New record: Bitcoin processes 1.6M confirmed payments in a day

Tether’s (USDT) has just surpassed XRP in market capitalization, becoming the third biggest cryptocurrency in the moments leading into the Bitcoin halving.Sitting with a market cap of $8.79 Billion it is now bigger than XRP, whose market cap is roughly $8.6 billion. USDT is currently second only to Ether (ETH) as the largest altcoin in…

Users will be able to swap and bridge assets across multiple networks like Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Fantom. 811 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTDecentralized Exchange (DEX) aggregator OpenOcean has announced the rollout of its new interoperable "all-in-one" cross-chain swap platform, which…

Legacy markets continue to negatively impact Bitcoin price, but a positive sign is that the bulls have not allowed BTC to retest its June low. 299 Total views 17 Total shares

Ethereum blockchain infrastructure developer Parity Technologies experienced a security compromise that required nodes to perform an urgent update, the company stated in a blog post on Feb. 3.Parity, which is a popular technology stack for Ethereum users, said it had received notification of a loophole which would allow an attacker to shut down nodes running…

The integration of Signature Bank’s Signet will allow Copper’s customers to instantly pay and settle transactions in U.S. dollars and other fiat currencies. 431 Total views 17 Total shares United Kingdom cryptocurrency custodian Copper announced support for United States dollar transfers through Signature Bank’s Signet blockchain payment platform.According to an announcement on July 20, the…

The views of the NSA whistleblower, who has been in Russia since 2013, seemingly clash with those of President Vladimir Putin, who has often worked against promoting decentralization. 629 Total views 16 Total shares Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly granted citizenship to United States National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, who had been residing in…

Bittrex has adopted a similar approach to Coinbase, aligning its arguments closely with those made by the larger cryptocurrency exchange. Bittrex, a cryptocurrency exchange, has made a notable move in its legal dispute with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by submitting a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against it.In its recent…

Two thieves at a Canadian grocery store swiped $4,000 from a Bitcoin (BTC) ATM but forgot to check the second canister, leaving $50,000 behind.According to a local media report published on Nov. 20, the robbery took place around 4 a.m. on Nov. 19 at the “Simply Delicious Food Market” in Vernon, British Columbia.Police “confident” they’ll…

Bitcoin price action appears to be back with a bang as record-breaking long leverage builds on Bitfinex. 1237 Total views 13 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) bulls demanded a rematch of $30,000 later on May 12 as the market recovered from its lowest levels since late 2020.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewDXY looms large as…