With bitcoin’s price correcting in the past few months, the usage of the network has also declined substantially. The estimated daily USD transaction value on the blockchain, the number of transactions, the on-chain activity, and miners’ revenue have all dropped since their respective peaks earlier this year. Transaction Count and USD Value Drop According to data from Blockchain.com, the daily confirmed transactions on the world’s largest blockchain have seen a massive...
Read More »Polygon and Community Gaming Partner to Provide Scalable Esports Tournaments
Gaming developers employing the services of Community Gaming will be able to take advantage of enhanced scalability through a new collaboration with the popular blockchain-based Layer 2 protocol – Polygon. Community Gaming Partners with Polygon Describing itself as an “all-in-one platform offering esports infrastructure to all key stakeholders in the industry,” Community Gaming is a blockchain-based project providing developers with a scalable network for their goals. In...
Read More »Nexo Wraps Up Strategic Investment in Yield Inc, Signals Vocal Support for DeFi Ecosystem
[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, 12th July 2021] Nexo, the leading regulated institution for digital assets, has completed a strategic investment in Yield Inc, a company leading efforts to build the Yield Protocol – an Ethereum protocol that enables fixed-rate borrowing and lending by fostering the nascent DeFi bond market – as part of the company’s $10-million Series A funding round. Nexo aims to not only provide necessary funding but also to help Yield’s efforts to...
Read More »Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund Becomes an SEC-Reporting Product
After the Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts, Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund has also filed and been approved to become an SEC-reporting product. Additionally, the largest digital asset manager has filed three more Registration Statements with the Commission. Grayscale Investments, the large cryptocurrency asset manager, filed a Registration Statement on Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year. The company announced on July 12th that the application...
Read More »HIVE Blockchain Buys 3,019 Mining Machines to Increase its Bitcoin Hash Rate by 46%
Hive Blockchain Technologies Ltd, the cryptocurrency mining firm that went public in 2017, has purchased more than 3,000 mining devices. The machines, MicroBT WhatsMiner M30S, should increase the firm’s overall Bitcoin hash rate by nearly 50%. HIVE Buys 3,019 Miners The company announced its latest purchase in a press release on July 12th. The equipment will be put to work shortly with an aggregate hash power of 264 Petahash per second, which should increase the overall BTC...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Tops $34K on Another Minimal Weekend Volume (Market Watch)
The trading volumes remained low during the weekend once again, but bitcoin jumped by more than $1,000 in a day to a high of around $34,700. The alternative coins have also bounced off and reclaimed some ground, with BNB exceeding $330 and XRP spiking by 5%. Bitcoin Tops $34K Despite Minimal Volume The scenario in the past two weekends was quite similar, and we didn’t see much going on. As a result, the trading volume reached multi-month lows, according to data from...
Read More »Stellar Lumen (XLM) Price Could Rally Above $0.25
Stellar lumen price tested the $0.2320 support before correcting higher against the US Dollar. XLM price is now facing resistance near $0.2550 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $0.2480 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair is likely to start a steady increase if there is a break above the $0.2550 resistance. Stellar lumen price is facing hurdles near $0.2500 and $0.2550...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: Bulls Aim Larger Increase above $0.65
Ripple price started an upside correction above the $0.6200 resistance against the US dollar. The price is now trading near the $0.6500 resistance and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.6600 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could start a major increase if it clears the $0.6500 and $0.6600 resistance levels. Ripple price is slowly recovering above $0.6200...
Read More »KALEIDO: Weiterer Kunde für Private Banking Hub von InCore Bank und SOBACO
KALEIDO: Weiterer Kunde für Private Banking Hub von InCore Bank und SOBACO Mit der Kaleido Privatbank AG gewinnen InCore Bank und SOBACO einen weiteren Kunden. Die Integration der Zürcher Privatbank erfolgt im Rahmen eines Full Outsourcing: Auf Basis der Bankensoftware von Finnova bieten InCore Bank und SOBACO technische und bankfachliche Dienstleistungen aus einer Hand. Nachdem die Kaleido Privatbank das Outsourcing bislang auf die...
Read More »Physisch besicherter Bitcoin-ETP von Iconic Funds auf Euronext gelistet
Der physisch besicherte Bitcoin-ETP von Iconic Funds ist nun über den Börsenverbund Euronext auch an den Handelsplätzen Paris und Amsterdam gelistet und in den Handel aufgenommen. Das physisch besicherte Bitcoin-ETP von Iconic Funds (ISIN: DE000A3GK2N1; Ticker: XBTI) ist seit dem 1. Juli 2021 an der Euronext in Paris und Amsterdam notiert und gehandelt. Das ETP mit einer...
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