This year a great deal of popular hip-hop superstars like Eminem, Jay-Z, Ja Rule, Lil Pump, and many more have been getting into the non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles scene. On Monday, the American rapper Snoop Dogg revealed that he is an avid collector of NFTs. Snoop claims to be a pseudonymous Twitter account dubbed “Cozomo de’ Medici,” an online character…
Trading app Robinhood has opened up a waitlist to test a crypto wallet for users to hold their tokens.According to a Wednesday blog post, in October Robinhood plans to start testing a digital wallet feature on its app that enables users to send and receive cryptocurrencies. The move may encourage more Robinhood users to use the app for crypto trading,…
Last week, some former users of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Cryptsy received a notice informing them of a new turn in the ongoing class settlement process. Authorized by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the document states that those who were defrauded in the 2016 collapse of the digital finance platform may be entitled to receive…
The sharp correction that threatened to pull Bitcoin and altcoin prices back toward their sing lows appears to have dissipated now that Evergrande informed investors that it intends to make an on-time payment on its debt. With global markets feeling reassured, major equities, Bitcoin and altcoins prices all saw a rebound at the market open. After a swift drop below…
On Tuesday, the fast food restaurant chain Burger King announced the company has launched a non-fungible token (NFT) campaign called the “Keep It Real Meals” initiative. The campaign is in collaboration with the NFT marketplace Sweet and will feature celebrities like Nelly, Anitta, and LILHUDDY. Six Million Meal Boxes With Burger King NFTs The NFT marketplace Sweet has revealed a…
The team behind the design of NBA Houston Rockets player John Wall’s non-fungible token may have ripped off one of the backgrounds directly from the popular online game Fortnite.Wall first announced he planned to release a line of “Baby Baller” non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, on Sept. 21 to raise $100,000 for charity and the “Ballers community.” However, once he posted…
Cryptocurrency investment platform eToro has committed $1 million to the GoodDollar universal basic income protocol, supporting the nonprofit’s effort to bridge the global wealth gap through DeFi and smart contract technology. The additional capital will aid GoodDollar in expanding its protocol and introducing more recipients to cryptocurrency, eToro announced Wednesday. The GoodDollar system works by capturing the interest generated by staking…
The U.S. Treasury Department has blacklisted Suex, a cryptocurrency broker based in Russia, for its money laundering activities. The platform is suspected of processing hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto transactions related to scams, ransomware attacks, darknet markets, and the infamous BTC-e exchange. OFAC Adds Russian Crypto OTC Exchange Suex to Blacklist The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…
Avalanche (AVAX) prices recovered on Sept. 22, paring a portion of losses that hit cryptocurrencies at the beginning of this week, led by worries about potential contagion in China’s housing market.The AVAX/USD exchange rate surged by as much as 12.05% to log an intraday high at $66.08. The pair’s gains came as a part of an interim rebound that started…
Bitcoin (BTC) mining company BIT Mining plans to invest $12.14 million to develop an 85 megawatts crypto mining center in Ohio.As the company that owns the entire mining pool business operated under BTC.com, BIT Mining set up a joint venture agreement with Viking Data Centers to establish the Bitcoin mining facility.As part of the JV agreement, BIT Mining will pay $10.84…
