Nigerian activist receives local support in legal fight to use crypto

Matt Hougan, Global Head of Research at Bitwise Asset Management and president at ETF.com, expressed his idea that most cryptocurrencies will die in an interview with Bloomberg published on Feb. 5.During the interview, Hougan declared that he thinks that “there are 2,000 cryptocurrencies out there, 95 percent of them are useless and will die a…

Prime Minister Daniel Risch of Liechtenstein told local papers that Bitcoin is set to play a growing role in government services payments. 469 Total views 15 Total shares Liechtenstein Prime Minister Daniel Risch announced plans to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as payment for government services. As reported in local news, the micro-European nation continues to embrace…

The era of tech giants buying up their up-and-coming competitors will be over if these senators get their way. 268 Total views 4 Total shares The Senate sees new legislation aiming to update antitrust laws for new technologies.Senator and former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination Amy Klobuchar is introducing the Competition and Antitrust Law…

dYdX completes the launch of its layer-1 proof-of-stake blockchain with the creation of its genesis block by chain validators. 338 Total views 4 Total shares Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange dYdX has launched its layer-1 blockchain with the creation of its genesis block, which will operate using native DYDX tokens.The dYdX Chain is set to distribute all

It’s no secret that starting and successfully launching a blockchain project is hard. When it comes to an ever-evolving and complex technology, getting a project off the ground takes more than just a great idea — it requires a dedicated team with the vision, expertise and resources to succeed.In 2017, Deloitte found that about 90%…

Bitcoin Ordinals causes fees to spikeThe Bitcoin (BTC)-native Ordinals protocol is taking up record-breaking space on the blockchain and in the process is hiking the transaction fees on the network.The divisive newly launched protocol allows for nonfungible token (NFT)-esque assets on the Bitcoin mainnet by inscribing satoshis with content.So far, inscriptions have included content such…

Governments worldwide are reaping the benefits of blockchain integration within a number of fields. As Dubai deploys blockchain as part of its smart city initiative, citizens of Georgia interact with the technology to register and transfer land titles. It takes three minutes to register a title, and the blockchain framework behind it enables security, longevity…

About 86 million ETH is held on non-exchange wallets containing enough Ether for staking on ETH 2.0. 519 Total views 25 Total shares As the crypto community is anticipating Ethereum 2.0, a large number of Ether (ETH) holders already have enough ETH for staking on the network.Nearly 80% of total Ether (ETH) supply is being…