Twitter could soon test Bitcoin (BTC) tips via Lightning Network

‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort is urging people to pump his Twitter followers and Dogecoin Jordan Belfort, the infamous penny stock guru, is urging his 422,000 Twitter followers to pump his Twitter followers, and presumably the prices of Dogecoin and a few other altcoins, a recent tweet showed. 2 min read → Go to …

El Salvador gets a $150 million Bitcoin Trust while BTC breaks $50,000

El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly agreed earlier this week to create a $150 million Bitcoin Trust, intended to facilitate conversions from Bitcoin (BTC) to US dollars, while bolstering the development of crypto infrastructure and services across the country. President Nayib Bukele, who ushered in the controversial legislation in June, reassured the local populace on several occasions …

Cardano (ADA) broke $3 today. Here are the top reasons why

Cardano (ADA) crossed the $3 mark for the first time in its history this morning, reaching a marketcap of as much as $99.6 billion at press time and frenzied activity on social mediums. The move came as smart contracts—a self-executing contract with the terms of the agreement between buyer and seller being directly written into …

Col-5 is coming to Terra (LUNA) and the community is bullish, but what is it?

The growing awareness for Terra’s native token LUNA has been largely driven by broadcasts surrounding the network’s pivotal upgrade, Columbus-5 initially planned for September 9. The Terra team has recently announced that the Columbus-5 mainnet deployment will be delayed for roughly three weeks while reassuring the impatient community there is “no reason to fret.” Why …

Poll: 3 Out of 4 Russian Investors Would Rather Buy Cryptocurrency Than Gold or Fiat

An overwhelming majority of Russian investors view cryptocurrencies as a more attractive investment proposition than traditional fiat currencies or gold, a new survey has established. Even among those who have never traded digital assets, most already think of buying crypto in the near future. Crypto Is the Promising Opportunity for Russian Investors National currencies are …

Offchain Labs Launches Arbitrum One Mainnet — Startup Raises $120 Million

On August 31, 2021, Offchain Labs announced the official launch of Arbitrum One mainnet and further detailed that the company has raised $120 million in funding. The Series B financing led by Lightspeed Venture Partners gives the firm a $1.2 billion valuation. Arbitrum One Mainnet Is Now Live, Offchain Labs Raises $120 Million in Funding …

Shiba Inu frenzy: Doge meme NFT splits into billions of tokens for ‘fractional ownership”

‘Dogenations’ campaign wants to raise Shiba Inu-inspired Dogecoin for homeless animals PAWS Chicago, a non-profit animal shelter organization dedicated to building no-kill animal communities, recently launched “Dogenations” and started accepting Dogecoin (DOGE),  Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and 36 other cryptocurrencies for donations. 2 min read → Go to Source

Crypto-loving Nigeria begins eNaira CBDC project

Bitcoin, Ethereum peer-to-peer volumes in Nigeria continue surging Despite the crypto ban in Nigeria, the country has recorded massive growth in its peer-to-peer bitcoin trade volumes in recent times.  Available data has revealed that in the month of June, citizens of the country traded around $38 million worth of digital assets —the second time the …

The Highly Anticipated Carbon Social Platform Has Launched

press release PRESS RELEASE. The highly anticipated new crypto friendly social platform, Carbon, has launched. Carbon has been in beta stage since March, undergoing thorough testing, improvements and added features and gaining over 12,000 beta testers. Offering an emphasis on free speech as well as great security and privacy, Carbon includes an end-to-end encrypted messenger, …

Iranian Ministry of Industries Denies Power Shortages Are Caused by Illegal Crypto Miners

Iran’s Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has rejected claims blaming illegal cryptocurrency miners for the continuing electricity shortages in the country. The department believes the state-run utility company, Tavanir, has overestimated their role in the power deficit. Illegal Miners Burn Less Energy Than Tavanir Estimates, Ministry of Industries Says An official from the Iranian …

US Consumer Crypto Survey: Almost 50% Invested in Cryptocurrencies This Year

A crypto survey of U.S. consumers, commissioned by regulated crypto platform Bakkt, shows that nearly half of all respondents said they invested in cryptocurrencies during the first half of the year. Nearly Half of US Consumers Invested in Crypto During the Past 6 Months, Study Shows A survey commissioned by regulated digital asset platform Bakkt …

Bitcoin Law Critic Arrested in El Salvador Without Warrant

A vocal critic of the upcoming bitcoin law in El Salvador, Mario Gomez, was briefly detained Wednesday. According to reports, he was arrested without a warrant. Critic of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law Arrested An IT specialist and founder of Hackerspace San Salvador, Mario Gómez, was briefly detained Wednesday morning. His attorney said there was never …

Things are about to get wilder as Hollywood comes knocking for CryptoPunks

Lifetime sales of CryptoPunks top almost $1.2 billion. If that wasn’t enough, things are about to get a whole lot wilder as its creators sign up with the top Hollywood talent agency United Talent Agency (UTA). The deal will see CryptoPunks, and fellow stablemates Meebits and Autoglyphs, get representation on film, TV, video games, publishing, …

Much copy, so deceive: Dogecoin Foundation warns of “Dogecoin 2.0” crypto project

The Dogecoin Foundation has issued a warning to investors over “Dogecoin 2.0,” which they say has no affiliation with them. “The Dogecoin Foundation welcomes newcomers to the crypto space but this project has no connection to or relationship with Dogecoin,” it said. They express concern that users may be misled into believing this offering is …

Are NFT Sales Susceptible to Shill Bidding? NFT Skeptics Think It’s Possible

In 2021, there’s no doubt that non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles have been extremely popular and NFTs have made billions in sales during the last year. For instance, in the last month Opensea saw $3.44 billion in NFT sales, Axie Infinity saw $838 million, and the pixelated NFTs Cryptopunks saw $653 million in sales. However, there …

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