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A much-awaited fiat-to-crypto onramp has now been launched by Nimiq, an open-source blockchain technology project. The project, founded a little over four years ago, works towards the development of borderless transactions and transfers while making crypto accessible to everyone. ? Introducing Fiat Atomic Swaps ? How To Buy $NIM/$BTC Directly From Your Bank Account ? […]

Parity would work closely with Berkeley’s blockchain community on education and proficiency in blockchain and Substrate. Parity for blockchain inclusion Today, the University of California, Berkeley ‘Blockchain Xcelerator,’ and Parity Technologies announced a collaboration in the development of the University’s blockchain curriculum, they said in a release to CryptoSlate. One of the top schools in […]

Badger DAO is one of the only Bitcoin-focussed DeFi products on the market and is expanding its ambitions. Forwards for Badger Badger DAO, the Bitcoin-focused decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has diversified a $21 million treasury via its “strategic partners,” the project said this morning. The partners shall help add value to the DAO’s governance along […]

U.K. crypto investors braced themselves for significant changes in the treatment of Capital Gains Tax (CGT). But these fears were ill-founded as Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his budget just after noon today. The government opted to freeze thresholds for Income Tax, Inheritance Tax, Pensions Allowance, VAT registration, and Capital Gains Tax. While this is welcome […]

Polkadot has been rapidly growing from a niche blockchain project to one of the richest DeFi networks that have real potential to compete with Ethereum. While still in its infancy, the network already has a robust ecosystem of decentralized applications, all of which offer similar, and sometimes even more functionalities than their Ethereum counterparts. We […]

A firm from Australia that uses renewable energy to mine Bitcoin (among other businesses) has raised two times the intended capital in a recent round. Doubling valuation Iris Energy, an Australian data center that powers Bitcoin mining firms, has doubled its fundraising round to A$40 million ($31 million) ahead of an initial public offering (IPO), […]

The rock band enjoys worldwide fame and says NFTs are the future of how artists will interact with the public. First-ever album NFT American rock band Kings of Leon will become the first music artist to release an album via a non-fungible token (NFT), as per a report on music industry publication Rolling Stones today. […]

CryptoSlate recently had the opportunity to chat with Daryl Hok, COO and Executive Vice President of global cybersecurity startup CertiK which provides end-to-end security solutions for the blockchain industry. As the EVP & COO at CertiK, Daryl received a B.A. from Yale University and has previously held roles in Product Management, Corporate Development / M&A, […]

The founder of the ‘digital silver’ drew parallels of the booming NFTs market to the infamous ICO market of late-2017. Lee on NFTs Litecoin founder Charlie Lee is no big fan of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the booming crypto subsector which saw muted growth in the previous but exploded to its current $3.44 billion valuation in […]

Polkadot is one of the most highly anticipated blockchain networks, forming a scalable ecosystem set to rival, or rather complement, the most established dApp platform, Ethereum. The potential of Polkadot is already recognized by over 350 projects building out smart contracts, oracles, NFTs, DAOs, bridges, data, privacy, gaming, IoT, DEXs, and other defi solutions on […]