Month: December 2021

How Crypto Empowered Porn Creators In 2021: Less Cant More Freedom

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The crypto industry saw the opportunity of a lifetime this year when OnlyFans, a platform known mostly for its adult content, announced it would ban sexually explicit content. The crypto and porn industry together represents a very profitable merge that has just started to happen. The world of payment methods has a history of hypocrisy, control, and morals, and it tends to not support anything related to sex work. Reportedly, earlier in the year OnlyFans had decided to shut down all sexually explicit content because of pressure from banks and…

Crypto Research Analyst Puts Ethereum At $9,000 In Six Months

Ethereum has had a good year in 2021, although the digital asset is looking to close out the year on a less than a bullish note. Nevertheless, investor sentiment around the altcoin continues to be on the positive side as most expect the cryptocurrency to do well in the coming years. One of those is a crypto research analyst at Fundstrat, Armando Aguilar, who believes that Ethereum will double in price next year. Ethereum Heading For A Big Year In a report on Business Insider, Aguilar noted that the year…

First ERC-20 Converter Goes Live On Cardano Testnet

Cardano has marked the launch of its first-ever ERC-20 converter. The project which had been in the works had finally reached its launch milestone with help from IOG, the developer behind Cardano. With the converter, the network will be able to support the migration of ERC-20 tokens from Ethereum to the Cardano blockchain. Development on the blockchain has been ramping up since the launch of smart contracts capability. The network has seen the first signs of DeFi as developers begin to test out their DApps with help from the foundation.…

Calls For Tesla To Resume Bitcoin Payments As Mining Reaches 57% Renewable Energy

Bitcoin mining energy consumption has been one of the most addressed issues in the crypto space. Concerns over its energy consumption and environmental impact had been reasons cited during the China crackdown that saw miners exit out of the region en masse. The once bitcoin mining capital of the world had seen its hashrate crumble to zero following this move. Automotive manufacturer Tesla had also cited the same reasons when it had removed BTC payments option for its electric vehicles after implementing barely two months earlier. According to CEO Elon…

SEC Boss Acknowledges That Bitcoin Is A Competitor For U.S. Banking System

Bitcoin has proven to be a long-term play which means nations can no longer ignore the impact of the cryptocurrency on the economy. One way that nations have responded to this has been through regulations. While some countries have implemented favorable laws for bitcoin, others have gone the route of trying to stop the digital asset. The United States skews towards the latter. The SEC has made several attempts to try to regulate the crypto industry, with SEC boss Gary Gensler commenting on what the regulatory body is doing to…

Grubhub Announces Free Bitcoin Rewards On Food Deliveries

Grubhub, an American online food delivery platform, has come up with an exciting new way to engage its users. The company has partnered with Bitcoin rewards company Lolli to allow its users to earn Bitcoin (BTC) on every order. Integrating crypto into a simple routine activity – like ordering food online, is yet another effort at driving crypto adoption. Related Reading | Fold Launches First-Ever AR With Free Bitcoin Rewards Experience Lolli has partnered with many companies in various sectors to offer customers BTC rewards. Serving Bitcoin With Food In a…

Cardano Records Over 20 Million Transactions Ahead of DEX Launches

The Cardano network remains one of the most stable blockchains in the crypto space. Founded in 2017, the network remains the largest proof of stake network in the industry. It holds the title for the proof of stake network with the highest amount of coins staked, only recently conceding to Solana to become the smart contracts platform with the second-largest amount of coins staked. Nevertheless, Cardano remains a force to be reckoned with and its latest achievement has shown that. Network activity has picked up on the network since the…

Blockchain.com Grows Presence In Latin America With SeSocio Acquisition – Bitcoinist.com

One of the world’s oldest crypto companies, Blockchain.com, has acquired SeSocio, a crypto company based in Argentina. Both parties announced it on their respective blogs on Tuesday. According to the announcement, this is Blockchain.com’s “largest acquisition to date,” although it did not disclose the amount. With its acquisition of one of the largest cryptocurrency businesses in Latin America, Blockchain.com plans to accelerate its growth and drive crypto adoption in the region. Related Reading | Crypto.com Acquires Two Trading Platforms From IG Group In $216 Million Deal Founded in 2011 as a blockchain data…

Croatia’s Largest Supermarket Chain Rolls Out Bitcoin Payments

Bitcoin has spread its wings far and wide and no nation has been left out. All around the globe, there is bitcoin adoption going on, both as a payment method as well as an investment option. The latest company to implement bitcoin as a method is Croatian supermarket giant, Konzum. The move was announced on Wednesday as part of the chain’s mission to drive crypto payment adoption across its stores. Pay For Groceries With Bitcoin In the announcement, Konzum states that customers are now able to pay across its stores…