Here are the events that marked the past year in the Venezuelan crypto space and the opinions of those who experienced them from the inside. In the year since the COVID-19 pandemic first disrupted almost every aspect of our lives, many things have happened within the crypto ecosystem around the world. So, what has the…
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Winner of landmark auction breaks down his investment thesis on NFTs. Nonfungible tokens are “ten times better than their physical counterparts”, according to digital art collector MetaKovan. The pseudonymous art patron, who was recently revealed to be blockchain entrepreneur Vingaresh Sundaresan, bought the NFT of Beeple’s “EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS” for $69 million dollars…
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Shopify’s CEO seems to have caught the crypto bug, and it could be a boon for adoption. Crypto’s march towards mainstream adoption takes another significant step forward as the CEO of an e-commerce giant is publicly pondering how to integrate his company with the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. On Friday night, Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke…
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Bitcoin has likely become too interwoven into the world for a ban to be plausible, says the Gemini CEO. The United States government has increasingly stepped up its overwatch on crypto in recent years, although an outright ban on Bitcoin is now unlikely — at least according to Gemini CEO and co-founder Tyler Winklevoss. “I…
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Is it because of Bitcoin’s price, or simply the asset’s ever-increasing mainstream ubiquity? Possible spoilers ahead. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, a new Marvel Cinematic Universe show on the Disney+ streaming platform, incorporated a Bitcoin (BTC) bounty into its newest episode. In episode three, “Power Broker,” one of the characters receives a text message…
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In his new position as Ledger’s vice president of NFTs, Brooks will be responsible for bridging the platform with the artistic community. Apple Music veteran Parker Todd Brooks is leaving the company to join Ledger, one of the biggest providers of cryptocurrency hardware wallets. According to a Friday announcement, Brooks will now head Ledger’s nonfungible…
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American content distribution company Cinedigm now uses Theta’s TFUEL cryptocurrency as a reward for sharing and watching content. Cinedigm, a major American content distribution company, is applying blockchain technology to one of its streaming channels. The company has partnered with decentralized video delivery network Theta Labs to integrate Theta’s peer-to-peer streaming technology and cryptocurrency rewards…
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Total crypto market cap briefly surpassed that of Saudi Aramco. Amid another bullish trend on cryptocurrency markets, total crypto market capitalization has broken a new historical record just unde $2 trillion. The market cap of all cryptocurrencies surpassed $1.9 trillion on March 31, according to data from major crypto monitoring resources like CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap.…
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The filing from the regulatory body comes after BlackRock chief investment officer Rick Rieder said the firm had “started to dabble” in crypto. A filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shows BlackRock Financial Management’s Bitcoin futures contracts have appreciated significantly this year. According to BlackRock’s monthly portfolio investments report released by the SEC…
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Victoria Bitter has partnered with blockchain energy trading platform Power Ledger to allow customers to earn beer with surplus solar energy. Asahi’s Australian lager beer subsidiary Victoria Bitter has taken a step toward sustainability by allowing customers to earn a pint with solar energy via blockchain. According to a Wednesday announcement, Victoria Bitter has partnered…
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