Bitcoin returns to $42K as bets start favoring ‘short squeeze’ higher for BTC
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Bitcoin (BTC) broke through $42,000 on Jan. 11 as expectations of a fresh “short squeeze” mounted.As Cointelegraph reported, $40,000 has been forming a significant price zone from multiple points over the past 12 months.
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The explosion in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) topped its sales to some $25 billion in 2021, data from market tracker DappRadar showed.
Reports showed that prices of some NFTs rose at high-speed last year that speculators sometimes 'flipped' them for a profit within days.
Although the growth of NFTs...
Axis Bank issues financial contract on state-backed blockchain platform
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India’s Ministry of Commerce & Industry developed the SLDE platform for transferring documents using blockchain-based security protocols.
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Fintech Brex confirms $12.3B valuation, snaps up Meta exec to serve as its head of product – TechCrunch
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In the latest fintech megaround, Brex has confirmed that it has raised $300 million in a Series D-2 round that ups its valuation to $12.3 billion.
TechCrunch in October was the first to report that Brex was raising the capital and had achieved decacorn status. Greenoaks Capital and TCV...
Apple has submitted its compliance plans to allow developers to use third-party payment options in South Korea at a reduced service fee, the Korea Communication Commission (KCC) said on Tuesday.
KCC also said it would discuss with Apple to iron out further details, including service fee structures and the...
Australia’s largest crypto exchange will sponsor tennis star Ajla Tomljanovic
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BTC Markets, the largest digital assets exchange in Australia, has announced it will be sponsoring professional tennis player Ajla Tomljanovic for the Australian Open and Sydney Tennis Classic tournaments taking place this month.In a Tuesday announcement, BTC Markets said it would be backing Tomljanovic as part of a...
American basketball player Andre Iguodala, who plays for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, tweeted Monday that he will accept bitcoin as a salary.
Andre Iguodala, a three-time NBA champion with an annual salary of $2.647 million, has become the latest celebrity to accept cryptocurrency as a salary.
Iguodala said on...
Business banking startup Qonto raises $552 million at $5 billion valuation – TechCrunch
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French startup Qonto has raised a $552 million Series D funding round (€486 million). Following this investment, the startup has reached a valuation of $5 billion (€4.4 billion). This is one of the largest rounds in the French tech ecosystem.
Qonto is a challenger bank focused on business bank...