MARA purchases 6,474 Bitcoin with convertible notes offering

The Ethereum (ETH) network was apparently the target of a coordinated attack, according to several analysts.Following reports that some Parity Ethereum nodes lost sync with the network, on Dec. 31, core blockchain infrastructure company Parity Technology said it believed there was an attack underway and subsequently released network upgrades to protect against it. According to cryptocurrency…

Decentralized finance exchange platform Curve Finance will soon be implemented on Equilibrium’s Polkadot parachain. 1233 Total views 16 Total shares Equilibrium, a Polkadot-based DeFi project previously known for its EOS presence, is partnering with Curve Finance to bring the latter’s automated market maker platform, Curve, to the Polkadot (DOT) ecosystem, according to an announcement issued…

The Bank of Russia reports on the first digital ruble tests as planned but continues to fight against Bitcoin adoption. 47 Total views 5 Total shares Amid more reports on the Bank of Russia rejecting the finance ministry’s proposal of cryptocurrency regulation, the central bank has kicked off trials of its own digital currency.The Russian…

Digital assets under custody reached a new milestone this month, BitGo says. 1213 Total views 7 Total shares BitGo, whose investors include Galaxy Digital Ventures, Goldman Sachs and Valor Equity Partners, reported Wednesday that digital assets under custody have surpassed $16 billion for the first time, offering further validation that institutional demand has arrived. In an…

Alipay and its parent company Ant Financial announced a partnership with local Chinese authorities to use blockchain for ensuring the authenticity of rice, local media report August 28. A major player in the Chinese market, Alipay boasted 400 million users in August 2017. The company is owned by Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial. According to Global…

Vera Molnár pioneered the use of computer-generated art in the latter half of the 20th Century. 157 Total views 5 Total shares Computer-generated nonfungible tokens (NFTs) created by Hungarian artist Vera Molnár in collaboration with Martin Grasser sold out during Sotheby's Dutch auction for 631 Ether (ETH), or around $1.2 million, in less than one…

Crypto exchange Bitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong has reportedly revealed that the exchange has sealed $1 billion in both hard and soft commitments for its initial native exchange token offering. The news was reported by crypto news outlet Coindesk on May 9.As previously reported, plans to issue a native Bitfinex exchange token first surfaced in late…

The wallet of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi now allows users to buy cryptocurrencies with credit and debit cards. 936 Total views 39 Total shares The cryptocurrency wallet of major cryptocurrency exchange Huobi now allows users to buy cryptocurrencies with credit and debit cards.Until now, Huobi Wallet only allowed its users to exchange between different crypto assets…

BitSNARK enables private transactions and advanced DApps on the Bitcoin blockchain while keeping BTC’s core intact.