Tether stablecoin is fully backed, says new assurance reportTether’s reserves for its USDT stablecoin exceed the amount required to redeem the digital asset tokens, according to auditing firm Moore Cayman.Mar 30, 2021Helen Partz
Bitcoin market cap exceeds Canada's M1 money supply once againThe Bitcoin market capitalization is once again sufficient to cover the M1 money supply of either Australia or Canada.Mar 30, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Scottish music school accepts cryptocurrency as payment for lessons An Edinburgh music school will begin to accept tuition payments in the form of cryptocurrency.Mar 30, 2021Greg Thomson
Delta Exchange completes $5M token raise following investments from DeFi players Investors include Aave Ventures, Kyber Network, Sino Global, CoinFund, Spartan and others.Mar 30, 2021Sam Bourgi
ConsenSys announces layer-two NFT platform, Palm, to compete with FlowThe Ethereum ecosystem and some outside power players are banding together to give Flow a run for its money.Mar 30, 2021Andrew Thurman
Moonbeam’s PureStake raises $6M ahead of parachain launch on PolkadotThe company building Moonbeam is focusing on integration work and a renewed marketing push.Mar 30, 2021Andrey Shevchenko
UK authorities to focus on stablecoin regulations to prevent monopoliesBritish regulators have identified the stablecoin market as their primary assignment amid efforts to create a legal framework for virtual currencies in the country.Mar 30, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
PayPal to start letting US customers pay in Bitcoin at global merchants A checkout service will be implemented which waives transaction fees for purchases made using crypto, PayPal's president and CEO confirmed.Mar 30, 2021Greg Thomson
Bitcoin jumps past $59K as PayPal launches crypto payments at 29M merchantsThe latest adoption step for Bitcoin and some altcoins will receive official confirmation on Tuesday, PayPal tells Reuters.Mar 30, 2021William Suberg
Digital ruble is ‘highest form of money,’ Russian Bitcoin critic saysThe digital ruble will become an integral part of national settlements by 2023 or 2024, Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian State Duma predicted.Mar 30, 2021Helen Partz
XRP holders get green light for motion to intervene in SEC vs Ripple caseA federal judge has accepted tokenholders’ claim that their interests are not being adequately represented in the SEC’s ongoing lawsuit against Ripple Labs.Mar 30, 2021Marie Huillet
Iowa House approves bill to legally recognize blockchain smart contracts The bill would give legal recognition to transfers and registrations made through blockchain smart contracts.Mar 30, 2021Greg Thomson
Ripple acquires stake in cross-border payments firmRipple has agreed to acquire a 40% stake in cross-border payments firm Tranglo to further expand its ODL service in Southeast Asia.Mar 30, 2021Helen Partz
Nifty News: NFTs go carbon-negative, top banker calls NFT investors gamblers Nifty Gateway is aiming to become carbon negative while BNP Paribas' CEO likens NFT investing to casino gambling.Mar 30, 2021Brian Quarmby
Cosmos launches Inter-Blockchain Communication to enable cross-chain DeFiCosmos is now building a cross-chain DEX for IBC-enabled blockchains, dubbed Gravity .Mar 30, 2021Martin Young
Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui launches the country’s first ‘a-1’ rated security tokenSumitomo Mitsui has partnered with Securitize to launch Japan’s first security token that complies with the country’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.Mar 30, 2021Brian Quarmby
Three-quarters of circulating BTC last changed hands for less than $10,800After a recent spike in profit-taking, long-term Bitcoin investors are back to offloading coins at the same rate they were in 2020.Mar 30, 2021Martin Young
Payments firm Nuvei launches support for 40 cryptos including Reddcoin and DOGEPayment provider Nuvei has launched support for nearly 40 crypto assets including lesser-known coins from previous market cycles, such as Reddcoin, Steem, Bitcoin Gold, and Siacoin.Mar 30, 2021Joshua Mapperson
MLB team will HODL Bitcoin received from suite sales, says president “We’re believers in [Bitcoin] and hopefully it continues to go up and maybe we can find some big free agents with some of the proceeds.”Mar 29, 2021Turner Wright
Pantera Capital backs Liquity Protocol’s $6M Series A funding round Liquity Protocol, which provides interest-free borrowing on the Ethereum network, plans to expand its ecosystem and hire more resources following the latest funding round.Mar 29, 2021Sam Bourgi
Price analysis 3/29: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, DOT, XRP, UNI, THETA, LTC, LINK Bitcoin’s renewed push above the descending channel trendline suggests bulls are preparing to push BTC and altcoins to new highs.Mar 29, 2021Rakesh Upadhyay
Indian crypto exchange execs intensify lobbying efforts to prevent banCryptocurrency exchange operators in India are attempting to dissuade the government from banning digital currencies.Mar 29, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Growth hacker uses crypto to help the unhoused Giacomo Arcaro distributed more than $20,000 worth of Ether to some of New York City's homeless population last weekend.Mar 29, 2021Turner Wright
Institutional inflows into crypto hit lowest levels since OctoberManagers bought $21 million worth of digital asset investment products last week, according to CoinShares. On a market-cap adjusted basis, Ether remains the most popular investment.Mar 29, 2021Sam Bourgi
When ‘alt season?’ Now, says analyst as Bitcoin dominance hits 6-month lowAltcoins are stepping into the spotlight as Bitcoin comes down from months of all-time highs, but can conditions stay favorable for long?Mar 29, 2021William Suberg
The promise of smart contract adoption is held back by crypto silosSmart contracts present one the most promising tech solutions for business, but there are still barriers that have to be addressed.Mar 29, 2021Dominik Schiener
South Korea’s ‘Kimchi premium’ is back: Is the Bitcoin rally starting to heat up?Demand for Bitcoin in South Korea is heating up as the country’s BTC premium rises over 5%.Mar 29, 2021Joseph Young
Aleph introduces DApp to 'back up' NFT art piecesNFT "rug pulls" can be a serious risk when the file is stored on a centralized platform.Mar 29, 2021Andrey Shevchenko
Bahamas' Sand Dollar nears commercial rollout as interoperability completed Following cybersecurity assessments, commercial institutions are being cleared to issue the world's first CBDC: the Bahamas' Sand Dollar.Mar 29, 2021Greg Thomson
Stablecoin reserves on crypto exchanges hit new historic high of $10BCryptocurrency exchanges continue accumulating massive amounts of stablecoins like Tether and USDC.Mar 29, 2021Helen Partz