Price of Ethereum

Key highlights : Users on the Kraken platform have staked more than $1 billion worth of crypto on the exchange Cryptocurrency holders are confident about their long-term prospects Proof-of-Stake cryptocurrencies are popular among users According to an announcement by the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange on Wednesday, customers have staked over $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency via its platform. A spokesperson from the exchange revealed that Ethereum represents around one-third of the staked assets. Tezos and Polkadot are among the other significant cryptocurrencies popular among Kraken customers who are using the exchange’s staking services. Kraken also supports other coins for staking, including Kava and Cosmos. Note: How to buy Bitcoin on Kraken The popularity of stakin...

Cryptocurrency is a relatively recent invention, especially when we compare it to a traditional currency, which has been around as long as humans have lived in organized societies. But with any new development, there is a natural hesitancy in acceptance of change, especially from those who are in control of the old ways. But does this hesitancy translate into cryptocurrency being illegal? Let’s take a closer look at the legality or otherwise of cryptocurrency today. Property or Currency? Since cryptocurrency is an alternative to national currencies, and they don’t comply with the same regulations that a central bank would enforce on official currencies, governments are hesitant to acknowledge them as real currencies. In many places, the legal establishment has deemed cryptocurrenc...

Bitcoin Press Release: Publicly-listed Scandinavian discount crypto exchange CPH Crypto launches its mobile trader apps, now available on Google Play/Android and App Store/iOS platforms. 4th January 2021, Copenhagen – Just a couple of weeks ago CPH Crypto, a leading Scandinavian deep-discount crypto exchange, announced margin trading 10x on crypto spot as its latest service. The company is proud to announce that traders can now onboard as clients and conduct all trading activities via CPH Crypto’s new mobile Trader App now available as Android and iOS platforms.   CPH Crypto Trader APP for Flexible Trading   The new trader app enables clients to start trading after just a couple of minutes of registration and onboarding. The CPH Crypto Trader App allows users to trade all...

The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan  (AFAB) has officially licensed a centralized and decentralized digital asset exchange to operate within its special economic zone for the benefit of international investors. AFAB is the fastest-growing freeport in the Philippines located in the province of Bataan. FAB addresses the needs of the new normal by providing extensive benefits to its operators. This includes offering a conducive virtual and physical business ecosystem supported by near-zero tax incentives, low-cost resources, access to capital, and to credit, all of which give any virtual or physical enterprise a distinct advantage in the new world.  AFAB awarded iWave Advanced Research Group to (doing business as  Global Trade Exchange or GTX) an 8-year exclusive license ...

Bitcoin Press Release: Stratis release details of their Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) platform, which will bring blockchain to mainstream companies via Azure Cloud. 7th January 2021, London, United Kingdom – Stratis was created for a simple purpose – to provide enterprises with blockchain as a service (BaaS) solutions, designed to implement complex blockchain architecture within mainstream coding languages, used by everyday companies away from the crypto niche.  It does this through cloud solutions, support for C# and .NET application building, alongside tool customization via its open source protocol. The result of this? Stratis unlocks the power of blockchain technology for mainstream businesses, and unlocks the mainstream market for the blockchain industry – Two powerful com...

It’s been almost 10 years since DeFi has stepped on the stable ground of finance to change the trajectory of its progression once and for all. Since its beginning, many projects spectacularly evolved being destined for a brilliant future, even threatening to cannibalize what we know now as centralized exchanges. That all hints to an intensifying race for excellence that in the future years will make many players knocked out from the ring, while leaving the few others to reap all the rewards. For that reason, many platforms use various techniques to boost engagement with their market offering. One of such increasingly popular and assuredly rewarding ways of attracting the public is gaming – that’s an activity where a set of players contend for the cryptocurrency pot that is bestowe...

The increasing popularity of blockchain-based non-fungible tokens gives rise to new innovative projects. WinKitties enters this incumbent space by offering collectible cats on the Ethereum blockchain. Users can buy, sell, and breed their digital cats at their leisure.  WinKitties Taps a Growing Niche As the NFT market continues to grow by leaps and bounds, new opportunities await. Newcomers to cryptocurrency and blockchain often explore non-fungible tokens and blockchain-based collectibles instead of speculative markets. The gamification of these technologies will eventually give rise to a much broader adoption rate for these new technologies. WinKitties, a project offering digital and collectible cats on the Ethereum blockchain, wants to cater to those on the fence of enterin...

Many new artists and collectors are coming to the NFT market, and in late 2020, more than $8 million worth of NFT art changed hands. The reasons for this rise in NFT art activity are varied, and it comes at a time when more and more action is happening in the NFT space. 2020 has been a difficult year for many people, with the pandemic and people staying at home as much as possible. This new economy seems to be pushing people into the online space, and both the ETH network and NFTs are rising in popularity. Museums and galleries have also been hit by this new trend. The cryptoart scene seems to be filling the gaps, and sales of NFT artwork have taken off, with sales figures reaching an all-time high in December. NFTs are Getting Big There are already good suppliers in the cryptoart field,...

If you’re looking to trade digital currencies from the comfort of your home, you’ll need to ensure that you are using a platform that comes jam-packed with tools, insights, and of course – competitive fees and commissions. With that said, seasoned traders will often make use of several exchanges to access specific markets and pairs, or take advantage of arbitrage opportunities. Moving from exchange to exchange can, however, be both cumbersome and time-consuming. With that in mind, Bitsgap makes it possible for you to connect all your exchanges in one place. This comes with a plethora of plus-points – such as being able to execute arbitrage strategies with ease and deploy advanced bots to trade simultaneously across multiple platforms. As such, Bitsgap has evolved to accommodate the many n...

Elrond has announced the integration of Terra Virtua’s digital collectible platform’s with its mainnet to enable users to add Elrond-native NFTs to their collections. 2020 was a year of innovation for the blockchain world in which not only decentralized finance attracted investors around the world but also in which NFT collectibles like MeMe, Rarible, and Aavegotchi took the world by storm. The stage has now been set for NFTs to keep growing in 2021 as global interest in blockchain and cryptocurrency keeps rising, NFT market infrastructure becomes more solid, and awareness of the potential of NFTs for different industries is on the rise. The Year of the NFT It is estimated that the market capitalization of NFT collectibles grew by $150 million during 2020 to reach an astounding $350 mill...