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Bitcoin ATM Operator Indicted in New York Allegedly Running Illegal Business Attracting Criminals
A bitcoin ATM operator has been indicted in New York for running an illegal business “marketed towards individuals engaged in...
Ethereum vs Cardano: Which is a better buy?
Ethereum and Cardano are some of the best-known blockchains in the industry. They are also some of the largest, with Ethereum having a...
SEC Risks Violating Admin Procedure Act by Rejecting Spot Bitcoin ETFs, Says Grayscale
Grayscale Investments’ CEO explains that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could potentially violate the...
Fidelity Investments Launches Crypto, Metaverse ETFs — Says ‘We Continue to See Demand’
Fidelity Investments, one of the largest financial services firms with more than $11 trillion under administration, is launching...
First Mover Asia: Terra is 2022’s Version of Corporate Bitcoin Buying; Cryptos Hold Steady in Weekend Trading
The Luna Foundation Guard now holds about $1.7 billion in bitcoin, but crypto markets seem unimpressed with its purchases this year. Source
NFT Sales Volume Saw a Small Uptick This Week — Moonbirds, Mutant Apes Take Top Sales
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales saw a small uptick over the last week as $658.4 million in NFT sales were recorded, up 3.35% in seven days....
An open invitation for women to join the Web3 movement
There’s no denying the current narrative about Web3: it’s a boys club. And, if we keep affirming this narrative, it’s bound to come true....
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, XRP, LINK, BCH, FIL
Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins have been relatively quiet during the holiday period from Good Friday onward. This suggests that...
Today’s Top Ethereum and Bitcoin Mining Devices Continue to Rake in Profits
As the crypto economy hovers just under $2 trillion in value, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining devices are making...
Attacker Drains $182M From Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol
The flash-loan attack becomes the second nine-figure DeFi exploit in a month. Source
Draft Law Regulating Aspects of Crypto Taxation Submitted to Russian Parliament
A bill updating Russia’s tax law to incorporate provisions pertaining to cryptocurrencies has been filed with the State Duma, the...
Is Bitcoin a Risk-On or a Risk-Off Asset? Maybe It’s Neither
So, we have high inflation and everyone piled into bitcoin and its price shot up, right? Not quite… Source
Following a Brief Fee Spike, Gas Prices to Move Ethereum Drop 76% in 12 Days
Transaction fees on the Ethereum network are dropping again after average fees saw a brief spike on April 5 jumping to $43 per transfer....
‘Save Your Skin’ From Inflation With BTC, The Great Monetary Shift, and SHIB Burns — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
Another spicy week of crypto news heads into the weekend, with Mexico’s third-richest billionaire advising “save your...
Bitcoin holds $40K over Easter but thin liquidity, ‘capitulation’ risk haunt traders
Bitcoin (BTC) chose compression over the Easter weekend, sparing nervous traders a fresh dive below $40,000. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Tony Hawk’s Latest NFTs to Come With Signed Physical Skateboards
Last December, the renowned professional skateboarder Tony Hawk released his “Last Trick” non-fungible token (NFT)...
Oman to Incorporate Real Estate Tokenization in Virtual Assets Regulatory Framework
Real estate tokenization is set to be incorporated into Oman Capital Markets Authority (OCMA)’s virtual asset regulatory framework....
The future of the internet: Inside the race for Web3’s infrastructure
People interact with open-source applications like MetaMask, Web3 games, the metaverse and DeFi protocols every day but don’t often stop...
Decentralized finance: The best ways to participate and operate
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a concept that has received a lot of attention since the so-called DeFi Summer of 2020 because its usage,...
Central Bank of Brazil Confirms It Will Run a Pilot Test for Its CBDC This Year
The Central Bank of Brazil has confirmed that the institution will run a pilot test regarding the implementation of its proposed central...
Ripple CEO: SEC Lawsuit Over XRP ‘Has Gone Exceedingly Well’
The CEO of Ripple Labs says that the lawsuit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against him and his company over...
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Warns Hyperinflation, Depression Are Here
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, says that hyperinflation and depression are here. He also...
While men wanted, women did: Empowering female creators with NFTs and crypto
With the blockchain industry growing at lightspeed, businesses are actively and, even desperately, seeking out talent; and there just...
