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Decentralised Socialfi Platform Boom Live on App Store, Unveiling Two NFT Airdrops
Decentralised socialfi platform Boom has announced the launch of its application on the App Store and Google Play in addition to the...
NEO price climbs after China’s BSN gives the project the green light on NFT marketplaces
As the field of viable layer-one blockchain protocols continues to expand with newer entrants trying to solve the issue of high...
Bitcoin Rally Stalls; Support at $40K, Resistance at $46K
Bitcoin (BTC) rose as much as 4% over the past 24 hours, but buyers lost momentum near resistance levels. Upside appears limited given...
The Bitfinex Laundering Story Continues
Let’s talk about the story that has everyone else captivated: The alleged Bitfinex hack launderers. Source
Coinbase Enables Mexican Users to Easily Cash Out of Crypto Sent to Them
Users in the Latin American country will be able to save on fees by converting crypto sent to them into Mexican pesos at more than 37,000...
Silvergate to Continue Working With Regulators Ahead of Stablecoin Pilot Launch
The lender recently bought Meta’s stablecoin tech and assets. Source
Bitstamp Founder Loses UK Court Bid to Prevent New Owner Buying His Shares
A U.K. High Court judge ruled that Nejc Kodrič must sell his remaining 9.8% stake to the crypto exchange's new owners, as agreed at the...
GALA se dispara 20% y lidera las subidas de tokens del metaverso
Las ganancias se produjeron tras el anuncio de un plan de inversión de $5000 millones por parte de Gala Games y otras importantes noticias...
NFT Sales Nosedive This Week as Volume Drops Close to 30%
According to current metrics, non-fungible token (NFT) sales have dropped 29.35% since last week. While Ethereum and Solana are the two...
Colorado governor says he expects state to accept tax payments in crypto by summer
Jared Polis, the governor of Colorado, has announced that the state government plans to allow residents to pay taxes in cryptocurrencies...
Charlie Munger on crypto trading: The US made a ‘huge mistake’ allowing it
Munger said China was “wiser” for banning crypto trading and that the US’ failure to act is like letting a “bad...
Wormhole hack illustrates danger of DeFi cross-chain bridges
Solana has become one of the fastest-growing smart contract blockchain networks since it was first officially launched in March 2020. The...
Terra’s Mirror Protocol shows first signs of bottoming after price gains 30% in 48 hours
Mirror Protocol, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built atop the Terra blockchain, was among the biggest gainers in the last 48...
Fidelity International launches Bitcoin ETP on Deutsche Boerse
Major financial services firm Fidelity International will be listing a Bitcoin exchange-traded product on the SIX Swiss Exchange and...
SEC v. Ripple: Here’s how two 2012 memos can turn the tide in the milestone crypto case
Ripple’s court battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has recently seen new developments that, according to some...
Price analysis 2/16: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, AVAX, LUNA, DOGE, DOT
Bitcoin (BTC) and the US equity markets are facing selling on Feb. 16 as traders seem to be trimming positions in assets perceived to be...
ETHDenver Agenda: 3 Big Themes in 2022
DEK: What you need to know about Ethereum’s big event this winter. Source
JPMorgan Is the First Bank Into the Metaverse, Looks at Business Opportunities
The Wall Street bank has opened a lounge in blockchain-based Decentraland. Source
DEX platform Portal outlines multi-chain future without ‘risky’ wrapped tokens
Portal says centralization and wrapped tokens have been the “curse of cross-chain bridges” “When hundreds of Millions...
Red Bull Racing Partners With Bybit, F1 Team Says It’s the ‘Largest per Annum Crypto Sports Deal to Date’
Red Bull Racing (RBR) has announced the cryptocurrency exchange platform Bybit has joined RBR as a principal team partner. According to...
How the Marshall Islands Is Trying to Become a Global Hub for DAO Incorporation
The island nation is recognizing DAOs as legal entities, allowing them to continue to operate in a more decentralized manner. Source
Technical Analysis: AVAX Enters Crypto Top 10, as NEO, THETA Also Gain
AVAX climbed into the cryptocurrency top ten on Wednesday, following a three-day winning streak. Today’s move comes as THETA and...
Higher interest rate concerns put a dampener on Bitcoin, says analyst
Market’s speculation of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes continues to hinder Bitcoin, according to Marcus Sotiriou...
Voyager Digital Posts Income of $3.2M in Fiscal Q2, Plans to Add Equity Trading and NFTs
Online cryptocurrency platform Voyager Digital Ltd (VYGVF) reported operating income of $3.2 million for its fiscal second quarter versus...
US Rep. Josh Gottheimer Introduces Bill for Government-Backed Stablecoin Insurance
U.S Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) has introduced a bill that would establish government-backed insurance for stablecoins,...
Circle Launches ‘Digital Financial Literacy’ Module for Students at Bowie State and Rhodes Universities
The unit is part of the Entrepreneurial and Technological Empowerment Program, which is supported in South Africa by the U.S. Department...
