What are privacy coins and how do they differ from Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is not as private as people might think, but multiple other assets that come with anonymity-boosting features do exist....
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Chinese bank tests biometric hardware wallet for digital yuan payments
Another Chinese banking institution has created a hardware wallet for the country’s central bank digital currency. China’s large-scale digital yuan...
The Bahamas gets a card for its sand dollar national digital currency
The Central Bank of The Bahamas partnered with Mastercard and digital payment startup Island Pay to launch a card for...
Mainframe-rebrand HiFi launches fixed-rate lending protocol
The new entrant into DeFi lending hopes to stand out with unique collateral types and features HiFi — the DeFi-focused...
Bitcoin buys more gold than ever with one ounce now costing under 0.035 BTC
One analyst says Bitcoin is "eating" the precious metal as gold bugs scramble to find support amid repeated new all-time...
Sweden extends digital krona digital currency pilot until 2022
Sweden's exploration into CBDCs will continue until 2022, as the nation's central bank seeks to construct a digital version of...
Bitcoin volatility lower than 2017 levels as price smashes $51K
Bitcoin volatility is not at the same level seen during the 2017 bull run but analysts still say lower price...
Polkadot indicator? Data shows Bitcoin has been following DOT price for months
Data shows Polkadot's price action has been a bellwether for Bitcoin in the past few months. Polkadot (DOT) is seeing...
Bitcoin selling at 36% premium in Nigeria
In the wake of the recent ban on Nigerian banks' servicing of crypto exchanges, Bitcoin's price in the country has...
German cannabis company hedges with Bitcoin in case euro crashes
SynBiotic SE cites "legitimate concern" about a "massive devaluation of fiat money." SynBiotic SE, a German cannabis company, has announced...
GPU hardware firm riles gaming community by flirting with crypto miners
Hungry for coin? A computing hardware firm has angered gamers after apparently marketing the already scarce Nvidia RTX 30 series...
Microsoft has no plans to make Tesla-like move into Bitcoin, says president
Microsoft president Brad Smith did not exclude the possibility of the company putting Bitcoin on its balance sheet one day....
Ethereum joins the $200 billion club — But is it worthy?
Ethereum broke the $200 billion market cap mark, surpassing secular companies such as Novartis and AT&T. Ether (ETH) is up...
‘Fair Launch’ tokens outshine the average coin’s performance
Data from Messari shows the top 20 “Fair Launch tokens” are outperforming both the top 1,000 crypto assets and Ethereum-based...
YouTuber regrets spending 37 BTC — now worth $1.8M — on used Hondas
One enthusiast paid $1.8 million in BTC at today's prices for a couple of secondhand Honda sports cars. A Honda...