Epic Games raises $2B for Metaverse, Mastercard scales NFT plans and Ripple scores big win against SEC: Hodler’s Digest, April 10-16
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst)...
Alleged Hydra Administrator Dmitry Pavlov Reportedly Arrested In Russia
A district court in Moscow has arrested a man whom local media reports identify as Dmitry Pavlov, alleged administrator of the recently...
NBA Launches Initiative Dedicated to Web3, Metaverse, and NFT Collectibles
This week, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the launch of its own non-fungible token (NFT) initiative called...
ETH Mixer Tornado Cash Reveals Blocking OFAC Sanctioned Ethereum Addresses via Chainalysis Oracle Contract
According to the project’s official Twitter account, Tornado Cash, the ethereum mixing service that allows participants to shuffle...
Crypto Twitter reacts as Russian gov’t reviews finalized crypto bill
The Ministry of Finance (MinFin) of Russia finalized a draft bill named “On Digital Currency” and has sent it to the Russian government...
Rebase Token Carnage: OHM, TIME, KLIMA Down More Than 98% From All-Time Highs
About four months ago, four of the top rebase tokens by market valuation were worth close to $8 billion in USD value and today, the entire...
Biggest Movers: WAVES, GMT, and EOS Among Big Gainers on Easter Weekend
Following recent declines in price, WAVES climbed higher to start the weekend, as crypto markets moved marginally higher. Some of the...
Argentinians Are Now Using P2P Markets to Multiply Their Savings
Argentinians are now discovering that P2P (peer-to-peer) markets can be used to maintain or multiply their savings in crypto and foreign...
Regulations set the table for more talent, capital and building in crypto industry
The feeling in the crypto and decentralized finance space has been shifting and evolving. The industry is also becoming more scrutinized...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Prices Mainly Unchanged to Start the Weekend
Prices of ETH and BTC were mainly unchanged to start the weekend, as market activity slowed, mainly due to the Easter holiday. Price...
Brazilian Congress Aims to Pass Unified Crypto Framework in Coming Months
The Brazilian Congress is trying to approve a cryptocurrency legal framework before the end of Q2. According to reports from local media,...
DAO regulation in Australia: Issues and solutions, Part 3
Lawmakers in Australia want to regulate decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). In this three-part series, Oleksii Konashevych...
Three African Countries Plan to Adopt Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Solutions
Three African countries — namely Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the Republic of Congo — are...
The Listing Of the $UIM Tokens on April 18th 2022
PRESS RELEASE. Universe Island is an action packed classic, third person shooting game that rewards players with $UIM tokens. These tokens...
QSP, XDB and AST post double-digit gains amid sideways moving market
Activity across the cryptocurrency market has been largely subdued on April 15 as traders in the United States have taken an early weekend...
Missed Paris Blockchain Week Summit? Here are 5 key takeaways from the event
The city of Paris — the capital of France, renowned for its affinity for romanticism, historical architecture and acquired palate for...
Coinbase exploration report leads to over 100% price gains for MITX, KROM and BDP
United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase sent waves across the cryptocurrency ecosystem on Apr. 11 when it released a list of...
Dear game developers: Blockchain is not pure evil
Blockchain-based play-to-earn (P2E) games stole the show in 2021, exploding from a fringe hobby into a major part of the decentralized...
Crypto and Blockchain Firms Constitute 16% of UAE Free Zone’s Record Q1 Company Registrations
Crypto and blockchain firms constituted 16% of the 655 new company registrations that were recorded in Q1 of 2022, the Dubai Multi...
Altcoin Roundup: Analysts give their take on the impact of the Ethereum Merge delay
The rollout of Ethereum 2.0, or Eth2, includes a transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake that will supposedly transform Ether...
Making Bitcoin legal tender is Mexico will be ‘an uphill battle,’ says Ricardo Salinas
During the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami, Florida, Cointelegraph caught up with Ricardo Salinas, the founder and chairman at Grupo...
While Markets Consolidate, Crypto Fear and Greed Index Points to ‘Extreme Fear’
18 days ago on March 28, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index tapped the “greed” position, scoring a 60 for the first time in...
