In response to the military crisis in Ukraine, Binance Charity has committed $10 million to major Intergovernmental Organizations and local NGOs, including UNICEF, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, iSans and People in Need. They also launched a crypto-first crowdfunding site, Ukraine Emergency Relief Fund to allow people to donate crypto to help provide emergency relief to refugees and children and…
Samson Mow, the former chief strategy officer of Blockstream who stepped down in March to focus on “nation-state Bitcoin adoption,” brought legislators from around the world on stage at Bitcoin 2022 to highlight regulatory progress being made to encourage nation state Bitcoin adoption. Joel Bomgar, the president of Próspera, an “economic development hub” located in Honduras, described favorable tax regulations…
Over the last couple of years, the world has been grappling with the lack of semiconductors, which are the substances that conduct electricity between metals and isolates. The most famous semiconductor is silicon. If correlating this concept to electronic devices, then the key semiconductors are processors and other microcircuits that are present in almost all devices that people use every…
Highlighting the perspective of “whales,” bitcoin investors with access to significant amounts of fiat capital to inject into the market, a slew of high-net-worth Bitcoiners spoke to attendees of the Bitcoin 2022 conference in a panel titled “Billionaire Capital Allocators.” The panel featured Ricardo B. Salinas; the Mexican billionaire chairman of a multifaceted conglomerate who has called bitcoin a better…
BTC and ETH were once again lower during today’s trading session, as both were trading close to two-week lows. Bitcoin dropped below $43,000 for the first time since March 24, while ETH hit a bottom near $3,100 on Thursday. Bitcoin Bitcoin continued trading lower on Thursday, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency fell below $43,000 for the first time in over…
The Nigerian central bank recently fined four financial institutions it accuses of failing to stop clients from using their respective platforms to conduct cryptocurrency transactions. According to one of the affected institutions, the central bank is using a certain “advanced ability” to detect crypto transactions. Lenders Unable to Detect Crypto Transactions The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently penalized four…
While the past few months have been relatively bearish for the crypto space, the bulls emerged victorious in March as nearly all sectors regained lost ground. DeFi, Layer 1, and Metaverse sectors led the way with stellar gains in March, with +27%, +18%, and +17% returns, respectively. How did BTC, ETH, and the NFT sector fare last month? Kraken Intelligence’s…
Following an announcement on the main stage of Bitcoin 2022, Cash App Bitcoin Lead Miles Suter was joined by a slew of high-profile, Bitcoin-embracing athletes — the NFL’s Odell Beckham Jr. and Aaron Rodgers, as well as tennis legend Serena Williams. “The Fed keeps printing trillions of dollars and the best defense against inflation, I believe, is Bitcoin,” said Rodgers.…
In brief Social media app Zigazoo will sell NFTs based on popular kids’ media properties. NFTs based on CoComelon and more will be released via the Flow blockchain. The NFT market is constantly expanding—and the next target audience for tokenized digital collectibles could be young children. At least, that’s the crowd that kid-centric social media app Zigazoo is betting on…
NFTs and the Metaverse are the hottest topics in the cryptocurrency ecosystem right now, but the next big thing might just be decentralized social media. Like decentralized finance, decentralized social media platforms don’t have a centralized governing body and may, someday, provide viable alternatives to established platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. The technology is currently evolving just beyond…
