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  • CME Group is considering altcoin futures on Solana and Cardano

    CME Group is considering altcoin futures on Solana and Cardano

    The Chicago-based exchange is “looking at” creating altcoin futures contracts given significant client requests, Payal Shah, CME’s director of equity and cryptocurrency products, said as part of a panel discussion at CryptoCompare’s Digital Asset Summit in London on Wednesday.

    Since launching bitcoin futures in December 2017, the CME has released options and futures contracts for ether. In March, the CME launched micro bitcoin and ether options.

  • Over 50% of Americans believe crypto will be the future of finance

    Over 50% of Americans believe crypto will be the future of finance

    Over 50% of Americans believe crypto will be the future of finance

    The blockchain-based entity – StarkWare – questioned 2,000 American adults of all ages to determine their viewpoint on the world of crypto and its future development.

    Per the results, 53% think the asset class represents the “future of finance.” Additionally, 17% of the participants admitted they have invested in cryptocurrencies.

  • TVL Terra gained 17% in 1 week, surpassing BSC and Avalanche

    TVL Terra gained 17% in 1 week, surpassing BSC and Avalanche

    According to data shared by WuBlockchain, the total value is locked on Terra (LUNA) has increased 17% in past seven days, reaching a value close to $31 billion.

    DeFillama.com shows that the total value locked on Terra (LUNA) has surpassed Binance Smart Chain, Avalanche (AVAX), Solarium (SOL), Fantom (FTM) and Tron (TRX).

  • Goldman Sachs is preparing to offer cryptocurrency investment services this year

    Goldman Sachs is preparing to offer cryptocurrency investment services this year

    The newly appointed global head of digital assets for Goldman Sachs’ private wealth management division, Mary Catherine Rich, announced that the bank will soon offer investments in Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies to clients within its private wealth management group.

    In an exclusive interview for CNBC, Mary Rich said that Goldman Sachs was working hard to offer exposure to this new type of emerging assets for the second quarter of the year.

  • Aussie convenience store giant to accept crypto at 170 outlets

    Aussie convenience store giant to accept crypto at 170 outlets

    Convenience store and gas station giant On The Run (OTR) will soon accept crypto payments at its 170 outlets across South Australia and Victoria.

    The move will allow customers to pay for gas, snacks, and even a Subway foot long in over 30 cryptocurrencies.

  • Bitcoin network difficulty reaches all-time high as miners pursue 2M BTC

    Bitcoin network difficulty reaches all-time high as miners pursue 2M BTC

    Just when the Bitcoin (BTC) miners helped release the 19th millionth BTC in circulation on Friday, the BTC network’s mining difficulty reciprocated by reaching an all-time high of 28.587 trillion.

    Bitcoin’s network difficulty correlates to the computational power required to mine BTC blocks, which currently demands an estimated hash rate of 201.84 exahash per second (EH/s), according to data from Blockchain.com.

  • SHIBA INU presents SHIB metaverse with over 100K land plots

    SHIBA INU presents SHIB metaverse with over 100K land plots

    SHIBA INU has announced it is launching its own take on the metaverse. The project, called “Shib: The Metaverse,” will introduce more than 100K plots of land to be unlocked at different times.

    The SHIBA INU team also announced the prices of the plots, which depend on their location, detailing that they will be sold for ether instead of the metaverse’s native token.

  • 5 new assets on ONUS

    5 new assets on ONUS

    5 new assets on ONUS

    $LBP: platform that allows users to participate in project’s native token sale rounds.
    $LOOKS: NFT exchange on Ethereum, developed to be the NFT marketplace for the community.
    $XCN: blockchain-based technology company on a mission to enable a smarter and more connected economy.
    $AUTO: yield farming aggregator running on 15 different EVM-compatible networks.
    $REP: a decentralized prediction market protocol built on the Ethereum platform in 2014.

  • Russian Finance Ministry Official says Russia won’t try to ban home cryptocurrency mining

    Russian Finance Ministry Official says Russia won’t try to ban home cryptocurrency mining

    Alexey Yakovlev, deputy head of the Financial Policy Department of the Russian Ministry of Finance, said it would be pointless to try to ban crypto mining at home because it would be difficult to enforce such a ban.

    Crypto news outlet Forklog quoted Yakovlev as announcing during a video conference call that the ministry was finalizing new terms to bring such crypto-related activities into the legal realm.

  • KFC joins the Metaverse world

    KFC joins the Metaverse world

    KFC, an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, has filed trademarks in order to become a part of the Metaverse.

    Its filings indicate that it plans to offer virtual food and beverage products. The company also intends to operate a virtual restaurant that will feature both virtual and actual goods.