[ad_1] PureStake, the company behind the Moonbeam and Moonriver networks, two parachain candidates for Polkadot and Kusama, respectively, announced a successful $6 million raise. The funding round was led by CoinFund and included participants such as Binance Labs, ParaFi, Coinbase Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, IOSG Ventures. Some previous seed investors, who had funded the project in … Read more
[ad_1] Bitcoin prices rallied in the early London session after Reuters reported that PayPal would launch its crypto checkout services later on Tuesday. The payment giant, which started offering bitcoin custodial and trading services in October last year, will now allow US customers to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay to PayPal’s millions of merchants … Read more
[ad_1] On March 29, the Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill that seeks to legally recognize transactions and registrations made via blockchain smart contracts. The bill — SF541 — gained Senate approval earlier in the month. Under the auspices of the new bill, smart contracts would be given the same legal status as regular … Read more
[ad_1] Click to download audio version Like every country, Israel has struggled in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. And while combatting the disease is a hugely important task for all of us, is victory by any means necessary the right strategy? Could we be permanently sacrificing our freedom to beat this plague? Ilana Rachel … Read more
[ad_1] Ethereum extended its rally above the $1,800 resistance against the US Dollar. ETH price is currently correcting lower from $1,840, but it might find bids near $1,750. Ethereum remained in a positive zone and it pumped above the $1,800 resistance. The price is now well above the $1,750 support and the 100 hourly simple … Read more
[ad_1] The self-described “Internet of blockchains,” Cosmos, has launched its Inter-Blockchain Communication standard, or IBC, enabling crypto assets to be transferred easily between independent blockchains. Comos’ IBC went live on March 29, enabling token transfers between Cosmos and other IBC-compatible blockchains. The feature, which has been in development for five years, was voted in via … Read more