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Neil deGrasse Tyson – a famous American astrophysicist and planetary scientist – recently met with three influential Bitcoiners about the cryptocurrency. They include The Bitcoin Standard author Saifedean Ammous, Kraken Growth Manager Dan Held, and Human Rights Foundation CSO Alex Gladstein. In a tweet early on Saturday, Ammous posted a picture of the three men standing behind the astrophysicist. So glad [Dan Held], [Alex Gladstein] and I may have just orange-pilled [Neil deGrasse Tyson],” he said. “Orange pilling” is a…

Major exchange Binance has announced the recruitment of two tech veterans, Rohit Wad and Mayur Kamat. According to Binance’s release, the exchange expects the new additions to help expand its ongoing Web3 developments. On April 1, Rohit Wad, a former corporate VP at Microsoft, assumed the position of Binance's new Chief Technology Officer. Mayur Kamat, previously the VP of product at Agoda, is now the head of product at the cryptocurrency exchange. Binance seems intent on leading the Web3-based future,…

Vitalik Buterin – co-founder of Ethereum – wrote an uncharacteristic blog post on his site today titled “In Defence of Bitcoin Maximalism”. The post argues why a healthy level of “toxicity” towards cryptocurrencies besides Bitcoin might be justified. However, considering the date, it’s unclear how seriously we should take the developer’s words. What Makes Bitcoin Different Vitalik’s arguments primarily address two unique aspects of Bitcoin that other crypto users often fret about. The first surrounds Bitcoin’s simplistic design choices, while…

The 19 millionth Bitcoin has officially been mined from the premiere blockchain network. That leaves only 2 million left to enter circulation. Bitcoin’s price is $46,467 at the time of writing, leaving its market cap (value of all Bitcoin combined) at $882,917,060,274. Block 730002 was mined at 16:21:29 UTC earlier today, according to mempool. It featured a reward of 6.32 Bitcoin for the winner – 6.25 of which was part of the block subsidy. The other 0.07 was from transaction…

The Kazakh government has plans for the trial of a pilot project relating to exchange platforms in the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC).  As a result, crypto exchanges in Kazakhstan could operate under more legal protection if the test pilot is successful. Working alongside local banks and governmental bodies these platforms will be able to offer their services beneath the AIFC. Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed the creation of the center in 2015. The idea behind this was to…

Popular DEX aggregator 1inch has now launched its mobile app for Android users. People with Android phones can now swap tokens and access other DeFi functions using the app. The 1inch DEX aggregator accesses liquidity and services across a variety of centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges. It launched its wallet for IOS last April, and now brings its app to Android a year later. "1inch always aims to make its products available to new audiences," said Sergej Kunz, co-founder of…

On Wednesday, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed off on a new crypto-positive law.  The law details plans to see blockchain technology further incorporated into the state’s financial sector. Open to New Developments The bill first appeared before the senate in 2019 when Republican Senator Sharon Brown submitted the original proposal. Supported by the WTIA, the proposal was crafted to help establish Washington as a significant leader in blockchain tech. In  the past years, WTIA and Senator Sharon remain the…

Apple reportedly plans to reduce its reliance on outside financial companies by building out new services in-house. Apparently, one of the developing services is related to payment processing technology. Could this technology involve the Bitcoin network? Recent behavior from Jack Mallers – CEO of Strike – hints that his company may play a role. Apple’s New Services As reported by Bloomberg, insiders say that Apple’s effort is focused on new products rather than current ones. They include everything from payment…

Following the integration of some major blockchain ecosystems, active Opera users will now benefit from blockchain services and decentralized apps (dApps). Opera revealed earlier today that its Web3 browser will now support eight blockchain ecosystems. Solana, Polygon, StarkEx, and Bitcoin are among these ecosystems, as are IXO, Ronin, Nervos, and Celo. This innovation will also provide its consumers with easy access to blockchains and decentralized app solutions. The company touts Opera Crypto Browser as the world's first Web3 browser, with…