Fractional, a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) based platform, has rebranded its name to Tessera and raised $20 million as it is pursuing avenues to re-affirm its foothold in the digital collectable world. Te...
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Crypto Broker Genesis Cuts 20% Workforce, CEO Michael Moro Stepping Down
Genesis, a major institutional digital asset market and a full-service digital currency prime brokerage based in New York, on Wednesday announced several leadership changes amid the company’s efforts ...
US Federal Reserve Board Unveils Final Guidelines Used When Reviewing Requests for Access to Master Accounts – Finance Bitcoin News
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has said it has released the final guidelines which are set to be used by Reserve Banks when “reviewing requests to access Federal Reserve accounts and payment services....
CoinFund Launches $300m Web3 Fund to Invest in Early Stage Startups
CoinFund, a New-York based crypto investment firm, announced on Wednesday that it has launched a $300 million venture capital fund to back early-stage blockchain projects. The venture fund, which is c...
UK Group to Run Pilot Retail CBDC, Providing Data to Bank of England
A UK-based cross-industry group known as the Digital FMI Consortium – Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (DFMI) – was launched on Wednesday to validate CBDC use cases that are expected to deliver...
Ethereum 2.0: Upcoming Upgrade Will Not Eradicate High Gas Fees
The growing anticipation of the Merge of the Ethereum network’s Beacon Chain with the current Proof-of-Work (PoW) mainnet to usher in the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) version of the protocol has generat...
Canadian Pension Fund Achnoledges Investemnt Loss for $200m CAD on Celsius Network
Charles Emond, the Chief Executive Officer of Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), has indicated that the company’s investment in Celsius Network is now considere...
British Fintech Revolut Granted Crypto License in Cyprus – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.K.-based digital bank Revolut has been authorized by Cyprus to provide cryptocurrency services to millions of customers on the Old Continent. The fintech firm says the regulatory approval will allow...
Celsius Received Approval to Continue Bitcoin Mining
Celsius Network has been granted the approval to use its mined Bitcoin (BTC) to offset some of the deficit incurred in its daily operations. The approval was granted by the Judge presiding over the fi...
Chainlink And Pitango’s First Labs Unveil Summit And Hackathon To Boost Web3 Development In Israel
Tel Aviv, Israel, 17th August, 2022, Chainwire Upcoming Web3 summit and hackathon to enhance Israel’s web3 startup ecosystem by connecting initiatives with mentorship and industry thought leaders. Eth...
Decentralized Finance (DeFi); The Game-Changer in Creating a People Oriented Financial Ecosystem
The launch of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocols in 2020 marked a significant phase in the growth of the crypto industry. As of writing, the total value locked (TVL) in this market stands at $...
Illicit Crypto Activity Falls — Scam Revenue 65% Lower Than Last Year – Featured Bitcoin News
Chainalysis has found that illicit crypto volumes are down this year, with total scam revenue sitting at $1.6 billion, 65% lower than where it was through the end of July last year. “Those numbers sug...
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Changes His Mind About Treasury Bonds — Says ‘Time to Open My Closed Mind’ – Economics Bitcoin News
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, says it’s time to open his closed mind after listening to economist Harry Dent. He is now buying 2-year U.S. Treasury bon...
Ethereum Foundation Makes It Clear The Merge Will Not Improve Fees and Throughput – Technology Bitcoin News
On Wednesday the Ethereum Foundation clarified that The Merge will not reduce onchain fees as the highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoW) is now 29 days away. Am...
Uniglo (GLO) Expected a 10x Launch. Ethereum Classic (ETC), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Chainlink (LINK) Holders are Bullish – Coinpedia – Fintech & Cryptocurreny News Media
Is it a good time to start investing in cryptocurrencies? It depends. A cautious investor might say your money would be better served in more stable markets. But an investor interested to know more ab...
Celsius Approved to Sell Mined Bitcoin, Customer That Lost 50,000 USDC Insists Her Regulated Stablecoins Should Be Treated Differently – Bitcoin News
On August 16, the crypto lender Celsius Network has been approved by a bankruptcy court judge to sell bitcoin the company previously mined to continue funding specific operations. The following day, t...
