Meme coins: Betrayal of crypto’s ideals… or its true purpose?

Encrypted instant messaging service Telegram has revealed a wallet for its network's native token, Gram (GRM), available in the app’s alpha version for iOS.As Telegram Info reported on Sept. 26, the Gram wallet is now active on the alpha version of Telegram on iOS, although currently the wallet operates in the Telegram Open Network (TON)…

SCB X notified the Stock Exchange of Thailand that the Bitkub acquisition is “still undergoing due diligence.” 179 Total views 15 Total shares Thailand’s oldest bank is unable to acquire the country’s largest local cryptocurrency exchange due to stringent crypto regulations.As reported by Cointelegraph in November 2021, SCB X Group, a subsidiary of Siam Commercial…

The latest episode of the series, which first premiered in 1999, would have its audience believe humans (and robots) will still be mining Bitcoin in the year 3023. The animated science fiction cartoon series Futurama, which was created long before Bitcoin (BTC) was even a gleam in Satoshi Nakamoto’s eye, poked fun at cryptocurrency miners…

Two currency crises two thousand years apart. Modern-day Venezuela and the Roman Empire have more in common than you might think. Both know too well the dangers of soaring inflation and a collapse in investor confidence. But, only one has crypto on its side.Venezuela’s official currency, the bolívar, has suffered from hyperinflation for half a…

A former JPMorgan derivatives trader is suing one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges for $300 million after it allegedly failed to deliver his equity.According to filing with the Superior Court of the State of California in San Francisco dated Dec. 4, Frank Amato and RGB Coin are now pursuing action against BitMEX, its CEO…

Bitcoin is heating up — some may say erupting — as the Latin American country plans to tap energy from volcanoes for mining the cryptocurrency. 278 Total views 1 Total shares Nayib Bukele’s plans for crypto in El Salvador are still in motion, with the president now calling for a geothermal power company to make…

Beatport will accept Bitcoin as a payment method starting this July and is launching an NFT range in the meantime. 2143 Total views 17 Total shares Beatport, a digital music portal for DJs and musicians, announced this week that it would begin accepting Bitcoin (BTC) as a means of payment on its website. Beatport hosts…