Global cryptocurrency and financial platform AscendEX recently concluded a $50 million Series B fundraiser that was backed by some of blockchains biggest venture funds, putting the company on track to bridge the gap between centralized finance and the budding world of DeFi. In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, AscendEXs head of business development Shane Molidor and Wes Kaplan, the platforms…
As our customer needs evolve and more sophisticated trading tools are required, we’re exploring creative solutions to continually improve the Coinbase experience for everyone on one unified platform. Starting today, a small number of Coinbase customers will begin gaining access to advanced trading functionality on coinbase.com, enabling a world-class trading experience plus access to other popular Coinbase features like staking…
According to reports, the founder of the now-defunct Silk Road 2 marketplace has forfeited more than half-million dollars worth of bitcoin to British authorities. White’s Silk Road 2 admin handle was called “Cthulhu,” and he also dubbed himself as “DPR2.” Silk Road 2 Admin Thomas White Forfeits $667K in Bitcoin In April 2019, Bitcoin.com News reported on Thomas White, the…
It’s no secret that video-game streaming platforms, such as Twitch, have made it possible for players to earn money by broadcasting their gaming experience to an audience of gaming enthusiasts. But now, the tokenomics of blockchain-powered digital games like Axie Infinity have made it possible for users to make money by simply playing the game. Attime of publication, Axie Infinity…
sponsored ADALend is a scalable and decentralized lending protocol governed by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). ADALend will offer various features that will provide its users with decentralized financial instruments accessible to everyone with access to the internet, without the complicated KYC requirements of the mainstream banking system. The protocol will improve digital assets’ capital efficiency by enabling assets accumulated…
Hardcore Bitcoiners are understandably skeptical about Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain. But as the Bitcoin ecosystem grows, we’re going to need more services backed by Bitcoin that the Bitcoin network itself can’t provide. Liquid is a semi-centralized side chain that — crucially — has no unnecessary shitcoin. This blog series will discuss some of the use cases that are now possible through…
Democrat Eric Adams, who said he planned to make New York City the center of Bitcoins if elected mayor, has won his race against Republican Curtis Sliwa. Following the Nov. 2 Election Day results, Adams will be replacing Bill de Blasio as the mayor of New York City, defeating Sliwa and other candidates with 72.8% of the vote. He is…
Starting today, Crypto.com Protocol (CRO) and SUKU (SUKU) are available on Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase customers can now trade, send, receive, or store CRO and SUKU in most Coinbase-supported regions, with certain exceptions indicated in each asset page here. Trading for these assets is also supported on Coinbase Pro. Please note that Coinbase only…
Watch This Episode on Youtube Watch/Listen To This Episode: [00:00:06] MG: What’s going on Alex? Sorry, I started to write a tweet and unmuted myself. Oh, super good, man. Great week so far. How about yourself? [00:00:15] AM: Pretty good man. Just waiting on this next bullish news. I don’t know if the third ETF is going to get passed…
In brief Ethereum, Solana, and Polkadot have each set a new all-time record price today. The wider market also hit a new peak of $2.91 trillion, per CoinGecko. Three of the top 10 largest cryptocurrencies by market cap each set a new all-time high price today as recent market momentum continues apace. Ethereum, Solana, and Polkadot each nudged up to…
