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DAO-led DeFi Hub NearPad Announces $2M Seed Raise 

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] NearPad, the DeFi hub on NEAR’s layer 2 protocol – Aurora, has announced the successful close of its $2m seed round. The raise was led by NGC with participation from leading backers in the blockchain space including NEAR Foundation, OWC, Ellipti, LD Capital, Flow Ventures, Genblock Capital, Exnetwork, and SuperNova Fund. NearPad has set its sight on jumpstarting ecosystem growth on Aurora through its DAO-centric protocol. “We’re excited to partner with NearPAD to help early teams fair launch,” says NEAR Foundation. “NearPAD brings the

Solana Enjoys 7% Boost Amid Sponsorship Of Lollapalooza Music Festival 

The proof-of-stake cryptocurrency Solana enjoyed a hefty boost during the popular music festival after it was advertised prominently during the opening day of the Lollapalooza music festival.Day one of the three-day festival kicked off yesterday with a bang. Headline acts included Miley Cyrus, Playboi Carti, Steve Aoki—and Solana.  That’s because the crypto project has sponsored one of the Lollapalooza stages. Videos posted on social media reveal a Solana “pool float” and a large banner advertisement atop Perry’s stage.  Solana is a relative newcomer to the crypto space; akin to Ethereum,

Leading Smart Product Retailer Wellbots Now Accepting Bitcoin Payments

Wellbots, a U.S.-based smart product online retailer, has announced that its customers can now make payments for goods at checkout using six cryptocurrencies.  Wellbots Now Accepts BTC  Announcing the development in a press release today, Wellbots said it will now accept Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and popular stablecoins Dai and USD Coin (USDC) for its smart products.  Before this time, the online store only accepts traditional payment methods such as Shop Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Credit Card, and Affirm.   However, with the integration

China Situation Not as Bad, Bitcoin to Reclaim $60K In 2021: Interview with OKEx

CryptoPotato had the opportunity to host a discussion with Lennix Lai – the Financial Markets Director at OKEx. Established in 2017, OKEx is one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the world by means of trading volume and is also a big player in China. We took the opportunity to discuss, first hand, what’s currently going on in the market from both a retail and institutional perspective, as well as what’s actually happening in China. [embedded content] $60K Bitcoin In 2021 After Bitcoin lost around 50% from its all-time high

Keeper Finance IEO Launches On BigONE Exchange

Keeper Finance (KFI) has announced the launch of an Initial Exchange Offering for its native token KFI on BigONE exchange. The crypto exchange will list KFI on December 22nd 2020 at 15:00 (UTC +8) and begins with the first round of IEO subscription. The subscription period will take place between December 22nd at 15:00 PM (+8) to December 27th at 15:00PM (UTC +8). During this period users can register on BigONE and partake in the IEO at a discount offer of 1.5 USDT per KFI. A maximum amount of 500,000

ALERT: Malicious Crypto Browser Extension—Masked MetaMask

UPDATE: 12/03/2020 The MetaMask phisher continues to buy sponsored ads on MetaMask search results. The company urges users to “use direct links, and if you need to use search, watch out for sponsored links!” Sponsored ads for the fraudulent maskmeha[.]io seem to have been displaced by meramaks[.]io 12/02/2020 Within the past 24 hours, CipherTrace has noticed an uptick of alerts and comments within the online cryptocurrencyA cryptocurrency (or crypto currency) is a digital asset des... More community of users’ funds being stolen via a Chrome browser extension phishing attack posing

90% Crypto Investors Worry About Their Investment – What Will Happen After Their Death

Cryptocurrency and blockchain have become the most trending topic worldwide, especially on the internet. Mostly, investors and traders are involved more in cryptocurrencies. Because the crypto market gives good returns, and it offers an excellent opportunity for the traders too.Recently, a study revealed that 90% of the crypto investors are worried about their investment in cryptocurrencies. They are wondering what will happen to their crypto assets after their Death. However, some people have some proper plans for it. But some investors, particularly younger ones, are only thinking about their own.How