Ireland-based digital payment service provider Decta has announced a partnership with French fintech startup Next Generation to launch a new Euro-pegged stablecoin. The stablecoin, named EURT, will be initially issued on the Stellar blockchain, with plans to support three...
Google Pay, Walmart-backed PhonePe, and Amazon Pay are among five payment firms seeking to participate in India's central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot, according to a new report from Reuters. Sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that...
Cryptocurrency investors have eagerly awaited the launch of Ether ETFs since May 2024, when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved applications from potential issuers. However, these spot ETFs did not start trading until July 22, 2024, when...
The University of Wyoming is set to launch an institute dedicated to research and producing high-quality peer-reviewed studies on Bitcoin. Associate Professor Bradley Rettler, who will serve as the institute's director, announced the initiative on July 28 via social...
The NFT market, which was booming at the start of 2024, hit a rough patch in the second quarter. After a strong first quarter with sales volume reaching $4.1 billion, Q2 ended with a dramatic 45% drop, with sales...
The future of modern finance is already here — Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and DeFi wallets are the passports to this new financial paradigm. They allow investors to easily and safely manage digital assets and interact with various DeFi protocols,...
Web3 trading platform Orderly Network has launched its X Cryptocurrency Trading Championship, featuring a substantial prize pool of $175,000 in USDC. The championship is structured as a four-week event, consisting of four distinct week-long ranking sessions. Participants' trading performances...
Ethereum is gearing up to launch its first-ever hackathon, dubbed "Attackathon," with a $2 million reward pool. The Ethereum Protocol Security (EPS) research team announced this event in a statement published on July 8, 2024. According to the team,...
Recent data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence reveals that a cryptocurrency wallet associated with the German government still holds approximately 38,488 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at about $2.19 billion. This substantial holding comes despite the German government's recent sales...
Japanese investment firm MetaPlanet has significantly increased its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, purchasing 42.47 BTC for over 400 million yen (approximately $2.8 million USD), according to a press release issued on Monday, July 8, 2024. This acquisition brings the firm's...
