Day: January 3, 2022

BLOCKS: Industry Agnosticity in Blockchain

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BLOCKS is an innovative decentralized autonomous organization that offers blockchain solutions to companies that need to alter their modus operandi. The core objective of BLOCKS is to help companies revolutionize the way they operate and make industries benefit from blockchain technology, considered as the future of finance. One of its aims is to migrate traditional, existing businesses onto the blockchain. The business space is undergoing a massive transformation in terms of how enterprises are run, thanks to blockchain. This technology is continually evolving, and it’s only logical that companies tap…

Eminem Buys Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT That Looks Like Him For $452K

Eminem, the Grammy Award-winning rapper, has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), purchasing one of the non-fungible token (NFT) apes for 123.45 ether ($462,000) on the OpenSea platform. Eminem Buys BAYC NFT Eminem, the famed Detroit rapper, has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). The NFT, named “EminApe,” depicts Eminem’s iconic Bored Ape figure wearing a khaki army cap and a gold chain necklace, both of which he frequently wears in real life. BAYC member GeeGazza sold the digital artwork for 123.45 ETH, which is around $450,000 USD.…

Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Talks Argentina, BCH, Stablecoins, Scaling in Tweetstorm – Bitcoin News

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Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, has reacted to some of his earlier beliefs in a new year’s tweetstorm. The developer touched on some subjects including the rise of cryptocurrency in Argentina and how stablecoins are thriving in the country, how ethereum scaling is still a pressing concern for him, and the performance of bitcoin cash. Vitalik Buterin Reflects on Earlier Takes Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, touched on some of his earlier opinions about some subjects and how these fare…

Raids on 6 Indian Crypto Exchanges Uncovered $9.4M in Unpaid Taxes

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Indian tax authorities have raided around half a dozen of the country’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges under the suspicion of tax evasion. Some of the raided exchanges are CoinSwitch Kuber, CoinDCX, BuyUCoin and Unocoin. According to the sources of local media, the crackdown by the Mumbai CGST and DGGI has detected tax evasion of more than $9.41 million by the Indian exchanges. “These service providers were charging a commission for their facilitation to indulge in exchange of bitcoins but were not paying GST tax. These transactions were intercepted by DGGI and…

Bitcoin holdings of public companies have surged in 2021

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The quantity of Bitcoin held by private corporations has increased significantly during 2021, building on increases from the previous year. In a Jan. 3 tweet, on-chain analyst Willy Woo claimed that public companies holding “significant BTC have gained market share from spot ETFs as a way to access BTC exposure on public equity markets”. This has been more noticeable since MicroStrategy’s “Bitcoin for Corporations” conference on Feb. 3 and 4, 2021. The online seminar aimed to explain the legal considerations for firms seeking to integrate Bitcoin into their businesses and…

New year, same ‘extreme fear’ — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week

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Bitcoin (BTC) begins its first full week of 2022 in familiar territory below $50,000. After ending December at $47,200 — far below the majority of bullish expectations — the largest cryptocurrency has a lot to live up to as signs of a halving cycle peak remain nowhere to be found. With Wall Street set to return after stocks conversely ended the year on a high, inflation rampant and interest rate hikes looming, 2022 could soon turn out to be an interesting market environment, analysts say. So far, however, all is…

Bored Ape, Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT Sales Skyrocket — Floor Prices Spike More Than 40% – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

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After Eminem revealed that he purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) for $452K, both BAYC and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) NFT sales have skyrocketed. Metrics indicate that on Sunday, January 2, 2022, MAYC’s seven-day trade volume of $93.02 million is up 93.41% and BAYC’s weekly volume of $78.26 million is up 150.97%. BAYC and MAYC Weekly Volumes Jump 93% to 150% Higher Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club, are two particular NFT projects that have seen significant trade volume during the last…

40,000 member players guild raises $6M to make P2E gaming easier

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Play It Forward DAO (PIF DAO) has kicked off 2022 by announcing it has raised $6 million from private investors, only six months after launching. The DAO includes a guild of over 40,000 players and 3,000 scholars across the Philippines and Indonesia, all of which are managed via a play-to-earn (P2E) scholar management program. Currently, the DAO has players across several notable Metaverse P2E games, including Axie Infinity, Thetan Arena, Pegaxy, and Dragonary. Co-founder Cholo Maputol told Cointelegraph that the funds will be used to scale the DAO’s scholarship programs,…

More billionaires turning to crypto on fiat inflation fears

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Previously anti-crypto investors are increasingly turning to Bitcoin and its brethren as a hedge against fiat currency inflation concerns. One example is Hungarian-born billionaire Thomas Peterffy who, in a Jan. 1 Bloomberg report, said that it would be prudent to have 2-3% of one’s portfolio in crypto assets just in case fiat “goes to hell”. He is reportedly worth $25 billion. Peterffy’s firm, Interactive Brokers Group Inc., announced that it would be offering crypto trading to its clients in mid-2020 following increased demand for the asset class. The company currently…

Bitcoin Will Be Legal Tender in 2 More Countries This Year, El Salvador’s President Predicts – Featured Bitcoin News

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El Salvador’s president has made six predictions relating to bitcoin for 2022. He expects two more countries to adopt bitcoin as legal tender this year. Meanwhile, he expects El Salvador’s Bitcoin City to commence construction during the year and his country’s volcano bonds to be oversubscribed. Bitcoin Predictions 2022 by President Bukele The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, tweeted on Jan. 1 his six predictions relating to bitcoin for the year 2022. El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar in September last year. Firstly, President Bukele…