Walmart has now officially started making its move into the crypto space. The retail giant was in the middle of a widespread rumor late last year that said it had …
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Polygon expands its footprint as evolving NFT & gaming ecosystems seek Ether alternatives
Built with an emphasis on simplicity and ease of use, Polygon (previously Matic) is designed to let organizations and businesses create and deploy their own decentralized applications (dApps). The platform serves as …
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Tonga is now accepting Bitcoin donations amid tsunami onslaught
On Friday, the Kingdom of Tonga experienced the shockwave of a massive volcanic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano. More eruptions ensued after the first, leaving the citizens of Tongatapu, the main …
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Cryptocurrency is still in its Napster days, according to JPMorgan’s Umar Farooq
Umar Farooq, head of JPMorgan’s blockchain unit, called Onyx, recently told London-based media outlet Financial News that cryptocurrencies were still in their nascency, drawing parallels between the growth trajectories of crypto and audio streaming. …
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Cardano (ADA) hits 3-week high amid flurry of activity
The price of ADA, the native cryptocurrency of the Cardano blockchain, surged to a daily high of $1.56 on Monday, its highest point since December 27, according to CoinGecko. Since then, the token …
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Bitcoin’s (BTC) hashrate has risen to a new all time high
Bitcoin’s hashrate has risen to a new all time high on Thursday, crossing 216 exahashes a second (Ex/s) as pictured above, up from its previous all time high of 207 …
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The mayor of Rio de Janeiro intends to invest 1% of the city’s treasury in Bitcoin
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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