Kate Rouch will be joining major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase after more than 11 years in various positions at Facebook. In a Thursday blog post, Coinbase chief operating officer Emilie Choi said the company had hired Rouch as its new chief marketing officer, responsible for overseeing the exchange’s global brand, as well as product and performance …
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After four years of debate, a five-star hotel in a luxurious area of the Swiss Alps is prepared to accept Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) as payment from guests. According to an Aug. 26 report from Swiss news outlet Blick, guests at the Chedi Andermatt hotel are now allowed to settle bills of more than 200 …
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Altcoin Daily host Austin Arnold is breaking down five altcoins that he thinks have growth potential in September. In a new video on his popular YouTube channel, Arnold tells his 945,000 subscribers that he’s keeping an eye on the fundamental strength of Tezos (XTZ), VeChain (VET), Ethereum (ETH), Cosmos (ATOM), and Cardano (ADA). ADVERTISEMENT …
Popular on-chain analyst Will Clemente is assessing the crypto markets after Bitcoin’s recent pullback. This week, Clemente told his 195,400 Twitter followers that he’s still bullish on Bitcoin (BTC) overall when looking at longer time frames. ADVERTISEMENT The analyst said, however, that a number of metrics indicated BTC could have a “pullback before continuation.” …
Chainlink (LINK) is the leading oracle provider, and the project has onboarded over 281 crypto projects in 2021. Some of these include heavyweights like Huobi’s ECO Chain, the Hedera Governing Council, and Alchemix. Launched in Oct. 2020, Chainlink’s verifiable randomness function, or VRF, has also gained notoriety among decentralized applications (dApps). VRF provides an automated …
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Web3, interoperability, and layer 0 are all terms tossed around when describing Polkadot. But what do they mean, and how will they impact the Internet and cryptocurrency market? Cointelegraph Research’s new report explores how Polkadot is tackling distributed ledger scalability and centralization of the web simultaneously. For starters, imagine a world where Facebook is replaced …
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Digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future has publicly called out Alabama lawmaker Richard Shelby for preventing an amendment clarifying the role of crypto in the infrastructure bill to be addressed in the United States Senate. Fight for the Future has used donations it received in cryptocurrency to place a billboard in Birmingham, Alabama …
Following an impressive run, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) firmly rejected $50,000 this week, casting some doubts on the resumption of the bull market. Cardano’s ADA, meanwhile, is finally showing signs of slowing down after doubling in two weeks. Resident experts Jordan Finneseth and Marcel Pechman take a deep dive into where we are in …
Three of the most popular e-commerce platforms are facilitating the sale of non-fungible tokens or “cryptocollectibles.” Non-fungible tokens or NFTs are a new type of blockchain token that can hold collectible items like trading cards, artwork, or digital gaming items. Historically, NFTs have been sold through dedicated marketplaces like OpenSea, but mainstream companies are gradually …
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The host of CNBC’s “Mad Money” show, Jim Cramer, has recommended putting up to 5% of portfolios in cryptocurrency. Stating that he owns ethereum directly, Cramer affirmed that he is a believer in crypto. Jim Cramer’s Crypto Allocation Advice Mad Money host Jim Cramer shared his view on cryptocurrency investing Wednesday during his show’s “lighting …
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A variety of well-known brand names have joined the cryptocurrency space and the budding non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem. Now the Anheuser-Busch brand Budweiser has jumped into the NFT game by purchasing an NFT on Opensea for 8 ether ($25.7K). Moreover, Budweiser also owns the domain name “beer.eth” after the firm purchased the name for 30 …
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NFTs are of the biggest developments to come from the emergence of DeFi, and have created a mania not seen in the market since the 2017 cryptocurrency bull run. NFT art has raised some fascinating questions over where value can be identified, but it is in the gaming world that NFTs could prove to be …
The authorities of Spain must prepare a registry of cryptocurrency exchanges and custody providers to comply with legal requirements to address transparency and terrorism financing issues. This registry is specified by the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Law, approved last year. The process, which started in April, gives these service providers until …
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A former central bank official, nominated to head South Korea’s financial watchdog, has expressed skepticism about recognizing cryptocurrency as a financial asset. In comments to a parliamentary committee, Koh Seung-beom has confirmed his views on the matter align with those of international institutions. Candidate to Head Korea’s Financial Regulator Says Crypto Is Not Currency Koh …
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Incore Bank, in partnership with Inacta and Crypto Finance Group, has selected Tezos as their preferred blockchain platform to develop regulatory-compliant digital financial products via a newly developed token standard titled DAR-1. Tezos to Enable Smart Contracts for European Banks Business-to-business transaction bank Incore Bank, in collaboration with Inacta and Crypto Finance Group, has picked …
