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Mastercard and Coinbase Partner to Make NFTs More Accessible to Everyone – Coinotizia
Payments giant Mastercard has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to make non-fungible tokens (NFTs) more accessible to everyone. Mastercards can be used to make purchases on Coinbase’s up...
Bitmex Acquiring German Bank to Create ‘Regulated Crypto Powerhouse’ in Europe – Coinotizia
Crypto exchange Bitmex is acquiring a German bank to create “a regulated crypto powerhouse.” The company plans to establish “a one-stop shop for regulated crypto products in Germany, Austria, and Swit...
Heavyweight Champ Francis Ngannou Plans to ‘Take Half of His UFC 270 Purse Paid in Bitcoin’ – Coinotizia
The reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has announced the mixed martial artist has partnered with the payments firm Cash App and plans to take half of his UFC 270 purse in bitcoin. Ngann...
Bitpay Statistics Show the Use of Bitcoin for Payments Is Dwindling – Coinotizia
The use of bitcoin as a digital currency for payments has gone down significantly, according to the numbers stemming from Bitpay, one of the leading cryptocurrency payments processors. While most of t...
A New Perspective On Native Cardano DeFi From the Eyes of ADALend’s CEO – Coinotizia
sponsored A scalable, trustless, and decentralized lending protocol called ADALend is being developed to allow users to operate in a self-governed environment. They made a commitment from the beginnin...
Konami’s Castlevania Anniversary NFT Sale Raises Over $160K – Coinotizia
Konami, a Japanese game developer and software publisher, raised more than $160K in its first foray into the non-fungible token (NFT) scene. This was the result of an NFT auction related to the 35th a...
Foam Shoe Giant Crocs Files NFT and Digital Collectibles Trademark Application – Coinotizia
According to a recent trademark application, Crocs, the American shoe company based in Colorado may be delving into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Since 2004, Crocs has sold 300 million pair...
Lawyer Points to Agreement Relating to Johann Steynberg’s Extradition to South Africa – Coinotizia
With Johann Steynberg now in custody in Brazil, a lawyer has suggested that South Africa may have to resort to an existing legal assistance agreement with Brazil if it wishes to have the CEO extradite...
Stablecoin USDC’s ERC20 Issuance Surpasses USDT’s Total Supply on Ethereum – Coinotizia
On Saturday, January 15, 2022, the market capitalization of all the stablecoins in existence is $173 billion, which represents 7.93% of the $2.18 trillion crypto-economy. The market valuations of stab...
North Korean Hackers Stole $400 Million in Cryptocurrency Last Year — Ether Accounts for 58% of Stolen Funds – Coinotizia
North Korean hackers stole cryptocurrency worth about $400 million last year in at least seven major attacks on crypto platforms. “Only 20% of the stolen funds were bitcoin … And for the first time ev...
Tesla Begins Accepting Dogecoin Payments — Some Merchandise Can Only Be Purchased With DOGE – Coinotizia
Tesla now accepts dogecoin for some merchandise on its website. CEO Elon Musk delivered on the promise he made in December that his electric car company will accept DOGE. Meanwhile, Tesla still has no...
Coinbase Acquires Fairx Exchange to Make Derivatives Market Approachable for Millions of Retail Customers – Coinotizia
Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired a regulated derivatives trading platform. Coinbase plans to make the derivatives market more approachable to millions of its retail customer...
GAIMIN Brings Blockchain and NFTs to Minecraft – Coinotizia
press release PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland, 13th January 2022: As part of its strategic business objective to become the leading gaming technology company, GAIMIN announces a plug-in and metaverse ...
Financial Guru Dave Ramsey Says Crypto Is ‘Fun,’ Here to Stay, Can Be Part of Portfolios – Coinotizia
Financial guru Dave Ramsey says crypto is “fun” and can be a small part of investment portfolios. “It’s a commodity. Is it going to be around? Sure, it’s going to be around,” Ramsey said. Dave Ramsey ...
