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World Famous UFC legend Jorge Masvidal recently became the first fight promoter to award contestants with Bitcoin. Masvidal immediately paid fighters following the event through ledgers pre-loaded with Bitcoin. Cryptocurrency Meets The MMA World The fighting event– Gamebred Fighting Championships– was held Friday, October 1st, and featured a new fighting format: Bare-Knuckle fighting. Fighters were free to utilize a range of fighting styles from boxing to Jiu-jitsu – without glove protection. At the end of the night, event organizers awarded…

Market manipulation by significant exchanges throughout the world has been a critical issue for most crypto traders. More so, the underdogs in the crypto industry are at a wild toll. Crypto whales only require to move a massive amount of crypto to determine how the marketing strategies go. Recently, Tether and Bitfinex found themselves in a spot concerning the same. Both blockchains have been in a fix. The two professors acting as plaintiffs declared their lawsuit against Tether and Bitfinex…

As per Coinmarketcap, the number of active users on the Polygon blockchain has officially overtaken ETH, according to their analysis on 3rd OCT. The site also added that the skyrocketing number of users is due to the upcoming mobile game Arc8. Polygon Active Addresses Skyrockets As per the Polygon scan, 531,831 addresses were using the polygon blockchain on Oct 3, 2021. Comparatively, the ETH network was serving about 472,079 active users on the same date. While the numbers of users…

THETA has unveiled a new API service to revolutionize web3 video, providing its users with a way to stream decentralized video content. Theta Labs launched the "Theta Video API" that will assist developers in adding a decentralized video to any website or app. Interestingly, developers won't go through the hassle of using any central servers, content delivery, or video hosting software. In a nutshell, anyone can upload a video clip, and the API will return a playable link. Comprehensively, you…

Edward Snowden– a former member of the CIA and famous whistleblower– recently reflected on one of his one-time Bitcoin purchases. He shows amazement at Bitcoin’s immense growth despite China’s complete ban, which he says “only made bitcoin stronger.” Snowden’s Admiration for Bitcoin Snowden’s comments came in response to one of his former tweets from March of 2020. At the time, Bitcoin underwent a steep price fall of over 50%, from around $9000 to under $4000 in just two days. Snowden…

A study from Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) presents the thoughts and findings on CBDCs during the summer of 2022. Also, the Hong Kong regulators released a whitepaper today. In it, we discover the state is exploring the possibility of a digital Hong Kong dollar (e-HKD). Hong Kong might be analyzing the potential of a retail-focused central bank digital currency (CBDC) which aims to study the feasibility of e-HKD. What the Whitepaper Aims to Accomplish The whitepaper is part of…

The past week was an impressive one for Axie Infinity (AXS). First, the coin broke significant ground, allowing investors to reap even more. However, many investors tend to get fearful when market prices start to rise. Even though the money's good, no one wants to be alone if things go wrong. So, the question is whether this rally will last. Coming Off a Long Line of Gains The crypto market has had an exciting run in 2021 for sure. Coin…

Leading Decentralized Finance (Defi) Protocol Compound is staring at heavy losses following a bug bite. The firm's chief, Robert Leshner, has revealed it in a series of tweets. Also, Leshner blamed the firm's woes on an upgrade that went wrong. Compound has recently updated its Comptroller Contract. The Proposal 062 update manages how the protocol rewards its stakers. A bug in the upgrade has seen the contract wrongfully allocate its users staking rewards in COMP tokens. The news won't be…

On September 21st, the U.S government took action against Suex, a Russian cryptocurrency broker. According to the announcement, the sanctions on Suex should eliminate criminal-related activities. Furthermore, the directive came from the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The War on Illicit Financing According to the Treasury’s announcement, criminal networks use cryptocurrencies and exchanges to launder money. As per the government, such incidents affect the country’s economy. Essentially, Suex’s services combine illegal ransomware transactions with genuine transfers. So, for…