BlockDown: DeFi institutional adoption is booming but gas fees hinder growth
The BlockDown panel discussed the current issues but also the potential improvements for DeFi. Panelists at a DeFi-focused talk held...
Day: 15 April 2021
It was only a matter of time — Some NFTs now have human DNA sequences
The future is starting to look "Gattaca"-esque as bidding for a crypto user's DNA sequence begins. Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs,...
UK hedge fund reportedly plans to invest $84M in crypto
The firm’s co-founder Alan Howard already has a personal stake in One River Digital Asset Management's crypto ventures. Brevan Howard,...
Gold-as-a-currency: Kinesis launches blockchain-backed monetary system in Indonesia
In partnership with the Indonesian government, Kinesis is using blockchain technology to deliver gold-based financial services to the population. Kinesis,...
Rising DeFi TVL and Binance staking back 88% rally in IOST price
IOST rallied to a multiyear high after Binance announced a new staking program and the project airdropped tokens to Citadel...
Balancer (BAL) price soars to new all-time high: What’s driving the rally?
BAL, the token of the popular automated market maker Balancer, has reached an all-time high due to two major catalysts.
Blackrock CEO says crypto ‘may become a great asset class’ but is no substitute for currency
Larry Fink said he hadn't been seeing great institutional demand for crypto within Blackrock's circles. Despite the successful rollout of...
A cure for copyright ills? NFTs promise to empower creative economies
NFTs are not an immediate solution to all IP rights issues, but eventually they can give creators more power than...
Chainlink releases new whitepaper in a shift toward smart contract computations
In its new vision, Chainlink would allow anyone to deploy an arbitrary executable on its network. Chainlink (LINK) has unveiled...
Miami commissioner wants to let residents pay taxes in Bitcoin
A new resolution would establish a task force to study crypto in Miami-Dade County's public administration. A Miami-Dade County commissioner...
Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal: Major Payment Companies and Crypto
Cryptocurrency has rapidly attracted the attention of mainstream companies. One of the year's most significant trends has concerned the three...
MIT Crypto Professor Gary Gensler Confirmed as New SEC Chairman
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now has a new chairman, Gary Gensler. President Joe Biden’s pick, the MIT...
Crypto-First Trading App SimpleFX to Introduce Staking
PRESS RELEASE. SimpleFX, one of the world’s leading trading apps with both crypto and fiat accounts is going to invite...
200-Year-Old American Wine Shop Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies
Nearly every day now a new company is announcing the acceptance of cryptocurrencies in some form or another. Now one...
One of Europe’s largest investment banks issues security token on Tezos
Société Générale continues its crypto and blockchain experimentation by issuing a tokenized security on the Tezos network. European financial behemoth...
