Day: August 2, 2023

Ripple executive discusses taxes, Dogecoin, Pomerdoge gain on weekly charts

Ripple executives and XRP holders are discussing tax implications for using the coin in cross-currency payments. Meanwhile, Dogecoin (DOGE) and Pomerdoge (POMD) posted gains on the weekly charts. On the other hand, analysts continue to debate about high-value altcoins in 2023. Dogecoin gains on the weekly chart Dogecoin is up 6.6% in the last week of trading, rising 18.1% in the previous month.  As of July 31, 2023, DOGE traded at $0.079620 with a market cap of $11.17 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $391.62 million, a 21.94% increase.…

THORSwap Introduces New Feature Called Streaming Swaps Aimed at Better Price Execution for Large Trades

Before the introduction of Streaming Swaps, if a crypto user wanted to execute a large trade and achieve lower slippage on THORChain, they would have to manually divide the swap into several smaller transactions, resulting in higher gas fees. With the new feature, large swaps are broken down internally on THORChain, resulting in a single outbound transaction, “allowing for potentially a more favorable average price,” according to a blog post. Source

Blockchain IOT firm Nodle goes open source with Web3 bluetooth ‘nanocomputer’ sticker

Decentralized network provider Nodle has launched a bluetooth hardware sticker that is aimed at increasing Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity for a variety of industrial use cases. The firm announced that it will open source it’s Nodle NanoComputer (N1), which features a Hardware Security Module (HSM) that enables a range of bluetooth operations. The N1 can be attached to any variety of items, with use cases ranging from logistics to track and trace applications. An artist’s impression of the Nodle Nancomputer N1 bluetooth chip. Speaking exclusively to Cointelegraph, Nodle co-founder Garrett Kinsman said the…

Coinbase CEO hints at Bitcoin lightning network integration

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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Coinbase is considering integrating Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to facilitate quicker crypto payments. The exchange’s CEO, Brian Armstrong, hinted at it in response to a tweet by Jack Dorsey. The Twitter co-founder, in his turn, questioned Coinbase’s approach toward Bitcoin (BTC) and Lightning Network adoption. We’re looking into how to best add Lightning. It’s non-trivial, but I think worth doing. I’m all for payments taking off in Bitcoin. Not sure why you think we’re ignoring Bitcoin – we’ve…

Is Shibarium The Key To A Trend Reversal?

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In recent weeks, the meme coin Shiba Inu (SHIB) has shown signs of recuperation, gradually recovering from its yearly low of $0.00000597, reached on June 10. SHIB was following the pawprints of its rival, Dogecoin (DOGE), which recently garnered momentum following a profile update from Elon Musk. As the value of SHIB began to move upward, anticipation around the forthcoming release of Shibarium, a layer 2 solution, also began to ripple through the investor community. The announcement that Shibarium will be unveiled at the Blockchain Futurist Conference held from August…

ICP-based blockchain chat app launches ‘Communities’ to compete with Discord

Blockchain chat app OpenChat has enabled users to create Discord-like servers called “Communities,” according to an Aug. 2 announcement. Early UX prototype for OpenChat Communities. Source: OpenChat OpenChat is a blockchain-based chat app running on the Internet Computer (ICP) network. It facilitates mostly crypto-oriented chat groups, including some with a few thousand members. LootMoneyArmy (3,201 members), Magnetic (2,703 members) and DFinityVN (2,597 members) are some examples of OpenChat groups. The app’s development team first announced the Communities feature in February. At the time, they observed that users were employing OpenChat…

What do crypto exchanges really do with your money? – Cointelegraph Magazine

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So, you’ve deposited some cryptocurrency onto an exchange. You expect that these funds will be held in your name as a liability, with safeguards in place to make sure that you can withdraw them when you wish. However, this is not necessarily the case. Sitting down with Magazine, Simon Dixon, CEO of global online investment platform BnkToTheFuture, warns that the murky lines between regulations in the crypto industry mean that customers must be extremely cautious about where they stash their crypto. “[The cryptocurrency industry] was created by businesses that want…

Worldcoin to allow government and businesses to use ID system: Report

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Worldcoin plans to expand its operations to allow governments and businesses to utilize its iris-scanning and identity-verifying technology in an effort to sign up more users, according to a Reuters report. According to the report, Ricardo Macieira, the general manager for Europe at Tools For Humanity — which is behind the Worldcoin project — said that the company is on a mission of “building the biggest financial and identity community” possible. “The idea is that as we build this infrastructure and that we allow other third parties to use the…