ANZ’s stablecoin used to buy tokenized carbon credits
The latest A$DC transaction saw ANZ’s institutional partner Victor Smorgon use A$DC to purchase Australian Carbon Credit Units from blockchain-based carbon trading platform BetaCarbon. ANZ’s stablecoin A$DC has been used to buy Australian tokenized carbon credits, marking another critical test …
Crypto conspiracy theories abound, but prop traders are just doing their job
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and Alameda Ventures made recent headlines for bailing out a handful of CeFi crypto platforms this week, but what exactly do market makers do? Alameda Research is a cryptocurrency trading firm and liquidity provider founded by …
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, UNI, XLM, THETA, HNT
Although Bitcoin is struggling to form a bottom, altcoins are on a roll and the current price action could benefit UNI, XLM, THETA and HNT. The United States equities markets witnessed a sharp comeback last week, led by the Nasdaq …
What are Bitcoin covenants, and how do they work?
Bitcoin improvements can be achieved by implementing covenants. This article explains covenants, how they work and the debate around them. Drawbacks of Bitcoin covenants Various prominent Bitcoin experts, including Adam Back, Jimmy Song and Andreas Antonopoulos, have raised some concerns …
BTC price tops 10-day highs as Bitcoin whale demand sees ‘huge spike’
Dip-buying appears to be in full swing among whales, new data shows, but analysts remain wary on the outlook for the short term. Bitcoin (BTC) made the most of weekend volatility on June 26 as a squeeze saw BTC/USD reach …
6 Questions for Daniel Yan of Matrixport
We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This week, our 6 Questions go to Daniel Yan, founding …
How low can Ethereum price drop versus Bitcoin amid the DeFi contagion?
Interestingly, Ethereum has not reclaimed its all-time high against Bitcoin since June 2017 despite the NFT craze. Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) has declined by more than 35% against Bitcoin (BTC) since December 2021 with a potential to decline further …
Small-time investors achieve the 1 BTC dream as Bitcoin holds $20k range
With BTC recently trading at the $20,000 range for the first time since 2020, small-time investors found a small window of opportunity to achieve their dream of owning at least 1 Bitcoin. Ever since early Bitcoin (BTC) investors woke up …
Nifty News: Yuga Labs breaks silence, X2Y2 outpaces OpenSea and more…
Over the past seven days, X2Y2 generated $144.16 million worth of NFT sales compared to OpenSea’s $117.64 million, while Crawley Town F.C. is set to launch a tokenized third kit. Yuga Labs has finally broken its silence over the conspiracy …
Can you earn passive income running a Lightning node?
Learn to manage and run a Lightning node at a profit. Also, discover various Lightning Network problems and how to address them. What are the various Lightning Network problems? Routing fees, channels being fraudulently closed, the exposure of nodes to …