Japan’s Metaplanet makes $7M Bitcoin buy, bringing holdings to $40.5M

The total fees paid for on-chain Bitcoin transactions over the last 24 hours increased by over 50% today. 1316 Total views 46 Total shares The total fees paid for on-chain Bitcoin (BTC) transactions over the last 24 hours increased over 50% since yesterday.On-chain data analytics service, Glassnode, pointed out several major developments shown by Bitcoin’s…

Marcus said there’s still no universal protocol when it comes to transferring money, unlike information which can be shared via email. 357 Total views 12 Total shares While information today can be easily transferred over the internet via email or text, global payments on the other hand, have remained in a “fax era," according to

Cryptocurrency payment processor CoinGate has added Ripple’s native token XRP to its payment options for merchants, a company tweet revealed Feb. 1.According to the firm’s accompanying blog post, using the service “XRP coin owners can now use it as a means of payment at more than 4,500 shops online.” CoinGate notes that, by offering what…

The BOE is considering applying DLT to its existing settlement system and introducing a wCBDC.

Ethena’s synthetic stablecoin USDe can benefit from incorporating UStb during periods of weak funding conditions, Ethena Labs said.

Bitcoin (BTC) continued to battle major resistance on Sep. 13 as markets prepared for United States inflation numbers.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView"Serious" whales present new BTC price hurdlData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked BTC/USD as it sought to push through $22,500.Bulls had attempted to vanquish a wall of seller interest in…

This makes The Bahamas one of the first countries in the world to officially launch a CBDC beyond a pilot program. 846 Total views 14 Total shares The Central Bank of the Bahamas has announced the country’s “Sand Dollar” — a state-backed virtual currency — is now available nationwide.According to an Oct. 20 Facebook post…

South Korea examines ways to expand its tax base, with proposals to strengthen the government’s ability to seize tax evaders’ crypto assets directly from their personal wallets. 498 Total views 4 Total shares South Korean legislators propose to revise tax codes so that tax authorities would be able to confiscate tax evaders’ crypto assets directly…

Monday, September 17: crypto markets are today largely green, but scattered mild corrections are affecting several major-market-cap altcoins, as data from Coin360 shows.Market visualization by Coin360Bitcoin (BTC) is just a fraction of a percent down on the day to trade at $6,484 to press time. Having reclaimed the $6,500 price point September 13, the top…