Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, has announced the launch of USDT on the Tezos blockchain, thus expanding the number of networks supporting the asset to 12. The layer 1 network, Tezos, uses a variant of Proof-of-Stake (PoS), known as liquid Proof-of-Stake (LPoS), and is designed to undergo changes without initiating a hard...Read More
Tezos – a decentralized layer 1 blockchain – launches the ninth upgrade with the promise of greatly improving its scalability. In the near future, Tezos is expected to host more dApps and process many more transactions on its network. With layer two solutions like optimistic rollups being introduced, Tezos considers this upgrade as “revolutionary” since...Read More
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could stop taxing digital assets obtained through staking. The agency added that it will refund the tax paid by a Nashville couple on tokens they had earned via staking on the Tezos network. IRS to Refund Tax Paid on Staked Tokens According to a Forbes report on Thursday,...Read More
Entrepreneur First, an international firm focused on investing in technology companies, is partnering with Tezos to launch a blockchain-focused platform to attract potential founders to Tezos’ web3 ecosystem. Seeking Talented Web3 Developers The new platform, dubbed Entrepreneur First Web3, is designed to attract potential blockchain innovators and DeFi app creators into the Tezos ecosystem. They...Read More
Tezos, the blockchain platform of decentralized governance, will be launching a suite of lending and yield products with the leading DeFi platform EQIFI, providing support for the Tezos blockchain ecosystem. Why EQIFI Chose Tezos According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, EQIFI favors Tezos for its time-tested on-chain governance, its proof of stake consensus...Read More
The Switzerland-based financial institutions – Crypto Finance Group, InCore Bank, and Inacta – have selected Tezos to create on-chain digital products through a new token standard for asset tokenization. InCore Bank would also enable additional digital services with XTZ – the native cryptocurrency of the blockchain network. Tezos to Power The New Token Standard According...Read More
French game publisher Ubisoft has partnered with Tezos, becoming an official corporate validator node on its blockchain. Nomadic Labs, a research and development team within the Tezos ecosystem, announced the partnership via Twitter. 🎮@Ubisoft is exploring #Tezos technology by becoming a corporate baker. 👋 Welcome to the ecosystem!Read the announcement: https://t.co/ZM1IzBTVCM#blockchain #DigitalTransformation #crypto #Ubisoft pic.twitter.com/6wKCQIFAOJ...Read More
The third-largest bank in France, as well as one of the leading banks in the whole world, Societe Generale, has issued its first structured product as a security token. The bank has chosen Tezos’ blockchain as the underlying network. Following the first covered bond security token issuance for 100 million euros on Ethereum’s blockchain back...Read More
A few months following a Cardano integration, the DLT project Wolfram Blockchain Labs (WBL) has done the same with Tezos. As a result, developers working on blockchain analytics and computational contracts will be able to employ the Tezos network. WBL Integrates Tezos WBL is a provider of distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions that support the...Read More
The regulated stablecoin fully backed by the US dollar, Stably USD (USDS), will launch on the popular public blockchain – Tezos as a part of an ongoing collaboration between the two parties. The stablecoin issuer aims to target lower fees with the Tezos network, which recently went through an upgrade that decreased the costs by...Read More
A few months after compiling the latest protocol proposal, Tezos has officially implemented its 4th network upgrade in the past two years. Dubbed Delphi, it went live earlier today and aims to dramatically reduce the gas consumption along with other “small bug fixes.” The Delphi Upgrade Live On The Tezos Blockchain The Delphi proposal was...Read More
Exaion, a subsidiary of the French multinational electric utility company EDF Group, will join the Tezos ecosystem as a corporate baker. The press release shared with CryptoPotato disclosed that Exaion is EDF’s arm specializing in blockchain solutions and high-performance cloud computing. The company aims to utilize distributed ledger technology to develop solutions to minimize the...Read More
Cryptocurrency trades have steered clear from Bitcoin trading during Q3 2020, said eToro’s quarterly report. In contrast, the multi-asset brokerage platform revealed that some larger-cap altcoins, such as TRON, EOS, BNB, and Tezos, had experienced double- and even triple-digit trading volume surges. Cryptocurrency Trading Changes On eToro In Q3 The popular platform published its latest...Read More
Bitcoin Bitcoin dropped by a total of 3% over the past seven days of trading as it reached the $10,600 level today. The cryptocurrency briefly pushed above the $11,000 mark last Friday but could not sustain this level as it broke beneath it during the weekend. On Monday, BTC saw a precipitous 7.5% fall as...Read More
The popular blockchain company Tezos has become the last integrated network into China’s ambitious Blockchain-based Services Network (BSN). Developers can employ the Tezos protocol through BSN’s global public city nodes and portals for a “simplified development and deployment experience.” All three global public city nodes, namely Hong Kong, California, and Paris, have integrated with the...Read More
