Mastercard’s Start Path Blockchain and Digital Asset program has expanded to include five new startups, aiming to explore innovative uses of blockchain technology. “Digital assets are becoming increasingly mainstream, speeding up commerce with trust and transparency,” Mastercard stated. Mastercard’s Digital Asset Program Expands Payments giant Mastercard announced Wednesday that five startups from around the world
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Better Markets, a financial nonprofit organization, has lashed out against approving a spot ether ETF product, stating that it would endanger the broader financial system. In a supplemental comment letter sent to the SEC, the organization states that approving these spot ether ETPs would “interweave the crypto industry with traditional finance,” aggravating systemic risks introduced
In the first quarter of 2024, Canaan Inc. generated $35.1 in revenues versus the $72.4 million in costs incurred in the same period which resulted in the company recording a gross loss of $37.3 million. Nangeng Zhang claimed that Canaan’s revenues in the last quarter exceeded expectations due to the company’s persistent sales efforts and
Binance’s Financial Crimes Compliance Department recently collaborated with Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau and the Taipei District Prosecutors Office on a significant cryptocurrency-assisted money laundering case involving nearly NT$200 million (approximately US$6 million). The criminal operation had been laundering money through virtual assets by creating fake customer records and forged identity data...
Crypto expert Willy Woo has predicted that Bitcoin will still make significant moves to the upside. He made this claim based on an indicator that suggests crypto investors are still willing to buy the flagship crypto at higher prices. Related Reading: Filecoin On Fire: Analyst Torches Doubters With $15 Target Bitcoin Still Has “A Lot
Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution Optimism reported a series of strong network metrics in the first quarter (Q1) 2024, with its native OP token surging 9% on the back of this bullish momentum. Optimism Sees Higher Activity And Rising Transaction Fees According to a recent Messari report...
Solana-based platform Pump.fun suffered an exploit that left the crypto community with many questions. The attack stole millions of dollars in users’ funds, but the reasons behind it and the exact amount of the loot were unclear. Amid the uncertainty, some claimed that a crypto Robinhood had emerged...
With the Bitcoin price having already seen a massive rally over the past year, crypto investors have turned their attention to altcoins. This is because altcoin season usually comes after Bitcoin finishes rallying and they present more potential for upside. Ahead of the second leg of the crypto bull market that is suppose to happen
The race to achieve the fastest blockchain transaction processing speeds is heating up, Solana (SOL) is in the spotlight as a new report from crypto data aggregator CoinGecko reveals some surprising findings. The study analyzes the real-world transaction per second (TPS) performance of a range of large blockchain networks...
Aside from LINK, the other notable gainers are AVAX, ADA, ICP, and HBAR...