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El Salvador’s ‘My First Bitcoin’: How to teach a nation about crypto
The grassroots Mi Primer Bitcoin, meaning “My First Bitcoin,” program has picked up steam in El Salvador. The first cohort of...
Defi Attacker Siphons $570,000 From Curve Finance, Crypto Exchange Fixedfloat Freezes 112 Ethereum
Reports indicate that the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Curve was hacked for $570,000 in ethereum after people noticed that...
All about Bitstamp: The who, how, and why
Bitstamp is a crypto exchange suitable for fee-conscious traders, as its fees are lower than what many competing exchanges charge. ...
Biggest Movers: AVAX Nears Highest Level Since May, ETC Moves Towards $40
Avalanche rallied on Wednesday, as the token broke out of a key resistance level on its way towards a multi-month high. Crypto markets...
Midas releases 3 investment strategies to cope with bear market
Custodial CeDeFi service provider Midas.Investments released three new investment strategies today – “Soft Long”,...
German Crypto Exchange Nuri Files for Insolvency
Cryptocurrency exchange Nuri has filed for insolvency, reportedly becoming Germany’s first fintech to take the step in a...
TORN price sinks 45% after U.S. Treasury sanctions Tornado Cash — rebound ahead?
Tornado Cash (TORN) has lost almost half its market valuation two days after being slapped with sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department....
Astar Network announces a strategic partnership with Acala
Astar Network and Acala’s partnership is set to boost the decentralised finance (DeFi) ecosystem on Polkadot. Astar Network, an...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Surges Back Above $1,700 as US Inflation Falls to 8.5%
Ethereum was once again volatile on Wednesday, as prices of the token fell below $1,700 ahead of the latest U.S. inflation report....
Is the Spell Token a buy as it forms an inverted H&S pattern?
Spell Token price surged to the highest level since May 22nd even as other cryptocurrency prices dropped. The SPELL token rose to a high...
First multichain wallet releases feature to support Ethereum NFTs
Nufinetes, the first multichain wallet built for Binance Smart Chain, Ethereum, and VeChain ecosystems, released a new feature to enable...
Metaverse Memecoin Tamadoge Raises $1 Million Midway Through Its Beta Sale
London, UK, 10th August, 2022, Chainwire Tamadoge, the P2E metaverse meme coin, has raised $1 million after just 12 days of its beta sale....
What is a trading journal? And how to use one
Monitoring price changes using charts is one way to stay updated on the market trends. However, technical or fundamental analyses and...
CurateDAO launches decentralized Pinterest-like data curations on Avalanche
CurateDAO has released decentralized Pinterest-like data curations supported by incentives on Avalanche blockchain. The integration has...
Report: Nearly 13,000 Chinese Social Media Accounts Promoting Virtual Currency Closed
Nearly 13,000 Chinese social media accounts that allegedly promoted virtual currency investments were closed, the Cyberspace...
Curve Finance resolves a hack suffered a few hours ago
Curve Finance successfully resolved a hack after experiencing an exploit a few hours ago. The Curve Finance team reported that it had...
Decentralizing the Internet: How Wayru is Bringing People Together with Blockchain
In 2011 the UN released a report declaring the internet a Human Right, but over a decade later millions of people in developing countries...
Crypto futures exchange CoinFLEX has filed for restructuring in Seychelles
CoinFLEX, a renowned crypto futures exchange, has filed for restructuring in a Seychelles court. This comes two months after the exchange...
Bitcoin braces for US inflation data as CPI nerves halt BTC price gains
Bitcoin (BTC) hit multi-day lows into Aug. 10 as crypto traders braced for impact with fresh United States inflation data. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Ether to defend the $1,500 support level as the broader market retreats
The broader cryptocurrency market has erased the gains it accumulated earlier this week. The cryptocurrency market is trading in the red...
You can sell Bitcoin and still be bullish, says Cypherpunk CEO
The cryptocurrency market has lost more than 60% of its value over the past few months. Cypherpunk CEO Jeffrey Gao believes that people...
Reserve Bank of Australia to Pilot Digital Currency, Explore Use Cases
The monetary authority in Australia is beginning research into the potential economic benefits of issuing a central bank digital currency....
German crypto bank Nuri files for insolvency citing a “lasting strain”
Nuri, a German startup crypto bank, yesterday evening announced that it had filed for insolvency after what it calls a “lasting...
