OpenSea, a nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace, has gone past $1 billion in monthly transactions, The Block reported. The company’s new surge comes as Google searches for NFTs hit an all-time high, according to the report. The company’s trading volume increased 286 percent from July to August...
Coinbase, a popular crypto exchange, is being rolled out in Japan, according to a company blog post. In the post, the company called Japan “one of the first countries to embrace crypto and one of the largest markets by crypto trading volumes in the world.”...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning on the trading of cryptocurrencies, according to a press release. The organization said in the release that investing in futures, options, or other such ventures, might be risky if done through unlicensed entities. By...
It’s well-known that – depending on the use case – cryptos are making some strides in mainstream commerce. On the retail side of the equation, we’ve seen announcements from companies like PayPal and Tesla that they’ve brought – or will be bringing – bitcoin acceptance...
The Dogecoin Foundation, which was created seven years ago, is re-launching itself “with a renewed focus on supporting the Dogecoin ecosystem, community and promoting the future of the Dogecoin blockchain,” the group wrote in a public announcement Tuesday (Aug. 17). The announcement continued: “We are...
Launchpool Labs, the community-centric blockchain incubator, will be incubating NOWwhere, an intelligent non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, per a Monday (August 16) press release. NOWwhere is using a “‘Netflix-style’ recommendation engine” that indexes, scores and ranks assets, which the company then uses to connect collectors and...
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he thinks Dogecoin, which has been an accepted form of payment for the team’s merchandise since March, could have an edge over other cryptocurrencies, CNBC reported. The reason is the Dogecoin community, he said, per the report. “It’s a...
Although still skeptical, Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said he is cautiously putting his support behind bitcoin and isn’t ruling out launching a central bank digital currency. During an interview with local media Caja Negra, aired by Filo.news, Fernandez said the concept of bitcoin and digital...
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has shut down several cryptocurrency exchanges that were being used since the beginning of this year to anonymize transactions, Bleeping Computer reported. There were over 1,000 fake customers who used those exchanges in order to launder money received from...