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New Week New Hurdles: Top 3 Altcoins to Watch This Week
It was a gory weekend for a number of altcoins as the digital currency ecosystem took another downward slide. Investors chose to stay away from risky assets in the wake of the Russian-Ukrainian brawl....
Play-to-Earn Blockchain Game Axie Infinity Surpasses $4 Billion in All-Time NFT Sales – Blockchain Bitcoin News
This week, Axie Infinity, the blockchain-based online video game crafted by the Vietnamese software studio Sky Mavis, surpassed $4 billion in all-time non-fungible token (NFT) sales. Currently, the pl...
Blockchain and Crypto VC Investments Grew Almost Tenfold During 2021 in Latam – Coinotizia
A new report issued by LAVCA, the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, has found that the venture capital (VC) investment in the region has grown immensely compared to the prev...
What is the importance of blockchain in the RegTech ecosystem?
Financial regulators and service providers are looking for the best and most cost-effective solutions to help the banks and other financial institutions comply with the rules and do business in a comp...
GameFi Thriving as January Saw $1 Billion Invested in Blockchain Games
The latest report from DappRadar is up, and the numbers reveal a clear trend in the growing GameFi section. It appears that the interest in the space is higher than ever as money keeps finding its way...
Motorcycle expert turns passion project into sports analytics platform on blockchain
Skill sets gained from working on trading strategies, technology, data science and a personal passion for motorcycle racing made Scott Robinson launch a sports analytics platform. With a bit of blockc...
Blockchain and Crypto VC Investments Grew Almost Tenfold During 2021 in Latam – Bitcoin News
A new report issued by LAVCA, the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, has found that the venture capital (VC) investment in the region has grown immensely compared to the prev...
Cardano Doubled The Reward For Hackers To Uncover Vulnerabilities In Its Blockchain
The public blockchain platform Cardano declares that it has doubled the payout for white hat hackers and bounty hunters that can identify vulnerabilities or bugs in its smart contracts blockchain. The...
Binance Academy is making crypto and blockchain education free-for-all
Over the past year, the cryptocurrency and blockchain space has seen tremendous growth in terms of innovation, use cases, and price. This also caused a rise in its popularity thereby bringing in more ...
NASCAR Launches Daytona 500 Digital Collectibles via the Wax Blockchain Platform – Blockchain Bitcoin News
On Friday, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced the firm launched digital collectibles for this year’s Daytona 500. NASCAR’s series of limited-edition Daytona 500 NFT ...
JPMorgan partners with Toshiba and Ciena to research Quantum key Distribution blockchain
JPMorgan, one of the leading financial institutions on Wall Street, has launched research into the quantum key distribution (QKD) blockchain network. The institution will work with Toshiba and Ciena t...
SEC to Give “Careful Consideration” to Concern about Spot BTC ETFs: Gensler
In a letter sent to members of Congress, Gary Gensler, Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), promised to give “careful consideration” about spot Bitcoin Exchange Trad...
Indian Crypto Taxation Leads to Increase in Daily Sign-ups for Exchange Platforms
Indian crypto-asset exchange platform WazirX witnessed a 30% jump in its daily sign-ups since the country decided to impose a 30% tax on profits from cryptocurrency trading, according to co-founder Ni...
Xsolla founder launches X.LA foundation on Blockchain
Xsolla Founder Aleksandr “Shurick” Agapitov announced today the launch of X.LA Foundation. X.LA is a community-driven organization designed to democratize how creators benefit from their work by utili...
Cardano Foundation Doubles Reward Offered to Hackers for Uncovering Bugs on Its Blockchain – Security Bitcoin News
The Cardano Foundation recently said it has doubled the payout offered to hackers and bounty hunters that identify bugs or vulnerabilities within the Cardano blockchain. The foundation said the six-we...
Zynga blockchain exec praises P2E gaming talent
Hot off the news that the FarmVille and Words With Friends developer Zynga will release the first nonfungible token game this year, Zynga’s blockchain gaming aspirations are taking shape. Matt Wolf, ...
DeFi Protocol Ref Finance Completes $4.8M Financing Led by Jump Crypto
NEAR’s Blockchain ecological DeFi project Ref Finance announced the completion of $4.8 million financings led by Jump Crypto. Other investors include Alameda Research, Dragonfly Capital, D1 Vent...
Ukraine Legalizes Bitcoin amid Intensified Tension with Russia
Amid escalating tension with inevitable military conflicts with Russia before the incoming full-blown war, the Ukrainian parliament unanimously voted to legalize Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies by passag...
Blockchain Usage in the Retail Market Expected to Increase 12-Fold, Hitting $2.08B by 2028
Blockchain technology is expected to continue streamlining the retail market, given that its usage is anticipated to increase 12-times to reach $2.082 billion by 2028 from $172.22 million recorded in ...
Indian Crypto Taxation Leads to Daily Sign-ups Increase for Exchange Platforms
Indian crypto-asset exchange platform WazirX witnessed a 30% jump in its daily sign-ups since the country decided to impose a 30% tax on profits from cryptocurrency trading, according to co-founder Ni...
Gaming Levels Up: Xsolla Founder Launches X.LA Foundation on Blockchain
SHERMAN OAKS, CA – February 18, 2022 – Xsolla Founder Aleksandr “Shurick” Agapitov announced today the launch of X.LA Foundation, a community-driven organization designed to democratize how creators b...
Sequoia Capital Invests over $500M to Participate in Crypto Governance
California-based venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital, is doubling down on its bullish stance in the digital currency ecosystem with the launch of a $500 to $600 million investment dubbed the Sequoia...
Daily addresses on the Cardano blockchain hit 112,500 after a 167% rise
Cardano has recorded a surge in activity since the network integrated smart contracts. Moreover, the new daily addresses on the Cardano (ADA/USD) blockchain have increased by 167% to hit 112,500. Grow...
Colorado State to Permit Payment of Taxes in Crypto this Summer
Colorado State Governor Jared Polis has revealed that it plans to let its residents pay their taxes in digital currencies as early as this summer. Speaking in an interview with CNBC, the governor said...
JPMorgan unveils research on quantum resistant blockchain network
U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase has unveiled research on a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) blockchain network that is resistant to quantum computing attacks. QKD utilizes quantum mechanics and crypto...
JP Morgan, Ciena and Toshiba Partner to Establish Quantum Key Distribution Network
To protect the blockchain networks from eavesdropping and quantum computing attacks, JP Morgan Chase, Ciena, and Toshiba have shown the feasibility of a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system in ground...
US DOJ Announces Leader for New FBI Crypto Unit
The new national cryptocurrency enforcement team will be led by a prosecutor in charge of the case against Russian hackers, the U.S. Department of Justice said, also adding that the Federal Bureau of ...
UAE to Strive for Virtual Service Provider Licenses before Q2
In a bid to become a global crypto hub, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is gearing up to issue federal licenses to virtual asset service providers (VASPs) by the end of Q1 2022. The Securities and Com...