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Russian shipping logistics company Infotech Baltika will develop a blockchain-based system for the ports in which it operates, Russian maritime news outlet Morvesti reported on Feb. 11.To develop the blockchain-based solution, dubbed Edge.Port, the firm has partnered with Moscow-based blockchain startup Iconic.The network will reportedly allow participants in port activity to store all necessary documentation…

Crypto.com is integrating with ecommerce platform Ecwid, which now features a plugin supported by Crypto.com that lets customers pay with crypto on the platform. Crypto.com launched a payment plugin for Ecwid, an ecommerce platform similar to Shopify or WooCommerce. The plugin allows merchants to accept crypto for their products.Crypto.com announced the partnership on May 11.…

Shopify's CEO seems to have caught the crypto bug, and it could be a boon for adoption. 287 Total views 11 Total shares Crypto’s march towards mainstream adoption takes another significant step forward as the CEO of an e-commerce giant is publicly pondering how to integrate his company with the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.On Friday…

Bitcoin (BTC) currently sits at $6,370, a slight recovery from the March 27 pullback which saw the price drop nearly 9% in 4 hours. Despite showing some bullish signs, Bitcoin is still down nearly 30% since last Friday.As previously reported by Cointelegraph, the crash may have been caused by the recent mining difficulty adjustment of…

According to the game's developers, it's the largest sum ever paid for virtual real estate. 515 Total views 21 Total shares In a tweet posted by Axie Infinity late Thursday, a lucrative land plot within the monster-battle fantasy nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, game sold for 550 ETH ($2.3 million). Axies are creatures that users command…

Bitcoin (BTC) price is slowly recovering, reaching $5,500, after last week’s Black Monday style market meltdown which led to Bitcoin price pulling back sharply as traditional markets suffered the third worst trading day ever. Monday’s correction was followed by major cryptocurrencies - Ether (ETH), XRP, and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) all losing 11.6%, 8.3%, and 4.2%,…

Reddit’ NFT minting hits new highReddit’s nonfungible token (NFT) collection hit another milestone on Dec. 3 with a record 255,000 of its “avatars” minted in the one day.The new minting record beat the previous all-time highs on Aug. 30 and 31, which saw just over 200,000 Reddit avatars minted each day.The NFTs are primarily used…

Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) Maker will launch a new type of Dai (DAI) stablecoin today. Known as Multi-Collateral Dai (MCD), the new type of the DAI will be backed by several types of collateral in contrast to the existing Single-Collateral Dai (SCD), which will now be called Sai (SAI). While Maker previously announced the new protocol…

Big round numbers always pique the interest of investors and the $1 trillion total crypto market capitalization is no exception. It’s a level that held for 48 days before collapsing on March 9. After a 16-hour negative 8.6% price movement, the indicator fell to $914 billion, its lowest level since Jan.13.Total crypto market cap in…