Iran makes $10M import with crypto, plans ‘widespread’ use by end of Sept
Struggling through decades of economic sanctions, Iran has placed its first international import order using $10 million worth of...
The Routing Protocol incentivises contributions to the Human Protocol network
The Routing Protocol is designed to incentivise contributions to the broader network thanks to some changes within the ecosystem. The team...
Report: Samsung Signs MOU to Build Galaxy NFT Ecosystem
Korean electronic goods producer Samsung Electronics recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six companies that will...
Kazakhstan Investigates Crypto Mining Hotel Allegedly Operating as Ponzi Scheme
Authorities in Kazakhstan have launched an investigation into a mining hotel business suspected of being a crypto pyramid as part of an...
Thailand Plans to Tighten Crypto Oversight, Giving Central Bank More Powers to Regulate Digital Assets
Thailand is reportedly preparing to amend its law on digital assets to tighten the oversight of the crypto sector and empower the Thai...
Iran Places First Official Import Order With Cryptocurrency Worth $10 Million
Iran has placed its first official import order using cryptocurrency worth $10 million, according to a government official. “By the...
Blockchain and NFTs are changing the publishing industry
Web3 has become the most sought-after investment sector of 2022, as use cases for nonfungible tokens (NFTs), the Metaverse and other...
Total value locked in DeFi dropped by 66%, but multiple metrics reflect steady growth
The aggregate total value locked (TVL) in the crypto market measures the amount of funds deposited in smart contracts and this figure...
Cleanspark Acquires Plug-in-Ready Bitcoin Mining Facility With up to 86 MW of Capacity
On Tuesday, the bitcoin mining company Cleanspark announced it acquired a plug-in-ready bitcoin mining facility that is scalable to 86...
Buy a Dream House With Bitcoin In the Idyllic Caribbean Valley of Puerto Rico
At one point in every crypto enthusiast’s life he or she has envisioned buying their dream mansion, with Bitcoin. What was once a...
Snoop Dogg, Steve Aoki, Logan Paul, and Beeple Dusted by OFAC-Banned Tornado Cash Transactions
Following the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) banning Tornado Cash and a number of associated...
Interview with Dr Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University, on cryptocurrency trading addiction
This Q&A is the full interview with Dr Mark Griffiths. For our deep dive into cryptocurrency trading addiction, with contribution from...
Interview with Dr Jeremiah Weinstock , Saint Louis University, on cryptocurrency trading addiction
This Q&A is the full interview with Dr Jeremiah Weinstock. For our deep dive into cryptocurrency trading addiction, with contribution...
Interview with Dr Lia Nower on crypto trading addiction
This Q&A is the full interview with Dr Lia Nower. For our deep dive into cryptocurrency trading addiction, with contribution from the...
Interview with Dr. John McAlane, Bournemouth University, on crypto addiction
This Q&A is the full interview with Dr John McAlane. For our deep dive into cryptocurrency trading addiction, with contribution from...
Why is nobody talking about crypto trading addiction?
Key Takeaways We spoke to a five-person panel of experts on the topic of cryptocurrency trading addiction Experts agree there is almost no...
FTX Pay Integrates With Reddit’s Arbitrum Nova-Powered Community Points System
FTX has announced that FTX Pay’s infrastructure has integrated with the social media and news aggregation forum Reddit’s...
Bitcoin mining difficulty hits 5-month low as miners close up shop
Key Takeaways The cost of mining one bitcoin is down to $13,000, from $24,000 at the start of June Conversely, electricity costs around...
These Are the Crypto Economy’s 5 Most Expensive Assets per Unit in August 2022
On July 18, 2021, Bitcoin.com News researched the top five most expensive crypto assets and at that time there were two digital currencies...
VisionsDao Exits Stealth Mode and Presents a Modular Stack for GameFi That Enables Sustainable Economies
Toronto, Canada, 8th August, 2022, Chainwire An up-and-coming GameFi infrastructure startup, VisionsDAO has been building for more than a...
Nas Academy partners with Invisible College to launch a crypto academy for web3
Nas Academy is going deeper into the web3 ecosystem thanks to its partnership with Invisible College. Creator tech platform Nas Academy...
Biggest Movers: UNI Drops to 1-Week Low, While FIL Extends Recent Declines
Uniswap moved to a one-week low on Tuesday, as crypto markets were mostly in the red during today’s session. The latest red wave in...
