Block could be the first firm with a BTC strategy in the S&P 500: VanEck

Academic researchers at the University of Cambridge (UoC) have launched a real-time index that tracks the total electricity consumption of the Bitcoin network.The news was revealed in an announcement posted by the university’s interdisciplinary academic research institute, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), on July 2.The now-live Index — the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption…

Under the new collaboration, BossLogic will create 2,500 NFTs exclusively for the Ethernity Chain community. 2980 Total views 10 Total shares Ethernity Chain, a community-oriented NFT platform, is partnering with graphic artist BossLogic to launch an exclusive line of tokenized art pieces for the community. Under the new agreement, BossLogic will create 2,500 NFTs exclusively for…

MyEtherWallet has released a mobile app called MEWconnect that allows users to buy crypto in under 15 seconds — but there’s a catch.Users need to have Apple Pay and face fees of 3.99% in the United States, and 5.25% in the rest of the world. Google Pay is not yet supported.Still, this is the first…

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NBA Top Shot, the officially licensed crypto collectibles from the team behind CryptoKitties, has opened its beta version to the public. NBA TopShot, the flagship non-fungible token (NFT)-powered game built by Dapper Labs on their Flow blockchain, has launched in open beta.The transition to public beta came on October 1, alongside Top Shot’s launch on…

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has described fiat currency as being in serious “jeopardy” as an effective store of wealth but doesn’t believe Bitcoin (BTC) and stablecoins will be the solution either.Dalio, the founder of hedge fund firm Bridgewater Associates explained on CNBC Squawk Box on Feb. 2 that the mass money printing of the United States…

Bitcoin is at a critical junction; if it fails to hit $62,000 and hold there, it could drop below $50,000, according to analysts from Kraken. Some aren’t so pessimistic.

Blockchain startup Blockstack PBC has received strategic investment from Japanese human resources giant Recruit Holdings.U.S. startups look for Japanese partnershipsThe Block reported the startup’s new funding on Aug. 22. As part of the investment deal, Recruit, which is currently valued at $50 billion USD, is purchasing Blockstack’s STACK tokens. Blockstack PBC CEO and co-founder Muneeb Ali…

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