Renowned Photographer Sells Digital Art on Gemini-Backed Blockchain Platform

After a turbulent month for the crypto industry in March, Bitcoin’s (BTC) price went sideways in April despite some volatility. The meteoric rise of memecoins, such as PEPE, made headlines, and First Republic, another mid-sized United States bank, went under. However, on the basis of current market sentiment is a standoff between markets and policymakers: While…

Consisting of 24 Tweets over a 48-hour period, Inverse.Finance’s social media presence reads like a decentralized finance (DeFi) startup story in hyperdrive. Over the course of its short life the fledgling protocol has already attracted $4.3 million in total value locked (a figure that seems to be rising as fast as solo developer Nour Haridy can…

Despite bouncing from a 45-day low on April 30, Ether (ETH) price is still stuck in a descending channel and the subsequent 9% gain over the past four days was just enough to get the altcoin to test the pattern's $2,870 resistance.Ether/USD price at FTX. Source: TradingViewFederal Reserve monetary policy continues to be a major…

Some winners purchased additional digital yuan during the pilot. 767 Total views 13 Total shares The vast majority of China’s $1.5 million digital yuan lottery winners have received and spent their “red packets” of digital yuan.As of Oct. 18, a total of 47,573 out of 50,000 lottery winners in China have received their prizes, Shenzhen…

The value of Ethereum (ETH) stolen via scams reached $36 million 2018, according to a report released by crypto analytics company Chainalysis on Jan. 23.According to the Chainalysis report, scams that occurred last year were reportedly more sophisticated, bigger and vastly more lucrative. Chainalysis also reports that Ethereum has “long been known as the cryptocurrency…

Australian comedian Jim Jefferies revealed he bought one Bitcoin for roughly $10K on the Robinhood trading app for a laugh. 321 Total views 7 Total shares Australian comedian Jim Jefferies has amassed a larger stack of Bitcoin than billionaire Elon Musk.In a June 30 episode of Jefferies’ podcast I Don’t Know About That, the comedian…

Mithril, a decentralized platform that rewards content creators on social networks, told Cointelegraph that they are working on expanding the acceptance of its MITH token merchant network into different categories, such as coffee shops, restaurants, sports clothing and adult entertainment platforms.For instance, the team has announced a partnership with AccuPass, a Taiwanese ticket aggregator. According…

The Tor Project, the nonprofit organization behind the anonymous network Tor, announced that it now accepts Bitcoin (BTC) donations via the Lightning Network.The organization announced on Nov. 19 that it will accept Lightning Network donations as part of Bitcoin Tuesday, a fundraising initiative led by the crypto-for-charity organization The Giving Block.Tor recommended the BottlePay wallet…

This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including influential projects, changes in the regulatory landscape, and enterprise blockchain integrations.  After enforcing global KYC requirements for all users, Binance’s dominance in CeFi has slipped from about two-thirds to just over one half, according to…