DeFi Leadership competition

    In the first quarter of 2021 the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) industry shawn a wave of growth. The main indicator for assessing the DeFi industry is the total amount of locked funds on smart contracts (Total Value Locked). In April 2021, it crossed the $ 100 billion mark, according to the DeFi LIama tracker. Analysts at…

    Shiba token has risen in price by 70% in an hour after Elon Musk’s tweet about a puppy

    Musk wrote that he was looking after a Shiba Inu puppy. Because of this, the value of an altcoin of the same name has skyrocketed. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he was looking after a Shiba Inu puppy. Since the publication of Mask, the price of an altcoin called Shiba Inu has risen by…

    Metromile Plans to Adopt Bitcoin to Offer Drivers More Choice

    Digital insurance platform will be the first to accept insurance premiums and pay insured claims in cryptocurrency Metromile, Inc. (NASDAQ: MILE, MILEW), a leading digital insurance platform and pay-per-mile auto insurer, today announced it will soon allow policyholders the option to pay for insurance and receive payment for eligible and approved insured claims in bitcoin…

    The head of CryptoQuant predicted a sharp rise in the price of bitcoin

    Ki Yang Joo pointed at the outflow of digital coins from cryptocurrency exchanges, which he believes has eased the pressure of sellers. CryptoQuant CEO Ki Yang Joo is confident that Bitcoin is ready for a new price spike. As an argument, the analyst cited a graph that indicates the outflow of bitcoin from cryptocurrency exchanges….

    Bitcoin withdrew from Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange for $ 694 million

    Representatives of the site have not yet commented on the movement of the first cryptocurrency. The last time this happened was in mid-April after the largest collapse of the main digital coin in recent months. From the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, Coinbase, $ 12.3 thousand bitcoins worth $ 694 million were withdrawn…

    Galaxy Digital will buy BitGo asset manager for $ 1.2 billion

    The completion of the transaction is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021. BitGo will receive $ 265 million in cash and the rest of the sum in the form of 33.8 million shares in Galaxy Digital. Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd, one of the largest digital asset management companies, has announced plans to acquire BitGo,…

    Ethereum Classic has risen in price by another 56% during the day

    The cryptocurrency has renewed its historical maximum value at around $ 117. At the beginning of the year, it was trading at $ 5.5. Since then, growth has exceeded 1990%. On Thursday, May 6, the Ethereum Classic cryptocurrency hit its all-time high at $ 117. Over the past day, it has risen by 57%. Since…

    Goldman Offers New Bitcoin Derivatives to Wall Street Investors

    Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is wading deeper into the $1 trillion Bitcoin market, offering Wall Street investors a way to place big bets. The investment bank has opened up trading with non-deliverable forwards, a derivative tied to Bitcoin’s price that pays out in cash. The firm then protects itself from the digital currency’s famous volatility by buying and…

    During the day, the Ethereum Classic rate increased by 40%

    On May 5, the Ethereum Classic rate on the Binance crypto exchange first exceeded $ 81.6, having risen in price by 40% since the beginning of this year. At the same time, the market capitalization of the project exceeded $ 9.8 billion, and the daily trading volumes of the asset reached $ 18.2 billion. Ethereum…

    Senator from New York Kevin Parker proposed to ban cryptocurrency mining for three years

    New York State Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee Chairman Kevin Parker introduced a bill that proposes a moratorium on mining cryptocurrency using electricity generated by burning fossil fuels in the state for a period of three years. The senator argues that the mining of cryptocurrency should be banned to reduce the negative impact on the…