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2021-07-21 04:39:18 Mastercard Floats Simplified Stablecoin Settlements for Businesses

Global payment giant Mastercard has announced significant upgrades to its crypto acceptance protocols, removing long-standing bottlenecks for cryptocurrency to fiat conversion. The company is the latest in the legacy payment arena to increase its focus on virtual currencies as demand for digital...

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By: Anthonia Isichei

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#Circle #CryptoAdoption #Cryptocurrency #Mastercard #Stablecoins #USDC Open / Comment

2021-07-21 02:17:17 Kusama Adds Bifrost as the Latest Parachain after Winning Auction

Bifrost is now the sixth Parachain on the Polkadot canary network, Kusama.
Bifrost Wins to become the Sixth Parachain on Kusama
As per a post on Twitter on July 20, the project, which allows for staking liquidity on Polkadot's Substrate, won the fifth and final Kusama Parachain auction slot,...

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By: Dalmas Ngetich

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#Bitfrost #Kusama #ParachainAuction #Polkadot Open / Comment

2021-07-21 00:53:19 US Treasury Secretary Mandates Federal Regulators on Stablecoin Laws

Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the US Treasury has said that it was imperative for regulators to establish a regulatory policy for stablecoins. 
Stablecoin Regulation a Priority for US Authorities
Yellen's statement was revealed in a readout of the meeting held on Monday (July 19, 2021). ...

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By: Anthonia Isichei

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#JanetYellen #Regulations #Stablecoins #US Open / Comment

2021-07-20 23:40:07 U.S. Senators Want American Athletes Banned From Using China's e-CNY During Beijing Olympics

Three U.S. Senators are clamoring for a ban on the use of China's upcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC) for American athletes at the forthcoming Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. 
E-CNY Not for U.S. Athletes
The senators expressed their concern about the digital yuan in a letter to the ...

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By: Anthonia Isichei

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#CBDC #China #DigitalYuan #ECNY #UnitedStates Open / Comment

2021-07-20 21:38:10 Bitcoin Price Dips Below $30K as Extreme Fear Grips the Crypto Market

The BTC price crashed below the $30K support on July 20, as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell to 19/100, denoting extreme fear from market participants. The traditional markets shared a similar fate, with the DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ also registering heavy losses on the day.
Panic...

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By: Adam Robertson

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#Bitcoin #BTC #Cryptocurrency #GBTC Open / Comment

2021-07-20 20:56:10 Bitget is Looking For Experienced Traders, Offering up to 10% of Copiers’ Trading Income

As the first exchange to launch the copy trade feature, the derivatives trading platform Bitget will initiate a trader recruitment plan in July 2021 to invite experienced traders across the world to sign up for its one-click copy trade, according to its recent official announcement. The initiative...

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By: Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel

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#Altcoin #Bitget #Cryptocurrency Open / Comment

2021-07-20 17:37:15 New Jersey Regulators Slap BlockFi with a Cease & Desist Order

BlockFi has been ordered by the New Jersey Bureau of Securities to desist from opening a new BlockFi Interest Account (BIA) for residents. In a Twitter thread on July 20, CEO Zac Prince has made it clear that the firm remains in operation for existing New Jersey customers and is in an ongoing...

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By: Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel

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#Bitcoin #Blockfi #BTC #CryptoRegulations Open / Comment

2021-07-20 12:21:20 Revival NFT Marketplace Launches Successfully on IOST (IOST)

Revival, the NFT Marketplace built on high-throughput, decentralized smart contracts platform IOST (IOST) is now live.
Revival Goes Live on IOST
IOST, a decentralized, high-speed, and scalable blockchain network today announced the launch of the eagerly-anticipated Revival NFT Marketplace which...

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By: Aisshwarya Tiwari

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#Blockchain #IOST #NFT #Revival Open / Comment

2021-07-20 10:37:17 Arsenal F.C. Partners with Chiliz to Launch $AFC Fan Token on Socios.com

English Premier League (EPL) football club Arsenal today unveiled it would launch the $AFC fan token in partnership with Chiliz.
$AFC Token to Launch on Socios.com
Arsenal F.C., the 13-time champions of the EPL has inked a deal with leading blockchain services providers for the sports and...

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By: Aisshwarya Tiwari

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#AFC #Arsenal #Blockchain #Chiliz #SociosCom Open / Comment

2021-07-20 04:39:15 Bitcoin (BTC) Records Fourth Consecutive Mining Difficulty Decline

Bitcoin (BTC) has become increasingly easier to mine for the fourth straight difficulty epoch as the network continues to feel the effect of the sweeping crypto mining ban in China. Meanwhile, the hash rate is expected to migrate to the Western hemisphere with mining establishments keen to upscale...

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By: Anthonia Isichei

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#Bitcoin #BitcoinHashRate #BitcoinMining #BitcoinMiningDifficulty Open / Comment