German savings banks, called Sparkassen in German, are working on a “secret” project that will enable them to trade cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, local business publication Capital reported. Per the report, a dedicated team at the IT service provider S-Payment is preparing the concept, with the savings banks’ committees to vote on the project at the beginning of…
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Daft Punk meets CryptoPunks as Novo faces up to NFTs – Cointelegraph Magazine
Just recently, NFT collector CryptoNovo was posing for hundreds of photos, taking meetings with top tech companies and attending scores of invitation-only parties across New York City. Today, the former-schoolteacher-turned-Metaverse-mascot is raking leaves in his suburban Illinois front yard. “Dude,” Novo remarks excitedly as he works, “That just happened.” That would be NFT.NYC, the early November conference/gathering/bacchanal that represented a…
Bitcoin loses $48K on Wall Street open as trader warns altcoins look ‘REKT’ against BTC
Bitcoin (BTC) declined into the Wall Street open on Dec. 13 as stocks came off Friday’s record close. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD diving below $48,000 to reach multi-day lows at the time of writing. Equities had been tipped to add to all-time highs prior to the start of trading,…
CBDC Still Unattractive to Users Despite Claim of ‘Excellent’ Adoption Rate – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
Nigerian blockchain and cryptocurrency experts have suggested that many prospective users will only consider adopting the e-naira once the central bank has done enough to make the CBDC (central bank digital currency) an attractive option to use. E-Naira Still Unattractive to Users Some Nigerian experts have expressed doubts about claims by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that many residents…
Bank of Russia to ban mutual funds from investing in Bitcoin
The Russian central bank continues its strict policies regarding the cryptocurrency industry, now officially banning mutual funds from investing in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). On Dec. 13, the Bank of Russia published an official statement on regulating investment opportunities by mutual investment funds. Despite expanding the number of assets available for investment by mutual funds, the document prohibits fund managers…
OKEx Blockdream Ventures Partners With WAX – Sponsored Bitcoin News
sponsored OKEx Blockdream Ventures Bets on the WAX Ecosystem with WAXP Token Purchase (Miami, FL) December 13, 2021 一 The Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX) announced today that OKEx Blockdream Ventures are placing a bet on the WAX Blockchain Ecosystem, purchasing a significant position in WAXP tokens with the exact token quantity undisclosed. WAX is the most utilized blockchain in the…
Recruiters say crypto firms seeking leadership in engineering, legal and finance
The crypto industry has enjoyed astronomical growth over the last couple of years. Now, talent recruitment experts say that crypto firms are in dire need of good leadership to scale their businesses. Previously seen as a nascent market, crypto is now a fast-maturing industry that attracts a lot of talent, David Richardson, partner at executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles,…
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Accidentally Sold for $3,000 Instead of $300,000
Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs are some of the most expensive and well-known NFTs around. Now, one of them has been accidentally sold for $3,015, despite being valued at $300,000, per CNET. A review of OpenSea confirms the transaction, which was made on Saturday. The owner previously bought the NFT for 1 Ethereum on May 30. At that time,…
Elon Musk Is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2021
Elon Musk has been named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2021. The South African-born entrepreneur and Tesla CEO has made a series of crypto-related headlines this year. After Tesla dropped half a billion dollars into Bitcoin in February, Musk famously u-turned on the flagship cryptocurrency after noting the damage it does to the environment. Musk has also frequently…
Bitcoin Dips Below $50,000 as Nearly 90% of All Coins Mined
Bitcoin, the crypto industry’s largest cryptocurrency, is often called a “digital gold” due to its characteristics of a store of value with a finite supply. The cryptocurrency’s total supply is limited and pre-defined to just 21 million; as soon as these coins are mined, no more can be created. Until that cap is reached, however, new coins are created through…