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Amsterdam, bekannt für seine malerischen Grachten und historischen Gebäude, etabliert sich zunehmend auch als bedeutender Finanzplatz Europas. Die niederländische Hauptstadt, traditionell ein Zentrum für Handel und Innovation, zieht vermehrt Finanzinstitutionen und Investoren an, die von der dynamischen Wirtschaft und der strategischen Lage angezogen werden. Amsterdam ist zudem die Heimat einiger bekannter Bitcoin-Börsen. Historische Wurzeln und moderne Ambitionen Amsterdams...

Obwohl Alipay+ erst in sieben europäischen Ländern verfügbar ist, wird dieses Bezahlsystem gross beworben. Alipay ist offizieller Sponsor der UEFA EURO 2024. Alipay+: Die Zukunft des grenzenlosen Bezahlens Alipay+ macht das Bezahlen im Ausland so einfach wie nie zuvor. Ob im Geschäft, Restaurant oder online – Nutzer können ihre bevorzugte mobile Zahlungsmethode nutzen, ohne sich um Wechselkurse oder komplizierte Prozesse sorgen zu müssen. Im Geschäft genügt ein einfacher Scan...

Das Zürcher Money Museum, im Herzen der Schweizer Finanzmetropole gelegen, ist ein faszinierendes Ziel für Besucher jeden Alters. Hier erlebt man eine spannende Reise durch die Geschichte des Geldes und lernt dabei viel über Wirtschaft, Finanzen und Kultur. Das Museum beherbergt eine beeindruckende Sammlung von Münzen, Banknoten und anderen wertvollen Objekten aus verschiedenen Epochen und Teilen der Welt. Besucher haben die Möglichkeit, historische Zahlungsmittel aus...

In the second quarter of 2024, Web3 user engagement hit an all-time high, with approximately 10 million daily unique active wallets (dUAW), marking a 40% increase from Q1. According to a July 4 report by blockchain analytics platform DappRadar, the unprecedented growth spanned various sectors of the decentralized application (DApp) industry, leading to an overall bullish trend. Social dApps and NFTs Growth Marks Q2 The social sector had the highest increase, clocking in a 66%...

Private key leaks were identified as the leading cause of crypto thefts in the second quarter of 2024 by cybersecurity firm SlowMist’s investigative branch, MisTrack. The report highlighted many instances wherein users stored their private keys or mnemonic phrases in cloud storage services like Google Docs, Tencent Docs, Baidu Cloud, and Shimo Docs. Private Key Leaks Some users were also found to have shared their private keys or mnemonic phrases with trusted friends via...

PancakeSwap has launched an airdrop campaign that started at 10:30 AM UTC on July 5 and will end at 10:30 AM UTC on August 5. It will reward its users and governance participants with ZK tokens for their commitment to using and overseeing its multichain DEX platform. It will reward wallets for their ongoing commitment to using its services since it deployed the platform on the zkSync layer 2 a year ago. PancakeSwap has pledged 2,452,128 ZK tokens for this event. The integration saw...

After a decade of waiting, July might finally bring restitution to the users of the now-defunct Mt. Gox exchange. However, it appears that market players are on edge regarding the distributions and fear further sell-offs. It is important to understand that Bitcoin has already been on a decline since the beginning of June and has failed to build a meaningful upward momentum despite modest ETF inflows. On July 3rd, the price fell under $60,000 briefly followed by a slight...

The FTX saga continues, and this time, Sam Bankman-Fried’s family is involved in committing crimes related to illegal political financing in the US. A WSJ exposé revealed that SBF’s entire family was in on misappropriating FTX customer funds, and their misdeeds are well-documented through email chains the family members were involved in. Those funds witnessed alleged use in influencing the 2022 elections. The legal implications can affect SBF’s father, Joe Bankman, his mother, Barbara Fried,...

Over the past few days, crypto markets have tanked 15% with more than $350 million exiting the space. Monthly support levels have been broken sending crypto assets to their lowest levels since late February as bearish sentiment returns. However, the 28% market correction is nothing new and has happened several times during every market cycle. Crypto Corrections Are Normal Cryptographer and Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back said that prior bull runs had around half a dozen 30%...

Only five miners remain profitable after bitcoin dropped to prices below $54,000, said f2pool, a crypto mining firm.  “With #Bitcoin trading below $58k, what is the current profitability for mining? At a rate of $0.08/kWh, ASICs less efficient than 23 W/T operate at a loss,” the miner said in an X post. The same post displayed a graph showing profitable miners at this price range. Source: f2pool on X At asset prices below $54,000, only four of Antminer’s rigs and one of Avalon’s remain...