Ether ETFs will ‘destroy ethos of crypto,’ says DeFi exec

Bitcoin (BTC) has risen above the psychological resistance at $40,000 following a series of positive news flow over the past week. The first bit of bullish news that impacted the price of Bitcoin was a tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk who said the carmaker wil accept Bitcoin payments if more than 50% clean energy is…

Strong U.S. equities and a floundering dollar normally serve to boost BTC price action — but Silvergate is the elephant in the room. 364 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTBitcoin (BTC) stayed lower into the weekend as ongoing problems at Silvergate bank pressured markets.BTC/USD 1-day…

An article published by Yonhap suggests that South Korean merchants are open to accepting digital yuan as a payment method in the near future. 511 Total views 10 Total shares South Korean media outlets suggest that local merchants could accept the upcoming digital yuan as a payment method once the COVID-19 pandemic passes, and Chinese…

Ethereum is outperforming the broader cryptocurrency market as the highly anticipated Merge approaches, but the bigger picture is still largely bearish.Ethereum (ETH) has gained a whopping 48% over the past seven days, outperforming its big brother Bitcoin, which has only managed to achieve 19% in the same period. It's also up 66% from its market cycle…

Three economists were awarded the Nobel Prize in economic sciences for their decades of research on societal reactions to financial crises and avoiding bank collapses. 370 Total views 11 Total shares

One of the most selective universities in China, Fudan University, has opened a blockchain research center, according to an announcement published on Feb. 15.Per the announcement, Fudan University established the Shanghai Blockchain Engineering Technology Research Center in collaboration with Zhongan Online Property Insurance Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Zhongren Information Technology Co., Ltd.The center will purportedly…

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Harmonize will allow the bank to connect to blockchains beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, which suggests the potential expansion of BBVA’s crypto services. 158 Total views 1 Total shares BBVA Switzerland, the Swiss branch of one of the largest Spanish banks, has announced it will use Ripple-owned tech firm Metaco’s Harmonize platform for its crypto custody