Tag: ethereum
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PayPal Says Venmo Under Investigation in US by Consumer Regulator
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is probing the social payments app, according to Reuters.
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Central Bank of Nigeria bans banks from servicing crypto exchanges
Nigeria’s central bank has prohibited commercial banks from providing account services to crypto exchanges.
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US Added Fewer Jobs Than Expected in January, Boosting Case for Stimulus
The report will likely influence negotiations over U.S. President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package over the coming weeks.
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Gaming Company The9 Is Buying 5,000 More Bitcoin Miners
The firm announced its pivot to mining in January.
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Whitehat hacker receives $1.5M bug bounty after patch pumps token price
A bumper payout for identifying a critical bug in a smart contract caused increased confidence in the ArmorFi platform and a 100%+ token pump.
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Hacker Refuses to Hand Police Password for Seized Wallet With $6.5M in Bitcoin
Throughout a two-year prison term, the man repeatedly refused to give wallet access to German authorities.
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African Hip Hop Artist Davido ‘Thinking of Starting a Bitcoin Trading Company’
Popular Nigerian hip hop artist Davido has sparked off a buzz about crypto assets after tweeting about his intention to start a bitcoin trading company. With the short tweet, Davido becomes the latest African celebrity to express interest in starting a crypto business. Senegalese singer Akon is another prominent African personality to embrace crypto assets.…
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Federal reform could transform crypto’s cannabis use case
As senators call for an end to the federal prohibition of marijuana, how would it affect the crypto-cannabis connection that’s arisen in the weed industry’s banking blindspot?
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Synthetix (SNX) ‘Bellatrix’ update makes “shorting” easy for DeFi users
Yesterday saw the launch of an easy “shorting” provision for users of the DeFi app, shooting the prices of its token by 11%. You can now short on Synthetix Decentralized finance app Synthetix (SNX) saw the deployment of the “Bellatrix” update yesterday, as per a release. The update opens up newer on-chain capabilities for users.…
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Theta blockchain launches first decentralized exchange dubbed ThetaSwap
Blockchain-based video streaming network Theta now has its own decentralized exchange.