Fans of the NBA team, the Dallas Mavericks, will soon be able to purchase merchandise with discounts if they use Dogecoin as a payments method, announced the club’s owner – Mark Cuban. He also argued that he’s not trying to shill the meme coin as people prefer to use it. The Lovestory Between the Mavs and Dogecoin The story between the NBA team and the meme coin, which saw its birth in 2013, started in March this year. Mark Cuban, the club’s owner and cryptocurrency proponent...
Read More »Swiss Fintech Firm Leonteq Expands Cryptocurrency Services to Germany and Austria
The Switzerland-based financial institution – Leonteq AG – announced it partnered with ICF BANK AG to introduce digital asset offerings to institutional investors as well as private clients in Germany and Austria. The initiative would grant investors exposure to 18 cryptocurrencies, including the leading ones, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Leonteq Stretches out of Switzerland Leonteq AG – a Swiss firm specializing in structured financial products – announced it would...
Read More »Bitcoin Realized Cap Hits a New ATH, Glassnode Reveals
Well, whoever thought that the bearish sentiment was going to kill Bitcoin was wrong, very wrong. What’s more, one statistic suggests that Bitcoin could be more valuable today than ever before for the ecosystem – including its ATH days. Bitcoin’s total “realized” market cap today surpassed the numbers registered in April 2021 when its price had topped out. Bitcoin Realized Cap. Image: GlassnodeThe statistic was shared a few hours ago by the blockchain data provider Glassnode...
Read More »For the First Time in 3 Months: Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Shows Extreme Greed
Following the latest developments in the cryptocurrency markets in which BTC’s price skyrocketed by double-digit percentages in a matter of weeks, the general sentiment has changed significantly. The popular Bitcoin fear and greed index has gone into an “extreme greed” territory for the first time in nearly three months. Extreme Greed Is Back Again The Bitcoin fear and greed index estimates the general feelings in regards to the primary cryptocurrency by following several...
Read More »Following Spider-Man: Marvel Launches NFT Collection for Captain America and Sam Wilson
Marvel fans will be able to enjoy a new set of NFTs focusing on their favorite superheroes. The new digital collection will include some of the most iconic participants, including Captain America, Bucky Barnes, and the Red Skull. CryptoPotato reported last week Marvel Entertainment’s first endeavor into the world of non-fungible tokens. Through a partnership with the VeVe marketplace, the comic book giant launched a digital collection for Spider-Man. It seems that the first...
Read More »Nearly 30% of Canadians Are Cryptocurrency Investors: Survey
According to a recent study, almost every third Canadian has allocated some funds in digital assets. Nonetheless, most locals have concerns about their crypto investment since only 5% of them find it a safe strategy. Cryptocurrencies and ‘Meme Stocks’ in Canada The financial technology start-up – Hardbacon – conducted a survey among Canadian adults to estimate the cryptocurrency sentiment in the country. Per the results, 28% of the participants answered they have indeed...
Read More »Darknet Drug Dealer Accused of Laundering $136M Worth of Bitcoin
The American authorities have accused the Baltimore resident – Ryan Farace – of laundering2,933 BTC between October 2019 and April 2021. Interestingly, the man was sent to jail in 2018 and has presumably executed the criminal activities from behind bars. ‘Xanaxman’ Dealing with Bitcoin Even from Prison According to The Baltimore Sun, officials of the state of Maryland had pressed charges against Ryan Farace – also know as “Xanaxman” – for laundering 2,933 BTC over the period...
Read More »Surprising Investor: Intel Now Owns Coinbase Shares
The US multinational corporation Intel Corp. has disclosed purchasing shares of America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – Coinbase. The tech company, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, currently owns just a little over 3,000 COIN stocks. Founded in 1968, Intel Corporation is among the largest tech companies with revenue nearing $80 billion as of last year. According to recent reports, the behemoth has received exposure to the cryptocurrency space by buying shares of...
Read More »$1.72M Staked Amid Community Testing for Maiar, Elrond Network’s New Decentralised Exchange
The Elrond network is ready to launch the Maiar Decentralised Exchange (DEX), which recently begun the Chaos testing phase, opening the doors for the Elrond community to test, validate and improve the network’s resiliency and robustness. Already 1.72 Million Staked into Maiar Maiar has seen 1.72 million EGLD staked, and over 59,000 people have joined. Elrond also announced its partnership with DEXTools to bring Maiar DEX into the DEXTool terminal, allowing traders to access...
Read More »Beware: Fake Cardano (ADA) Wallet Marketed on Discord
A Reddit user has outlined a fake website trying to copy and even promise more features than the verified Cardano (ADA) wallet – Daedalus. However, the copycat has a slightly different URL address. The user, going by the Reddit handle Tjaaark, posted on August 13th that a “fake Daedalus website is being marketed on Discord.” He advised users to be wary as the copycat had some notable differences from the verified one. For instance, the one marketed on Discord has an URL...
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