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Is the Metaverse really turning out like ‘Snow Crash’?
‘Snow Crash’ by Neal Stephenson Neal Stephenson’s science fiction novel Snow Crash predicted the Metaverse in 1992. This cult book has the...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Jumps to 6-Month High Above $24,000
Bitcoin surged above $24,000 on Feb. 02, as markets continued to react to the latest U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision. On Wednesday,...
Aptos price forms a bullish flag amid on-chain activity woes
Aptos price has been in a strong bullish trend in 2023. Its DeFi TVL has plunged in APT terms. The number of users in its ecosystem has...
Monero (XMR) price staggers as the hash rate retreats
Monero is the biggest privacy-focused coin in the industry. It has underperformed recently as the number of hash rate has slipped. Monero...
Bitzlato to Restore Operations and Withdrawals From Russia, Co-founder Vows
Russia-linked cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, seized by Western law enforcement, plans to relaunch and permit partial withdrawals, a...
Neon Link Announces Limited Presale Of The $NEON Token That Will Power A Thousand Blockchain Games
Press Release. LONDON, ENGLAND – February 2nd, 2023 – Neon Link, a blockchain gaming company building a technologically robust and...
Nigerian Crypto Users and Enthusiasts Dismiss 100% BTC Premium Claims
Nigerian blockchain and crypto enthusiasts have said recent reports suggesting that local residents are paying a premium of almost 100% on...
72% of institutional traders are crypto-skeptical this year: JPMorgan
A whopping 72% of institutional e-traders have signaled “no plans to trade crypto/digital coins” in 2023, according to a new survey...
Chinese Economist Urges Government to Reconsider Crypto Ban — Warns of Missed Tech Opportunities
An economics professor and former adviser to the People’s Bank of China has urged the Chinese government to reconsider its ban on...
Bitcoin Ordinals creator looks for fix after first instance of shock porn
Only days after the launch of the Bitcoin (BTC)-based Ordinals protocol, its creator had to deal with their first shock pornographic...
Indian Government Introduces New Crypto Tax Penalties
The Indian government has introduced new crypto tax penalties, including for non-payment of crypto tax deducted at source (TDS). Much to...
NFT Sales Soar: January 2023 Reaches Nearly $1 Billion in 30 Days With 41% Increase
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales increased 41.96% from the previous month, according to data recorded on Feb. 1, 2023. NFT sales reached...
Ethereum’s Shanghai fork is coming — but it doesn’t mean investors should dump ETH
Ethereum’s next big upgrade, Shanghai, is on the horizon for March. The Shanghai hard fork will implement further improvement proposals...
London Crowned World’s Leading Cryptocurrency Hub, According to Study
According to research from Recap, a cryptocurrency tax software company, London has become the world’s leading hub for...
Bitcoin awaits Fed Powell speech as sellers cement $23.5K resistance
Bitcoin (BTC) preserved its active trading range into the Feb. 1 Wall Street open as markets looked to the day’s key macroeconomic data....
Bitcoin advocate Najah Roberts explains why BTC is a tool for empowerment
If you ask 10 people what Bitcoin’s original purpose is, at least one person will say it’s meant to cut out the middleman, reduce the cost...
Price analysis 2/1: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, LTC, AVAX
Bitcoin (BTC) gained about 40% in January, its best finish in the first month of the year since 2013. The sharp rally caused a change in...
Retail giant Pick n Pay to accept Bitcoin in 1,628 stores across South Africa
South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay is now accepting Bitcoin (BTC) in all of its 1,628 stores following a three-month pilot testing...
What is Solend and how does it work
Solend is a decentralized lending and borrowing protocol built on Solana. It is lauded for expanding the methods available for Solana...
Bitcoin bulls plan to flip $23K to support by aiming to win this week’s $1B options expiry
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been trading above $22,500 for 12 days. Of course, this situation can change even if Federal Reserve chair...
Britain Announces Plans for ‘Robust’ Crypto Rules, Launches Consultation
The U.K. has unveiled “ambitious plans” to “robustly regulate” various crypto activities, while seeking to protect customers and grow its...
Federal Reserve Raises Benchmark Interest Rate by 0.25%, Disinflationary Process ‘Early,’ Says Powell
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25% on Wednesday after markets priced in near 100% certainty the...
Following APT’s 400% Rise Since Late December, Aptos Drops 20% From All-Time High
On Jan. 26, 2023, the cryptocurrency asset aptos (APT) reached an all-time high and then lost 20% of its value over the next five days. In...
