Popular Canadian rapper Aubrey Drake Graham, also known mononymously as Drake, made a massive bitcoin bet on Sunday’s Super Bowl Game between the Los Angeles Rams (LA Rams) and the Cincinnati Bengals. Drake took a snapshot of his bet and posted it on Instagram for his...
Chainalysis has identified more than $602 million worth of ransomware payments in 2021. But the firm is confident that the figure is still an “underestimate” and that the true total for the year is likely to be much higher. 2021 Ransomeware Payouts A report from the blockchain...
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, 10th February 2022] TRON DAO and BitTorrent Chain (BTTC) are launching the TRON Grand Hackathon 2022, registration begins on February 14th. The Hackathon is part of TRON DAO’s long-term efforts to promote the mass adoption of blockchain technology and innovative cross-chain...
[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, 10th February 2022] In support of its growing DeFi ecosystem, Flare has announced a recent partnership with Ola Finance, a platform offering customized lending networks. Ola plans to launch a lending network on Songbird – Flare’s canary network – with...
[PRESS RELEASE – New York, NY, 10th February 2022] Humanode, the first cryptobiometric network where one human = one node, has successfully closed its $2M seed round. Led by Republic Capital, the seed round was supported by institutions such as Tribe Capital, Blizzard – the Avalanche...
Bitcoin started out as a technological experiment more than a decade ago. Since then, the global financial markets have undergone a tremendous shift. At the center of the digital currency revolution is blockchain technology which gave rise to the first-ever smart contract platform, Ethereum. Over the...
[PRESS RELEASE – Victoria, Seychelles, 10th February 2022] AAX (aax.com), a fast-growing cryptocurrency exchange, is partnering with the specialized oracle network solution Pyth network to provide real-time cryptocurrency market data. The integration is expected to be completed within this month. Pyth Network is focused on sourcing accurate...
The past 24 hours haven’t been so favorable to the cryptocurrency market, in general. The total capitalization is down below $2 trillion once again, as the bitcoin price dropped to a low of around $41,900 (on Bitstamp). The rest of the market is also in...
“The Enigma” – a billion-year-old black diamond considered to be the largest cut in the world – was sold for a whopping $4.3 million worth of digital assets. The owner of the jewelry is now the American entrepreneur Richard Heart who renamed it the “HEX.com...
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said a potential CBDC could positively impact the local financial system. Nonetheless, the institution introduced a discussion paper to find out what the general public thinks on the matter. Seeking Society’s Opinion According to the CBK, launching a central bank digital...