Bitcoin News Roundup for April 24, 2020

The primary developer behind the Celo blockchain has been on the hunt since last year for the technology for its planned layer-2 network atop Ethereum – and the selection process had turned into a surprisingly competitive bake-off between leading providers.On Monday, the team officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for the transition. The proposal will

Democratic candidate Yassamin Ansari, a crypto advocate, secured a primary election victory in Arizona's race for the 3rd Congressional District. Ansari ultimately took the seat by only 39 votes from a candidate who had been backed by staunch crypto critic Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Another crypto fan is likely to arrive in Congress next year, with

New York-based INX (INXDF), a digital asset broker-deal has received a $5.25 million investment from investment firm Republic, with an option for a full buyout later this year.Republic will acquire around a 9.5% stake in INX at an approximate $50 million pre-money valuation, with a "non-binding" commitment to acquire of 100% of equity at a…

XRP, the world's third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, fell to its lowest price of 2018 on Tuesday.

The decentralized derivatives protocol unveiled a high-yield structured product called Gold Rush last week.The basket options strategy involves Tether's gold-backed token, XAUT, and ether as underlying assets and a safety component that protects users from a 30% drop in the tokens' prices.00:56How NEAR Enables Multichain Access From One Account00:58Bitcoin Is a More 'Superior Form of

news One of the largest mobile providers in Austria is planning to accept cryptocurrency for payment at certain store locations.  A1, which services some 5.1 million mobile and 2.1 million fixed lines across Austria, is testing cryptocurrency payments at store locations across Austria. Dash, ethereum, litecoin, stellar and ripple will be available for payment, according…

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price IndexMarket Wrap: As Stocks Rally, Bitcoin Trades Above $9.3K for the First Time in 10 DaysA rising tide in equities is lifting all boats – including in the bitcoin market.  Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $9,295 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), gaining 2.7% over the previous 24 hours.Bitcoin’s 24-hour range:…

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, temporarily disabled all crypto withdrawals for a time on Monday due to a large backlog.Withdrawals were resumed about 25 minutes after the stoppage was announced to customers on its Twitter account Monday. But then 20 minutes after that announcement, the company tweeted an update that withdrawals had been closed…

Los brasileños adquirieron $496 millones en criptomonedas en agosto y ya han comprado $4.270 millones en lo que va de 2021, reveló el viernes el Banco Central de Brasil (BCB).Según la autoridad monetaria brasileña, en mayo se dio el pico de adquisición de criptomonedas, con $756 millones en compras. Desde entonces la cifra bajó a…