Taco Bell wants you hitched in the Metaverse, Animoca Japan raises M and more

Taco Bell wants you hitched in the Metaverse, Animoca Japan raises $45M and more

American fast-food chain Taco Bell and Metaverse platform Decentraland are teaming up to offer United States-based couples a chance to get married in the Metaverse. The chain has called for engaged couples to enter a competition to win the brand’s first legally-recognized Metaverse wedding package, with a ceremony and reception…

Why interoperability is the key to blockchain technology’s mass adoption

Why interoperability is the key to blockchain technology’s mass adoption

Every year, we see new blockchain networks being developed to tackle specific niches within certain industries, each blockchain having specialized functions based on its purpose. For example, layer-2 scaling solutions like Polygon are built to have ultra-low transaction fees and fast settlement times. The increase in the number of new…

Rocky road lies ahead, but here’s 5 altcoins that still look bullish

Rocky road lies ahead, but here’s 5 altcoins that still look bullish

The United States equities markets plunged on Aug. 26 following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech where he reiterated the central bank’s hawkish stance. Continuing its correlation with the equities market, Bitcoin (BTC) and the cryptocurrency markets also witnessed a sharp selloff on Aug. 26. Bitcoin has declined about 14%…

Bitcoin threatens 20-month low monthly close with BTC price under K

Bitcoin threatens 20-month low monthly close with BTC price under $20K

Bitcoin (BTC) looked set to equal its lowest monthly close since 2020 on Aug. 28 as bulls failed to take control. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Odds stack up for a deeper dive below $20,00 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD criss-crossing $20,000 with hours…

MakerDAO co-founder recommends DAI-USD depegging to limit attack surface

MakerDAO co-founder recommends DAI-USD depegging to limit attack surface

In light of the recent discussions around depegging its native token from USD Coin (USDC) amid sanctioning of Tornado Cash, MakerDAO co-founder Rune Christensen reached out to the community explaining why free-floating DAI may be the only choice for the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). In his blog post, “The Path…

Bitcoin risks worst August since 2015 as hodlers brace for ‘Septembear’

Bitcoin risks worst August since 2015 as hodlers brace for ‘Septembear’

BItcoin (BTC) is on track to see its worst August performance since the 2015 bear market — and next month may be even worse. Data from on-chain analytics resource Coinglass shows that BTC/USD has not had an August this bad for seven years. September means average 5.9% BTC price losses…

Bitcoin mining difficulty set for 8-month record gains despite BTC price dip

Bitcoin mining difficulty set for 8-month record gains despite BTC price dip

Bitcoin (BTC) may have hit six-week lows of under $20,000 but its network fundamentals are anything but bearish. The latest on-chain data shows that, far from capitulating, hash rate and difficulty are making snap gains. Data supports “doozy” difficulty jump Despite being down around 7% in a week, BTC/USD is…

Top 10 most Googled questions about cryptocurrency and its implication

Top 10 most Googled questions about cryptocurrency and its implication

What people end up searching on Google provides raw insights into the real mindset, often revealing their interest, fear, and range of other emotions about a particular topic. To identify investor sentiment amid a bear market that is yet to find its bottom, Cointelegraph dug deep into the web to…

Crypto will become an inflation hedge — just not yet

Crypto will become an inflation hedge — just not yet

Cryptocurrencies present a unique solution, given their lack of a central governing bank. You can’t lose trust in something that doesn’t exist. Its supply is finite, so it naturally appreciates in value. People using a blockchain with proof-of-stake protocols can access their funds at any time, while continuously earning staking…