PRESS RELEASE. BXX listed on the MEXC Global exchange, and jumped from $0.15 at listing, to $0.50, before settling down to the mid. $0.30s- a more then 100% increase over the course of its first few hours of trading. Pools are also now available on Uniswap 2.0 in both USDT and ETH. Imagine a world…
Brazil Approves First Latam Based Ethereum ETF
Regulators from the CVM, the securities watchdog of Brazil, have approved the first Ethereum-based ETF in Latin America (Latam). The product, presented by blockchain investment company QR Asset, aims to simplify the task of getting Ether exposure for retail and institutional investors. It will be traded with the QETH11 ticker on the B3 stock exchange.…
NGO Announces Plan to Use NFTs for Famine Victims of Ethiopia Tigray War
A non-governmental organization (NGO), Save Tigray, has announced it will be using the proceeds from the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to support its goal of averting famine in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region. According to Save Tigray, the NFTs, which are “based on interpreted photos of the tragedy,” will be sold on the charity organization’s…
Hong Kong Busts Money Laundering Ring Using Tether to Wash Millions
Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested four people suspected of money laundering a total of $155 million through cryptocurrency wallets and bank accounts. The city’s customs agency said this was its first case in which virtual money had been used to launder dirty cash. Money Laundering Syndicate Recycles $155 Million in Crypto and Fiat Transactions…
Shapeshift to Dissolve Corporate Model, Platform Airdrops FOX Tokens to Community of Users
Founded on July 1, 2014, Shapeshift has been offering global trading of a variety of digital assets for seven years. Following the company’s recent anniversary, it announced Shapeshift is evolving into a community-owned decentralized platform. Shapeshift founder Erik Voorhees explained in a blog post that the firm airdropped FOX tokens to over a million customers…
Dogecoin Co-Founder Criticizes Crypto World, States It Is Managed by Powerful Cartels
In a recent twitterstorm, Dogecoin founder co-founder Jordan Palmer stated he wouldn’t return to the cryptocurrency world. Palmer unleashed harsh criticisms of the cryptocurrency industry, calling it “hyper capitalistic,” and managed by “powerful cartels” of wealthy figures. Palmer created Dogecoin along with Billy Markus back in 2013 as a joke, making fun of the crypto…