Brave, the company behind the Brave browser, has partnered with Solana to provide support for the blockchain directly from its browser. According to a press release, the Brave browser will now default to Solana for cross-chain and decentralized app support. Brave users, that are now in the millions, will have access to a Solana wallet within the app. This feature…
Month: November 2021
Zimbabwe minister signals CBDC interest amid Bitcoin adoption rumors
Zimbabwe’s Minister of Information publicly dismissed ongoing rumors about the country considering the adoption of cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin (BTC). Rather, Minister Monica Mutsvangwa clarified that the government of Zimbabwe is keen to experiment with a central banking digital currency (CBDC). The rumor about Zimbabwes crypto adoption was sparked based on numerous reports quoting Charles Wekwete, Permanent Secretary of the Presidents…
Bitcoin Suisse to enable Lightning Network payments
Bitcoin Suisse will use the Lightning Network to make Bitcoin (BTC) transactions both cheaper and faster. It will be the first cryptocurrency payment processor in Switzerland to integrate the technology, according to apress releasedated Tuesday. Armin Schmid, head of Bitcoin Suisse Pay, praised the decision, noting that Lightning transactions will play a significant role in scaling crypto apps and driving…
Huobi to halt services in Singapore after China exit
Huobi Global, one of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volumes, is winding down operations in Singapore shortly after exiting China. Huobi will shut down accounts of all Singapore-based users by the end of March next year, the company officially announced late Tuesday. All Huobi clients based in Singapore should close active positions and withdraw their digital assets before…
Venezuelan Court Rolls Back Seizure of More Than 1,000 Bitcoin Miners – Bitcoin News
A Venezuelan court in the capital of the country has rolled back a seizure of more than 1,000 Bitcoin miners due to irregularities that occurred during the confiscation. According to court documents, the equipment that was seized was in the custody of a third-party company that was doing maintenance services. The court ordered Sunacrip, the national crypto watchdog, to retrieve…
DOGE-1 moon mission set for launch with SpaceX in early 2022
DOGE-1, the first crypto-funded mission to the moon, is set to launch early next year following a new partnership between two blockchain companies and manufacturer Geometric Energy Corporation, also known as GEC. Smart exchange ecosystem Unizen and DeFi incubator ZenX announced Wednesday that they are in the process of building and launching DOGE-1, a 40-kilogram roughly 88 pounds cubesat that…
‘The Unfair Advantage:’ Dune Actress Rebecca Ferguson Stars in Crypto-Centric TV Commercial – Bitcoin News
In recent times cryptocurrency platforms have been airing a number of commercials on television in order to entice a broader audience to get into cryptocurrencies. The digital currency community has witnessed crypto commercials starring the seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Gisele Bündchen, award-winning director Spike Lee, and the actor Matt Damon. Another commercial starring actress…
Toward a Queueless, Leaderless, Limitless Blockchain – Sponsored Bitcoin News
sponsored On November 2rd, 2021, RChain‘s blockchain scientist Atticbee visited ZB exchange as an invited guest for a very technical AMA. ZB is a global exchange being in operation for 8 years with a focus on keeping customers’ assets secure. Atticbee discussed the problems of current blockchain technology and RChain’s answer to these challenges, and why one day RChain will…
Crypto has gone from ‘weird’ to ‘cool’ thanks to NFTs says Visa executive
Visas head of crypto Cuy Sheffield said that investing in cryptocurrency has become a lot cooler thanks to an influx of creative types drawn in by the booming NFT sector. Sheffield was speaking on day one of the Singapore Fintech Festival on Nov. 8. He said that a whole new class of mainstream users are flocking to crypto and that…
Robinhood COO praises Shiba Inu as crypto wallet waitlist grows to 1.6M
Robinhood COO Christine Brown has praised the Shiba Inu community but said safety was the platforms priority over the short term gain of listing new tokens. Brown made the comments in an interview for the Crypto Goes Mainstream event streamed live on YouTube on Nov. 10. When asked about Shiba Inu (SHIB) she said: One of my favorite things is…