The Dallas Cowboys have signed a partnership deal with Blockchain.com, which will see the latter serve as its exclusive digital assets platform. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced the deal at a press conference on April 13, saying: “We chose to partner with the Cowboys because they represent the most trusted brand in professional sports, they …
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A comprehensive regulatory framework for Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency in Brazil is moving closer to reality. Lawmakers will push for draft proposals to be implemented in the first half of 2022. If passed, Brazil will join the growing list of Latin American countries welcoming cryptocurrency at the governmental level. What would this mean for Bitcoin …
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Bitcoin miners have received their third break this year as the network’s mining difficulty adjusted downward by 1.26% on April 14 at block height 731,808. Currently, miners have more than 200 exahash per second (EH/s) in computational power dedicated to mining the Bitcoin blockchain as hashrate increased after the difficulty reduction. Additionally, bitcoin miners have …
ZIL was up by more than 20% in Thursday’s session, as prices rebounded following a string of recent drops. RUNE was also up by over 15% today, as it hit its highest point so far this week. Overall, the global crypto market cap is up 2.08% as of writing. Zilliqa (ZIL) Following almost two weeks …
Following strong gains towards the end of yesterday’s session, BTC consolidated today, as markets prepare for Easter weekend. Bitcoin’s price surged late on Wednesday, hitting a key resistance point in the process. ETH also hit a ceiling during the session. Bitcoin Following a late surge towards a key resistance level of $41,500 on Wednesday, BTC …
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has offered to purchase Twitter for $41.4 billion, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing published on Thursday. Musk also explained in his note that he believes Twitter should be a private company and he decided he wants “to acquire the company and take it private.” Elon Musk Offers …
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has been granted Montenegrin citizenship. Buterin joins other members of the crypto community with global experience who have been invited to help the small Southeast European nation attract investments and develop its blockchain sector. Vitalik Buterin Obtains Montenegrin Passport Prominent crypto figure Vitalik Buterin is now a citizen of Montenegro, the …
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press release PRESS RELEASE. As the complexity of current dApps (decentralized applications) on Algorand grows, so must the infrastructure, notably oracles, to enable significantly higher and better feature sets. In the Algorand ecosystem, Algoracle’s opinions on off-chain computing are therefore worth discussing in key detail. What is it exactly? Since smart contracts are unable to …
The CEO of centralized finance platform Celsius Network (CEL) is predicting a six-figure price for Bitcoin (BTC) later this year. In a Kitco News interview, Celsius head Alex Mashinsky says that Bitcoin will surge above $100,000 before the end of 2022 if it can overcome several key psychological resistance levels. “I think we’re definitely going …
A leading crypto analytics firm says that a correlation exists between cryptocurrency prices and inflation levels. Following the announcement that the inflation rate, or Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose by 8.5% in March, Santiment says that the crypto market enjoyed a boost as a result. “When inflation and CPI data releases are major subjects of …
The author of a personal finance book published over 20 years ago is diversifying his crypto portfolio while predicting a looming major market crisis. In a recent interview with Stansberry Research, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki was asked why he recently added Solana (SOL) to his portfolio. “The best deals are always done early. …
To doxx (oneself) or not to doxx? That is a question faced by many operating in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, including developers, influencers, and investors. Does one use one’s own name when venturing into the often chaotic and largely unregulated crypto world — or don an alias? Consider Embrik Børresen, developer of RobinHood Inu …
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An executive at Russia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the government to conduct cross-border settlements in cryptocurrencies and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Chamber President Sergei Katyrin sent a letter to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, providing a set of proposals for developing cooperation with African countries, the local state-backed publication TASS …
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The world’s energy market is rapidly evolving, moving from hydrocarbon plants to a future centered around clean energy enabled by wind and solar power. As such, today’s energy market is shifting to an increasingly decentralized, real-time model based on distributed energy resources (DERs) including battery energy storage systems, solar arrays, natural gas generators and more. Recent …
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Major cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Ledger is moving to help crypto investors keep track of their taxes by integrating a new crypto tax-related solution. Ledger has partnered with cryptocurrency tax software ZenLedger to integrate its crypto tax reporting solution into Ledger’s interface application, Ledger Live, the firm announced to Cointelegraph on Thursday. The new tax …
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