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It seems the number of crypto users has doubled since January 21 this year, according to research on global crypto adoption by Crypto.com.  The report gathered information from 24 leading crypto exchanges using on-chain data based on various parameters —identifying over 220 million users by the end of June. February and May were the months when the inflow of new users reached their peak: 203 million.  Altcoin Market Surged Largely Thanks to SHIB and DOGE The altcoin market...

PayPal will reportedly take another step in its cryptocurrency endeavors and roll out a “super app wallet” for its American users. The company will launch the upgraded version in the upcoming months. Additional Crypto Capabilities for PayPal Clients The Chief Executive Officer of the company – Dan Schulman – revealed during PayPal’s Q2 2021 Earnings Call that the firm would enhance its digital assets services by offering its users an upgraded version of its application. Named...

The past 24 hours saw bitcoin’s price being relatively stable around the crucial $40K mark. The majority of the market is also fairly neutral, with a lot of the altcoins charting rather insignificant losses. Bitcoin Stable Around $40K Bitcoin is circling the $40K mark over the past 24 hours, seemingly unable to make a move in either direction. However, a consolidation around this area, which is also serious support, could potentially be positive. At the tie of this writing,...

Vasant Prabhu – Chief Financial Officer of the company – opined that crypto-related transactions using Visa are beginning to dwindle. The top executive informed that their peak was in April and May, followed by a drop starting from June. Cryptocurrency Transactions with Visa Are Calming Down The American multinational financial services corporation – Visa Inc. – recently announced its results for fiscal Q3 2021. According to the report, the company’s last three months were...

During the first half of 2021, the ETH volume surged by more than 1,400% totaling $1.4 trillion, while BTC’s increased by 489%, reaching a total of $2.1 trillion. ETH Beats BTC for The First Time Coinbase took data from 20 trading venues and released a report, where it informed that Ether’s trading volume spiked by 1,461% during the first six months of 2021. Its total climbed to $1.4 trillion compared to $92 billion in the first half of 2020. In the meantime, Bitcoin marked...

It’s been two months since Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin shocked the entire crypto community with his $1 billion Shibu Inu (SHIB) donation to the COVID-Crypto Fund in India. However, cashing this in revealed to be troublesome, according to the fund’s creator. Only $20M Have Been Disbursed But to date, only an infinitesimal portion of the tokens have been distributed, according to Sandeep Nailwal, Polygon’s co-founder and the creator of the Fund that received the...

Global payment giant Mastercard has introduced a new Start Path startup engagement program for cryptocurrency and blockchain companies, with the aim of improving innovation and increasing crypto adoption. Seven Crypto and Blockchain Companies Join Startup Program In a press release on Tuesday (July 27, 2021) Mastercard revealed that seven cryptocurrency and blockchain startups have joined the company’s new Start Path program. Since the beginning of the startup initiative in...

To support the Indian blockchain development ecosystem, Solana, a high-performance blockchain network, has revealed that it will be rolling out a new hackathon exclusively for Indian developers and entrepreneurs. Solana Unveils Hackathon with Over $80k in Prizes  In a tweet on Tuesday, Solana noted that the hackathon, dubbed “Building Out Loud,” will last for 3 weeks and registration for it is open to students, Web2 and Web 3 developers, engineers, and basically anyone who is...

The ruling body of Kazakhstan will reportedly allow local banking institutions to offer cryptocurrency exposure to clients. The implementation will run for one year, after which the government will decide whether to extend it. Bank Accounts for Crypto Transactions in Kazakhstan The Kazakhstani news channel Khabar 24 reported that the government plans to officially authorize local banks to open accounts for transactions with digital assets. Numerous institutions will soon be...

Binance NFT marketplace and the Saint Petersburg-based State Hermitage Museum joined forces to create and release a limited edition of non-fungible tokens with digital copies of world-known masterpieces. The collection will consist of works by Vincent van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci and many more. NFT Copies of Renown Paintings The cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it would partner up with one of the largest Russian museums – the State Hermitage Museum – to issue...