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Polis Enters the DeFi Space, Launching Smartchain, DEX and BSC Bridge

Press Release: Polis is launching its first-ever blockchain, PolisChain, allowing users to benefit from its purpose-built DEX and Yield Farming. November 15th, 2021, Mexico City, Mexico – Polis, the project behind decentralized payments platform PolisPay, is announcing the launch of PolisChain, its first native blockchain to power the Polis ecosystem, which includes the Olympus network. The new chain represents a significant move for the ecosystem, signalling the project’s ambition to increase adoption with a particular focus on the fast-growing decentralized finance (DeFi) space.  Coinciding with this announcement, the team behind

What Is Solv Protocol?

Solv Protocol is a decentralized platform created specifically for creating, managing, and trading financial NFTs. Blockchain has brought a lot of innovations to the world in such a short amount of time, but the mainstream adoption rate is just starting to take off. In other words, it would soon evolve into new forms and services that would further redefine how people interact with their assets and how they grow their wealth.  Table of Contents Background  Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are one of the most popular blockchain-based products. And while they are usually

What is Dragonbite? (BITE)

DragonBite is an open decentralized asset management platform for customers to store and swap all digital assets in one app. Retail customers have always been big fans of loyalty programs, not only to express their approval of a product or a service but also because of the exciting perks that come with them. The problem is, the rules of these programs are often restrictive, and their rewards are too limited resulting in slim benefits for consumers, which they cannot enjoy. Fortunately, blockchain can change all of this.  Table of Contents Background 

IMF now the latest to warn against cryptos opening ‘unwanted doors’

A handful of cryptocurrency exchanges have suddenly become billion-dollar companies. An explosion in Bitcoin’s popularity has supercharged previously small-time platforms into powerhouses generating millions of dollars in revenues. And, it’s not just Bitcoin either, with other altcoins recording immense surges as well. Source: IMF Crypto is “risky” and opens “unwanted doors” The same was the subject of a blog recently published by the IMF (International Monetary Fund). The report observed, “The total market value of all the crypto-assets surpassed $2 trillion as of September 2021—a 10-fold increase since early 2020.

Powers On… Don’t worry, Bitcoin’s adoption will not be stopped

In a series of  recent interviews and speeches, United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has called the cryptocurrencies market the “Wild West” due to its unregulated and allegedly fraud-filled atmosphere, predicting that the coins were doomed to fail. Powers On… is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the United States after a stint with the SEC. He is now an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law, where he teaches

Yeahka Ranks First among Non-bank Independent Institutions in QR Code Payment Acquiring Services

HONG KONG, Sept 30, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Yeahka Limited ("Yeahka" or the "Company") (Stock Code: 9923), a leading payment-based technology platform in China, has surpassed others to become one of the most-used aggregate payment service providers by merchants in China.Yeahka's interim results show, as of the first half of this year, the total number of active merchants using the Company's payment services has reached 6.13 million, up 30.8% year-on-year ("YoY"). Its daily peak count of QR code payment transactions has reached 42 million, compared to 30 million at the end of last

Former U.S. official says cryptocurrency not some ‘libertarian paradise’

Cryptocurrency has been around for a long time now. However, its mainstream adoption gained a boost lately with 2020 being a remarkable year. But 2021 saw a major push as countries and/or organizations across the globe have been accepting cryptocurrencies in some form or the other. That said, countries have also been working on cryptocurrency regulations to govern the process of exchanging through crypto. Something that can actually benefit these tokens. Former US Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers, while speaking to Bloomberg expressed his opinions concerning the cryptocurrency regulations. During this

Bitget KCGI Trading Competition Opens for Registration on 20, October with a Prize Pool of 100 BTC

Derivatives exchange Bitget announced the launch of King’s Cup Global Invitational (KCGI). According to the announcement, the contest has set up a prize pool of 100 BTC and 500 million BGB as well as other custom-made prizes. The registration will open from 20 October to 4 November (UTC+8), and the competition will start from 10:00 am on 30 October to 10:00 am on 20 November (UTC+8). It is reported to be an annual event for global elite traders held under the principle of unity, fairness and competitive spirit. “This contest

With BlockFi, Celsius under the radar now, what next for crypto-regulations

The New Jersey Bureau of Securities has once again delayed the enactment of the cease-and-desist order it had issued for new interest accounts with crypto-lender BlockFi. The firm announced the extension on Twitter. It is the third time such a delay has come to pass after the regulator initially issued the order back in July. This was followed by a host of other state regulators issuing similar orders against the crypto-firm over its offerings. According to these agencies, these offerings fall under the definition of a security. Now, while BlockFi

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