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Holders of the IOTA token will be able to participant in the ongoing DeFi craze on the Binance network. This has become possible after a partnership between the two parties enabling users to interact on Binance Smart Chain via wrapped IOTA.Wrapped IOTA on BSCLaunched as a competitive network to Ethereum but providing significantly lower fees for transactions, Binance Smart Chain has enjoyed a rapid increase in popularity and use cases. Several months down the road, BSC even surpassed Ethereum...

Latvia’s flag air carrier, airBaltic, has reaffirmed its pro-cryptocurrency approach by enabling customers to make bookings with other digital assets, including Ether (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE0 and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Those tokens have joined the list of four USD-pegged stablecoins and the first-ever cryptocurrency – Bitcoin.DOGE and ETH to Be Used for Air TravelAS Air Baltic Corporation, also referred to as simply airBaltic is Latvia’s flag carrier that has also displayed a pro-digital asset...

Justin Sun, the CEO of TRON and BitTorrent, has doubled-down on his NFT-related endeavors by announcing a designated fund. Called JUST NFT Fund, it aims to close the gap between the most recent craze in the blockchain space and artists wanting to release their own non-fungible tokens.Sun’s NFT FundJustin Sun, and his blockchain-based projects, have been neck-deep with the ongoing NFT craze. Apart from bidding some mindblowing amounts on various NFT projects, Sun has also partnered with...

A few months after launching Bitcoin custodial services in the US, the nation’s oldest bank, BNY Mellon, has doubled-down on its interest and involvement with the first-ever cryptocurrency. It has published a report attempting to determine bitcoin’s value by comparing BTC with gold and referring to the popular stock-to-flow model.BNY Mellow Evaluates BTCIt wasn’t that long ago that giant banks steered clear from the entire cryptocurrency industry while only making brief and rare comments...

Earlier in March, he called bitcoin “nonsense” and criticized its energy consumption levels. A few weeks later, the Norwegian billionaire, Øystein Stray Spetalen, said he was wrong about the first-ever cryptocurrency and even bought some for himself.Early March: Bitcoin is NonsenseThe 58-year-old Spetalen is the founder of SD Standard Drilling Plc and Standard Drilling ASA. He’s a well-renowned investor and trader who began his trading career in 9th grade.During a DNB Invest conference in...

Two suspects have been accused of stealing almost $500,000 from unsuspecting victims in fraudulent bitcoin transactions in Hong Kong.Fake It Till You Steal ItAccording to a report by the South China Morning Post on Tuesday (Mar. 23, 2021), the victims, aged 33 and 31, were deceived by two con artists in a fake bitcoin transaction. The cons who posed as bitcoin sellers managed to steal HK$3.85 million ($495,650) from the victims.The victims, who work at a money exchange company, went to a shop...

KiwiSaver Growth Strategy recently invested 5% of its money into Bitcoin, according to his Chief Investment Officer, James Grigor.While several investors from KiwiSaver were not happy with the decision, Grigor believes Bitcoin has become a commodity, similar to gold, and has many features similar to it such as working as a store of value against fiat hyperinflation. “If you are happy to invest in gold, you can’t really discount bitcoin,” he said for Stuff, a New Zealand news agency. The Fund...

Leading crypto fintech startup Circle Internet Financial has announced the launch of a payment solution for the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) market. It will enable investors and content creators to make payments using credit cards and cryptocurrencies.Promoting NFT AdoptionThe company stated in an announcement today that it hopes the initiative would get more investors onboarded into the NFT bandwagon. Jeremy Allaire, Circle co-founder, and CEO said the initiative is important for content...

In a report exploring one of the most discussed topics within the community, namely the high fees on the Ethereum network, CoinMetrics indicates that the costs now are roughly two-times higher than during the 2017/2018 run.However, the paper warned that the upcoming EIP-1559 upgrade might not solve the issues.Ethereum Fees: Then and NowThe Ethereum blockchain is arguably the most widely-utilized network in the cryptocurrency space. However, being the underlying technology of the two hottest...

After several years of investigation and court proceedings, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a request by the CFTC to fine the mastermind behind a multi-million-dollar Bitcoin scam.According to an official press release issued by the CFTC. The Court ordered Benjamin Reynolds, owner of Control-Finance LTD, to pay more than $572 million in compensation for his fraudulent activities regarding a Bitcoin scam.Another Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Scam From 2017As...