Resistance is futile! 3 reasons why Bitcoin mining will never go away

Numerous governments have tried to ban Bitcoin mining, but data and insights from those in the mining industry suggest that this is easier said than done. In the summer of 2021, the Chinese government banned Bitcoin (BTC) mining and cited the typical concerns of harmful environmental effects and money laundering.

Mastercard to allow 2.9B cardholders to make direct NFT purchases

Card payments for NFTs were first announced in association with Coinbase’s latest NFT marketplace in January. International payment processing giant Mastercard is expanding its payment network for nonfungible token (NFT) markets and Web3.The financial service provider announced that it has been working on expanding their payment networks to NFTs over the past year.

TrueFi launches on Optimism, expanding access to on-chain credit

Several projects have launched on Optimism this year with the goal of giving users instant transactions and lower gas fees.