customers According...
Coinbase invests in US-based mining firm amid industry diversification efforts
14.1.2021
Titan secured funding from Coinbase to offer a U.S.-developed software suite for miners
Survey: The Number of US Financial Advisors Allocating to Crypto in Client Portfolios Jumped 49% in 2020
14.1.2021
A survey reveals that the number of U.S. financial advisors allocating to crypto in their clients’ portfolios surged significantly from 2019. The figures show that it rose 49% in 2020, from 6.3% to 9.4%. A Vast Majority of the Advisors Also Have Personal Crypto Investments According to...
South Korea’s tourist hotspot launches DLT-based app tracing COVID-19
14.1.2021
Jeju Island and blockchain company Iconloop are proceeding with a full rollout of their COVID-19 contact tracing app following successful pilots
SV-Based Taraxa Revolutionizes Legacy Data Auditing With Mathematically Provable Audit Trails
13.1.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Santa-Clara, CA – Taraxa’s newly released testnet was just put to use for a process auditing platform that minimizes operational friction in multi-party business processes. The Silicon Valley-based blockchain startup is building auditing solutions that infuse...
Traders Complain About Exchange Issues and Downtime During Bitcoin’s Volatile Price Swings
12.1.2021
As bitcoin and a number of digital assets saw deep losses on Monday, a few crypto-asset exchanges had difficulties. Traders have been complaining about issues with exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and other trading platforms during the volatile price swings. Bitcoin (BTC) and many other...
Ethereum-Based Nexus Mutual Expands Its Decentralized ‘Insurance’ to Centralized Exchanges
12.1.2021
A way to be covered in the event of an exchange hack
China Launches Digital Yuan ‘Hard Wallet’ Card Pilot Program
10.1.2021
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) have green lighted a physical card-wallet pilot to test its digital yuan. Coffee shop staff in a Shanghai-based university hospital was chosen as participants in the pilot. Wallet Card Can Pay or Accept e-CNY Without Wi-Fi or a Mobile Connection According...
Token-based electricity top-up app expands in Africa but faces headwinds
8.1.2021
Crypto payments network Electroneum is expanding its utility bill and mobile phone airtime top-up coverage to more countries in Africa
Visa-backed Bitcoin startup to launch Lightning-based global payments app
7.1.2021
Zap is announcing Strike Global, a Bitcoin payments app for global remittances
Trump Bans Chinese Payment App Giants Alipay and Wechat- Order Could Steer Billions of Dollars Toward Bitcoin
7.1.2021
Cryptocurrencies may see a boost between China and the U.S., as the American president Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning financial transactions with eight China-based payment applications. Following the signing of Trump’s new executive order, popular payment apps including...
Regulated Bitcoin ETPs Skyrocket, Coinshares Cites ‘Unprecedented Interest from Institutional Investors’
6.1.2021
The Sweden-based XBT provider Coinshares saw roughly $202 million in XBT certificates swap hands on the market’s first day of trading in 2021. Meanwhile, on the same day, the bitcoin exchange-traded product BTCE saw $100 million in trade volume. Coinshares Group is a European firm dedicated...
Ukrainian football club Dynamo Kyiv to launch blockchain-based fan tokens
6.1.2021
Dynamo Kyiv wants to tap into an additional revenue source as stadiums remain empty
Bitcoin Sets New All Time High Spiking Over $35,000
6.1.2021
Bitcoin’s record-breaking start to the new year continued on January 5 after the top crypto set another new all-time high (ATH) of $35,879. Based on this new milestone, the top cryptocurrency has now surged by more than 20% in just the first of five days of the new year. Record-Breaking Start...
Canaan Launches Submerged Liquid-Cooled Bitcoin Miner, Noiseless Device Boasts 50 Terahash
5.1.2021
The publicly listed ASIC mining rig manufacturer, Canaan, has announced the launch of a new submerged liquid-cooled bitcoin miner called the Avalonminer A1066I. Canaan claims the new immersion cooling miner is noiseless and capable of significant overclocking, as the miner’s cooling system...
$8.2 Million Worth of NFT-Based Artwork Sold in the Last Month of 2020 as ETH Prices Rally
5.1.2021
The non-fungible token-based artwork market witnessed a profitable end of 2020 with astonishing trading volume figures monthly compared to those seen during November. Metrics Show $8.2 Million Worth of Crypto Artwork Sold in December According to metrics revealed by Nonfungible.com, the volume...
Breath of the Wild NPCs Appear To Be Based On 'Advanced' Miis
4.1.2021
If you’ve ever stared at one of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s random villagers and thought, “Hey, that looks like a Mii,” it could be because the two might be related.Read more
Massive Exodus of Bitcoin Continues to Leave Exchanges, Over 87,900 BTC Withdrawn in 30 Days
4.1.2021
Despite the bitcoin price high, there continues to be a massive exodus of bitcoin leaving exchanges. Onchain data shows exchanges are being drained like a sieve and during the last 30 days, 87,954 bitcoin was withdrawn from the top crypto trading platforms. Back in December 2019, it was reported...