Cardano will soon have a new DeFi stablecoin with COTI

    Previously partnered with COTI, Cardano is going to have its first stablecoin, dubbed Djed, giving space to cheaper transactions and making it easier to run DeFi projects. Software development company COTI announced a few hours ago the issuance of the first stablecoin designed to run on the Cardano blockchain. The news was first revealed by…

    Wormhole Network launches Ethereum-Solana bridge amid the latest cross-chain boom

    Solana announced the launch of the Wormhole Network, an Ethereum – Solana cross-chain bridge, which enables the transfer of digital assets between ERC-20 and SPL blockchains. The announcement notes that Saber, the Solana-based protocol with more than $4 billion total-value locked (TVL), will support migration from Wormhole V1.0 to V2.0. While the TVL of the…

    Kazakhstan might shut down Bitcoin mining

    Kazakhstan, which became a Bitcoin mining hub in the wake of the Chinese crypto miner exodus, might temporarily have to shut Bitcoin mining operations in certain regions, as the country is facing an electricity crunch in South Kazakhstan that intensifies in winter. According to CoinGape, Kazakhstan’s share of the world’s Bitcoin mining rose 6x this…

    Crypto experts: China’s crackdown may be ‘great news for Bitcoin’

    Bitcoin may benefit from China’s recent ban of all cryptocurrency transactions, according to crypto experts. “This is great news for Bitcoin,” said Ross Gerber, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO. “The last thing we want is China to be involved in a currency of the world.” Bitcoin price fell about 6% after China announced…

    Twitter enables Bitcoin payments via Tips, NFT authentication to come

    Twitter users on Apple’s iOS will now be able to connect third-party tipping services to their profile on the social media site. That will include the ability to link both Bitcoin addresses and Lightning Network addresses. Twitter also announced that it will add non-fungible token (NFT) verification features to the platform. The social media giant…

    NFT platform Sorare raises $680 million in funds, reaching $4.3 billion valuation

    Sorare, a sports NFT platform, raised a Series B round of $680 million at a $4.3 billion valuation. The financing by SoftBank has become the biggest Series B round in Europe. Launched in late 2019 as an alternative to traditional fantasy sports games, Sorare minted football player cards as NFTs. Users can build a weekly…

    Crypto Trends Weekly 18 – 24 Sept.

    Breaking crypto news from the last week (18 – 24 Sept. 2021): 18 Sept.: Holding North American Bitcoin miner equity is an opportunity for those looking for indirect Bitcoin exposure in the public markets, said the Deep Dive, Bitcoin Magazine’s premium markets newsletter. Because of average year-to-date returns for the top-four North American Bitcoin miners…

    Hedera Hashgraph: a «foundation» for payment services

    You don’t often see this technology featured in crypto news. But it works and allows you to create quite efficient distributed services, especially when it comes to payment systems. It was recently revealed that the USDC token, previously launched on Ethereum, Algorand, Stellar, and Solana, would soon also be available on Avalanche, Celo, Flow, Hedera,…

    UAE financial regulators approve crypto assets trading

    The UAE’s financial regulator has approved a regulatory framework for trading crypto assets in one of Dubai’s free trading zones. The United Arab Emirates’ Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has signed an agreement with the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) to support regulation of cryptocurrencies within DWTCA’s free zone, Reuters reports. The new initiative…

    China bans all crypto-related activities, sending Bitcoin down

    China’s regulators banned on all crypto transactions and vowed to root out mining of digital assets, hitting Bitcoin and other major coins and pressuring crypto and blockchain-related stocks. According to Reuters, crypto-related transactions will be considered illicit financial activity, including services provided by off-shore exchanges, the People’s Bank of China said on its website. It…