With the launch of ‘Nifty Gateway 2.0’, the Winklevoss-owned company is the first USD-based exchange for non-fungible tokens. Nifty, a USD-based exchange for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), announced the completion of its ‘Nifty Gateway 2.0’ revamp on March 17. The platform, which was purchased by the Winklevoss twins’ crypto firm Gemini in November 2019, describes itself […]
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Developer bounty platform Gitcoin has partnered with Ethereum Classic Labs to offer bounties in ETC. Crypto bounty payment platform Gitcoin announced it has enabled contributor payouts in Ethereum Classic (ETC). In partnership with Ethereum Classic Labs, bounty seekers now have the option to receive pay in ETC for their work on various open-sourced projects, Ethereum […]
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Bitcoin price is managing to hold above the $5K level, which has now flipped into support as a relief rally looks to be in the cards. On March 16 Bitcoin (BTC) price bounced back above the $5,000 barrier, while equity markets in the United States saw their worst day since 1987. Traditional markets closed 13% […]
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Major European financial institutions have jointly launched a blockchain-based platform for the investment fund industry. Major European financial institutions are jointly launching a blockchain-based platform for the investment fund industry. The system was initially incubated by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and its affiliate Fundsquare, which, alongside Clearstream, Credit Suisse Asset Management and Natixis Investment Managers, […]
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Billionaire Tim Draper sees potential in DeFi and invests in a new DAO governance platform called DMM DAO. Tim Draper, the billionaire and Bitcoin bull who has backed Tesla, SpaceX and Coinbase, is making moves into decentralized finance. He is now investing in DeFi Money Markets DAO (DMM DAO), according to the DMM Foundation’s official […]
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Mark Kapeles attacked the sole remaining plaintiff in what once was a class action lawsuit for changing the factual basis for his claim against the exchange. Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, accuses plaintiff Gregory Greene of altering the factual basis of his claims against Karplese mid-case, according to his […]
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The upcoming Bitcoin halving remains a major topic within the industry. What can we learn from past experience to be ready for it? There appears to be increasing anxiety in cryptocurrency markets after the prices of Bitcoin (BTC) failed to maintain above the psychological $10,000 level in February. The disappointment came less than three months […]
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Waves has unveiled several upgrades to its enterprise platform, including a drastic increase in smart contract execution speed and licensing fees to operate on the network. Russian blockchain firm Waves has announced updates to its enterprise platform, including accelerated smart contract execution, licensing fees and inter-chain anchoring. On March 17, Waves wrote that the new […]
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Gold has only limited support between current levels and $1,050, Brandt warns, while only a “pie in the sky” event can save Bitcoin. Bitcoin (BTC) may end up in a race with gold to hit the $1,000 mark, as one analyst identifies support below $1,400 for the precious metal. In a tweet on March 16, […]
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Digital asset security platform Fireblocks has partnered with Compound to provide a bridge for institutional players to enter decentralized finance. Institutional digital asset security platform Fireblocks has announced an integration with decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Compound — currently the second-largest application built on Ethereum. Entities storing assets with Fireblocks can now generate passive income […]
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