Category: Cryptocurrency

Apr 15
BoJ official says digital yen won’t be used to achieve negative interest rate

The Bank of Japan’s executive director announced that the eagerly-awaited digital yen won’t be used to attain negative interest rates. 1531 Total views 42 Total shares The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has said that its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yen, will not be used to help attain negative interest rates.  The BoJ’s […]

Apr 14
Elon Musk’s ‘top priority’ for Twitter includes cutting down on crypto scam tweets

“If I had a Dogecoin for every crypto scam I saw…” said the Tesla CEO to a TED Talk crowd in Vancouver. 876 Total views 29 Total shares With a reported net worth of more than $300 billion, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he could “technically afford” to purchase Twitter outright and also […]

Apr 14
Archie Comics and Palm NFT Studio want fans to co-create the comic’s future series

Archie Comics is one of the first major comic book companies to launch its characters into Web3, and its inaugural NFT collection is inspired by The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. 420 Total views 22 Total shares American comic book publisher Archie Comics, known for its iconic Riverdale characters, is leveraging the blockchain to develop fan-generated […]

Apr 14
North Korean Lazarus Group allegedly behind Ronin Bridge hack

Treasury Department updates SDN list to ostensibly tie infamous hacker group to last month’s mega-heist. 276 Total views 4 Total shares The United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list was updated Thursday to reflect the possibility that North Korean cyber-criminal Lazarus Group was behind last […]

Apr 14
Nifty News: Meta wants 50% of NFT sales, Coke’s Metaverse flavor and more

Meta’s latest steps into the Metaverse saw the launch of a new marketplace for apps and possibly NFTs which will take a nearly 50% commission on each sale. 2000 Total views 24 Total shares Meta has announced plans to charge 47.5% on each item sold on its new Meta Quest app store, including nonfungible tokens […]

Apr 14
Japan’s most popular social messaging app Line adds NFT marketplace

Line, Japan’s number one super app, has launched its own NFT marketplace, adding to its list of crypto-ready features. 2146 Total views 60 Total shares Japan’s largest social media application, Line, has officially launched its own nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace called LINE NFT.  Partnering with Yoshimoto Kogyo, a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate — the LVC […]

Apr 14
Bitcoin retains $41K as BTC exchange withdrawals match record levels

Bitcoin (BTC) held on to fresh gains on April 14 after a rebound in line with Wednesday’s Wall Street open flipped the mood. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView $40,500 now the level to hold Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD still trading above $41,000 Thursday, having reclaimed the $40,000 mark […]

Apr 14
Paris Blockchain Week, April 14: Latest updates from the Cointelegraph team on the ground

This article is updated all day long. All time codes are in the UTC time zone, updates in reverse order (the latest update is placed at the top). Check the first-day coverage here. Paris Blockchain Week Summit (PBWS) hosts multiple thought leaders from the crypto and blockchain universe on its second day, and the Cointelegraph […]

Apr 14
Cash App and Chivo help drive Lightning payment volume up 400%

Bitcoin’s layer 2 scaling solution, the Lightning Network, has seen payment volume increase by over 400% as real adoption grows. 2091 Total views 21 Total shares A new report highlights how the Lightning Network has grown in popularity as a way of transferring digital assets quickly and efficiently around the globe.  CNBC today told the […]

Apr 14
North Dakota hopes to double the $3B of clean crypto mining in the state

North Dakota officials are luring in crypto mining companies to set up in the state. With $3B already invested, and with $3B said to be on the way, they’re doing well so far. 540 Total views 19 Total shares North Dakota government officials rocked up to the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami to lure cryptocurrency […]