SEC Scrutinizing Crypto Exchange Binance US — Chair Gensler Stresses ‘Basic Investor Protection’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly scrutinizing the U.S. arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance over trading...
RCMP orders blacklist of 34 crypto wallets: report
The police order, Counter Signal reports, is part of the government’s “emergency” measures and puts over 25...
PowerTrade Management Team Explains the Benefits of Automated Market Makers
PowerTrade is an easy-to-use crypto options trading platform, enabling traders to maximize ROI through an intuitive interface that...
CoinFund Joins $9M Round for Digital Infrastructure Inc’s Bid to Decentralize Vehicle Data
Digital Infrastructure's DIMO platform gives drivers ownership of their vehicle data. Source
Fidelity International Debuts Bitcoin ETP in Europe
Fidelity International is to list its first bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) on the Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt and SIX Swiss...
This Bitcoin price fractal from 2018 could trap bulls, sink BTC price to $25K — analyst
A recent price recovery in the Bitcoin (BTC) market risks getting erased due to an eerie fractal from 2018. Bitcoin price cycle...
Making sense of the Bitfinex Bitcoin billions
It’s the Netflix script that wrote itself. A story so outlandish, it’s stunned the crypto community; an industry accustomed to apparent...
Deutsche Bank Survey Shows Most Would Hodl Even if Crypto Markets Crashed
Deutsche Bank’s “The Future of Cryptocurrencies” report found that less than half of crypto traders and investors surveyed would reduce...
Bybit signs record-breaking $150M deal with Redbull’s F1 team
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the F1 title in 2021 The record-breaking deal will also see Bybit work with Red Bull Racing on fan...
Bitcoin dips before Fed rate hike cues amid warning over $9T balance sheet
Bitcoin (BTC) fell into the Wall Street open on Feb. 16 as markets held their breath over upcoming comments from the United States Federal...
US Senate Banking Chief Criticizes Super Bowl Crypto Ads, Claims ‘Big Crypto Companies Are Desperate’
The United States senator from Ohio and Senate Banking Committee chief Sherrod Brown is not a fan of cryptocurrencies. This week during...
Blockchain Interoperability Network Axelar Raises $35M at $1B Valuation
Polychain Capital and Dragonfly Capital were among the investors in the company that’s building a network and tools to connect users,...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Remains Above $3,000 as Markets Consolidate
Following yesterday’s rally in crypto, prices consolidated on Wednesday, as markets were once again fearful of escalating tensions...
Binance Smart Chain Rebrands to BNB Chain
BNB Chain will be made up of two parts, BNB Beacon Chain and BNB Smart Chain. Source
GALA Jumps 20%, Leads Metaverse Index Gains
The gains came on the back of a $5 billion investment plan announcement by Gala Games and other major deal, event news. Source
Over £222,000 spent per day using digital Yuan during Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing was the moment the whole world got introduced to China’s first official digital currency for the...
Hive Blockchain Q3 Revenue Jumps Fivefold From Previous Year
Hive Blockchain Q3 Revenue Jumps Fivefold From Previous Year Source
Exclusible’s 25 Private Islands on The Sandbox sold for $2.9M
eToro and a Paris Saint-Gerrman star Marco Verratti among its buyers The exclusive islands sold for 910 ETH, worth about $2.9 million at...
Russian Central Bank, Government No Closer to Crypto Compromise: Report
Russia's central bank and government are seemingly no closer to an agreement on the regulation of crypto following meetings on Tuesday....
Arab Federation of Capital Markets Partners With UAE to Launch Blockchain Innovation Challenge
United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Ministry of Economy has joined hands with the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM) to kickstart a...
Coinbase Plans 2K-Employee Hiring Spree This Year
The cryptocurrency exchange said in blog post it will increase its product, engineering and design teams. Source
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Finds Firm Footing Above $42K
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Finds Firm Footing Above $42K Source
The Simple Way to Monetize Your Land – Adshares Integration With Decentraland
PRESS RELEASE. Adshares ($ADS) – the decentralised advertising protocol, has just shared an asset pack for DCL Builder, which...
Canada's Trudeau Enacts Emergencies Act, and Crypto Is Included
The move by the Canadian prime minister includes an expansion of money-laundering laws to include crowdfunding platforms and...
New York Stock Exchange Files Trademark for Offering Trading Services in the Metaverse
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has registered a trademark application to offer digital currency and NFT trading services in the...
Consumer-merchant mismatch slows down mainstream crypto adoption: Survey
The secret to fast-track cryptocurrency’s mainstream adoption lies within addressing a contradicted consumer demand for crypto payments...
Federal Judge Releases 'Razzlekhan,' Orders Other Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspect to Remain in Jail
A federal judge rejected arguments from the defense that Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan should be released from custody until their...
Drained Crypto Accounts at IRA Financial Leave Victims Searching for Answers
Retirement accounts held at Gemini were hit during a Feb. 8 exploit. The crypto IRA firm has yet to say much but victims estimate millions...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rangebound as Traders Hedge Risks
Bitcoin (BTC) traded in a tight range on Monday as Russia-Ukraine tensions continued to weigh on markets. Meanwhile, crypto traders are...
