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Survey: 40% of institutional crypto investors intend to buy a lot more
7.7.2021
More than 80% of institutional investors polled that have already invested in digital assets expect to increase their exposure
STASIS and Free TON DeFi Alliance Partners to Boost the Development of Free TON DeFi Ecosystem
6.7.2021
Free TON, a decentralized proof of stake blockchain powered by its community and STASIS, a EU compliant EURS stablecoin project, partnered to make DeFi more functional and affordable for everyone. The STASIS team will be deploying their protocol to the Free TON ecosystem, so that their stablecoin...
Brazilian ‘King of Bitcoin’ Arrested for Involvement in Alleged $300 Million Fraud
6.7.2021
Claudio Oliveira, owner of the Bitcoin Bank in Brazil and known as the ‘King of Bitcoin,’ was arrested yesterday for his alleged participation in a fraud scheme involving $300 million. According to inquiries from federal authorities, Oliveira faked a Bitcoin hack back in 2019 in which...
UBS Warns Of Regulation While Crypto Adoption Signs Keep Coming + More News
6.7.2021
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Regulation news
Swiss banking giant UBS has warned its clients that regulatory crackdowns "could...
Japanese Ruling Party Official Says Digital Yen Clarity Will Be Revealed in 2022
6.7.2021
While the U.S. ramps up discussions of a digital dollar and China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) draws near, Japan’s CBDC, otherwise known as the digital yen, is getting closer to its realization as well. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party member, Hideki Murai...
TIE Fighter Has Been Remade With More Modern Visuals
6.7.2021
If EA’s Squadrons wasn’t quite to the scale you were hoping for from your Star Wars flight game, never mind: you can always replay 1994 classic TIE Fighter, which now has vastly-improved visuals and some other modern tweaks instead.Read more
248% Weekly Gains — Baby Doge Coin Continues to Rally While Most Crypto Asset Markets Slump
5.7.2021
Four days ago, the crypto community and mainstream audiences caught a whiff of a new meme-based crypto asset called baby doge. The coin got a lot more attention when Tesla’s Elon Musk tweeted about baby doge and almost immediately after the tweet, the asset’s value skyrocketed. Musk...
Bullish Bitcoin Flows, Barclays' Move Against Binance + More News
5.7.2021
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Investments news
For the first time in five weeks digital asset investment products saw inflows, totaling USD 63m last week, according...
Svitky od Mrtvého moře: Co odhalí nově objevené artefakty z Jeskyně hrůz?
5.7.2021
V polovině března oznámili izraelští archeologové nejzásadnější objev posledních šedesáti let – nové fragmenty tzv. kumránských svitků, známých také jako svitky od Mrtvého moře. Co nového se podařilo zjistit o jednom z nejdéle osídlených míst planety?
EY Releases Nightfall 3 — Protocol Aims to Bolster Private and Affordable Ethereum Transfers
5.7.2021
EY, the multinational professional services network commonly known as Ernst & Young, has announced the company has contributed a set of tools for privately managing transactions on the Ethereum network. EY’s global media relations executive Joanna Hardy explained on Thursday how...
To change the art industry, NFTs must be more secure
3.7.2021
A more secure nonfungible token infrastructure holds the key to disrupting the current art world
Ukraine Shuts Down Illegal Mining Farm With 150 Rigs
3.7.2021
Law enforcement officials in Ukraine have closed down a cryptocurrency mining farm that was minting digital coins using stolen electricity. The facility had more than 150 mining rigs that have been confiscated during a raid in Chernihiv region. Authorities in Ukraine Seize Over 150 ASICs From...
Bitcoin Blocks Will Soon Be 27% Easier to Find — Miners Brace for the Largest Difficulty Drop in BTC’s Lifetime
3.7.2021
Bitcoin, the leading crypto asset in terms of market capitalization, has seen the cryptocurrency’s network hashrate drop considerably during the last two weeks. On Saturday, July 3, the network’s mining difficulty will see the largest epoch drop in history as the difficulty is set...
ETH 2.0 Contract Exceeds 6 Million Ether, Data Shows Ethereum Outperformed BTC in Q1 and Q2
2.7.2021
Statistics show that the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract has exceeded 6 million ether this week as more than $12.4 billion worth of ethereum is held in the contract today. Onchain metrics show that Ethereum has seen some significant drawdowns in recent times and decentralized finance (defi) activity...
Grayscale Buys Cardano, JPMorgan on Ethereum Staking + More News
2.7.2021
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Major US-based crypto investment company Grayscale Investments said it has sold some existing...
Bitcoin Starts Outperforming Again as Ethereum and Altcoins Drop More
2.7.2021
Bitcoin price extended its decline below the USD 33,500 support zone. BTC tested USD 32,600 and it remained well above the key USD 32,000 support zone. It is currently (12:14 PM UTC) trying to move higher above USD 33,000, but a break above USD 34,000 is a must for a stronger increase.
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Enjin’s NFT Marketplace Efinity Rakes In $20 Million From EFI Token Sale on CoinList
2.7.2021
Enjin successfully auctioned all tokens available for sale for the new Efinity NFT marketplace it has developed for the Polkadot ecosystem. Latest Sale Brings Total Marketplace Funding to $38.9 Million Given the concerns about Ethereum’s high costs and sluggish transaction throughput...
Aztec And Ren To Bring More Privacy To Bitcoin
2.7.2021
Ren is focusing on its partnership with Aztec yet again, and this time it is to work on the incorporation of renBTC into the Private Rollup portfolio of Aztec, as now is the most favorable period to do so according to Ren price prediction. The flagship app of Aztec, zk.money deploys the Private...
Global Tax Deal Gets Closer, USD 200M For Mercado Bitcoin + More News
1.7.2021
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A group of 130 nations, representing more than 90% of global GDP, has agreed to a global minimum...
Centre to Expand USDC to Ten More Blockchains; Launches on Tron
1.7.2021
Centre, the consortium behind the issuance of USD Coin (USDC), announced it will launch the popular asset on 10 more blockchains. This would expand the reach of USDC to other environments and could make it more popular as a commercial and staking currency. While Centre made the announcement only...