Blockchain firm BTCS will pay dividends in bitcoin to its investors.The Nasdaq-listed company has become the first to offer such a dividend option in U.S. markets.BTCS is still evaluating if future dividends will also be paid out in BTC. BTCS Inc., a Nasdaq-listed blockchain technology company, will make its next dividend payment in bitcoin in a first for U.S. markets,…
press release PRESS RELEASE. Dacxi has announced the Dacxi Chain – the world’s first tokenized crowdfunding system that demonstrates the revolutionary commercial potential of blockchain. Tokenization of digital assets will change how the world does business – in particular how new ventures are funded. Introducing the world’s first tokenized crowdfunding system – the unique trillion use-case of the Dacxi Chain…
Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider cryptocurrency market fell under as equities markets pulled back at the closing bell after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December FOMC meeting showed that the regulator is committed to decreasing its balance sheet and increasing interest rates in 2022. As stock markets corrected, BTC price followed suit by dropping below $44,000, setting off a cascade…
MoneyGram has acquired a 4% stake in Coinme.The money transferring company said the investment will support the bitcoin-to-cash exchange’s growth plans.Coinme currently operates in 48 U.S. states and aims to expand internationally. Remittances giant MoneyGram has acquired a minority stake (4%) in bitcoin-to-cash exchange Coinme, according to a Wednesday press release. The investment closes Coinme’s series A financing round with the aim…
Jamie Redman Jamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 5,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging…
Money transmission network MoneyGram now has a minority investment in crypto ATM operator Coinme following a Series A funding round. In a Wednesday announcement, MoneyGram said it had purchased a roughly 4% ownership stake in Coinme — likely more than $764,000, given its valuation of $19.1 million in June — as part of a strategic investment in the crypto company.…
In brief The top-five blockchain ecosystems in terms of developers are Ethereum, Polkadot, Cosmos, Solana, and Bitcoin, according to Electric Capital. Polkadot and Solana have more active development than Ethereum did at similar points in its history. There’s nothing like a market boom to bring people aboard. After a record 2021 for crypto prices, more developers than ever joined Web3…
As 2022 gets underway, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector of the cryptocurrency ecosystem appears to be gaining momentum in what could be an echo of the bullish market seen in seen in early 2021. Data from crypto market intelligence firm Messari shows that over the past 30 days, five out of the top 10 DeFi protocols have seen their tokens…
On Wednesday, Kazakhstan, the second-largest country in the world when it comes to Bitcoin (BTC) mining hash rate, experienced unprecedented political unrest due to a sharp rise in fuel prices. As a result, the country’s presiding cabinet resigned, but not before the state-owned Kazakhtelecom shut down the nation’s internet, causing network activity to plunge to 2% of daily heights. The…
In brief Bitcoin’s market dominance continues to sink as investors look to other cryptos. Right now it stands at 37.28%—the lowest since 2018. Bitcoin’s market dominance has continued to sink—and is currently at its lowest level in years. According to CoinGecko data, today it stands at 37.28%. The last time it was this low was back in 2018, during the…
