Record $56M CryptoPunk more likely a publicity stunt, says observer

A crypto company has signed a memorandum of understanding with a university in the United States with the aim of building the cryptocurrency model envisaged by Satoshi Nakamoto when the Bitcoin network was launched 10 years ago.SovereignWallet says it will be collaborating with the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering to develop the…

As restrictions seem to be easing for many, people who are looking to leave their houses and discover their region or country can ride the nonfungible token (NFT) wave with physical exhibitions and galleries that will be opening over the second half of 2021 — with some having opened their doors already.Will there be one…

Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by daily trade volume, has experienced a major security breach on May 7, according to a statement shared with Cointelegraph on May 7.Per Binance, hackers employed a variety of tactics including phishing and viruses to obtain a large number of 2FA codes and API keys in addition to…

Polkadot is making moves to expand its ecosystem, announcing a new DeFi Alliance alongside a new support program for validators. Polkadot has become the latest Ethereum competitor to launch a decentralized finance alliance.Announced on Dec. 3, the alliance aims to overcome the decentralized nature of the Polkadot ecosystem, providing a platform for its community to…

Crypto exchange Binance is currently selling 1 Terahash per second (Th/s) at $10.7280, which is split between the hashrate and electricity costs at $1.17 and $9.558 respectively. 203 Total views 1 Total shares Crypto exchange Binance announced the launch of new subscription-based could mining products dedicated to Bitcoin (BTC) mining. Starting June 15, users that are…

Bitcoin (BTC) and the crypto market have been accelerating heavily in recent weeks, as Bitcoin has surged by 60% from the July lows, while Ether (ETH) has been showing strength with a 90% rally as altcoins have been seeing massive gains across the board.The sentiment has flipped heavily as well. Three weeks ago, the majority…

Miami-based Bitcoin (BTC) automatic teller machines (ATM) firm Bitstop has partnered with the largest shopping mall operator in the United States, Simon Malls, to install Bitcoin ATMs at several locations. BitStop announced on Nov. 26 that the firm has already installed Bitcoin ATMs at five Simon Malls locations in California, Florida and Georgia. Bitstop co-founder and…

Bitcoin (BTC) failed to hit $100,000 during the 2021 bull market because defunct exchange FTX kept selling BTC, analysis claims.In an X post on Oct. 12, Joe Burnett, senior product marketing manager at Bitcoin financial services firm Unchained, joined voices arguing that FTX executives suppressed BTC price strength.FTX testimony reveals mass BTC sellingAs the trial

Microsoft’s blockchain-enabled cloud service Microsoft Azure announced new tokenization and blockchain data management services.In a post published on the official Microsoft Azure blog on Dec. 6, the IT service giant announced the Azure Blockchain Tokens and blockchain data manager.New tools for Azure blockchain usersThe Azure Blockchain Tokens service aims to simplify the definition, creation and…