El Salvador buys 11 BTC only a day after reaching a deal with IMF

Nobody can really predict Bitcoin’s (BTC) price volatility. But one thing is becoming painfully predictable when the price of Bitcoin suddenly lurches in one direction or another: One or more of the major cryptocurrency exchanges simply goes offline. This leaves users powerless to prevent losses from spiraling, as they are left unable to trade or…

Plasm Network and Secret Network, two projects based on Polkadot and Cosmos, respectively, have launched the first iteration of a bridge to connect the two ecosystems, each representing a different “layer-0” protocol.The bridge, deployed on Tuesday on Plasm’s testnet, allows users to transfer assets between Plasm Network and Secret, allowing them to enjoy transaction privacy…

Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler AG and mechanical engineering firm Dürr AG have conducted a pilot transaction on blockchain software firm R3’s Marco Polo trade finance network.Per a press release published on Sept. 25, the transaction between Daimler and Dürr included the order and delivery agreement from Dürr’s subsidiary Schneck, wherein the payment was secured by…

Several users on Twitter have reported losses of crypto assets, claiming funds held on the Atomic Wallet app vanished. 358 Total views 2 Total shares Atomic Wallet has been apparently exploited, with users on Twitter reporting complete losses of their crypto portfolios. Atomic is a noncustodial-decentralized wallet, meaning users are responsible for assets stored in…

France is preparing new frameworks to prevent anonymity in crypto. 1791 Total views 2 Total shares French financial authorities are strengthening the country’s cryptocurrency regulations in a move to prevent illicit activities like money laundering and terrorism financing.On Dec. 9, several ministries in France jointly introduced an order aiming to prevent anonymous digital asset transactions…

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Messari estimates Ethereum’s daily transaction volume is now 28% greater than Bitcoin's. 536 Total views 5 Total shares The daily volume of transactions on the Ethereum (ETH) network is now 28% greater than on Bitcoin (BTC), according to crypto analytics firm Messari.On Jan. 19, Messari’s Ryan Watkins tweeted that Ethereum’s daily transaction volume “is going…

Jerome Powell called for a “thorough, transparent, and swift review” of the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulatory activities following Silicon Valley Bank's closure. 993 Total views 14 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTMassachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of the more prominent anti-crypto voices in the United States Congress,…

The sustainability movement has emerged as a 21st century megatrend, and it shows no signs of abating. Record heat in Europe, wildfires in the U.S. West, floods in Pakistan, drought in China, and accelerating ice cap melt in Greenland and Antarctica have driven home to many the looming threat of climate change.  Meanwhile, the New York…