Category: Blockchain

Ethereum (ETH) has been setting a precedent in altcoins as the second-largest cryptocurrency has enjoyed a remarkable bull run, which saw the psychological price of $3,000 breached.  ETH spiked to a new all-time high (ATH) of $3,523.59 following a massive short squeeze, but it has retracted to $3,383 at the time of writing, according to

Maker (MKR), a cryptocurrency built on the Ethereum blockchain, is designed to minimize the price volatility of its own USD-pegged cryptocurrency, DAI. DAI is issued through a full mortgage guarantee of digital assets. DAI stablecoin, which launched in 2017, has always remained anchored to the U.S. dollar on a 1:1 ratio. Through the MakerDAO system,

KAfter falling to lows of $48.5K based on speculations that the American administration would increase capital gains taxes, Bitcoin (BTC) has been trying in vain to soar back to the $60K level. The leading cryptocurrency scaled to new heights above $64,500 last month, but it has found itself in a consolidation market ever since. BTC

Kevin Parker, New York senator, has introduced a bill in the New York state Senate to halt Bitcoin mining for three years until the state evaluates its impact on the environment. The prominent legislator presented New York Senate Bill 6486 to The State Senate’s Environmental Conservation Committee on Monday. The bill would particularly examine the

PayPal Holdings Inc. is examining the possibility of launching its own stablecoin. Four sources familiar with the talks indicate that PayPal held discussions with several stablecoin developers regarding the matter. Ava Labs blockchain company is one of the stablecoin developers that has held talks with PayPal concerning the matter. However, it is not clear which

Mastercard released a survey that revealed that there has been a growing demand for digital payments from consumers. The Mastercard New Payment Index shows that more than 93% of consumers are considering innovative payment methods, such as biometrics, digital currencies, and QR codes. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers have undergone tremendous

SmartZip, a leader in real estate predictive analysis, announced that it will join Chainlink’s market-leading decentralized Oracle network by launching its own Chainlink node today. SmartZip is a part of Constellation Real Estate Group, enabling developers to integrate the most comprehensive and proprietary real estate database into their applications including property values, rental rates, probability

Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest digital currency by market capitalization has been seeing a good upside in growth over the past few days, as retail interest, evident by growing transaction volumes has stirred a run in price. The growth was has been further complemented by the run in the price of the cryptocurrency to a

Rosa “Rosie” Gumataotao Rios, the 43rd Treasurer of the United States of America under former President Barack Obama, is joining Ripple Labs Inc. As revealed by the company, Rosie will be joining the firm alongside Kristina Campbell who will take up the role of Chief Financial Officer.  The announcement comes following the ongoing legal battle