Category: Blockchain

PSV Eindhoven, a top-class football club in the Netherlands, has secured a sponsorship deal with crypto platform Anycoin Direct to promote cryptocurrency awareness in the European Union. As announced by the football club, the entire sum of the partnership, which remains undisclosed, will be paid in Bitcoin (BTC), marking a historic first of its kind deal. The

Iris Energy Bitcoin mining company, headquartered in Australia, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a direct listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange for this year. The Sydney-based firm launched by former Macquarie bankers brothers Will and Daniel Roberts expects the debut to happen in the fourth quarter of 2021, the filing

Cryptocurrency analysis data platform, Chainalysis has released its 2021 Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, with data pointing to the 880% growth in the worldwide adoption curve. The increasing embrace of P2P trading systems becomes the driving force in many emerging markets worldwide. Where is the US and China in Crypto Adoption Rate? According to the Chainalysis

Non-fungible token (NFT) has seen a surge in market trading volume in the last two weeks, thanks to the craze of Bored Ape Yacht Club and Pudgy Penguins, as well as the classic NFT CryptoPunk. According to the August 17 report of the encrypted data provider Coin Metrics, the daily number of sales and buyers

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) suggests that the authority must obtain a court order to track Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) transactions apart from wallet holders and issuers, as CBDC such emerging digital currencies that do not have a separate code that can be traced. Jamaica Observer reported Wednesday, citing the BOJ said the central bank digital currency (CBDC)

Ondo Finance DeFi protocol, launched by two former Goldman Sachs employees, has raised $4 million through an equity funding round. This equity funding led by Pantera Capital, including other participators such as The LAO, Protoscale Capital, Divergence, Chapter One, CMS, Digital Currency Group, CoinFund, Bixin, Genesis, as well as angel investors like Christy Choi (former

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), an American integrated media and entertainment company mainly known for professional wrestling, announced the creation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) inspired by 16-time world champion John Cena. Scott Zanghellini, WWE senior vice president, stated: “Summer of Cena will be capped off by a phenomenal main event at SummerSlam as well as

Binance.US, the American division of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of daily trading volume, has appointed Joshua Sroge, the company’s CFO, as the interim CEO. The appointment comes after the former Binance.US CEO, Brian Books, was abruptly reassigned from his role. On August 6, Mr. Brooks, the former acting head of the Office

Bitcoin’s address activity has emerged to be an essential metric that shows participation in this market. Santiment noted that BTC long-term address activity surged to levels witnessed in mid-April, which could be a breakout signal. The on-chain metrics provider explained: “Bitcoin’s long-term address activity is showing signs of rebounding back toward its levels seen

Union Bank of Philippines (UnionBank) announced Wednesday the bank has paired with Hong Kong-based Hex Trust to pilot digital assets custody service. In response to maturing space and growing interest in digital assets and blockchain technology, and the need for trust and regulated institutions to manage digital assets from retail and institutional investors, this partnership