Bitcoin took another swing at $11,000 but got rejected, and trades just shy of the coveted level. Most alts are retracing slightly, while UNI continues to attract attention, and its price has increased to $7. Bitcoin Stopped At $11K After yesterday’s relatively calm price performance, the primary cryptocurrency initiated another leg up towards $11,000. The...Read More
A few days after being hacked and drained for $5.4 million worth of digital assets, the European cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase claimed that it had tracked part of the stolen funds to Binance, Huobi, and HitBTC. The company asked for assistance from those exchanges and reassured its users that Eterbase will endure. $5.4M In Crypto Stolen...Read More
After a few days of declines, Bitcoin has regained some value and is hovering around $10,500. Most altcoins are also recovering, with the total market gap increasing by $10 billion from yesterday’s bottom. Bitcoin Bounces Off $10K The bears dominated the cryptocurrency field in the past few days. Bitcoin dipped below $10,000 on two occasions...Read More
The popular Bitcoin and cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX announced the launch of ‘quanto futures’ for four crypto coins – EOS (EOS), Chainlink (LINK), Tezos (XTZ), and Cardano (ADA). This comes after BitMEX’s recent move that requires users to sign up for a mandatory ID verification procedure’. BitMEX To Launch Quanto Futures Trading For LINK, XTZ,...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) Bitcoin saw a steep 10.6% price decline this week as it hit the current $10,250 level. The cryptocurrency had started September off with a bullish tone as it managed to spike above the $12,000 level. However, this changed two days ago as Bitcoin started to roll over. It initially found support at $11,150...Read More
It appears that the cryptocurrency market hasn’t stopped plummeting in value. After losing over $20 billion worth of the total market cap in a day, the situation just worsened. Bitcoin further plunged to below $11,000, Ethereum dumped to $400, and the rest of the altcoins follow along. Bitcoin Plummets Below $11K It’s safe to say...Read More
The three-year-long class-action lawsuit against Tezos for supposedly violating securities laws in the US with its 2017 ICO has come to an end after Judge Richard G. Seeborg approved the $25 million settlement offer brought by Tezos earlier this year. Lawsuit Targeting Tezos: The Backstory The company had little time to celebrate its successful initial...Read More
After a relatively calm weekend without any major price developments and following a retest of the $11,400 support on Friday, Bitcoin slowly recovers. It is currently trading around $11,700. Large-cap altcoins follow Bitcoin as ETH getting closer to $400 once again. After Friday’s crush, this is the day of the low-caps altcoins. Contrasting Altcoin Moves...Read More
Most of the cryptocurrency market is in red today. Bitcoin tanked to $11,400 briefly, but large-cap alts are losing more substantial chunks of value, thus helping BTC to reclaim some ground in terms of market domination. Bitcoin Drops Further BTC looked promising yesterday as the asset headed for another face-off with its well-known nemesis at...Read More
Bitcoin has responded to the rising altcoins and just pumped to a new yearly high of over $12,400. By doing this, the primary cryptocurrency has increased its dominance over the market after reaching a new yearly low earlier today. Bitcoin To $12,400 and Beyond? As CryptoPotato reported earlier, Bitcoin stood still at $11,800, while many...Read More
Bitcoin has recouped from yesterday’s dip to below $11,200, but most altcoins are significantly outperforming the primary cryptocurrency. Several impressive price increases, including new all-time highs for Chainlink and Tezos, have reduced Bitcoin’s dominance to below 60%. Altcoin Wild-Ride Continues With LINK and XTZ At ATH As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, 24 hours ago, the entire...Read More
Tezos increased by 8% today as the coin reached the $4.40 level, which is the all-time high recorded two days ago. Against Bitcoin, Tezos surpassed 38,000 SAT and recorded its highest level against Bitcoin since February this year. XTZ/USD – Bulls Seek For New All-Time High Key Support Levels: $4.00, $3.91, $3.58. Key Resistance Levels:...Read More
Most of the cryptocurrency market is retracing heavily today after a few days of gains. Bitcoin failed to conquer the $12,000 level and has now dropped by $800. Large-cap altcoins follow suit, and the market loses about $20 billion. Bitcoin Drops By $800 The primary cryptocurrency attempted another break above the coveted $12,000 price tag...Read More
Bitcoin couldn’t succeed at conquering $12,000 so far and got rejected. Although many top 10 alts are retracing slightly today, the rest of the market is in the green, including another all-time high from a top 20 coin – Tezos (XTZ). Lower-cap Altcoins And Tezos To The Rise The majority of top 10 coins have...Read More
Bitcoin is heading upwards again with another attempt to conquer the $12,000 mark. The altcoin market is also very volatile as Chainlink painted another all-time high. Bitcoin Tries $12K After the mostly calm weekend, Bitcoin decided to act and aimed at a familiar target. The primary cryptocurrency went from yesterday’s low at $11,550 to $11,750...Read More