Bitcoin dominance hits 6-month lows as metric proclaims new ‘alt season’
Bitcoin (BTC) is facing fresh competition from altcoins this month as data shows that — technically — it is already “alt...
Korea Blockchain Week, Aug. 9: Second-day takeaways from the Cointelegraph team
Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2022 wrapped up its two-day mainstage events this evening, which again saw a number of influential speakers...
What the fork? Ethereum’s potential forked ETHW token is trading under $100
An Ethereum fork token that does not yet exist, dubbed ETHW, is trading under $100 across several crypto exchanges after debuting at $30....
How to bake your own DAO at home — With just 5 ingredients!
Decentralized autonomous organizations come in all sizes and flavors. Some can seem sweet; others turn sour. It can be fun and interesting...
OFAC’s Tornado Cash Ban Causes Github Suspensions and the Blacklisting of Crypto Addresses Holding $437M
On August 8, the ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash, and all the crypto addresses associated with the platform, were officially banned...
USDC’s blacklist of Tornado dApp shows the danger of centralisation
Circle is blocking USDC transactions connected to the Tornado Cash decentralised application, a move that is seen by many as a clear...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Drops Under $24,000 After Falling Below Key Price Ceiling
Bitcoin fell below $24,000 in today’s session, as prices collided with a key resistance level. Following a strong start to the...
Marathon Digital Posts Negative Q2 Results, but Increases Bitcoin Production 8% YoY
Marathon Digital, one of the biggest mining companies in the Bitcoin ecosystem, has posted its financial results corresponding to the...
Gunzilla Games raises $46m in Republic Capital-led round
AAA game studio Gunzilla Games raised $46 million in their latest investment round, which was led by Republic Capital, Coin Journal...
KQuasars Launches New Astrophysical NFT Collection
PRESS RELEASE. St. Barth, August 9, 2022 – KQuasars launches new astrophysical NFT collection. After studying with renowned physicists,...
Bitcoin realized price bands form key resistance as bulls lose $24K
Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated lower on Aug. 9 after familiar resistance preserved a multi-month trading range. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Litecoin price forecast as the fear and greed index recovers
Litecoin price has crawled back in the past few days as the crypto industry and stock market rebounded. LTC was trading at $61.74 on...
Mark Cuban Mocks the Metaverse: ‘It Is Anything You Want It to Be’
Mark Cuban, investor, Shark Tank star, and owner of the Dallas Mavericks is skeptical when it comes to the concept of the metaverse. In a...
Why is Celsius’s CEL token up by 28% in the last 24 hours?
Celsius is the best-performing cryptocurrency amongst the top 100 coins by market cap over the last 24 hours. The cryptocurrency market...
Report: Nigerian Anti-Graft Body Identifies Individuals Fueling the Naira’s Rapid Depreciation
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently claimed it had identified individuals and organizations whose...
Bitcoin continues to struggle to push past the $24k resistance level
The cryptocurrency market has continued its positive start to the week despite some coins and tokens currently underperforming. The...
Crypto regulation is needed to restore market confidence, says John Ge
The co-founder of Bitmain believes that regulation is needed to restore confidence in the cryptocurrency market. John Ge, chief executive...
Crypto Casinos Are ‘Impossible to Rig Because the Game Is Hosted on a Blockchain’ — Online Casino Reviewer
According to an igaming expert, Keane Ecclestone, crypto casinos are increasingly popular with bettors that value their privacy and...
Colombians Make Up 20% of the Customers of New Gen Crypto-Powered Accounts According to BBVA
BBVA, a private bank based in Spain, released an article that states Latam users are very interested in their crypto-powered solutions....
Elon Musk Challenges Twitter’s CEO to Public Debate on Fake Accounts and Spam Bots
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has challenged Twitter’s CEO to a public debate over the platform’s fake accounts and spam...
Federal Reserve Governor Supports More 75bps Rate Hikes Citing ‘Significant Risk of High Inflation Into Next Year’
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman says she supports ongoing 75 basis point interest rate hikes “until inflation is on a...
LBank Exchange Will List Drive Crypto (DRIVECRYPTO) on August 9, 2022
PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Aug. 8, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list Drive Crypto...
Brazilian Voting Authority Might Include Blockchain Tech in Future Elections
The Brazilian voting authority (TSE), has publicly declared it is studying blockchain as a technology that might help the organization in...
