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08.04 / 18:23

business Blockchain Adoption Gaming Gala Games Review: Gala Games blockchain platform combines gaming and commerce

Crypto games that combine play-to-earn (P2E) and nonfungible token (NFT) mechanics found a huge boost in 2021, thanks to the success of Axie Infinity and metaverse hype.

08.04 / 16:05

business Blockchain Adoption A double-edged sword? Once-famous brands are getting into crypto

There is no denying the fact that the crypto adoption wave sweeping the globe right now has resulted in a growing list of defunct brands making their way into the digital asset market in recent months.

08.04 / 12:40

business Binance Bitcoin Russians collectively hold $130B in crypto, prime minister says

The Russian prime minister declared that the cryptocurrency holdings of Russians are worth billions of dollars but the government is yet to adopt a regulatory framework for the industry.

08.04 / 11:39

business Adoption Mining Bitcoin Water great idea! Bitcoin mining heats this swimming pool

A Bitcoiner has "pooled" off another mining innovation. The 'waste' heat generated by mining Bitcoin (BTC) is used to warm his swimming pool.

08.04 / 08:15

business Adoption Payments Lightning Network Shopify Lightning to strike Shopify merchants with addition of BTC payments

Chicago-based payment app Strike has integrated with global e-commerce giant Shopify so merchants can accept Bitcoin payments via the Bitcoin Lightning Network.

08.04 / 07:37

business Adoption Bitcoin Payments Lightning Network Crypto Policy NOT ‘7 words is not a crypto policy': Aussie opposition under fire as election looms

Australia’s opposition Labor party is facing criticism over its lack of formal policy regarding the cryptocurrency industry just days before a national election is expected to be called

07.04 / 23:47

business Robinhood wallet Robinhood rolls out wallets to 2M waitlisted users, plans to integrate Lightning

Cryptocurrency and stock trading app Robinhood will roll out its digital wallet feature for 2 million additional users.

07.04 / 22:51

business Adoption regulation Bitcoin Samson Mow introduces new nation-state adoption for crypto in Bitcoin 2022

Speaking at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Samson Mow, former chief strategy officer of Blockstream, named three new jurisdictions that would be adopting or proposing to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. As told by Mow, the first is that of the Caribbean island Roatán, which is part of Honduras. Honduras Prospera Inc. is the organizer and promoter of the jurisdiction. The entity's president, Joel Bomgar, told the audience:

07.04 / 21:17

business Blockchain Metaverse HBAR Foundation launch $250M metaverse fund to enhance consumer brand adoption

The HBAR Foundation, a not-for-profit independent organization of distributed ledger firm Hedera Hashgraph, has announced the establishment of a $250 million dollar metaverse fund to drive consumer brand adoption of tokenized Web3 applications.

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 / 18:23

business Blockchain Technology Bitcoin Crypto miners The race for semiconductors: Are crypto miners taking the lion's share?

Over the last couple of years, the world has been grappling with the lack of semiconductors, which are the substances that conduct electricity between metals and isolates. The most famous semiconductor is silicon.

07.04 / 16:52

business partnership Bitcoin events UFC to pay out fighter bonuses in Bitcoin for its upcoming PPV events

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the popular mixed martial arts organization, will be paying out Fan bonuses to its fighters in Bitcoin (BTC).

07.04 / 16:52

business Binance Grammys 2022: NFTs hot topic of discussion among musicians and industry experts

The billion-dollar music industry has shown recent interest in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) as musicians everywhere are beginning to understand the power of moving away from centralized business models.

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 / 13:39

business Ethereum PayPal Bitcoin Singaporean fintech adds Bitcoin payments for merchants with BitPay partnership

Nium, a cross-border payments firm based in Singapore, has announced the launch of a new API-based solution that will allow businesses to start accepting cryptocurrency payments.

07.04 / 11:53

business ETF SEC Bitcoin Bitcoin spot ETF spot ETF Grayscale CEO pleads Bitcoin spot ETF as SEC backs third BTC Futures ETF

Institutional investors rejoice, there is one more way to gain exposure to Bitcoin (BTC). The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced overnight the approval of a fourth Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF).

07.04 / 10:53

business Mining Bitcoin One-fifth of global Bitcoin hash rate is now controlled by listed companies

A recent report has shown that nearly one-fifth of the total share of Bitcoin’s hash rate now belongs to publicly-listed mining companies.

07.04 / 10:15

business Facebook cryptocurrency reputation Facebook’s Meta plots move into virtual currency with 'Zuck bucks' and 'reputation tokens': report

Facebook's parent company Meta is said to be drawing up plans to introduce virtual currencies and lending services to its platforms, with some employees already referring to the digital tokens as "Zuck Bucks" after company founder Mark Zuckerberg.

07.04 / 06:01

business Blockchain cryptocurrency Sky Mavis Bitcoin Bitcoin Down Cryptocurrency Prices Today April 7: Bitcoin down, Dogecoin biggest loser. All currencies in red

Cryptocurrencies traded in the red early on April 7. The global crypto market-cap is $1.98 trillion, a 5.04 percent decrease over the last day. The total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours is $120.40 billion, which makes a 9.15 percent increase.

07.04 / 04:05

business Blockchain regulation Gemini, Chainalysis and 11 others join Crypto Market Integrity Coalition

The Crypto Market Integrity Coalition, an organization founded two months ago by 17 cryptocurrency exchanges, firms and industry associations worldwide, announced 13 new members have joined.

07.04 / 01:05

business Facebook lending services Meta may introduce tokens and digital currency lending services to apps: Report

Social media giant Facebook’s parent company Meta is reportedly planning to introduce virtual currency named after CEO Mark Zuckerberg as well as lending services to apps it owns, which may include Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger.

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