March 29, 2021 Cointelegraph Consulting: Hype for NFTs is real, but what about transaction volume? The top two NFT marketplaces, OpenSea and Rarible, differ considerably in daily transaction volume. Covalent’s latest findings in Cointelegraph Consulting’s biweekly newsletter indicate that…
March 29, 2021 South Korea’s ‘Kimchi premium’ is back: Is the Bitcoin rally starting to heat up? Demand for Bitcoin in South Korea is heating up as the country’s BTC premium rises over 5%. The “Kimchi premium” is back. Bitcoin (BTC)…
March 29, 2021 Aleph introduces DApp to ‘backup’ NFT art pieces NFT “rug pulls” can be a serious risk when the file is stored on a centralized platform. Aleph.im, a decentralized file-sharing platform, has launched…
March 29, 2021 Bahamas’ Sand Dollar nears commercial rollout as interoperability completed Following cybersecurity assessments, commercial institutions are being cleared to issue the world’s first CBDC — the Bahamas’ Sand Dollar. The Central Bank of the…
March 29, 2021 Stablecoin reserves on crypto exchanges hit new historic high of $10B Cryptocurrency exchanges continue accumulating massive amounts of stablecoins like Tether and USDC Coin. Stablecoins like Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) have hit another…
March 29, 2021 Latvian airline airBaltic adds Dogecoin and Ether as payment options The national carrier began accepting crypto payments in 2014. Passengers flying with Latvian airline airBaltic now have more cryptocurrency payment options. According to an…
March 29, 2021 Kakao’s Klaytn expands NFT offerings to OpenSea following 800% quarterly growth The platform created by Kakao’s blockchain wing will reportedly look to extend its NFT functionality with an upcoming OpenSea integration. Klaytn, the blockchain project…
March 29, 2021 Crypto mergers and acquisitions doubled to $1.1B in 2020, PwC reports The average deal size in the crypto industry surged from $19 million last year to nearly $53 million in 2020, according to a new…
March 29, 2021 90% of Bitcoin mining comes from ‘dirty energy,’ Miami mayor says The U.S. should address the environmental problems of Bitcoin mining by providing its clean energy to set up mining hubs, Mayor Francis Suarez said….
March 29, 2021 Dubai regulators call for public feedback on proposed crypto laws Financial regulators in Dubai have enacted a 30-day window for public comments on security token regulations. The Dubai Financial Services Authority, or DFSA, is…