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Malaysia is not worried about the state of cryptocurrencies

The crypto space has not been doing well lately. Many well-known currencies like BTC and ETH are still falling like crazy, but according to the young Malaysian investors, the situation is not a cause for concern and they continue to invest as if nothing has changed. Malaysian crypto trading remains strong Anthony Pang, for example,…

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Crypto Giant Coinbase To Strengthen Its Presence In Europe, Plans To Expand In France And Three Other Countries

Coinbase, the leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange, is looking to increase growth outside of the US as the company plans to expand its services to four European countries. In a new company blog post, the cryptocurrency exchange says it is stepping up its expansion efforts by venturing into France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands after gaining…

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Ripple Launches Innovation Challenge for CBDC Solutions on XRP Ledger

Ripple is launching an innovation challenge aimed at promoting the development of XRP Ledger (XRPL) applications for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). According to the contest page, entrants can submit projects for three categories: interoperability, retail orientation, and financial inclusion. Under the contest rules, interoperability projects must include solutions that help CBDCs connect with other…

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MicroStrategy takes a big hit after crypto crash

Software giant MicroStrategy continues to suffer thanks to its ongoing ties to bitcoin. The world’s number one digital currency by market capitalization has been seeing a series of big losses in recent weeks that have finally seen all of its 2021 gains disappear over the course of a few months, and now it looks like…

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Crypto Exchange FTX Injects $250,000,000 into BlockFi and Acquires Equity Clearing Company

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in leading digital asset lender BlockFi as well as acquiring equity clearing firm Embed. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried explained on Twitter why the exchange saw BlockFi as a good investment opportunity during the cryptocurrency market downturn. “Today we are pumping $250 million into BlockFi and…

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Russia appears to be preparing to mine Bitcoin with torch gas

One of the largest carbon emitters in the world, Russian gas giant Gazprom aims to reduce its carbon footprint by providing its flue gas for Bitcoin mining. The Russian government continues to forge ties with major players in the cryptocurrency mining industry, despite remaining skeptical about legalizing cryptocurrency trading and payments. Russia’s state-owned gas giant…

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Huobi Global Acquires Latin American Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitex

Digital currency exchange Huobi Global has revealed that it has acquired Bitex, a Latin American cryptocurrency platform that operates in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Huobi details that the company is stepping up its presence in Latin America, as it believes the region will be one of the most active areas of cryptocurrency adoption worldwide….

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NFT Crowdfunding & Fractionation Protocol Launched Confti

May 24, 2022 – Marks the official launch of Confti, NFT’s fractionation and crowdfunding protocol. On Confti, users can start crowdfunding tokens to buy rare and valuable NFTs together, earn token NFTs, and have partial ownership rights such as price governance or dividends. The platform supports splitting (slicing) users’ NFTs into tradable ERC-20 or ERC-1155…

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Top Coins to Buy for Quick Short-Term Profits

There are two types of cryptocurrency investors. The first category of investors are those who buy cryptocurrencies to hold for long periods of time. There is also an army of traders who buy and sell cryptocurrencies in days or weeks. Either way, everyone wants to get some return on capital. Here’s why short-term cryptocurrency trading…