PayPal will reportedly take another step in its cryptocurrency endeavors and roll out a “super app wallet” for its American users. The company will launch the upgraded version in the upcoming months. Additional Crypto Capabilities for PayPal Clients The Chief Executive Officer of the company – Dan Schulman – revealed during PayPal’s Q2 2021 Earnings...Read More
The past 24 hours saw bitcoin’s price being relatively stable around the crucial $40K mark. The majority of the market is also fairly neutral, with a lot of the altcoins charting rather insignificant losses. Bitcoin Stable Around $40K Bitcoin is circling the $40K mark over the past 24 hours, seemingly unable to make a move...Read More
The popular multi-purpose cryptocurrency application, Blockfolio, has now officially rebranded to FTX. The change will have no impact on the customer user experience. As reported by CryptoPotato last August, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX acquired Blockfolio in a deal worth $150 million. The two companies are taking their partnership a step further, as the popular multi-purpose application...Read More
During the first half of 2021, the ETH volume surged by more than 1,400% totaling $1.4 trillion, while BTC’s increased by 489%, reaching a total of $2.1 trillion. ETH Beats BTC for The First Time Coinbase took data from 20 trading venues and released a report, where it informed that Ether’s trading volume spiked by...Read More
It’s been two months since Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin shocked the entire crypto community with his $1 billion Shibu Inu (SHIB) donation to the COVID-Crypto Fund in India. However, cashing this in revealed to be troublesome, according to the fund’s creator. Only $20M Have Been Disbursed But to date, only an infinitesimal portion of the...Read More
Global payment giant Mastercard has introduced a new Start Path startup engagement program for cryptocurrency and blockchain companies, with the aim of improving innovation and increasing crypto adoption. Seven Crypto and Blockchain Companies Join Startup Program In a press release on Tuesday (July 27, 2021) Mastercard revealed that seven cryptocurrency and blockchain startups have joined...Read More
To support the Indian blockchain development ecosystem, Solana, a high-performance blockchain network, has revealed that it will be rolling out a new hackathon exclusively for Indian developers and entrepreneurs. Solana Unveils Hackathon with Over $80k in Prizes In a tweet on Tuesday, Solana noted that the hackathon, dubbed “Building Out Loud,” will last for 3...Read More
The ruling body of Kazakhstan will reportedly allow local banking institutions to offer cryptocurrency exposure to clients. The implementation will run for one year, after which the government will decide whether to extend it. Bank Accounts for Crypto Transactions in Kazakhstan The Kazakhstani news channel Khabar 24 reported that the government plans to officially authorize...Read More
One of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Huobi, has filed to dissolve an entity based in China. This comes as the country escalates its efforts to clamp down on the cryptocurrency industry, in general. Evident in Chinese business registration archives, the entity’s management has filed a Resolution to dissolve On July 22nd, this year. The announcement further reads...Read More
An Amazon spokesperson has said that the earlier reports of the company planning to accept Bitcoin and to investigate the issuance of its own token next year are false. Previously, a report from City AM, citing Amazon insiders, claimed that the world’s leading online retailer plans on accepting Bitcoin and to investigate issuing its own token in...Read More
A new survey conducted by the Independent Reserve revealed that 43% of the residents of Singapore own digital assets. 46% asserted they would purchase virtual currencies in the next year. Singaporeans Are Keen on Crypto The Australian trading venue Independent Reserve (IRCI) surveyed 1,000 participants to determine the level of cryptocurrency adoption in Singapore. Per...Read More
Tether executives are reportedly facing a probe from the US Department of Justice (DOJ), as prosecutors are looking into the company’s past activities with its banking partners. According to Bloomberg on Monday (July 26, 2021), the information came from three anonymous sources familiar with the matter. The DOJ is investigating whether banks were aware of...Read More
Ampleforth – the algorithmic stablecoin with elastic supply – has been introduced in Aave’s lending ecosystem. Ampleforth (AMPL) Now Included in Aave While most stablecins have a stable peg, Ampleforth (AMPL) is doing things differently. It’s designed in a way where the algorithm chases a target price and readjusts the overall supply. If the price...Read More
Most blockchain-based startups have seen funding from venture backers, despite the current cryptocurrency market downturn, recording over $4 billion in Q2 alone. This massive venture capital backing is in keeping with the established trend of VC funding for blockchain firms as investors look to be part of the new wave of disruption associated with decentralized...Read More
After four years of research, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will finally roll out a pilot program for its own digital currency on October 1st, 2021. The CBDC project, named “GIANT,” will run on the modular blockchain framework Hyperledger Fabric. Nigeria Does Not Want to Fall Behind During a recent webinar, the Central Bank...Read More
