DeFi rises again as Aave hits new ATH in weekly borrowers

An online survey by banking giant ING finds that Austrians are the most skeptical of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies in general. The poll, including respondents from 15 countries, shows that Bitcoin-positivity is also weakening in other countries, according to Der Standard, Aug. 14.The worst and getting worseAustrians are generally conservative on investments, but on cryptocurrency…

The past year has been a crazy journey for the blockchain industry. Between the crippling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across various sectors and Bitcoin’s marathon bull run, the year has been great for some and catastrophic for many.Decentralized finance is at the epicenter of most of the hype surrounding blockchain today. From the rise…

Though the board can make recommendations to global policymakers, it largely acts as an advisory body with no enforcement authority. Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTThe international monitoring body Financial Stability Board, or FSB, called for a global framework aimed at regulating and supervising crypto in the wake of FTX’s…

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation has called on the country to prioritize the development of the digital economy.As domestic news outlet RIA Novosti reported on Jan. 16, Mikhail Mishustin — who was confirmed in the position as the Prime Minister earlier today — noted some key priorities for his work and outlined the…

Bitcoin (BTC) and select altcoins are showing signs of some buying near support levels. According to Arcane Research, the seven-day average real Bitcoin trading volume has dropped to the lowest level since July 2021. During the previous instance, the sharp drop in volume marked a bottom and led to a strong rally from August to…

Bitcoin has already consumed more power in 2021 than it did in all of 2020 according to a recent study. 1206 Total views 10 Total shares A new study suggests that Bitcoin has already used more power so far this year than it did in all of 2020. By the end of the year, the Bitcoin…

The huge asset manager was denied approval for the Wise Origin Trust last year; now, it is joining a long line of spot fund hopefuls. Asset manager Fidelity Investments has filed an application for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to a filing by Cboe BZX Exchange with the United States Securities and Exchange…

As Telegram delays TON launch, Mike Novogratz said that the crypto community doesn’t need either TON or Grams at all. 775 Total views 14 Total shares As Telegram again delays the launch of its Telegram Open Network (TON) after missing their April 30 deadline, some key players in the crypto industry don’t want Telegram to…

More than 60% of respondents said they would choose to invest their $1,400 checks in Bitcoin over stocks. 1103 Total views 8 Total shares Many Americans are expected to receive $1,400 checks following U.S. President Joe Biden signing a $1.9 trillion stimulus package into law last week. New polling suggests that much of these funds…