The World Bank has refused to provide technical assistance to El Salvador in implementing bitcoin as legal tender. The bank cited bitcoin’s “environmental and transparency shortcomings” as the reason. World Bank Won’t Help El Salvador With Bitcoin Law The World Bank said on Wednesday it cannot help El Salvador implement the law making bitcoin legal […]
You can soon bet on Bitcoin’s dominance against other cryptos
A new product by crypto exchange Binance will soon allow traders to bet on Bitcoin’s increasing or decreasing share of the crypto market, it said in a release today. #Binance Futures Will Launch USDⓈ-M BTCDOM Perpetual Contracts with Up to 25X Leverage https://t.co/RXkPj89lO0 pic.twitter.com/pmsDTo6v31 — Binance (@binance) June 17, 2021 Offered under the ‘BTCDOM’ ticker, […]
Inside The Scam: Victims Of Ledger Hack Are Receiving Fake Hardware Wallets
A new attack vector following the Ledger data breach of July 2020 involves sending convincing but fake hardware wallets to victims. Victims of a hack of customer data held by bitcoin hardware wallet provider Ledger, which happened almost a year ago, are still apparently being targeted by scammers. Over 1 million victims of the hack […]
Bitcoin slips below $39K as Fed sends gold to 6-week lows
It’s been a bad 24 hours for the precious metal, which shed $100 per ounce thanks to the Fed’s outlook. Bitcoin (BTC) edged closer to $38,000 support on June 17 as comments from the United States Federal Reserve sparked a mass sell-off for gold. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin escapes gold’s fate […]
Republican Campaign Arm Accepts Crypto Assets – Attempts to Pursue ‘Every Avenue to Stop Pelosi’s Socialist Agenda’
The House Republicans’ campaign arm said on Thursday that it will be accepting cryptocurrencies using the payment processor Bitpay. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a lobbyist organization aimed at supporting the election of Republicans to Congress, via direct financial contributions to candidates and the Republican Party. NRCC to Accept Crypto Donations but Funds […]
Kraken Daily Market Report for June 16 2021
Overview Total spot trading volume at $1.12 billion, the 30-day average is $2.21 billion. Total futures notional at $332.4 million. The top five traded coins were, respectively, Bitcoin (-4.6%), Tether (0%), Ethereum (-6.9%), Polkadot (-3.9%), and USDC (0%). Strong returns from Kyber Network (+12%). June 16, 2021 $1.12B traded across all markets today Crypto, EUR, USD, JPY, CAD, GBP, CHF, AUD BTC $38337. ↓4.6% $448.3M USDT $0.9998 ↓0.03% $264.4M ETH $2367.4 ↓6.9% $214.4M DOT $23.026 ↓3.9% $35.5M USDC $0.9999 ↑0.0% $35.1M ADA $1.4834 ↓4.7% $35.0M LINK $23.021 ↓5.8% $19.2M KSM $366.05 ↓3.7% $14.8M […]
Enjin & Virtual Worlds to release limited-edition NFTs of Egyptian monuments
Enjin, the first dedicated blockchain allowing anyone to mint NFTs, has signed a partnership agreement with Virtual Worlds, a brand with over two decades of experience in capturing and sharing the world’s most impressive monuments in mind-blowing digital experiences. To mark this partnership’s kick-off, Virtual Worlds will be working with Enjin to produce a set […]
SafeMoon Army Gears Up To Uplift the Price, Yet Needs To Be Programmed!
The post SafeMoon Army Gears Up To Uplift the Price, Yet Needs To Be Programmed! appeared first on Coinpedia – Fintech & Cryptocurreny News Media| Crypto Guide Safemoon gained the trader’s attention in a very short stipulated time frame by rising from nowhere to $0.00001375. Since then the price could not regain the lost levels […]
World Bank Refuses To Help El Salvador Implement Bitcoin, Citing “Transparency Shortcomings”
Revealing misunderstandings, the World Bank has rejected El Salvador’s request for assistance in implementing a bitcoin standard. As reported by Reuters, the World Bank has responded negatively to El Salvador’s request for help in fully implementing bitcoin as legal tender in the country, citing concerns about Bitcoin’s transparency and environmental impact. “We are committed to […]
McLaren Racing Partners With Tezos To Build Energy-efficient NFT Platform
McLaren Racing, a premier British motor racing team, announced today that it has chosen Tezos as its technical partner to build an non-fungible token (NFT fan experience platform on Tezos’ energy-efficient blockchain network. “Tezos and McLaren Racing uniting to create a unique fan-focused NFT platform is an innovative step in an exciting and rapidly developing […]