Ripio, an Argentinian cryptocurrency exchange, has announced concrete actions regarding its expansion to Colombia. The company will offer a new option for cryptocurrency users and traders in Colombia, and will also offer a financial education proposal that is yet to be revealed. This launch will crystallize in the following two months with the opening of …
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Announced in a blog post published on Tuesday, April 12, the Belarusian crypto exchange Currency.com says it will restrict its services for Russian users following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine brought violence and disorder to the people of Ukraine. We condemn the Russian aggression in the strongest …
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Ethereum’s highly anticipated transition to a Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus that is anticipated to be live in June is set to be shifted to an unknown date, this was revealed by Tim Beiko, one of the lead developers on the project. Ethereum’s transition to PoS postponed from June According to a tweet from Beiko, …
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LunarCrush is launching a DeFi protocol called LunrFi for its users on April 13, which will allow its users to begin staking the native Lunr token for yields of up to 25% monthly. They said LunrFi will not affect Lunr’s tokenomics and its DeFi plans are going to have a positive impact on the ecosystem. LunarCrush …
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Circle Internet Financial Ltd., the payments company behind the USD Coin (USDC), has signed an agreement to raise $400 million in a new funding round. The firm announced this news yesterday, noting that investors in this round include BlackRock, Fidelity Management and Research, Marshall Wace LLP, and Fin Capital. According to the announcement, Circle expects …
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A number of cryptocurrency exchanges in India are disabling rupee deposits, particularly payments using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system. This followed a statement issued by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) regarding the usage of the UPI system by crypto exchanges. Indian Exchanges Stop Offering Major Payment Options Options to deposit Indian rupees …
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Mastercard has filed 15 trademark applications covering a wide range of services relating to the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). “We are continually looking for opportunities to deliver new and unique experiences to our customers and cardholders,” Mastercard said. Mastercard’s NFT, Metaverse Trademark Applications Payments giant Mastercard filed 15 trademark applications with the United States …
On Wednesday, the firm Blockchain.com announced it inked a deal with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys as the team’s “exclusive digital asset partner.” The deal will bring Blockchain.com a great deal of exposure in terms of television, signage, and radio and the digital currency company will also have its own club space inside AT&T Stadium in …
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Available data from Glassnode shows that around 75% of wallets holding Bitcoin (BTC) are in profit despite the value of the flagship asset falling a long way from its ATH to below the $40k mark recently. Bitcoin wallets are in profit According to the report, there are currently more wallets in profit when compared to …
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Facebook’s parent Meta plans to take a 47.5% cut on the sale of digital assets on its virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds, leaving the NFT creator with 52.5% of the sale’s proceeds. The creation of NFTs is an integral part of the company’s plan for creating a metaverse. In a blog post on April 11, …
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Crypto payments provider MoonPay announced some of the world’s most influential figures and organizations from music, sports, media, and entertainment have collectively invested $86.7 million in the company. The strategic investors represent industries on the cusp of transformation by web3 technology, changing the way creatives, artists, and athletes approach art, fan engagement, and intellectual property management. …
Former Ethereum Foundation developer Virgil Griffith was sentenced to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to a one-count charge of conspiracy to violate the U.S. International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Bloomberg News reported. Ignored warning His offense was helping North Korea to evade sanctions by attending a 2019 blockchain and cryptocurrency conference in Pyongyang. …
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Coinbase has announced that it’s considering listing new tokens on its platform, but that’s not the news; popular crypto guy Cobie discovered an Ethereum address that bought roughly $400,000 worth of the listed tokens 24 hours before the exchange’s announcement. Found an ETH address that bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of tokens exclusively featured in …
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said cryptocurrencies are an integral part of the future financial system while speaking about digital assets at American University’s Kogod School of Business Center for Innovation. In her speech, Yellen pointed out that crypto has grown into a multi-trillion-dollar industry, up from around $14 billion approximately five years ago. However, …
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Following the controversial bank bailouts and Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in 2008, reports show in late 2019 and 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve participated in providing trillions of dollars in secret repo loans to megabanks. At the end of March, investigative journalists, Pam and Russ Martens from Wall Street on Parade, uncovered $3.84 trillion …
