2022-01-20

Daily Digest – January 20th

• Google Pushes Deeper Into Blockchain and Crypto – Partners with Coinbase, Hires Paypal Vet

• Grayscale Bitcoin Fund is Down 30%, Whales Add 40k BTC in Last 2 Days

• Ethereum Surpasses Visa’s Value Moved in 2021, JPMorgan Calls High Gas Fee A Big Problem for ETH

• Cardano Makes Metaverse Debut with Pavia Launch

• CEO of Crypto.com Admits that 400 Accounts were Exploited in Hack

Google Pushes Deeper Into Crypto – Partners with Coinbase, Hires Paypal Vet

Alphabet Inc.’s Google, which began dipping its toes into the crypto space in 2020, has continued its push into the crypto industry, announcing the hire of former PayPal executive Arnold Goldberg. Arnold Goldberg, who previously served as the chief product architect and general manager at PayPal, would head the payment division of the tech giants...

Cardano Makes Metaverse Debut with Pavia, Thousands Invest in Its Virtual Land

Since the Meta reveal, the metaverse has been one of the most talked-about concepts in the crypto industry. Cardano joins the growing number of projects looking to claim their share of the multi-trillion dollar metaverse industry.Months after its smart contracts activation, Cardano has made its debut in the metaverse. Cardano’s entrance into the virtual world comes with the launch of Pavia on its blockchain...

Opera Launches First Web3 Internet Browser Built for Blockchain and CryptoMulti-platform web browser developer, Opera, launches first Web3 browser purpose-built for blockchain, crypto, NFTs, and more.

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Suffers Record Discount

The world’s biggest Bitcoin fund, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), closed at the record discount lows on January 18. The discount, or the percentage by which GBTC share price is lower than the price of Trust’s underlying Bitcoin, dropped down by 28.29% according to investment research provider YCharts. The number marks the highest GBTC discount in years...

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