Despite its recently rocky relationship with global regulators, leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has revealed that its U.S.-based division, Binance US, is considering going public. Binance US Considers IPO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder and CEO of Binance, made this known at the ReDeFiNE Tomorrow 2021 blockchain virtual conference. Speaking on the future plans and the regulatory...Read More
It’s safe to say that this was a rather intense week in the cryptocurrency market, despite Bitcoin being only about 2% up throughout the period. Things started off rather calmly, and the market was pretty flat until Monday. Bears took control and brought the price down to slightly above $30K before landing the final blow...Read More
The cross-chain DeFi protocol THORChain suffered another major hack for $8 million. Last week the protocol was drained with a further $8.3 million in a separate attack. THORChain Got Hit Again The decentralized cross-chain exchange THORChain experienced a “sophisticated attack” on its ETH Router. The protocol announced on Twitter that this time the perpetrators drained...Read More
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter – one of the largest social media platforms on Earth – said that Bitcoin will be a big part of the company’s future. Yesterday, July 22nd, Twitter published its Q2 2021 letter to shareholders, as well as its Q2 Earnings Conference Call. During the call, Jack Dorsey discussed many...Read More
Major bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot has inked a long-term partnership deal with convenience store chain Circle K to install Bitcoin kiosks in the United States and Canada. Bitcoin Depot and Circle K Partner to Install Bitcoin ATMs Bitcoin Depot announced the deal via a press release on Thursday (July 22, 2021). According to the...Read More
Trevor George Smith Jr., better known for his stage name Busta Rhymes, is now officially a Bitcoin holder. He broke the news in a tweet following yesterday’s discussion between Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, and Cathie Wood. CryptoPotato reported earlier in July that Busta Rhymes is looking into the cryptocurrency market. It took him less than a...Read More
Foreign virtual asset services providers (VASPs), including cryptocurrency exchanges operating in South Korea, have until September 24th, 2021, to register with the local regulator. Otherwise, they risk being blocked from providing services to Koreans, said the Financial Services Commission. Crypto Exchanges Might be Blocked in Korea? As reported by CryptoPotato earlier this year, the Asian...Read More
Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey finally had their face-to-face talk about Bitcoin at “The B Word” event today. Joined by Cathie Wood and moderated by Steve Lee, their long-awaited talk was largely bullish all around – including on Bitcoins energy use, which Elon says he is now more optimistic about. The three began by citing...Read More
The world’s largest NFT marketplace, OpenSea has recently raised $100 million from industry investors in a recently-concluded Series B funding round led by leading American venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz. Making NFT Trading Accessible to More Users In an official press release published Wednesday, OpenSea noted that it will use the funds to expand its...Read More
Core Scientific, a digital asset mining firm, aims to be the next company from the crypto space in line to become publicly traded at a $4.3 billion evaluation. Instead of an IPO, Core will merge with a SPAC called Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. As reported on July 21st, Core Scientific, a crypto miner...Read More
The latest retracement that drove bitcoin to sub-$30,000 levels has not deterred Cathie Wood’s investment management company ARK Invest. The firm has bought more than 140,000 additional shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust in a day for its ARK Next Generation Internet ETF. ARK Investment Bought the Bitcoin Dip? The price of the primary cryptocurrency...Read More
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency derivatives platform FTX has made history after raising a record $900 million in Series B funding. According to a report by Forbes on Tuesday (July 20th, 2021), more than 60 investors were involved in the funding round in what is described as the largest fundraiser in the crypto space. Some of the...Read More
According to a recent survey, 7 out of 10 institutional investors asserted that they expect to purchase digital assets sometime in the future. What’s more, over half of the participants revealed they already have invested in cryptocurrencies. Institutional Investors Love Virtual Currencies A survey conducted by the financial services provider – Fidelity Digital Assets –...Read More
According to a fresh release, companies that transfer BTC or other cryptocurrencies must collect information about the senders and recipients if proposed EU regulations come into force. In a bid to end anonymous cryptocurrency wallets, the Europoean Commission has proposed a law that would require companies that transfer BTC and other cryptos to collect information...Read More
Circle, the blockchain company behind the second-most popular stablecoin USDC, has partnered with the US multinational financial services giant – Mastercard. Both parties aim to facilitate crypto-to-fiat conversions and test using USDC as a settlement option. The partnership, announced by Circle on July 20th, will result in launching a pilot program that will assist both...Read More
