Latin American real estate company La Haus will accept bitcoin as payment for homes. OpenNode will allow La Haus to accept BTC on-chain and on the Lightning Network. “La Haus is once again pioneering the use of technology to transform Latam housing markets,” the company said in a statement. La Haus, a startup that wants to bring U.S. tech-enabled real…
In an announcement Friday morning, the University of Cambridge announced it would be building a novel decentralized carbon credit marketplace to support global reforestation efforts. Its ultimate goal would be to increase the adoption of nature-based conservation solutions, or NbS, such as reforestation, through financial instruments. The institution envisions that purchasers of carbon credits will be able to securely and…
Standard Custody & Trust Company, a digital asset custodian based in New York, has expanded its crypto offerings to include Solana (SOL), giving institutional investors the ability to stake and custody the worlds sixth-largest cryptocurrency. Beginning Wednesday, institutional investors will have the ability to interact directly with Solanas rapidly growing ecosystem through both segregated and on-chain accounts, with staking services…
Block.one, the developer of the EOS.IO protocol the blockchain network of the EOS cryptocurrency continues progressing with its cryptocurrency exchange subsidiary known as Bullish. Bullish officially announcedon Wednesday that its branch, Bullish Limited, obtained a distributed ledger technology license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). The regulatory approval marks a major milestone ahead of the exchanges launch. Block.one announced…
Just a few days after launching the e-naira digital currency, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is now reportedly ramping up the pressure against cryptocurrency traders. Bank Employees Warned In a memo to its staff seen by Bitcoin.com News, one of Nigeria’s leading banks, FCMB, warns its employees against aiding cryptocurrency traders. The bank reveals that any account that is…
A new study from the United Kingdom revealed that most game studios have already started exploring blockchain technology for their upcoming titles. Commissioned by blockchain platform Stratis and undertaken by insight agency Opinion, the new research surveyed 197 video game developers in the United States and the United Kingdom. The results showed that 58% of developers are beginning to use…
Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To This Episode: In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, a show on Bitcoin Magazine Podcast with host Alex McShane, Zuby talks Bitcoin and Tyranny. Zuby is a British rapper, podcast host, author, public speaker, fitness advocate, part-time provocateur, creative entrepreneur, and Bitcoiner. Alex McShane is a writer for Bitcoin Magazine. They talked about…
Digital currency plans by Spanish banks must now be reported according to sources at the Banco de Espaa, who claimed that the central bank wants to examine the effect that digitalization is having on financial services. The Bank of Spain has been quiet for years on the subject of digital currencies. However, this year, it’s stepping up and asserting itself.…
Cryptocurrency mining should be recognized as an entrepreneurial activity under Russian law and taxed accordingly, representatives of key ministries in Moscow and the parliament have indicated. Officials believe the regulatory move would benefit both the state and the crypto industry. Russian Government to Collect Millions of Dollars in Taxes After Legalizing Crypto Mining While the law “On Digital Financial Assets”…
Coinbases stock plummeted during extended trading on Tuesday following the release of the companys third-quarter earnings report. Data from the Nasdaq shows that COIN is down by 13.24% after hours, with the pre-market dump bringing the stock down to $310.58. Coinbases stock plummeted below $221 in July but embarked on an impressive rally in the past month, closing at $357.39…
