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US Agencies Seized Around $30M of Crypto Related to NetWalker Ransomware Last Year
U.S. law-enforcement agencies seized almost $30 million worth of NetWalker-related ransomware crypto in January 2021. Source
Following the dips – Top crypto assets to watch in the recent slump
The crypto market has dipped quite significantly in the last two weeks or so. Bitcoin for instance has tanked below $40,00 after recently...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Nears $40K, Gaming Flips DeFi
Bitcoin was trading flat to negative even as the European stocks and the S&P 500 futures got a slight tailwind. Source
Algorand (ALGO) price analysis – Why a 40% correction is coming?
Broader weakness in the crypto market has been quite evident over the last week or so. As a result, we are starting to see Algorand (ALGO)...
Fraudulent Bitcoin Transfer Alleged in Cred Bankruptcy Case
Court documents filed by Cred’s debtors allege the crypto lending platform paid more than 516 bitcoin for a bond that was essentially...
Solana (SOL) bears eye $75 as sell-off in crypto continues to intensify
It doesn’t seem like long ago when there was talk of Solana (SOL) smashing past $500. But the altcoin, like many assets in the...
Italy Formally Lays Out Crypto Firms' New AML Requirements
Italy has published new anti-money laundering (AML) rules for crypto firms in Italy’s formal journal of record, indicating the rules are...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin and Altcoins Dip Amid Russia, Ukraine Uncertainty
Bitcoin (BTC) dipped near $40K on Friday and is down 5% over the past week. Investors have reduced their exposure to risk amid...
These are the best NFT crypto projects to watch out for in February
In 2021, NFTs or non-fungible tokens simply exploded. We saw unprecedented NFT sales, and there is no doubt this is a subsector of the...
Frax Finance Is Preparing to Airdrop a CPI-Linked Stablecoin
An algorithmic stablecoin tied to the U.S. consumer price index will airdrop to holders of cvxFXS, veFXS stakers, participants in the FXS...
Uniswap (UNI) could crash to $5 in the coming days – Here is why
The initial climb by Uniswap (UNI) earlier in February appears to be evaporating. It’s been day after day of losses for the DEX, and...
ByBit: Exciting Welcome Rewards of up to $20 BTC Await
Looking to kick start a crypto journey? It’s never too late to sign up for a Bybit account to join a global community of traders....
Court Orders Freeze of Canadian 'Freedom Convoy' Crypto Fundraising
Court Orders Freeze of Canadian 'Freedom Convoy' Crypto Fundraising Source
The February Watchlist: Top projects on the Ethereum chain for long term investors
February has been a mixed bag of emotions for crypto investors around the world. After the month started off with some incredible rallies...
Bitcoin Falls Below $40K for First Time in 2 Weeks
Bitcoin's notorious volatility has upended what had been shaping up as a strong month for returns. Source
Inside IBM’s Fast-Growing Crypto Custody Play
Once enterprise blockchain’s biggest backer, IBM these days has its eye on cementing valuable partnerships with crypto custody firms....
Ethereum System Skale Launches $100M Ecosystem Fund
The fund, which coincides with the March launch of SKALE V2, will kick off with $5M in grants for blockchain gaming projects. Source
Stablecoin Economy Grows Close to 10% Larger in 54 Days — GUSD, BUSD, USDC Issuance Jumps
At the end of December 2021, the stablecoin economy’s market valuation was around $168.3 billion and since then, it has increased...
State Lawmakers in Illinois, Georgia Propose Tax Incentives for Bitcoin Miners
Lawmakers in Illinois and Georgia are hoping to give tax breaks to crypto mining companies Source
Federal Reserve Security Trading Ban Formally Adopted and Extended to Cryptos
Senior Fed officials are now prohibited from the purchase of individual stocks, bonds, agency securities, foreign currencies, commodities,...
Skyweaver Is a Great Blockchain Game, and an OK Regular Game
The recently released trading card game on Polygon may struggle to attract a broad audience. Source
Crypto-Powered Wireless Network Helium Raises $200M at $1.2B Valuation: Report
Tiger Global and FTX Ventures were among the new investors in the company, Axios reported. Source
Into the Metaverse With CyBall’s Tin Tran
As part of our series looking at the development of the metaverse in Southeast Asia, Leah Callon-Butler talks with the co-founder of...
