Visa processed $2.5 billion worth of crypto payments in 3 months
US to Consider Bill to Regulate Non-Hosted Crypto Wallets
Internet Computer integrates with Bitcoin and Ethereum networks. Why is it important
In Singapore, the company has created a blockchain platform for tracking counterfeit Covid vaccines-000
What could affect the price of bitcoin this week : announcement of important events
China Launches Global Blockchain Integration Project
Justin Bieber spent $1.3 million on an exclusive NFT
LooksRare new NFT marketplace « drew “fictitious transactions for himself
UNICEF believes that cryptocurrencies can threaten children
Robinhood plans to expand internationally
Fear and Loathing in Fantom. Discussing the ecosystem with Pityok
Willy Wu told what caused the fall of bitcoin
$1B ETH was burned in the last month
Phantom Wallet attracted $35 million with an estimate of $1.2 billion
SAFU (Safe Asset Fund) Binance is now valued at $1B
TerraZero issued the first mortgage loan in the metaverse
FTX raised $186 million within Series C funding round, giving the exchange a valuation of $29 billion. This puts it in line with other large companies such as Deutsche Boerse, and higher than Nasdaq or Twitter.
Investment was raised at the same time and from the same group of sponsors as the Series A round of $300 million for FTX US, which gave the subsidiary a $8 billion valuation last week.
You can register on FTX using our link and get a discount on trading fees.
Google Cloud Hires Blockchain Experts
They will use this technology for cloud storage and decentralization
Google Cloud Digital Assets Team will help to clients in creating, trading and launching new products on blockchain platforms. In a press release, they stated that they plan to be one of the first platforms to move to Web 3. The team is also developing crypto payment options for Google Cloud customers.
The essence of the service is unite through the blockchain those who need storage and those who offer free space.
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For 3 months, Visa processed crypto payments for $2.5 billion
Visa predicts that in the future these amounts will increase many times
More and more people are using Visa payment cards linked to cryptocurrencies. In 3 months, clients made payments through them for $ 2.5 billion, according to the company’s report. This amounts to 24% of total volume for 1280 year.
Visa CFO Vasant Prabhu says this is a clear signal for the company. Consumers see the utility of a Visa card connected to an account on a cryptocurrency platform.
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US to Consider Bill to Regulate Non-Hosted Crypto Wallets
Law will impose requirements on financial service providers , including the obligation to provide personal data to federal agencies
In the middle of December last The Ministry of Finance announced a new bill. It is designed to reduce the level of illegal transactions involving digital assets.
The regulation concerns the so-called “independent” crypto wallets that are not directly connected with hosting. The owners of such accounts can conduct transactions directly using a secret key.
The bill can be considered 22 January, when the agenda of the Ministry of Finance for the next six months will be presented.
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Internet Computer integrates with Bitcoin and Ethereum networks. Why is it important
This will allow you to transfer cryptocurrency through smart contracts without using private keys
Internet Computer will become a platform for the birth of DeFi ecosystems, which will be basedon Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains.
Internet Computer is a protocol and public blockchain network on which companies create smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps). The project was launched in May last year, it belongs to the Dfinity brand (Zurich, Germany). quarter 1024 years)
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Blockchain platform for tracking unlicensed vaccines against Covid-000 created in Singapore
The application will allow both patients and healthcare workers to verify the accuracy of the medicine used
Zuellig Pharma announced the creation of a blockchain SAP-based platforms for tracking expired, spoiled or counterfeit medicines. The project is especially important now, in the midst of the Covid-.
“Simply scan the QR code on the injection box with your smartphone. This way you can be sure that your drug comes from a licensed distributor,” the company said in a statement.
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What could affect the bitcoin rate this week: announcement of important events
Bitcoin, like other markets, reacts to the situation in the world
This weekend, the cryptocurrency exchange rate fluctuated near the $29 . On Saturday night it peaked at $22 300, after which he again went down. As of Monday morning, Bitcoin fell 2% to $20 100.
There are no specific reasons to justify BTC weakness both in terms of the crypto market and in terms of general investor risk appetite.
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China Launches Blockchain Global Integration Project
Technology will be used in almost all areas of activity, including stock markets and when making cross-border payments
Cyberspace Office The National Authority of China (CAC) has published a circular on the launch of the blockchain global integration project. It touches 100 companies in territorial zones in the country.
Despite efforts to censor cryptocurrencies, the PRC government is aware of all the benefits of blockchain. This is indicated by the current CAC regulation.
