Web3 music streaming brings direct stablecoin payouts to musicians

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekBitcoin hits $57,500 — And $1-trillion market cap signals it’s here to…

The trading of Bitcoin and Ether futures on CME remained elevated in the second quarter, with daily open interest hitting all-time highs. 150 Total views 28 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) derivatives contracts offered by CME Group saw record activity in the second quarter, offering tangible evidence that professional traders were still accessing…

Speaking with Cointelegraph’s video team on Jan. 20, Satoshi-claimant Craig Wright remained confident that he will get access to the Bitcoin fortune he famously claims to be locked up in the Tulip Trust. Access to the Tulip TrustRegarding the controversial Tulip Trust, and his ultimate ability to access his reported bitcoin fortune, Wright told Cointelegraph: “I’m 99.9999…

Does the blockchain space make excuses for its problems? 553 Total views 20 Total shares As part of a blog post detailing a different approach to blockchain transaction scaling, Waves Smart Contracts head of development, Ilya Smagin, noted the blockchain space often makes excuses for its shortcomings. "One of the things blockchain people are good at…

Facebook continues sprucing up for regulators. 489 Total views 20 Total shares Facebook-owned digital wallet Calibra rebranded itself as Novi earlier today, sharing new details about the project.The primary reason for the name change was to avoid the confusion with the Libra cryptocurrency, a representative for Novi told Cointelegraph.“When we announced Libra and Calibra last…

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Cryptocurrencies have fees, but so do payment cards. 252 Total views 1 Total shares Credit card providers charge merchants a cut of the payments they accepted, called interchange fees or swipe fees. With two major card providers aiming to elevate rates, could crypto become an alternative? “Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. are planning to raise swipe…