Vantage Bank to offer staff Bitcoin savings plan in an effort to retain talent
Texas-based Vantage Bank said it will offer its employees an option to save part of their salary in Bitcoin.
Commenting on this new program, Vantage Bank’s chief of human resources Eric Thompson said the move is part of a plan to attract and retain top talent.
NAMI rises 175.06% after 24h
On April 7, ONUS and Nami Exchange officially announced the strategic cooperation agreement.
Following the announcement, NAMI, the cryptocurrency of Nami the ecosystem, reacted positively, witnessing a growth of 175.06% with a trading volume of 8.55 billion VNDC. With the solid increase, NAMI has led the top Gainers on the ONUS app.
Bitcoin now legal tender in special economic zone of Honduras
A Caribbean island off the northern coast of Honduras has officially recognized Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as legal tender in an attempt to boost economic activity and attract foreign investment through crypto.
MMA Entertainment giant UFC to pay fighters Bitcoin bonuses
MMA Entertainment Giant UFC has partnered with Crypto.com to pay athletes bonuses in Bitcoin via fan voting in order to choose the top three best fighters on the Fight Night PPV event that take place on Saturday, April 9th.
Fans can vote for two fighters per bout and voting begins at the start of the PPV preliminaries, while voting ends an hour after the Fight Night event.
NEAR Protocol will launch stablecoin UST in April
On Thursday, Crypto Insiders’ Kole revealed April 20 as the possible launch date of the algorithmic stablecoin called USN.
The high yield will rival the near 20% APY offered by programmable blockchain Terra’s dollar-pegged stablecoin UST and would be one of the highest in the industry.
Strike announces integration with Shopify to facilitate Bitcoin payments via Lightning Network
Digital payments platform Strike has announced integration with e-commerce giant Shopify in a bid to enable merchants to accept BTC payments as US dollars seamlessly.
According to the official announcement, the integration will enable merchants to accept payments globally and cut costs in terms of processing fees with a cash-final settlement while offering an alternative to traditional options.
Top 10 most traded assets in March
Several assets on the ONUS application witnessed spectacular growth in March, attracting interest from investors. 10 most traded assets in March include SURV, H3RO3S, BTC, ALPINE, ONUS, ETH, ITAMCUBE, BNB, NEAR, CELO.
Terra backers buy $200M in AVAX tokens, bolstering crypto reserves beyond BTC
The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) and Terraform Labs (TFL), both organizations supporting the Terra blockchain, announced they had collectively acquired $200 million worth of Avalanche’s AVAX tokens from the Avalanche Foundation.
Terra also announced that it would be collaborating with Avalanche on a new gaming subnet with details to be released “at a later time.”
Blockchain security firm CertiK confirms $88 million raise at $2 billion valuation
Blockchain security company CertiK said on Thursday that it has raised $88 million in a new funding round.
The extended Series B round came with a $2 billion valuation and was co-led by Insight Partners. Tiger Global and Advent International. Other participants in the round were Goldman Sachs, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.