European central banks ramp up their efforts to utilize distributed ledger technology (DLT), the foundation of blockchain, in central bank money settlements. Banca d’Italia and Deutsche Bundesbank, central banks of Italy and Germany, respectively, joined forces to work on settlements in central bank money of DLT-based asset exchanges. The official announcement stressed that the primary
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American social media giant, Reddit, may soon convert users’ karma points into Ethereum-based (ERC-20) tokens and onboard 500 million new crypto users in the process, according to a newly hired Reddit engineer. A series of tweets made by Reddit engineer, Rahul, highlights Reddit’s efforts to improve user interaction through various cryptocurrency initiatives. As Cointelegraph reported
Price action in the crypto market has not been for the faint of heart over the past 48-hours and it’s clear that volatility following Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether’s (ETH) breakouts to new all-time highs. While the top two cryptocurrencies fight to hold key support levels, the altcoin market has seen a handful of tokens post
Non-fungible token (NFT) assets have seen significant demand since the beginning of 2021 and third quarter statistics show that key indicators have continued to rise. Just recently nonfungible.com published its Q3 2021 NFT Quarterly Report which shows active wallets increased, the number of NFT buyers has risen, and the number of sellers has grown faster
THORChain hasn’t had an easy year. After three exploits in the space of a month during the summer the protocol’s native token (RUNE) took a beating, plummeting from all-time highs over $20.00 in May to a low of around $3.50 in late July. Billed as a way to exchange crypto assets across different blockchains without
The United States House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which if signed into law by President Joe Biden, would enforce new provisions in relation to crypto-tax reporting for all citizens. The infrastructure bill was first proposed by the Biden administration aimed at primarily improving the national transport network and internet coverage.
Enegra Group, a commodities trading firm based in Malaysia with a net asset value of $28 billion, has migrated its equity-tied EGX security tokens from to the Polygon (MATIC) blockchain from Ethereum (ETH). In 2019, Energra tokenized 100% of its equity, enabling shareholders to digitally exercise their dividend, voting, and governance rights. Both the initial tokenization
Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are still hoping for a major breakout but at the moment, bears are applying pressure and keeping the digital asset pinned below $61,000. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that an early morning breakout by bulls to make a run above $62,000 was met with a strong defensive line from
Lawyers for major fast food chain Jack in the Box have filed a lawsuit against crypto exchange FTX US for copyright and trademark infringement of its “Jack” mascot. According to federal court documents filed in the Southern District of California on Nov. 3, Jack in the Box’s legal team is requesting a jury trial, claiming FTX
The Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase has made shiba inu cryptocurrency available to New York residents, who can now trade, buy, sell and store SHIB on Coinbase. This announcement follows the exchange adding SHIB trading pairs. Coinbase Grows Its Shiba Inu Crypto Offerings Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced Friday that the shiba inu (SHIB) cryptocurrency is now
The world of blockchain technology has undergone a significant transformation over the past decade as the concept evolved from offering a simple means of exchange between two parties to a sprawling ecosystem full of protocols with real-world applications ranging from decentralized finance to one-of-a-kind digital art. One sector of the market that has been gaining
Stablecoins and their use in decentralized finance (DeFi) have played a key role in the 2021 cryptocurrency bull market because allow investors to participate in the ever-growing number of protocols that offer high yield staking pools and they ease the process of transacting without needing to use a centralized exchange. One project that has seen
In remarks given at the American Fintech Council’s 2021 Policy Summit, acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J Hsu called for greater regulation of universal crypto firms. “Large, universal crypto firms—especially issuers of highly-circulated stablecoins—should embrace comprehensive, consolidated supervision. At the same time, federal and state bank regulators should prioritize the development of policies, staff,
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The stablecoin market has been growing exponentially — from only $21.5 billion in mid-October of last year to $130 billion at the start of November; a six-fold increase — so it was only reasonable to expect that the United States government would have to come to grips with these digital assets that are designed to
It took just four minutes for a relatively unknown cryptocurrency to rise by over 5,600% as of Nov. 5, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Dubbed Phoenix Global (PHB), the token soared from $0.02057 to as high as $1.1413 on Nov. 5, with its volume dropping surprisingly — from $3.79 million to around $777,680 in the
sponsored For many people the luxury market is out of reach. However, with LuxFi, that is no longer the case. The platform combines blockchain technology, NFTs, and a luxury goods market open to anyone, anywhere. LuxFi will mark a significant shift in the way luxury goods are traded, and how people acquire them. LuxFi is
Joel Dietz, founder of Metamask and founding team member of Ethereum, is a romantic at heart. He creates art as “Cryptoapollo” that reflects the intersection between traditional art and technology. “I have a very classical romantic temperament, which can be hard to bring into the modern world since romantically inclined people can be suppressed in
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed rangebound on Nov. 5 as fresh analysis argued that breaking $64,000 would produce a new all-time high. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “So near yet so far” for BTC price all-time high Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD drawing little attention as it tracked sideways around $61,000.
Ethereum-based (ETH) decentralized finance, or DeFi, risk management marketplace Risk Harbor will soon take over control of Terra’s Ozone Protocol, according to a press release published on Thursday. Ozone is a decentralized insurance mechanism that provides coverage in the event of technical failures on the Terra DeFi ecosystem. The latter is a dual-token platform that