BONK, POPCAT and Solana memecoins stay green even as Bitcoin price drops

This week's Nifty News round up follows a weekend full of Yuga Labs announcements, the start of Austin's SXSW conference and added NFT support for 1inch Wallet users.Yuga Labs acquires CryptoPunks and MeebitsYuga Labs, creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club, or BAYC, announced its acquisition of the Intellectual Property, or IP, of the CryptoPunks and Meebits…

The Lightning Network strikes again. In a small yet significant development for Bitcoin (BTC), a new type of BTC address has been introduced: the “Lightning Address.” These unique identifiers are specifically designed for use on the Lightning Network, a layer-2 payment protocol that operates on top of the Bitcoin blockchain.A user-friendly addition to ways in which Bitcoin…

About $1.7 billion in cryptocurrency had been obtained via illicit means in 2018, according to research published by crypto analytics company CipherTrace on Jan. 29.Of that $1.7 billion, over $950 million was stolen from crypto exchanges, representing a 3.6 times increase over 2017. On the other hand, at least $725 million was lost in 2018…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair called crypto "the Wild West" and urged troops not to “get caught up in the FOMO.” Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler has found a new audience for his crypto-skeptical pep talks — the…

Airdrops, going 'multi-chain' and massive multi-million dollar developer incentives were some of the key marketing and rebrand tactics blockchain projects used in 2021. This trend appears set to continue in 2022 and Gnosis (GNO) appears to be jumping on the bandwagon.Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that since hitting a low of $219…

HashKey, along with OSL, received a major license upgrade on Aug.3 clearing their way to offer crypto trading services to retail customers. 565 Total views 10 Total shares Asian cryptocurrency exchange HashKey is set to start offering Bitcoin and Ether crypto trading services to retail customers in Hong Kong starting on August 28, according to…

Crypto investors from the United States realized nearly $47 billion in gains during 2021, outpacing the UK by a factor of six. Crypto investors from the United States realized crypto gains nearly six times higher in total than the UK, the second highest country in terms of realized gains. According to a report by Chainalysis, crypto…

Blockchain development firm Blockstream has expanded its satellite service and is now broadcasting the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain to all of Earth’s major land masses, Forbes reported Dec. 17.The wider coverage — which comes via the addition of a fifth leased satellite — brings potential internet-free Bitcoin transactions and information sharing to crypto users in the…