Morgan Creek co-founder and partner Anthony Pompliano had his 251,000-subscriber Youtube channel temporarily deleted by the platform after he posted a new interview with PlanB. The Bitcoin-bull promptly addressed the issue on Twitter, where he currently has 1,1 million followers. Roughly two hours later, Youtube reinstated his channel, making all of his Bitcoin-related videos again …
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Report: Kenya Has Fourth-Highest Interest in Cryptocurrency Globally
Kenya has the fourth-highest interest in cryptocurrency globally, a new research study by Broker Chooser has found. According to the study, only three countries — Ukraine, Russia, and the United States — have had higher searches for cryptocurrency in the last 12 months than Kenya. Crypto Searches in Kenya Highest in Africa According to a …
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Consensys Aims for $3 Billion Valuation in Upcoming Funding Round
Consensys, the Ethereum-based software boutique, is aiming to get a valuation that could reach $3 billion dollars in its upcoming funding round. The company would be taking advantage of the bullish climate the industry is experiencing right now to achieve this important milestone. Also, Consensys is flexing its economic muscle by acquiring Treum, developer of …
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Solana NFTs are now live on the FTX marketplace
In its latest effort to expand its NFT services to its clients, FTX US has announced its support for a Solana NFT marketplace. This means that users of the exchange can now mint, trade, auction, and authenticate NFTs based on the Solana blockchain through the platform. FTX now supports Solana NFTs Previously, this was not …
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“Big Short” famed Michael Burry says Shiba Inu (SHIB) is ‘pointless’
Shiba Inu continues to buck this week’s alt market downtrend, further suggesting meme coin investors have switched their focus away from Dogecoin. Since the start of October, when SHIB began taking off, the Dogecoin clone has posted 280% gains. Its unreal run of form, combined with meme coin status, has led some purists, including Ran …
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For the 1st Time, All ERC20 Tokens Can Be Lent and Borrowed With UniLend’s Upcoming Version 2
press release PRESS RELEASE. UniLend Finance published their protocol update blog introducing UniLend v2. The Binance Innovation Zone project has earlier this year enabled Lending for every token along with Flash Loans. The team published an initial blog explaining various innovative features in their upcoming version, which will equip UniLend to handle Lending and Borrowing …
Bank of Spain Criticizes El Salvador’s Foray Into Bitcoin
The Bank of Spain, the central bank of the country, criticized the adoption process El Salvador chose when declaring Bitcoin legal tender last month. In a report titled “The role of crypto assets as legal tender: the example of El Salvador,” the bank examines several pain points the country encountered while applying its bitcoin strategy, …
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Binance Launches $1 Billion Fund to Boost Adoption of Its Smart Chain and Entire Blockchain Industry
Crypto exchange Binance has launched a $1 billion fund which it calls “the biggest funding program of its kind in the whole cryptocurrency industry.” The company aims for the fund to “push the adoption” of the Binance Smart Chain and “the whole blockchain industry.” Binance Launches ‘the World’s Largest Crypto Accelerator’ Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced …
Coinbase Launching NFT Marketplace With Social Features to Grow Creator Community ‘Exponentially’
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is launching a peer-to-peer marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Nasdaq-listed company says that “Coinbase NFT” will make “minting, purchasing, showcasing, and discovering NFTs easier than ever.” In addition, Coinbase says, “We’re going to grow the creator community exponentially, a win for artists and for fans.” Coinbase NFT to Help Grow Creator …
On-chain data shows Bitcoin (BTC) whales are ‘hodling’ on as BTC nears $60,000
Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent constructive price action reflects upward trends in accumulation and HODLing behavior, as well as elevated on-chain activity and increased network utilization, Glassnode’s report for the first week of October revealed. However, in sync with the positive price action, derivatives markets recorded an influx of open interest, futures premiums, and positive funding rates, …
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Chainlink price feeds are now securing crypto-backed fiat loans
Fintech firm YouHodler is now using industry-leading oracle solution Chainlink to increase the transparency and reliability of its backend pricing mechanisms, it said in a release shared with CryptoSlate. The initial integration involves using Chainlink Price Feeds to access high-quality decentralized exchange rates on various cryptocurrency price pairs, which are then referenced in our lending …
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US Inflation Expectations Highest Since 2013, Gas Prices Skyrocket, Supply Chains Buckle
Americans are still concerned about dealing with inflation, as the cost of goods and services has continued to rise significantly in a short period of time. The Federal Reserve has published the latest Survey of Consumer Expectations report and U.S. households believe inflation will be up 5.3% one year from now. In addition to the …
NASDAQ-Listed HIVE Blockchain to Expand Data Center in New Brunswick, Canada With 40 Megawatts Capacity
sponsored HIVE Blockchain is set to expand its data center campus in New Brunswick, Canada with 40 megawatts capacity. It is the first publicly-traded cryptocurrency miner, listing in Toronto on the Venture Exchange back in 2017 and added to NASDAQ in 2021. It mines both Bitcoin and Ethereum using 100% green energy in facilities across …
Millions of Wix Merchants Can Now Accept 12 Different Cryptocurrencies
On Tuesday, the Atlanta-based cryptocurrency payments company Bitpay announced the Israeli software company Wix has enabled its Software as a service (SaaS) e-commerce product to accept crypto-asset payments. The integration will allow Wix merchants to accept 12 different cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, dogecoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum, litecoin, and stablecoins as well. SaaS Platform Wix Implements …
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Nevada-Based Bitcoin Mining Operation Cleanspark Purchases 4,500 Bitcoin Miners From Bitmain
Cleanspark, a Nevada-based energy technology and clean bitcoin mining firm, has announced the purchase of 4,500 Bitmain-brand Antminer S19 bitcoin mining rigs. The company says the mining devices were purchased by leveraging a portion of the company’s bitcoin holdings. Cleanspark Purchases 4,500 ASIC Mining Rigs From Chinese Manufacturer Bitmain The publicly-listed bitcoin mining firm Cleanspark …