Author: NBTC
The University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich will be offering a unique Bitcoin course starting in March 2025, according to a recent report by 20 Minuten, a local media outlet. The course is specifically aimed at those who want to integrate Bitcoin into new business models. The training course, which offers 15 ECTS credits, will cost a whopping 9,950 francs ($10,794) for just 16 days. The course offers a structured modular curriculum that takes into consideration various aspects of the Bitcoin ecosystem. It includes basic economic principles behind the flagship cryptocurrency as well as an analysis of the…
API3 has announced a new collaboration that showcases the integration of their Oracle Stack with Ionic’s money market protocol on the Mode network. Together, this strategic collaboration promises to redefine the landscape of liquidity provisioning and utilization within DeFi by merging the competence of Ionic’s financial engineering, with the data integrity assurance provided by API3’s Oracle Stack. Ionic – With its novel, decentralized, non-custodial money markets per-asset protocol primitive; Ionic devotes itself to user fund safety and efficiency. The protocol makes sure that with strong security, privacy, and an unprecedented failsafe system for managing decentralized funds. This partnership further represents…
Asset manager Bitwise released a commercial today comparing Ethereum (ETH) and traditional finance in a joking tone. With the caption “Unlike Big Finance, Ethereum doesn’t clock out at 4 p.m.”, the commercial portrays traditional finance as a senior and tired man, while Ethereum is a more jovial and full of energy version. Unlike Big Finance, Ethereum doesn’t clock out at 4 p.m. pic.twitter.com/0gCJi3wlXp — Bitwise (@BitwiseInvest) June 20, 2024 The character representing Ethereum shows surprise when the character portraying the traditional finance market says he’s “gone for the day” after “working non-stop since 9:30 a.m.” He adds that Ethereum would…
Benchmark said the sell-off in altcoins triggered the decline in DeFi Technologies’ stock, and the weakness was further compounded by the publication of a negative opinion piece. The broker reiterated its buy rating and C$3 price target. The sell-off in DeFi Technologies’ (DEFI) stock looks overdone, and the shares now offer an attractive buying opportunity, Wall Street broker Benchmark said in a research report on Thursday, reiterating its buy rating. Shares of the cryptocurrency exchange-traded product issuer (ETP), plummeted in recent days following steep declines in altcoins and a negative opinion piece in a crypto newsletter. Benchmark’s analyst Mark Palmer…
Memecoins and altcoins based on Solana (SOL), which are among the trending altcoins of 2024, have also become very popular among investors and developers. At this point, cryptocurrency analysis platform Santiment listed the altcoins that developers focused on the most in the last 30 days. Accordingly, Jupiter (JUP) was first on the list, followed by Wormhole (W) and PythNetwork (PYTH). According to the list shared by Santiment, the Solana-based altcoins with the highest developer activity in the last 30 days are listed as follows: “Crypto’s top projects that are part of the Solana ecosystem are ranked by their average daily…
Top US-based crypto exchange platform Coinbase is abruptly adding support for a stablecoin pegged to the Euro from Circle, the issuer of USDC. In a new thread on the social media platform X, Coinbase Assets says that the firm will begin supporting Euro Coin (EURC) on January 20th. “Coinbase will add support for EURC on the Ethereum network (ERC-20 token) and trading will begin on 20 June 2024 at or around 3PM ET. Do not send this asset over other networks or your funds may be lost.” According to Coinbase, EURC will be added to the crypto exchange with an…
Justin Bons sparked controversy by claiming that layer-2 solutions do not effectively scale blockchains, and they merely divert traffic from the main chain to compete for fees. Bons argued that limiting layer-1 capacity in favor of layer-2 is a misguided approach born of corruption. Layer-1 blockchains, such as Ethereum, process transactions directly on the main chain, while layer-2 solutions, such as Arbitrum, build to increase transaction speed and reduce costs. You cannot scale a blockchain through L2sAs it routes traffic away from the chain instead of actually scaling itIn reality, L2s are parasitically in competition with the L1 over fees!This…
Bitcoin price is slowly losing momentum and struggling below $70,000. BTC is now consolidating and facing hurdles near the $69,500 resistance zone. Bitcoin is facing many key hurdles near the $70,000 zone. The price is trading above $69,500 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $69,100 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below the $70,000 zone. Bitcoin Price Stuck Below $70K Bitcoin price found support above the $66,000 level and started another increase.…
Anzen Finance, the creator of a new and unique real-world asset (RWA) backed stablecoin, has begun offering the ability to stake USDz and earn rewards. For this, the project has been working with DeFi protocols to launch its StableAMM pools.—USDz staking went live last week. Currently, users are earning as much as 55% APY in rewards for staking their USDz on Ethereum mainnet. Staking epochs start anew every Monday and run for a week, and epoch rewards are distributed in real-time. To earn maximum rewards, which automatically compound into each user’s balance, USDz must be staked for the entire week.While…
Argentinian President Javier Milei has expressed his support for the free competition of currencies, including Bitcoin. This announcement has been well received by many in the cryptocurrency community. However, Max Keiser, a well-known Bitcoin advocate and advisor to the president of El Salvador, has advised Milei to be cautious about including other cryptocurrencies, such as Ethereum. Keiser has described ETH as a scam, warning that its inclusion could slow Argentina’s progress in the digital currency sector. He suggests that while Milei’s endorsement of BTC is a positive step, the president should reconsider his stance on supporting multiple cryptocurrencies. According to…