In partnership with Coinme, MoneyGram has announced today their intent to accept buying and selling of Bitcoin at over 12,000 US locations. The announcement also included the intent to expand support for Bitcoin internationally by the back half of 2021. MoneyGram & Coinme Partnership MoneyGram is a long-time global payments operator citing nearly 150M consumers…
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, and just about every other asset on the planet trades against the dollar on its most liquid trading pair, and the greenback is the base currency that all exchanges rates are based on. The power and influence of the almighty dollar cannot be understated, and the crypto market could soon feel the surprising sting…
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With a jump of more than 350% in its price this year, Ethereum has outperformed major cryptocurrencies, bolstered by the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, like liquidity aggregators and decentralized exchanges. These projects brought in viable use cases that could extend to everything from insurance to decentralized trading and loans to yield farming. However,…
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The leading global crypto exchange and derivatives trading platform OKEx recently announced support for Bitcoin’s scalability solution, Lightning Network. Regarding the new development, we had the opportunity to interact with Jay Hao, CEO of OKEx and the Lightning Network (LN) team. We asked them few questions and this is what they had to say. Q:…
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After hitting its new ATH of $4350, Ethereum price was up approximately 7.9% on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, and trading around $4,291 at the time of reporting according to TradingView. ETH Price Push Up Crypto Market Cap The second-largest cryptocurrency shattered its previous all-time high of $4,000 on May 10, en route to reaching $4,345,…
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Decentralized poker platform, Virtue Poker, will be launching its IDO on SuperStarter. The platform has partnered with SuperFarm, a cross-chain DeFi protocol, to ensure compliance and security for its upcoming sale. Ethereum-Based Poker Platform Aims To Integrate NFTs After The Sale Of VPP Tokens Decentralized casinos are one of the most lucrative and fast-growing areas…
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Bitcoin custody firm NYDIG has appointed John Dalby as its new CFO. Dalby spent almost three years at the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. Commenting on his new role, he said: “The growth of NYDIG has been incredible. Every day, more industries come to understand Bitcoin’s potential and more clients seek ways to safely…
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This three-months-and-counting consolidation period Bitcoin is in has many investors with the finger on the trigger. Even though we’re in the middle of an Altseason of sorts, mainly caused by the lack of price fluctuation Bitcoin is exhibiting, the hunters seem to be ready. A recent Arcane Research report shows that, in the last year,…
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The native crypto asset of the Casper Network, CSPR is now available on the global crypto spot and derivatives trading exchange – OKEx. Introduced on May 11, the platform opened CSPR deposits at 10 AM UTC, soon followed by the launch of CSPR/USDT spot trading at 11 AM UTC. Casper Network is the first proof-of-stake…
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One big factor that’s driving up adoption in the crypto space is the ability to gain complete control of your finances. This is important for people who either want total control or simply don’t like leaving their money at the hands of other institutions like brokerages. Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, is the answer for lots…
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