XRP: Ripple Signs 15 New Contracts with Banks Despite SEC Lawsuit

The chief executive claims that the blockchain company was able to expand its business in Asian countries with an XRP-friendly regulatory environment.

https://u.today/ripple-signs-15-new-contracts-with-banks-despite-sec-lawsuit

$XRP #Ripple #Market #Business

Microstrategy stock falls by 50% in 17 days as company continues buying Bitcoin

Data from markets on March 5 revealed that MicroStrategy, which owns over 91,000 BTC, has seen its stock price dive by more than half in just three weeks

https://cointelegraph.com/news/no-more-bitcoin-effect-microstrategy-stock-falls-by-50-in-17-days

#Microstrategy #Bitcoin #Market #Business

👀 Bitcoin's next top could be between $75,000 and $306000, Kraken research suggests

Kraken’s research shows that March has historically been a bad month for Bitcoin, with the coin price appreciating just twice during this period since it began trading

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-s-next-top-could-be-between-75k-and-306k-kraken-research-suggests

#Bitcoin #Market #Exchanges

🤑 Amount of Bitcoin on Exchanges Drops 20% in One Year

The amount of Bitcoin being held on cryptocurrency exchanges has decreased roughly 20 percent in a supply crunch over the last 12 months, according to Glassnode analytics

https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/hodlers-greed-intensifies-btc-on-crypto-exchanges-drops-20-in-one-year/

#Bitcoin #Market #BTC #Glassnode

⚠️ Central Bank of France is considering using Ripple (XRP) as a basis for Digital Euro

CPA Australia has released a report which says that the Central Bank of France is considering using Ripple and XRP as a potential platform for issuing the digital Euro.

https://u.today/central-bank-of-france-eyes-xrp-as-basis-for-digital-euro

#XRP #Ripple #Economy #Europe

🐋 Norwegian Firm Buys 1170 BTC to HODL it in Its Treasury

In latest press release Norwegian industrial giant Aker ASA, said that its newly established investinc company Seetee, will “keep all its liquid investable assets in bitcoin” and is “initially capitalized with NOK 500 million”

https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2021/03/norwegian-firm-buys-1170-btc-for-its-treasury-says-our-strategy-is-to-hodl/

#Bitcoin #Business #Europe

💰PayPal Plans to Develop an Advanced Crypto App

"In the coming months, we will launch the ability to buy, hold and sell crypto via the Venmo app." — announced the PayPal CEO Dan Schulman in a conference call with investors.

https://zycrypto.com/paypal-plans-to-develop-extremely-advanced-crypto-app/

#PayPal #Business

🇭🇰 Hong Kong-Listed Firm Meitu Buys $22 Million of Ether and $17.9 Million of Bitcoin

According to the company’s announcement, it bought a total of 15,000 ETH and 379.1 BTC via open market transactions.

https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2021/03/hong-kong-listed-firm-meitu-buys-22-million-of-ether-17-9-million-of-bitcoin/

#Bitcoin #Ethereum #Market

🐂 Bitcoin Shoots Above $54,000 Despite Weakening Equity Market And Rising Bond Yield

On the other hand, Bitcoin (BTC) supply at exchanges continues to march downwards. Over 35K Bitcoin have been withdrawn over the last week from crypto exchanges, reports Glassnode.

https://coingape.com/btc-above-54000-weakening-equity-maret/

#Bitcoin #BTC #Market #Glassnode #Analysis

⚠️ Decentralized Exchange DODO Hacked for $2.1 Million

The decentralized exchange DODO lost $2 million after hackers exploited its crowdpools on March 8th

https://cryptobriefing.com/decentralized-exchange-dodo-hacked-for-2-1-million/

#Security #DeFi

🐋 Institutions Grab 11,554 Bitcoins on Coinbase at $50,806 Right Before Recent BTC Surge

According to the chart, 11,554 BTC was withdrawn from the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange on March 8 at the price of $50,806.

https://u.today/institutions-grab-11554-bitcoins-on-coinbase-at-50806-right-before-recent-btc-surge

#Bitcoin #Glassnode #Analysis #Market

💰 Bitcoin Tycoon Mike Novogratz Takes Interest in Cardano (ADA)

The CEO of digital asset merchant bank Galaxy Digital has expressed his curiosity in a recent tweet

He also confessed that Cardano is one of the very few cryptocurrencies that he has yet to trade.

https://u.today/bitcoin-tycoon-mike-novogratz-takes-interest-in-cardano-ada

#Cardano #Ada #Market #Twitter

🇺🇳 Fantom ($FTM) will present its blockchain to the United Nations Digital Currency Global Initiative on March 11

The presentation will showcase Fantom’s blockchain for use in CBDCs to United Nations ITU (International Telecommunication Union) members, including global Central Bankers, top universities, large corporates, research institutions, and international financial agencies

https://fantom.foundation/blog/fantom-presenting-to-united-nations-cbdc-and-stablecoin-teams/

#Market #Government #Adoption

Binance has introduced new Launchpad project DEGO with ultra short registration time. BNB holders have only 1.5 hours left to subscribe for the token purchase.

https://launchpad.binance.com/en/subnoscription/DEGO_BNB

💼 Grayscale’s New Job Postings Suggest a Bitcoin ETF Application

Grayscale new job openings suggest the company is considering a Bitcoin or Crypto related ETF application

https://en.ethereumworldnews.com/grayscales-new-job-postings-suggest-a-bitcoin-etf-application/

#Grayscale #Bitcoin #Business

🅱️ MoneyGram Added by Binance P2P for Crypto Trading After Parting Ways with Ripple

Binance P2P has added former Ripple partner MoneyGram as an option for crypto trading in Arabic countries

https://u.today/moneygram-now-added-by-binance-p2p-for-crypto-trading-after-parting-ways-with-ripple

#Binance #Business #Partnership #Market

😲 Ethereum Could Scale 100x in a Few Months

According to Vitalik Buterin, layer-two rollups solutions could scale Ethereum’s network by a factor of 100 in the next few months.

https://cryptopotato.com/ethereum-could-scale-100x-in-a-few-months-says-vitalik-buterin/

#Ethereum #Update #Announcement #Interview

🖼⛏ Chainguardians the first NFT Mining Game is Set to Launch Its IDO

ChainGuardians will be launching their Initial Dex Offering (IDO) for the CGG (ChainGuardians Governance Token) exclusively on Polkastarter. The date for the IDO is 10th March 2021, with each token priced at USD 0.12

https://chainguardians.io/blog/chainguardians-ido/

#Polkastarter #Polkadot #Announcement #NFT

🇯🇵 FX Branch of Japanese Giant SBI Planning Crypto Move

Another subsidiary of the Japanese financial giant the SBI Group, FX Clearing Trust, is reportedly targeting crypto-related business expansion.

https://cryptonews.com/news/fx-branch-of-japanese-giant-sbi-planning-crypto-move-report-9490.htm

#Business #Japan

🐂 Peter Schiff’s son moves 100% of his portfolio into Bitcoin

Peter Schiff, known as "gold bug" for his large investments in gold, calls his son “brainwashed” for his 100% Bitcoin portfolio.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/peter-schiff-s-son-moves-100-of-his-portfolio-into-bitcoin

#Bitcoin #Gold #Market

⛏ Ethereum Miners Revolt Over EIP 1559, threatening the network with 51% attack

In a show of force against the implementation of Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559, on April 1, Ethereum miners plan to direct their hashing power to the Ethermine mining pool

https://www.newsbtc.com/news/ethereum/ethereum-miners-revolt-over-eip-1559-how-will-eth-price-react/

#Ethereum #Mining