Bitcoin Under Pressure, Lower Support at $30K-$35K
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to weaken, although nearby support could stabilize the pullback. Long-term indicators present a bearish bias,...
Algorand Pushes for Ethereum Compatibility With $20M Incentive Program
In a bid to court app developers, $10 million is earmarked for making the network Ethereum Virtual Machine–compatible. Source
Getting Beyond the Good-Bad NFT Debate
Non-fungible tokens represent a step-change in online property rights and are key to the next stage of the internet. Source
ETHDenver Shows Not All Crypto Communities Are the Same
In a day focused on reforming economics and society, ETHheads argued that DAOs can return power to the people. Source
Lehman Brothers Bargain Hunter Bob Diamond Now Paying Up for Crypto
Diamond’s SPAC Concord is now valuing stablecoin issuer Circle at $9 billion, twice the initial valuation. Source
Komodo (KMD) up 5% in 7 days: factors behind the jump as a majority of coins drop
Komodo (KMD) coin prices have jumped 5% amid the global crypto bloodbath and despite today’s pullback is poised for a major take-off...
How are Afghans using crypto under the Taliban government?
After the Taliban took full control of Afghanistan in August last year, many international non-governmental organizations and services...
Analysts say Bitcoin ‘bottom is in’ as BTC bounces back to $38,000
The ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to be the dominant news story on Feb. 22 as Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider global...
Journalist Claims She Identified the 2016 DAO Hacker, Evidence Shows Investigators ‘De-Mixed’ Wasabi Transactions
An article published by journalist Laura Shin, and research stemming from the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis, claims to identify...
FCA warns crypto businesses about mergers shortly after Bitpanda deal
The UK regulator says it has powers to cancel the registration of a crypto business if it’s found not to be compliant with set...
Technical Analysis: XRP Falls 10%, as ANC Climbs Higher
XRP fell by over 10% on Tuesday, as bearish pressure once again intensified in crypto markets. As of writing, the global cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin could fall to $30,000 with this ‘perfect storm’ of factors, analyst says
The Russia-Ukraine crisis, higher rates, and new crypto regulations in the US could be the “perfect storm” that sends Bitcoin...
Grayscale Investments Asks Investors to Help Convince SEC to Approve Bitcoin Spot ETF
Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, has launched a campaign aimed at convincing the U.S. Securities...
Bitcoin Mayer Multiple returns to July 2021 levels in fresh sign $37K BTC is a long-term buy
Bitcoin (BTC) has dipped enough for one of its best-known indicators to signal a rare long-term investment opportunity is here. As of Feb....
Year 1602 revisited: Are DAOs the new corporate paradigm?
In 1602, the Dutch East India Company was formed in what many consider the world’s first initial public offering — allowing perfect...
Bitcoin inches past $38K as Wall Street opens to strange calm on Russia sanctions
Bitcoin (BTC) recovered to $38,000 as Wall Street opened on Feb. 22 amid a tense atmosphere over geopolitical instability. BTC/USD 1-hour...
REVEALED: Research claims a former crypto CEO hacked The DAO in 2016
Laura Shin says that investigations point to former TenX CEO as the man behind the hack on The DAO. The alleged hacker has reportedly...
Russia’s Finance Ministry Submits Bill to Legalize Crypto Investments, Ban Payments
Russian Ministry of Finance has prepared and submitted a new bill to expand crypto regulations to the government. The law “On...
Bitcoin has shed 12% in seven days: is the Russia-Ukraine crisis a factor?
The crypto market is seeing another crash just days after trying to correct the previous correction. The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin,...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Finds Temporary Support, After Hitting 3-Week Low
Ethereum found support on Tuesday, following a drop to a three-week low earlier in today’s session. This comes as the price of...
Polygon’s Proof-of-Efficiency protocol is a game changer: here’s why
Most people see zero knowledge rollups as the end game for blockchain scaling because they can guarantee super-high transaction speeds....
Solidus AI Tech Raises $5.4 Million in Funding and Unveils New Partners
PRESS RELEASE. High-performance computing (HPC) company Solidus AI Tech has raised $5.4 million and are now entering their 3rd round of...
‘Deep bullishness’ for crypto: Analyst comments on Deutsche Bank report
As an unlikely but welcomed source of hope during crypto market jitters, Deutsche Bank’s report, the “Future of Cryptocurrencies,” sheds...
