Eduardo Paes – the mayor of Rio de Janeiro – intends to allocate 1% of the city’s Treasury in bitcoin. If he proceeds, the megapolis will become the first Brazilian …
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Cardano (ADA) or Bitcoin (BTC)? Vitalik Buterin asked the Ethereum community to pick one
Russian-Canadian programmer Vitalik Buterin has taken to Twitter to determine which cryptocurrency the Ethereum community sees as the most viable alternative. He asked his 3.1 million followers about what currency—other than ETH—would …
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About 20,000 Ethereum (ETH) burned in one day, setting a new all-time high
The London hard fork, introduced on August 5, 2021, made it possible to pay Ethereum (ETH) fees using burned ether, which was unavailable until that point. It’s worth noting that the term …
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Elon Musk-helmed Tesla launches Dogecoin (DOGE) payments in online shop; price jumps 17%
Elon Musk-helmed Tesla first enabled bitcoin payments for Tesla cars in March 2021. Then less than two months later pulled the plug, ostensibly because Musk wants to see Bitcoin go green. But …
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Tonga will going to copy El Salvador bill making Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender
Another domino is lined up to fall down the route to Bitcoinization. On Wednesday, a former lawmaker of the Pacific island nation of Tonga shared a play-by-play approach to adopting …
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Shiba Inu (SHIB) overthrows Polygon (MATIC) in market capitalization following 23% rally
According to CoinMarketCap data, Shiba Inu has reclaimed the 13th spot in terms of market capitalization, surpassing Polygon (MATIC). With a present market valuation of $17.49 billion, Shiba Inu now ranks 13th largest …
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Institutional investment will boost Bitcoin (BTC) to $75,000
The CEO of Switzerland-based financial institution SEBA Bank shared his predictions for Bitcoin in 2022. A boon for BTC bulls, Guido Buehler was optimistic about institutional adoption and a price …
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Visa survey shows that 24% of SMBs plan to accept cryptocurrency payments
Back in 2021, a study showed that there is a high demand for cryptocurrency payment abilities among both crypto holders and non-holders. However, in the same study, 50% of participants noted that …
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Heavyweight legend Mike Tyson has emerged as a Solana (SOL) cheerleader
Former heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson recently tweeted about going “all-in” on Solana, one of the leading “Ethereum killers.” The legendary boxer also attached a Catalina Whale non-fungible token (NFT) issued on top …
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Top Ethereum whales load up on Polygon and Chainlink as crypto market recovers
A whale monitoring resource has found that the richest wallet addresses on the Ethereum network have been loading up on Polygon ($MATIC) and Chainlink ($LINK) as the cryptocurrency market recovers, with only Ethereum’s ETH …
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