With an aim to expand the range of crypto products, CoinShares, Europe’s leading digital asset management firm, announced the listing of the company’s physically-backed Polkadot exchange-traded product (ETP) on Switzerland’s SIX Swiss exchange. Q4 2021 volumes have gone up or down and how much? CoinShares highlighted that the cross-listing of the staked Polkadot will support Europe-based investors through a broad range of digital assets. Under a regulated environment, CoinShares aims to increase its product list. The recent announcement from CoinShares came after the company reported strong financial results for Q4…
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Kazakh Bitcoin mining outage, Synthetic actors, Memes + Ben Awad: Gen Z Programming Mentor | E1355
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Last Bitcoin support levels above $20K come into play as BTC price faces ‘time of uncertainty’
Bitcoin (BTC) may yet reenter the $20,000 zone, but the coming weeks could provide a solid buying opportunity, a new report forecasts. In its latest market update on Feb. 24, trading platform Decentrader laid out the final areas of support between the current Bitcoin spot price and $20,000. Analyst eyes BTC’s 20-week and 200-week MA for cues Military action by Russia in Ukraine has markets in a spin Thursday, with stocks and crypto following a firm downtrend as uncertainty grips Asia, Europe and the United States alike. Bitcoin has already…
Crypto Settlement Startup Zebec Gets $15 Million to Craft Programmable Cash Stream Payments – Finance Bitcoin News
The multi-signature treasury management and settlement startup Zebec has revealed the company has raised $15 million in order to bolster a continuous and programmable cash stream protocol on the Solana blockchain. Zebec says the company aims to be the “payment solution for DAOs, crypto projects, Web3 and the metaverse.” Zebec Raises $15 Million to Bolster Real-Time Settlement in Defi, Web3, Metaverse On Tuesday, Zebec the startup behind the “continuous and programmable cash stream protocol” built using the Solana network revealed the company raised $15 million from investors. Zebec details that…
Games will adopt blockchain in 2022 through esports and P2E models: Report
In the past, earning money through games was only possible by uploading gaming videos online, streaming game content and playing competitively through esports. But in 2021, many realized that through blockchain, gamers can earn money simply by playing. This trend may continue in 2022 as play-to-earn (P2E) business models become more developed and blockchain adoption in esports becomes more mainstream. In a report published by gaming insight company Newzoo, the firm predicts that P2E models will become more viable in 2022 as gaming companies try to adopt blockchain. “Publishers might…
FTX CEO weighs in on Bitcoin market outlook amid Ukraine crisis
The world woke up to a “sea of red” which was not necessarily limited to the financial markets, as Russia declared war on Ukraine early Thursday. The traditional financial markets along with the crypto markets were sliding bearish for the past week and saw a rapid decline early on Thursday. Apart from the crude oil prices which jumped to an eight-year high above $100, the majority of the stocks have lost over 5%. The Russian invasion on Feb. 24 triggered the bears leading to a $500 billion crypto market sell-off,…
Cryptocurrency Market Cap Surpasses $3 Trillion
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io #CryptoWithCNBCTV18 #Cryptocurrency #Crypto #Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrencies #ethereum #stablecoin #marketcap The total cryptocurrency market cap has surpassed $3 trillion for the first time ever. Bitcoin & ether hit all time highs of $67,700 and over $4,800, respectively. Manisha Gupta explains ▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Youtube version
OVR Co-Founder Diego Di Tommaso Talks AR, Map2earn, Polygon Migration, Cross Metaverse Assets and Fashion – Interview Bitcoin News
OVR is a World Scale, open-source, AR platform powered by Ethereum. OVR makes it possible for users provided with a mobile device or smart glasses to live interactive augmented reality experiences customised in the real world. OVR can be defined as a new standard in augmented reality experiences by placing itself as the first content browser where the user does not choose the contents but the world submits the possible experiences based on its geographical position. OVR adopts the open source philosophy, meaning that the entire OVR community contributes to…
Crypto Market Capitalization Slumps to $1.5T as Russia Attacks Ukraine
“The aggravation of tension around Ukraine exerted pressure on risky assets,” said Alex Kuptsikevich, a financial analyst at FxPro, in an email to CoinDesk. “There are growing risks of escalation associated with the introduction of Russian troops into Donbass. In such a situation, risky assets may continue to decline further.” Source
Russia to seize retail deposits if sanctions go too far, official warns
In the event of harsh Western sanctions as Russian forces invade Ukraine, retail customers could be at risk to lose their savings. Russians’ savings could be confiscated in response to sanctions against the country, according to Nikolai Arefiev, a member of the country’s Communist Party and vice-chairman of the Duma’s committee on economic policy. The Russian government can potentially seize about 60 trillion rubles ($750 billion) worth of people’s deposits should Western nations decide to block all of Russia’s foreign funds, Arefiev said in an interview with the local news…