SHIBA INU and 50 other crypto transactions supported via MasterCard innovation for UK users
The GBP-native, cryptocurrency-to-fiat MasterCard debit card powered by CoinJar and EML payments will now allow U.K. customers to make purchases by instantly converting cryptocurrencies, including SHIBA INU, Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and several others, into fiat currency, everywhere MasterCard is accepted.
120 million SHIB burned in 24 hours as token hit $0.000032
According to Shibburn, over the past 24 hours, a total of 119,729,010 meme tokens were moved out of circulation, equivalent to 3,591.870 USD.
ONUS announced new Airdrop Campaign
ONUS announced a new Airdrop Campaign starting from 05:00 UTC Feb.18 to 05:00 UTC Feb.21. By participating in the Airdrop campaign, users will have an opportunity to receive attractive rewards.
– 200,000 VNDC and 1 free token.
– $350 BTC for 100 lucky participants and $150 BTC for Top 5 Referrals.
Enter information to receive rewards: https://gleam.io/69JvV/onus-72h-airdrop-10
The reward will be transferred directly to the user’s ONUS account.
Avalanche-based Dexalot raises $7 million in funding
According to the official announcement shared by the team of Dexalot exchange, the first decentralized exchange on Avalanche with a central limit order book, has successfully raised $7 million in strategic funding round.
The round was led by Avalanche’s Blizzard Fund. It also yielded contributions from Avalaunch, Colony, Benqi, AVentures, Avascan, Republic Capital, GSR, Muhabbit Capital, Woodstock Capital, Maven Capital and IPC.
Bitcoin miners selling stock and BTC as returns halve since November
Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode showing that Bitcoin miners have become net sellers, after being net holders for months.
Since Nov. 9, the return from mining one BTC has decreased by an average of 50.5% for the two most popular mining devices, the S9 and the S19, according to data by blockchain research firm Arcane Research. This means the return on investment has decreased at a greater rate than the price of BTC.
Cardano DEX tops 100 million ADA in trading volume
SundaeSwap, the leading decentralized exchange on the Cardano blockchain, has surpassed 100 million ADA (roughly $109 million) in total trading volume.
The decentralized application reached the ghostchain-disproving milestone less than a month after its fully functioning beta version launched on the mainnet in January.
Twitter now lets users add Ethereum addresses as a mobile tipping option
Mobile users of social media platform Twitter can now add Ethereum addresses to the list of options for would-be tippers.
The social media site announced the update on Wednesday. The move comes months after Twitter officially rolled out bitcoin tips via the Lightning network on mobile.
Mastercard expands consulting with practices dedicated to crypto
Mastercard announced that it was expanding its payments-focused consulting service with new practices dedicated to crypto.
Mastercard’s consulting efforts with banks and merchants cover a range of digital currency capabilities, from early-stage education, risk assessments and bank-wide crypto and NFT strategy development to crypto cards and the design of crypto loyalty programs.
Colorado accepts crypto for tax payments by end of summer
Colorado will start accepting cryptocurrencies for tax and other payments to the state by the end of the summer, Gov. Jared Polis announced on Wednesday.
The governor said Colorado is currently looking for companies to handle the actual crypto transactions. For consumer convenience, Colorado wants to accept payment in a wide variety of cryptocurrencies, just as credit cards.
18.36M Ethereum addresses joined the network in 2021
New data reveals that the Ethereum network gained 18.36 million addresses with a balance greater than zero in 2021. That works out to an astonishing growth rate of 1.53 million new addresses per month.