American Cancer Society has recognized bitcoin (BTC) and other blockchain-based digital assets as legitimate payment methods. The 103-year-old voluntary health organization has now launched a cancer fund exclusively funded by crypto donations.  Fighting Cancer with Cryptos It’s no news that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has further fueled a mass exodus...

Recently crypto analysts on social media announced the number of Bitcoin addresses holding more than 1000 Bitcoins recorded a new all-time high.  https://twitter.com/cryptounfolded/status/1351805412039823360 Theories Behind the Increase in Bitcoin Addresses According to the chart provided by Glassnode, the number of BTC addresses with more than $32.2 billion has surpassed the...

SIA, a major Italian payment company and a subsidiary of CDP Equity, has collaborated with fintech firm Wizkey to offer blockchain-based credit trading. Blockchain Technology for Credit Trading According to a press release on Tuesday (Jan. 26, 2021), SIA announced the launch of a new initiative in partnership with Wizkey...

The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) has partnered with investment firm Temasek to explore the use of blockchain technology for the settling of asset trades. Temasek remains a prominent player in Singapore's expanding utilization of decentralized ledger technology (DLT) with several collaborations with both public and private establishments in the city-state....

Circle just announced the addition of ACH as a payment rail, with extensive support for payment and withdrawal products. Customers' Interest at Heart Its customers can make and receive payments via ACH seamlessly to and from USDC. Circle's API provides primary payment channels such as cards, bank transfers, and blockchain...

If you feel you might have missed out on the Polkadot (DOT) boom, there might still be a good opportunity – if not better – for you. Long seen as having an uncertain future, Cosmos (ATOM) has finally managed to de-risk its position in the market with the highly-anticipated release...

It was only a matter of when for the Indian central bank to join the CBDC race. RBI Exploring the Need for Digital Rupee According to a booklet on payment systems published by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday, the country’s central bank is weighing the necessity for...

The Chinese city of Shenzhen is preparing for its third test for China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project known as digital currency electronic payment (DC/EP), as it plans to distribute $3 million in digital yuan in a red packet event. Shenzhen Conducts Digital Yuan Distribution in Longhua District According...

The total crypto market cap lost $41 billion of its value for the last seven-days and now stands at $985.2 billion. The top 10 currencies showed mixed results for the same time period with ether (ETH)  and Polkadot (DOT) adding 14.9 and 7.8 percent to their values respectively while bitcoin...

The total crypto market cap added $82 billion to its value for the last seven-days and now stands at $1.008 trillion. The top 10 currencies showed mixed results for the same time period with Polkadot (DOT) and Chainlink (LINK) adding 83.7 and 34.3 percent to their values respectively while Bitcoin...

Several minority mining pools on Ethereum are working together to bring down the implementation of Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559. The proposal was put forward by ETH developers to help curb the network's outrageous and highly volatile fees. In response, minority pool Flexpool has stood up against the proposal. Anti-EIP...

A Fundstrat Global Advisors LLC strategist, David Grider, predicts the Ethereum price to reach $10,500. This is a day after the second most valuable digital asset rose to all-time highs above $1.4k, Bloomberg reported on Jan 20. Ethereum Stands out In a note to clients on Wednesday, David said Ethereum...