Mastercard keeps its focus on the digital asset industry, echoing moves by its main competitor, Visa. International payments giant Mastercard continues focusing on the digital asset industry by welcoming a batch of major cryptocurrency startups in its fintech accelerator. The company announced Tuesday a new startup engagement program as part of Mastercard Start Path, an […]
Law professor calls for crypto mining regulation during US Senate hearing
The St. Mary’s University School of Law professor called for more scrutiny on the activities of miners, especially regarding their role in transaction ordering on the blockchain. Tuesday’s crypto hearing before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs also included a call for stricter regulations on cryptocurrency miners. Addressing the committee, […]
Digital Euro to Handle ‘Almost Unlimited’ Payments, Estonian Central Bank Says After Test
A blockchain-based digital euro would be highly scalable allowing it to process an almost unlimited number of payments, the central bank of Estonia has concluded following a recent experiment. Central banks from several euro area countries and the ECB participated in the test, which also professed to show the digital currency’s carbon footprint would be […]
Porta Review 2021: The Gateway to a Decentralized Future
“Disclaimer: The Capital has received payment in exchange for writing this article” In the last few months, we’ve seen several discourses highlighting blockchain as an integral part of the Web 3.0 transition. This signifies the evolution our beloved internet is presently experiencing. Just as the numerical value — 3.0 — denotes, the internet is transitioning from a version to a […]
Meme.com Platform Going Live Following Over $6 Million in Funding
Coinspeaker Meme.com Platform Going Live Following Over $6 Million in Funding Meme.com, which combines CoinMarketCap-like features in the meme world, is opening their platform for users around the world after raising $6 million earlier in the spring. Aiming to combine the cultural power of memes with crypto-economics, the Meme.com launch will allow people to buy […]
COVID-19 Fund Manager: Only $20M of Buterin $1B Shib Donation Cashed Out
Coinspeaker COVID-19 Fund Manager: Only $20M of Buterin $1B Shib Donation Cashed Out Although Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated $1 billion in SHIB tokens to a COVID-19 relief fund in India, recipients and distributors have received only about $20 million. The founder of the receiving fund, Sandeep Nailwal, recently spoke to reporters about the […]
Binamon Metaverse Will Include Its First Planet – It Will Be Sold for Millions of Dollars
Coinspeaker Binamon Metaverse Will Include Its First Planet – It Will Be Sold for Millions of Dollars As if it were a science fiction movie, in the best Star Wars style, the world of NFTs never stop to amaze us. After the success of the Binamon Genesis monsters, where more than 10 million dollars have […]
$7 Billion Investment Firm Horizon Kinetics Grows Bitcoin Exposure
Horizon’s Paradigm fund now maintains a 5.8% allocation to GBTC, making Bitcoin exposure effectively its second largest holding. Investment firm Horizon Kinetics has revealed new details about how it has used Bitcoin to improve the performance of one of its top equity funds. In an interview with Financial Times, the $7 billion investment firm, revealed […]
Gauging Institutional Interest Around Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s scarcity, both perceived and realized, sells. The below is a recent edition of the Deep Dive, Bitcoin Magazine‘s premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now. HODL Waves “Do you know that when bitcoin went from $17,000 to […]
Senator Elizabeth Warren Urges Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen To “Act With Urgency” Regarding Cryptocurrency regulation
Senator Elizabeth Warren has urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to develop a “coordinated and cohesive regulatory strategy” on cryptocurrencies. During the Senate Bank Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren revealed that she had sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in which she urged the Treasury Secretary to “act with urgency” on the regulation […]