Solana is not exactly a new cryptocurrency, but it has only gained traction and widespread popularity in the last few months. Its astronomical rise upwards has attracted the attention of many investors, helping them to discover the project’s high usability and incredible functionality. With so many people jumping in on the Solana hype, many are left wondering whether the coin…
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Ex-Head оf Wex Crypto Exchange Reportedly Arrested in Poland, Faces Extradition to Kazakhstan – Bitcoin News
Dmitry Vasiliev, former chief executive of Russian cryptocurrency exchange Wex, has been detained in Warsaw, the Polish press reported. Vasiliev is wanted in Kazakhstan where he is accused of fraud related to the now defunct trading platform, successor of the infamous BTC-e exchange. Former Wex Executive in Polish Custody as Prosecutor’s Office Reviews Extradition Request Ex-owner and CEO of Wex…
Abra Integrates Changelly API for Instant Asset Exchange
Changelly, an instant cryptocurrency exchange, announced today a new partnership with Abra, a leading wealth management platform with functionality for buying, selling, trading and earning interest on cryptocurrencies. The partnership with Changelly enables Abra users to exchange over 200 different crypto assets directly via Abra’s platform, making the user experience seamless. The integration of the Changelly API enables Abra app…
Ripple Has No Plans to Settle With SEC Over XRP, Confident Gensler Will Drop the Lawsuit – Regulation Bitcoin News
Amid the ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ripple’s legal team reportedly said that they have no plans to settle with the securities watchdog. They are confident that SEC Chairman Gary Gensler will be convinced that pursuing the case is picking winners and losers in the crypto business to the detriment of innovation. No Plans to…
XYO Price Prediction 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2030
In fall 2021, XYO cryptocurrency went through the second wave of popularity. The cryptocurrency was listed on Coinbase, Gate.io, and Kucoin exchanges – and here’s where the boom started. But what’s XYO actually about and will XYO price go up? The project was founded back in 2017, so there are a lot of milestones passed. Let’s explore the basics, and…
Taproot Primer – An Upgrade for the Ages
One of Bitcoin’s biggest upgrades of all time is just around the corner, but few understand its potential impact. In Kraken Intelligence’s latest report, “Taproot Primer: An Upgrade For The Ages,” our team breaks down each of the three Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs) included in the Taproot upgrade and explains the transaction efficiency and user privacy benefits the upgrade will…
Cross-Chain Bridges That Connect 5 Different Blockchains to Ethereum – Defi Bitcoin News
During the last few months, cross-chain bridge technology has grown a great deal and users can now swap assets between a myriad of networks. Today, between eight different bridges there’s $7.6 billion total-value locked across these platforms. Cross-Chain Bridges There’s a decent quantity of cross-chain blockchain bridges these days and it has allowed users to do a variety of different…
Cardano price dips after smart contract launch, Walmart working with Litecoin is fake news, Coinbase raises $2B from junk-bond sale: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 12-18
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekCardano launches smart contracts after successful hard forkAfter years of anticipation, Charles Hoskinson’s brainchild, Cardano, finally launched…
Bitcoin is great, but real crypto innovation has moved elsewhere
Something is brewing, and those with finely tuned noses can smell it. As traders have come to expect, Bitcoin (BTC) is doing “Bitcoin things” by bouncing around between the usual “key” support and resistance levels, and to be honest, it’s all starting to feel a bit boomerish.Bitcoin’s long-awaited “moon” depended on institutional investor buy-in, breaking the previous all-time high at…
Here’s why Bitcoin might be safe from a global stock market crisis
One of the reasons behind Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility, the substantial price oscillations that occur regularly, is the discrepancy of its use cases. Some pundits deem it “digital gold,” a truly scarce and perfect store of value (SoV). Others consider Bitcoin a technology project or a type of software with a corresponding network.El Salvador’s adoption as legal tender will likely evidence…