5 Bitcoin projects from Latin America receive grants to promote development

Argentina and Brazil received a 1 bitcoin grant for key events in the bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem, LaBitconf, Descentralizar and Satsconf, as part of a total donation of 1 billion satoshis (equivalent to 10 BTC) by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) to 20 global projects. This donationintended to cover travel expenses for developers and keynote speakers, … Read more

Limewire launches GPU marketplace to earn cryptocurrencies

LimeWire, known for its popular P2P client for downloading music and other files, has launched Blocknode, a platform that allows users to rent artificial intelligence powered by graphical processing units (GPUs) to those who need to improve their workloads. Users interested in boosting the performance of their infrastructure with AI will be able to access … Read more

Ethereum experiences its worst third quarter in 5 years

Key facts: So far in Q3, the price of ETH has fallen by more than 30%. September is usually a complicated month for the markets due to seasonal issues. The price of ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum ecosystem, fell by more than 30% so far in the third quarter of 2024. This … Read more

Senators urge Fed to cut interest rates by 75 basis points

Key facts: “Now is the time to move quickly with rate cuts,” politicians say. Senators warn that delays in rate cuts have “threatened” the economy. US Senators Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging an immediate 75 basis point reduction in interest rates. “Now is … Read more

Gary Gensler is under scrutiny by Congress and changes are looming at the SEC

Trouble is mounting at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as, in an unusual twist, its chairman Gary Gensler and four other commissioners are set to appear before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, September 24. That fact is quite an event, if you take into account that For the first time in … Read more

WalletConnect to launch native token alongside airdrop of 185 million units

WalletConnect announced the launch of its token native, WCT, and reported that the utility of this cryptocurrency will be the payment of network fees, as well as the distribution of rewards staking and governance. Additionally, the company announced that it will make a airdrop of 185 million WCT. The WCT cryptocurrency will be based on … Read more

Mining Kaspa is mandatory, proving miners’ earnings

Key facts: KRC-20 tokens allow users to create their own projects on the Kaspa network. In the first 24 hours, this new project racked up nearly $4 million in paid fees. Following the launch of the tokens KRC-20 from Kaspa (KAS) in its mainnet (mainnet), miner earnings skyrocketed over the next 24 hours. The growth … Read more

Sui price takes off after update that seeks to surpass Solana

SUI, the native cryptocurrency of the eponymous network, has seen a significant jump in price following a technological update that brings it closer to competing directly with Solana. In the last month, The price of the crypto asset has increased by 42%going from $1.08 to $1.15, as shown in the following chart. TradingView. SUI Price. … Read more

The interest rate cut will be bigger than expected, according to Polymarket users

At Polymarket, the leading prediction market platform in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, the trend has reversed and now most users are betting that the interest rate cut announced by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) this Wednesday would be greater than 0.5 points. As CriptoNoticias reported, at the beginning of the month 78% of betting participants anticipated … Read more

USDC arrives in Brazil and Mexico via local bank transfers

Circle announced today that its stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC), is now available in Brazil and Mexico through the national real-time payment systems, PIX and SPEI, respectively. This integration allows direct access to USDC using local currency, reals in Brazil and pesos in Mexico, without the need to first convert to US dollars. According to the … Read more