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As the political situation in Belarus evolves, the country’s government has sought to take full advantage of cryptocurrencies. This could be good or bad depending on viewpoints, but a recent decree by President Alexander Lukashenko could again reiginite debates about the role of the state in the promotion and control of cryptocurrency operations. On February 14, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 48, “On the register of addresses (identifiers) of...

1inch Network – a protocol that unites decentralized projects – launched a spot price aggregator to extract data for assets traded on DEXs on the blockchain. The tool provides a liquidity-weighted average of token spot prices. To avoid issues within transactions, 1inch recommended using it off-chain. 1inch’s Newest Instrument In a recent document seen by CryptoPotato, 1inch explained that the spot price aggregator aims to solve information-related tasks. Such include the...

Texas is quickly becoming one of the biggest crypto mining hubs in the world to the point that current governor Greg Abbott is making bringing more crypto jobs and companies to the Lone Star State part of his reelection campaign. Texas and Crypto Mining… A Great Match? The migration of crypto miners to Texas began in the summer of last year. China – which at one point housed more than 65 percent of the world’s digital mining projects – decided the practice should be...

Payment processing giant Mastercard is looking to dive deeper into the cryptocurrency industry. In line with this, the company plans to expand its consulting services with new practices focused on open banking, open data, crypto, and digital currencies, as well as Environment, Social & Governance (ESG). Navigating the Adoption of Digital Currencies According to the official press release, Mastercard stated that it aims to help financial institutions navigate the adoption...

Twitter is delving a step further into the crypto ecosystem, now allowing users to tip each other in Ethereum, alongside Bitcoin. The feature is currently only available on mobile. According to Twitter’s updated tipping policy, users who agree to it can “copy someone’s Bitcoin or Ethereum address and paste their address into whatever wallet [they] use.” In September, the platform introduced Bitcoin tipping over the lightning network, allowing users to connect their lightning...

American multinational company, PayPal, has revised its Seller Protection program to exclude non-fungible token (NFT) transactions that surpass $10,000. Limiting NFT Transactions According to PayPal’s Policy Updates page, NFT transactions valued at more than $10,000 are ineligible. The changes will come into effect from March 21 this year. A document further elaborating stated that items or transactions such as art, media, antiques, or collectibles, physically or digitally,...

Banking giant Wells Fargo has taken notice of how far the crypto world has come. It’s now predicting that adoption could grow tenfold in the coming years, and it believes that crypto is still very much in its early days. Wells Fargo Thinks Crypto Is Going to Get Bigger In a statement, Wells Fargo explained: For today’s investor trying to figure out if we are early or late to cryptocurrency investing, looking at technology investing in the mid-to-late 1990s seems...

Jared Polis – Governor of Colorado – recently announced plans to accept cryptocurrency for tax payments in his state. Taking a similar approach to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Colorado may even launch their own dedicated crypto token. Crypto Taxes In Colorado The governor revealed some of his crypto-adoption plans in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday. With a new piece of legislation called the Digital Token Act, his state will exempt crypto transactions from state securities...

Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds believes that the cryptocurrency universe is developing as a “huge player.” However, he did not reveal whether he had allocated some of his wealth into the asset class. Reynolds Acknowledges Crypto With the rising popularity of bitcoin and the altcoins, the list of celebrities displaying their support towards the sector is constantly growing. The latest example is the renowned Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds. In a recent interview for Bloomberg...

Bitcoin is officially 13 years old. The cryptocurrency that everyone has grown to love, cherish, and respect turned 13 on February 11 of this year after getting mined for the first time on that date in the year 2009. Bitcoin Turns 13 It was also during that year that the world was introduced to Satoshi Nakamoto, the legendary man behind the number one digital currency by market cap. The e-cash system that now everyone is familiar with was new to traders and investors...