CRYPTO

With cryptocurrency taking the world by storm, here are five public figures who accept getting paid in Bitcoin.

The reason that some people are reluctant to use cryptocurrency is exactly the same reason that it's so attractive to others: it puts your money, and responsibility for your money, entirely in your hands.

Mayor Francis Suarez could be the first American politician to receive his salary in cryptocurrency.

The crypto coin could see a significant boost in the first half of 2022 if the parachain auction gets green light from the governing Polkadot Council.

The people of El Salvador have been actively opposing the economic policies introduced by President Nayib Bukele.

Director Quentin Tarantino will be releasing a collection of NFTs from the iconic movie starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Samuel L. Jackson, with a special "secret" feature.

In new funding round hosted by the NFT metaverse gaming platform, The Sandbox, the firm raised around $93 million. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led this funding round, which was its first crypto investment.

Investors lost their money while the scammers made away with $3.38 million.

 It is believed that an unnamed investor who invested $8,000 in Shiba Inu in August 2020 now owns the meme token valued at $5.7 billion.

Shiba Inu has gained a brand voice on social media in recent months with industry experts and market enthusiasts showering support globally, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk being one of them.

Ethereum, the second most popular cryptocurrency, could nearly double from its current value to hit $8k by end of this year, investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a research note.

The Green Bay Packers quarterback announced a giveaway of $1 million in Bitcoin to his 4.4 million followers on Twitter.

Most of the top cryptocurrencies saw a rise in prices at open on Monday. Meme currency Shiba Inu continued to see an upswing, following on last week's steep climb. Tether and XRP saw a gentle drop in prices.

"We want to be one of the key players," Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said in a recent earnings call.

Mark Cuban is very excited and claims that this partnership will attract a global audience outside of the USA and Canada.

In a recent sale of CryptoPunk 9998 NFT, the amount paid for the token was 124,457.07 ETH but, according to the analysts, this was just a big public stunt.

McDonald's has been experimenting with NFTs in the recent weeks, officially announcing the release of their first NFT collection, the digitalized McRib.

The Squid Game-inspired cryptocurrency now has a market capitalization of more than $174 million.

McDonald's has entered the world of NFT's in the U.S. with new "McRib NFT"

Digital payment company's shares soared 11.2 percent in premarket trading.

The ATM machines, which are owned and operated by B4U Financial, can be used to withdraw cash from the CloudCoin user’s account.

According to the Chivo Wallet team, the scalping feature was promoting a sense of fraud among the trading community.

Adobe is gearing up to enter the world of NFT by adding the "Prepare as NFT" option in Photoshop, and allowing digital artists to integrate their wallets.

According to a Bloomberg report, the Treasury department will be releasing a report regarding stablecoins, providing more authority to SEC over them.

Bakkt, a digital assets service provider, has joined hands with Mastercard to integrate crypto payments in the latter's platform. Bakkt also struck a deal with Finserv Inc.

Creatd's first NFT rollout was executed through the Rarible, but the second drop will take place through the OpenSea gateway.

Central Bank Digital Currencies, or CBDCs, are blockchain-based currencies that are regulated by the central bank of a country and issued by the same, much like the fiat currencies. 

The Boonji Project is an NFT launched by renowned artist Brendan Murphy, which was auctioned at the Dutch Auction Primary Sale. 

In an email sent to Bloomberg, Binance.US confirmed this crash, citing a bug as the cause of the event.