Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraphs decentralized finance newsletter. For many years, Ethereum and XRP held the second and third-ranking spots in the crypto market. Read on to discover how wXRP will integrate into Ethereum to expand its utility to smart contracts. What youre about to read is the smaller version of this newsletter. For the full breakdown of…
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Price action in the crypto market has not been for the faint of heart over the past 48-hours and it’s clear that volatility following Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethers (ETH) breakouts to new all-time highs. While the top two cryptocurrencies fight to hold key support levels, the altcoin market has seen a handful of tokens post double-digit gains on Nov. 5…
In brief Crypto platform Bakkt currently only deals with Bitcoin. But its users will soon be able to buy, sell, send and spend Ethereum as well. Cryptocurrency platform Bakkt today announced it will soon allow its customers to deal in Ethereum. Bakkt, launched in 2018 by the Intercontinental Exchange (the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange) as a…
U.K.-based crypto mining company Argo Blockchains plans to build an 800-megawatt data center in West Texas could cost anywhere from $1.5-2 billion. According to a Nov. 5 regulatory filing from Argo, the $2 billion cost estimate for the Helios mining facility built on a 320-acre land plot in Texas was based on the type of mining machines to be installed…
Lawyers for major fast food chain Jack in the Box have filed a lawsuit against crypto exchange FTX US for copyright and trademark infringement of its “Jack” mascot. According to federal court documents filed in the Southern District of California on Nov. 3, Jack in the Box’s legal teamis requesting a jury trial, claiming FTX US Moon Man character Lou…
Sweden’s financial supervisory authority, Finansinspektionen, has called for a ban on crypto mining, calling cryptocurrencies a threat to the climate. Cryptocurrency mining requires immense amounts of electricity, and as a result, some crypto miners have pivoted to renewable energy sources amid growing criticism. Crucially, however, that poses an additional problem for Sweden. “Sweden needs the renewable energy targeted by crypto…
In brief Mixi, a prominent Japanese mobile game and app publisher, plans to create NFT-centric experiences on the Flow blockchain. The firms biggest mobile game, Monster Strike, has grossed $9 billion and amassed 55 million total players to date. Mixi, a leading Japanese mobile game and app publisher, announced today that it will launch blockchain-powered games and NFT-driven experiences on…
Jane Castor, the mayor of Tampa Bay, Florida, has announced that she will begin accepting her paycheck in Bitcoin (BTC), according to multiple sources who attended Floridas Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit. Castor made the announcement Friday morning on day two of the Summit, which is being held at Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa. According to people who attended the event,…
Bitcoin (BTC) is still seeing a supply squeeze despite a significant uptick in whale selling on exchanges this week. As confirmedby on-chain monitoring resource CryptoQuant on Nov. 5, whales have accounted for the vast majority of selling pressure in recent days. Whale coins find a new home A familiar event but with curious timing large-volume holders are “dumping” BTC on…
