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Bybit partners with Cabital to offer EUR and GBP fiat onramps
On Tuesday, Singapore-based crypto exchange, Bybit, announced a new partnership with digital assets institution Cabital for the euro (EUR )and British pound sterling (GBP) on-ramp integration. Bybit crypto exchange platform users can now use EUR and GBP to buy cryptocurrency directly on the system through Cabital’s fiat on-ramp solution, with no transfer fees between their Bybit and Cabital wallets. According to the release, Cabital’s fiat-to-crypto on- and off-ramp service allows Bybit customers to purchase cryptocurrencies at reduced gas costs without having to leave the platform. Bybit is Cabital’s first partner to use its fiat on- and off-ramp infrastructure for cryptocurrency exchanges. Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit, explained that Cabital’s goals...
US lawmaker pushes for state-level regulations on stablecoins at hearing on digital assets
Whether regulations on stablecoins and digital assets should be addressed at the state or federal level was the topic of discussion among at least two U.S. lawmakers in a hearing for the House Committee on Financial Services. Speaking virtually at a Tuesday hearing titled “Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets’ Report on Stablecoins,” North Carolina Representative and ranking committee member Patrick McHenry asked the committee to consider state-level regulatory frameworks in lieu of a comprehensive federal law on stablecoins. In response to McHenry, Jean Nellie Liang, the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the U.S. Treasury Department, said there was no explicit law governing stablecoins and digital assets at the federal level bu...
Polygon raises $450 million from token sale to fund Web 3 development
The Ethereum secondary scaling solution gave out MATIC tokens to the participating investors at a discount The blockchain founders intend to dole out the funds across its scaling products and in building Web3 applications The blockchain scalability platform Polygon has announced the completion of a private token sale through which it was able to net $450 million. The raise doesn’t come as a surprise as TechCrunch disclosed at the end of last year that a number of venture capital firms were looking to provide financial muscle to Polygon. Venture funds are shifting focus to scaling projects and Web3 The token sale led Sequoia Capital India, featured over 40 investors in and out of the blockchain space. Some notable names include SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Tiger Global, Accel, Dragonfly Capital,...
Most appealing DeFi tokens to buy on February 8, 2022: CAKE, LUNA, LINK, UNI and GRT
CAKE, LUNA, LINK, UNI, and GRT are all DeFi tokens. Each of them has seen a high level of growth. They can all reach new heights by the end of March 2022. PancakeSwap (CAKE), Terra (LUNA), Chainlink (LINK), Uniswap (UNI) and The Graph (GRT) are the best DeFi tokens you can buy on February 8, 2022, and we are about to go over exactly why this is the case. Should you buy PancakeSwap (CAKE)? On February 8, 2022, PancakeSwap (CAKE) had a value of $8.18. The all-time high value of the PancakeSwap (CAKE) token was on April 30, 2021, when it had a value of $43.96. This marks a $35.78 difference or 437%. When we go over last month’s performance of PancakeSwap (CAKE), its highest point was at $12.5 on January 2, while its lowest point was on January 24, with a value of $6.91. This marked a decrease...
Superfluid’s vesting contract for QI hacked, funds on QiDao contracts unaffected
The hack on Polygon stablecoin QiDao comes barely a day after Polygon Network completed a $450 million private token sale QiDao protocol shared an update, confirming that user funds on QiDao contracts are safe Mai Finance creator QiDao has been exploited to a tune of $13 million. The Polygon’s native stablecoin protocol shared a Twitter post a few hours ago revealing that its Superfluid vesting contract had been compromised. “Superfluid’s vesting contract for QI has been exploited. User funds on QiDao contracts remain safe. The exploit is solely on Superfluid. We will release an update when we know more,” QiDao wrote. The team sent a quick update via a follow-up post detailing that the situation was still under assessment. The update also specified that no user fund...
Bitcoin rebound hits $45.5K as focus switches to future support retests
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new multi-week highs above $45,000 on Feb. 8 as the largest cryptocurrency’s comeback continued. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView $40,000 becomes popular retest target Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $45,500 on Bitstamp in its latest surge before consolidating. Volatility was once again in evidence as the pair fluctuated by $1,000 on intra-hour timeframes, circling $44,800 at the time of writing. Fears of a major correction were nonetheless left unfounded on the day, despite theories that $40,000 could see a retest next. lol okay a couple hundred dollars lower than previous tweet but I’m back to thinking we run it back to retest 40K idk honestly listening to this space has my brain all...
