RWA protocols are closing in on $8B total value locked: Messari

In the last 24 hours, $1.89 billion worth of futures positions have been liquidated after Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) sharply fell, with BTC reaching below $46,000 on Binance.BTC/USDT 15-minute price chart (Binance). Source: TradingView.comMost of the liquidations came from Bitcoin and Ether, which accounted for $555 million and $336 million, respectively. But altcoins like…

South Korea’s largest car manufacturer, Hyundai Motor Group, will use blockchain in its new tech for pairing electric vehicles (EVs) with smartphones. Sustainable mobility-focused news agency Green Car Congress reported on the development on April 22.Hyundai reportedly announced development of smartphone-EV pairing based performance adjustment technology that allows users to customize primary functions via a…

The court left the issue of the subordinacy of government claims open; Bittrex received multimillion-dollar credits from FinCEN and OFAC. 141 Total views 1 Total shares Cryptocurrency trading platform Bittrex is expected to resume customer withdrawals on June 15 following an order from a judge in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of…

The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) suffered yet another incident on April 19 as Chinese lending platform Lendf.me, part of the dForce network, was drained of almost all of its funds. The hack is shaping up to be different from others, as the hacker seems to be negotiating with the founders of the protocol.As reported by…

Name: Mati GreenspanAnonymous: NoTwitter followers: 48,000Known for: The “face” of eToro for years, Greenspan is a rare moderate voice on Crypto Twitter. Who is this guy anyway? The friendly but cynical Mati Greenspan became a well-known crypto market commentator in publications such as Forbes, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal as a senior market analyst…

The proposal is another ripple of recognition for the Bitcoin, crypto and digital assets industries in the United Kingdom. 977 Total views 7 Total shares The United Kingdom moved forward on the Financial Services and Markets Bill on Oct. 25, hardening its vision for Bitcoin (BTC) cryptocurrency and “digital settlement assets” in the country.The Bill,…

The amount of Ether (ETH) held by all cryptocurrency exchanges has declined dramatically in the previous 12 months.Blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant reported that Ethereum reserves on trading platforms dropped 26.29 million ETH to 19.22 million ETH year-on-year (YoY), indicating that traders' preference to hold their tokens increased.At least the Ether price performance in the same…