Latest Blockchain and Crypto News

The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, Coinbase, has announced the start of beta testing of its own NFT platform. As of today, it is known that more than 8M users who have already pre-registered are waiting for the launch of a platform for trading non-fungible tokens. Coinbase...

Major crypto exchange Binance revealed limiting services for Russian users after the European Union's new package of sanctions. The company said that it is required to limit services for natural persons and legal entities in Russia that hold crypto assets worth over 10,000 euros (equal to...

Electric car maker Tesla released financial statements last Wednesday. It follows from it that the company's reserves in bitcoin for the second quarter in a row did not change and amounted to $1.26 billion. Recall that in February last year, Tesla announced its investment in BTC. The giant sent...

Cryptocurrencies have been growing in popularity. According to a forecast by the market research company Insider Intelligence, crypto adoption and usage will continue to rise significantly. This is the company's first forecast on the toptic. The forecast says that payments made in crypto will...

The governance token of the Solana-based STEPN lifestyle app that uses the move-to-earn concept, GMT (Green Metaverse Tokon) hit a new high of 3.81 on April 19. GMT was launched on March 9 through an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), during which the price of the token was $0.01. Since then, the price...

Investing and trading application Robinhood revealed signing a deal to purchase UK-based digital money and crypto firm Ziglu. A blog post published by the company says that with the purchase, customers can buy and sell the eleven cryptos offered by Robinhood and earn income by "boosting"...

A new law in Ireland will ban all types of political donations in the form of cryptocurrencies. The government fears that this form of political financing undermines the country's sovereignty and makes it easier for outside interference in its internal affairs. The law was initiated by Minister...

The first Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is expected to launch on the main market of the country, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) next week. According to the Australian Financial Review, the major equity markets clearing house ASX Clear will announce the launch of the product when...

According to the Glassnode platform, the number of bitcoins on exchanges is now at its lowest level since August 2018. The decrease in the BTC exchange balance is observed against the backdrop of a decrease in the value of the cryptocurrency. On Tuesday, April 19, Bitcoin is trading at $40,732. In...

Solana-based cryptocurrency wallet Phantom now is available on Android. The team launched a mobile app for the IOS system in January. The Android version has the same features as IOS. Users can send, receive, trade, and stake digital currencies including crypto through the apps. Also, they can...

The digital yuan is primarily intended for the public and merchants, not to replace SWIFT or weaponize the currency. This was stated by the former head of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan. The expert emphasized that e-CNY is not necessarily suitable for cross-border payments. For such...

Mohamed El-Erian, economist and the chief advisor at the global financial services provider company Allianz talked about the Fed policy and its possible impact on the Bitcoin price. In a recent interview with Squawk Box, he mentioned the current problems that exist in the economy. According to...

ARB (Association of Banks of Russia) has suggested banning the use of non-custodial wallets for storing cryptocurrencies. This means that users will need to use traditional exchange accounts. ARB also suggested criminalizing the behavior of not providing wallet private keys to licensed agencies. ...

South Korean automaker Hyundai has announced a collaboration with the Meta Kongz project to create a limited collection of 30 non-fungible tokens. The issue is dedicated to the company's first compact car, the Pony. It is expected to take place in May. In an animated teaser, Hyundai showed a model...

The Ethereum Foundation (EF), a non-profit organization that supports the development of Ethereum, released a report that gives details of its holdings. The team mentioned that decentralized funding is important for Ethereum's future. The 28-page report covers subjects like EF values, future...

Terra blockchain’s stablecoin, UST became the third largest stablecoin with a market cap of over $17.5 bln. Data from CoinMarketCap show that UST has gotten ahead of (Binance USD) BUSD and comes after Tether USDT ($82.7 bln) and USD Coin USDC ($50 bln). UST is a dollar-pegged stablecoin released...

The MetaMask team has warned non-custodial wallet users about the risks of storing data in Apple iCloud due to possible phishing attacks. “If you have enabled iCloud backup of app data, it includes password-protected MetaMask storage. If it's not secure enough and someone phishes your data from...

The increasing interest of institutional investors in bitcoin is evidenced by data on the reduction of the cryptocurrency exchange balance. CryptoQuant analysts estimate that the recent transfer of 30,000 BTC from the Coinbase platform to offline storage confirms the commitment of the big players...