Europe becomes largest crypto economy with over $1T in transactions — Chainalysis
DeFi has become a major catalyst for Europe’s crypto economy. Large institutions have also upped their share of transactions significantly....
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Verifone to enable crypto payments at major retailers through BitPay
One of the world’s largest point-of-sale providers has partnered with BitPay to allow U.S.-based merchants to accept crypto payments Crypto...
Peruvian stablecoin launches on Stellar blockchain
Anclap expects to launch two more Stellar-based stablecoins for Chile and Colombia later this year. Latin American stablecoin issuer Anclap...
CBDCs could cut cross border remittance costs by half: BIS report
The BIS report based on a multi-CBDC pilot also showed significant improvements in international remittance speed. The Bank for International...
Alibaba to ban crypto miner sales amid Chinese crackdown
Any sellers that list crypto miners or relevant products on Alibaba’s platforms after Oct. 15 will face significant penalties. Chinese...
BTC price loses $42K after fresh rejection puts focus on ‘worst case’ Bitcoin monthly close
It's all to play for as Bitcoin price action lingers above $40,000, but predictions are already in of a dip...
Northern Data to obtain 33K ASIC miners through Bitfield acquisition
Northern Data believes the acquisition will position it as a leading mining firm globally. Blockchain and high performance computing firm...
DeFi farmers boast about gaming dYdX airdrop as prices surge
DeFi farmers are claiming to have made hundreds of thousands of dollars by gaming dYdX ‘s recent airdrop. As dYdX’s...
Bitcoin Lightning nodes and channels hit record highs
The number of Lightning Network nodes has increased 160% over the past 12 months while the number of channels is...
Facebook announces $50M investment fund tasked with developing its virtual metaverse
Facebook has slated $50 million to be spent over the next two years through its XR Programs and Research fund....
Institutional investors bought the dip as China FUD broke
While institutional Bitcoin products have experienced outflows for 13 of the past 17 weeks, the sector has now seen three...
Digital dollar advocate will retire as Dallas Fed president
At a November 2020 virtual conference, Rob Kaplan said "it is critical that the Fed focuses on developing a digital...
Google, the most popular Bitcoin trend indicator, turns 23
Since the introduction of Bitcoin, Google has become an excellent popularity indicator for cryptocurrencies. Google, the leading indicator used to...
Traders say Bitcoin’s bullish bias will only be confirmed by a close above $44K
Bitcoin needs to flip $43,600 to support in order to see bullish continuation and on-chain data signals that BTC accumulation...
Law Decoded: China FUD and false dichotomies, Sept. 20–27
Many in the crypto space are calling for the U.S. to assert its foundational principles by implementing crypto policies in...
