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How Blockchain Technology Expands The Education Frontiers

How Blockchain Technology Expands The Education Frontiers

From digital tokens to play-to-earn games, blockchain technology has disrupted several industries. Today, it is entering the education sector. From cross-border payments to synthetic assets, distributed blockchain ledgers and their tokenization utilities have created powerful financial products that are globally accessible. While blockchain is democratizing finance, its usability doesn’t have to be limited to cryptocurrencies. […]

BitMEX Mastermind Arthur Hayes Pleads Guilty, Avoids Jail Time

BitMEX Mastermind Arthur Hayes Pleads Guilty, Avoids Jail Time

The picture is getting clearer for BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. The judge called what he did “a willful violation of the Bank Secrecy Act,” but he still got two years probation. Hayes will serve the first six months of that sentence in home confinement, but that’s it. The banker and entrepreneur will not set foot […]

Bitcoin NUPL Touches Lows Not Seen Since COVID Crash, Rebound Soon?

Bitcoin NUPL Touches Lows Not Seen Since COVID Crash, Rebound Soon?

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin NUPL metric has now declined to lows not seen since the COVID-19 crash back in 2020. Bitcoin Net Unrealized Profit And Loss Plunged Down Recently As explained by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the NUPL past trend may suggest that current values could be favorable for a rebound in […]

Long Liquidations Continue To Rock Market As Bitcoin Struggles To Settle Above $30,000

Long Liquidations Continue To Rock Market As Bitcoin Struggles To Settle Above $30,000

The effects of the long liquidations that rocked bitcoin after the digital asset had fallen to $25,000 continue to be felt even now. Bitcoin which has since managed to recover above $30,000 once more remains a prime liquidation target in the market. Even now, a week after the crash that had seen it record its […]

How to Buy Radix [The Ultimate Guide 2022]

How to Buy Radix [The Ultimate Guide 2022]

The global cryptocurrency market cap soared to an all-time high, reaching a market cap of $3 trillion. Everyone seems interested in cryptocurrency, from financial institutions to individual investors these days. In recent years, the number of tokens available for trading to new investors has skyrocketed. Not just Bitcoin, the market demand has grown for Ethereum […]

Tether Cuts 17% Of Its Commercial Paper Holdings Over Q1 2022

Tether Cuts 17% Of Its Commercial Paper Holdings Over Q1 2022

As per the official report published on May 18, Tether, the issuer of the world’s most used stablecoin, USDT, has cut 17% of its commercial paper holdings and increased United States Treasury bills with this reserve amount to back its stablecoin, USDT. Tether made the reduction over Q1 2022 and continues for a further 20% […]

How To Spot a Trustworthy Crypto Casino

How To Spot a Trustworthy Crypto Casino

Crypto casinos are online casinos that use cryptocurrency as their primary means of payment. While traditional online casinos tend to focus on fiat currencies, crypto casinos offer a more decentralized approach that makes use of digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Crypto & Bitcoin casinos have become increasingly popular in recent years, thanks to […]

Why You Should Keep Your Crypto in Non-custodial Wallets

Why You Should Keep Your Crypto in Non-custodial Wallets

Coinbase, the United States’ largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced a $430 million quarterly loss and a 19% plunge in monthly users in its first-quarter financial report. The  new rules set by SEC, the US Securities and Exchange Commission came as a surprise to millions of Coinbase users and gave rise to concerns about using the Coinbase […]

How Blockchain is Finally Getting Africa on the Grid

How Blockchain is Finally Getting Africa on the Grid

Parents lining up to pay school fees in cash, lenders charging extortionate rates, and cash savings held under mattresses—these are some of the things residents in Africa have had to resort to due to financial technology not having yet fully expanded in the developing continent. According to Statista, only 48 percent of the African population […]

Avalanche Crumbles More Than 16% As Crypto Landslide Continues

Avalanche Crumbles More Than 16% As Crypto Landslide Continues

Avalanche (AVAX), dubbed the “Ethereum killer,” has plunged to more than 16% following the disastrous crypto market scenario. Other crypto tokens that are also competitors to Ethereum have had massive double-digit losses in the last 24 hours. AVAX, considered the 13th biggest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $7.6 billion, has dramatically sloughed off over […]

More Stress For El Salvador As Bitcoin Dips To $29,000

More Stress For El Salvador As Bitcoin Dips To $29,000

El Salvador has been on the radar of leading financial and economic institutions since it made Bitcoin a legal tender. It has mainly become a spectacle as cryptocurrency supporters and non-supporters alike watch on to see how this plays out. El Salvador which had made good on its bitcoin promise had made multiple BTC purchases […]

My Permissionless presentation on how Coinbase is building for web3

My Permissionless presentation on how Coinbase is building for web3

by Surojit Chatterjee, Chief Product Officer, Coinbase Tl;dr: This week I presented our vision for building for web3 at the Permissionless conference by Blockworks. Sharing my full presentation here. My Permissionless presentation on how Coinbase is building for web3 was originally published in The Coinbase Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting […]

Why Coinbase and the WNBA are investing in the future together

Why Coinbase and the WNBA are investing in the future together

TL;DR: Coinbase is announcing its partnership and investment in the WNBA ecosystem. Today, Coinbase is excited to announce our expanded investment within the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) ecosystem. In addition to the League, our new partners include the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (“WNBPA” — the union which represents all players), two team partners, the New […]

Bitcoin Selling Pressure Continues As Long-Term Holder SOPR Spikes Up

Bitcoin Selling Pressure Continues As Long-Term Holder SOPR Spikes Up

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin long-term holder SOPR has recently observed spikes, suggesting that this cohort is still continuing to sell. Bitcoin Long-Term Holder SOPR Spiked Up When Price Crossed $30k As pointed out by a CryptoQuant post, selling pressure in the market still looks to be high as long-term holders are also looking to […]

Building a more open financial system: How Coinbase detects bad actors

Building a more open financial system: How Coinbase detects bad actors

By Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer Tl;dr: At Coinbase, we take our responsibility to build a more open, accessible financial system very seriously. We’re deeply committed to our asset listing policies and processes, and we’ll continue to innovate as our dynamic space evolves. A few weeks ago, we shared concerns about purchases of certain assets right before […]