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Protocol Labs, behind the development of the Filecoin decentralized platform, has released a free service called NFT.Storage. It is designed to store non-fungible tokens. The service was developed in conjunction with blockchain startup Pinata. It is based on Filecoin and IPFS technologies....
If holders of the altcoin XRP interfere with the process against Ripple, then the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) can sue them. This is stated in the appeal of the regulator to the US judicial authorities. Recall that at the end of last year, the SEC initiated a lawsuit against Ripple,...
A former senior executive at banking conglomerate HSBC Jonathan Cheesman joined the FTX crypto derivatives exchange as head of OTC and Institutional Sales. At HSBC, Cheeseman was in charge of banking and hedge funds in the foreign exchange market. In an interview with The Block, the specialist...
Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group (DCG) announced its intention to acquire up to $ 750 million in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares. The announced figure is three times more than the one announced in March. According to the message, as of April 30, 2021, DCG spent $ 193.5 million for these...
INX, digital security and cryptocurrency trading platform, raised $ 85 million following an IPO of its Ethereum tokens registered by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. More than 7,200 retail and institutional investors from 75 countries took part in the placement. The company received 54%...
The largest altcoin ether (ETH) is trading at $ 3178 on Monday, May 3. Crypto capitalization per day increased by 8.55% to $ 367.373 billion. The rise in the cost of ether led to the fact that one of the leaders of the Ethereum development team, Vitalik Buterin, became the most youthful billionaire...
The American online trading platform eBay is considering accepting payments in digital assets said the head of the company Jamie Iannone. eBay is exploring options for adding new payment channels for its customers, including cryptocurrencies, Iannone said. He also noted that the company is...
In 2005, amateur photographer Dave Roth snapped a photo of his daughter Zoe. In the resulting photo, the girl is standing at the house, which is engulfed in flames, and smiles mysteriously. At that time, the family did not even suspect that this photo would become an Internet phenomenon - the most...
Another government has decided to accelerate the development of a regulated digital currency (CBDC). The Bank of England announced later this week that it is starting to recruit a team of professionals representing the blockchain industry. Seven vacancies were published about a week after the...
A hacker attacked the Spartan Protocol DeFi project running on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and pulled about $ 30 million from its liquidity pools. The hacker used $ 61 million in BNB tokens to attack. Spartan also said they are trying to recover the withdrawn funds and turned to Binance for...
The income of the miners of the first cryptocurrency in April was $ 1.7 billion. The indicator yielded the record revenue in March when it reached $ 1.75 billion. Of the total miners' income in April, 14.51% came from transaction fees - $ 247...
Chinese manufacturer Canaan Creative has announced a strategic partnership with Genesis Digital Assets to supply the mining company with $ 93.63 million worth of Bitcoin mining devices. We are talking about ASIC miners of the AvalonMiner A1246 model. According to the statement, after the order is...
Nasdaq-listed Coinbase has allowed US residents to buy cryptos using PayPal. Users can use debit cards and bank accounts linked to PayPal. The new functionality does not support credit cards and electronic checks, the company noted. “If you have a PayPal account, you can start trading on Coinbase...
Since 2015, every April has proven to be a successful month for Bitcoin. However, this year's winning streak will be interrupted. The largest digital currency is ending its second month of spring in the red. On the night of Friday, April 30, the BTC rate fell to $53,000. The capitalization of...
Can anyone own a cryptocurrency? Yes, but there are different scenarios, the first one is creating a new blockchain. This is the most difficult path; you should choose it only if you have a unique idea, solid funds, a strong development team, and time. The launch and development of a cryptocurrency...
Ether (ETH) is showing explosive growth this week. In terms of capitalization, ETH has already surpassed platinum. Now the value of the entire ether has reached $320 billion. The capitalization of platinum is now about $304 billion. Since 1900, 250 million troy ounces of this precious metal have...
The nonprofit Solana Foundation has announced the launch of the Solana Season virtual hackathon featuring Web3, DeFi, and NFT themed tracks. Solana Season starts on May 15 and runs over three weeks. The hackathon offers a global prize pool of $ 400,000. Teams will also be able to receive seed...
American blockchain hosting provider Core Scientific has announced an agreement with Chinese mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain to purchase 112,800 Bitcoin mining devices. The party will be ASIC miners Antminer S19, S19 Pro, S19J, and S19J Pro. After receiving the purchased devices, Core...
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