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The sports commentator, comedian, and popular podcast host Joe Rogan admitted that he is “not interested” in non-fungible tokens. To him, their concept is difficult to understand, and he called them a cryptocurrency “hustle.” ‘It Doesn’t Make Any Sence to Me’ The popular MMA and UFC commentator – Joe Rogan – does not see how non-fungible tokens have become such a trend recently. During a recent podcast, the American rejected the option of purchasing an NFT. He went further,...
Read More »Miami Working on Allowing Tax Payments in Bitcoin, Promised Mayor Suarez
A few months after hinting that Miami residents could soon be able to pay their taxes with bitcoin, the city’s mayor – Francis Suarez – said the process has begun as his team will issue the request in October. Separately, Suarez also touched upon the most recent actions undertaken by the Chinese government, adding that the US could take advantage of this “huge mistake.” Miami Citizens to Pay Taxes in BTC? Being a BTC and ETH holder for a while, Francis Suarez has become one...
Read More »Chinese Crack Down on Crypto Intensifies: Over 10,000 Mining Rigs Confiscated in Inner Mongolia
The National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China has seized 10,100 cryptocurrency mining rigs from a government-operated tech park in Inner Mongolia. The operation marked the 45th such confiscation in that province. China against Crypto Mining Just a few days after it once again reminded that dealing with digital assets is banned within the country’s borders, the Chinese government (PBoC) seized mining equipment in the northern province of...
Read More »Coinbase Will Let You Get Your Paycheck in Crypto With a Couple of Clicks
Coinbase, the leading cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, announced a few hours ago that american citizens will be able to automatically receive their paycheck in crypto. The new “Get Paid in Crypto” service will allow cryptocurrency enthusiasts to directly receive their paycheck in Bitcoin, Ethereum, or any of the 100+ cryptocurrencies available on Coinbase with little to no effort. Users also have the option to receive payments in U.S. Dollars directly to their...
Read More »Former US Treasurer Says BTC and ETH Are Speculative, Backs XRP Instead
Rosie Rios – 43rd Treasurer of the United States – recently voiced her support for XRP. Meanwhile, she implies that Bitcoin and Ethereum are merely speculative assets by comparison. Rios Backs Ripple The former treasurer tweeted her thoughts yesterday, stating that XRP has a role in facilitating cross-border payments, while the current top cryptocurrencies lack a comparable value proposition. XRP’s primary purpose is facilitating cross border payments while other #Cryptos...
Read More »Ethereum’s Second-Largest Mining Pool to Shut Down on Sept 30 Amid China Regulatory Pressure
The second-largest ETH mining pool – Sparkpool – has announced that it has halted access to new users in Mainland China. Furthermore, the organization plans to abandon all of its services as of September 30th. Based in Hangzhou, China, Sparkpool is the second-largest Ethereum mining pool responsible for more than 20% of the total hash rate, as the picture below demonstrates. Ethereum Hash Rate Distribution. Source: EtherscanHowever, the company plans to seize all operations...
Read More »Bitfinex Paid Over $23 Million in ETH Fees to Send $100K Worth of USDT
The cryptocurrency market never ceases to amaze. One of the most popular centralized exchanges – Bitfinex – spent over $23 million worth of fees to send $100K USDT using Ethereum’s network. In what seems to be the most expensive transaction made on Ethereum, Bitfinex, the well-known cryptocurrency exchange, paid over $23M worth of ETH. Interestingly enough, the transaction itself intended to send $100,000 worth of USDT. According to Etherscan, Bitfinex paid a grand total of...
Read More »Emurgo Launched $100 Million Investment Fund to Power DeFi and NFT Projects Building on Cardano
Emurgo, the commercial branch of the Cardano ecosystem, has released a new product focusing on investing in startup protocols that want to build on the Cardano blockchain. This comes after several notable announcements from Charles Hoskinson’s team in the past few days. The official press release reads that the new investment vehicle, which will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the parent company Emurgo, will have two separate branches with distinctive approaches. Emurgo...
Read More »Bullish? Only 16% of ETH Is Currently Sitting on Exchanges
The overall demand for ETH continues to increase with new on-chain data suggesting that the total supply held on exchanges has declined by approximately one-third in the past year alone. As such, less than 20% of all ETH in existence is currently sitting on trading platforms. Investors Withdraw ETH Tokens It’s safe to say that the Ethereum blockchain is arguably the most utilized network in the cryptocurrency space. After all, it’s the home of numerous projects from two of...
Read More »Cardano Will Soon Have Its First Stablecoin
Software development company COTI announced a few hours ago the issuance of the first stablecoin designed to run on Cardano. The news was first revealed by Charles Hoskinson, leader of Cardano, and Shahaf Bar-Geffen, CEO of COTI Group, at the Cardano Summit stage in Laramie, Wyoming. The Djed stablecoin will be issued on Cardano and will promote the growth of its nascent ecosystem, especially now that the blockchain is beginning to support smart contracts and markets have...
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