Australia’s overall crypto perception improved in 2020 but adoption among women is still lacking. A recently published survey by the cryptocurrency exchange platform Independent Reserve shows nearly 20% of young adults in Australia own virtual currencies in 2020. According to…
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Ripple CEO Garlinghouse responds to SEC complaint against XRP
Ripple CEO assures shareholders and the industry that the company will win the case brought by the the United States SEC. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has responded to the latest regulatory complaint against XRP, assuring shareholders that the company will…
An Unknown User Incurs More Than $80,000 in Transaction Fees When Sending BTC Worth $1
An unknown person incurred a transaction fee of more than $80,000 or (3.49079570 bitcoins) when transferring bitcoin worth $1.16. According to Blockchain.com, the December 19 transaction, which is included in block 662052, had an input of 3.49084570 bitcoin and an…
Russia’s State Duma expects explosion of crypto issuance in 2021
Russian government appears to anticipate crypto issuance to explode in 2021 following the adoption of its major crypto bill. The Russian government is anticipating more cryptocurrencies to be issued in the local market in 2021, according to a senior official.…
Scaramucci’s SkyBridge BTC fund launches with $25 million investment
The ex-White House communications director sees a big move for BTC in the next 5 to 10 years. Just two days after filing a Form D exemption with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Anthony Scaramucci’s hedge fund, Skybridge Capital,…
XRP price falls 24% in 24 hours as exchanges begin delisting
Several exchanges have already halted XRP trading after the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple was revealed. XRP price fell 41% on Binance over the past three days as news of the lawsuit by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission against…
Notorious crypto figures arrested in 2020
Despite the crypto industry experiencing a major rise in mainstream interest in 2020, the year also saw many prominent crypto personnel apprehended by regulators. Over the past year, many prominent and colorful crypto personalities have been apprehended and arrested. From…
Digital banking: How DeFi can lower costs for everyone
There’s often talk about how decentralized finance could eliminate the need for traditional banks… but what if DeFi could enhance their digital services? Decentralized finance (DeFi) is often characterized as a movement that could unseat traditional banks once and for…
Riot Blockchain Buys 15,000 Antminers, Operation Will Command 37,640 Bitcoin Miners
Publicly listed firm Riot Blockchain has announced the company is purchasing 15,000 S19 Pro and S19j Pro Antminer mining rigs from Bitmain. According to the company, the new shipment of next-generation miners will increase the operation’s hashrate to 3.8 exahash…
OpenDAO Builds New Yield Dollar Interface on Top of UMA, Accepts BTC as Collateral
PRESS RELEASE. OpenDAO is proud and excited to announce that it is one of the first DeFi projects to participate in UMA’s dapp mining program. Check out the new Yield Dollar interface at ydollar.opendao.io For the past few months, OpenDAO…