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Disclaimer: The Industry Talk section Features insights by crypto industry players and is not a part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com. Bitcoin can help your company attract new employees. Here’s what you should know when paying workers with this cryptocurrency.  Bitcoin has undoubtedly gained massive popularity over the years. Today, many individuals and companies want to own or use Bitcoin for various reasons. But several enterprises use Bitcoin to gain a competitive advantage. In most cases, startups need help competing for top talents. That’s because even if they employ the best graduates from college, giants engage them in a hiring war, and they eventually poach them. Luckily, technology can level the playing field for companies. While many people want to trade Bitcoin on platforms like the Immediate Edge, others use it in business to gain a competitive advantage. And a startup can use this cryptocurrency to attract top talents in...

The Bitcoin price prediction continues to remain unchanged, despite the fact that the world's largest digital asset by market capitalization has been in the news lately due to the recent surge in its trading volume. With a trading volume of over $40 billion in the past few days, the market is buzzing with activity, and many investors are wondering what this could mean for the future of Bitcoin.  In this update, we will explore the impact of this surge in trading volume on the price of Bitcoin and analyze the role played by whales in the current market scenario. Crypto Fundamental Outlook: Binance, Kraken, and Coinbase  Despite concerns among some crypto traders about potential regulatory shocks in the near future, a group of high-profile investors remains unfazed. Following the temporary suspension of US Dollar deposits and withdrawals by Binance, a crisis scenario could arise if no US banks step up to offer support. While there may be more clarity on the s...

Source:   Pixabay Growing concerns about the climate have driven more world governments to adopt green energy. Principal amongst the areas for fossil fuel breakdown has been the transportation system which has led to the rise of EVs. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has pointed to the growing interest in EVs, with over 12.1% of sales recorded in the EU region.  While the EV revolution is afoot, a blockchain project is addressing another crucial challenge in properly harnessing this industry, and that is access to cost-efficient charging stations and payments for EV owners. This project is called C+Charge, and it is radically changing the EV industry. C+Charge Completes Presale Phase 1 Earlier this week, the developers of the C+Charge platform confirmed that they had completed the first stage of the presale for its native CCHG token. The milestone was completed after the token raised $780,000 in its presale.  Although the...

Image Source: BBC Binance will airdrop $100 worth of BNB tokens to its Turkish users affected by the recent devastating earthquake.  The world's largest crypto exchange announced Tuesday that it will airdrop BNB worth $100 to all Binance users identified to be living in 10 cities where the earthquake has had a significant impact, including Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Diyarbakır, Adana, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman, Malatya and Hatay.  The exchange will identify eligible users using the Proof of Address (POA) process completed before February 6. Binance estimated that the total donations will be around $5 million USD (or 94,000,000 TRY). The exchange said: "In the aftermath of natural disasters, people often lose access to traditional banking at the exact moment when extra funds are needed to help cover medical supplies, food and other essential needs." Binance Charity has also launched a public crypto donation addres...

Calvaria, the hugely popular play-to-earn (P2E) battle-card game, is scheduled to have its initial exchange offering on February 7 at 6 am UTC on the BKEX crypto exchange. The P2E industry is expected to see explosive growth in the coming years, and Calvaria is poised to capitalize on the increasing demand for earning cryptocurrency through gaming.  Its unique game Features and accessibility to players without prior crypto experience sets it apart from the competition. This gives it huge potential to attract a broader player base than other P2E games in the market. Play-to-Earn Gaming to Grow into Multi-Billion Dollar Industry in the Near Future Calvaria's vast universe comprises distinct underworlds, each offering unique characters, Features , and cards represented as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Players also have the opportunity to earn rewards by staking the native RIA token. With exciting additions such as mini-games and a scholarship system, Calvaria is ...

Meme coin prices are on a roll, with broad-based appreciation in values pushing the sector's market cap over $22 billion, led by week gains for top sector coins such as Shiba Inu (SHIB), Baby Doge Coin (Baby Doge), Bone ShibaSwap (BONE) and Tamadoge (TAMA). What’s behind the meme coin redux and can the bullish turn in sentiment be maintained? The attraction of meme coins is centered on their brand power. As the rekindling of interest in crypto gathers pace it is not surprising that this sector should start to attract buyers. However, the first iteration of meme coins, which was very much built around the joke status of Dogecoin and the pulling power of Elon Musk, has moved on.  These days investors are taking notice that a small band of meme coins are starting to build real utility into their protocols, thereby differentiating themselves from the pack. Market visibility that can crossover into the mainstream is a powerful value proposition – providin...

Disclaimer: The Industry Talk section Features insights by crypto industry players and is not a part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com. Stockholm, Sweden, 1st February, 2023, Chainwire According to a recent report published by the IADB, the LAC PropertyChain pilot shows that “complex property transactions can be sufficiently modeled, coded, and processed on a distributed blockchain network.”. The report goes on to explain how the technology can alleviate problems that currently plague real estate transactions in Latin America. The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and ChromaWay, a provider of enterprise-grade block chain solutions, have collaborated on a pilot program that demonstrates the ability of Chromia block chain technology to improve property registration processes in Latin America.  The program, called LAC PropertyChain, ran on a permissioned version of Chromia and aimed to increase the transparency of records, streamline th...