Automated order books eliminate DeFi costs and match CEX capability
The decentralized finance (DeFi) industry continues to reach unprecedented highs, with daily volume of transactions increasing on a...
Tourism in El Salvador up 30% since Bitcoin adoption, minister says
El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender in September 2021 has triggered a notable surge not only for its gross domestic...
Venezuela Might Have Cryptocurrency ATMs Again Soon
While Venezuela has been a leading country for cryptocurrency adoption in Latam, its citizens don’t have access to cryptocurrency...
DeFi Watchlist: Top rated upcoming DeFi projects worth your consideration
DeFi projects are becoming central in the growth of the blockchain space over the last few years. There are also brand new DeFi projects...
Decentraland (MANA) bears push price action below crucial support
The February crypto boom was kinder to most metaverse tokens, and Decentraland (MANA) was not any different. After the initial slump...
Bitcoin slips below $40000 as the bloodbath in the crypto market shows no signs of abating
At the start of the month in February, we saw significant bullish momentum in Bitcoin (BTC). After hitting lows of nearly $32000 in...
Feb 22 highlights: Cryptos plummet, prospect of war causes European market selloff
The major cryptos were affected by the developing news on the Russia-Ukrainian border. European shares dropped sharply...
Basic Attention Token (BAT) continues to decline – here is why the bearish trend will not reverse soon
It is safe to say that Basic Attention Token (BAT) has been nose-diving for the best part of three months now. In fact, the general trend...
UK Law Firm Gunnercooke Says It Now Accepts Crypto Payments
U.K. law firm, Gunnercooke, claims to be one of the first major law firms in the country to accept crypto payments. Crypto Asset Payments...
Bitcoin dips to $36.4K as Ukraine move sends Russian ruble to near 6-year lows vs. dollar
Bitcoin (BTC) fell to fresh lows on Feb. 22 as the aftermath of Russia’s expected incursion into Ukraine triggered more market woes....
Japan Exchange Group alerts against imposter crypto trading platforms
Japan Exchange Group (JPX), the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Exchange owner, warned the public against companies that are misleading...
Komodo rallies against backdrop of market gloom
The native token of the open, composable multi-chain platform leaped despite almost all-pervasive market gloom, triggered by news that the...
ALPINE launches new racecar, token goes through the roof: here’s where to buy ALPINE now
The live ALPINE price today is just under $7 with a 24-hour trading volume of $656.3 million. It has added almost a third to its value...
Report: Chinese Customs Authority Confiscates 49 Old ASIC Antminers
Chinese authorities continue to crackdown against bitcoin miners after they seized 49 second-hand Bitmain ASIC Antminers from unnamed...
Cardano daily transaction volume surges but ADA prices slump
The Cardano blockchain has experienced an explosion in on-chain activity and now trails only Bitcoin in current 24-hour transaction...
On-chain metrics hint at a bearish outlook for Bitcoin
Blockchain analytics provider Glassnode has depicted a bearish scenario for Bitcoin as on-chain metrics suggest increased selling pressure...
UK Police Return $5.4 Million to Cryptocurrency Fraud Victims
The U.K. police have returned over $5.4 million to victims of an international cryptocurrency scam. The police say that almost $10 million...
Alium Finance Will Give Away 380,000 ALM Tokens in Honor of Listing on the MEXC Exchange
PRESS RELEASE. DeFi ecosystem Alium Finance, which combines a native multi-chain decentralized exchange and NFT marketplace, announced a...
Indian Police Arrest 11 People in Cryptocurrency Scheme Defrauding 2,000 Investors
Indian police have arrested 11 people so far in connection with a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme that has duped about 2,000 investors...
Huobi Co-Founder: We’re at Early Stage of Bitcoin Bear Market, Next Bull Run Expected in 2024
The co-founder of crypto exchange Huobi has shared his view about the current state of the bitcoin market and when the next bull run will...
Earn Guild Is Coming to PancakeSwap
PRESS RELEASE. London, England, Feb 21st, 2022 – Earn Guild, a next-gen guild system for play-to-earn gaming, will be conducting...
Komodo (KMD) rallies 54% after major push to expand interoperability with AtomicDEX
Interoperability between separate blockchain networks has become a major theme in the cryptocurrency market over the past year, but...
Internet Computer (ICP) medium-term outlook – is $100 by 2025 even possible?
