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$500 billion in crypto managed by CoinStats as it raises $3.2M to enter DeFi

The 1.2 million users of the CoinStats portfolio management app will soon be able to access DeFi yield farming tools directly through the app.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright 3 min read 4 years ago

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Bitcoin Lightning payment volume increased 400% in a year, here’s why

A recent research report shows that the number of payments over Bitcoin’s Lightning network has roughly doubled over the last year, at the same time as the value of the payments in U.S. dollar terms has increased by more than 400%.

9 min read 4 years ago

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Coinbase may quell listing-day pumps by providing ‘information symmetry’

Tokens such as Binance USD, Gemini USD, BitDAO, DappRadar, PolkaFoundry, and 45 others are currently "under consideration" for listing on Coinbase.

2 min read 4 years ago

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Rappi to accept crypto payments in Mexico via BitPay, Bitso partnership

Rappi’s President Sebastian Mejia says launching the crypto payment option in Mexico will help the company learn and continue integrating crypto into its operations.

2 min read 4 years ago

Exchanges

Report: Coinbase is least risky crypto exchange to trade on

Increased regulatory scrutiny has forced crypto exchanges to take a more proactive approach to protecting their users, according to CryptoCompare.

2 min read 4 years ago

Bitcoin reacts positively as inflation hits 8.5% with March CPI data matching forecast

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Bitcoin has initial positive reaction as inflation hits 8.5% with March CPI data matching forecast

Inflation in the U.S. has hit a 40 year high at 8.5% and Bitcoin reacts positively moving up on the news

3 min read 4 years ago

Investments

Uniswap launches Labs Ventures to support like-minded web3 projects

DeFi giant Uniswap officially launched its venture capital fund called Labs Ventures to support web3 project that share its objectives.

2 min read 4 years ago

Merge

Ethereum tests first mainnet shadow fork in anticipation of Proof-of-Stake

Ethereum's "shadow fork" has over two million wallets connected to it and has completed around 4 million transactions.

3 min read 4 years ago

Metaverse

Animoca Brands acquires French video game studio Eden Games

Animoca Brands seeks to leverage Eden Games' capabilities and expertise to introduce a series of new blockchain-based racing games.

2 min read 4 years ago

Crypto

Technicals show Bitcoin is in ‘poor shape’ — what happens next?

Macroeconomic factors continue to weigh heavy on Bitcoin, this appears reflected in the technicals.

3 min read 4 years ago

NFTs

Floyd Mayweather launches new NFT project despite shady past in crypto space

The boxer is known for promoting failed crypto projects such as Bored Bunny, EthereumMax, and others over the past years.

3 min read 4 years ago

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Pakistani crypto industry at crucial inflection point as High Court asks for final recommendations

A Pakistani high court has asked the law and finance ministry officials to submit final recommendations on how cryptocurrencies should be treated in the country.

3 min read 4 years ago

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Number of female crypto investors up 172% in 2021

BTC Markets' recent report showed that the number of female investors nearly doubled last year. The steep increase in risk-averse females in the crypto market shows not all crypto investors are risk-lovers.

3 min read 4 years ago