Pick n Pay, a supermarket chain in South Africa, has accepted Bitcoin at 39 locations before rolling out the service company-wide. The rollout of Bitcoin acceptance took place over the course of the last three months of pilot testing. Customers at any of the retail locations in South Africa will
February 2, 2023 1 min read
Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency trading platform by volume, has partnered with Air Astana, the major airline in Kazakhstan. Users may now exchange their travel points for a selection of cryptocurrencies thanks to the partnership. In a press statement released today, Air Astana initially broke the news of the joint endeavor.
February 2, 2023 2 mins read
Investors’ faith in self-custodial platforms was badly shaken by events in the cryptocurrency industry last year. However, most retail investors aren’t familiar with or prepared to evaluate the pros and cons of various custodian options. Furthermore, many traders are not familiar with self-custodial options that are now on the market.
February 1, 2023 2 mins read
Despite its widespread recognition as the pioneering NFT ETF, NFTZ has decided to close its doors. Defiance ETFs has said that as of February 28, they would “close and sell” its Defiance Digital Revolution ETF (NFTZ). Sylvia Jablonski, the co-founder of Defiance ETFs and Chief Investment Officer, predicted that NFTs
February 1, 2023 2 mins read
A significant layer-1 privacy smart contract validator, the Secret Network has said it would stop providing nodes and support for the network. One of the largest validators, Smart Stake, declared on January 29 that it will stop operating validator nodes for the Secret Network on February 21. Smart Stake has
January 31, 2023 1 min read
Coinbase has announced that it is updating the Wallet app to enhance security and usability. On Monday, the cryptocurrency exchange announced a number of new features for its Wallet users. That aim to increase blockchain transparency and security. These include transaction previews, token approval alerts, a blocklist of flagged dApps,
January 31, 2023 1 min read
A plan to impose the most recent global bank capital regulations was approved Tuesday. By the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON). According to a Reuters report, the Legislators have also inserted measures addressing dangers associated with crypto assets. Moreover, the basic guidelines were devised by the
January 30, 2023 1 min read
The North Korean hackers responsible for the June thefts from the Harmony Bridge are still attempting to launder the stolen monies. ZachXBT, a blockchain detective, disclosed on January 28 that the culprits had transferred 17,278 Ether, or nearly $27 million, over the course of the weekend. ZachXBT said in a
January 30, 2023 1 min read
A new President has been named at Ripple, a cryptocurrency firm. Former SVP/GM Monica Long has been named the company’s new President. Long has been a part of Ripple since 2013. In addition, the statement highlighted Long’s role in the development of the Ripple ecosystem, including her work on the
January 29, 2023 1 min read
Bloomberg claimed on January 26 citing anonymous sources that Moody’s was working on a scoring system for stablecoins. That would include assessments for up to 20 digital assets. Moody’s is a credit rating agency that publishes evaluations of credit risk. In the form of ratings for publicly listed firms. The
January 27, 2023 2 mins read