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16.04 / 06:33

business Blockchain cryptocurrency Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Prices Today April 16: Bitcoin up, Dogecoin biggest gainer

Cryptocurrencies traded in the green early on April 16. The global crypto market cap is $1.89 trillion, a 1.14 percent increase over the last day. The total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours is $62.15 billion, which makes a 19.60 percent decrease.

15.04 / 18:35

business Conference Funding Miami Crypto Biz: An eye-opening chat with Mr. Wonderful, April 7–13, 2022

The past seven days have reminded me of how lucky I am to have forged a career in the Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency industry. Cointelegraph sent a contingency of reporters to the Bitcoin conference in Miami, where we got to chop it up with billionaires, business leaders and hedge fund managers. I had the privilege of sitting down with Canadian businessman and Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, who actually revealed most of his crypto portfolio.

15.04 / 17:15

business Adoption Binance Customer Binance launches its first customer service center in Turkey

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, announced the launch of its customer service center, Cointelegraph Turkey reported.

15.04 / 17:15

business regulation AML Regulatory compliance compliance regulatory Bitstamp asks users to update the source of their crypto, citing regulatory compliance

Major global cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp continues increasing compliance efforts by requesting its users to provide more data like their source of wealth.

15.04 / 09:05

business Blockchain Stablecoin Terra Usd Terraform Labs Bitcoin Terraform Labs gifts another $880M to Luna Foundation Guard

Terra (LUNA) blockchain developer Terraform Labs (TFL) has gifted the Luna Foundation Guard 10 million LUNA worth around $820 million at current prices.

15.04 / 06:39

business defi lending KYC reputation Reputation DAO: Would you give up privacy for unsecured loans in DeFi?

An ambitious new decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) has built a data service for lending platforms that records a user’s financial reputation to reduce the amount of collateral needed for a loan.

15.04 / 04:05

business MicroStrategy Buy Bitcoin letter MicroStrategy shareholders letter: We’ll 'vigorously pursue' more BTC buys

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has proclaimed to shareholders of his company that his firm intends to “vigorously pursue” its reserve assets strategy to buy and hold more Bitcoin.

15.04 / 00:57

business Blockchain Gaming Animoca Brands to bet big on MMORPG blockchain games

Animoca Brands, the parent company of The Sandbox, added Eden Games to its portfolio on Tuesday. Eden Games is a publisher of popular racing games including the Gear.Cluband Test Driveseries. Animoca hopes this acquisition will enhance its REVV Motorsport ecosystem of blockchain-based racing games on Polygon.

15.04 / 00:57

business Twitter Social Media Scams elon Elon Musk's 'top priority' for Twitter includes cutting down on crypto scam tweets

With a net worth of reportedly more than $300 billion, Elon Musk said he could “technically afford” to purchase Twitter outright, but also had plans to change the user experience of the major social media platform.

15.04 / 00:57

business Blockchain interview Algorand founder Silvio Micali wants to usher in the democratization of finance

Cointelegraph's Joseph Hall sat down with Silvio Micali, the founder of Algorand, as part of its on-the-ground coverage of the Paris Blockchain Week Summit, or PBWS. Algorand is a blockchain that uses a Pure proof-of-stake (PPoS) protocol, and the company was one of the main sponsors of the summit.

14.04 / 23:55

business Adoption Bank of Canada Quantum computing firm simulates adoption of crypto payments

Multiverse Computing, a quantum computing firm with offices in Canada and Spain, has partnered with the Bank of Canada to run simulations on how the adoption of cryptocurrency might proceed as a payment method.

14.04 / 23:55

business Blockchain Adoption Binance Binance CEO explains what he's most excited about in 2022

During Paris Blockchain Week, Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, the largest centralized cryptocurrency exchange in the world, sat down with Cointelegraph reporter Joe Hall for an exclusive interview. When asked about what excites him the most in crypto in 2022, Zhao said "We're now seeing regulators who want to be a part of this industry. So I think that's one of the most fundamental things we've shifted."

14.04 / 22:41

business Blockchain Adoption Amazon Future Amazon CEO expresses optimism about the future of cryptocurrencies and NFTs

Speaking during an interview with CNBC after releasing his first shareholder letter as the new CEO of Amazon, Andy Jassy said that while he does not own any cryptocurrencies or nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, he is optimistic about the outlook of the industry. Jassy stated:

14.04 / 18:01

business Blockchain Technology avalanche Ava Labs Terra Usd valuation Ava Labs raises $350M at $5.25B valuation: Report

According to a report published by Bloomberg on Thursday, Ava Labs is en route to raising a new round of funding for $350 million at a valuation of $5.25 billion. Details of the agreement have not been made public. Ava Labs is the lead developer of the Avalanche (AVAX) blockchain.

14.04 / 17:31

business cryptocurrency World News Option NOT Amazon CEO says not adding cryptocurrency as payment option anytime soon

Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said the e-commerce giant is not close to adding cryptocurrency as a payment option to its retail business, in an interview with CNBC on Thursday.

14.04 / 16:15

business Blockchain Technology Adoption Decentralizing the grid: Operators test blockchain solutions

The world’s energy market is rapidly evolving, moving from hydrocarbon plants to a future centered around clean energy enabled by wind and solar power. As such, today’s energy market is shifting to an increasingly decentralized, real-time model based on distributed energy resources (DERs) including battery energy storage systems, solar arrays, natural gas generators and more.

14.04 / 16:15

business Adoption MasterCard Bitcoin Gemini crypto exchange launches credit card in United States

Gemini, a major cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, has launched its crypto credit card.

14.04 / 16:15

business Taxes Bitcoin Crypto wallet firm Ledger integrates tax solution to simplify reporting

Major cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Ledger is moving to help crypto investors keep track of their taxes by integrating a new crypto tax-related solution.

14.04 / 08:53

business NFT Metaverse Auction Nifty News: Meta wants 50% of NFT sales, Coke’s Metaverse flavor... and more

Meta has announced plans to charge 47.5% on each item sold on its new Meta Quest app store, including nonfungible tokens (NFT) when they are available.

14.04 / 01:03

business Environment Wikipedia Bitcoin crypto donations Wikimedia community supports proposal to stop foundation from accepting crypto donations

Requests for comments on a proposal urging the Wikimedia Foundation to stop accepting donations in cryptocurrency have closed, with the majority of users voting in favor.

13.04 / 18:01

business Europe MasterCard Bitcoin New crypto card by Nexo allows users to pay without selling Bitcoin

Major cryptocurrency loan company Nexo has officially launched a crypto-backed Mastercard card enabling users to pay for services with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) without selling their crypto.

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