Nigeria moved $40 million via peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) trades last monthThe global crypto market cap is $1.77 trillion with a 24-hour volume of $117.73 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $42,943.86 and the BTC dominance is at 45.5%.
by Oluwapelumi Adejumo Data on Bitcoin peer-to-peer trading has shown that nearly $40 million worth of the leading digital asset was moved in the last 30 days by Nigerian Bitcoin users This figure is in line with those the African country had recorded since her government banned financial institutions from providing their services for crypto transactions. Ad 📈 Earn 8% APY on Bitcoin & 9 more crypto assets and 12% on Fiat & Stablecoins. Compounding interest, paid out daily. More news ⏬Ripple (XRP) founder slams US SEC over its crypto ‘clarity’Earlier this week at the Aspen Security Forum, an annual three-day conference for global leaders to discuss some of the key national security issues, Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse addressed the lack of clarity surrounding the crypto industry and its regulation in the US. The importance of yielding randomness on blockchainsIn the physical world, it’s easy to achieve randomness because nature by itself is so random. Alleged Tether (USDT) ‘shadow banker’ set for 2022 trialReggie Fowler, a former NFL team owner and the suspected “shadow banker” involved in the Tether and Bitfinex saga, will finally have his day in court as his trial is scheduled for early 2022. Ripple (XRP) to soon see DeFi, smart contracts, and federated sidechainsRipple confirms that federated sidechains are coming. Chainlink wants to secure ‘billions of dollars’ by solving this crucial cross-chain issueDevelopers behind decentralized oracle network Chainlink introduced the new Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) in a post yesterday, one that targets multichain data communication and transfer of messages. Over 4,000 ETH burned hours after EIP-1559 upgradeOver 4000 ETH have been ‘burned’ just hours after the ambitious EIP-1559 upgrade was rolled out on the Ethereum network, data from multiple sources shows. Bakkt is finally bringing Bitcoin (BTC) payments to US storesDigital asset marketplace Bakkt announced a partnership with the sandwich restaurant chain Quiznos, to launch its first physical location pilot enabling customers to pay for their food in Bitcoin (BTC). Cardano (ADA) founder teases announcement of smart contract rollout dateSo far, 2021 has been a stand-out year for Cardano. Senator Elizabeth Warren says crypto might need a ‘bailout’ if things go wrongIn her interview with Bloomberg, Senator Elizabeth Warren warned about major risks surrounding the ongoing expansion of crypto as she called for stricter market regulation. Control your wealthAd: A trusted and accessible wealth management ecosystem powered by blockchain technology, SwissBorg puts your wealth back in your hands. 🔥 Trending Sectors
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