Leading Auction House Sotheby’s Auctions 107 Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs for $24 Million

The British-founded American multinational corporation headquartered in New York City, Sotheby’s, closed the Yuga Labs “101 Bored Ape Yacht Club” non-fungible token (NFT) collection auction at $24.3 million for the…

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Crypto Trading, Mining Are Illegal and Punishable, Nepal Central Bank Warns

Mining and trading of cryptocurrencies are illegal in Nepal, the country’s central bank has reminded citizens of the Himalayan nation. The regulator also warned that participating in such activities would…

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Altcoin Roundup: High Ethereum fees kick-start a liquidity migration to layer-1 platforms

Ethereum competitors and layer-one projects are capitalizing on the network’s untenable gas fees by launching mining and developer incentives that are also boosting token prices.

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PocketNet Changes Name to Bastyon and Releases Private Messaging App With PKOIN Chat Payments

Bastyon’s messaging app would include end-to-end encryption, no link to phone number or any other metadata making it the most private messenger. Pocketnet, the social network based on proof-of-stake blockchain…

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Switzerland’s Six Exchange Greenlighted to Launch Digital Token Trading Platform

Switzerland’s stock exchange, SIX, said today it had obtained two licenses from the nation’s markets regulator to launch a stock exchange and depository for blockchain-based securities. Based in Zurich, Switzerland,…

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Tether’s 1,500% Market Cap Increase in 500 Days — USDT Stablecoin Market Nears $70 Billion

The stablecoin giant tether is by far the largest dollar-pegged crypto asset in the crypto economy and today, the number of tethers in circulation is nearing $70 billion. 90 days…

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