The general mood in the crypto market had started to change at the start of February. But increased geopolitical factors appear to be...
Gala Games (GALA) could dip to $0.2 before any bullish uptrend
Gala Games (GALA) just a few weeks ago was surging to unimaginable rates. At one point, the blockchain gaming token reported gains of 60%...
Streaming Service Sling TV Adds Crypto Payment Support for Monthly Subscriptions
The American streaming television service Sling TV has announced the company is now accepting cryptocurrency payments from customers...
NFTs and social capital: How projects are collaborating to the mutual benefit of the entire sector
On Dec. 2, 2021, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) amassed the attention of culture-driven athletic brand Adidas and cemented their partnership,...
pSTAKE Finance brings liquid staking and a new airdrop to the Cosmos ecosystem
One of the most significant transitions to occur for the cryptocurrency ecosystem since the launch of Bitcoin (BTC) has been the...
Beetlejuice’s NFT Surpasses Top Collectibles of Tom Brady, Superman and Michael Jackson at Goldin Auctions
PRESS RELEASE. Celebrity NFTs have proven to be an important collectible class that continues to rise in popularity, including traditional...
Report: Intel Reveals ‘Bonanza Mine BMZ1’ Blockchain Accelerator Mining Chip
Last week the California-based technology company Intel explained its intentions to develop crypto mining semiconductors that would...
A DAO Is Attempting to Raise $4 Billion to Purchase the Denver Broncos
A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) wants to purchase the National Football League (NFL) team the Denver Broncos. The DAO called...
$250K bounty ‘not too low to be insulting,’ says Coinbase white hat hacker
On Feb. 11, two days before the Super Bowl and Coinbase’s $14 million color-changing QR code advert, an engineer was desperately trying to...
Price analysis 2/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, AVAX, LUNA, DOGE, DOT
Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $38,000 on Feb. 21 but the bulls are attempting to arrest the decline and start a recovery. The sustained...
Technical Analysis: QNT, LUNA Lead Monday’s Crypto Rebound
Following a bearish start to the week, the crypto market rallied throughout the afternoon, with quant (QNT) and terra (LUNA) leading the...
Vitalik Buterin: Crypto would “welcome” another winter
Vitalik Buterin says crypto winters help developers focus on projects and not the speculation that dominates during bull markets’...
Ex-Bored Ape Yacht Club Artist announces the second Sneaky Vampire NFT Collection
Mig, the Ex-Bored Ape Yacht Club artist, has unveiled the second NFT collection of his other NFT project, Sneaky Vampire Syndicate (SVS)....
CA lawmaker introduces legislation to accept crypto as payment for govt services
California State Senator Sydney Kamlager, representing the 30th Senate District including parts of downtown Los Angeles, has introduced a...
Solana’s weekend bounce risks turning into a bull trap — Can SOL price fall to $60 next?
A rebound move witnessed in the Solana (SOL) market this weekend exhausted midway as its price dropped below the $90 level from a high of...
Vitalik Buterin’s Shiba Inu pyjamas – a peace offering?
The largest Ethereum event in the world, EthDenver, concluded yesterday. For ten days, some of the brightest minds on the planet gathered...
Cointelegraph’s Top 100 in Crypto and Blockchain list reaches the halfway mark
The Cointelegraph Top 100 continues to bring you the most influential, analytical and artistic people who shaped the crypto industry in...
New York Judge Orders Terraform Labs to Comply With SEC’s Investigative Subpoenas
A recent court filing stemming from the Southern District of New York shows that a U.S. district judge has ordered the crypto startup...
Mexico’s third-richest Billionaire: Don’t sell your Bitcoin during the dip
The Mexican billionaire believes BTC price will bounce higher long term, stating on Twitter that those who “buy and hold” onto...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Prices Lower for a Sixth Straight Day
Bitcoin was trading lower to start the week, as markets were anticipating the release of U.S. president Biden’s executive order on...
Georgia punches well above its weight for Bitcoin mining: Report
At first glance, the pint-sized Republic of Georgia is an unlikely suspect for Bitcoin (BTC) mining activity. An underdog for mining, the...
Snoop Dogg Drops 10,000 Playable Sandbox Avatar NFTs – Mint a Unique Doggie and Explore the Metaverse in Style
With the memory of The Sandbox Alpha release still fresh and the funky music from the Snoop Dogg concert still lingering in their minds,...