Walmart Inc, the world’s largest retailer, announced on Thursday, October 21, that customers at some of its U.S. stores will be able to buy Bitcoin using ATMs installed by Coinstar. Walmart stated that it has begun a pilot program where consumers can purchase Bitcoin as Coinstar kiosks in some of its U.S. stores. Molly Blakeman, … Continue reading Walmart Installing Bitcoin ATMs in its Retail Stores
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed its scepticism about the role of Bitcoin (BTC) in helping El Salvador maintain financial stability. As contained in the concluding statement of the IMF annual staff visit to the Central American nation, El Salvador is advised to limit the scope of its Bitcoin laws. While not mandating the … Continue reading IMF Warns of Economic Instability in El Salvador Owing to Broad BTC Adoption
Instagram influencers Kim Kardashian and American boxer Floyd Mayweather have been sued by investors, accusing celebrities of falsely promoting crypto tokens to mislead investors. The lawsuit, filed by a New York resident who bought EMAX tokens and lost money, is proposed to be filed as a class action in federal court in Los Angeles on … Continue reading Instagram Influencers Sued by Investors for Falsely Promoting Crypto Tokens
Solana was hit by instability due to excessive duplicate transactions, according to a Jan 22, 2022, report by Bloomberg, citing a notice on the blockchain network’s website. Solana, one of the largest blockchain networks, also said that engineers have released version 1.8.14, which “will attempt to mitigate the worst effects of this issue,” and more … Continue reading Solana sees Network Instability Amid Crypto Volatility
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta will add the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) function to its video and photo social app Instagram in the coming months so that users might display their NFTs on the platform. Zuckerberg reportedly said at a South by Southwest forum Tuesday in Austin, Texas: “We’re working on bringing NFTs to Instagram … Continue reading Instagram to Welcome NFTs Feature, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Confirms
Meta Platform Inc’s social media offshoot, Instagram is reportedly on track to support Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) from 4 prominent blockchain protocols including Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC), and Flow (FLOW). First broken by Coindesk, the social media giant is notably set to permit NFTs resident on these blockchains to be showcased as display pictures … Continue reading Instagram to Support NFT Integration Across 4 Popular Exchange Platforms
The ongoing ‘crypto winter’ is now reflected in the number of Bitcoin Automated Teller Machine (ATM) installations across the globe. While there has been a growing decline in these ATM installations in the year-to-date period, CoinATM Radar data shows that May saw the biggest plunge for the year with 202 Bitcoin ATM installations, the lowest … Continue reading Bitcoin ATM Installations Plunge in May, CoinRadar Data Shows
Lisbon, Portugal, 20th July, 2022, Chainwire DeFi company Zharta, has secured seed funding from leading Web3 VCs and strategic investors to accelerate its growth to meet customer demand and go to market. Zharta, creator of a lending protocol for instant NFT collateralized loans, has closed a seed round of 4 million dollars in new capital … Continue reading Zharta Raises $4.3 M to Speed Growth in Instant NFT Lending
Months after it integrated Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) into Instagram for American users, Meta Platforms announced the expansion of the allowance to as many as 100 other countries. The test launch for the NFTs on Instagram was made announced in May to select creators in the U.S. The functionality will now let users in other continents, … Continue reading Meta Instagram Embraces NFT, Expanding Footprints to 100 Countries
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