Month: March 2022

Ukrainian government launches crypto donation website with FTX, Kuna and Everstake

boss

Crypto exchanges FTX and Kuna and staking platform Everstake have partnered with Ukrainian government officials to launch a donation website for users wishing to send crypto to help the country and its people. In a Monday announcement, Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation said the government had launched Aid for Ukraine, a platform that accepts donations in Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Tether (USDT), Polkadot (DOT), Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), Monero (XMR), Icon (ICX), and Neo (NEO) “to support people in their fight for freedom.” Many parts of the country have been…

Jack Dorsey, Block and the Perils of Making Crypto User-Friendly

The logic also, however, aligns with many calls within the crypto industry to prioritize making user experience better and more intuitive, not just for wallets but also for decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and everything else. The problem, as crypto and security experts including MetaMask’s Taylor Monahan have pointed out, is that a smooth user experience is almost inextricable from security risks. In fact, she specifically cites another “ease-of-use” feature that led people to not save their private keys properly. It’s about a feature of an early version of MyCrypto/MEW, the wallet…

Why the Crypto Market is Down? | Which cryptocurrency to invest in the dip | Cryptocurrency

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io #cryptocurrency #crypto #cryptonews Last two days was really tough for all the investors in cryptocurrency as the price of the cryptocurrency almost crashed and there were lot of nervous selling people could look around. But in all this there were people who bought in the dip and will enjoy the upward trend of Cryptocurrency. In this video we will also see the tweet of Elon Musk which got the entire crypto market down and also why and where did China stoped minning…

Crypto quant firm Gauntlet valued at $1B following Series B

boss

Crypto-focused financial modeling platform Gauntlet has achieved unicorn status after raising $23.8 million in Series B funding from some of blockchain’s biggest venture funds. The investment round was led by Ribbit Capital, a Palo Alto-based venture firm, with participation from existing investors Paradigm and Polychain Capital, Bloomberg reported Monday. Gauntlet said the funding will be used to hire additional workers and expand into new industry verticals, including gaming. Gauntlet was founded in 2018 by Tarun Chitra, a Wall Street executive who previously worked at multinational hedge fund D. E. Shaw.…

Crypto Funds See Their First Outflows in 7 Weeks: CoinShares

The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. As part of their compensation, certain CoinDesk employees, including editorial employees, may receive exposure to DCG equity in the form of stock appreciation rights, which vest over a multi-year period. CoinDesk journalists are not allowed to purchase…

‘Shark Tank’s’ O’Leary Lobbies Congress for Sen. Lummis’ New Crypto Bill

Sen. Lummis, long a bitcoin (BTC) hodler, has been working on the “comprehensive” bill since at least 2021. A senior aide for the senator told CoinDesk in December the bill would call for the creation of a crypto regulatory body, as well as federal rules for stablecoins, consumer protection provisions, updated taxation guidance, and the establishment of a self-regulatory organization (SRO). Original Source BillCongressCryptoLobbiesLummisOLearySenSharkTanks CryptoX Portal

Event recap Austin’s SXSW 2022: NFTs everywhere

boss

South by Southwest, one of Austin’s biggest festivals with exhibits from tech industry leaders, films and musical acts, kicked off its first weekend — and the theme for many seemed to be nonfungible tokens, or NFTs. From Friday to Sunday, companies from Doodles to luxury car manufacturer Porsche offered NFT-themed exhibits to the thousands of attendees appearing in person in Texas. Many panels and workshops included discussions on how to create and store customized NFTs during the event, with firms like Blockchain Creative Labs offering an interactive experience across the…