Kickstarter, one of the leading crowdfunding platforms on the market, has decided to abandon its current business model and migrate to a blockchain-based platform. This will be built by an independent organization funded initially by Kickstarter to work on the protocol. The new platform will be built on top of the Celo blockchain. Kick-Starting a …
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The Bitcoin.com Team is excited to announce support for shared (multisig) wallets for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash in the Bitcoin.com Wallet. That means you can protect your most valuable wallets with a unique form of two-factor authentication, set up a corporate treasury, safely introduce your kids to Bitcoin, and more. What Are Shared Wallets? Standard …
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The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation has insisted that the term “cryptocurrency” should be added to the country’s legislation. The move would allow authorities in Moscow to confiscate digital assets that have been involved in criminal activities. Russian Prosecutor General’s Office Prepares Amendments Allowing Seizure of Cryptocurrency With cryptocurrencies being only partially regulated …
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With the year coming to an end in the next 22 days, the chance of Bitcoin meeting its $100k target is getting slimmer with each passing day especially as the coin recently witnessed a price correction that took it below the $50k level again. As it stands, it appears experts are beginning to give up …
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The latest survey conducted by Coinbase revealed that the U.K. holds the second-highest level of cryptocurrency awareness in Europe. Using Qualtrics, an independent research firm, Coinbase surveyed over 8,000 consumers across Europe to gain a better understanding of how aware its residents are of cryptocurrencies. Brits and Spaniards hold the highest level of crypto awareness …
A new report from trading platform CoinList analyzed the future of the crypto industry following a survey of almost 5,000 of its users. Respondents weighed in on everything from the dominance of specific blockchain platforms to use cases for NFTs and showed that the market has its hopes set pretty high for 2022. The market …
Novi, the remittance and payments initiative of Meta (formerly Facebook), has launched a Whatsapp pilot test for customers in the U.S. This means that a small number of Whatsapp users will be able to send and receive payments, as well as purchase digital dollars directly from the interface of the messaging service. This is an …
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The well known playing card manufacturer Bicycle has announced the launch of the company’s first non-fungible token (NFT) collection. The NFT card collectibles called the “Genesis Collection” were designed by the artist Adrian Valenzuela and the first drop of NFTs were officially revealed via the NFT marketplace Kolectiv on Thursday. Bicycle Playing Card Manufacturer Aims …
The Ross Ulbricht Genesis non-fungible token (NFT) collection auction has come to an end and the auction winner was the “Free Ross DAO,” backed by the Pleasrdao project. The NFT collection raised 1,446 ether or $6.27 million at the time of settlement. Free Ross Decentralized Autonomous Organization Wins Ross Ulbricht’s NFT Auction, DAO Plans to …
The Russian Attorney General’s Office (Genprokuratura) is actively working on a swathe of new amendments to criminal law that would allow law enforcement agencies to legally confiscate illicitly gained Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, attorney general Igor Krasnov revealed to RIA Novosti today. “We have developed amendments to a number of regulatory legislative acts so …
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Meta Platforms cryptocurrency wallet, dubbed Novi, will enable sending and receiving money through the popular messaging app–WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a unit of Meta– a tech giant formerly known as Facebook. The pilot program is open to a limited number of users in the US, according to Novi head Stephane Kasriel, who announced the launch on …
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Kickstarter, one of the largest crowdfunding platforms on the market, has announced plans to develop a decentralized version of its infrastructure on Celo. According to the company’s announcement, the move is set to open up new opportunities for creative projects to come to life. The king of crowdfunding is making a bit bet on decentralization …
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In their bid to better understand the crypto industry and its operations, US lawmakers invited the chief executive officers (CEO) of some leading crypto exchanges to a major hearing tagged “Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Understanding Innovation in the United State.” Brian Brooks criticizes SEC One of the invited executives was the pro-crypto …
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sponsored Metaverse is the trending concept in the blockchain industry due to its massive potential in different sectors. Blockchain gaming is one sector that has embraced the metaverse, and GensoKishi Online “Meta World” is at the forefront of this development. GensoKishi Online “Meta World” is a new metaverse and GameFi version of the popular GensoKishi …
In less than two weeks after its previous bitcoin purchase, Microstrategy bought more bitcoins. The company has added 1,434 coins to its treasury, bringing the total holdings to 122,478 coins. At the time of writing, the company’s total bitcoin stash is worth about $6 billion. Microstrategy Purchases 1,434 More Bitcoins The Nasdaq-listed company Microstrategy has …
