Bitcoin (BTC) checked its latest gains at the Wall Street open on Mar. 1 as bulls sought to defend $44,000 highs. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC weekly gains hit 17% Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it declined from its local peak of $44,980 on Bitstamp at the opening bell. The second day of…
Ethereum climbed over the $3,000 level on Tuesday, as crypto bulls returned in full force, following weeks of market tension. Bitcoin also rallied, with prices nearing $45,000 and cryptocurrency markets as a whole trading over 14% higher. Bitcoin The world’s largest cryptocurrency was one of the biggest gainers in the top ten on Tuesday, as bullish sentiment once again returned…
Calls from the crypto community for Ukraine to accept other cryptocurrencies have been answered. The official Ukraine Twitter account shared that it will now accept donations from Polkadot (DOT), while other cryptocurrencies will soon be added. The people of Ukraine are grateful for the support and donations from the global crypto community as we protect our freedom. We are now…
Users will be able to tokenize their bandwidth and sell it in a decentralized trading marketplace to help provide low-cost access to the internet. PKT is the only layer-1 blockchain that is designed to support bandwidth trading marketplaces and high-speed internet service. PKT uses the world’s first bandwidth-hard proof-of-work (PoW) mining solution to create an economic incentive while building a…
Your friendly neighborhood digital media publication covering news on crypto and blockchain has launched a private membership service aimed at business leaders and industry experts who share a commitment to shaping the future of the space. Starting March 1, Cointelegraph Innovation Circle will be available to a select group of company founders and senior executives, as well as experts in…
Having already raised millions of dollars in major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, Ukraine is now receiving donations in polkadot as well. The country intends to expand the list of accepted coins as it increasingly relies on help from the crypto community to fund its defense against Russia. Ukraine Posts DOT Address, Receives First Polkadot Donations In the face of an ongoing…
Cambridge University’s Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has announced a collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and others to conduct crypto research. The collaboration, dubbed the Cambridge Digital Assets Programme (CDAP), aims to bring further insight into the growing digital asset industry. “The Cambridge Digital Assets Programme that we are launching today aims…
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Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap has built an interface that enables users to swap any ERC-20 token for Ethereum and donate it to the Ukrainian government in one transaction. “To ensure that everyone who wants to donate ERC-20 tokens to the Ukrainian government can do so, we built an interface that swaps any token for ETH and then sends it directly…
Bitcoin’s hash rate is hovering around all-time highs, but many miners are still struggling to recover from regulatory changes in regions that became major hubs for the industry. During the summer of 2021, China’s bitcoin mining ban catalyzed a 50% drop in hash rate in the span of barely two months. But on February 15, Bitcoin’s hash rate topped 210…
