sponsored FIDE, the International Chess Federation, has become the first global sports federation to launch its own NFT marketplace. It announced a partnership with core developers of the Everscale Network (ex-FreeTON), TON Labs, to launch ChessNFT.com – a new chess non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem. Full marketplace functionality is scheduled for later this month, to coincide with the upcoming World Championship…
Blockchain data provider Nansen has announced the planned integration of a Solana dashboard to provide extensive insights to institutional and retail investors seeking to identify emerging trends in the networks like decentralized finance (DeFi) and nonfungible token (NFTs) markets. Scheduled to commence in Q1 of 2022, the Solana function is set to augment an already impressive offering of over 100…
Bitcoin broker FastBitcoins has announced a company reboot, expanding existing offerings and bringing new services to users. FastBitcoins now allows customers in the U.K., E.U., Australia, Canada, and Brazil to purchase bitcoin directly from their bank accounts in a seamless way. Some countries also have cash alternatives, allowing users to buy BTC physically at FastBitcoins partners’ locations. Bitcoin broker FastBitcoins…
Nexo has announced it acquired a stake in Texture Capital Holdings Corp., a parent company of the U.S. broker-dealer Texture Capital. The stake in Texture Capital is part of a seed round for the broker. Texture Capital is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and is registered as a broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
In brief Ripple is launching a new service in 2022 called Liquidity Hub It will let Ripple clients buy Bitcoin, Ethereum and three other tokens The service could provide a key new revenue stream apart from selling XRP Ripple is branching out. The San Francisco-based company, whose business strategy has been based around the cryptocurrency XRP since its inception, announced…
Kraken is excited to welcome Mike Davidson as our Vice President of Design. In his new role, Mike will bring a fresh perspective to the Kraken brand, as well as our approach to building engaging and frictionless client experiences across our full suite of products. “Mike’s strong track record of design leadership will have a huge impact at Kraken as…
On November 8, 2021, the price of bitcoin reached an all-time high of $68,564 per unit at 10:57 p.m. (ET) on Monday evening. Meanwhile, Plan B, the creator of the bitcoin price model called stock-to-flow (S2F), has correctly predicted the last three months of bitcoin prices and recently said that based on the floor model the price will reach $100K…
Bitcoin (BTC) could nail the now-popular $98,000 price target but it could end up being the cycle top, new research argues. In its October 2021 Market Recap and Outlook, major U.S. exchange Kraken said that Bitcoin should reach around $96,000 if this quarter copies the last bull run. Copycat Bitcoin may top out below $100,000 With BTC price predictions reaching…
In brief Crypto analytics platform Nansen will integrate Solana in early 2022. The site is used for analyzing blockchain data for NFTs and DeFi on Ethereum and other platforms. Solana has rapidly risen as a rival to Ethereum for NFT collectibles and decentralized finance protocols alike, with a significant uptick in activity in recent months alongside a surge in the…
Crypto domain tool Ethereum Name Service may have only just launched its native ENS governance token on Monday, but already the tokens have hit a fully diluted market capitalization of $5.4 billion, according to crypto data aggregator CoinGecko. Fully diluted refers to the market capitalization if the total supply of ENS tokens were in circulation. ENS has a maximum supply…
