Aleph introduces DApp to ‘back up’ NFT art pieces
NFT "rug pulls" can be a serious risk when the file is stored on a centralized platform. Aleph.im, a decentralized...
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Latvian airline airBaltic adds Dogecoin and Ether as payment options
The national carrier began accepting crypto payments in 2014. Passengers flying with Latvian airline airBaltic now have more cryptocurrency payment...
Visa plans to allow partners to settle fiat transactions with crypto
Visa’s partners will be able to exchange USDC over the payment network to clear transactions made in fiat currency. Major...
Crypto mergers and acquisitions doubled to $1.1B in 2020, PwC reports
The average deal size in the crypto industry surged from $19 million last year to nearly $53 million in 2020,...
90% of Bitcoin mining comes from ‘dirty energy,’ Miami mayor says
The U.S. should address the environmental problems of Bitcoin mining by providing its clean energy to set up mining hubs,...
Dubai regulators call for public feedback on proposed crypto laws
Financial regulators in Dubai have enacted a 30-day window for public comments on security token regulations. The Dubai Financial Services...
Norwegian billionaire ditches skepticism, invests in local crypto exchange
Norwegian billionaire investor Øystein Stray Spetalen made a 180° reversal in his opinions about cryptocurrency this month and now part-owns...
New Zealand Fund Invests 5% in Bitcoin— CIO Says You ‘Can’t Really Discount Bitcoin’
A New Zealand hedge fund, NZ Funds Management, which had $350 million worth of assets under management at the end...
Uniswap’s daily fee generation tops Bitcoin’s by $1.7 million
Uniswap is currently the second-ranked crypto platform by daily fee generation after Ethereum. The world’s top decentralized exchange, Uniswap, is...
NY Governor Cuomo launches blockchain-powered vaccination passports
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has launched of a blockchain-powered vaccination passport built on top of IBM's Digital Health Pass....
Indian Government Now Requires Companies to Disclose Cryptocurrency Holdings
The Indian government has introduced new cryptocurrency disclosure rules. Companies dealing in cryptocurrencies will have to disclose their crypto holdings,...
Boomers Next to Adopt Crypto, a Trillion Dollars Could Flow Into Bitcoin Over the Next Year, Says Novogratz
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz has predicted that as much as a trillion dollars could flow into bitcoin over the...
The Fed Plans to Unveil Digital Dollar Prototypes in July
The Federal Reserve is actively working on a central bank digital currency and some prototypes are near completion. The Federal...
Interest from China, Co-Mining and a Grayscale Trust Gives Filecoin’s Market Cap a Valuation Lift
Over the last seven days the project filecoin, a cryptocurrency, and blockchain-based cooperative digital storage network climbed 61% in value...
NFTs come to Saturday Night Live in rap sketch
"Everyone’s making so much money — can you please explain what’s an NFT?" asked Pete Davidson's Eminem. The craze behind...