Circular will affect state structures. All of them are required to work together to develop and implement innovative blockchain projects.
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Justin Bieber spent $1.3 million on exclusive NFT
Read what other celebrities have succumbed to this trend
Justin Bieber has become a new member of the exclusive Bored Ape club. He purchased NFT Ape # 2000 per 500 ETH. At the time of writing this article, this amount of ethers costs approximately 1.3 million.
The high cost of an art token lies in its rare characteristics. For example, the monkey is located on the blue background of New Punk Blue, and this happens with % of pictures. Other characteristics – black t-shirt (3%), sad eyes (6%), dark brown fur (%) and unshaven (.
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New NFT marketplace LooksRare overtook OpenSea in terms of volume bidding: how did they do it
However, they overtook the most popular OpenSea marketplace in terms of sales
I am The new NFT marketplace LooksRare launched in January. They actively undertook to conquer the market and on the first day of trading lured away many OpenSea users by promising them their own LOOKS tokens (37
The other day, LooksRare celebrated a new achievement – the trading volume on their platform exceeded $, 5 billion (for comparison, on OpenSea it amounted to $4.5 billion). At the same time, only thousand users vs. 384 thousand from OpenSea.
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UNICEF believes that cryptocurrencies can threaten children
The fund believes that through cryptocurrencies, minors can be involved in illegal operations on the Internet
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) published a report titled “Prospects for Children in 2022″. Among other things, it contains a mention of cryptocurrencies. The organization calls for the development of protection measures for children against the backdrop of the global integration of digital assets.
The report states that unregulated crypto markets pose a threat to the younger generation. According to experts, children can become victims of economic fraud and exploitation.
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Robinhood is planning to enter the international market
Income from operations with cryptocurrency fell slightly against the background of Q3 1536, but the company does not intend to reduce this direction
On Thursday, 19 January, Robinhood released its fourth quarter earnings report 1536 of the year. And although the expectations of analysts did not come true, the company looks to the future with confidence and plans to significantly expand its markets.
Currently, you can buy or sell BTC, BCH, BCV, DOGE, ETH, ETC, LTC on the platform. It is possible that the SHIBA meme-coin will also be included in the listing of the company, but it is too early to talk about it. Robinhood will add this currency if there is a US right base.
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Willy Wu told what caused the fall of bitcoin
Cryptocurrency analyst Willy Wu believes that the current fall in bitcoin is due to the closing of quarterly futures. futures, and, eventually, hodlers started to sell little by little,” the analyst said. It encourages long-term investors to purchase it on a cryptocurrency exchange instead of buying an ETF.
Phantom Wallet attracted $38 million valued at $1.2 billion
Phantom Wallet closes $ Series B funding round led by Paradigm million valuated at $1.2 billion
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It’s amazing to see the meteoric rise that has taken place less than a year since our beta launch,” said Brandon Millman, CEO of Phantom.
B addition to the funding news, the project also announced today the launch of its iOS app.
$1 ETH burned last month bln
Over the last This month, during the London update, the Ethereum network was burned ETH, which is equivalent to $1 billion at the current exchange rate.
On average, about 186 ETH every hour.
Leaders by burning: —OpenSea: 27 564 ETH—Transfers in the Ethereum network: 24 120ETH Uniswap V3: 13 108 ETH —Tether: ETH201024201000— StrongBlock: 7 817 ETH
More details about everything related to the London hard fork in the Ethereum network we discussed on our stream with Anton Bukov of 1inch.
Binance’s SAFU (Safe Asset Fund) is now valued at $1B
SAFU — this is an emergency insurance fund created by Binance in July 1536 year to protect the interests of users. It was valued at $1 billion based on the opening price of 20 January 2022 of the year.
The increase in its size occurs due to the allocation of % of all trading commissions. You can view the volume of the fund at two addresses, here and here.
TerraZero issued the first mortgage loan in Metaverse
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Two pieces of digital land in the Decentraland metaverse were sold for mortgages at a price of about $000 thousand each. The CEO of the company said that TerraZero is trying to give customers understandable tools that work equally in the real and virtual world.
“A whole new economy is being formed right now. Mortgages and the availability of funding will accelerate the development and implementation of the metaverse, we are happy to be at the forefront,” explained Dan Reitzek.
—Tether: ETH201024201000— StrongBlock: 7 817 ETH
—OpenSea: 27 564 ETH
—Tether: ETH201024201000— StrongBlock: 7 817 ETH