Yield App’s New Referral Program Offers a Massive Bonus
Yield App, a thriving digital wealth platform, recently unveiled its hotly anticipated Referral Program and it was worth the wait. With up...
Uniswap Launches Swap Widget — Devs Can Embed the Dex With ‘One Line of Code’
On Thursday, Uniswap Labs, the company behind the popular decentralized finance (defi) protocol, Uniswap, launched a tool called the Swap...
Market Wrap: Cryptos Mixed Amid NFT Slowdown, Meme Coin Surge
During a shortened week in traditional markets, with U.S. stock exchanges closed on Friday, bitcoin struggled for direction, hovering...
Sanctioned Crypto Wallet Linked to North Korean Hackers Keeps On Laundering
It's a game of wallet whack-a-mole despite Tornado Cash’s efforts. For now, the hackers appear to be winning. Source
Luna Foundation Purchases Another $5 Million in Bitcoin, LFG Wallet Holds 42,530 BTC
The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) purchased an additional 123.89 bitcoin on Friday worth close to $5 million at the time of settlement....
The best cryptocurrencies to buy with rising US inflation
Bitcoin has often been described as a hedge against inflation, and for good reason. It can be a good store of wealth even though it has...
Ethereum (ETH) is set for a strong bullish run – Here is why
After reporting sharp losses at the start of this week, Ethereum (ETH) has rebounded. The coin has shown incredible resilience in the...
Oversold RSI Could push Decentraland (MANA) up significantly in the near term
The last 7 days have been bitter-sweet for Decentraland (MANA). After initially falling, the coin has started to gain some upward...
Terra (LUNA) aims to smash past $100 in the coming days
We have seen some decent positive momentum for Terra (LUNA) over the last three trading sessions. The coin however appears to have...
Harmony (ONE) reports an extensive rebound – Will the uptrend last?
Harmony (ONE) had suffered a major sell-off at the start of April. The coin in fact hit the lowest level since the tail end of February...
Want to Dodge Your Crypto Tax? Learn the Risks From Koinly
In recent years, the IRS has made one thing abundantly clear – if you make money from crypto, they want their cut. So if...
Bitstamp asks users to update the source of their crypto, citing regulatory compliance
Major global cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp continues increasing compliance efforts by requesting its users to provide more data like...
DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?
An insider account of the DeSci origins story — a new movement of citizen scientists, open-access scientific research and crowd-sourced...
Bitcoin clings to $40K support as focus returns to BTC price ‘supercycle’
Bitcoin (BTC) fooled no one with its criss-crossing of $40,000 on April 15 as traders remained firmly risk-off on BTC. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Price analysis 4/15: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, ADA, LUNA, AVAX, DOGE, DOT
Bitcoin (BTC) remains closely correlated with the S&P 500 but the institutional investors do not seem to be waiting for a turnaround...
OFAC Update Claims Ronin Hack Is Tethered to North Korea’s Hacker Syndicate Lazarus Group
According to the U.S. Treasury and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the recent Ronin bridge hack may have been tied to the...
Top universities have added crypto to the curriculum
The world of digital assets saw a significant rise last year. The total cryptocurrency market cap reached $3 trillion, making more people,...
AEX lists FLUX, announces $30K giveaway
AEX, one of the earliest digital asset exchanges, has listed FLUX, the exchange posted on its website. The FLUX/USDT spot trading pair...
Biden Nominates Former Ripple Adviser Barr as Top US Fed Regulator
President Joe Biden named former crypto industry adviser Michael Barr as his latest pick for a Federal Reserve post that's arguably the...
Robinhood’s CEO, Elon Musk, and DOGE Co-Founder Billy Markus Discuss Improving Dogecoin
On Thursday, following Robinhood’s listing of shiba inu, the co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, Vladimir Tenev, spoke about dogecoin...
Tornado Cash Adds Chainalysis Tool for Blocking OFAC-Sanctioned Wallets From Dapp
The blockade only applies to the Tornado Cash front-end, not the underlying smart contract, one of the protocol's founders later tweeted....
Biggest Movers: XRP Hits 1-Week High, as NEAR Falls Again
During what can be described as a choppy trading session, it was XRP which was one of the most notable gainers, climbing to a one-week...
