Eyes are on $28,000 support to hold in the event of continued downside, but Binance order book data warns that even this may be “rugged.” Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from new ten-day lows at the April 20 Wall Street open as United States jobs data boosted investor confidence. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC...Continue Reading

Ethereum Name Service has integrated fiat payment options for new decentralized domain registrations in a new partnership with MoonPay. Web3 users can now register decentralized .eth domains on the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) protocol using a host of fiat payment options, including Apple Pay, and Google Pay, as well as debit and credit cards, ENS...Continue Reading

BlockFi was granted a 48-day extension by a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to submit an exit plan, exploring a potential sale of company assets and restructuring. BlockFi, a lender of digital assets, was given additional time to submit a bankruptcy exit plan by a New Jersey bankruptcy judge in the United States on April 19....Continue Reading

Explore a brief history of digital banking, tracing its evolution from early automation to the integration of new technologies, such as IoT and blockchain. Digital banking, also known as online banking or e-banking, refers to the delivery of financial services through digital channels such as the internet, mobile devices and automated teller machines (ATMs). Digital...Continue Reading

The Russian digital ruble pilot launch was delayed until at least May, but the government still hopes to kick off the currency in 2024. The pilot for Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot should have been launched on April 1, but it was delayed at practically the last moment due to the slow pace...Continue Reading

Ethereum’s ZK rollups are engaged in a cutthroat competition. But they’ll need to join forces for Ethereum to win. The past few weeks have seen a wave of zero-knowledge proof project launches, including Polygons zkEVM and Matter Labs zkSync Era on mainnet, and the Linea zkEVM from ConsenSys on testnet. They join StarkWares long-running StarkEx...Continue Reading

“We’re the Bitcoin club. But as Bitcoin is, we’re a community. So this is our team. And if we go up, everyone’s going to be like, Yeah, that’s our team!” chairman Peter McCormack told Cointelegraph. The so-called Bitcoin (BTC) soccer team, Real Bedford Football Club, won the United Kingdom’s South Midlands League for the 2023...Continue Reading

What is the potential impact of MiCA on the EU crypto and blockchain market, and what other regulations can be expected for this rapidly evolving industry? On April 20, the European Parliament voted to pass the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, the European Union’s main legislative proposal to oversee the crypto industry in its member...Continue Reading

Ran Goldi, the vice president of payments at Fireblocks, believes that affordability and speed will keep big brands that have implemented crypto payments in the last two years. Hashing It Out Episode 16 explores one of the most popular use cases for cryptocurrencies: payments. Elisha Owusu Akyaw is joined by Ran Goldi, vice president of...Continue Reading

Web3 interoperability integration between Radix and LayerZero, launching in the second half of 2023, enables cross-chain communication and asset transfers, unlocking omnichain functionality for DApps and assets. Web3 interoperability is important to building a decentralized ecosystem that is scalable, secure and provides a seamless user experience.  Radix, a Layer-1 protocol, has partnered with LayerZero, an...Continue Reading