Singapore saw 13x jump in crypto investments in 2021: KPMG
Singapore has seen a tenfold increase in crypto-related investments last year worth $1.48 billion, up from $110 million in 2020, according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech report. As per the study, the city-state has long been recognized as a center of cryptocurrency activity, with over $1.48 billion in investment completed last year alone. KPMG suggests that the increase is in part due to government efforts to stimulate the capital market, such as establishing a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) listing framework to position the country as a choice location where fast-growing firms and unicorns can go public. This year, regulators are ramping up their efforts to regulate speculative digital assets. Even as authorities impose even more regulation, KPMG forecasts that Singapor...
Simple math says Russia could collect up to $13B in crypto tax each year
The Russian government is expected to collect up to 1 trillion rubles ($13 billion) in crypto tax each year, as per an estimation by the authorities. The Bell, a local Russian publication, reportedly got its hands on the government analytic note that estimated the yearly tax revenue. According to the letter’s authors, Russians hold 12% or nearly $214 billion in crypto. The number of users on foreign exchanges is estimated to be about 10 million, added with the significant number of over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trades. The government agency believes even the most straightforward tax imposition can generate anywhere from 146 billion rubles to 1 trillion in crypto tax revenue. The note suggests two possible taxation methods: One for the crypto platforms such as exchanges, int...
Bitcoin Lightning Network goes live on Cash App
Mobile payment service Cash App revealed that Lightning Network can now be used to transfer Bitcoin (BTC) through its app. With the new feature, its users can send their BTC to any Lightning or on-chain BTC address. Lightning Network is now available on Cash App. It’s the fastest, free way to pay anyone in bitcoin. Buy tacos, tip your favorite Twitter comedian, or send a friend money abroad—anywhere that accepts lightning. pic.twitter.com/65TXSJ6yL6 — Cash App (@CashApp) February 7, 2022 A few weeks ago, the company announced through a notification within the app that it has integrated the Lightning Network. Now, its users can finally use the feature and utilize the benefits that the Bitcoin Lightning Network brings into everyday BTC transactions. To use Lightning Network on Cash App...
Bitcoin bulls look to push price above $45K to validate bullish trend reversal
The mood across the cryptocurrency ecosystem has shifted to cautious optimism on Feb. 7, as Bitcoin (BTC) bulls managed to bid its price back above support at $44,000 with the help of several positive developments, including the announcement that “Big Four” auditor KPMG has added BTC and Ether (ETH) to its corporate treasury. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that, after hovering around $42,500 during the early morning on Feb. 7, a midday wave of buying lifted the BTC price to a high of $44,500 as short traders scrambled to close their positions. BTC/USDT 1-day chart. Source: TradingView Here’s a look at what several analysts are saying about Feb. 7’s move from Bitcoin and what could possibly come next as traders look to capitalize on the sudden spike in price...
Hashstack launches Open protocol testnet, offering under-collateralized loans
The DeFi lending and borrowing market has grown significantly in volume as new lending protocols continue to attract capital and NFT-backed loans become more popular. According to Dune Analytics, the top three platforms in terms of market capitalization are Aave (AAVE), Maker (MKR) and Compound (COMP). These platforms, however, still are facing issues when it comes to collateral requirements and volatile digital assets. Hashstack Finance is a DeFi platform whose crypto-native lending protocol, called Open, is trying to provide a solution to collateral requirements, specifically the over-collateralization of loans. Hashstack announced on Monday the release of its closed beta testnet that enables the opposite: autonomous under-collateralized loans. Built on the Harmony blockchain, ...
ENS dumps director of operations in condemnation of homophobic tweets
True Names Limited, the nonprofit behind distributed domain protocol Ethereum Name Service, announced it would be ending its contract with director of operations Brantly Millegan after many uncovered his previously posted anti-LBGTQIA tweets. On Feb. 6, the decentralized autonomous organization of Ethereum Name Service, or ENS, asked users to weigh in on what actions, if any, should be taken against Millegan in regards to a May 2016 tweet in which he said “homosexual acts are evil” and “transgenderism doesn’t exist.” The DAO said some had proposed suspending Millegan from his leadership roles at ENS, voting to remove him as a director of the ENS foundation, and asking him to step down from his position. Though the DAO did not officially vote on any resolution as of the time of public...
