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Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has closed a new funding round that garnered the company an additional $100 million from various investors. The enterprise is now valued at a whopping $2 billion, which is double what the company was valued at just a few months ago. Chainalysis Closes Its $100 Million Funding Round The funding round was headed by Paradigm, a crypto-centered venture capital firm. Money also came from the likes of Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff, who saw...

Meet Orakuru, the first IDO project on KickPad. Orakuru is an oracle running on BSC that is going to have the highest number of BSC-based feeds. Each node will earn APY for validating. Background Cryptocurrency attracts people primarily because of its peer-to-peer nature. Users can carry out transactions with assets in different markets independently. DeFi projects already have $42 billion locked-up, which is proof of their advantage. DeFi tokens are farmable and allow...

Aave, the third-largest non-custodial lending protocol, is taking a multi-market approach and exploring scalability solutions in a project called “New Frontiers.” Aave is now exploring Polygon (formerly known as Matic), an Ethereum layer 2 protocol that enhances scalability using an adapted version of the Plasma framework. The Polygon sidechain system will be the first to integrate Aave as part of this plan to bring scalability and low-cost transactions. DeFi Should Be for...

Everyone has been making a huge deal out of bitcoin these past several months. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has surged in price, reaching a new all-time high just a few weeks ago of $61,000 per unit. However, according to Daniel Gouldman – CEO and co-founder of blockchain firm Ternio – people have the wrong idea, and by focusing too much on bitcoin, they are focusing on just one aspect of what is arguably a much larger arena. Gouldman: Blockchain...

Tether Holdings Limited, the company behind Tether (USDT), has published a testimony yesterday from an insurance company that claims the stablecoin is “fully backed” but without disclosing what kind of assets are backing up the currency. Moore Cayman, an insurance company located in the Cayman Islands, testified for Tether, stating that the stablecoin is fully backed with undisclosed reserves. The document examines several aspects of Tether, indicating that its consolidated...

With the current craze surrounding everything NFT-related, CryptoPotato is happy to announce its plans to mint an NFT on the Cardano blockchain when these capabilities are enabled. The NFT Craze It’s safe to say that non-fungible tokens are this year’s hot topic. From CryptoKitties, CryptoPunks, and Hasmasks, to celebrity music and the NBA highlight reel, creators are digitizing everything, turning it into scarce, unique, and indivisible tokens that are oftentimes auctioned...

With so many companies getting involved in the bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) game as of late, it makes sense that a large financial firm such as Fidelity Investments would throw its wrench into the pot. Fidelity Is Looking to Establish a Bitcoin ETF Fidelity was one of the first financial brokers to offer digital currency trading and storage services to its clients in 2018. Now, it’s cementing its status even further as the ultimate crypto haven by preparing...

Shortly after announcing plans to enable its institutional customers access to the first-ever cryptocurrency, Morgan Stanley has doubled down by filing documents with the SEC to allow 12 of its funds to gain BTC exposure through the Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust or cash-settled futures.  CryptoPotato reported back in February that a unit of Morgan Stanley Investment Management called Counterpoint Global explored whether or not to enable its investors to receive access to BTC. ...

[PRESS RELEASE – Limassol, Cyprus, 1st April, 2021, Chainwire] Blockchain-based casino Playza has launched on the TRON network. Playza offers a fair and transparent online gaming experience for crypto users in eligible jurisdictions, with a range of traditional casino games available. There will be no sign-ups, withdrawals or deposits and no forms to fill out. At launch, Playza will exclusively support TRON and TRX tokens for deposits, though plans are in place to support...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer]  [Hong Kong/April 1st, 2021] – as.exchange, the innovative derivatives exchange, today announces the launch of a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading feature on its platform with the purpose of empowering users to buy and sell cryptocurrency from one another, making trading easier than ever before. By facilitating secure direct fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat trades between users and merchants, the P2P marketplace advances crypto adoption...