Argentina's high inflation rate, a collapsing peso, and worsening economic crisis have caused citizens to seek refuge in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency assets.  Argentina Citizens Purchase Crypto to Safeguard Assets Argentina has suffered a recession since 2018, with the advent of the coronavirus pandemic further dealing a heavy blow to...

Mastercard’s latest survey of 15,000 respondents finds that cryptocurrency and other contactless payment methods are increasingly gaining popularity among consumers in various parts of the world, including Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean, according to a blog post on May 4, 2021. Consumers’ Increasing Affinity for Digital Currencies...

Nokia has announced the launch of its distributed ledger technology (DLT) powered data marketplace. The Finland-based mobile phone manufacturer says the new platform will facilitate secure data trading, while also making life easier for enterprises and communications service providers (CSPs), according to a press release on May 5, 2021. Nokia’s...

https://pod.co/1-confirmation-with-jeff-and-emilio/ep-19-1-confirmation-with-jeff-and-dave-the-future-of-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-with-special-guest-bobby-lee Catch the latest episode of the Around The Block with Jeff and Dave, live from BTC Manager, world headquarters. Hosted by Jefferson Nunn with special guest, Bobby Lee - former CEO of BTCC and current CEO of Ballet. In this episode, Jefferson and Bobby provides a deeper analysis of...

Gambling and online gaming trends rapidly progress to elevate the industry’s standards. Advancing technologies have introduced new elements to online casino and sports betting platforms that elevate players’ experience. The internet era gave birth to virtual casinos decades ago, but the internet age isn’t finished nurturing the gambling sector. Blockchain...

Cryptocurrency futures exchange Deribit has revealed its latest partner – Sydney-based software specialist CryptoTaxCalculator. The user-friendly crypto tax calculator has been designed to help users work out their liability from options and margins trading. Deribit traders who are quick off the mark can also obtain a 40% discount on CryptoTaxCalculator...

Regulators in South Korea are now taking an interest in the cryptocurrency industry with plans to introduce regulations for the emerging asset class. The nation’s financial authorities are now seeking the help of banks to aid in these efforts, and have asked them to declare their cryptocurrency businesses to ascertain...

Despite growing dissent with the planned crypto tax law in South Korea, a recent survey has surprisingly shown a significant level of support for the tax plan. Meanwhile, the country's government appears set to move forward with the application on the new tax regime come January 2022. Over Half of...

Total crypto market cap added $8 billion to its value for the period since Monday and now stands at $2.36 trillion. The top ten coins are mostly in green for the last 24 hours with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Cardano (ADA) leading the pack with a 25 and 14 percent...

Total crypto market cap added $119 billion to its value for the period since Monday and now stands at $2.1 billion. The top ten coins are mainly in green for the last 24 hours with Cardano (ADA) and Binance Coin (BNB) leading the pack with an 8.3 and 6.3 percent...

Canadian-based fintech and digital payments company Mogo has expanded its cryptocurrency holdings by purchasing Ethereum, the second largest crypto asset by market capitalization, in addition to its previous bitcoin purchase.  Mogo Buys 146 Ether In an announcement on Monday (May 3, 2021), Mogo revealed that the company bought about 146...

Leading crypto exchange OKEx is ready to integrate Layer-2 Ethereum scaling solution Arbitrum. OKEx to Support Arbitrum Deposits and Withdrawals In an announcement made on May 2, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by reported trading volume, OKEx stated it is collaborating with Arbitrum – a market-leading Optimistic Rollup scaling...