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07.04 / 20:57
Adoption
MicroStrategy
Bitcoin
Future
regulatory
'Bitcoin Is Being Embraced' by the Government & Regulatory Future Is ‘Bright’ - MicroStrategy's Saylor
Bitcoin (BTC) is “being embraced” by the US Government, and the regulatory future for the asset is bright, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor said during a discussion at the Bitcoin 2022 conference on Thursday.
07.04 / 20:31
business
Blockchain
Ethereum
Adoption
donates
crypto donations
Vitalik Buterin quietly donates $5M ETH to aid Ukraine as total tracked crypto donations reach $133M
As told by Aid for Ukraine, a joint initiative created by the Ukrainian government, FTX, Everstake, and Kuna to rally crypto donations for the country, Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin made $5 million worth of ETH donations to Ukraine in early April. According to the entity, despite the large donation sum, Buterin did not make an announcement regarding the transaction. It was eventually linked to him via the Ethereum Name Service domain name "vitalik.eth", which served as the origin of the transfer.
07.04 / 19:01
Adoption
Bitcoin
Honduras’ Roatán Island, Portugal’s Madeira to ‘Adopt Bitcoin’, Mexican Senator Sends Bullish Sign Too
The island of Roatán in Honduras and Portugal’s Madeira region are both set to “adopt bitcoin,” while a Mexican senator hinted that new talks about making bitcoin legal tender in this country about to begin.
07.04 / 17:04
Adoption
Payments
Lightning Network
Bitcoin
Cash App Launches ‘Paid in Bitcoin’ Function, Adds Lightning Transfers
Cash App, the mobile payments app developed by the Jack Dorsey-led payments firm Block, Inc., announced three new bitcoin functions today, including a new way to receive bitcoin (BTC) payments via the Lightning Network.
07.04 / 16:51
business
Adoption
e-commerce
Bitcoin
Bolt to enable Bitcoin and NFT access via Wyre acquisition
San Francisco-based e-commerce startup Bolt is moving into cryptocurrencies and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) by acquiring fiat-to-crypto and payment infrastructure firm Wyre.
07.04 / 05:29
Adoption
defi
Grayscale
Digital Asset Management
Sushi and Synthetix get the boot in Grayscale DeFi fund rebalancing
Digital asset management firm Grayscale, has added three new cryptocurrency assets across three main investment funds, while removing two other assets from its Decentralized Finance Fund as part of this year’s first quarterly rebalance.
07.04 / 03:25
cryptocurrency
Adoption
Survey
Financial
Investors Show Rising Interest in Crypto, but Financial Illiteracy Hampers Investments - Surveys
A series of recent polls are indicating a surge in interest in cryptoassets by US investors from across the generational and ethnic spectrum, but obstacles such as financial literacy gaps and inaction in dealings with financial advisors continue to hamper an accelerated crypto adoption by individual investors.
06.04 / 21:33
Government
Blockchain
Adoption
testing
Sweden’s central bank completes second phase of e-krona testing
The Swedish central bank’s digital currency project, a proposed CBDC, known as the e-krona has successfully finished its second phase of trials. According to Riksbank, the nation's central bank, the asset is now technically ready to be integrated into banking networks and facilitate transactions.
06.04 / 21:31
cryptocurrency
Adoption
ETF
Bitcoin
analysts
Crypto ETPs & ETFs to Surpass USD 120B Under Management in Six Years – Analysts
The assets under management (AUM) in crypto-backed exchange-traded products (ETPs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are likely to surpass USD 120bn by the year 2028, fueled by institutional demand and possible US policy changes, according to analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence.
06.04 / 20:41
Blockchain
Adoption
JPMorgan
banking
DeFi and Blockchain 'Are Real' - JPMorgan CEO
Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan is persuaded that decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain technology bring major growth potential, and is determined to remain “at the forefront of this innovation,” Jamie Dimon, the bank’s Chairman and CEO, wrote in his latest letter to the company's shareholders.
06.04 / 18:15
business
Adoption
Bitcoin
businesses
Building businesses in the ‘spirit of Bitcoin’: The Bitcoin Hostel
A Bitcoin (BTC) hostel is coming to Portugal’s shores. As it’s Europe’s first Bitcoin-only hostel, Cointelegraph spoke with the founders to find out how Bitcoin shapes the business model, from planning to architecture to the community.
06.04 / 17:39
business
Blockchain
Adoption
DeFi can breathe new life into traditional assets
In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century.
06.04 / 17:39
Blockchain
Technology
Adoption
defi
Terra Luna
Report: DApp daily users surge to 2.4M in Q1 2022 despite headwinds
According to a new industry report published by DappRadar, the number of users engaging in decentralized applications, or DApps, every day surged 396% year over year to 2.4 million. This is only 5.8% below the same user activity level witnessed in Q4 2021.
06.04 / 16:29
business
Adoption
Asia
HSBC debuts metaverse investment fund in Asia: Report
Global banking giant HSBC Holdings has rolled out its metaverse investment product for wealthy clients in Singapore and Hong Kong, according to multiple media reports.
06.04 / 15:51
business
Ethereum
Adoption
Bitcoin
Blockchain.com launches asset management for institutional investors
Blockchain.com, a cryptocurrency exchange and financial services firm, has reportedly launched an asset-management service for its wealthy customers.
06.04 / 15:07
Ethereum
Adoption
Bitcoin
Female investors led crypto market growth in 2021, says new report
The crypto market is maturing and is no longer driven by speculation, according to a new report from BTC Markets (BTCM). According to the report by the Australian cryptocurrency exchange, the crypto market's growth in 2021 was driven by utility.
06.04 / 14:31
Stablecoin
Adoption
Donations
United Nations
Agency
UN agency accepts first stablecoin donations worth $2.5M to help Ukrainian refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a UN agency for refugees, has accepted its first-ever crypto donations toward humanitarians aid for Ukrainians fleeing the war-torn nation.
06.04 / 12:09
cryptocurrency
Adoption
Ruble
US Hits Russian Crypto Exchange with Sanctions, Russian Central Bank Affraid That Crypto Will Replace Ruble
The United States has hit the crypto exchange Garantex with sanctions, claiming that it has “willfully disregarded” anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML, CFT) obligations and “allowed” its “systems to be abused by illicit actors.” A joint Washington-Berlin effort has also closed down darkweb servers in Germany – while the Russian Central Bank says it is still opposed to crypto adoption.
06.04 / 07:59
business
Adoption
Forbes
Crypto billionaires increase by 60% in a year: Who made Forbes annual list?
The Forbes crypto billionaires list has been updated, and the number of individuals who have made vast fortunes in digital assets has increased substantially.
06.04 / 06:11
Stablecoin
Adoption
Lightning Network
Bitcoin
Visa should be 'scared': Lightning Labs raises $70M to add stablecoins
Bitcoin software firm Lightning Labs has secured a large funding round enabling it to further develop the Lightning Network for faster, cheaper Bitcoin and stablecoin transactions.
06.04 / 03:11
Adoption
Crime
Bitcoin
Bukele
Returns
Bukele Returns to Miami Bitcoin Conference as Gangland Crackdown Takes Gruesome Turn
International bitcoiners will be turning their eyes to El Salvador again this week – but some are concerned that government’s aggressive recent crackdown on gang crime could undermine its standing in the bitcoin (BTC) community.
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