Aussies lost $122 million to crypto scams in the last 12 months: AFP

The comments come as Ethereum and Cardano are soon undergoing significant upgrades, while Bitcoin has remained largely unaltered. 906 Total views 23 Total shares Founder and chief investment officer of crypto-focused fund Cyber Capital Justin Bons have called Bitcoin (BTC) “technically one of the worst cryptocurrencies,” and a “purely speculative asset without utility” in comparison…

Ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating from AAA to AA+ on Aug. 1 and this move dented the risk on sentiment. The U.S. equities markets witnessed profit-booking on Aug. 2 and the cryptocurrency market’s recovery stalled in its tracks.However, after the knee-jerk reaction, the markets may settle down. The cryptocurrency markets…

Senator and outspoken crypto proponent Indira Kempis shared her excitement at the development on Twitter, stating that "for freedom, inclusion and financial education in Mexico." 184 Total views 20 Total shares Mexico's Senate building now houses the country's 14th Bitcoin (BTC) ATM, a sign of the country's increasing interest in Bitcoin. The ATM was installed…

The company said it will allow customers to pay with any bitcoin lightning-enabled app and QR codes for speedy payments. 89 Total views 2 Total shares Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s largest supermarket chains, is set to allow its customers to pay for items in all its stores using Bitcoin.According to South African-based…

Binance suspended withdrawals for LUNA and UST amid the UST stablecoin losing its peg to the U.S. dollar on Tuesday. Amid collapsing Terra network’s cryptocurrencies Luna (LUNA) and TerraUSD (UST), crypto exchange Binance continues deactivating related trading services.Binance’s derivatives arm Binance Futures has delisted coin-margined LUNA perpetual contracts, the firm officially announced on May 12.“Users…

Volatile or not, there's growing public demand for retailers and businesses to accept payment in cryptocurrency. According to a survey published in June by the United Kingdom-based crypto-exchange CreditCoin, 75 percent of American consumers want the option to use cryptocurrencies to pay for items they purchase in stores. Sadly, the proportion of stores providing this option…

High schools in the city of Buenos Aires will offer blockchain internships to provide hands-on experience to students. 

The announcement comes three days after the Mt. Gox Trustee executed the first test transactions on Bitstamp exchange.

In a bold move to combat crypto scams, Iggy Azalea pledges to burn her own coins.