Bitcoin NFTs hit $4B in all-time sales volume

After strong monthly gains in July, Bitcoin (BTC) and the altcoins have started the new month on a tentative note. Even the United States equities markets have started August on a soft note. Is the bottom in?BofA Securities head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy Savita Subramanian said in a recent note that the stock market…

European crypto exchange Bitstamp has set up its own Lightning Network (LN) node to boost the network’s capabilities, the company tweeted on July 8.As a second layer over the blockchain of the biggest cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), the LN is designed to enable fast and zero-fee transactions by creating payment channels between users. Specifically, the network…

The Ethereum-based social media app, Pepo, has integrated with video conferencing platform, Zoom, to facilitate live streaming.Pepo Live Events is currently exclusively available in beta on the platform’s website and has not given an estimate for when it plans to enable mobile functionality.Pepo integrates Zoom for live streamingOnly Pepo community admins are able to stream…

Bitcoin (BTC) slid below $29,000 around the May 4 Wall Street open as United States equities showed jitters over the resurgent banking crisis.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView“Too much all at once” for U.S. banksData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD losing ground as the S&P 500 shed 0.7%.The risk asset comedown…

Earlier this week, the world’s flagship crypto asset saw its value surge from around the $8,000 mark to just over $8,430 within an hour’s time. This latest price action came after the Iranian government decided to launch a missile attack on an Iraqi military base housing American troops.However, it bears mentioning that Iran’s actions were…

United States congressman Darren Soto has said that most cryptocurrencies should not be regulated under the country’s securities regulator. Soto made his comments in an interview with financial news channel Cheddar on Jan. 10.According to Soto, crypto should be overseen by the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) — rather…

Bitcoin (BTC) faces a new battleground as bulls and bears fight for control of a sideways market, one popular trader says.In part of his latest analysis on X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 11, Daan Crypto Trades flagged a key level to reclaim as BTC price support.“Strongly contested” BTC price zone set for a grillingWith BTC price breakouts…

The central bank of Ukraine sees crypto as a threat to macro-financial stability and a promising opportunity for better payments at the same time. 558 Total views 17 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has expressed a mixed stance on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin…