WeWork to accept crypto payments and hold them on its balance sheet
The coworking firm is the latest to see crypto as a suitable asset for its corporate treasury. Coworking space giant...
Month: April 2021
Former currency comptroller to become CEO of Binance US crypto exchange
Former top U.S. banking regulator Brian Brooks is joining the U.S. affiliate of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange as its...
Gaming giant Ubisoft to become corporate baker on Tezos network
Popular French video game publisher Ubisoft is set to become a validator node on the Tezos ecosystem. Ubisoft, the video...
Bitcoin rebounds to $56K as Dogecoin price halts at 420% weekly gains
Bitcoin benefits from an adoption boost by Venmo, while "Dogecoin Day" so far produces little in terms of fresh price...
PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading
Venmo is following in the footsteps of its rival, Square's Cash App, by introducing cryptocurrency trading. Payments app Square made headlines...
Bitcoin transactions fees in US dollars near all-time high levels
The latest spike in BTC transaction fees comes amid a major decline in the Bitcoin network hash rate. Bitcoin (BTC)...
Ukrainian Parliament Passes Bill That Criminalizes People Who Don’t Reveal Crypto Holdings
The Ukrainian parliament is enforcing its tough stance against people who don’t disclose their cryptocurrency holdings on the tax fillings....
ODDZ Listing on AscendEX
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, formerly BitMax, an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans, has announced...
Oracle Service API3 Partners With the Open Banking Project, Plans to Connect 400 Banking APIs to Blockchain
On Monday, the oracle provider API3 announced a ten-year partnership with the Open Bank Project in order to connect more...
Facebook-backed Diem Association reportedly to launch stablecoin pilot in 2021
An anonymous source has told reporters that the first Diem pilot will focus on transactions between individual consumers. Facebook-backed digital...
UAE employs blockchain tech for remote litigation services
The UAE government's adoption of blockchain technology for its legal notary services builds on its ambitions to go completely digital....
Deutsche Telekom invests in mobile DeFi platform Celo
Deutsche Telekom has become the first telecom firm to join the Celo Alliance for Prosperity. Deutsche Telekom, one of the...
Bitcoin technicals sour as price dives under $54K and two critical whale clusters
Whale cluster analysis suggests that both hodlers and whales were responsible for the latest sell-off. Bitcoin has dropped below $54,000...
Electronics retailer Newegg now accepts Dogecoin as payment
After debuting Bitcoin payments back in 2014, online electronics retailer Newegg added a Dogecoin payment option. American online electronics retailer...
Crypto payments banned in Turkey — Is this just the beginning?
Turkey’s vibrant ecosystem took a hit from the new crypto payments ban, and industry participants speak out on potential implications....
