Blockchain

CEO Durov spent $200,000 to buy Toncoin in order to pre-acquire Telegram Premium subscriptions in a giveaway for 10,000 Telegram users. Pavel Durov, the CEO of cross-platform instant messaging service has announced a giveaway of 10,000 Premium subscriptions to celebrate a new feature in the app. The Telegram app officially introduced a few new features, including the “Giveaways in Channels”, which allows channel owners to host giveaways for loyal followers. Durov wrote that every channel...

Kraken neither confirmed nor dispelled the rumor. Reports suggesting that US-based crypto exchange Kraken is seeking partnerships to enable it to develop its own Layer 2 network solution have emerged. Per the report, the exchange is considering a partnership with Polygon, which is noted for its Ethereum scaling solutions, to build its Layer 2 network. Matter Labs and Nil Foundation are also being appraised for the role. According to unnamed sources. Kraken will partner with one of the...

Users can access the information stored in the NFC chip by scanning it with the free Arteïa Authentication application, which grants partners access to a private VIP Room webpage. Millon, a prominent French auction house, is set to leverage Tezos blockchain-based digital traceability technology developed by Arteïa to ensure the authenticity of artworks. This innovative solution, known as Arteïa Connect, will make its debut at the Masters Decorative Arts of the 20th Century event scheduled...

Floki’s team of developers have their eyes set on capturing a significant percentage of the global asset tokenization market. Popular meme coin FLOKI was first introduced in 2021 after being originally inspired by Elon Musk’s pet Shiba Inu. Since then, it has gone on to establish itself as a major decentralized finance (DeFi) project. For context, the coin is currently seeing tremendous activity with over $55 million worth of FLOKI held up on the blockchain’s staking platform within a week...

With the number of people involved in crypto in South Korea, SK Telecom aims to expand the accessibility of its wallet to attract more users and improve adoption in the country.  SK Telecom, one of South Korea’s leading telecommunications giants, has announced its partnership with Aptos Network, a layer 1 blockchain protocol, and Atomrigs Lab to launch its crypto wallet dubbed T Wallet. On November 7, the company revealed on LinkedIn that it aims to broaden its “affiliations with...

The listing of ORDI token on Binance comes with a Seed Tag hinting at elevated levels of risk and volatility compared to other listed tokens. In the latest announcement on Tuesday, November 7, Binance will list Ordinals (ORDI) on the platform while introducing spot trading pairs such as ORDI/BTC, ORDI/USDT, ORDI/TRY. Furthermore, Binance also announced that they would be applying a Seed Tag to ORDI. Ordinals is a new inscription protocol on the Bitcoin network. The total supply of Bitcoins...

This impending Binance announcement arrives just days after a substantial transfer of 10,000 BTC, valued at over $345 million, to the exchange from an anonymous wallet. In a cryptic post on X, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, the CEO of Binance, recently sparked the curiosity of the crypto community by simply posting the number “3” and an announcement with a video captioned “COMING SOON”. 3 👀 pic.twitter.com/mp4SOcBbXY — CZ 🔶 Binance (@cz_binance) November 6, 2023 Binance Announcement amid...

Following the collapse of Terra Luna and FTX last year, the UK policymakers have committed to introducing a new regulatory regime for crypto assets and stablecoins to ensure sustainable and secure mainstream adoption. The United Kingdom policymakers have in the past year worked closely with different financial institutions and other stakeholders in formulating detailed regulatory frameworks for cryptoassets and stablecoins. According to CryptoUK, the trade body formed to represent the...

The price of XRP is responding positively to Ripple sealing agreements to several institutions who need varying services from the firm. The price of XRP has jumped considerably in the last 24 hours. XRP climbed 11% earlier on Monday, before falling to the current 10.13%, according to data from CoinMarketCap. XRP is now the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization after replacing the BNB token. CoinGecko data also shows that XRP’s trading volume jumped from $1 billion on...

Analysts explain why Bitcoin price can continue to rally with the next immediate target in sight being $40,000. The number of blockchain addresses holding at least $1,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC), equivalent to 0.028 BTC at the current price of $35,115, has reached an all-time high of 8 million, as reported by data from Blockware Solutions and Glassnode. According to Blockware, this figure could continue to surge as Bitcoin advances in monetization, a favorable long-term trend for the...