You can now play Solitaire, Snake, and even Counter-Strike to earn Satoshis, a tiny fraction of Bitcoin (BTC). Cointelegraph spoke to executives at Thndr Games, a play-to-earn (P2E) company built around Bitcoin, and Zebedee, a gaming platform that will “Transform gaming with the power of Bitcoin.” Thanks to the Lightning Network (LN), a layer-2 payment solution built on top of Bitcoin,…
Hype does not always equate to greater adoption, as the on-chain data from the second quarter of 2022 shows Solana (SOL) surpassing Ethereum (ETH) in users’ daily transactions despite various drawbacks from both macroeconomic conditions and network outages. Throughout the second quarter, Solana’s daily transactions consistently increased, ending with more than 40 million daily transactions compared to Ethereum’s 1 million…
On Monday, bitcoin fell to its lowest level since June, as sentiment in cryptocurrency markets remains bearish. The token has fallen lower in consecutive sessions following last week’s U.S. inflation report, and the fall comes ahead of the upcoming U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Ethereum was also down, hitting a multi-month low of its own. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) fell…
Last week’s Merge was the “most significant development in the history of the Ethereum network,” according to Fidelity Digital. And from a purely technical standpoint, the blockchain network’s transition from a proof-of-work (PoW) to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism was a marvel. Widely compared to changing a jet engine mid-flight, the software upgrade proceeded with nary a glitch on Sept.…
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has issued a consumer warning against cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX for operating within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom without authorization. In a statement, the FCA stated that “almost all firms and individuals offering, promoting or selling financial services or products in the UK have to be authorised or registered by us,” and that FTX…
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), started the week on a depressive note as investors braced themselves for a flurry of rate hike decisions from central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of England. Bitcoin price fails to hold $20,000 On Sep. 19, BTC’s price has failed to regain the $20,000 psychological support zone. The BTC/USD…
South Korean prosecutors have requested that Interpol issue a red notice against Do Kwon, the co-founder of the collapsed Terra ecosystem. According to a report in the Financial Times, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office has “begun the procedure to place [Kwon] on the Interpol red notice list and revoke his passport.” Interpol red notices are issued for fugitives wanted…
Despite Minecraft creator Mojang Studios being against the integration of nonfungible tokens (NFT), a Metaverse-focused firm managed to introduce NFTs into several games including its own Minecraft server. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Oscar Franklin Tan, the Chief Financial Officer of blockchain gaming firm Enjin, and MyMetaverse CEO Simon Kertonegoro shared how they were able to connect the dots and…
Argentine inflation numbers were revealed last week, with the interannual Consumer Price Index (CPI) registering record levels reaching 78.5%. This puts the country second only to Venezuela in Latam in terms of high inflation, with prices rising almost 8% during August, hitting the pockets of Argentines. According to a survey by Bitso, this has caused Argentines to explore cryptocurrencies as…
Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of crypto derivatives exchange FTX, said in an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box that the exchange has at least $1 billion to deploy on acquisitions and bailouts. Although he wouldn’t commit to a specific figure, Bankman-Fried said that, “You get to definitional issues here, of how much should we really feel comfortable deploying. Saying that there’s…
