Crypto prices have recently become more bullish for many reasons. One reason for the rebound is due to governments all over the world planning additional rounds of extreme quantitative easing. It’s possible that the crypto markets have already bottomed and that the whole industry won’t be affected by the pessimistic macro outlook. Particularly concerning Bitcoin,
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Despite the ongoing crypto winter, global trust in crypto remains unshakable, with countries like the US showing more trust in crypto in the second quarter. In a new survey from Bitstamp exchange which included 28,000 retail and institutional investors from 23 countries, the proportion of retail investors worldwide who believe cryptocurrencies are trustworthy decreased slightly
As the crypto winter shows signs of slowing, companies are rushing to become compliant after a string of bankruptcies within the space. Regulatory compliance is critical to improving crypto’s reputation among investors. It is also essential for mitigating liquidity risks, an issue that caused crypto giants Voyager Digital and Celsius to file for bankruptcy. Last
Image: https://unsplash.com/photos/bA5ZJ9JVrb8 Blockchain-based games using nonfungible tokens (NFT) and metaverse platforms have remained immensely popular throughout 2022. Although the crypto market has been bearish, users across those games have remained consistent with at least 1 million users per day, according to tracker DappRadar. A new report from Kraken Intelligence and CoinGecko’s May 2022 market report
Image: https://unsplash.com/photos/DurC25GdOvk Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are usually defined as digital currencies, assets, and platforms for smart contracts. However, legally defining them becomes a bigger dilemma than expected, making regulation challenging. Cryptocurrencies were developed with the primary intent of being decentralized and distributed – two unique qualities that make it difficult, or even impossible, to
SuperRare, a digital art market on Ethereum’s blockchain, powered by the RARE token, debuted its first pop-up gallery on May 19 in SoHo, the historic New York City neighborhood known internationally for its affinity for artists and their artwork. The event was hosted at the new location of The Block Gallery, which relocated from Brooklyn
Binance Labs closed a $500 million fundraising round to secure capital that will be invested into Web3, blockchain, and value-building technology. The investment will be directed towards projects that work on developing more use cases for crypto by the team at Binance Labs. This fundraising round was supported by some of the leading global investors
According to a study by DappRadder, 49% of the blockchain sector is engaged in blockchain gaming. The study also found that Play-to-Earn games are becoming more and more popular, with the number of people playing them increasing every year. Currently, there are about 410 gaming tokens on CoinMarketCapitalization with a total market capitalization of $13,703,237,407
Unless they have been cut off from all networks for a week, any crypto-investor is aware of the disaster that has affected the Terra (LUNA) project and its stablecoin UST. Salvage proposals for Terra project have multiplied since the start of the LUNA collapse. Do Kwon, the boss of the Terra blockchain, came out of
With bitcoin off roughly 55% from its November high and almost half of holders now in the red, according to data from Glassnode, it may be easy to lose sight of just how valuable the blockchain could become in the not-so-distant future. Proponents of the digital currency have long hailed it as an inflation hedge,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is continuing to gain traction and DeFi protocols are raising millions to offer retail investors better access to the growing market. Ribbon Finance, a protocol that makes it easier for investors to benefit from the complicated world of crypto derivatives, just raised $8.8 million after partnering with Paradigm to build new risk
Decentralized finance is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the crypto ecosystem currently with a total locked value of $74.21 billion according to DeFi Pulse. As this sector expands, we are seeing an increase in adoption and financing. Investors are betting on the future of centralized finance with increasing investment in startups such as Cega,
The fastest smart contracts platform on the blockchain, Avalanche Foundation just announced “Multiverse”, an incentive program of up to $290 million (4 million AVAX tokens) to help grow “subnets” on its network. The incentive program aims to create scalable chains to support Defi, NFT, and blockchain games on Avalanche. With this launch, Avalanche competes with
FTX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is launching a new team called FTX Gaming that is focused on driving crypto and non-fungible token (or NFT) adoption in the gaming world. According to an FTX spokesperson, the company is launching a “crypto-as-a-service” platform through which tokens can be launched and support for NFTs within
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with $10 trillion in assets under management for institutions, is about to enter the crypto space. The New York-based company will soon allow its customers to trade crypto through its sophisticated Aladdin investment management platform. Of course, this isn’t the first time BlackRock has expressed interest in crypto. In
Global trading platform Structure, which aims to facilitate crypto-based lending and investing for mobile users, just raised $20 million from investors and from a private sale of its digital currency $STXR. The company will offer decentralized finance (DeFi) crypto-denominated lending outside of traditional banking, as well as investing in tokenized assets, digital versions of assets
Over the past few years, blockchain technology has become synonymous with cryptocurrencies, but it is important to note that the technology in itself has a wide variety of uses. Plenty of companies that have nothing to do with cryptocurrencies are now exploring ways in which to incorporate blockchain technology into operations. Walmart is one of
A blockchain phone is not something many would have thought of even a few years ago. Even around three years ago when the remarkable cryptocurrency bull run had just started off, it was still looked upon as a novelty, and not many had a lot of ideas about what it could eventually become. At the
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LiteLink Technologies Inc. (“LiteLink”) (CSE:LLT) (OTC:LLNKF) (FRA:C0B:FF), a key player in logistics platforms and payment solutions, is pleased to announce that it has signed a customer trial and a definitive user agreement with one of Canada’s largest nurseries, Brookdale Treeland Nurseries Ltd. (“Brookdale”) to provide Brookdale
Payment leader Mastercard (NYSE:MA) intends to expand a blockchain platform for cross-border settlements in collaboration with Ripple-backed fintech research company R3. Over the course of the past few years, the cryptocurrency space has grown at a remarkably fast rate and after the hibernation of sorts in 2018, most cryptos have been back with a vengeance
