Immutable X, the scaling solution for layer-2 NFT protocol Immutable, has penned an agreement with Together Labs to integrate into the platform’s native social metaverse IMVU. The partnership will foster the creation and distribution of NFTs within the game’s virtual ecosystem. IMVU, pronounced “imm-view,” is a blockchain simulation game akin to The Sims or Second …
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A survey commissioned by digital asset platform Bakkt is revealing the most popular reason for investing in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The survey, which polled over 2,000 US consumers in July 2021, says more than half of those who purchased crypto assets in the last six months wanted to accumulate value in the long term. Other …
A popular crypto trader and analyst says XRP looks bullish while highlighting two other altcoins on his radar. The trader known in the industry as Credible tells his 243,400 Twitter followers that the digital currency XRP looks ready to move higher against Bitcoin (XRP/BTC). ADVERTISEMENT “Bullish. XRP” Source: Credible/Twitter The crypto analyst shares the …
Bitcoin (BTC) might have outperformed traditional financial markets regarding investment returns, but the cryptocurrency still fell behind Bitcoin-related companies. The price of BTC climbed by about 290% year-over-year, wherein it surged from $10,695 to a little over $42,000. In comparison, shares of Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), one of the largest North American crypto mining companies, …
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Cardano (ADA) reached a major milestone in its roadmap on Sep. 13 as its blockchain successfully launched Plutus-powered smart contracts as a part of the Alonzo hard fork. The Alonzo hard fork has been highly anticipated in the Cardano community as well as the cryptocurrency sphere at large. The smart contract functionality is meant to …
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Bitcoin (BTC) analysts are eyeing short-term volatility as whales begin unprecedented behavior. Fresh data shows that whales have not only been highly active on the market — they’ve been moving record amounts of BTC. Whale activity beats Bitcoin all-time highs Despite BTC price action staying in a narrow, uninspiring range of around $40,000, large-volume Bitcoin investors …
Institutional investors are increasingly looking to move into cryptocurrency investment to grow their revenues in the long term, a new survey revealed. As many as 62% of global institutional investors with zero exposure to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) said they expect to invest in these for the first time within the next year in a …
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Crypto payments are becoming increasingly popular as Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets continue to go mainstream. This has become the case for both crypto holders and non-crypto owners who are primarily interested in the concept of using cryptocurrencies for payments. Recent data has found that 93% of crypto users surveyed would consider making purchases …
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Latin American stablecoin issuer Anclap is expanding its Stellar-based stablecoin network by launching a new stablecoin in Peru, Cointelegraph en Español reports. Pegged to Peru’s official fiat currency, the Peruvian sol (PEN), the new stablecoin is designed to enable instant transactions across Anclap’s network, including conversions to other fiat currencies as well as “any other digital asset,” …
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published a report touting the benefits of central bank digital currencies (CBDC), especially in reducing the cost of cross-border payments. According to the report titled “Inthanon-LionRock to mBridge: Building a multi CBDC platform for international payments” published on Tuesday, CBDCs can reduce the transaction throughput of cross-border payments …
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The founder of Real Vision and Global Macro Investor, Raoul Pal, is predicting “ridiculous” price acceleration for the crypto markets in the coming months. In a new Real Vision Finance video, the macro guru says he’s looking at the big picture, which tells him that the ongoing crypto market correction will soon be over. ADVERTISEMENT …
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is the next company to wrap its cryptocurrency-related services in response to the ongoing crypto crackdown in China. Alibaba officially announced Monday that its platform will prohibit sales of cryptocurrency miners and suspend categories for blockchain miners and accessories from its website on Oct. 8. In addition to stopping sales of …
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Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $42,000 on Sept. 28 as the largest cryptocurrency worsened overnight losses. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC bulls run out of steam at $44,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching local lows of $41,670 on Bitstamp. The fall followed a $1,000 hourly loss late Monday, …
Blockchain and high performance computing firm Northern Data has announced it will acquire Bitcoin miner Bitfield. According to a Sept. 27 press release, all major shareholders signed a binding purchase agreement for the entire Bitfield enterprise to be sold at a value of roughly $460 million. Northern Data will acquire an equity interest of between …
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As dYdX’s governance token gains amid speculation that Chinese traders could be migrating to the derivatives DEX, savvy DeFi farmers are claiming to be sitting on six-figure stashes after gaming the protocol’s recent airdrop. DYDX has gained 85% in two days as reports claim that China’s crypto traders are converging on the decentralized margin trading …
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