Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, has recently acquired a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from the Bank of Spain in order to operate in the country. In its ambitious expansion plans that the cryptocurrency exchange is persisting despite the global jump and market slump in the cryptoverse, there is another country that Binance is looking
Summary: The government of Shanghai seems to be warming up to NFTs. It has recommended the exploration and development of NFT trading platforms. Shanghai’s government sees NFTs as a means of protecting Intellectual Property and digital rights. However, the recommendation was not at the national level and was only made by Shanghai’s government. Shanghai’s government
Summary: Disney has invited Polygon (MATIC) to participate in its 2022 Accelerator Program, focusing on NFTs, AI, and Augmented Reality. Polygon (MATIC) is the only blockchain project selected in a list of six. The world-renowned Walt Disney company has invited the Polygon Network (MATIC) to its 2022 Accelerator Program. This year’s Disney Accelerator class be
Hyosung America has signed a partnership deal with cash-to-crypto provider DigitalMint that enables Bitcoin (BTC) purchasing across the firm’s 175,000 ATMs located in the U.S. Apart from offering its own BTC and Litecoin (LTC) payment rails such as ATMs, bank wires and tellers, DigitalMint also provides software API integrations that allow retailers or ATM operators
Despite a major decline in trading volume across the broader non-fungible token (NFT) market, a single CryptoPunk has sold for a whopping 2,500 ETH which equates to a price tag of just over $2.6 million. The $2.6 million transaction makes the sale of CryptoPunk 4464 — one of just 24 ape-themed CryptoPunks — the largest
Crypto exchange OKX has acquired a provisional virtual assets license granted by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), allowing them to offer additional services to qualified investors and financial services providers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). In a statement, the OKX team told Cointelegraph that the license allows them to extend products and
The cost incurred by African migrants or expatriates when sending funds via the so-called formal corridors remains way above the UN target of less than three percent, the latest data from the World Bank has shown. On the other hand, the cost is much lower than the target when cryptocurrencies are used. Global Average Higher
Major European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares is expanding its exchange-traded products (ETP) with a new physically-backed ETP based on Algorand (ALGO). CoinShares on Thursday announced the listing of its physically-backed staked Algorand ETP on Xetra, the electronic trading platform run by Germany’s exchange operator Deutsche Boerse. Named the CoinShares Physical Staked Algorand, the new crypto
Dogecoin (DOGE) has missed a much-anticipated technical upside target and is down nearly 10% over the past week amid an ongoing spat between Elon Musk and Twitter. Musk hurts DOGE price To recap: Musk, whose companies Tesla, SpaceX, and Vegas Loop accept DOGE payments, had suggested introducing the same checkout option on Twitter this April.
The positive gains recorded in the first ten days of July have all but disappeared on July 13 as Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider market slid back toward new yearly lows. Subdued action in the market can be traced back to a variety of factors ranging today’s record-high Consumer Price Index print and a raging
Unstoppable Domains has partnered with crypto payment firm MoonPay to incorporate nonfungible token (NFT) domains in transactions within the platform. With the collaboration, MoonPay users can send and receive digital assets using their domain names, eliminating the need to enter long and complicated wallet addresses. In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, Ivan Soto-Wright, the co-founder
Crypto lending platform Celsius has reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, having notified individual U.S. state regulators on Wednesday, July 13. The news was reported by CNBC and referred to an unnamed source, who asked not to be named as the proceedings were private. The source noted that Celsius plans to file the paperwork “imminently.”
The United States Consumer Price Index soared to 9.1% in June, exceeding expectations of an 8.8% rise year-on-year. Currently, the Fed funds futures point to an 81 basis points rate hike for July, suggesting that some participants anticipate a 100 basis points hike. Several on-chain indicators have been pointing to a likely bottom in Bitcoin
The Bitcoin (BTC) price chart from the past couple of months reflects nothing more than a bearish outlook and it’s no secret that the cryptocurrency has consistently made lower lows since breaching $48,000 in late March. Bitcoin price in USD. Source: TradingView Curiously, the difference in support levels has been getting wider as the correction
There is an old saying, “cash is king,” but if it is sitting in a bank account or, in the case of crypto — a wallet, it diminishes daily due to inflation. This is especially the case now as inflation in the United States breaks its 40-year record. While the dollar-cost-averaging (DCA) strategy allows an
Bitcoin (BTC) fell $800 in minutes on July 13 as the latest United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) data came in far ahead of estimates. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Dollar smashes new 20-year highs on hot CPI Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it dived under $19,000 minutes after