The Layer-two protocol plans to become an aggregator and interoperability facilitator for Ethereum scalability solutions. The Matic Network, a project developing an Ethereum-based layer-two solution and an independent proof-of-stake blockchain, announced Tuesday that it would rebrand to Polygon. While the…
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Interview: Bitcoin Adoption With Quontic Bank
Listen To This Episode: Apple Spotify Google Overcast Libsyn This week for the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” host Christian Keroles sat down with CEO of Quontic Bank Steven Schnall to discuss Quontic’s recent move to offer a bitcoin-back debit card. The…
Altcoins move higher as Bitcoin bull flag points toward $50K BTC price
Select altcoins continue to hit new yearly highs, while a bull flag on Bitcoin suggests traders are preparing for a run at $50,000. Growing institutional interest in Bitcoin (BTC) helped elevate the top cryptocurrency to a new record high on…
FTX CEO claims competitor responsible for racist messages delivered to Blockfolio users
‘Teflon’ Sam Bankman-Fried illustrates why the crypto community holds him in high regard, as Blockfolio exploit results in clear communication and a rapid response. On February 9, Blockfolio’s Signal feed was briefly compromised, resulting in some users receiving racist messages within…
TORN soars 200% as Tornado.Cash’s governance token becomes tradable
Apes rejoice as yet another token airdrop fattens their portfolios The decentralized finance (DeFi) “stimulus checks” keep coming as Tornado.Cash joins Uniswap, Badger DAO, StakeDAO, and others in “airdropping” a now-tradable TORN governance token to early protocol participants. Tornado Cash,…
ECB leader floats 3K threshold for digital euro holdings
The central bank said it will reach a decision on releasing a digital euro “towards the middle of 2021.” In an interview today, Fabio Panetta, executive member of the European Central Bank said the ECB may only allow digital euro holdings…
Former British MP says central banks should ban Bitcoin
Nick Boles, who served as a Member of Parliament from 2010 to 2019, believes the world would be better off without Bitcoin. Nick Boles, a former Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford from 2010 to 2019, took to Twitter…
Record $584M Litecoin futures open interest signals institutional inflow
Open interest on Litecoin futures hit a record $584 million, a signal that institutional investors like Bitwise and Grayscale Investments are interested in the altcoin. Litecoin (LTC) might be 60% below its December 2017 all-time high at $420, but that…
Press and internet freedom advocates join crypto users in support of Wikileaks’ Assange
Digital and journalistic rights are at stake in the trial for Julian Assange’s extradition, say 24 major advocacy groups. A coalition of 24 press freedom, civil rights and internet defense groups have signed a letter asking Biden to leave Wikileaks…
Bitcoin flippens Russian ruble after Tesla purchase
The crypto asset’s market capitalization has also overtaken Tesla’s again, following an overnight price surge. After hitting a new all-time high of more than $48,000 earlier today, the market capitalization of Bitcoin has surpassed the total market cap of the…