The US and Europe Can't Regulate Crypto Alone
Global adoptions makes regulating crypto inside national siloes futile. Source
Cardano price risks 30% drop in Q2 despite a ‘major’ hard fork ahead
Cardano (ADA) price risks undergoing a severe correction in the next few months despite touting its blockchain network’s bolstering...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Remains Close to Support of $3,000 on Good Friday
Ethereum continues to trade close to its support level of $3,000 on Good Friday, as some financial markets were closed for the holiday...
XRP, Dogecoin Outperform as Crypto Markets Continue Slide
XRP’s rise came amid positive sentiment for the payments tokens as Ripple founder Brad Garlinghouse said his company's ongoing defense...
Bitcoin Regains $40K as Sentiment Turns to 'Extreme Fear'
Some analysts remain bullish on the future prices of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Source
Sega Hints at the Inclusion of NFT and Metaverse Elements in Its ‘Super Game’ Proposal
Sega, the renowned game development company based in Japan, has hinted at the use of NFT (non-fungible token) and metaverse elements in...
How to get premium high-resolution metaverse and NFT images
You’ve probably already heard of the nonfungible tokens (NFTs) craze as these colorful, almost cartoon-like pictures. And, when you think...
NumisMe: Crypto’s First Cash Protocol – Pay With Cash and Receive Change Back Electronically
PRESS RELEASE. Eugene, Oregon April 15th, 2022: If there was ever a universal truth to which we could all agree, it would be change. An...
Montenegro makes Vitalik a citizen, part of plans to promote it as a blockchain hub
The Montenegrin government has begun fulfilling its pledge to become a hub for blockchain innovation by reportedly making Ethereum creator...
Bitcoin institutional buying ‘could be big narrative again’ as 30K BTC leaves Coinbase
Bitcoin (BTC) may be heading under $40,000 but fresh data shows that demand from major investors is anything but decreasing. For Ki Young...
Robinhood CEO: DOGE can become the ‘currency of the internet’
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev believes Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) can become the day-to-day “currency of the internet.” According to the...
Kazakhstan to Increase Tax for Miners, Considers Tying Levy to Crypto Prices
The government of Kazakhstan is preparing to increase the tax burden for cryptocurrency miners and intends to tie the new rate to the...
Should I Buy Solana? 5 Things You Should Consider
Solana is a leading blockchain project that seeks to become a leading player in the industry. It was started in 2019 and has managed to...
Solana vs Avalanche: Which is a better buy between SOL and AVAX?
Solana (SOL) and Avalanche (AVAX) are two of the biggest Ethereum-killers in the industry. The Solana token is valued at over $33 billion...
Research Shows More Than 1 Million Australians Own Cryptocurrency
A recent study by major market research firm Roy Morgan shows that more than 1 million Australians now own cryptocurrency. “The...
Why is XRP outperforming the broader market today?
XRP is currently up by more than 5% in the last 24 hours, outperforming the broader cryptocurrency market. The cryptocurrency market has...
Top places to buy DESO, the first open-source protocol scaling social dApps
If it were up to Elon Musk, social media would be full decentralized in the future. He is dead set on achieving this and ecosystems like...
Bitcoin could hit $100,000 within a year, says Nexo CEO
Bitcoin is currently trading above $40k, but market experts are optimistic it will reach $100,000 soon. Antoni Trenchev, CEO of crypto...
You can buy Propy, who created the world’s first real estate NFT: here’s where
Propy is a leading innovator in the real estate industry that automates transactions. After its Tampa condo NFT was sold for 215,000 USDC,...
Fumb Games Mobile App Bitcoin Miner Integrates Real BTC Rewards via Zebedee
Four years ago, a mobile game application called “Bitcoin Miner” came out that simulates bitcoin mining but at the time, the...
Coin Center takes aim at ‘unconstitutional’ SEC redefinition of an ‘exchange’
Nonprofit blockchain advocacy group Coin Center has called the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed redefinition of an...
Regulatory Arm of UAE Financial Centre Releases Defi Discussion Paper
The regulatory arm of UAE’s financial centre, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), has released a discussion paper that is seeking...
Amazon CEO: Crypto Will Become Bigger, NFTs Will Grow ‘Very Significantly’
The CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon is optimistic about crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). He says that over time crypto will...