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Leading NFT Marketplace OpenSea Now Supports Optimism

The marketplace currently supports six other networks, including Ethereum. The platform offers creators a 10% cut of any sales made of their works. On Tuesday, NFT marketplace OpenSea made the announcement that it will now support projects based on Ethereum’s layer-2 scaling solution Optimism. Further, the marketplace currently supports six

September 28, 2022 1 min read

Payments Provider Strike Raises $80 Million in Funding

The round was spearheaded by the bitcoin-focused investing group Ten31. The funds will be used to branch out and form new alliances. According to a press release, Strike, a major payment provider for the Bitcoin Lightning Network has secured $80 million in a series B fundraising round spearheaded by the

September 28, 2022 2 mins read

Will the Collaboration Bring Needed Respite to AVAX and LINK?

The DeFi space was one of the main areas of growth as per Avalanche Labs. AVAX’s NFT volume has also increased in the last month. Avalanche Labs tweeted on September 27th about its latest collaboration with Chainlink [LINK]. Chainlink, according to the post, aided AVAX’s growth in the NFT, GameFI,

September 28, 2022 2 mins read

Space and Time Obtained $20 Million in Strategic Funding

Space and Time to support the growth of businesses through smart contract technology. The funds will be utilized to speed up engineering and product development. Space and Time, the decentralized data platform has recently announced that it has acquired $20 million in strategic funding from marquee investors led by Microsoft’s

September 28, 2022 2 mins read

ECB President Christine Lagarde Backs CBDC Over Crypto

She discussed the crypto ecosystem, stressing the need of backing CBDCs. Central bankers are missing a chance if they do not accept CBDCs. Central bankers are becoming jittery as the use cases for cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based currencies expand. Digital assets are very volatile and risky, yet traditional institutional investors

September 27, 2022 1 min read

Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky Resigns Amid Bankruptcy

The company has been granted authorization to sell Bitcoin it has mined. Celsius Network was silent for weeks before filing for bankruptcy. The CEO of the defunct crypto lender Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, has resigned, as reported by a New York law firm in a news release published on Tuesday.

September 27, 2022 2 mins read

Japan To Revise Regulations Over Money Laundering Concerns

It will help Japan to reduce crypto-related money laundering. These grants authorities the power to make information requests to exchanges. Japan has decided to revise an existing regulation on money laundering in an effort to reduce the prevalence of crypto money laundering. The worldwide threat of cryptocurrency money laundering and

September 27, 2022 2 mins read

Nubank Has 1.8 Million Users Within a Few Months of Its Launch

Nubank has almost 1.8 million users after only a few months of existence.  Nubank grew to become Brazil’s fifth largest financial institution this year. Nubank, a Brazilian digital bank, said in a press release on Monday that it had over 70 million users. Of particular note is that more than

September 27, 2022 2 mins read

Upbit Discloses Terra Transaction Fees Utilization Plan

Upbit’s Luna Fee Utilization Committee has agreed to split transaction fees. A white paper explaining what led to the LUNA problem is part of the near-term agenda. Upbit, the leading cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, has a plan to split the about $4.6 million in Terra LUNA transaction fees it

September 27, 2022 2 mins read

Nexo Plans Buying Stake in Summit National Bank

Summit National Bank is a US federally chartered bank, founded in 1984. Customers of Summit will now have access to blockchain products. Nexo, a cryptocurrency lending platform, recently revealed that it was acquiring a stake in Summit National Bank, based in Wyoming. Taking a stake in the US federally chartered

September 27, 2022 2 mins read