Adoption
Price volatility strengthens public opinion against Bitcoin in El Salvador
Recent volatility has cast further doubt on the Bitcoin experiment, but El Salvador's risk exposure remain low.
Samuel Wan 3 min read
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Babel Finance suspends withdrawals due to “unusual liquidity pressures”
The crypto finance provider is pausing withdrawals and redemptions in response to harsh market conditions.
Analysis
Bitcoin uses 56x less energy than classical system
Calculations show that Bitcoin currently spends 56 times less energy than traditional monetary system, while Bitcoin Lightning is 194 Million times more energy efficient.
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Rumors
BlockFi liquidates major counterparty after it fails to meet margin call
BlockFi CEO revealed that the company liquidated a major counterparty after it failed to meet a margin call on its overcollateralized loan.
Payments
Elon Musk advances support for integrated crypto payment system on Twitter
The CEO claims the move will allow for seamless transactions between users and make Twitter an everyday necessity.
Partnerships
Binance partners with Splyt to offer users ride-hailing services on its platform
The partnership will give users access to ride-hailing services and a chance to pay for the services in cryptocurrency.
Adoption
Binance and TripleA partner for crypto payment option
Binance has scored a new partnership with Triple A as its new universal crypto payment gateway for its Binance Pay feature.
Payments
Bitcoin of America increases ATMs across the U.S. by more than 30%
Bitcoin of America has increased its ATM count to more than 2,500 and added two new coins to the network.
Stablecoins
Tether has announced that it will launch USDT on the Tezos network
The popular stablecoin Tether has announced that they will be launching on the Tezos blockchain.
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Adoption
Report: 83% of US retailers think ‘digital currencies’ will become legal tender in 10 years
Adoption
PayPal launches crypto payment, transfer functionality for US users
Adoption
Checkout.com starts offering merchants 24/7 settlements via USDC
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