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Circle Captures $440 Million in Financing, Rumors of SPAC Deal Follow
29.5.2021
The Boston-based cryptocurrency finance firm Circle has announced the company has raised $440 million in financing in order to “drive market expansion and growth.” The investment was led by prominent finance firms like Digital Currency Group, Fidelity Management and Research Company...
Stablecoin company earns record-level investment sum for a crypto outfit
28.5.2021
Circle now hodls the record for receiving the biggest investment round taken in by a crypto entity
Big Time Studios Aims to Bring NFTs to the Masses, Set to Raise $21 Million in Funding
14.5.2021
The Los Angeles-based company Big Time Studios has announced the company is set to raise $21 million in two funding rounds backed by a number of investors. The company’s founder Ari Meilich was the CEO and co-creator of the Ethereum metaverse Decentraland. Big Time Studios aims to bring...
Yasuke Is A Full-Circle Moment For Black Anime Fans
6.5.2021
Watching the first episode of Yasuke, Netflix’s new fantastical animated show about the life of a Black samurai, I started to cry. I remembered how it felt to be a 16-year-old girl watching anime in the nighttime darkness of my living room. Watching Yasuke, with its titular Black character kicking...
Court Authorizes IRS to Summon User Records From Kraken Cryptocurrency Exchange
6.5.2021
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has obtained court authorization to serve a John Doe summons on cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. The tax agency is seeking data of users with $20,000 or more in cryptocurrency transactions during the years 2016 to 2020. IRS Wants User Information From Crypto...
Digital Asset Marketplace Apifiny Prime Granted FINRA Broker-Dealer License Approval
30.4.2021
On Thursday, Apifiny, a global digital asset trading and mining network, announced the company’s subsidiary Apifiny Prime has been granted a broker-dealer license from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The firm now joins the ranks of brokerage and exchange businesses like...
Jeremy Allaire: 'USDC is halfway to flipping PayPal'
7.4.2021
USDC has seen huge growth and is gaining fast on Tether, the king of the stablecoins
US Court Authorizes IRS to Summon Cryptocurrency User Records From Circle and Poloniex
4.4.2021
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has obtained authorization from a federal court to seek information on cryptocurrency users from Circle and Poloniex exchange platforms. The tax authority wants records identifying crypto users who conducted $20,000 or more in crypto transactions during the years...
IRS authorized to access information on Circle's crypto traders to nab tax cheats
2.4.2021
The Internal Revenue Services will seek information from Circle on all U.S. taxpayers who traded at least $20,000 worth of crypto between 2016 and 2020
Ethereum’s Buterin Highlights Layer-Two Rollups as Potential Scaling Solution
12.3.2021
As questions circle about the network’s capacities following surging transaction costs and accelerating activity in the decentralized finance (defi) arena, Ethereum’s founder Vitalik Buterin opines that layer-2 solutions could help the network scale by a factor of 100x in mere months...
The Week In Games: Apex Legends Drops On Switch
7.3.2021
Mark a spot on the map, grab some guns, and get ready to (hopefully) be the last team standing when Apex Legends comes out for free on Switch later this week. Read more
Circular SVG Text Animation
3.3.2021
Exploring some experimental circular SVG text effects for an intro animation.
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Looming Legal Issues and Transparency Questions Fail to Dent Tether’s Momentum
6.2.2021
Tether has never been more popular. A quick look at Coinmarketcap data underscores this point, with 24-hour trading volume in USDT (US dollar-denominated Tether) exceeding both Bitcoin and Ethereum combined. Users of the Legacy Stablecoin Show No Sign of Relenting A slow-rolling lawsuit brought...
Circle Launches USD Coin on the Stellar Network
4.2.2021
Circle and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced that the second-biggest stablecoin is now available within their network. USD Coin (USDC) is accessible through five integrated wallets, and it can be tradeable on their ecosystem, said the USDC issuer. Stellar Has Been the Official...
Here are the nominees for the 2021 Golden Globe Awards
3.2.2021
We have to admit that it’s just a touch disorienting to only now begin discussing the nominees for the 2021 Golden Globes, which is usually an early January staple. There really isn’t much that COVID-19 hasn’t shuffled around at the point. What does remain consistent, thankfully, is the steady...
Bullish Sign for Crypto? USDC and Dai Balances on Exchanges Hit Record Highs
2.2.2021
Buying in these stablecoins may foretell where the crypto market is going
Stellar becomes new home of USDC as integration goes live
2.2.2021
The Stellar blockchain can be used to pay with USDC, the second-largest stablecoin
USDC on exchanges doubled in January while Tether's dominance fell to new lows
2.2.2021
USD Coin continues to capture stablecoin market share, with Tether’s stable token dominance falling below 75% for the first time ever
Circle enables seamless USDC-USD transfers, providing a bridge from banks to DeFi
27.1.2021
The result of developments in both crypto technology and regulation, Circle’s new USDC API provides a bridge between crypto and traditional finance
A Russian Operation Is Mining Bitcoin in the Arctic Circle for Cheap Electricity
16.1.2021
A Russian company is leveraging the Siberian city of Norilsk located above the Arctic Circle in order to mine bitcoins. Bitcluster, the owner of the crypto mining operation, plans to expand the firm’s activities after launching the facility in late 2020. According to the company’s...