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Chinese microchip company says it’s now accepting Bitcoin as payment 

Huangzhou-based crypto mining chip maker Nano Labs saw its share price rise slightly after announcing it will start accepting Bitcoin as payment.

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Low Investment Threshold, Greater Financial Control Lure Aussies to Crypto, Study Finds

The report indicates that Australia has a higher cryptocurrency adoption rate with one in every five current or past crypto holders. Key factors driving adoption include the relatively low investment…

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Rollups Are ‘Copies of the EVM,’ Not True Scaling Solutions, Says Developer

According to Adrian Brink, co-founder of Anoma and Namada, rollups offer little new functionality beyond the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). He argues they are essentially execution-sharding solutions presented as true…

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Study: 14% of ‘Early Adopter’ Kiwis Own Cryptocurrency; Majority Favor It Over Real Estate

At least 14% of New Zealanders surveyed said they have owned cryptocurrency or held digital assets in the past. The findings categorize New Zealanders as early adopters, indicating they were…

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Report: Number of African Cryptocurrency Users up by Nearly 2,500%

The number of cryptocurrency users in Africa grew by almost 2,500% between January 2021 and January 2022, while the average number of monthly transactions went up by 1,400%, a new…

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Global Crypto Owners Predicted to Surpass 1 Billion This Year

The number of global crypto owners is expected to exceed one billion by the end of the year, according to a report by Crypto.com. “Nations can no longer afford to…

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‘Bitcoin Is Worth Zero’ — Kenyan Communication Strategist Warns African Investors to Be Wary

A Kenyan communications strategist, Mwotia Ciugu, has told African investors to be wary of investing in bitcoin which he claims is worth zero. Bitcoin Structurally Incapable of Delivering on Its…

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Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Jumps 881% Led by Asian Countries, Index Shows

Blockchain data platform Chainalysis has published its 2021 Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, which ranks 154 countries by crypto adoption. According to the firm, global crypto adoption has grown by over 2,300%…

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