Category: Press Release
What’s shaping the future of the institutional crypto market?
2021 was a big year for cryptocurrency. El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin (BTC)…
P2P payments spurred crypto adoption across Venezuela in 2021
For Venezuela, 2021 has been a year of considerable changes at the microeconomic level, where even more…
Redditor stashes away BTC worth $100 for 100 years in public library
There’s never a dull day in Bitcoin (BTC) land. Despite that markets calling for a lull, the creative…
Crypto secures a place in the African American saga
February is Black History Month, and it’s worth recounting that cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have already had…
BBC pulls doco as doubts emerge over trader who turned $50 into $8M
The BBC has pulled a documentary focused on a 20-year-old crypto trader who supposedly turned $50 into…
Regulation, education and cash buy frustration
Jimmy Chambrade and Aurore Galves Orjol, co-founders of Bitcoin-lyon, first heard about Bitcoin (BTC) in 2014. Around…
FarmVille developer Zynga set to release first NFT game this year
San Francisco-based game developer Zynga, best known for the FarmVille and CSR Racing series, has announced plans…
Bitfinex hack recovery spurs crypto community responses
On February 1, there were movements of around $2.5 billion from the 2016 Bitfinex hack wallets. After…
PayPal establishes advisory council for crypto and blockchain
Major U.S.-based payment processor PayPal has assembled a team of industry experts to act as advisors on…
Kazakhstan proposes power price hikes and taxes targeting crypto miners
The Kazakh government is considering a three-pronged proposal designed to make crypto miners pay much more for…
RSS3 aims to be the decentralized information processor of Web3
Really Simple Syndication (RSS), the first information distribution protocol that saw massive adoption across the internet is…
Bitcoin stays higher after stocks propel BTC price toward $42K
Bitcoin (BTC) held above $41,000 into the weekend after a late surge Friday took the largest cryptocurrency…
Olympic Games Beijing 2022 edition
Today’s Nifty News rounds up nonfungible token (NFT) projects centered around the Winter Olympics, which began Friday…
Tezos scores $27M deal with Man United, Baby Doge backs Hoffenheim
Manchester United, one of the world’s most popular soccer (or football) teams is reportedly set to announce…
UK tax agency cracks down on rules around DeFi lending and staking
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the U.K.’s tax agency, on Wednesday, has released a controversial set…
El Salvador relaunches Chivo wallet, plans to deploy 1,500 Bitcoin ATMs
El Salvador, the first country to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal tender, has relaunched its in-house…
$2.5B in stolen BTC from Bitfinex hack awakens
A chunk of the inactive Bitcoins (BTC) stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex exchange hack has moved from…
Ethereum price risks dropping to $2K on ‘bear flag’ setup
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), will extend its 30% slump this year to the lowest price level…
China pilots nationwide blockchain development over real-world use cases
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced the commencement of an in-house effort to expedite blockchain development…
Meta goes Brazil to trademark Bitcoin and crypto services
Meta, the world’s biggest social media platform, has filed a trademark registration with the Brazilian authorities to…
