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The Chief Executive Officer of PayPal – Dan Schulman – reiterated his positive stance on the cryptocurrency industry. In his view, the “intersection” between digital assets, CBDCs, stablecoins, and digital wallets will “redefine a lot of the financial world going forward.” High Hopes on Crypto PayPal’s top executive has been an advocate of the cryptocurrency industry for a while and even admitted in 2019 that he owned bitcoin. In his most recent speech at Axis Tel Aviv,...

Dapp discovery and analysis platform DappRadar has released a detailed report covering how the war between Russia and Ukraine has impacted the crypto industry. It argues that blockchain-based solutions could “play an important role” as the war continues, especially in light of global sanctions and asset freezes against Russia. The Macroeconomic Picture The report begins by assessing both Russia’s and Ukraine’s economic roles in the world. While Russia is one of the world’s...

Early last week, authorities in the United States filed criminal and civil charges against a crypto executive and his sister for allegedly defrauding investors out of millions of dollars with the help of a little token called Ormeus Coin. Ormeus Coin – A Tool for Evil? John Barksdale and his sibling JonAtina are accused of lying about the profitability and value of Ormeus Coin and its mining assets. Allegedly, the asset was backed by more than $250 million through a...

CoinShares – a digital asset management firm – has increased its stake in the Swiss online banking platform ‘FlowBank’ following approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority. According to a press release from CoinShares earlier today, the increased investment will facilitate “increased digital asset exposure” for FlowBank’s clients using the CoinShares platform. CoinShares’ previous stake in FlowBank was established in October of 2021 at 9.02%. The...

Cardano network has seen notable traction in terms of total locked value (TVL) that has been on a steady rise since the beginning of the year. DeFi TVL on Cardano Skyrockets The latest stats from DeFi TVL aggregator Defi Llama suggests the total value locked (TVL) on Cardano’s decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols has broken a new high of more than $188 million on March 14. The figures cross $270 million when staked governance tokens are added to the valuation of the...

Not long ago, Live Bitcoin News reported that Joe Biden was slated to sign an executive order that would establish crypto regulation and decide how agencies in the U.S. should pursue legislating the volatile space. In addition, it allegedly would open the door to a national digital currency for the United States. Biden Signs Crypto Executive Order It appears Biden has signed that order, and thus crypto regulation is now gearing up in America. Naturally, analysts and...

Last weekend marked the second anniversary of the notorious COVID-19-induced bitcoin crash in which the asset dumped by 50% in a day to below $4,000. While many naysayers rushed to declare BTC’s death (again), the subsequent 24 months turned out to be quite positive, given the fact that the asset added another zero to its USD price, was adopted by numerous institutional investors, and even legalized in a country. What Happened Back Then? It has been two years, but it almost...

Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Sequoia is betting big on the leading Solana NFT marketplace – Market Eden. OpenSea happens to be the leader in the NFT space, however, its dominance appears to be dwindling. There are now newer platforms backed by some of the biggest investors that may have been contributing to this trend. Magic Eden’s $27 Million Funding Round According to the latest reports, Magic Eden is set to announce $27 million in Series A. Leading the round is...

Bit IRA – a leading digital currency firm that allows customers to fund their retirements with bitcoin and other forms of crypto – announced in a press release last week that it’s ending its monthly fees. Bit IRA Eliminates Fees for Customers Overall, customers of Bit IRA are slated to save nearly $30 per month. Their savings will come to more than $350 per year. While this may not seem like much, Jeremy Warner – head of sales at Bit IRA – explained in an interview that...

After weeks of debates and delays, the EU has voted against banning the use and mining of proof of work digital assets, such as bitcoin and ether. CryptoPotato reported earlier the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework developed by the European Union, which had one rather threatening note that sought the de facto ban of PoW cryptocurrencies. The digital asset community, led by MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor, opposed the draft, saying it could become a trillion-dollar...