Within the first week of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Ukrainian government has reached out to the crypto community on Twitter for raising funds to support its civilians and troops. Ukraine has now started accepting Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Tether (USDT) as donations. As Russia threatens to take over Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv, the
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Former Cisco employee launches DAO to buy Denver Broncos A
Crypto is going mainstream, and the world’s younger generation, in particular, is taking note. Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com recently predicted that crypto users worldwide could reach 1 billion by the end of 2022. Further findings show that Millennials — those between the ages of 26 and 41 — are turning to digital asset investment to build
Ethereum (ETH) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are undergoing a seismic shift as the transition to Eth2 and a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism is helping to increase the value proposition for the network which has historically has been plagued with scaling issues and high transaction costs. Alongside this transition has been the introduction of liquid staking, which
A top crypto firm says non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and volunteer groups have raised $4.2 million worth of crypto donations for Ukraine in the two days since Russia launched an invasion into their neighboring country. According to the blockchain analytics and compliance firm Elliptic, one NGO received a $3 million donation in Bitcoin (BTC) on Friday.
Analytics firm Santiment is taking stock of the crypto markets as the world reacts to Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine. In a new Insights blog post, the firm provides data that tracks the buying and selling action of more than 50 digital assets. Among the most accumulated altcoins were gaming tokens Enjin Coin (ENJ) and
An Ethereum (ETH) competitor is making “significant strides” in terms of earning institutional acceptance, according to a new report from Galaxy Digital. The digital asset investment management firm says the smart contract platform Avalanche (AVAX) has already gained “meaningful traction” in terms of decentralized finance. Galaxy Digital also notes that Ava Labs, the technology company