Tether Launches Stablecoin Pegged to the British Pound Sterling

Post Views: 314 Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has announced another fiat-pegged stablecoin called GBPT on Wednesday, tied to the value of the British pound sterling. The news follows Tether’s most recent launch of a Mexican peso-pegged crypto asset called MXNT. What do you think about Tether’s newly launched stablecoin…

Biggest Movers: UNI Moves Into Top 20, as SHIB Hits Highest Point Since May

Post Views: 358 Uniswap moved into the crypto top 20 on Wednesday, relegating MATIC, after surging by over 10% today. UNI has now gained for four straight sessions, as it approaches a key resistance point. SHIB was once again higher today, with prices hitting their highest point since May. UNI was trading higher for a…

Following BTC’s Price Drop, Bitcoin Miners Benefit From a 2.35% Difficulty Reduction

Post Views: 353 During the past week, Bitcoin’s hashrate has dropped a few percentages after reaching 288 exahash per second (EH/s) on June 8, 2022. Bitcoin miners, however, got a break on Wednesday, June 22, as the mining difficulty dropped by 2.35% making it easier for miners to find blocks. The 2.35% drop brings the…

BIS Says Crypto Weaknesses Have Materialized Following Market Sell-Off

Post Views: 282 The Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the global body for central banks, claims the weaknesses in crypto that were pointed out before “have pretty much materialized.” BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens opined: “You just cannot defy gravity … At some point, you really have to face the music.” The Bank of International…

Central African Republic President on BTC Volatility: ‘Mathematics Don’t Account for Human Emotions’

Post Views: 298 In an apparent message to critics of the Central African Republic’s bitcoin decision, the country’s president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, recently argued that understanding the crypto’s disruptive power is crucial and that “mathematics don’t account for human emotions.” According to Touadéra, the country’s future generations are likely to applaud his government for “choosing the…

Plan B’s Stock-to-Flow Price Model Denounced by Vitalik Buterin, Says Model Can Be ‘Harmful’

Post Views: 280 For a few years now, the pseudonymous creator of the popular stock-to-flow (S2F) bitcoin price model, Plan B, has become a very well known bitcoin influencer gathering 1.8 million Twitter followers. However, after the S2F price model didn’t come to fruition and dropped well below the price targets in 2022, Plan B…

Telegram Launches Premium Tier Benefits Seeking to Monetize Platform

Post Views: 320 Popular messaging platform Telegram has announced it is launching a new premium tier of its services as it seeks to monetize a part of its userbase. Reaching more than 700 million active users monthly, the new tier answers to the need of these users for more bandwidth and storage capacity, according to…

Ukraine Raises Over $100,000 From Cryptopunk NFT Sale

Post Views: 318 The government of Ukraine has sold a Cryptopunk NFT donated in support of the war-torn country a few months ago. The token has been purchased by an unidentified buyer who spent more than $100,000 in ethereum for the collectible, the country’s digital transformation ministry said. The NFT, Cryptopunk #5364, was donated to…

Goldman Sachs Sees Higher US Recession Risk Citing Concerns the Fed Will ‘Respond Forcefully’ to High Inflation

Post Views: 867 Goldman Sachs’ economists now see an increased risk of a U.S. recession. “We are increasingly concerned that the Fed will feel compelled to respond forcefully to high headline inflation and consumer inflation expectations if energy prices rise further, even if activity slows sharply,” they explained. Goldman Sachs’ economists, led by chief economist…

Embr Releases Checkout to Future-Proof Trust in Web3 Payment Experiences

Post Views: 344 About Embr Embr is a gateway to the decentralized world. Its mission is to empower innovators with the tools and know-how to ignite the future of economic opportunity. In less than three hours, Embr sold out its private presale, successfully raising $2.5 million for their IDO while affirming a global need for…