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E-commerce giant eBay has become the first in its industry to catch the non-fungible tokens (NFT) mania, as the company is now allowing the sale of NFTs on its platform. According to Reuters on Tuesday (May 11, 2021), eBay said that it would enable the sale of NFTs for digital collectibles such as video clips, images, or trading cards on its marketplace. Meanwhile, the ability to list and sell NFTs would be open only to whitelisted sellers. This could mean that the platform...

Software & analytics company Palantir has announced that they will be accepting Bitcoin as a payment method. Palantir will also consider purchasing Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to store on their balance sheet. Thiel Bets Big on Bitcoin Peter Thiel, the co-founder of Palantir (and, notably, PayPal), has been a long-standing cryptocurrency advocate. The company announced that it now accepts BTC for payments and even considers adding it to its balance sheet. As early as...

The automatic market maker (AMM) running on top of Ethereum, Balancer, announced that Version 2 of its platform is already live. It promises lower gas costs, a redesigned interface, and an enhanced user experience. Balancer V2 Arrives Built on Ethereum, Balancer is a DeFi protocol enabling users to trade ether and ERC-20 tokens in a trustless, permissionless environment. By providing liquidity to a Balancer pool, they can also earn a portion of the trading fees paid to the...

The Southeast Asian country of Indonesia considers a plan to tax trading with digital assets. However, a spokesman from the tax office revealed that the proposed scheme was still at the discussion stage, and no changes have yet been applied. The Crypto Environment in Indonesia The biggest economy in Southeast Asia – Indonesia – saw a massive increase in crypto users in the past months. Following the recent rally of most digital assets, local residents of the country turned...

The US-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini announced it will grant its customers the opportunity to earn interest on Dogecoin. They can realize as much as 2.25% annual percentage yield (APY) on the meme coin. With this innovation, Gemini Earn now accounts for more than $2 billion in loans for its customers. DOGE Coming to Gemini The massive craze around the meme coin keeps its invasion and reached the US trading venue Gemini. The official website of the crypto exchange...

The trend of giant banks developing crypto services is expanded beyond the US with Switzerland’s UBS Group AG. The institution plans to enable its wealthy customers exposure to digital asset investments later in the year. By citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that UBS Group AG is in the “early stages of planning to offer wealthy customers digital currency investments.” The bank, based in Zurich, Switzerland, with over $1 trillion in Assets Under...

Andrew Bailey – Bank of England Governor – warned about the potential risks involved with cryptocurrency investing. He argued that digital assets ”have no intrinsic value” and individuals who invest in them should be extra cautious. The Governor Against Crypto In a recent press conference regarding the skyrocketing prices of cryptocurrencies, Andrew Bailey warned people to be exceptionally careful when allocating funds to them. The Bank of England Governor opined that there...

The cryptocurrency community has been particularly creative when it comes to finding new ways to bootstrap projects and raise funds. In late 2017 and 2018, we saw the appearance of initial coin offerings (ICOs), where teams would raise money by selling a part of their total token supply to the public. This created an absolute euphoria as these freshly minted coins would multiply in value once they were listed on an exchange and open for trading. Quick Navigation: ICOs were...

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) does not intend to block cryptocurrency trading. Instead, it plans to leave the decision to individual banks and thus they can determine their own risk level. NPCI to Pass the Decision to Local Banks The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic caused colossal damages to the nation and many experts outlined the uncertainty which reigns in it. But despite the current catastrophic situation in the Asian country, trading volumes in...

After a few days of sideways trading, bitcoin initiated an impressive leg up and even neared $60,000. Despite failing to overcome it, the asset has recovered some of its recently lost market dominance. At the same time, DOGE has slumped after Musk’s SNL appearance, while ETH and ADA went for new all-time high records. Bitcoin Neared $60K As reported just two days ago, the bears had control over the primary cryptocurrency and had pushed the price down to around $55,000....