White hat hackers have returned $32.6M worth of tokens to Nomad bridge
Mere hours after the Nomad token bridge published an Ethereum wallet address last week for the return of funds following a $190 million...
Fed reverse repo reaches $2.3T, but what does it mean for crypto investors?
The U.S. Federal Reserve (FED) recently initiated an attempt to reduce its $8.9 trillion balance sheet by halting billions of dollars...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Downplays Ethereum PoW Fork, Hopes It ‘Doesn’t Lead to People Losing Money’
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently discussed what he thinks about the recent Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW) fork topic...
Price analysis 8/8: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, MATIC, AVAX
The United States equities markets and the cryptocurrency markets have started the week on a strong note, indicating that traders are not...
US Government Bans Ethereum Mixer Tornado Cash, Platform Added to OFAC’s SDN List
On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department’s watchdog the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) banned the ethereum mixing...
Native Payment Infrastructure, Airswift, Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding Led by CE Innovation Capital
PRESS RELEASE. Vancouver, August 8, 2022 – Airswift, a fintech startup pioneering Web 3.0 native payment solutions, announced that it...
Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Pauses Withdrawals — Company Cites Market Conditions, Despite Recent Crypto Rally
On August 8, the crypto exchange and lending platform Hodlnaut announced that the company has paused withdrawals, token swaps, and...
A slice of the punk: CryptoPunk NFT to be split into 56,000 pieces
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) continue to capture the imagination of the cryptocurrency space, with some of the most popular projects...
Metaverse housing bubble bursting? Virtual land prices crash 85% amid waning interest
The metaverse sector is witnessing its very-own housing crisis moment, thanks to massive declines in the prices of its virtual lands in...
Bitcoin price targets 8-week highs as Ethereum reaches $1.8K
Bitcoin (BTC) looked to target new August highs at the Aug. 8 Wall Street open as upcoming United States inflation data fueled sentiment....
Biggest Movers: FLOW Moves to Highest Point Since May, DOT Fast Approaching $10 Level
Flow was in the green to start the week, as the token climbed to its highest point since May. The surge has seen prices rise by as much as...
Lawrence Dallaglio Appointed Strategic Global Advisor for Caduceus to bring Sport into the Metaverse
London, United Kingdom, 8th August, 2022, Chainwire Caduceus Metaverse Protocol (CMP) today welcomes on board English World Cup Winning...
World Gold Council Exec Believes Blockchain Technology Will Bolster Trust in the Gold Industry
The World Gold Council’s (WGC) head of global sales and regional CEO, Joe Cavatoni, explained on Friday that he believes the gold...
Stellar (XLM) and Avalanche (AVAX) take off after listing on Robinhood
Stellar (XLM) and Avalanche (AVAX) coins are rallying after Robinhood announced today that it has added them to the list of tradable...
Serenity Shield launches its cryptographic data storage and succession solution
Serenity Shield has launched the first cryptographic sensitive data storage and succession solution on the blockchain. Serenity Shield has...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Hits 2-Month High Above $1,800
Ethereum surged to a two-month high on Monday, as crypto prices have mostly moved higher following Friday’s nonfarm payrolls...
Avalanche price prediction as AVAX crosses key resistance
Avalanche price rebound continued on Monday as demand for its NFT solutions rose. The AVAX token rose to a high of $30.16, which was the...
Metaverse NFT Domains Are Trending: Minting Goes Live on Quik․com
Everyone is now familiar with the term “NFTs,” which provide users with decentralized asset ownership and legitimate property...
Nigeria becomes the most crypto-obsessed nation after April crash: Report
The crypto market crash in April saw most cryptocurrencies lose more than 60% of their valuation from the top, leading to an overall...
Kadena price prediction: Is this the return of the raging bull?
Kadena price rebound accelerated on Monday as demand for the token continued rising. The KDA token jumped to a high of $2.42, which was...
Lebanon Ponzi Finance: World Bank Says Politicians Are to Blame for the ‘Deliberate Depression’
Deliberately insufficient policy responses by successive Lebanese governments combined with the self-serving agreements by politicians are...
Six reasons why blockchain makes sense for commercial real estate: Deloitte
Solutions built around blockchain technology offer several upfront benefits, including a censorship-resistant, irreversible distributed...