Russia’s GDP Decline Less Severe Than Expected, Wall Street Returns to Russian Bonds, Putin Criticizes US ‘Hegemony’ – Economics Bitcoin News
While the ongoing war in Ukraine continues, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation detailed this week that Russia’s economic hardships are less severe than expected. Russia’s e...
Coinbase To Pause All Ethereum Transactions During The Merger Event – Coinpedia – Fintech & Cryptocurreny News Media
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has released guidelines ahead of the long-awaited Ethereum (ETH) Merge upgrade. The Ethereum Merge will transition the network to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocol from ...
PIXXSTASY Is Changing the NFT Market – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. PIXXSTASY, a charity project for drug prevention and rehabilitation, is redefining the NFT market. The organization will sell 399 limited edition NFTs this year and use th...
EOS up Nearly 20%, Token Hits 3-Month High – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Eos rose by as much as 20% on Wednesday, as bulls continued to react to the news of its upcoming Yield+ incentive program. Today’s price surge comes despite the global cryptocurrency market cap fallin...
Shiba Inu Hodlers Rejoice ! SHIB Price To See Massive Uptrend Soon – Coinpedia – Fintech & Cryptocurreny News Media
Shiba Inu HODLers seem to be thriving at the moment, as the coin is performing extremely well. On August 14, with no known catalyst, the price of the popular meme coin went up by more than 30% during...
Bit Mining Secures $9.3 Million Registered Direct Offering From Institutional Investors – Mining Bitcoin News
Bit Mining Limited has announced that it has entered a $9.3 million registered direct offering with specific institutional investors. Bit Mining explained that it aims to use the funds from the offeri...
BTC Remains Below $24,000 After Falling for Fourth Consecutive Session – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Bitcoin continued to trade below $24,000 today, as the token fell for a fourth consecutive session. Following last week’s bullish run, upwards momentum in crypto has eased, leading to a return of bear...
Israel Arrests 3 in Crypto Scheme to Launder Millions Stolen From France – Bitcoin News
Police in Israel have detained three suspects who allegedly laundered millions of euros stolen from the French treasury through cryptocurrency transactions. The money came from government grants for b...
Lido Finance Partners With KyberSwap Elastic to Enhance Liquidity on Polygon With Over $120,000 in Liquidity Mining Rewards – Sponsored Bitcoin News
sponsored Singapore — August 17th – Lido Finance, a giant in the Ethereum staking world, will be enhancing liquidity on Polygon with KyberSwap Elastic. Lido Finance is the largest platform for liquid ...
Crypto Scam Revenue Has Dropped by 65% in 2022: Chainalysis
Illicit crypto volumes have been diminishing year-over-year, with scams making the largest drop, according to a report by blockchain analytic firm Chainalysis. Chainalysis pointed out: “Total sc...
NFL Franchise Houston Texans to Accept Cryptocurrencies for Single Game Suites – Bitcoin News
The professional American football team the Houston Texans revealed that it has entered an exclusive partnership with the company Bitwallet. The deal will give Houston Texans fans the ability to purch...
Brazilian fintech giant XP Inc Launches Crypto Trading Platform XTAGE
Brazilian fintech giant XP Inc has announced the official launch of the XTAGE cryptocurrency trading platform in Brazil, opening the door for more than 3.6 million potential users to invest in the cry...
Nasdaq-Listed Eqonex Closing Crypto Exchange Due to High Competition, Fallen Volumes – Exchanges Bitcoin News
The Nasdaq-listed firm Eqonex is closing its cryptocurrency exchange business. The company cited high competition among crypto trading platforms and fallen volumes as key reasons for shutting down its...
Good news on CPI also from Canada- The Cryptonomist
Canada: CPI showing improvement It was just a few days ago that the US CPI data saw a resounding back door to the figure, which is also the child of the Federal Reserve‘s firm monetary policies to the...
Dogecoin On The Cusp of a Breakout, DOGE Price May Hit $0.1 By End Of August! – Coinpedia – Fintech & Cryptocurreny News Media
The competition between dogecoin dogecoin Cryptocurrencies Followers : 0 View profile and shibatoken shibatoken Coin / Token Followers : 0 View profile is getting hotter as a new meme coin season appe...