Polkadot has integrated with Chainlink to incorporate its oracle service into its multi-chain environment. Thus, the different teams building on Polkadot will be able to count on a “flexible and reliable” solution to feed parachains with information. Chainlink Price Feeds have been enabled as a Substrate Oracle pallet and can be accessed by any other…
Aave has announced integration with Ethereum’s sidechain Polygon. Aiming to provide alternatives for DeFi applications to be used by everyone, the implementation will allow users to leverage “nearly-free” transactions. With a “nascent ecosystem” composed of protocol such as Quickswap and Aavegotchi, Polygon is connected to Chainlink oracle service. Therefore, the information that will feed into…
In a poll conducted via Real Vision’s Twitter handle, an overwhelming majority has voted that VeChain (VET) is the most undervalued cryptocurrency on the market. With 140,000 users participating and 65.8% of the votes in favor, VET prevailed over Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) and Ravencoin (RVN). An analyst called “VeChain Justin” added the poll results to…
Conceived as a blockchain ecosystem to launch DeFi and DApss and supported by a 3rd generation consensus protocol, Avalanche has recorded one of its best weeks since its launch. The fundamentals of its native token AVEX remain strong and as it gains more attention in the crypto space, it looks poised for another rally. Ava…
In an interview for The Delphi Podcast, billionaire Mark Cuban talked about his experience with cryptocurrencies, the current state of the market, and the reasons behind his bullish perception of Bitcoin and Ethereum. For Cuban, cryptocurrencies and their applications are the next evolution of the internet. Claiming that Bitcoin has “taken money away” from gold…
Jesse Powell, the Kraken CEO, said crypto companies pose a real threat to traditional finance. While some legacy businesses are making moves into the crypto space, Powell said those who stay sidelined would be replaced. “we’ve seen the tremendous traction that Cash App has had. PayPal, fortunately for them, they’ve been on the ball. I…
After a rough start, Filecoin has managed to break into the top 10 leading cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. After overtaking Chainlink (LINK) and Theta Network (THETA), with a rally of 138% in one week and 418% in one month, FIL took over the tenth position. Founded by Juan Benet, creator of the InterPlanetary Files System…
In yet another bullish announcement for Bitcoin this week, banking giant Morgan Stanley has filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to gain exposure to BTC. Per the document, 12 of Morgan Stanley’s investment funds will allocate capital in BTC financial products. Morgan Stanley’s investment funds eligible to gain indirect exposure to…
Aprils Fools was almost over, but there was still a joke in store in the crypto space. Litecoin creator Charlie Lee made a fake announcement via Twitter claiming that Litecoin would be rebranded to BitcoinLite, “as Satoshi Nakamoto intended.” Lee posted a version of Bitcoin’s whitepaper highlighting the letters LITE and a link to Litecoin…
Per a Coindesk report and a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), investment firm BlackRock has begun trading in Bitcoin futures. BlackRock has reportedly allocated a small part of its portfolio in BTC on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange financial derivatives platform. With $8.6 trillion in assets under management (AUM), BlackRock is one…