Coinbase, the largest exchange in terms of crypto reserves held, has announced the introduction of a savings program tied to usd coin. The company’s high yield USDC savings program allows customers to gain 4% APY interest on stablecoin accounts. Coinbase Reveals USDC Savings Program With Interest Rates Eight-Times Higher the national average The cryptocurrency exchange …
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press release PRESS RELEASE. One of the leading blockchain-based NFT & Metaverse platforms, Dvision Network, has revealed that its long-awaited “Open Beta Test” (OBT) is going live on June 30th 2021. According to Dvision Network, the Open Beta Test launch will be divided into several phases, with the following stages to be announced after the …
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A veteran crypto trader and influencer is singling out one mid-cap altcoin that he says will significantly outperform Ethereum this year. The pseudonymous trader, who tweets to his 539,500 followers under the alias The Crypto Dog, says that smart contract platform Solana (SOL) has the potential to blaze toward Ethereum’s $250 billion market capitalization. ADVERTISEMENT …
The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), the governing political body in Spain, is backing a new national digital currency initiative. PSOE, Spain’s oldest active party and the leading force in the Congress of Deputies, has introduced a non-law proposition to launch a national digital currency in response to the ongoing decline in cash usage, local …
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CoinMarketCap (CMC) has launched a token swap feature on its website through an integration with decentralized exchange Uniswap. CMC is one of the most well known crypto market data aggregators in the industry and has been owned by Binance since April 2020. The site’s Ethereum-based token pages now include a swap icon, enabling users to …
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CoinmarketCap has launched a new token swap feature Uniswap will be the first decentralized exchange integrated by CoinmarketCap for token swaps on Ethereum Wallets supported by Uniswap will be available for users of the Coinmarketcap Tokens Swaps CoinmarketCap aims at having token swaps for every blockchain network and token The popular decentralized exchange of Uniswap …
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Global banking giant HSBC has announced that it has been successfully onboarded to the regional Know-Your-Customer (KYC)-focused private blockchain backed by Dubai’s government. HSBC is the first overseas, and fourth founding member, to go live on the “UAE KYC Blockchain Platform,” which was developed by the Dubai-based Department of Economic Development, dubbed “Dubai Economy.” The …
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U.S. Senator and Bitcoin proponent, Cynthia Lummis, would like to see U.S. residents turn to Bitcoin as part of a diversified strategy for their retirement plans. Speaking during the CNBC Financial Advisor Summit on June 29, Senator Lummis stated she would like to see Bitcoin and other crypto-assets become a normal part of diversified asset …
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Top U.S.-based centralized crypto exchange, Coinbase, has announced plans to launch a crypto app store offering third-party developed products. A June 30 blog post penned by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong revealed its plans for an app store, stating that while “the crypto economy is still in its early stages, […] it is clear that every …
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As the crypto crackdown continues in Britain, another high street bank has intensified its efforts to curtail its customers’ use of digital assets. The Natwest Group has reportedly capped the daily amount its customers can send to cryptocurrency exchanges due to concerns over investment scams and fraud, according to a June 29 report from Reuters. However, …
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The buzzing world of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has racked up its fair share of brickbats and bouquets ever since rising to popularity in 2020. It broadly refers to non-custodial, peer-to-peer financial services built on smart contract-enabled protocols, usually for services like lending, flash loans, trading, insurance, and many others. But with the innovations comes the …
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Avast Antivirus (AA) has turned up a newly discovered Monero mining malware, which they call “Crackonosh.” Crackonosh is distributed as a trojan with cracked software. It searches for and disables many popular antivirus programs as part of its anti-detection and anti-forensics tactics. Monero is said to be the top choice for cybercriminals looking to hijack …
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FTX Trading Limited has announced the company has partnered with seven-time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady and Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen in a long-term deal. Both celebrities will have an equity stake in FTX and receive payments in crypto, the announcement explains. The NFL star Brady will serve as the ambassador for FTX, while the …
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A growing number of crypto firms in the U.K. are withdrawing their applications to register with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Around 64 firms have already withdrawn their applications and will not be able to operate in the U.K. The list of cryptocurrency companies abandoning their attempts to register with the U.K.’s financial regulator is …
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Mexico’s central bank, finance ministry, and banking regulator have jointly issued a warning about cryptocurrency. Finance Minister Arturo Herrera emphasized that cryptocurrencies are prohibited from being used in Mexico’s financial system. The central bank of Mexico, the finance secretary, and the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) said in a joint statement Monday that crypto …
