Karura launches decentralized exchange on Polkadot and Kusama
Karura Swap has opened trading for the Kusama/Karura — KSM/KAR — pair as the platform becomes one of the first DEXs to launch on Polkadot and Kusama. Karura, the Polkadot…
Amazon seeks new exec to oversee digital currency strategy
The new Amazon position requires a deep understanding of the digital currency and cryptocurrency ecosystems and related technologies. Tech giant Amazon is looking to dive into digital currency and blockchain…
Bitcoin is key to the future of Twitter, Jack Dorsey says
Twitter CEO sees opportunities to integrate Bitcoin into services like commerce, subscriptions and new features like Twitter Tip Jar and Super Follows. Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market…
Coinbase and top execs face securities class action over Nasdaq listing
Alongside Coinbase itself, the class action names CEO Brian Armstrong, CLO Paul Grewal, other top executives and several of its venture capital backers as defendants. A Coinbase shareholder has filed…
Bitcoin mining is becoming vastly more decentralized in 2021
Data shows anonymous entities becoming an ever larger force on the Bitcoin mining scene this year and last. Bitcoin (BTC) has become considerably more decentralized in the past year, one…
Nigeria to pilot central bank digital currency in October
The Central Bank of Nigeria will start the pilot of its central bank digital currency, which runs on the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain, on October 1. For much of 2021, the…
Top 5 Cryptocurrency To Buy For Weekend Rally July 2021 Week 4
The cryptocurrency market has recovered after its mid-week selloff. Having fallen to a total value of $1.2 trillion, it now stands at roughly $1.38 trillion. This represents a rise of…
Theta Network Could Soon Have a Cross-chain Bridge with Ethereum
Theta Network will release version 3.1.0 of its mainnet on July 25th with the hard fork occurring on July 30th The new iteration of the Theta Network mainnet will support…
Paxos Standard Presents Assets Backing Its Stablecoins
Paxos, a regulated blockchain company, recently presented the basket of resources that back its stablecoins. Paxos Standard (PAX) and Binance USD (BUSD) are reportedly backed almost 100% by cash and…
Sotheby’s to Auction Never-Before-Seen Muhammad Ali Artwork NFT
On Friday, coinciding with the Summer Olympics opening ceremony, Muhammad Ali Enterprises and the fine auction house Sotheby’s will be auctioning a non-fungible token (NFT) that features a never-before-seen piece…
Argentinian Province Misiones Plans to Issue Its Own Stablecoin
The Argentinian province of Misiones plans to issue its own stablecoin in the future. This is one of the objectives that a recently approved law, the Missionary Financial Innovation Program…
‘Buy now pay later’ firm Zip plans to offer crypto trading in Australia and the US
“We know our younger generation of customers seek additional products and services that are relevant to them,” said Zip co-founder Peter Gray. Australian ‘buy now pay later’ (BNPL) firm Zip…
Number of investors owning Bitcoin has tripled since 2018: Gallup Poll
Three times more U.S. investors are holding BTC now than in 2018 according to the poll. A recent survey has revealed Bitcoin has gained traction with younger U.S. investors in…
‘Ethereum Improvement Proposal 3675’ for the Eth2 merge launches on Github
The coming Eth2 Proof-of-Stake chain merge now has an Ethereum Improvement Proposal. A formal Ethereum Improvement Proposal has been created for the network’s forthcoming chain merge, bringing Ethereum one step…
Fund management firm Global X files with the SEC for a Bitcoin ETF
As Bitcoin hovers around $30,000, fund managers are pressing ahead in an effort to get the first American Bitcoin ETF approved. New York-headquartered fund manager Global X Digital Assets has…