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Suisse Gold becomes the latest firm to accept XRP as a payment option after announcing that it now allows buyers to purchase gold and other precious metals with the crypto. XRP hit another payment milestone after precious metal dealer Suisse Gold announced it now accepts the XRPL native token as a payment option. This development allows buyers to purchase gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium using XRP. The integration would also allow Suisse Gold to display the pricing of its precious metals in XRP. According to the announcement, the pricing is in real-time and changes as the value of gold…

cheqd and Dock, two decentralized identity (DID) platforms, have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of DID solutions, as reported to Finbold on Wednesday, September 18. The integration will create a network of over 100,000 users and hundreds of active partners. Dock and cheqd decentralized ID solutions Dock is known for supporting identity solutions providers with know-your-customer (KYC) processes, background checks, and biometrics by helping them create verifiable digital credentials. The platform improves customer onboarding, accelerates transactions, and boosts operational efficiency. Likewise, it offers a robust application programming interface (API), user-friendly web applications, and a secure ID wallet…

Bitcoin (BTC) volatility is at multi-month highs, with the price action whiplashing futures traders on both sides, long and short alike. It comes amid geopolitical tension, which inspires an increase in safe-haven demand. TradFi and crypto market participants should brace for impact as the world watches developments in the geopolitical space. Bitcoin Bends To Geopolitical Tension Bitcoin price volatility has been increasing, maintaining a steady climb since June 24. Data dashboard BiTBO shows that the last time volatility levels were this high was in early May. This metric indicates how rapidly the BTC price fluctuates within a certain period. Bitcoin…

Shibarium, Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) layer-2 scaling solution, is on track to break a crucial milestone, as seen in its recent trend. This achievement is notable as it comes only days after Shibarium dropped by over 80% in key metrics. Shibarum set for new milestone After about a year since it went live, data from Shibariumscan shows that Shibarium’s total blocks are now at 6,377,906. This new record sets Shibarium on the path toward the 6.5 million mark, a crucial milestone for the layer-2 solution. Meanwhile, total transactions on the network have soared to 418,079,698, with wallet addresses totaling 1,812,355. The…

The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) partnered with Soramitsu, a Japanese tech firm, to improve NISER’s research faculty’s knowledge of blockchain technology. Soramitsu will focus on specific areas like SORA, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and Hyperledger Iroha. This partnership aims to create a knowledge base and support Nigeria’s development through research and innovative blockchain projects. Developing a Blockchain Knowledge Base The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) has partnered with the Japanese technology firm Soramitsu to enhance the research faculty’s blockchain technology expertise. As part of the partnership arrangement, Soramitsu will “focus specifically on…

Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dasher voiced concerns regarding the current situation within the Bitcoin community, drawing comparisons to what happened seven years prior when the Segwit update was implemented. According to Dashjrs comments, there is a growing discussion in the community regarding the necessity of increasing the number of active users and updating spam filters. Segwit, a significant protocol update intended to increase transaction efficiency and lower fees was activated by the bitcoin community seven years ago. The developers of Bitcoin Core initially opposed this decision arguing that miners should be the only ones to make such decisions. Nevertheless this…

Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs and partner studio Faraway have released the sewer-based game Dookey Dash: Unclogged as a free-to-play download on iOS, Android, Mac, and PC in selected regions. With this players will compete to enter an end-of-season tournament with over $1 million worth of prizes. This comes more than a year after Yuga Labs rolled out the original NFT-gated version of the game, with the highest-scoring players earning valuable prizes. The winner of the top prize—a one-of-a-kind NFT golden key—was notable Fortnite esports player Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson. He sold it for 3,333 Ethereum, or $1.63 million…

Lucie explained that the Shiba Inu ecosystem team would celebrate milestones and provide a clear path to the network’s future at the ShibaCon event. The Shiba Inu marketing lead, Lucie, has outlined why the upcoming ShibaCon event is a must-attend for crypto projects and investors alike. In an X article, she gave a brief overview of what to expect from the event and why Shiba Inu enthusiasts and everyone involved in blockchain technology should not miss the occasion. ShibaCon is an inaugural event that will take place in Bangkok on November 9, 2024. The community-driven occasion seeks to create an…

Wormhole Foundation, the team at the back of the Wormhole platform’s development, has announced an exclusive collaboration. As per Wormhole, it is partnering with Google Cloud while targeting to improve the scalability and security of the Guardian Network. Wormhole’s Guardian Network is a set of validators that secure and verify cross-chain transactions on the Wormhole protocol. The platform took to its official social media account to disclose this development. Google Cloud 🤝 Wormhole@GoogleCloud is joining the Guardian Network, Wormhole’s security system, to validate cross-chain messages and enhance decentralization.Google Cloud will also accelerate ZK research and support ecosystem growth.Read more below…

Investors have several reasons to be optimistic about Bitcoin, despite it entering one of the traditionally quietest trading months of the year, according to some analysts. Historically, August has been a rough month for bitcoin, with BTC finishing lower in seven of the last eleven Augusts, posting an average return of 2.69% for the month. This average was heavily influenced by the over 65% gain achieved in August 2017, according to CoinGlass. David Duong, head of institutional research at Coinbase, noted the impact of political developments on Bitcoin’s performance. “We had anticipated that elections would be a major theme and…