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The Ethereum DeFi ecosystem has hit 2 million users. The number of unique Ethereum addresses that have interacted with Ethereum-based protocols, as shown in the chart below by Dune Analytics, has seen a sharp increase recently, with volume ramping up heavily within the last 2 months. Source: Dune AnalyticsRecord Users and Record Prices During this period, ETH has been hitting record highs, going from $738 at the start of the year to $2,637 right now. Today, the price also...

Popular American billionaire investor and crypto enthusiast Mark Cuban has urged Ellen DeGeneres to integrate Dogecoin (DOGE) as a payment for her daytime television variety comedy talk show. DOGE Boosting Sales Speaking in a virtual interview today at the Ellen DeGeneres show, Mark Cuban, the owner of the NBA team – the Dallas Mavericks – said that people are quite fond of the latest payment method introduced by the organization. Ever since the Mavs started accepting DOGE...

Bitcoin has become increasingly popular in Turkey. The number of Google queries for the primary cryptocurrency has gone through the roof following the latest developments coming from the country, including a ban on using cryptocurrencies as payment instruments. Turks Love Bitcoin Cryptocurrency-related activities have been on the rise within Turkey in the past several weeks or so. CryptoPotato reported previously that the nation would ban the usage of digital assets as...

Mastercard continues its crypto-related efforts by partnering with the digital asset exchange Gemini to introduce an innovative crypto rewards credit card. Dubbed Gemini Credit Card, it already has over 100,000 people on its waitlist but should see the light of day in the summer. Crypto Rewards Credit Card From Gemini The crypto exchange founded and managed by the Winklevoss twins announced its latest product earlier today. Apart from including Mastercard, the company has...

15-time Grammy award winner Marshall Bruce Matters III – better known by his stage name Eminem – has officially joined the NFT craze by dropping a collection of his own. The digital set, dubbed Shady Con, comes after a partnership with Nifty Gateway. Stans Preparing to Buy Shady Con CryptoPotato speculated with the idea of Eminem getting into the NFT game last week after a mysterious tweet by the legendary hip-hop artist. While the odds seemed somewhat slim, the Real Slim...

The University of Zurich has announced that they are adding Cardano to their “Deep Dive into Blockchain 2021” curriculum. It will be taught to students studying in the UZH Blockchain Center modules and is being posited as a ‘blockchain platform for changemakers, innovators, and visionaries’ to ‘bring about positive global change.’  Blockchain Education The course aims to teach students about several facets of blockchain technology: not just limited to their technical scope,...

Following the peak in May, the global Google searches for “NFT” have been gradually decreasing. With the numerous assumptions that the NFT market is in a bubble state and the comparisons with the ICOs from 2017/2018, the question arises if non-fungible tokens could be bursting soon. NFT Searches Drop Sharply What was 2020 for decentralized finance is 2021 so far for non-fungible tokens. Although NFTs were not invented this year, their popularity saw a massive boost in the...

Several years after its CEO called bitcoin “fraud,” JPMorgan Chase & Co has completed its U-turn. America’s largest bank is purportedly looking into launching a bitcoin fund, with the digital asset financial firm NYDIG to serve as custodian.  Citing people familiar with the matter, CoinDesk reported earlier today that JPMorgan intends to release an actively managed bitcoin fund soon.  According to the coverage, the New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), describing...

The rapidly increasing popularity of PancakeSwap – the decentralized exchange running on Binance Smart Chain – has caught the attention of bad actors. The project warned that a group of scammers is promoting fake airdrops trying to lure victims into claiming them through a fraudulent link. Fake CAKE Airdrops The popularity of the DEX employing the Binance Smart Chain has gone through the roof in the past several months. The fast and cheap transactions resulted in high...

The New York wine seller Acker, Merrall & Condit, or simply known as Acker, announced it now accepts digital currencies as a form of payment at its auctions and retail store. The company supports some of the most popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Dogecoin. Acker Catches the Crypto Wave After the massive impact that the COVID-19 pandemic caused on global economies, many organizations turned their heads to the potential of digital...