Source: AdobeStock / Joe Gough The White House has published a roadmap asking authorities to increase enforcement and ramp up efforts to regulate the crypto sector. In an official blog on Friday, the Biden Administration detailed its plans to address potential risks from cryptocurrencies in a roadmap that calls for authorities to “ramp up enforcement where appropriate” and Congress “to step up its efforts” to regulate the industry.  The post starts by citing some major failures within the crypto sector last year, including the implosion of Terra's algorithmic stablecoin UST that prompted a wave of insolvencies. It also noted the collapse of FTX, once the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, which delivered billions in losses to users.  "Thankfully, turmoil in the cryptocurrency markets has had little negative impact on the broader financial system to date," the post read, adding that the Biden Administration ...

Investors are rushing to secure the limited, discounted presale tokens of a revolutionary new green cryptocurrency platform called C+Charge, with the project having already raised a staggering more than $370,000 in just a few weeks since the presale launch. Indeed, a crypto whale recently banked a massive $99,000 worth of CCHG tokens in one whack, as can be verified here on per BscScan. C+Charge is making wakes in the electric vehicle (EV) charging space – the crypto start-up is building a first-of-its-kind electric vehicle charging platform where users can pay to charge their vehicles using crypto and can subsequently earn rewards in the form of blockchain-based carbon credits. C+Charge also hopes to solve other key issues plaguing the EV charging market, such as the lack of a unified payments solution and lack of information on charger operational status and wait times. The project is currently selling its CCHG token, which will power its EV charging app...

Source: AdobeStock / Song_about_summer Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________ Legal news Bitzlato , the crypto exchange charged by the US with money laundering last week, exchanged around €1 billion ($1.086 billion) in assets linked to criminal activities, said EU’s law enforcement agency Europol . “Targeting crucial crime facilitators such as crypto exchanges is becoming a key priority in the battle against cybercrime. […] While the conversions of crypto-assets into fiat currencies is not illegal, investigations into the cybercriminal operators indicated that large volumes of criminal assets were going through the platform,” said the agency. Banking news SEBA Bank , a licensed digital assets bank, launched an exclusive multi-tiered membership program for institutional clients. Per the press release, cli...

Source: TradingView The solana price is down by 1% today, having dropped to $21.03 in the past 24 hours. Its current level represents a 26% increase in a week and a 71% surge in the last 30 days, with the layer-one cryptocurrency compensating for some of the steep losses it incurred last year. And with SOL benefitting from the launch of Solana-based meme token BONK, it's likely that the altcoin will continue recovering as Solana attracts more traffic. However, because this process of recovery may take some time, traders are arguably better off turning to presale tokens for short-term gains, with move-to-earn crypto Fight Out one of the most promising among them. Here's Why Solana Price May Pump to $50 SOL's indicators continue to show strong momentum, with its relative strength index (purple) remaining close to 70, despite having a dip a few days ago. At the same time, its 30-day moving average (red) is rising up towards its 200-day average (blue), sugge...

Source: AdobeStock / gguy Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is exiting Japan due to market conditions. The move comes days after the company announced its third round of layoffs in less than a year amid the ongoing bear market.  In a Wednesday blog post, the exchange said it has made the "difficult decision" to halt operations in Japan and conduct a complete review of its business in the country due to market conditions.  Just weeks ago, rival exchange Kraken made a similar announcement, saying that it will close down its operations in Japan citing a combination of “current market conditions in Japan” and a “weak crypto market globally” as the reasons behind its decision. Coinbase said it is working to make the "transition as smooth as possible." The exchange detailed that fiat deposit functionality will be removed on January 20th and customers will have until February 16th to withdraw all their fiat and crypto holdings...

Source: AlfRibeiro/Adobe The Brazilian neobank Nubank’s decision to list polygon (MATIC) and uniswap (UNI) on its banking app has been met with enthusiasm from the crypto community. Nubank first began its crypto pivot in mid-2022, when it announced it would buy bitcoin (BTC) using its balance sheet. The company claimed it would invest 1% of its portfolio in bitcoin via its holding company. The firm also updated its app with functions that allowed its users to hold, buy, and sell bitcoin and ethereum (ETH). And the MATIC move may have been in the pipelines for some time. In October last year, the company announced that it was working with Polygon on a plan that will see the company launch its own coin – dubbed Nucoin. MATIC 24-hour prices. (Source: CoinMarketCap) The banking company stated that it wants to airdrop its token to customers “in the first half of 2023” – and will use it as part of its loyalty programs. Speaking to Time on Jan...

The cryptocurrency market has crept up by 0.5% in the past 24 hours, reaching a total cap of $894 billion. This means it has risen by around 6.5% in the past week, although it's mostly unchanged in the past month and still significantly down compared to this time last year. However, while the market hasn't moved much in the past couple of days, several altcoins have posted some above-average gains. This articles collects them in a list of the best crypto to buy today, along with various presale tokens that boast strong fundamentals and promising roadmaps. Meta Masters Guild (MEMAG) Launching its presale today, Meta Masters Guild is a mobile-focused gaming guild that will develop a range of Web3 and play-to-earn games. Running on Ethereum, its games will feature playable NFTs, while also paying out rewards that can be exchanged for its native token, MEMAG, which in turn can be staked and traded. Its sale will have a total of seven stages, with the first -- an...