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Dogecoin price spikes 20% after Elon Musk says Tesla will accept it as payment for its merchandise

In a tweet, the Tesla CEO says he is “considering” accepting Dogecoin payments. Analysts are skeptical that this will happen anytime soon and suggest it could be a ploy to pump up the value of DOGE as an investment opportunity. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, said that the company will accept Dogecoin as […]

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ArtNet Launches dedicated NFT Platform with ArtNFT: Beginnings Collection

ArtNFT is a new token and blockchain ecosystem that gives artists direct access to the crypto-economy. The platform supports both ERC20 tokens as well as NFTs, with an emphasis on easy-to use tools for developers. In addition to launching its own cryptocurrency, it also provides services such as web wallets and payment gateways in order

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Pakistanis have $20B in crypto assets, says head of local association

Pakistan has an active cryptocurrency community and Pakistani investors hold $20 billion in crypto assets, says the head of a local association. He attributes some of this to people’s fear that governments will eventually ban cryptocurrencies like they do with banking services. However, he also credits the digital currency boom on India imposing crippling tariffs

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KKR leads $350M raise for crypto custody bank Anchorage Digital

A $350 million investment in crypto custody bank Anchorage Digital is being led by KKR, the world’s largest private equity firm. With this new funding round and other recent developments like Coinbase Custody reaching an official launch date and a new fund to invest in cryptocurrency startups, continued progress seems very likely for blockchain adoption

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DFG founder James Wo explains why he believes Polkadot is “way ahead of the curve”

James Wo, founder of Polkadot, is the head developer for Parity Technologies and a board member at Ethereum Foundation. He believes that Polkadot is way ahead of the curve with its unique features like sidechains which offer vastly greater scalability than existing blockchains. The “shiden coingecko” is a website that provides information on the latest

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Look out below! Analysts eye $40K Bitcoin price after today’s dip to $45.7K

Bitcoin price is predicted to rise as high as $45,000 and then settle at around $40K. This bullish prediction comes from an analyst of Morgan Creek Digital Assets who said that “not only will these short-term events be good for the market – they’ll provide a buying opportunity.” The short-term picture for Bitcoin deteriorated on

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Man who claims to have invented Bitcoin wins U.S. trial, gets to keep Bitcoin worth $50B |

A man who claimed to have invented Bitcoin has been found not guilty of defrauding investors in a cryptocurrency scam. The judge ruled that the digital currency, which is alleged to be worth more than $50 billion US, was created by Satoshi Nakamoto-a pseudonym for an unknown individual or group. A man who claims to

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Top Bitcoin and Crypto Lending Platforms, Rated and Analyzed

Crypto lending has been a booming business model in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. People enter agreements with one another to lend out their crypto assets at interest, paying off those loans back by using some of that money to purchase new cryptocurrencies. These platforms can be incredibly profitable for both lender and borrower until

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