Tiffany Fong flames Celsius, FTX and NY Post: Hall of Flame
Name: Tiffany Fong Anonymous: No Twitter followers: 51.7K Known for: Breaking leaked info on Celsius and interviewing Sam Bankman-Fried...
Biggest Movers: LTC Races to 9-Month High, ATOM Extends Recent Gains
Litecoin raced to a nine-month high on Feb. 1, following a breakout of a key resistance level. The surge in price comes as the global...
60 Organizations Launch Campaign Urging US Congress to Protect Privacy
On Wednesday, 60 organizations involved in cryptocurrencies, open-source and free software, and human rights and privacy-preserving...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Marginally Higher Ahead of FOMC Meeting Results
Ethereum was marginally higher on Feb. 1, as markets prepare for the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting results. Many...
NFT Fantasy Game Sorare Partners With Premier League for Multi-Year Licensing Deal
Sorare, a Paris-based NFT (non-fungible token) fantasy game startup, has closed a deal with the Premier League, the first soccer division...
Equinoz’s ‘Cybernetics’ Was Sold Out In 4 Minutes On PlayNomm NFT Marketplace
Souel, Korea, 1st February, 2023, Chainwire NFT auction on playNomm for a pre-drop event of NFT Korea Festival Artwork was sold out at its...
Bitcoin meets FOMC after 39% January gains with Fed path ‘uncertain’
Bitcoin (BTC) hovered around $23,000 on Feb. 1 after sealing its best January performance in ten years. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Binance and Mastercard Launch Crypto Prepaid Card in Brazil as Part of Latam Expansion
Leading crypto exchange Binance and credit card giant Mastercard have partnered to launch a prepaid crypto-linked card in Brazil as part...
Crypto-friendly bank ends loans backed by crypto mining rigs
The holding company for the crypto-friendly bank, BankProv, has revealed it’s no longer providing loans secured by cryptocurrency mining...
Nigeria Extends Deadline for Returning Soon-to-Be Demonetized Naira Banknotes
After initially ignoring pleas to extend the period for returning old naira banknotes, the Nigerian central bank recently said it has...
Decentralized Twitter alternative goes live on Apple’s App Store
Damus, a so-called “Twitter killer” built on a decentralized network, has been approved on the Apple App Store. The Damus team confirmed...
India Highlights Need for ‘Common Approach to Regulating Crypto Ecosystem’
India’s Finance Ministry has highlighted the necessity for “a common approach to regulating the crypto ecosystem” in its...
Founder of $7.5M ‘brazen fraud scheme’ gets 8 years behind bars
Founder of “My Big Coin” Randall Crater has been sentenced to 100 months in prison and ordered to pay over $7.6 million to the victims of...
Crypto scammers abuse ‘lax’ UK company laws to fool victims: Report
The United Kingdom is host to at least 168 companies accused of running fraudulent crypto or foreign exchange (forex) scams, according to...
Tesla’s SEC Filing Shows Bitcoin Fair Market Value of $191 Million
Tesla’s latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows that the fair market value of the...
82% of Millionaires Ask About Putting Crypto in Their Portfolios, Survey Shows
Asset management firm Devere Group says that 82% of millionaires surveyed have asked their financial advisors about adding...
Bitcoin on-chain data and BTC’s recent price rally point to a healthier ecosystem
Bitcoin (BTC) had a rough year all throughout 2022. But fresh on-chain and futures market data show positive signs that the leading...
Metaverse Tokens Outperform Top Crypto Assets in 2023 With Decentraland’s MANA Leading the Pack
During the first month of 2023, the top two leading cryptocurrencies, bitcoin and ethereum, experienced double-digit gains against the...
Bitcoin poised for another attack on $24K as trader predicts ‘bearish February’
Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $23,000 into the Jan. 31 Wall Street open as markets braced for a fresh macroeconomic reckoning. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Ethereum to Reach Peak of $2,474 Per Token in 2023, Finder’s Survey of Crypto and Fintech Experts Reveals
Seven days ago, finder.com, a product comparison website, published a forecast report based on predictions from several crypto and fintech...
5 altcoins that produced double-digit gains as Bitcoin price rallied in January
The rally in cryptocurrency markets started in early January with a spike in heavily-shorted altcoins and Ethereum (ETH) liquid staking...
