Institutional DeFi Push Continues as Ethereum Scaler Nahmii Launches Mainnet

Nahmii, a system designed to scale Ethereum with the needs of regulated institutions in mind, is launching its mainnet. The project is armed with $8 million in funding from the ConsenSys alums at DARMA Capital, Aligned Capital and Delta Fund. Layer 2 networks that run on top of the Ethereum mainnet make payments faster and cheaper but are nowhere near a level where traditional financial institutions can use them, according to Nahmii CEO Jacobo Toll-Messia. “You need a product that is institution-ready, and that means not only TPS [transactions per…

Stablecoin Pegged to Peru’s Currency Launches on Stellar — CoinDesk

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Bacon Protocol launches decentralized mortgage platform

Decentralized mortgage lender Bacon Protocol officially launched on Tuesday, allowing cryptocurrency investors to participate in the housing market through a new stablecoin that’s backed by USD Coin (USDC) and home loans.  In addition to launching its protocol, Bacon announced Tuesday that it is holding a public sale of bHome token, which is described as a Stable+ Coin that’s backed “dollar for dollar” by USDC, liens and loans on properties in the United States. Early participants in the sale will be eligible to receive additional rewards via the BACON governance token.…

Quanto ganha um Programador Blockchain

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io #ethereum #blockchain #programadores A demanda por Programadores só vai aumentar. – Quanto tu pode ganhar trabalhando com Blockchain – Quais domínios de conhecimento necessários – Quais ferramentas tu precisa conhecer: linguagem de programação, compiladores, IDE e mais – Qual caminho de estudo eu estou seguindo Essas estimativas de salários são da Cryptocurrencyjobs. Use essas estimativas apenas para fins informativos, pois o conjunto de dados é limitado. Não garanto a precisão dessas estimativas. ▸ SOBRE A SÉRIE Estamos criando um aplicativo para pessoas…

Bitcoin Declines from Resistance; Approaching $40K Support

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading lower after sellers responded to resistance near $45,000. The cryptocurrency is down about 4% over the past 24 hours to $41,909 as upside momentum slows. Support is nearby at $40,000, which could stabilize the pullback. The 100-period moving average on the four-hour chart continues to cap upside moves. This suggests buyers are losing strength after failing to sustain a breakout above $50,000 resistance earlier this month. The relative strength index (RSI) on the four-hour chart is neutral after reaching overbought levels last week, which preceded a…

How Central Banks Are Wielding Blockchain In Soft Power Competition

Last week, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) took another firm step toward limiting the use of decentralized digital assets, “vow(ing) to end illegal mining and stop offshore exchanges from conducting business with its citizens.” From their latest moves, they have made any transaction in cryptocurrencies other than the digital yuan, illegal. Though Chinese regulators have forced banks to abstain from offering services in exchanging or storing cryptocurrency since 2013, the latest decisions and regulations coming out of the PBoC show a determination to crackdown on untracked financial operations and…

Europe becomes largest crypto economy with over $1T in transactions — Chainalysis

The region of central, northern and western Europe, or CNWE, has emerged as the world’s most active cryptocurrency block, receiving over $1 trillion worth of digital assets over the past year, according to new research from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.  The report, which was released Tuesday, found that the CNWE region accounted for 25% of global crypto activity between July 2020 and June 2021. The region witnessed a sharp uptick in transaction volume across all crypto sub-categories, especially decentralized finance, or DeFi. Chainalysis describes crypto transactions as anything involving trade,…

Verifone to enable crypto payments at major retailers through BitPay

Crypto payments are becoming increasingly popular as Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets continue to go mainstream. This has become the case for both crypto holders and non-crypto owners who are primarily interested in the concept of using cryptocurrencies for payments. Recent data has found that 93% of crypto users surveyed would consider making purchases in crypto. The report further revealed that 59% of consumers who don’t hold crypto would be interested in using it to make purchases in the future.  As such, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that…

ETHEREUM ESTÁ SENDO QUEIMADO LOUCAMENTE? VALE A PENA INVESTIR NA CRIPTOMOEDA ETHEREUM (ETH)

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io ETHEREUM ESTÁ SENDO QUEIMADO LOUCAMENTE? VALE A PENA INVESTIR NA CRIPTOMOEDA ETHEREUM (ETH) O Que É Ethereum (ETH)? Ethereum é um sistema de blockchain descentralizado e open-source, que possui sua própria criptomoeda, o Ether. O ETH funciona como uma plataforma para várias outras criptomoedas, bem como para a execução de smart contracts descentralizados. Ethereum foi definido pela primeira vez em um whitepaper de 2013 por Vitalik Buterin. Buterin, junto com outros cofundadores. O financiamento para o projeto foi garantido por uma venda…