The leading cryptocurrency exchange – Kraken – will give $1,000 in bitcoin to each Ukrainian citizen who opened an account on the platform before March 10th. The initiative is designed to help those in need after Russia launched its “special military operation” in the country. Kraken’s...
The cryptocurrency market went through serious volatility in the past couple of days and has left a trail of liquidations worth around $215 million in the last 24 hours. As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, Bitcoin’s price surged massively towards $42,000 following the news of President Biden signing the long-awaited...
The open-source payment infrastructure program COTI has released its roadmap for 2022 as it aims to position itself as a go-to Layer 1 for payments. COTI’s 2022 Roadmap In a press release shared with CryptoPotato, COTI revealed that it is building a Layer 1 with its DAG-based...
On March 8, Cega Finance announced that it had raised $4.3 million in a seed round led by Dragonfly Capital Partners. There was also participation from various DeFi and crypto VCs, including Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, and Solana Ventures. The platform, founded by former...
The Major Soccer League participant Nashville SC partnered with the digital asset investment manager Valkyrie Investments. The latter vowed to pay its sponsorship fee entirely in bitcoin. The First MSL Team to Accept BTC Sponsorship Payment One of the leading American soccer teams – Nashville SC –...
LimeWire was one of the many P2P filesharing companies that had earlier pushed illegal downloading of music onto the masses before shutting its operations in 2011 following lengthy court battles. But the now-defunct site is set to make a comeback this year as a music-focused...
Slate Street – a bank holding company headquartered in Boston – has partnered with crypto infrastructure provider “Copper” to launch institutional-grade digital asset custody for its clients. Upon regulatory approval, the firm will offer custody services for some of the most “active” cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum,...
The European Union made it clear that cryptocurrencies, which fall into the category “transferable assets,” are included in the financial sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, the EU implemented similar penalties on Belarus for assisting the Russian war-like regime. The Bloc Extends...
[PR – LONDON – March 9, 2022] Token||Traxx has announced the sale of its network token which will take place on March 14, 2022. Token||Traxx is a new marketplace that redefines and enhances the value of music, by supporting and financially benefiting the entire music community using...
The current Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission – Gary Gensler – said that the agency will collaborate with government organizations to achieve “important public policy goals” in the cryptocurrency sector. His comments came shortly after the US President – Joe Biden –...