On September 21, decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap launched an educational platform in conjunction with the blockchain education-focused Do Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). According to the announcement, Uniswap University aims to create a structured learning pathway for onboarding users to its V3 exchange via courses, simulation, and quick guides. Via the platform, users can gain knowledge
Decentralized exchange Pancakeswap now offers Transak as a provider in its “buy crypto” tab, giving Pancakeswap users an additional option when shopping for crypto, according to an announcement on September 21. Mercuryo and Moonpay were previously providers for this feature, making Transak the third provider to be added. Caption: Pancakeswap buy crypto tab. Source: Pancakeswap
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the United Kingdom’s financial markets regulator, has again expressed its concern over the lack of engagement on the part of crypto firms that will soon be subject to new marketing rules. The consequences of noncompliance could be severe, it warned. In a letter dated Sept. 21, the FCA said it
Blockchain oracle network Chainlink has tapped into Ethereum (ETH) layer 2 scaling protocol Arbitrum to drive cross-chain decentralized application development. The two protocols announced the mainnet launch of the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on Arbitrum One on Sept .21, giving developers access to Chainlink’s solution that taps into Arbitrum’s high-throughput, low cost scaling. The
An executive at the cryptocurrency exchange Binance said in a public hearing with the European Banking Authority (EBA) that it plans to delist stablecoins for the European market by June 2024. Marina Parthuisot, the head of legal at Binance France, said that since no project has yet to receive approval, “we are heading to a
Proof of Play, a company led by Farmville co-creator Amitt Mahajan, raised $33 million to create Web3 games, according to a Sept. 21 announcement. Majahan is the CEO of Proof of Play, and Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear is a board member. The funding was co-led by Chris Dixon at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Neil Mehta
Marieke Flament, CEO of Near Foundation, the developer of the namesake community layer-one protocol, has resigned. According to the September 21 announcement, Chris Donovan, Near Foundation’s general counsel, will replace Flament as the new CEO following the resignation. Flament gave no specific reason for her departure. Speaking on her tenure, Flament said: “Two years ago,
Ether (ETH) has seen a 36% year-to-date increase in its price in 2023 in U.S. dollar terms. This recovery, however, is modest given that ETH is currently trading 66% below its November 2021 peak of $4,870. Ethereum vs. Bitcoin: 14-month downtrend and counting Moreover, on Sept. 20, Ether reached its lowest levels against Bitcoin (BTC) in
On Wednesday, Sept. 20, the United States House Financial Services Committee marked up two bills to curb the issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). One of the bills would stop the Federal Reserve from running any test programs on CBDCs without congressional approval, while the other would stop federal banks from using CBDCs
Venmo, a versatile financial application, provides a range of features, including peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfers and cryptocurrency transactions. Serving as a comprehensive financial tool, Venmo enables users to seamlessly handle transactions, including the option to participate in digital currencies like Bitcoin (BTC). The app is designed to simplify financial operations and assist users in navigating
An Ethereum developer has managed to get ChatGPT to launch its own ERC-20 token, AstroPepeX, modeled off data from the top traded tokens on Uniswap. X (previously Twitter) user CroissantETH unpacked details of how they integrated ChatGPT into a custom application using OpenAI’s API. They told it to design and issue its own ERC-20 token
An executive at the cryptocurrency exchange Binance said in a public hearing with the European Banking Authority (EBA) that it plans to delist stablecoins for the European market by June 2024. Marina Parthuisot, the head of legal at Binance France, said that since no project has yet to receive approval, “we are heading to a
Generative artist William Mapan’s latest collection, “Distance,” sold out in less than 24 hours despite launching in the middle of a very weak NFT market. From his early long-form generative series “Dragons” on the Tezos blockchain to the highly sought-after “Anticyclone” ArtBlocks collection that currently commands a 5 ETH floor, Mapan has a unique way
Cryptocurrency-friendly brokerage firm eToro is expanding its crypto services worldwide by securing new regulatory approval in Europe. eToro has received the Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) registration from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the firm officially announced on Sept. 21. According to eToro, the registration will authorize it to offer regulated crypto services
Ethereum has been one of the cryptocurrencies to maintain a reasonably high level even through multiple price crashes in the market. However, it seems like the altcoin will not be able to hold as it has done in the past with a dreaded bearish signal resurfacing to threaten the asset’s price. Ethereum Addresses Holding More
Bitcoin (BTC) speculators are in “panic” mode as nearly all of them are in the red, research says. In the latest edition of its weekly newsletter, “The Week On-Chain,” analytics firm Glassnode revealed 97.5% unrealized losses among Bitcoin’s short-term holders (STHs). Research warns of “non-trivial” Bitcoin sentiment slide BTC price action in recent months has
Prominent analyst EGRAG CRYPTO has brought attention to the potential of a significant surge in the XRP price, based on a technical analysis that relies on Fibonacci retracement levels. According to a recent tweet from the analyst, “#XRP Color Code To $1.4: If XRP triumphantly closes above the Fib 0.5 level at $0.57 with undeniable
Bitcoin (BTC) slipped from $27,000 on Sep. 21 as the dust settled on the latest United States macroeconomic events. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin: “Rangebound until proven otherwise” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price strength waning prior to the Wall Street open, down by around 1.5% on the day. Bitcoin
The Bitcoin network got its own community-based social token ecosystem after a new project called Alpha emerged overnight. As a decentralized social network protocol, Alpha is similar to the widely-known Ethereum-based platform Friend.tech. It allows users to monetize their online persona and content creation via its social tokens. ️Alpha α is officially here More than the @friendtech
The open-source nature of many hardware cryptocurrency wallets allows one to build a do-it-yourself (DIY) wallet like Trezor from scratch, but it requires certain skills. Florin Cocos, an electronics design manager from Romania, built his own DIY Trezor with the wallet’s open-source code in 2018, without having access to a “real” Trezor device. On his