Taiwan’s Largest Crypto Exchange to Hit $400M Valuation
Taiwan-based crypto exchange MaiCoin plans to receive a $400 million valuation after completing its Series C funding round.
Russian State Duma Deputy Proposes to Make Digital Ruble a Reserve Currency
The head of the SRZP party has addressed the government, the Central Bank of Russia and the operational headquarters for countering sanctions with a proposal to legalize the digital ruble.
Ukrainian Bank Suspends Bitcoin Purchase Operations
Local credit organizations have begun to stop operations with cryptocurrencies at the request of the National Bank of Ukraine.
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls Following Electricity Costs Rise
The complexity of Bitcoin mining has decreased by 0.35% to 27.45 million (T) after the latest recalculation.
Fintech Startup Ripple Allocates More Than $794M to XRP Ledger Ecosystem Development
Ripple plans to commit 1 billion XRP tokens or about $794.24M in grants for XRP Ledger ecosystem developers in a stimulus program that will run until 2044.
GameStop is Launching an NFT Marketplace
Video game console and game retailer GameStop has announced it will launch an NFT marketplace before the end of the second fiscal quarter of 2022.
Ethereum-based Project Optimism Hits $1.65B Valuation
A project which is working on a second layer solution for scaling Ethereum has raised $150M in a Series B funding round and its market valuation has reached $1.65 billion.
