press release PRESS RELEASE. Vasyl Virastyuk, the strongest man on the planet in 2004 and 2007, tokenized his autograph through the innovative NFT project PHILOGRAPHY. The strongman was the first to start a partnership with PHILOGRAPHY.BIZ. He provided his original autograph to produce a limited edition of collectible NFT autographs and sell them. This is …
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More Zimbabwean Artists Pivot to NFTs as Bubble Concerns Grow
A Zimbabwean artist, Greatjoy Ndlovu, joined the growing list of African artists pivoting to the non-fungible tokens (NFT) market after his digital artwork was sold for 0.7 ethereum. The sale, which took place on the Async Art NFT marketplace, is Ndlovu’s first foray into the digital art space. NFTs an Opportunity for African Artists According …
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Legalized Theft: Police Seize $87,000 From Former Marine but Don’t Charge Him With a Crime
A recently published report that went viral across social media details how a former U.S. Marine, Stephen Lara, was pulled over by police and was suspected of being a drug trafficker. Police then searched Lara’s vehicle and subsequently took $87,000 in cash from a bag kept in Lara’s trunk. Lara, who also had a stack …
Chainlink Price feeds are now live on Optimistic Ethereum for scalable DeFi development
Decentralized oracle network Chainlink is running live on Optimistic Ethereum, as per a release shared with CryptoSlate. Most smart contract applications and protocols rely on external oracles in some capacity, particularly for price feeds in DeFi to perform on-chain actions like checking loan collateralization or settling binary options at expiry. What happens now? As part …
Kusama (KSM) sees its first sold-out parachain auction
KILT Protocol’s crowd loan has hit the maximum cap of 220,000 KSM during Kusama‘s 6th parachain slot auction. As the cap was reached before the auction’s end on September 3rd, further voting for KILT was disabled. BREAKING:KILT’s crowdloan has hit our max cap of 220,000 KSM very quickly, and further voting for KILT is not …
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IRS Agent Poses as Bitcoin Trader Called ‘Mr. Coins,’ Biden’s IRS Wants ‘Outflow and Inflow’ Data From Banks
Over the last few weeks, Americans have read about the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) upping its tax enforcement to catch cryptocurrency users who have not paid taxes. According to one report, the IRS may get access to bank inflows and outflows via Joe Biden’s American Families Plan. On top of this, another story explains …
Crypto Economy Gains 83% in Value Over Last 3 Months, Myriad of Lesser-Known Coins Spike
The overall market capitalization of all 10,000+ digital assets has reached a September high of $2.33 trillion as it has risen over 5% on Thursday. The crypto economy hasn’t been at this U.S. dollar value since mid-May or approximately 108 days ago, as the value has increased 83.46% since the crypto economy’s low point on …
South African Tax Body Updates Crypto Tax Guidance, Confusion Persists
In late August, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) released new guidelines that clarify the correct treatment of taxable crypto events. The new guidance, which was published on the revenue collector’s webpage, explains how cryptocurrency-related income should be disclosed in tax returns. Distinction Between Income and Capital Gains Tax As shown on SARS’ crypto-asset tax …
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Play-to-Earn Game From Polker (PKR) Exchange Listing – Endorsed by Akon
sponsored The Play-to-Earn NFT based Polker.Game‘s native token $PKR has been officially listed on the popular centralized exchange BitMart. Polker.game has been in the spotlight recently as Akon, the American R&B superstar and record producer gave his official endorsement of polker stating that the “game is revolutionary” and that Polker is “hands down.. the best …
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Shop.com Announces Cryptocurrency Acceptance to ‘Kick off the Next Chapter’ of Business
This past weekend at the Market America Worldwide Shop.com 2021 International Convention (MAIC2021), the president of the e-commerce firm, Steve Ashley, announced Shop.com sites from around the world will be accepting cryptocurrencies via Bitpay. This means that bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash, and several other digital assets can be used to purchase products via Shop.com’s websites. …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …