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UFC has signed a partnership with CryptoKitties creators to run blockchain collectibles with prominent UFC fighters such as Conor McGregor or Joe Rogan on Ethereum.The team responsible for CryptoKitties – the biggest Ethereum Dapp out there – is now working on a new entertaining product, together with the UFC.Dapper Labs, the creator of CryptoKitties, definitely knows how to bring the Ethereum powered products right to the wide audience. After releasing one of the most famous blockchain-based...

In an article, titled “The Sign of a Stabilizing Market: XRP Utility” that was published on Ripple‘s official website on Thursday, January 30, 2020, the company revealed that financial institutions are already utilizing the power of blockchain and digital asset technology. And there are tangible results to prove it.Ripple, the blockchain firm that actively uses the popular altcoin XRP in its solutions, has been in the news for a while now. Following a number of positive developments that...

eToro, the global social investing platform, just launched its innovative “CopyTrading” feature for U.S. users. It will allow the app’s 11 million accounts to automatically copy the moves of top securities traders. They’ll win – or lose – the same percentage of their investment. It’s like following someone on social media but with money. eToro Director of Finance and Operations Hassan Ahmed revealed on Twitter that CopyTrader has made its way to the U.S. Ever the innovative fintech...

Professional UFC fighter and unabashed bitcoin bull Ben Askren took to Twitter yesterday to tell everyone he’s piling up on BTC and challenge the crypto haters. In a fairly confrontational tweet, Askren dared all of the “twitter geniuses” to explain why “crypto is a scam,” resulting in several gibes at his expense. UFC Fighter Gets What He’s ‘Askren For’ There’s a fair bit to unpack here. The responses are a mish-mash of crypto haters ragging on crypto, crypto supporters also ragging on...

MMA fighter and crypto aficionado Ben Askren has poured fuel onto the flames of the ever-raging argument between bitcoin and gold. Askren recently created a Twitter poll asking one simple question: If you were given $10,000 gift that you couldn’t touch for a decade, what would you rather the gift in – gold, bitcoin, or U.S. Treasury bonds?  Surprisingly, the results came in nearly exactly apportioned, with bitcoin gaining 50%, gold 41%, and, perhaps more predictably, U.S. Treasury bonds...