PRESS RELEASE. Since its inception, Statera has had a singular goal: “to put cryptocurrency into every portfolio”. Statera is a first-of-its-kind asset that offers a unique exposure for any user: an immutable, global, decentralised and deflationary asset. On top of…
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Crypto in the Philippines: Necessity is the mother of adoption
“People are just like, ‘Whoa, mind blown — this is going to save me half a day because I don’t have to go all the way to the bank during business hours and take three journeys on public transport and…
Hundreds of thousands watch as AOC takes on Robinhood on Twitch
AOC and guests explored the conditions that led to the GameStop short squeeze and the ramifications of the institutional response to it. Hundreds of thousands tuned in to a Twitch stream today as U.S. congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez discussed Robinhood’s controversial…
Grayscale is buying BTC 54% faster than it is mined so far in 2021
Grayscale is continuing its BTC accumulation spree, snapping up more than 40,000 BTC in just 16 days. Digital asset manager Grayscale is showing little signs of slowing down its Bitcoin accumulation, adding around 40,000 BTC to its stash since January…
Monstercat dance label sells $180K of musical NFTs in two minutes
Major EDM record label Monstercat sees NFTs as a new way to provide alternative revenue streams. Major EDM record label Monstercat has highlighted how non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, can be a successful new revenue stream for artists and the music…
Study: 60% of Digital Asset Holders Store Funds on Exchanges While Half Derive an Income From Crypto
Despite the risks that come with storing crypto assets with third parties, the findings of a new study suggest many cryptocurrency holders still trust exchanges with the safekeeping of their funds. Conducted by Binance Research, the study finds that 60%…
SushiSwap is eating into Uniswap’s market share following Yearn merger
Since merging into the Yearn ecosystem, the sometimes controversial decentralized exchange SushiSwap has been consistently eating into Uniswap’s dominance of the sector. Following its merger into the Yearn ecosystem, SushiSwap has been making significant inroads into the market share of…
Crypto crime dropped 57% in 2020 but DeFi hacks surged: CipherTrace
Crypto crime rates are dropping despite a massive increase in attacks targeting the DeFi sector, reports security firm CipherTrace. Crimes targeting the virtual currency sector decreased by more than half in 2020 according to blockchain security firm CipherTrace. The firm’s…
LuaSwap using TomoChain for backend transactions
Automated token exchanger LuaSwap is cutting costs by employing a second-layer alternative to transacting on the heavily crowded Ethereum mainnet. The number of projects adopting layer-two solutions for Ethereum’s scaling woes is increasing, with LuaSwap rolling out a new, TomoChain-based exchange…
Bitcoin whale explains to Bloomberg why crypto volatility will decline
The CEO of One River Asset Management believes BTC volatility will decline as its price continues to climb. Bitcoin’s (BTC) violent price swings could become a thing of the past as institutional buyers with stronger hands continue to push the…