Syntropy (NOIA) price: Analyst shares outlook after token gains 168%
NOIA is the native token of Syntropy, a distributed routing protocol for the Internet. The token’s price surged 168% from its...
Massachusetts-Based Bankprov to End Loan Offerings Secured by Cryptocurrency Mining Rigs
The Amesbury, Massachusetts-based Bankprov, a subsidiary of Provident Bancorp, has announced that it will no longer provide loans secured...
FTX Debtors Seek Dismissal of Turkish Entities in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings
FTX debtors have filed a motion with the court requesting to dismiss its Turkish subsidiaries from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings....
Biggest Movers: DOGE Hits 8-Week High as Meme Coins Rally on Tuesday
Dogecoin climbed to an eight-week high on Jan. 31, as prices broke out of a key resistance level on Tuesday. The meme coin surged ahead...
BAYC investors have less than a week to join class action against Yuga Labs
Troubled cryptocurrency fintech Yuga Labs is about to face more lawsuits in relation to its nonfungible tokens (NFT) collection, Bored Ape...
Alameda Research Seeks $446 Million Over Alleged ‘Preferential Transfers’ to Voyager Digital
On Monday, Alameda Research Ltd. filed a legal complaint against Voyager Digital LLC and HTC Trading Inc. in the U.S. bankruptcy court....
How Bitcoin mining saved Africa’s oldest national park from bankruptcy
Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the first national park in the world to run a Bitcoin (BTC) mine...
20 wild attempts to create crypto micronations or communities
We can’t blame Elon Musk for dreaming of moving to Mars — the human race has always been curious about finding a better life somewhere...
EUR/USD and Bitcoin: an unusual correlation
BTC/USD and EUR/USD move in a direct correlation Bitcoin’s higher volatility explains the late bounce from the lows EUR/USD may help...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Lower, Ahead of Key Week of US Economic Data
Bitcoin fell below $23,000 on Jan. 31, following a recent move to a five-month high over the weekend. Market volatility has since...
Why does Bitcoin consolidate? Answer: waiting for central banks to move
Bitcoin is in a 10-day long consolidation The range is extremely tight Market participants await central banks to move The past ten...
Panamanian Crypto Bill Might Get a Second Wind in the Highest Court of the Country
The fate of the Panamanian crypto bill project, which was approved by the Panamanian National Assembly last year, now depends on the...
Here’s why Alchemy Pay (ACH) price surged to a July high
Alchemy Pay surged to the highest point since July 2022. Twitter is looking to build a payment platform with crypto features. Alchemy...
Bitcoin sees most long liquidations of 2023 as BTC price tags $22.5K
Bitcoin (BTC) swapped bullish gains for chop into Jan. 31 as the end of the month saw nervous price action. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Meet Ordinals, the New Bitcoin NFT Engine, and the Drama Surrounding Them
Ordinals, a new way of using and getting content using Bitcoin, are enabling creators to harness the utility of NFTs (non-fungible tokens)...
Russians Offered Ready-made Crypto Exchange Accounts Amid Restrictions
Russian crypto traders have been looking to obtain unrestricted accounts for global exchanges as their access to such platforms is...
Korean Government to Adopt Cryptocurrency Tracking System Within 5 Months
The South Korean government will adopt a cryptocurrency tracking system within the first half of this year, the country’s Ministry...
Arbitrum-Based Vest Exchange Emerges, Aims to Democratize Perpetual Futures
A new decentralized exchange (dex) on Arbitrum, called Vest Exchange, was announced this past weekend, and the team that created the...
Bitcoin price is up, but BTC mining stocks could remain vulnerable throughout 2023
Bitcoin mining stocks usually follow BTC’s price because it directly influences the company’s earnings. These stocks were beaten...
Bitcoin aims for $25K as institutional demand increases and economic data soothes investor fears
Bitcoin (BTC) price broke above $22,500 on Jan. 20 and has since been able to defend that level — accumulating 40.5% gains in the month of...
Price analysis 1/30: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, MATIC, DOT
Traders tend to lighten up positions before important events because they hate uncertainty. The United States Federal Reserve’s policy...
Report: Elon Musk’s Payments Vision for Twitter Takes Shape, Small Team Tasked to Build Infrastructure
Seven months ago, current Twitter owner Elon Musk said, prior to acquiring the social media giant, he would integrate cryptocurrency...
Ripple price prediction ahead of the Fed meeting
Ripple gained over 16% YTD While the momentum is positive, it has yet to overcome resistance $0.3 – $0.5 are pivotal levels for...
