Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri has said the social media giant is “actively exploring” the NFT industry. “Nothing to announce yet but we are definitely actively exploring NFTs and how we can make them more accessible to a wider audience,” Mosseri said via his own Instagram account. “I think it’s an interesting place that we can play…and also a way to…
A cryptocurrency bill introduced in July to the Senate of Paraguay has been approved. The text, which defines several important concepts including virtual assets, and establishes the need for licenses to mine cryptocurrencies, will now advance to the Deputy Chamber to be discussed. Paraguay Could Approve Crypto Law by Next Year A new cryptocurrency bill has taken its…
beginner It’s beginning to look like Christmas in Cryptoville! This year, we all are residents of this magical and crypto-oriented fictional city. Imagine, lights are everywhere, and the roads are strewn with white fluffy snow. At the foot of the mountain, locals slide down the hill. And at the top of the mountain, everything is not as beautiful as in…
The state government of Telangana announced the launch of the India Blockchain Accelerator program to foster early-stage Web2 and Web3 startups and blockchain developers aimed at solving real-world challenges. The program will be launched in partnership with unicorn crypto exchange CoinSwitch Kuber and Lumos Labs, a technology innovation management firm. In a dialogue with Cointelegraph, Rama Devi Lanka, Director Emerging…
Radioshack, the electronics-associated brand, has announced it will now pivot to a cryptocurrency-centric model. The company informed that its focus will be to “bridge the gap” to bring cryptocurrency into mainstream use. This is the latest iteration in the story of the brand, which was known for offering electronic products at a retail level in the ’70s and ’80s. …
The decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Grim Finance reported $30 million in losses due to a reentrancy exploit of the platform’s deposits. Grim Finance officially announced on Dec. 18 that an “external attacker” had exploited the DeFi platform, stealing “over $30 million” worth of cryptocurrencies. According to Grim Finance, the hack was an “advanced attack,” with the attacker exploiting the protocol’s vault…
press release PRESS RELEASE. BitYard is delighted to announce our integration of 80+ Chainlink Price Feeds to obtain accurate price data in a timely manner within our exchange. By integrating the industry-leading decentralized oracle network, BitYard has access to decentralized price feeds for popular spot trading pairs—with plans to continually add additional feeds over time. Chainlink Price Feeds support BitYard’s…
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week with analysts looking for a bottom — but one which may not mean a dip to $40,000 or lower. After an unremarkable weekend, Bitcoin bulls now face a fresh week of bearish sentiment across the global economy as risk appetite stays tepid. Amid the lack of a “Santa rally” for practically anyone, there seem…
One of the largest decentralized exchange (dex) platforms in terms of trade volume, Uniswap, has announced that the dex community has approved a governance proposal to support the Polygon blockchain. Uniswap to Support Polygon PoS Blockchain In terms of trade volume, statistics show that Uniswap version three (v3) commands the largest 24-hour trade volume with $1.5 billion swapped during the…
India’s minister of state for external affairs says that cryptocurrencies must be blocked if they are used for illegal purposes, such as “to launch cyber-attacks in India, to launch other attacks on India, to do other kinds of illegal and unethical work like drug trafficking.” Meanwhile, the Indian government is reportedly making changes to the crypto bill that is listed…
