Tether stablecoin is fully backed, says new assurance report
Tether’s reserves for its USDT stablecoin exceed the amount required to redeem the digital asset tokens, according to auditing firm...
Month: March 2021
Bitcoin market cap exceeds Canada’s M1 money supply once again
The Bitcoin market capitalization is once again sufficient to cover the M1 money supply of either Australia or Canada. Another...
Scottish music school accepts cryptocurrency as payment for lessons
An Edinburgh music school will begin to accept tuition payments in the form of cryptocurrency. A Scottish music school will...
Share Your Views on Cryptocurrency! Take the 2021 Bitrates Crypto Market Survey
It is that time of year again and we are happy to announce our Annual Cryptocurrency Market Survey. It has...
Delta Exchange completes $5M token raise following investments from DeFi players
Investors include Aave Ventures, Kyber Network, Sino Global, CoinFund, Spartan and others. Delta Exchange, a cryptocurrency derivatives platform, has successfully...
Consensys announces layer-two NFT platform, Palm, to compete with Flow
The Ethereum ecosystem and some outside power players are banding together to give Flow a run for their money With...
Moonbeam’s PureStake raises $6M ahead of parachain launch on Polkadot
The company building Moonbeam is focusing on integration work and a renewed marketing push. PureStake, the company behind the Moonbeam...
UK authorities to focus on stablecoin regulations to prevent monopolies
British regulators have identified the stablecoin market as their primary assignment amid efforts to create a legal framework for virtual...
PayPal to start letting US customers pay in Bitcoin at global merchants
A checkout service will be implemented which waives transaction fees for purchases made using crypto, PayPal's president and CEO confirmed....
Bitcoin jumps past $59K as PayPal launches crypto payments at 29M merchants
The latest adoption step for Bitcoin and some altcoins will receive official confirmation on Tuesday, PayPal tells Reuters. Bitcoin (BTC) neared...
Digital ruble is ‘highest form of money’, Russian Bitcoin critic says
The digital ruble will become an integral part of national settlements by 2023 or 2024, Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian...
XRP holders get green light for motion to intervene in SEC vs Ripple case
A federal judge has accepted token holders' claim that their interests are not being adequately represented in the SEC's ongoing...
Iowa House approves bill to legally recognize blockchain smart contracts
The bill would give legal recognition to transfers and registrations made through blockchain smart contracts. On March 29, the Iowa...
General Motors Considers Using Bitcoin As Payment Option
Automobile manufacturer General Motors has joined a growing list of companies considering using Bitcoin as a payment option for its...
Major Venezuelan Satellite TV Provider Enables Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Payments
Venezuelan customers from the biggest satellite TV provider in the country are now able to pay their monthly bills via...
