Bank of Japan governor slams Bitcoin, questions its usage in settlements
The global crypto market cap is $1.57 trillion with a 24-hour volume of $147.86 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $36,238.45 and the BTC dominance is at 43.1%.
by Shaurya Malwa
Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda questioned Bitcoin’s use case during an interview yesterday, business news outlet Bloomberg reported.
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The Ethereum-based versions of Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Filecoin, and others can now be used on Polygon (formerly Matic Network) as a result of the new Polygon x RenVM Bridge support, the latter said in a post on Thursday.
Binance Smart Chain DeFi project BurgerSwap hacked for $7 million
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U.S. state of Colorado considers tax payments via crypto
The adoption of crypto in the US got a new push as Colorado Governor Jared Polis is eager to accommodate legislation for state tax payments via cryptocurrencies, as per a report on news outlet The Independent.
Web3 builder points out key reasons why U.S. SEC isn’t approving Bitcoin ETFs
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Research reveals trends around cryptocurrency adoption
As Google Trends indicates, searches for Bitcoin globally are back on the climb.
Ripple (XRP) likely to go public after its legal battle with SEC is over, CEO confirms
The likelihood of Ripple, the company behind the XRP token and blockchain-based payments network RippleNet, to go public is “very high at some point”—but not before its legal battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is resolved, said the firm’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse.
Nearly 100% of Uniswap’s community wants Arbitrum on the Ethereum DEX
A trending poll sees nearly 100% of the Uniswap community call for the support of Arbitrum, an upcoming Layer-2 solution, on the leading Ethereum-based decentralized exchange (DEX).
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