Mastercard and Binance have announced that they will be ending their four crypto card programmes in Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia starting September 22nd. The prepaid crypto card allowed users to make payments in local fiat currencies, funded by their crypto holdings on the exchange. The decision to end the program is not impacting any of […]
Airwallex, a Ripple collaborator, has made a groundbreaking expansion into the fintech and payments ecosystem with a partnership with YEEID. As part of the plans to continue expanding, it recently announced another partnership with American Express. YEEId has sought to enable businesses of all sizes to incorporate its payment acceptance technology. The company was co-founded […]
Meta AI has recently launched Code Llama, an artificial intelligence coding tool built on the Llama2 large language model (LLM). The tool is split into several variants, with one model fine-tuned for general coding in a number of languages, and two other models fine-tuned for Python applications and code generation respectively. The models are also […]
SIM swap attacks have become a major concern in the cryptocurrency landscape, causing losses that have surpassed an alarming rate in the last few months. These attacks specifically target individuals believed to have significant cryptocurrency holdings, and have led to a theft of $72 million in 2022. In May 2023, Blockchain Capital’s Founder, Bart Stephens, […]
Bitcoin continues to be volatile around the $26,000 mark after a sharp drop last Thursday. However, the leading cryptocurrency is not expected to see significant gains before the upcoming halving, which is scheduled for April 20, 2024.Pantera Capital, a crypto-focused hedge fund, has predicted that the halving will cause Bitcoin to surge to $35,000 before […]
Balancer, an Ethereum automated market maker and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has warned users of a vulnerability that has put $2.8 million, or 0.42% of its total value locked (TVL), at risk. The protocol has set up a personal user interface on its website to determine if user funds are at risk, and suggests users […]
The cryptocurrency industry is making progress in many areas, allowing advisors and individual investors to gain a better understanding of the different tokens available. Custody and recordkeeping services are becoming more reliable, and the regulatory environment is evolving. In Canada, the regulatory environment is more mature than in the United States, but American regulators are […]
Nvidia’s stock prices reached a new record high on Aug 22, resulting in a surge in crypto tokens associated with artificial intelligence projects. The profits were largely from Nvidia’s AI unit, with revenue of its data center unit spiking by 171% YoY to reach $10.32 billion in Q2 2024.The market cap of the AI and […]
Bitcoin’s next halving event, set to take place in April 2024, could see the cryptocurrency’s price skyrocket to $148,000, according to Pantera Capital, the fifth-largest crypto hedge fund by AUM.The firm’s “Blockchain Letter” analyzed BTC’s past halving events and their subsequent impact on its price. It noted that the longest period of negative year-over-year returns […]
Bitget has announced the listing of Stellar (XLM), a project with a current market cap of $3.4 billion, on its crypto derivatives platform. Deposits and trading are now open, with withdrawals available from August 25, 2023. The XLM/USDT pair is supported in the Innovation Zone, which offers a 60-day valuation period for listed trading pairs.XLM […]
