Category: Cryptocurrency

Mar 18
Ukraine’s largest savings bank halts Bitcoin buys with hryvnia — Report

Despite Ukraine progressing with crypto regulation, locals are reportedly unable to buy Bitcoin using their bank accounts at PrivatBank. 4053 Total views 26 Total shares While the Ukrainian government has moved to legalize Bitcoin (BTC) amid the ongoing attacks from the Russian military, some of the largest local banks have reportedly banned their clients from […]

Mar 18
$1 million rock NFT sells for a penny in all ore nothing error

A simple mistake led one crypto user to sell his precious rock NFT for 444 WEI instead of 444 ETH, a tenth of a penny rather than $1.2 million. 2106 Total views 9 Total shares It’s a hard rock life for one crypto user. A clumsy keystroke and the actions of a sniper bot caused […]

Mar 18
XHV, RUNE, REQ: Here’s how you can be tipped off to the week’s winners before they post strong gains

The mixed crypto market that took hold starting late last year does not offer as many profit opportunities as the blooming altcoin season that came before it. There are way fewer winners than in bull times, and the thorough research needed to single them out can become a full-time job. Luckily, there are ways to […]

Mar 18
Optimism saves users $1B in fees, raises $150M in Series B

Layer 2 scaling solution Optimism, has secured $150M in funding which it will use to hire new developers and decrease fees on the Ethereum network. 2300 Total views 26 Total shares Popular Ethereum scaling solution Optimism has announced a $150 million Series B funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Paradigm at a total […]

Mar 18
Blockchain tracking sweetens the pay of Ghana’s cocoa farmers

Koa aims to help Ghanian farmers increase their pay while allowing cocoa consumers know exactly where their beans have come from. 1055 Total views 43 Total shares Cocoa product startup Koa launched a blockchain-based program this week that improves the transparency of its cocoa supply chain and ensures its Ghanaian farmers are being paid properly. […]

Mar 18
GameStop looks toward NFT marketplace launch after big Q4 loss

The firm also highlighted that the Immutable X NFT marketplace deal is set to fetch the firm $150 million worth of IMX tokens upon the “achievement of certain milestones.” 2415 Total views 15 Total shares Much loved retail video game store chain GameStop (GME) is looking ahead to its long-awaited NFT marketplace and Web3 gaming […]

Mar 17
It’s official: Binance secures a license to operate in Dubai

It becomes the company’s second license in a Middle East jurisdiction obtained this week. 2776 Total views 50 Total shares Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Wednesday that it had been granted a license to operate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company’s presence in the Middle East has been building up lately, with a crypto […]

Mar 17
The Internet of Beer: Robotics startup taps Bitcoin to deliver automated beverage

Using their Lightning Network-supporting wallets, participants were able to receive their own beer, poured just seconds after completing the transaction by scanning a QR code. 3234 Total views 56 Total shares Pubinno, a San Francisco-based technology firm that creates the “Internet of Beer” with artificial intelligence, robotics and cloud computing platforms, has now integrated a […]

Mar 17
Ripple to give out 1 billion XRP in developer grants

The first two waves of the XRPL grant have offered $6 million in funding to 50 open source projects built on the XRP ledger. 3352 Total views 62 Total shares Ripple (XRP), the enterprise payment technology company, plans to give out one billion XRP in grants for developers. The newly announced grant is an extension […]

Mar 17
Avalanche price can double by summer as AVAX’s 20% weekly rally rekindles ‘bull flag’

A sharp upside retracement in the Avalanche (AVAX) market this week has raised its possibilities to rise by another 100% in Q2. Avalanche chart painting a ‘bull flag’ The bullish outlook primarily appears in the wake of AVAX’s multi-month bull flag setup, which formed after a strong price move higher to over $150, an all-time high […]