March 11, 2021 ShapeShift report calls ‘staking derivatives’ a potential win-win for PoS users The derivatives landscape offers “tantalizing” opportunities for stakers, according to Kent Barton of ShapeShift. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t risks. In a newly…
March 11, 2021 Crypto lending firm BlockFi raises $350M in new funding round The company is now valued at $3 billion. Bain Capital Ventures, Pomp Investments, Tiger Global, and partners of DST Global have led investors in…
March 11, 2021 Beeple NFT auction closes at record-setting $69.3M The auction for “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” closed at a realized price of $69,346,250. Digital artist Mike Winkelmann, also known as Beeple, has…
March 11, 2021 What keeps Bitcoin price similar across different crypto exchanges? Arbitrage plays a part in Bitcoin’s pricing in the crypto market, but that does not explain everything. Bitcoin trades in countless locations across the…
March 11, 2021 New York grants Bakkt coveted BitLicense Bakkt will also have a money transmitter license in the state of New York. Bakkt has become the latest crypto firm to get a…
March 11, 2021 When privacy is a privilege: Ontology’s Jun Li on blockchain-based digital ID Everyone’s car generates a lot of data every day, points out Jun Li, founder of the open-source digital identity blockchain Ontology. The automotive sector…
March 11, 2021 US luxury hotel brand to begin accepting Bitcoin payments Bitcoin penetration in the hospitality industry is set for another expansion as a U.S. luxury hotel chain adopts cryptocurrency as a payment option. The…
March 11, 2021 Bank of Russia to start digital ruble trials in 2022 The Bank of Russia hopes to complete a prototype platform for a digital ruble by the end of 2021. The central bank of Russia…
March 11, 2021 Gensler confirmation as SEC chair would be good for crypto, says Hester Peirce SEC commissioner Hester Peirce is optimistic that the U.S. will eventually offer more clarity for cryptocurrency investors. Hester Peirce of the United States Securities…
March 11, 2021 Tether tokens go live on Ethereum competitor Solana blockchain Tether’s integration with the Solana blockchain is intended to help support a range of projects in DeFi, blockchain gaming and Web 3.0. Stablecoin issuer…