Today we are pleased to be talking to Luke Millard, Founder, and CEO of Hashing Ad Space, the world’s first blockchain-based Advertising-Income Community. Hi Luke! Hi Stefan, it’s a pleasure to be here. First of all, Luke, what is an Advertising- Minting Community? Great question and it’s what we are all about. An Ad-Minting Community is an […]
Crypto Cashback Springing Up
Disclaimer: The Capital has received payment in exchange for writing this article The world of cryptocurrency keeps evolving and creating innovative ways for the mainstream adoption of crypto. In the traditional methods of making purchases, some businesses give cashback rewards to customers for making purchases. A crypto cashback refers to a system that rewards people for making […]
Tether (USDT) is launching on Coinbase Pro
Starting Today Thursday April 22, transfer USDT into your Coinbase Pro account ahead of trading. Support for USDT will generally be available in Coinbase’s supported jurisdictions, with the exception of New York State. Trading will begin on or after 6PM Pacific Time (PT) Monday April 26, if liquidity conditions are met. Please note that Coinbase […]
CBDCs – Preparing for Central Bank Digital Currencies
Sovereign governments may soon become the next group to adopt digital assets. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) could become the latest, and perhaps most substantial tool, used to expand their monetary policies. Dozens of governments have signaled their intent to explore and use CBDCs. Christine… The post CBDCs – Preparing for Central Bank Digital Currencies […]
Kraken Daily Market Report for April 22 2021
Overview Total spot trading volume at $3.54 billion, 79% above the 30-day average of $1.98 billion. Total futures notional at $1.48 billion. The top five traded coins were, respectively, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, Dogecoin, and Ripple. Strong returns from Aragon (+12%), Ethereum Classic (+10%), Uniswap (+10%), and Compound (+9.9%). April 22, 2021 $3.54B traded across all markets today Crypto, EUR, USD, JPY, CAD, GBP, CHF, AUD XBT $54522. ↑1.1% $1.21B ETH $2476.2 ↑4.8% $1.11B USDT $1.0003 ↑0.01% $401.2M XDG $0.2862 ↓6.8% $235.0M […]
Korean minister says all 200 crypto exchanges in the country face a risk of closing down
Eun Seong-soo, chairman of the Finance Committee in South Korea, said this morning that over 200 cryptocurrency exchanges at the risk of being closed down in September this year if they fail to follow the relevant regulations, as per a report on leading local outlet Chosun. He added officials were further planning to impose taxes […]
Square says Bitcoin mining is “key to clean energy future”
Bitcoin mining farms and renewable energy facilities can greatly help each other to create an “abundant, clean energy future,” according to a joint research report published by payments company Square and asset manager Ark Invest yesterday. Today is the day we turned the tables on the bitcoin energy debate: https://t.co/QjUzqmuCSS pic.twitter.com/gfd3lw9RhD — Miles Suter (@milessuter) […]
On-chain data shows ‘whales’ are accumulating Bitcoin despite fearful markets
Bitcoin (BTC) recently went through one of the steepest corrections seen since the beginning of the year. After rising to a new all-time high of nearly $65,000 on April 14, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap took a 7.50% nosedive. But the losses accelerated quickly on Apr. 18 after a power outage in Xinjiang, […]
Investor who predicted a $400,000 Bitcoin is now calling for a 50% drop
Scott Minerd, the Chief Investment Officer of famed investment firm Guggenheim Partners’, says Bitcoin (BTC) could see a 50% drop in the near term as it’s run ‘too far, too fast.’ He made the comments in an appearance on CNBC show Worldwide Exchange yesterday. Guggenheim made it to the crypto history books last year after […]
Crypto artists are now using Ethereum NFTs to fight climate change
Californian startup Hitch is collaborating with South African artist Daniella Attfield to create a unique non-fungible token (NFT) art piece that benefits the climate, it said in a release shared with CryptoSlate. “Mining cryptocurrency creates a tremendous amount of energy and NFTs use much less— which is why using carbon credits for any art piece […]