Greg Abbott, the Governor of Texas, supports the recent crypto and Bitcoin bill. His state aims to match and even outshine Wyoming as a leader in blockchain. HB 4474: Defining Virtual Currencies in Texas In a tweet on Mar 29, while responding to a recent article that articulates the content of a crypto Bill (HB 4474)submitted by Tan Parker, the […]

Regardless of whether bitcoin loses favor with the big name patrons assisting with boosting its worth, there are armies of lesser-realized stalwarts remaining close by. That is incompletely on the grounds that the uncontrollably famous digital currency isn’t only a hot investment for fence funders and corporate magnates—it’s become a financially savvy approach to move cash all through the creating […]

Ripple continues its push into the Asian market by acquiring a stake in a cross-border payments firm. According to a blog post, Ripple has agreed to acquire a 40% stake in cross-border payments firm Tranglo, with the aim to expand RippleNet’s On-Demand Liquidity, or ODL, service that uses the XRP cryptocurrency. The completion of this transaction is subject to regulatory approval, […]

Hong Kong-listed BC Technology Group, which operates digital asset exchange OSL, published its financials for 2020, showing a 32 percent year-over-year increase, along with growth in all other key metrics. In absolute terms, the revenue of the group company came in at RMB217 million. Revenue from the digital asset exchange stood even higher with RMB151 million, an annual jump of […]

XRP price jumped nearly 5% after Ripple announced that the company has acquired a 40% stake in Tranglo, one of Asia’s largest cross-border payment firms. The San Francisco-based blockchain company is planning to expand RippleNet’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) service through the latest partnership. According to the official announcement, Ripple aims to expand its services in Asia and the recent acquisition […]

Polkadot had staged an impressive recovery on Monday, extending the bullish leg from the recently formed support at $27. The token hit highs above $30 and pushed for gains beyond $35. However, bulls lost steam within a whisker of a confluence resistance created by the 100 Simple Moving Average (SMA) and the 200 SMA on the 4-hour chart. The mission […]

E-commerce merchants can now transact in nearly 40 cryptocurrencies through global payment platform Nuvei.  According to the announcement, merchants partnered with the payment provider can use an array of cryptocurrencies to send and receive payments across 200 countries, including top assets Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), lesser known cryptos such as Reddcoin and Bitcoin Gold, and even hyper-volatile coins like […]

The US top regulator has stepped in to stop yet another crypto-related fundraising after its operators failed to register their tokens as a security. The principals of blockchain-based file-sharing and payment network, LBRY were hit by charges brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which found that their conduct was that of unregistered broker-dealers. LBRY powers decentralized platforms, primarily […]

Recently, Charles Hoskinson, Founder of Cardano (ADA), as well as Co-Founder and CEO of IOHK, talked about the development roadmap for smart contracts on the Cardano network.  Last Thursday (March 25), Hoskinson talked about the rollout plan for Cardano smart contract support during the “Cardano360” virtual conference: “And now we areheading toward what’s called the Alonzo Phase… And here’s kind of […]