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Leading Smart Product Retailer Wellbots Now Accepting Bitcoin Payments

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Time Stamp: July 12, 2021 2:05 PM - Modified On: July 12, 2021 - Published By:
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Wellbots, a U.S.-based smart product online retailer, has announced that its customers can now make payments for goods at checkout using six cryptocurrencies.  Wellbots Now Accepts BTC  Announcing the development in a press release today, Wellbots said it will now accept Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and popular stablecoins Dai and USD Coin (USDC) for its smart products.  Before this time, the online store only accepts traditional payment methods such as Shop Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Credit Card, and Affirm.   However, with the integration

Curve Finance Launches Ethereum Swapping Liquidity Pool

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Time Stamp: December 21, 2020 2:54 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Decentralized finance protocol Curve Finance has launched a new pool for Ethereum and synthetic Ethereum (sETH) swaps and liquidity provision. The pool allows liquidity farmers to deposit Ethereum and synthetic Ethereum in order to earn additional yields. sETH is essentially a soft peg of standard ETH, designed to stay as close in value as possible, though it often trades slightly lower which allows for arbitrage opportunities. The newly launched pool contained 65% ETH and 35% sETH at the time of press, worth a combined estimated total of around $155,000 at

Motorcycle Maker Soriano Motori Partners with Coinbase to Accept Crypto Payments

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Time Stamp: December 14, 2020 12:41 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Italian motorcycle company Soriano Motori will accept crypto payments for its bikes, becoming the first motorbike firm to do so. From flight tickets to real estate deals, cryptos are becoming more readily acceptable as payment means with companies looking to expand their revenue streams. Italian Bike Maker to Accept Bitcoin and Other Crypto “Coins” Soriano announced the acceptance of cryptocurrencies as a payment means for its motorbikes in a press release issued on Dec. 14. According to the press statement, customers can utilize Bitcoin (BTC) as well as crypto coins like Ether

Ethereum Developers Claim 2.0 Launch Went ‘Smooth’ Despite Validator Slashings

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Time Stamp: December 14, 2020 3:16 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The latest update from the team working on Phase 0 of the ETH 2.0 upgrade has praised the smooth launch of the new blockchain which was only marred by a number of validators getting ‘slashed.’ It has now been two weeks since Beacon Chain went live heralding in a new era for Ethereum as the Serenity upgrade gets underway. The launch has been a rather eventless affair, which is good news as confirmed by ConsenSys developer Ben Edgington in his latest ETH 2.0 update. “It’s been a wonderfully dull eleven

Kraken Exchange Now Allows Users to Stake ETH on Its Platform

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Time Stamp: December 4, 2020 3:14 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Kraken, the online cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it has enabled the ability for its users to stake ETH via the new ETH 2.0 Beacon Chain directly on the exchange. As far as major cryptocurrency exchanges go, Kraken appears to be one of the first to announce the opportunity for its users. At press time, Kraken had recently enabled the staking ability, marking a major step in the continued growth of ETH 2.0. A Win for the “Small” ETH Holder Kraken will be allowing ETH users of all sizes to

Waves Powers Russia’s First Reported Crypto-Backed Bank Loan

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Time Stamp: August 19, 2020 4:31 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Expobank, a commercial bank in Russia, has reportedly issued the country’s first-ever loan backed by cryptocurrency.According to an Aug. 19 report by local news agency Kommersant, Expobank provided the credit through issuing an individual bank loan powered by Waves (WAVES) tokens.Waves CEO and founder Alexander Ivanov confirmed the news in a tweet, noting that the loan used Waves tokens as collateral.According to the report, the new loan was issued to local entrepreneur Mikhail Uspensky earlier this week. The businessman reportedly said that he is committed to keep using Waves tokens

Yearn Finance’s YFI Token Hits Five Figures, Closing in on BTC Price

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Time Stamp: August 19, 2020 3:10 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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As DeFi tokens continue to lead crypto markets ever higher, some such as Yearn Finance’s YFI token are making monumental gains, but is it all for the whales only? With a very limited supply of just 30,000 tokens, demand for YFI is palpable. A single token now costs almost as much as one BTC and it does not seem to be slowing down. The high-flying token is the basis of the Ethereum-based DeFi yield aggregator Yearn.Finance, which allows users to maximize returns and earn interest on crypto collateral while saving

How to Restore Your Faith in Government

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 5:47 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Images courtesy of MIT Video Productions Here’s the announcement of the new blockchain education program with the Massachusetts state government. It’s a big deal. We have a vision for where this kind of partnership can go, when governments begin educating themselves on the power of bitcoin and blockchain. That vision can be summed up in two words: Kendall Square. Kendall Square, then. The Kendall Square neighborhood lies next to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, stretching along the Charles River that separates Cambridge from Boston. (Here’s a map.) Although you’d think

Gemini Set to Bring Crypto Custody and Trading Services to RIAs

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 3:29 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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In another plus for institutional cryptocurrency adoption in the United States, Gemini is offering crypto custody and trading services to registered investment advisors (RIAs). The move comes as a result of a partnership between Gemini and Blockchange, a crypto investment firm focused on wealth managers. Full-Spectrum Crypto Services for RIAs According to a press release issued by Blockchange on Tuesday, the collaboration with Gemini will enable the provision of institutional-grade cryptocurrency trading and custody solutions. Both companies aim to become a “one-stop-shop” for crypto trading and custody for big-money investors.