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The global fast food chain is among the first to participate in a crypto-friendly experiment in the town of Lugano. 653 Total views 34 Total shares Multinational fast food chain McDonald’s started to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method in the 63,000-populated city of Lugano in Italian Switzerland, which is becoming a hotspot for…

U.S. miner TeraWulf expanded its Bitcoin mining capacity in 2023, resulting in 70% more BTC mined in Q2. 254 Total views 3 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm TeraWulf has seen a drastic increase in BTC rewards since increasing its mining capacity in the first half of 2023.According to the company’s latest quarterly filing with the…

Decentralized blockchain-based metaverse The Sandbox has held its first hybrid digital and real-life wedding on its Metaverse. The bride and groom, Singaporean couple Joanne Tham and Clarence Chan, CEO of music company Bandwagon, celebrated their matrimony on Sept. 17 in a “70s disco glam” themed wedding, which took place in a digital replica of Singapore's famous…

Government transparency group Open Secrets reported U.S. crypto firms spent roughly $19 million on lobbying from January to September 2023. 167 Total views 1 Total shares Companies connected to the crypto and blockchain industry in the United States reportedly spent roughly $3 million more on lobbying in the first three quarters of 2023 than over

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week.The ongoing downturn in the crypto market hasn’t stopped European venture capital (VC) firms from investing in DeFi projects. A new report revealed that European DeFi startups saw a 120%…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has had a rough go so far in 2022, and data from Messari shows the top ten-ranked DeFi assets currently down between 10% to 50% since the start of the year.Top ten DeFi tokens by market capitalization. Source: MessariA positive is, the situation may change soon as funds have began to flow…

Compliance is key if you want to play the game, says PayPal CEO Dan Schulman. 955 Total views 8 Total shares There is no other way for the cryptocurrency industry to thrive without working hand in hand with regulators, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman believes.On Dec. 2, Schulman joined the Web Summit online conference to discuss…

The price of Bitcoin hit $10,463 on BitMEX, slightly below the previous peak in June. But two indicators are signaling a BTC cool-off: TD9 and exchange inflows.The price of Bitcoin tests a crucial resistance level. Source: Raoul PalThe TD9 is a trend-reversal indicator that is a part of the TD sequential system. It typically indicates…

The Adobe feature can add an NFT creator’s wallet address and social media information to the metadata of tokens listed on Rarible, helping “to fight misinformation with attribution and verifiable truth of content.” 340 Total views 25 Total shares Software giant Adobe is trying to make it easier for nonfungible token, or NFT, creators to…