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Aisshwarya is currently working as SAP finance consultant for an IT consultancy. He likes to read about tech (fintech in particular) and history during his free time. He also likes to make 8-bit music.
Last year, Bancor proposed the BNT Liquidity Mining (LM) program to bring new liquidity into its pool and create rigidity to stimulate long-term liquidity. BNT Liquidity Rewards on Bancor As of today, BNT liquidity returns are now available on the Bancor.network interface. Users can now view, download and stake BNT...
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has progressed from being the talk of the town during the ‘2020 summer of DeFi’ to firmly establishing itself as an institutional-backed flourishing landscape within the wider cryptocurrency industry. At the time of writing, the total value locked (TVL) in different DeFi protocols is over $25 billion,...
The Bitcoin Ultimatum (BTCU) team has announced the appointment of a famous blockchain figure, Eric Ma, as the CEO of the project. Recently, Ma was one of the most influential employees of Coinmarketcap. Prof-it blockchain is the developers of BTCU, with the support of Coinsbit cryptocurrency exchange. In anticipation of...
Major cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin continues to innovate. This time, by launching a trading bot feature to ensure steady passive income. KuCoin Unveils Innovative Trading Bot Feature In an announcement made on January 18, IDG-backed digital currency exchange KuCoin stated they had officially launched the Trading Bot Feature. KuCoin users can...
The world’s largest producer of palladium is the latest to join the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN). Norilsk Nickel Joins RSBN According to a report by Ledger Insights on January 16, Russian nickel and palladium mining and smelting company Nornickel has now officially joined the RSBN with aim to tap...
In a first, a Chinese hospital sends its patient the first blockchain-powered electronic bill. Electronic Bill on Blockchain According to a Coindesk report on January 13, a hospital in China recently sent the first electronic bill to one of its patients. Notably, the bill was issued from a blockchain-powered invoice...
Whether Dash (DASH) is a privacy-preserving cryptocurrency or not is somehow up for contention. Dash Says It’s not a Privacy Coin The recent de-listing of privacy-centric cryptocurrencies from major exchanges the world over has drawn considerable attention from the global crypto community. It is speculated that pressure from financial watchdogs...
Bitcoin (BTC) smashed through the major psychological $30k barrier on Saturday. Bitcoin Price Continues to Surge In yet another major milestone for the premier cryptocurrency, bitcoin on Saturday broke through the $30K price for the first time, setting new all-time highs. At press time, bitcoin trades at $30,781, up by...
Blockchain technology just got a major endorsement from one of the major finance players. JPMorgan Executes Blockchain-Powered Repo Transaction Using JPMcoin Wall Street titan JPMorgan on Thursday announced that it had executed a blockchain-enabled repo transaction using its JPMCoin. Notably, the announcement comes shortly after JPMorgan rebranded its blockchain unit...
Asset manager Fidelity continues to embrace the premier cryptocurrency. Fidelity Digital to Hold BTC as Collateral for Cash Loan In what comes as the latest impetus for the adoption of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, Fidelity Digital recently announced that it would be accepting BTC as collateral for cash loans. According...
MicroStrategy might want to change its name to MacroStrategy if their bitcoin (BTC) purchases are anything to go by. MicroStrategy Buys Another $50 Million Worth of Bitcoin MicroStrategy, a publicly traded business intelligence firm has added another $50 million worth of BTC to its balance sheet. The development was shared...
With the unprecedented rise in the budding decentralized finance (DeFi) space, finance, and money in general, is finally making its way under the control of the right owners – the people. That being said, whatever is the rage usually attracts a large number of players and entities towards it and...
Spotify is mulling joining the cryptocurrency bandwagon. Spotify Contemplating Adding Support for Crypto Payments According to a report by The Block published on December 3, audio streaming giant Spotify is looking into hiring an associate director to lead a payments strategy team involved in its cryptocurrency and digital asset efforts....
Blockchain technology is now being used for stockholder voting. Japanese Firms Tap Blockchain for Stockholder Voting According to a report by Ledger Insights, one of the top three Japanese life insurers, Meiji Yasuda Life, is mulling using distributed ledger technology (DLT) for shareholder meetings from July 2021. As a result...
Major asset-manager Guggenheim Partners has joined the bitcoin bandwagon. Guggenheim Partners Shows Confidence in BTC The trend of major public companies putting a part of their assets in bitcoin (BTC) continues to gain momentum as according to a recent development, the $200 billion-plus asset-manager, Guggenheim Partners is the latest to...