EverRise Director Jenn Duong on Developing Secure dApps and the Issues Facing the DeFi Space – Coinotizia
EverRise is a blockchain technology company that offers bridging and security solutions across blockchains through an ecosystem of decentralized applications. Through their innovative security focused...
Crypto Tops Investor Threats for US Securities Regulators – Coinotizia
U.S. state securities regulators have revealed that cryptocurrency investments are their top investor threat this year. “Before you jump into the crypto craze, be mindful that cryptocurrencies and rel...
Binance Becomes Official Sponsor of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2021) – Coinotizia
sponsored Binance is thrilled to announce that it is an official sponsor of the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, taking place from January 9 till February 6, 2022 in Camero...
Arbitrum Network Stalled Due to Sequencer Downtime – Coinotizia
The Arbitrum network, an Ethereum L2 (Layer 2) rollup, experienced some difficulties that caused a complete stop in the production of blocks and the confirmation of transactions. According to reports ...
Kenya Set to Scale Up Adoption of Cryptocurrencies in 2022 – Coinotizia
In his Africa crypto market predictions for 2022, Marius Reitz, the general manager for Luno in Africa, has predicted that Kenya will scale up the adoption of cryptocurrencies. To support this asserti...
‘Making a Stronger Impact Artistically’ — An In-Depth Discussion About NFTs With System of a Down’s Serj Tankian – Coinotizia
Last month, the lead vocalist of System of a Down, Serj Tankian, hosted an art exhibition with the non-fungible token (NFT) platform and marketplace Curio NFT. The physical and virtual-melded art show...
SEC Charges Australian ‘Man Behind the Machine’ in $41M Crypto Fraud Scheme – Coinotizia
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged an Australian citizen who called himself the “Man behind the Machine” in a fraudulent crypto scheme that raised almost $41 million. He and...
Value Locked in Defi Slips 10% in 4 Days, Ethereum TVL Dominates at 58% – Coinotizia
Jamie Redman Jamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a ...
Cryptocurrency Worth $435 Million Seized by 12 UK Police Forces in Five Years – Coinotizia
U.K. police have revealed how much cryptocurrency they have seized in the past five years in response to Freedom of Information requests. The London Metropolitan Police seized more bitcoins than other...
The Blockchain Solution to the Problem of Water Pollution – Coinotizia
press release PRESS RELEASE. We work harder every year to increase production of the consumer goods that meet everyone’s needs, but in many parts of the world, water pollution, over-fishing and enviro...
Goldman Sachs Predicts Bitcoin Could Reach $100K as BTC Continues to Take Gold’s Market Share as Store of Value – Coinotizia
Goldman Sachs has predicted that the price of bitcoin could reach $100,000. The global investment bank believes that bitcoin will continue to take market share away from gold as cryptocurrency adoptio...
Europe’s Securities Watchdog Seeks Feedback on Regulations Ahead of DLT Pilot – Coinotizia
ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, has set out to establish if EU authorities need to amend existing regulations in order to facilitate the trading and settlement of tokenized securi...
Cryptocurrency Draft Law Presented in Peru – Coinotizia
A draft of a new cryptocurrency asset law was introduced in Peru in December, seeking to regulate the cryptocurrency interactions that are already happening in the country. The draft law, besides defi...
Defi TVL Jumps 12% Since Mid-December, Close to $25B in Bridges, Convex Gains on Curve’s Dominance – Coinotizia
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has risen 4% during the first four days of the new year from $245 billion on January 1, to $255.84 billion three days later. While the defi...
Jamaican Central Bank Says It Has ‘Successfully Completed CBDC Pilot’ – Coinotizia
The Jamaican central bank successfully completed the pilot testing of its central bank digital currency, a statement from the bank has said. The statement however reveals that only one payment service...
Samsung Introduces World’s First Television-Based NFT Platform – Coinotizia
The well known electronics giant Samsung, the manufacturer of LCD and LED panels, laptops, mobile phones, memory chips, and televisions, revealed that the firm’s upcoming smart TVs will incorporate no...