Ripple Hires Top Uber Executive
Uber’s former chief business officer, Brooks Entwistle, has joined Ripple to scale the blockchain company’s operations in the Southeast Asia region.
Uber’s former chief business officer, Brooks Entwistle, has joined Ripple to scale the blockchain company’s operations in the Southeast Asia region.
The widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies continues. Today, Hong Kong-based Crypto.com has announced a partnership with Visa, including a principal membership in Visa’s network in Australia.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he’s receiving positive feedback on his proposal to expand Bitcoin’s use-cases for residents and employees within his city.
The upper chamber of Wyoming’s legislature has passed a bill that, if approved, would clear the way for decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, to become incorporated under state law.
The amount of Ethereum locked across decentralized finance protocols and smart contracts have hit a new all-time high of over 9 million.
Earlier this week, the price of Bitcoin surged over $61,000, gaining more market dominance at the same time. While questions around its volatile price and potential to hedge inflation remain, experts like French economist, Marion Laboure concluded that Bitcoin is now “too important to ignore. Other than BTC’s trillion-dollar market cap, its “scope for a continued rise in prices,” play key roles in its growth.
A Pakistani province is planning to invest in crypto-mining, Reuters reports. This revelation by a government minister will see two new hydro-electric powered mining farms built in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The European Central Bank may soon be pushed to regulate cryptocurrency more. Concern over Facebook’s Diem is part of the reason.
Leading art auction house Sotheby’s, founded in 1744, is joining the nonfungible tokens (NFTs) frenzy in partnership with the anonymous digital artist Pak.
As Bitcoin surges in price and popularity, many institutions are trying to meet client demand for the asset by incorporating the crypto in various ways. For instance, earlier today a major investment bank, Morgan Stanley became the latest entity to follow suit. The US bank decided to offer its clients access to Bitcoin funds, as they demand exposure to the crypto asset.
The new custom security token management and trading platform Symbol has finally been launched by the New Economy Movement, NEM.
A recent survey found that stimulus check recipients in the US were more likely to invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies ahead of traditional stock offerings.
Earlier today, the head of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, withdrewRead More
During a conversation with Fortune CEO Alan Murray on the “Leadership Next” podcast, Visa CEO Al Kelly said that cryptocurrencies could become “extremely mainstream” in five years.
It seems like all companies these days want to accept “alternative” payments. But Bitcoin is not the only option out there, at least some firms think DOGE makes for a good alternative currency. Earlier today, retailer Pay Later Tires announced that it will accept payments in Dogecoin, Bitcoin, and Ethereum to purchase tires and wheels from its online merchant site. Because of its niche business, the company happens to be the first tire and wheel retailer in the United States to accept Dogecoin for payments.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rob Gronkowski (Gronk) sold his NFT card collection on OpenSea for $1.6 million. The auction began last Thursday and finished on Sunday. All 349 digital collectable cards were sold.
A Dutch politician is now using a popular meme that’s been doing the rounds in crypto circles in the past few weeks. He joins a small list of political types to have cashed in on the meme’s popularity.
The Google search volume for the term “NFT” — short for non-fungible token — has reached an all-time high, according to data collected by The Block Research.