At the intersection of fintech and cryptocurrency
    20 Jul 2021
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    British fintech startup Revolut has received a new portion of investments and is now valued at $ 33 billion, making it of the most expensive neobanks in the world. One of the factors of its success is timely offering of cryptocurrency services to the clients. British fintech startup Revolut drew $ 800 million in the…

    How is Diem doing?
    19 Jul 2021
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    Ambitious cryptocurrency project announced by Facebook three years ago almost became one of the main disappointments of the crypto industry. But it didn’t – and if Libra couldn’t really take off, Diem is slowly and persistently moving towards its goal. And yes, this is us bringing up Facebook’s Diem cryptocurrency, which under its former name…

    Crypto trading volume falls over 40% following Bitcoin price drop

    Trading volumes at the major crypto exchanges fell by 42.3% in June after the price of Bitcoin hit a monthly low of $28,908. Despite the dramatic drop, the trading volume is still much higher than a year ago. Cryptocurrencies are suffering a two-month correction period following a series of negative news. By the crypto market…

    Ethereum: a setback on a path to leadership
    18 Jul 2021
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    The most famous altcoin – Ethereum – has long contested for the title of the most in-demand cryptocurrency, essentially aiming for the bitcoin’s crown. But for ETH to break through it requires a network upgrade to ETH 2.0 – and that seems to be a problem. On July 2, a unique transaction was recorded on…

    Kava: between fiat and DeFi
    17 Jul 2021
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    On July 12, the Kava Project will launch its next testnet. While not exactly a large-scale event, it is still a good reason to take a closer look at this project. The mission of the Kava Project is to become a universal intermediary between various DeFi networks, as well as between the world of decentralized…

    S&P Dow Jones releases 5 more cryptocurrency indices
    15 Jul 2021
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    According to a company statement, the financial index provider S&P Dow Jones has launched five new cryptocurrency index products, bringing its total number of crypto indices to eight. It’s the first major expansion of S&P’s crypto benchmarking tools since entering the market in May. Headlining the tranche is a “broad digital market (BDM)” index that…