One analyst suggests staking may trigger a bull run for ETH, but how likely is ETH 2.0 to generate this amount of demand? Ethereum 2.0 has dragged its feet. But when it does finally ship, it could provide the “largest economic shift in society” — or so it’s believed. The launch of ETH 2.0 is […]
Continue ReadingBTC gets propelled over the $9,000 mark but fails to immediately cement the level as support in volatile Friday trading. Bitcoin (BTC) was back on May 1 as the largest cryptocurrency regained $9,000 after climbing 7% in less than 24 hours. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC price shoots for fresh $9K support Data […]
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Swipe Visa holders can now make payments with their crypto using Samsung Pay on their smartphone or smartwatch. Cryptocurrency Visa card platform Swipe announced a partnership with Samsung Pay on May 1. The integration allows Samsung Pay users to make payments from their Swipe Visa card balances using Samsung Pay-enabled devices. The firm claims to […]
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The Binance widget was previously only available for the Brave Nightly and Beta versions. Privacy-focused web browser Brave has integrated the Binance widget into the latest stable release across all of its desktop offerings. An announcement on April 30 notes that the widget is enabled by default, placing the Binance cryptocurrency exchange in front of […]
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Cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform Celsius Network has topped 50,000 Bitcoin in deposits — worth over $380,000,000 — since its launch back in August 2018. Cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform Celsius Network has topped 50,000 Bitcoin (BTC) in deposits — worth over $380,000,000 — since its launch back in August 2018. With over 100,000 active […]
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Promises of unlimited money-printing lead the world’s largest crypto asset manager to sound the alarm to investors, promoting Bitcoin as a solution. Bitcoin (BTC) is now investors’ best bet against central bank money printing, a new report from asset manager Grayscale concludes. In the document, titled “Quantitative Tightening,” the world’s largest digital currency asset manager […]
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Professor of Criminology Roderic Broadhurst found that some darknet market operators may have scruples after all. Almost half of the darknet sites surveyed by the Australian National University do not offer COVID-19 ‘treatments’ or protective equipment. Researchers found that eight out of 20 markets do not sell any items related to coronavirus with another nine […]
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The crypto industry’s attitudes toward tax are maturing, with a recent survey indicating that two-thirds of digital asset users are in favor of cryptocurrency taxation. A recent survey conducted by South Korean wallet provider Childly found that 66% of respondents are in favor of crypto assets being taxed. The poll of more than 5,750 crypto […]
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CoinCorner reports that Google Ads is running a phishing ad despite the firm being unable to use its service. While Google’s subsidiary, YouTube, is facing a lawsuit for promoting cryptocurrency scams, Google’s advertising platform continues to display fraudulent crypto ads through its advertising network. According to a report by Bitcoin (BTC) crypto exchange, CoinCorner, Google […]
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Blockchain scalability solution Matic launched a privacy-focused coronavirus tracking mobile application. Blockchain scalability solution, Matic, launched a privacy-focused coronavirus tracking mobile application. According to an April 29 announcement, the new app — dubbed Tracy — leverages the Matic network for contact tracing and quarantine management. The solution also uses decentralized data storage solution, MóiBit, to […]
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