Robinhood Wallet rolls out on iOS with Android support to follow

Trading platform Robinhood has launched its Web3 wallet on Apple’s App Store, becoming available to iOS users in over 130 countries. Robinhood shared the news in a Mar. 1 post, stating that users would no longer need to sit on a waitlist to access the new multi-chain, self-custody wallet. It added that it will be supported on Android “later this year.” #RobinhoodWallet is now available to everyone with iOS: https://t.co/yUdL8jCgJN pic.twitter.com/q7RIWBJUIT — Johann Kerbrat (@JohannKerbrat) March 1, 2023 Since the beta launch of the Robinhood Wallet in September, the trading…

Ethereum DeFi Altcoin Explodes 140% After Surprise Support From Crypto Exchange Binance

A decentralized Ethereum (ETH)-based lending protocol is leading the altcoin markets with explosive gains following surprise support from Binance, the world’s largest crypto trading platform by volume. In an announcement yesterday, Binance revealed it would be listing Liquity (LQTY) in its “Innovation Zone”, where newer tokens with higher volatility are designated. Liquity is a borrowing and lending protocol powered by its stablecoin LUSD, and uses ETH as collateral. LQTY, its native token, can be used for liquidity mining and staking. LQTY stakers can earn LUSD from fees on loan issuance,…

UK Announces £5.5M Program in Support of Fintech Industry

The newly announced hub, dubbed the Centre for Finance, Innovation, and Technology, is designed to unify talents across all fields in support of the fintech space. The UK Treasury and the City of London Corporation are rolling out a £5.5 million program to support the fintech industry. The UK fintech space is growing massively and accounts for more than 1,600 firms, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA). The ITA wrote in a September 2022 report that the UK is the second latest site for fintech investments, following the US. Interestingly, American…

Bitcoin price tumbles to 10-day lows as ‘Notorious B.I.D.’ keeps support at $22.5K

Bitcoin (BTC) threatened to ditch $23,000 as support on Feb. 25 as an ongoing price correction strengthened into the weekend. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC price support inches lower Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD attempting to decide the fate of the $23,000 mark on the day. The pair had lost almost $1,000 on Feb. 24, ending the week in a limp position along with United States equities while the dollar gained. With “out-of-hours” trading now in place until Monday, chances for thinner liquidity…

Binance Looking to Hire Developers, Support Staff in Romania – Exchanges Bitcoin News

Global crypto exchange Binance is now hiring IT specialists and customer service representatives for its operations in Romania. The leading coin trading platform is also engaged in a number of educational initiatives in collaboration with Romanian universities and authorities. Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Recruiting Personnel for Romania Offices Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, intends to hire a number of professionals this year for its technology hub in Iași, Romania’s third largest city. The hub was established in 2022 and the company is now recruiting its staff. Job openings…

Tencent Cloud to Introduce New Products for Web3 Builders in Support of Greater Decentralized Tech Push

Tencent Cloud has expressed commitment to building, supporting, and growing the global Web3 community. Tencent Cloud recently announced its support for the global Web3 ecosystem development. The cloud business by Tencent also introduced new products to facilitate Web3 creation and consolidation. Tencent Cloud expressed its commitment at the first global Web3 summit, with Poshu Yeung, Senior Vice President saying: “At Tencent Cloud, we see a future with Web3, a new iteration of the internet that ushers in the concept of ‘Immersive Convergence’ where the physical and digital economies meet and integrate.” Yeung also pointed out…

Nvidia Swaps Sides from Opposing Microsoft to Offering ‘Full Support’ for Regulatory Approval of Activision Blizzard Acquisition

Microsoft is expanding its gaming unit to pacify opposers and prevent the Activision Blizzard takeover from being obstructed. After initially opposing tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) over acquiring video game company Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), software company Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has allied with Microsoft to bring Xbox PC games to its cloud gaming service. Under the new deal between Microsoft and Nvidia, the software company would onboard Microsoft’s  Xbox PC games to its GeForce NOW gaming service. Nvidia Forms New Relationship with Microsoft The turnaround in Nvidia and Microsoft’s relationship…

Bitcoin bulls ignore the recent regulatory FUD by aiming to flip $25K to support

It might seem like forever and a day ago when the Bitcoin (BTC) price was trading below $18,000, but in reality, it was 40 days ago. Generally, cryptocurrency traders tend to have a short-term memory and, more importantly, they attribute less importance to negative news during bull runs. A great example of this behavior is BTC’s 15% gain since Feb. 13, despite a steady flow of bad news in the crypto market. For instance, on Feb. 13, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) ordered Paxos to “cease…

Bitcoin bulls ignore recent regulatory FUD by aiming to flip $25K to support

It might seem like forever ago that Bitcoin (BTC) was trading below $18,000, but in reality, it was 40 days ago. Cryptocurrency traders tend to have a short-term memory, and more importantly, they attribute less importance to negative news during bull runs. A great example of this behavior is BTC’s 15% gain since Feb. 13 despite a steady flow of bad news in the crypto market. For instance, on Feb. 13, the New York State Department of Financial Services ordered Paxos to “cease minting” the Paxos-issued Binance USD (BUSD) dollar-pegged stablecoin.…