Flare Networks is in the news today after it announced that it will integrate Dogecoin (DOGE) prior to the launch of its Mainnet. This development will allow Dogecoin to be used on Flare, along with scalable EVM-based smart contracts. Interestingly, Flare’s decision to integrate DOGE was based on the results of a community poll heldContinue reading “Flare Networks to integrate Dogecoin ahead of mainnet launch”

With the Mary hard fork around the corner, the Cardano blockchain will soon see some significant updates. These include token forging and a multi-asset ledger, both of which will pave the way for decentralized applications (DApps), native tokens, and DeFi use cases. This was the roadmap highlighted by the Cardano Foundation’s Elliot Hill in aContinue reading “What to expect from Cardano after Mary hard fork?”

Billionaire tech investor Mark Cuban is an AAVE Whale, according to a snapshot of his on-chain portfolio on Etherscan. Mark Cuban was in the news earlier this month after he revealed that he has been a long-time crypto-investor, with Cuban going on to comment, “I still have crypto from the early days of Coinbase. I’veContinue reading “Mark Cuban’s DeFi portfolio snapshot reveals over $128,000 in staked AAVE”

Popular social media platform Reddit is in the news today after it announced a partnership with the Ethereum Foundation, with the development establishing Reddit’s first-ever blockchain partnership. The goal behind the same is to accelerate the scaling process and resources for the Ethereum ecosystem and bring the value of blockchain technology to Reddit’s community ofContinue reading “What to expect from Reddit’s partnership with the Ethereum Foundation?”

Has the U.S approach to regulating crypto been harmful to innovation? According to many, the answer is in the affirmative. A similar sentiment was recently shared by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce who said, “By being too slow and too inflexible, we have pushed some innovation outside the U.S, that would otherwise have happened here.” SpeakingContinue reading “U.S approach to crypto-regulations pushed innovation abroad: SEC’s Hester Peirce”

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson became the latest crypto-proponent to comment on the world’s largest cryptocurrency during a recent AMA session, with the IOHK CEO remarking, “Bitcoin’s biggest flaw is its inability to update.” In the aforementioned AMA, Hoskinson told users that it isn’t really a matter of being physically impossible for Bitcoin to upgrade the network.Continue reading “What is Bitcoin’s biggest flaw? Here’s what Cardano’s Hoskinson says”

“This XRP coin is all or nothing,” noted Jeremy Hogan of the law firm Hogan & Hogan, with the legal practitioner becoming just the latest to comment on the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple. Hogan, who claims to have studied the lawsuit in detail since December, is in the news after he asserted that if theContinue reading “‘XRP’s price being artificially suppressed by lawsuit,’ claims lawyer”

UAE-based LuLu Exchange is in the news after it announced its partnership with Ripple and India’s Federal Bank to facilitate faster cross-border payments from UAE to India. The partnership between Ripple and Federal Bank, a leading Indian private bank, has long been rumored, with an official disclosure released by the Federal Bank doing the roundsContinue reading “Ripple targets UAE-India corridor with LuLu Exchange, Federal Bank partnership”

Bridging the gap between traditional finance and DeFi protocols seems to be the need of the hour, and Chainlink’s recent integrations seem to be facilitating just that. Blockchain-powered Fintech company COTI recently launched a new Crypto Volatility Index (CVI) for DeFi, one that enables traders to profit from market volatility. The company is in theContinue reading “COTI, STASIS integrate Chainlink to bridge CeFi-DeFi”

Peter Schiff, the investor known for his negative commentary on Bitcoin, is in the news again. Taking a leaf out of the Oracle of Omaha’s playbook, the popular Bitcoin skeptic referred to the market’s leading cryptocurrency as “Rat poison cubed,” during a recent interview with Fox News’ Liz Claman. “Eventually the bubble is going toContinue reading “‘Rat poison cubed’ Bitcoin’s ‘bubble will pop,’ says Peter Schiff”

According to a filing published today by the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission, New York-based investment management firm VanEck intends to launch a Digital Assets ETF, one that will track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, “the price and yield performance of the MVIS® Global Digital Assets Equity Index.” The fund willContinue reading “VanEck files for a ‘Digital Asset ETF’ with the SEC”

Thanks to its growing popularity among all demographics, major financial institutions are jumping on-board to research and analyze the emerging asset class of cryptocurrencies. J.P Morgan is one such institution, with its latest Cross-Asset Strategy report observing that the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies leads to underperformance during crises. According to its analysis, over shorter intra-monthContinue reading “Does mainstream crypto-adoption lead to underperformance in crises?”