Mastercard, a global pioneer in payment innovation and technology, has thrown its hat into the crypto trademark ring, with new filings related to NFTs (non-fungible tokens), virtual worlds and more. However, the company’s specific move into the metaverse remains unclear.The 15 filings by Mastercard,

Ethereum developers implemented the network’s first-ever “shadow fork” on Monday, marking an important milestone in the ongoing shift to a PoS (proof-of-stake) consensus. It doesn’t have an impact on Ethereum yet, but allowed the Ether (ETH) price to temporarily break a months-long downtrend.The sha

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has revised a draft law designed to regulate the country’s crypto space, introducing provisions for cryptocurrency mining. The bill has been resubmitted to the government and may be adopted during the parliament’s spring session. There are different

The macroeconomic picture is deteriorating fast and could push the U.S. economy into recession as the Federal Reserve tightens its monetary policy to tame surging inflation, Bank of America strategists warned in a weekly research note. Cryptocurrency is benefitted. As it’s already volatile by nature

As Cardano (ADA) prices fall back towards the psychological one dollar level, more and more investors are finding themselves with unrealized losses by holding on to the digital asset. However, it’s not over unless the sentiment changes. A price rise requires holders to sell despite losing money, or

Samson Mow, the ex-chief strategy officer of Blockstream, the global leading company in Bitcoin and blockchain technology,brought three guests on stage at Bitcoin 2022, the largest conference focused on Bitcoin, to give updates on bitcoin adoption plans in their various countries. However, no govern

Social media giant Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is reportedly planning to introduce virtual currency as well as lending services to apps it owns, with Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger potentially being among those impacted. They plan to introduce its in-game currency "Zuck Bucks”, af

Following last week’s official teaser that support was coming, NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) minted on the Solana blockchain network are now available to trade on OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace by volume. The process is not smooth due to network congestion and only 165 collections can be found, b

The Tesla CEO isn't known for being shy about DOGE and BTC on Twitter. He tweets a lot about cryptocurrencies on the internet, through which influences people’s choices, thus prices. Dogecoin, a meme coin, owes its creation to him. Since the price is affected, people have concerns about his actions.

Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings plans on taking a big step toward carbon neutrality with plans to transition its Montana mining facility to use sustainable power sources elsewhere. The crypto companies are ready to play their role to build an environment-friendly world, a goal probably endor