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2021-05-03 21:35:25 The overall value of the crypto market makes it $100 billion more valuable than Apple. The $1.1 trillion value of Bitcoin puts it ahead of the likes of other heavyweight companies including Tesla and Facebook.

London-based financial technology company Revolut may be about to take a U-turn from what is obtainable amongst competing payment firms by allowing users to make direct withdrawals of Bitcoin and other digital currencies it supports.

The sudden rising craze around farming the Chia coin has resulted in massive demand for SSD and enterprise-grade storage hard drives. This has further pushed the surge in the price of these hard drives by 50-60%.

The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency ETH has been on an indomitable rally and today’s all-time high of $3194 makes its co-founder Vitalik Buterin the youngest crypto billionaire in the market. Open / Comment

2021-04-30 15:14:06 Fidelity Investments revealed a new program it had developed which was capable of analysing and collating data from digital assets.

Crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc announced its partnership with payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc to speed up its crypto buying services.

Zoe Roth, the “Disaster Girl”, has generated nearly half a million from her popular meme, which was recently sold as a non-fungible token.

Socios.com, the leading global blockchain provider for the sports and entertainment industry, has partnered with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. Open / Comment

2021-04-29 18:45:35 Facebook Inc has recorded a 48% increase in its revenue for the 2021 first quarter earnings report which does not include any Bitcoin investment.

Ripple is currently in a legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission over issuing unregistered securities. While people think Ripple has been discouraged for any future developments, the company plans on going public after the lawsuit.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has unveiled two new Galaxy Book Pro devices, already available for pre-order.

While the leading digital asset Bitcoin is famous for being equated to gold, Ethereum has now been able to overtake the market cap of another precious metal. Per available data, ETH is now the 33rd most valuable asset in the world, surpassing platinum, a highly valued metal on its way up.

Dapper Labs, a Canadian blockchain firm, is partnering with celebrity-driven avatar technology company Genies to create a new marketplace on the former’s Flow blockchain. Open / Comment

2021-04-28 14:19:48 Ethereum price jumped to new heights early Wednesday to trade slightly above $2,700, thus recording a new all-time high.

New-York based news magazine TIME has revealed a list of TIME100 Most Influential Companies in the world. According to TIME, the list was complained by nominating different companies across every sector. The companies were chosen from industries including healthcare, transportation, technology, entertainment, and so on.

Ahead of the anticipated Chia coin project’s pre-sale, small exchanges in China are reportedly backing the fundraising while the bigger trading platforms are sitting on the sidelines. Open / Comment

2021-04-27 15:43:16 In its Q1 2021 results, Tesla stated that it has liquidated 10% of its total holdings in Bitcoin netting a positive income of $101 million. The company also revealed good delivery numbers while addressing issues with semiconductor and hardware supplies.

Apple released its latest software update, iOS 14.5 for its iPhone users. However, the update from Apple has been viewed as a nightmare for the social media giant Facebook Inc due to the new privacy changes.

Woven Planet Holdings Inc, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp is set to acquire Level 5, the autonomous vehicle unit of Lyft Inc.

On Monday, April 26, the US stock market remained upbeat with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite registering marginal gains to close at record highs. The market rallied as Wall Street geared for one of the busiest weeks for the Q1 big tech earnings report. Open / Comment

2021-04-26 20:26:15 Telegram has unveiled a set of new updates, designed to boost the performance of its platform. According to its announcement, the new features primarily include Payments 2.0, Scheduled Voice Chats, and New Web Versions.

Analysts have noted their opinions on the stock of US largest crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc, and stated whether it is a “Buy”.

Investment banking company JPMorgan Chase & Co is rolling out a Bitcoin Fund for clients. Upon a successful rollout, JPMorgan will become the first and largest bank in the US to offer such a service. Open / Comment

2021-04-26 14:21:24 On Sunday, the 93rd Annual Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles. This year, Netflix Inc made history by winning 7 awards and doubling its all-time collection of Oscar wins.

American rapper Marshall Mathers III, popularly known as Eminem, is joining the NFTs train by launching his NFTs on the 25th of April. Eminem has partnered with Gemini-owned NFT platform Nifty Gateway to release his first NFTs.

Binance plans to list 3 additional stock tokens this week. According to an announcement, tradable shares of business intelligence firm, MicroStrategy Incorporated, Apple Inc, and Microsoft Corporation will be listed on the trading website in succession beginning today. Open / Comment

2021-04-23 15:25:06 Germany-based Daimler AG has had a very strong Q1 which made a good start to the year. This was made known via its first quarterly review where the firm declared that the sales of its cars and commercial vehicles had increased to 728,600 which translates to a growth of 13 percent.

Coinbase Pro has announced support for ERC-20 based stablecoin Tether (USDT). The exchange confirmed trading will commence on Monday, April 26, if liquidity conditions are met.

The global market slumps following the aftermath of reports that the United States President Joe Biden is planning to propose a 39.6% capital gains tax to fund education and child care.

Following the recent bull-run of the crypto market led by Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Binance coin, the market has undergone a correction pushing the smaller market cap coins down the price curve. Bitcoin has after hitting its highest price of $64,000 fell marginally and significantly over the past few weeks, having dropped by 11% in the last 24 hours. Open / Comment

2021-04-22 14:40:26 The Walt Disney Company and Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced a significant licensing deal. Within the agreement, Disney receives US streaming and TV rights to the films Sony will release from 2022 to 2026.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 316.01 points or 0.93% to 34,137.31 as the US stocks rebounded from a two-day loss. Along with the Dow Jones, the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Russell 2000 all surged on the 21st of April.

Global software company UiPath Inc saw a 23% spike in its shares after its initial public offering on the 21st of April. UiPath pulled in $1.34 billion in its market debut, representing one of the largest US software IPOs ever. Open / Comment

2021-04-21 14:30:31 American technology giant Apple Inc has announced a range of new products at its first product launch event in 2021. At the event, the company unveiled a new iMac that comes in seven colors and a new 5G-enabled iPad Pro equipped with an M1 chip.

Workspace-sharing company WeWork has joined the list of companies who accept crypto as a form of payment. WeWork announced that beginning from the 20th of April, the company will start utilizing the new payment.

Luxurious brands Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Prada, have come together to fight counterfeit goods, using the first global luxury blockchain Aura. The companies are coming together to tackle forged goods with a blockchain-based seal of authenticity. Open / Comment