Rising BTC transaction fees are a good thing, Bitcoin educator shares

After hitting a $43,000 local low on Feb. 28, Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied 28% to retake the $57,000 level on Mar. 10. As the Feb. 21 to Feb. 23 massive $5.9 billion liquidations caused by excessive long leverage seem long gone, futures contracts reached a $20.3 billion all-time high.This time, as Bitcoin rallied to $57,000,…

“A U.S. CBDC may be one ... way to ensure that people ... can ... rely on ... U.S. currency to ... conduct business," said Brainard. 188 Total views 12 Total shares Lael Brainard, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, encouraged the United States to be a leader in research and policy…

U.S. berry producer California Giant Berry Farms joined the blockchain-based food tracking solution IBM Food Trust. 816 Total views 32 Total shares U.S. berry producer California Giant Berry Farms joined the blockchain-based food tracking solution IBM Food Trust.Fruit and vegetable news outlet The Packer reported on May 17 that California Giant will use a blockchain…

Authorities are looking to tighten their grip on the cryptocurrency industry. 1298 Total views 16 Total shares Financial regulators in South Korea have asked banks to provide information on their dealings with cryptocurrency firms, a local outlet reported on Wednesday, as authorities seek to determine how many cryptocurrency exchanges operate within the country’s borders. An…

The 1inch.exchange protocol, a platform that aggregates decentralized exchanges and provides its own automated market maker, is airdropping a new stash of its 1INCH tokens.The airdrop follows the initial generation of the new tokens on Christmas, which were distributed to past users of the aggregator. A common point of contention for the initial airdrop was…

Blockstream is essentially selling four-year claims on the proceeds from its Bitcoin mining operations in exchange for funding.

PayPal’s introduction of its native stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), has sparked heated debates within the crypto industry regarding its possible sway on payments and wider crypto adoption. While this step seems to be a big jump toward accepting cryptocurrencies in regular finance, some industry observers advise caution. They underline the hurdles and limitations that could

Terraform Labs founder sentenced to four months in jail after being found guilty of using a false Costa Rican passport. 232 Total views 4 Total shares Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has been found guilty of using a false passport by a court in Montenegro and has been sentenced to four months in prison.Kwon’s colleague…