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Twitter launches BTC tipping for iOS users via Lightning Network

Twitter has launched a tipping feature worldwide via bitcoin’s Layer 2 Lightning Network. The social media company has more than doubled the amount of bitcoin deployed on the network since the start of 2021. The San Francisco-based Twitter enabled tipping via BTC for global users of the iOS, with Android access promised “soon,” FuturesMag disclosed. The feature also gives users the option of tipping content creators in fiat currencies via third-party services like Venmo, Cash App, and Wealthsimple Cash. It is worth noting that Square’s Cash App — a payment

Fake News Moves Market | This Week in Crypto – Sep 20, 2021

 Fake Walmart news crashes the crypto market, Revolut pays for office space in Bitcoin and a statue for Satoshi. These stories and more this week in crypto. A press release claimed early this week that Walmart had partnered with popular altcoin Litecoin. The news was widely celebrated by crypto fans, and the price of Litecoin along with the rest of the crypto market surged heavily in minutes. However, within an hour, both Walmart and the Litecoin Foundation denied any relationship, that news quickly crashing the market. The cryptocurrency-infused financial

First Million-Dollar NFT Sale for Solana, and It’s for a Degenerate Ape

Today, Degen Ape #7225 became Solana’s first million-dollar NFT sale. In the last few weeks, the blockchain platform’s NFT ecosystem has exploded. NFT intends to reduce its mint pricing in order to keep the prices low. The first million-dollar NFT sale has occurred on the Solana blockchain. Moonrock Capital, a blockchain advising business, bought one of the Degenerate Ape Academy NFTs for 5,980 SOL ($1.1 million) on Saturday. Moonrock purchased Degen Ape #7225, a scarred zombie ape with a halo, a gold tooth, and a brain in its mouth. According

Hub Star: Take control and generate value from personal data

TRON has grown in its popularity as a blockchain that is flexible and adaptable for users and developers alike. TRON supports smart contracts such as Solidity using protobuf. While there has been significant growth in smart contracts on the TRON network NFTs are also finding their ground on the blockchain. Some NFTs on TRON have been listed for more than $135K while others are being sold for as much as $620k. While decentralization and blockchain have helped developers and users to bring innovation to sectors ranging from healthcare to real

Adoption of Crypto by South American Countries and Implications for Gambling

South American nations are becoming more receptive to cryptocurrencies, with some attempting to legalize Bitcoin. The continent may be leapfrogging everyone else in cryptocurrency adoption as a result of its leaders’ acceptance.The continent may be leapfrogging everyone else in cryptocurrency adoption as a result of its leaders’ acceptance.El Salvador and Paraguay are grabbing attention in the world of BitcoinCryptocurrencies have gained widespread adoption in almost every country on Earth. No country, however, has elevated Bitcoin’s status to that of legal tender. El Salvador aims to be the very first country

Turkey: This Dogecoin mining scam may have duped investors to the tune of $119M

The crypto-community has long been plagued by scams and frauds. Especially since people have often come up with ingenious ways to rip users off their crypto-holdings. A recent example from Turkey is a case in point. According to Turkish media reports, a scam involving Dogecoin has allegedly amassed fraudsters $119 million in deposits. Local channel TV100 broke the news earlier this week, revealing that the fraudster, “Turgut V,” is now on the run with all the funds. Along with his 11 associates, “Turgut” apparently tricked about 1,500 Turkish citizens into

Study Finds NFT Industry Shows Some Undesirable Signs

A new report finds activity in the NFT community is organic, though there are undesirable signs among investors. Sponsored Sponsored Recently, Nansen, a blockchain analytic platform released a report with new findings on the emerging non-fungible token space. According to the reports there is a large amount of healthy, “organic” growth in the NFT industry.  However, despite the good signs of progress, there were also some undesirable findings. According to the report, the NFT space “remains spotted by certain profit-seeking practices.” This determination comes from transaction patterns. Token founders might be

Haute Residence and Aeris House Continue Their Real Estate Partnership Into Second Year

Aeris House We continually challenge ourselves to look beyond the sale or purchase of a home, doing more to improve the impact of a simple transaction. GILBERT, Ariz. (PRWEB) August 22, 2021 Meet Julie Beavers and Rainie Collins of Aeris House, impacting the world for good through Social Aware For Change®. Julie Beavers Julie joined Aeris House Properties with extensive knowledge and love of the valley from her lifetime experiences as a multigenerational Arizona native. She has fond memories of her father's real estate signs throughout the East Valley, which

The NFT Avatar Trend Is About Community

Have you heard? NFTs are hot again. The media (both crypto media and mainstream media) declared NFTs dead in June, citing data that showed sales volume had dropped precipitously at the largest NFT sites. But now the market for blockchain-based digital collectibles has come roaring back (along with the price of Ethereum), especially one segment of the NFT boom that probably looks particularly bizarre to skeptical onlookers: cartoon animal collections. Pudgy Penguins hit $11 million in daily sales volume. Bored Apes hit a floor (the cheapest price for one NFT)

Beginner’s Guide to Investing in Cryptocurrency

Investing in Cryptocurrency is gaining rampant popularity across the world, especially with the skyrocketing profits that people are experiencing with investments. However, people aren’t being logical about the same. For the most part, people are investing in Bitcoin because some people have gained tremendous profits from it. However, this is where most people are going wrong. You can be good and lucky with your bet on tennis but investing in cryptocurrency requires proper knowledge.Here, we will be walking you through some of the most common practices you need to follow

Tempus Unveils ETH 2.0 Fixed Rate Staking

Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Tempus has announced a new staking method for Ethereum 2.0 which enables users to access a fixed-rate yield.Sponsored Sponsored In a blog post on Aug 4, Tempus founder David Garai explained that users can optimize their existing exposure to variable ETH 2.0 staking yields including the ability to get a fixed yield. Tempus is an open-source protocol that allows users to optimize their existing exposure to variable yield to better match their risk profile. It completed a $1.9 million seed round in mid-July.Sponsored Sponsored Fixed yields