Bitcoin News and Finance: What You Need to Know

PRESS RELEASE. In this industry, it is crucial to establish key strategic partnerships in order to ensure both longevity and prosperity. As such, LABEL Foundation has officially announced a partnership with Polygon Studios, with the further intention to chase their multichain goal and launch their Dapp additionally on Polygon Network, along with Binance Smart Chain and Ethereum Network. What is Polygon? Polygon is a Layer-2 scaling solution which works in tandem with the Ethereum blockchain to make transactions quicker and less expensive. Polygon is a PoS (Proof-of-Stake), Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compliant, secure, Layer-2 solution for dApps (decentralized applications) that offers rapid transactions and minimal costs. Polygon Studios is Polygon’s gaming and NFT division, dedicated to doing its part in terms of building the worldwide blockchain-based gaming and NFT space as well as bridging the gap between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 gaming via investment, marketing, and develope...

Only 5.3% of Spanish crypto investors have received a warning to declare income taxes, according to a report in local media. If accurate, this would mean that only 233,000 investors, a minuscule portion of the estimated 4.4 million Spanish citizens that have delved into the crypto world with investment ideas in mind, were contacted by the tax agency. Spanish Tax Agency Falls Flat on Crypto Vigilance Only a small portion of cryptocurrency investors and users in Spain have been contacted by the national tax agency in regards to their crypto operations from last year. The organization managed to send warnings to only 5.3% of the estimated number of Spanish citizens that have invested or made transactions with cryptocurrency, according to a report from local media. This means that only 233,000 investors of 4.4 million have been warned about their duty of declaring cryptocurrencies using the income tax and holdings models. While this fails to include a significant part of the total of ...

The top meme tokens by market capitalization saw a significant jump on Monday after being fueled by dogecoin’s recent price rise. Crypto meme coins like shiba inu, dogelon mars, and floki inu saw 2-13% gains over the last 24 hours. The entire meme token economy is worth $35.8 billion, up 9.4% today. Meme Token Assets See Double-Digit Gains on Monday Following Dogecoin’s Rise Following Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion, digital currency markets jumped in value and crypto meme tokens saw a significant spike. 24-hour statistics at 4 p.m. (ET) on Monday had shown dogecoin (DOGE) jumped 26.3% in value against the U.S. dollar. Dogecoin (DOGE) is still up 18.8% today and is hovering just above the $0.15 zone. Many believe the rise is based on mere speculation that Musk could possibly implement dogecoin payments into some of Twitter’s operations. While dogecoin jumped in value against the dollar, a number of other popular meme coin assets followed DOGE’s lead on Mond...

Uniswap, one of the main decentralized finance exchanges in the cryptocurrency world, is now taking measures to ensure illegal funds cannot be transacted using its platform. The company has already started blocking addresses linked to “blocked activities” and will apply a filter with data provided by TRM Labs, a blockchain analysis firm that focuses on detecting illegal activities. Uniswap Scrutinizes Addresses Interacting With Its Frontend Uniswap, the decentralized finance exchange, has taken measures to curb the illegal activity conducted using its platform. The exchange has now introduced address screening procedures that log the addresses using its official frontend. These addresses are then compared to a blacklist provided by TRM Labs, a blockchain firm that provides transaction monitoring services. While the extent of these measures is still unknown, in its address-screening FAQ, Uniswap explains the kind of activities it wants to exclude from taking advantage of its servic...

PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland, April 25, 2022) – UniX Gaming , a leading crypto gaming guild, has partnered with industry giants DAO Maker and SL2 Capital to launch its own launchpad, ‘ Final Round’. UniX also announced that Delysium would be one of the first games to debut on ‘ Final Round’ . Invested in by the likes of Y Combinator, Delysium is the world’s first AAA blockchain MMO game, which in itself demonstrates UniX Gaming’s determination to see Final Round succeed. The idea behind the launchpad for UniX is not just to give investors early access to the latest games but its community as well. The launch of ‘Final Round’ also puts UniX in a unique position as the only all-in-one guild, launchpad, and DAO. The addition of a launchpad to the UniXverse not only enables it to contribute positively to the Play-to-Earn space but adds more utility and value to its UniX token. “We have been working tirelessly to make this possible for our community, and we have finally done...

Wall Street suffered Monday morning as the major U.S. stock indexes dropped further, building on losses gathered last week. Reports indicate that investors are concerned about the upcoming Federal Reserve rate hikes and China’s recent Covid-19 outbreak. As equities floundered on Monday, the crypto economy slid under the $2 trillion mark and gold prices dropped 1.6% against the U.S. dollar during the past 24 hours. However, after Elon Musk revealed he acquired Twitter at 2:50 p.m. (ET), both equities and crypto markets rebounded a great deal following the announcement. Global Markets Shake Over Fears of Covid-19 Related Supply Chain Issues and the Possibility of Aggressive Rate Hikes Four days ago, Jerome Powell, the current U.S. Federal Reserve chair, explained at an International Monetary Fund (IMF) panel discussion on April 21, that the U.S. central bank may have to move “more quickly” when it comes to bank rate hikes. Powell further noted that the U.S. central bank could impleme...