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Durov Suggests Telegram May Launch a Toncoin-powered Marketplace
24.8.2022
Pavel Durov, the mastermind behind the Telegram chat app and messaging platform, has suggested that Telegram may one day launch a blockchain technology-powered marketplace for usernames, emojis, and other app-based assets. And Durov has also praised the efforts of the TON network – a blockchain...
Brazilian Local Gov’t Chief & ‘Bitcoin Pharaoh’ Suspected of Crypto-powered Money Laundering
22.8.2022
Brazilian law enforcement agencies have swooped on the home of a local government chief they suspect of heading a crime ring that laundered money using cryptoassets – along with a controversial figure named “the Bitcoin Pharaoh.”
The raid took place at the home of the Armação de Búzios councilman...
E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Debuts an Ethereum-powered Coin in Brazil
19.8.2022
The Latin American e-commerce heavyweight Mercado Libre has rolled out its own cryptoasset – named Mercado Coin – in Brazil.
The move is the latest in a series of bullish crypto-related moves from the company, which is often touted as the LATM region’s answer to Amazon. Last year, the company...
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17.8.2022
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FTX Pay Integrates With Reddit’s Arbitrum Nova-Powered Community Points System
9.8.2022
FTX has announced that FTX Pay’s infrastructure has integrated with the social media and news aggregation forum Reddit’s Community Points system. The integration has been rolled out in the U.S., EU, Australia, and other countries worldwide. FTX Pay will also join Infura, P2P, Google...
Colombians Make Up 20% of the Customers of New Gen Crypto-Powered Accounts According to BBVA
9.8.2022
BBVA, a private bank based in Spain, released an article that states Latam users are very interested in their crypto-powered solutions. The institution informed that close to 20% of the users of their New Gen accounts, which are available from Switzerland, are Colombians who are attracted by...
AI-Powered NFT Collection Dropped by XANA
25.7.2022
XANA’s first AI-powered NFT collection includes 10,000 original avatars with a Japanese anime aesthetic. The AI-enabled NFT collection will serve as a customized AI ally across the metaverse. Other features that the NFT collection carries forward are full commercial rights and the power...
Xiaomi Files Patent to Create Its Own Blockchain-Powered Virtual Characters
22.7.2022
Xiaomi, one of the biggest mobile phone and tech companies in the world, has introduced a patent that implements blockchain technology for the creation of its own virtual characters. The patent, introduced in China, mentions that the creation of these characters will be randomized thanks to...
Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure Provider Lancium to Bolster Battery-Powered Demand Response at 25 MW Texas-Based Facility
8.7.2022
According to Lancium Inc., a crypto mining infrastructure firm, the company has signed a deal with the Texas battery-storage provider Broad Reach Power LLC. Broad Reach Power plans to supply battery power to Lancium’s Fort Stockton-based 25-megawatt facility and when the grid is swamped...
Solana-Powered Crema Finance Loses Almost USD 9M in Flash Loan Attack
4.7.2022
Crema Finance, a concentrated liquidity protocol built on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, has lost over USD 8.7m worth of crypto assets in a flash loan attack that drained its liquidity reserves.
The protocol's official Twitter account confirmed the hack on Sunday and announced the temporary...
New Solar-Powered Bitcoin Miner Launches Operations Despite Difficult Market
23.6.2022
Aspen Creek Digital will also host miners from Galaxy Digital at its new data center in western Colorado
Jack Dorsey is building ‘Web5’ powered by Bitcoin
10.6.2022
Block Inc. is looking to bypass Web3 entirely and focus on a new Bitcoin-centric model for identity management
Report on Lightning Network-Powered DeFi and NFTs Dismissed Even by Bitcoin Advocates
6.6.2022
A discussion has emerged about possible use cases for the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network, and whether the network could potentially support decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The discussion followed the publication of a paper by three well-known...
New York State To Ban Carbon-Powered Bitcoin, Altcoin Mining, While Kenya Fosters Green BTC
3.6.2022
As regulators across the world work to adopt varying stances on crypto mining, the US state of New York and the East African country of Kenya offer two examples of how legislators can thwart or foster crypto innovation through their initiatives....
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Accuweather Collaborates With API3 in Order to Provide Blockchain-Powered Weather Data
1.6.2022
On June 1, the American media company that provides commercial weather forecasts, Accuweather, announced it is tethering weather data to blockchain technology by hosting an API3 Airnode. The company revealed that it is collaborating with blockchain oracle provider API3 and Web API operators will...
How StableFunds Has Made It Extremely Easy to Trade Altcoins
27.5.2022
UK-based StableOne’s newest venture, an app called StableFund, is spearheading a new outlook on crypto. This innovative app is all set to make the lives of crypto investors a lot better. Built on the Polygon chain and powered by sophisticated technology, this state-of-the-art AI trading...
Kevin McCoy: The Metaverse Is Going to Be Powered by Game Engines
26.5.2022
Kevin McCoy, the digital artist who minted the first NFT ever, compares the metaverse of today to the watershed moment when Nintendo launched Mario Bros in 1985
Cornucopias: A Revolutionary Cardano Blockchain Project That Is Redefining the Gaming Metaverse Industry
25.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The metaverse is a virtual world that allows millions of players to live beyond their immediate environment. With blockchain technology, users can create, own and utilize digital assets while interacting with other people in the virtual space. Cornucopias ‘The Island’...
Crypto Firms Launch Community-Powered Scam Reporting Platform ‘Chainabuse’
24.5.2022
Several crypto firms, including Binance and Circle, have launched a new crypto scam reporting platform. The tool “empowers anyone in the crypto economy to warn others about scams, hacks or other fraudulent activity as they encounter it.” New Crypto Scam Reporting Platform Launched...
CoinCorner Launches NFC-Enabled Bitcoin Card Powered by Lightning Network
18.5.2022
Crypto exchange and web wallet provider CoinCorner has announced the launch of its Bolt Card, a contactless Bitcoin (BTC) card powered by near-field communication (NFC) and the Lightning Network (LN).
The card allows users to leverage the power of the LN, a layer 2 (L2) payment protocol layered...