A high-profile gamer is joining SBI Holdings’ gaming arm, signing a contract to receive his salary in major cryptocurrency XRP. Kengo “Ken” Suzuki, a professional player of crossover action fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, or SSBU, has signed a contract with SBI e-Sports, the gaming arm of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings. Ken is also considered to be the world’s best Sonic player. According to an official announcement posted by SBI on Oct. 15, Ken will now be part of SBI e-Sports’ newly established SSBU division. The player will receive his annual salary in XRP instead of Japanese yen …
At more than $52 billion, the market capitalization of meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE) has already passed that of Twitter, U.S. car manufacturer Ford, and now, Tether. According to data from AssetDash, the market cap of Dogecoin is $52.5 billion, more than $400 million higher than that of Tether (USDT) at $52 billion. The token has already surpassed Ford's and Twitter's market capitalization at $45.1 billion and $43.1 billion, respectively. The weeklong surge in DOGE price follows crypto-friendly trading platform eToro announcing it will begin listing Dogecoin. In a statement to Cointelegraph, a representative for eToro said the platform had added …
Gene Simmons, a rock and roll legend and a known fan of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), has reaffirmed his bullish stance on crypto by purchasing several cryptos. The Kiss frontman said on Feb. 1 that he now owns several cryptocurrencies including XRP and Dogecoin (DOGE). Simmons did not hint at how much he invested and noted that his statement is not a recommendation. Not recommending any of these to anyone. But yes, I also bought Dogecoin, XRP and others. Make of it what you will. — Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) February 1, 2021 Simmons claimed that he has also bought and …
The Market Report with Cointelegraph is live right now. On this week’s show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss what they believe are the top three most bullish coins one should take a closer look at. But first, market expert Marcel Pechman carefully examines the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) markets. Are the current market conditions bullish or bearish? What is the outlook for the next few months? Pechman is here to break it down. Next up: the main event. Join Cointelegraph analysts Benton Yaun, Jordan Finneseth and Sam Bourgi as each makes his case for the most bullish cryptocurrency right now. …
References to crypto or blockchain technology are nowhere to be found in newly leaked images concerning “Twitter Coins” — the platform’s secret in-development digital asset. First leaked in early December by tech bloggers Jane Manchun Wong and Nima Owji, many have been hoping that the secret “Twitter Coins” project would involve cryptocurrency in some way. Members of the Dogecoin (DOGE) community have been especially hopeful given Twitter CEO Musk’s affiliation with the token. In a Dec. 4 Twitter Spaces, when Musk said he was still interested in integrating crypto with the social media platform. However, newly leaked images of the …