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According to a recent poll, most cryptocurrency investors from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa have entered the digital asset market with long-term goals such as securing their families’ wellbeing. Crypto to Fund Children’s Education The London-based company – Luno – conducted a survey with nearly 7,000 participants from Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, the UK, Australia, Indonesia, and Malaysia to determine the reasons that drove them into getting involved with digital...

Table ronde autour du Lightning Network lors de la conférence Surfin’Bitcoin le 26 août 2021. Romain Rouphaël (LN Markets), Bastien Teinturier (Acinq) et Antoine Poinsot (Revault) décrivent les différentes implémentations du lightning Network [1] et évoquent l’avenir du réseau Lightning. [1]c-lightning de Blockstream, Eclair d’Acinq, LND de Lightning Labs, Rust Lightning et l’implémentation d’Electrum ...

Cynthia Lummis – Republican Senator and ardent crypto supporter – is showing caution around stablecoins. She recently said that they need to be cash-backed and regularly audited. Ensuring Proper Stablecoin Reserves The senator voiced her opinion in a speech on the Senate floor this Wednesday. The speech surrounded Lummis’ overall views on CBDC’s and stablecoins, in advance of the Federal Reserve’s report on the matter. Lummis acknowledged that stablecoins enable faster...

Entretien avec Romain Rouphaël cofondateur de LN Markets. « Alors que Bitcoin continue de révolutionner le monde et de casser les dogmes financiers traditionnels, de nouvelles innovations arrivent et promettent bien de changer en profondeur la manière dont nous effectuons des transactions. Lightning Network est l’une de ces pépites. Son arrivée dans la crypto-sphère n’est pourtant pas récente, mais sa rapidité de développement et les perspectives qu’il propose font chaque jour...

Following the past few days of marking gains, bitcoin has calmed a bit around the $48,000 mark. Some alternative coins have kept climbing, though, with Solana surging 8% and Terra jumping to a new all-time high after a 20% daily increase. LUNA Marks New ATH: Sol 8% Up The alternative coins have been on a roll in the past few days after the mid-week price drops. Ethereum had dipped to $2,900 following the latest Chinese Fud. However, ETH has reclaimed more than $500 since then...

According to a recent research, 38% of Spaniards between 25 and 40 years old plan to enter the cryptocurrency market in the coming months. Moreover, 21% of the participants have already invested in bitcoin or some altcoins. Are Spaniards Flocking into Crypto? The Spanish neobank Rebellion conducted a survey to determine whether young Spaniards were thinking of jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon in the near future. Per the results, more than one-third of the participants...

The recent death punch to both bitcoin and its crypto counterparts by way of China has got the entire digital currency space in a grip of fear. Now, many crypto exchanges are beginning to drop Chinese customers as a means of avoiding trouble down the line. They are not accepting traders from China, nor are they allowing the Chinese customers they already have onboard to stick around much longer. China Is Hurting Its Crypto Traders China has been on a serious roll to...

Following yet another price surge in the past 24 hours, bitcoin neared and even briefly exceeded $48,000. The alternative coins are also well in the green, with ETH closing down to $3,300. However, AXS is the most significant gainer once more, with a 50% surge to a new ATH. Bitcoin Tapped $48K A lot can change in the cryptocurrency space in just a few days. Back on September 29th, bitcoin struggled with its third consecutive drop below $41,000. However, the bulls intercepted...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Following two successful rounds of token sales in their Initial Exchange Offering (IEO), the third fundraising round for blockchain-based advertisement platform AdMonstar is off to an exciting start. AdMonstar is seeking to change the fundamental principles by which digital advertising operates, using the power of decentralization to cut through third-party costs while delivering more meaningful engagement to advertisers. The AdMonstar...

According to Deutsche Bank, Ethereum – the world’s second largest digital currency by market cap – is taking on the form of “digital silver.” Ethereum Is Growing in Popularity We have been hearing for years that bitcoin – the world’s primary virtual currency – is “digital gold.” Often, gold and bitcoin are compared as one and the same, and yet as of late, the currency has been falling thanks to growing scrutiny in China. The eastern nation has ruled that all crypto...