Month: March 2024

El Salvador has transferred “a big chunk” of its bitcoin holdings to a cold wallet, President Nayib Bukele has announced. “You can call it our first bitcoin piggy bank,” he said. As of writing, the wallet’s balance totals approximately 5,690 bitcoins. El Salvador Establishes Its First ‘Bitcoin Piggy Bank’ El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/el-salvador-moves-big-chunk-of-its-btc-to-cold-wallet-president-bukele-says-call-it-our-first-bitcoin-piggy-bank/

German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has partnered with Austin-based AI developer Apptronik to infuse its factory robots with artificial intelligence, the companies said on Friday. The deal with Mercedes-Benz is Apptronik’s first commercial contract to use its Apollo robots in the real world and automotive industry. The firm was spun out of the Human Centered Robotics Lab at the University of…

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Nigeria is not yet among Binance’s top markets despite being a leading global crypto market. However, the crypto exchange said it recognizes the West African country’s “extraordinary potential,” which is one reason why it is eager to invest there. ‘Extraordinary Potential’ The cryptocurrency exchange Binance has clarified that Nigeria, despite being one of the world’s […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/binance-says-nigeria-is-not-yet-one-of-its-top-markets/

Ethereum NFT card-battling game Parallel only launched its open beta at the end of last month, but Parallel Studios is already charging ahead into its next crypto game—and it’s being built on Solana instead. Colony, which the studio has previously teased, has now been extensively detailed in a whitepaper released late Thursday, offering a deep dive into a game that…

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Known for adorable memes, its own cutesy language, and massive monuments to beloved pets, the multi-billion dollar ecosystem of Shiba Inu-themed meme coins is generally a place of cuddly cohabitation. But recent tensions between users in the Solana ecosystem—home to the exploding Dogwifhat (WIF) meme coin—and owners of the real-life South Korean dog who inspired the token may have created…

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Russia has integrated the use of digital assets as payment for international transactions in its legislation. President Vladimir Putin signed into law a document that describes using these assets as payment for international settlements, a use case not contemplated in any law, appointing the Central Bank of Russia as the overseer of these transactions. Russia […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/russia-regulates-use-of-digital-assets-for-international-settlements/

SINGAPORE, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — OKX, a leading Web3 technology company, has issued updates for March 15, 2024. OKX today announced that its OKX Wallet is now integrated with Portal, a bridge that offers transfers across chains for tokens and NFTs wrapped by Wormhole, enabling the users to complete cross-chain transfer for crypto assets, via OKX Wallet. Portal Bridge…

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DUBAI, UAE, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — OKX, a leading crypto exchange and Web3 technology company, has issued updates for March 15, 2024. OKX to List ether.fi Protocol’s ETHFI on its Spot Market OKX today announced that it will be listing the ether.fi protocol’s ETHFI token on its spot market on March 18 at 8:10 PM (UTC +8), enabling users to trade…

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DUBAI, UAE, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, one the world’s top three crypto exchanges by volume, is pioneering a robust anti-fraud education campaign aimed at empowering its users with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the P2P trading landscape safely. P2P crypto scams can exploit the direct nature of transactions between parties. Scammers have developed sophisticated methods to…

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HONG KONG, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — At the beginning of 2024, the SEC officially approved 11 Bitcoin spot ETF applications, marking a significant step towards the legalization and mainstream acceptance of the cryptocurrency industry. This event brought unprecedented vitality to the entire Web3 ecosystem, with Bitcoin breaking through the $70,000 mark to reach a new all-time high. Against this backdrop,…

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