Bitcoin Rise in First Month of 2023 Moves Crypto Fear Index From ‘Extreme Fear’ to ‘Greed’
Last month, statistics showed that the Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) had a score of 25, indicating “extreme fear.”...
Unbanked and Mastercard Team Up to Accelerate Crypto Card Adoption Within Web3 Organizations in Europe
PRESS RELEASE. Today it was announced that Unbanked, the leading provider of white-label crypto card issuance and program management...
Digital asset investment products see highest inflows since July 2022: Report
On Jan. 30, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” which revealed that...
Biggest Movers: MATIC Retreats From 12-Week High on Monday
Polygon retreated from a multi-month high to start the week, as traders moved in to secure recent gains. Chainlink also moved lower, as...
Bitcoin adoption of Guatemalan merchants grows one BTC tattoo at a time
Bitcoin (BTC) use in Guatemala is on the up. The Latin American country bordering El Salvador boasts Guatemalan-grown Bitcoin companies...
Bitcoin price pares weekend gains as another CME ‘gap’ lurks below $20K
Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to maintain bullish momentum on Jan. 30 as the countdown to the monthly close kept the market nervous. BTC/USD...
Should you buy Ethereum amid lagging behind Bitcoin in 2023?
Leading cryptocurrencies started 2023 with positive momentum Bitcoin, Doge, Ripple, and Ethereum move in a direct correlation Ethereum has...
Ethereum Classic’s Hashrate and Price Trend Lower After Ethereum PoW to PoS Transition
Just before the Ethereum network transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to proof-of-stake (PoS), Ethereum Classic’s...
30 million Bitcoin addresses in profit as metric hits 9-month high
Bitcoin addresses in profit is at a 9-month high of 30+ million. More unique addresses in profit were last above 30 million in early April...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Nears $24,000 Following Weekend Rally
Bitcoin started the week trading near a five-month high, as prices consolidated the weekend’s gains. Prices rose close to $24,000...
Bitcoin price prediction ahead of Fed decision, NFP data
Bitcoin price declined slightly on Monday after nearing the resistance at $24,000. Macro factors will be the key drivers for Bitcoin and...
Recruiting Agencies in Japan Are Turning to the Metaverse
The metaverse is making inroads in job recruiting fronts in Japan. According to local reports, a mega metaverse job fair was organized on...
Bitcoin premium hits 60% in Nigeria as country limits ATM cash withdrawals
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) in Nigeria has skyrocketed to well above global market levels amid continued efforts by the central bank to...
Ordinals protocol sparks debate over the place for NFTs in the Bitcoin ecosystem
The recent launch of a nonfungible token (NFT) protocol on the Bitcoin mainnet has the crypto community divided over whether it’ll be good...
Best January since 2013? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a key week with a familiar cocktail of price spikes mixed with fear that the bear market will return. After sealing...
Bitcoin mining revenue jumps up 50% to $23M in one month
As Bitcoin (BTC) shows a minor bull run, the connected mining ecosystems’ year-long struggle for survival has started to pay off. In the...
Argentine Peso Loses Almost 12% Against the Greenback During January; Inflation Projected to Rise Sharply
The Argentine peso has fallen consistently against the U.S. dollar this month, losing almost 12% since Jan. 1. The behavior of the...
Bitget Announces Winners of Hero Trader Awards 2022
PRESS RELEASE. VICTORIA, Seychelles — Bitget, a leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, has announced the winners and...
Floki Inu DAO approves proposal to burn over $100M worth of FLOKI tokens
FLOKI’s price has rallied by over 100% in the past week. It has hit a daily high of $0.00002973 today rallying on the news of the...
Philippines securities regulator seeks more authority to police the crypto industry
The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking to bring cryptocurrencies under its scope and beef up its authority...
Kazakhstan Parliament Adopts Law Regulating Crypto Mining and Exchange
Lawmakers in Nur-Sultan have approved the final version of the law “On Digital Assets in the Republic of Kazakhstan.” The new legislation,...
Monkey Drainer-linked scammers possibly exposed after an on-chain quarrel
Blockchain security firm CertiK believes to have found the real identity of at least one scammer allegedly linked tothe “Monkey Drainer”...
US Senator’s Resolution Encourages Capitol Gift Shops to Accept Cryptocurrency
A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a resolution that encourages Capitol gift shops to accept cryptocurrency payments. He stressed that...