Companies adopts crypto back rewards for card purchases
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Companies adopts crypto back rewards for card purchases

Receiving cashback from your credit and debit card purchases has been a long-time benefit for credit card users. However, crypto entered the scene as projects start to implement crypto back rewards for card purchases.  Back in 2021, BlockFi launched a Visa-backed Bitcoin rewards card as a way to welcome users into the crypto ecosystem. With the card, users can get…

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Bank of Spain Warns About Risk of Extended Use of Unregulated Cryptocurrencies in the Country – Bitcoin News

The deputy governor of the Bank of Spain, Margarita Delgado, gave her opinion about cryptocurrencies and how they are increasing the risks in today’s economy. At an event hosted by PWC called “A climate of change,” Delgado explained that the continued and extended use of cryptocurrencies might bring different kinds of risks to the 12% of the population currently holding…

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Blockchain.com's value rockets to $14B after new funding round: Reports
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Blockchain.com’s value rockets to $14B after new funding round: Reports

Cryptocurrency exchange and financial services firm, Blockchain.com, has reportedly raised new funding at a valuation of $14 billion. According to Bloomberg, the financing round was led by global venture capital firm Lightspeed Ventures and Baillie Gifford & Co., an investment management firm renowned for its early involvement in growth stocks such as Tesla. The funding round — which is yet…

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Ethereum is like the best and worst parts of New York: Grayscale
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Ethereum is like the best and worst parts of New York: Grayscale

Digital asset manager Grayscale has published a report on smart contract platforms in which it likens the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain to the best and worst parts of New York City. The report examines the granddaddy smart contract network Ethereum in comparison to newer competing blockchains such as Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), Polkadot (DOT), Cardano (ADA) and Stellar (XLM). The report…

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Gumi Cryptos Reveals $110 Million Fund Targeting Early-Stage Blockchain Startups
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Gumi Cryptos Reveals $110 Million Fund Targeting Early-Stage Blockchain Startups – Finance Bitcoin News

On March 30, Gumi Cryptos Capital (GCC), announced the blockchain-focused venture capital firm’s second fund that will invest $110 million in early-stage blockchain startups. The second fund follows GCC’s initial $21 million fund that backed seed stage founders. Gumi Cryptos Capital Reveals Fund II — Firm Will Invest $110 Million Into early-Stage Blockchain Startups The blockchain-focused venture capital firm Gumi…

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Yield App Passes ‘Proof of Reserves’ Audit to Bolster Safety and Accountability of Deployed Digital Assets – Sponsored Bitcoin News
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Yield App Passes ‘Proof of Reserves’ Audit to Bolster Safety and Accountability of Deployed Digital Assets – Sponsored Bitcoin News

sponsored PRESS RELEASE. Yield App, one of the rising and most trusted digital wealth platforms, recently underwent a thorough ‘proof of reserves’ audit. The inspection was conducted by Armanino LLC, the firm responsible for auditing Kraken – one of the largest and most trusted cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. Yield App passed the audit with flying colors, bolstering its stance…

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Washington state passes bill aiming to expand local blockchain adoption
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Washington state passes bill aiming to expand local blockchain adoption

Three years and one veto after it was first proposed, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee has signed a bill into law today that aims to expand the state’s adoption of blockchain technology across various financial and industrial sectors. The law saw Governor Inslee order the formation of the Washington Blockchain Work Group which will “examine various potential applications for blockchain…

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Leading Derivatives Exchange CME Group Launches Micro Bitcoin and Ether Options
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Leading Derivatives Exchange CME Group Launches Micro Bitcoin and Ether Options – Finance Bitcoin News

CME Group, one of the world’s largest derivatives marketplaces, has launched micro-sized bitcoin and ether options. “The launch of these micro-sized options builds on the significant growth and liquidity we have seen in our micro bitcoin and micro ether futures,” said a CME executive. CME Now Offers Micro Bitcoin, Ether Options CME Group announced Monday that it is now offering…

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Quantum computers are many years away from cracking crypto: MIT Tech Review
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Quantum computers are many years away from cracking crypto: MIT Tech Review

Condensed matter theory physicist and quantum information expert Sankar Das Sarma has argued in MIT Technology Review that quantum computers remain a very long way away from cracking RSA-based cryptography. RSA-Cryptography utilizes algorithms, codes and keys to securely encrypt private data without interference from third parties or malicious actors such as hackers. An example of the methodology in crypto is…

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