A founding member of the Celo Alliance for Prosperity has added the Celo protocol to their platform. Bison Trails has announced support for the Celo open network, which enables smartphone users to send crypto directly to a phone number instead of a blockchain address. The added support means that users will be able to transfer […]
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The Tron Foundation is once again mired in controversy over an unverified claim that it secured a $2 million grant from a federal relief program for small firms hit by the pandemic. The Tron Foundation is once again mired in controversy over an as yet unverified allegation that it secured a ~$2 million grant from […]
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Serial entrepreneur Jenny Ta has launched a crypto-powered social media network and marketplace platform that promises it won’t sell users’ data. CoinLinked, a social media network and marketplace platform founded by Wall Street veteran Jenny Q. Ta, launched on May 7. The platform will feature a utility token that rewards users for activity on the […]
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Square’s Cash App and Grayscale absorbed over half of the Bitcoins mined in the first three months of 2020, according to a May 7 report. Square’s Cash App and asset manager Grayscale consumed over 50% of newly issued Bitcoin (BTC) in Q1 2020, a new report shows. Australian fund manager ListedReserve tweeted a calculation based […]
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson have taken gold bug Peter Schiff to task for his professionalized Bitcoin criticism. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson have taken gold bug Peter Schiff to task for his professionalized Bitcoin (BTC) naysaying. On May 6, Zhao, better known in the industry as […]
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Ethereum-based sports tokenization venture Chiliz is partnering with the UFC to release digital fan tokens through the Socios.com platform. UFC fighters worldwide will soon see fans holding their likenesses on digital tokens thanks to a new partnership with Ethereum-based sports tokenization platform Chiliz. According to a May 7 announcement from Chiliz (CHZ), the platform plans […]
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U.S. and Israel-based firms were charged for promoting fake investment schemes and defrauding customers of $15 million. The Commodity and Futures Exchange Commission (CFTC) has charged executives of American and Israeli firms for an alleged $15 million scam involving cryptocurrencies and binary options. Court documents filed on May 5 mention two major scams, the first […]
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Open interest has surged to a $400 million high this month, while institutional traders are increasing their exposure, not trading Bitcoin. Bitcoin (BTC) institutional investors are banking on a bull run as the latest data shows new records for the top cryptocurrency’s futures markets. As noted by institution-focused crypto analysis company Arcane Research on May […]
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Bitcoin price is preparing for a powerful mid-term rally and a new BTC price cycle, according to historical market data and previous halving events. Bitcoin (BTC) price may be at the start of an unprecedented mid-term rally after the top-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization registered a 150% gain since March. Historical data shows that when […]
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Crypto analysts AlfaBlock claim that the MakerDAO protocol will need to host several trillion Dai by 2040 to maintain its current market capitalization. Crypto analysts AlfaBlok has published a report that claims the number of circulating Dai will need to increase by more than 70% each year in order for MakerDAO (MKR) to maintain its […]
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