SEC Enforcement Against Wonderland Could Mean Trouble for DeFi
“Protocol Controlled Value” is rarely controlled by a protocol, and enforcement agencies may be taking a closer look. Source
Bitcoin Weighed Down by $46K Resistance; Support at $35K-$40K
Bitcoin (BTC) is capped below the $46K resistance level after flat trading over the weekend. The cryptocurrency could stabilize around...
Spanish Civil Guard Busts Organization Dedicated to Laundering Money With Crypto
The Spanish Civil Guard has broken up a group that used cryptocurrencies as a tool to launder money. The organization, that operated in...
Crypto Funds Saw Fourth Week of Inflows as Ether Funds Turned Around
Some $75 million went into digital-asset funds last week as ether funds saw their first inflows in 10 weeks. Source
Why Investors Have Been Slow to Trust Security Tokens
The security token industry is moving fast to educate stakeholders about the benefits of investing in deals listed on the blockchain. But...
Why You Should Curb Your Enthusiasm About the 'Crypto Bowl'
CoinDesk culture reporter Will Gottsegen ranks the Super Bowl crypto ads from worst to best. Source
UK Tax Regulator Seizes NFTs for First Time as Part of Fraud Investigation
Three people have been arrested for allegedly attempting to defraud HMRC of $1.8 million. Source
BlockFi Moves to Register Lending Product With SEC
The crypto lender said Monday it’s pursuing a stock offering. Source
Singapore State Investment Fund Temasek Eliminates Position in Coinbase
The investment giant previously held about 8,168 shares in the U.S.-listed crypto exchange. Source
DARMA Capital Unveils CFTC-Regulated Filecoin Swap Product
The crypto investment firm is making $100 million worth of filecoin available for the first-of-a-kind derivative. Source
Ethereum Web3 Wallet Rainbow Raises $18 Million From Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six
The team behind the Ethereum wallet Rainbow announced the project has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round led by Alexis...
Bitcoin price circles $44K as analyst asks, ‘Who remains to sell here?’
Bitcoin (BTC) broadly held levels at $44,000 and above on Feb. 16 amid fresh optimism that another macro low would be avoided. BTC/USD...
Market highlights February 16: Bitcoin battles global uncertainty at $44K
Events in Russia have dominated market sentiment. Prices pushed higher on optimism over the official recognition of crypto in the country,...
18.36M Ethereum addresses joined the network in 2021
New data reveals that the Ethereum network gained 18.36 million addresses with a balance greater than zero in 2021. That works out to an...
The token of play to earn game MyNeighborAlice gained 11%: top places to buy MyNeighborAlice
MyNeighborAlice doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the evergreen hit, at least not on the surface. It’s one of the...
SPG, the token of Space Crypto, has lost 16%: time to buy the dip?
SPG, the native token of the Space Metaverse ecosystem, has lost 16% of its value today. If you want to know more about what SPG is, if...
Youtube Seeks Web3 Director With Experience Trading Crypto, According to Recent Job Listing
Youtube, the online video sharing and social media platform owned by Google, is hiring a director to work with Web3 technology, according...
Animoca Brands and Brinc Launch $30M Guild Program for Play-to-Earn Ecosystems
The effort is aimed at enabling people globally to generate income via from play-to-earn games via crypto gaming builds. Source
Algorand is up 7%, about to break $1: here’s where to buy Algorand
Algorand, the 26th biggest crypto by market cap, is trading for $0.994 with a 24-hour trading volume of just over $217 million. If you are...
Victoria’s Secret Files Metaverse Related Trademark Applications
Victoria’s Secret, the renowned designer lingerie company, has filed a series of trademark patents that suggest the organization is...
President Lukashenko Signs Decree to Create Crypto Wallet Register in Belarus
President Alexander Lukashenko has signed another decree regulating the crypto economy of Belarus. It envisages the establishment of a...
Point Network Launches Full Web3 Architecture
PRESS RELEASE. This was the title of a recent talk by Serge Var, CEO and Co-Founder of Point Labs, at the 2022 Web 3.0 Conference in...
Telos (TLOS) price has risen by 120% over the past month: this is why it is rising
Telos (TLOS) has maintained a bullish outlook since January 27th. It set a new all-time high at $1.43 on February 7 before taking a slight...
Report Attributes Large Share of Global Crypto Crime to Russia, Moscow City
The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has placed Russia among the leaders in adoption. But while it is yet to reach the top of the...
‘$1T opportunity’: JPMorgan becomes first major bank in the Metaverse
The largest bank in the US, JPMorgan, has taken a massive step into the Metaverse, opening a virtual lounge in the popular...
SEC Warns Against Interest-Bearing Crypto Accounts — Says They’re Riskier Than Bank Deposits
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned investors about the “risks with accounts that pay interest on...
Russia-Affiliated Addresses Received 74% of Ransomware Revenue Last Year: Chainalysis
Almost three-quarters of revenue from ransomware attacks last year, or $400 million, went to addresses that are “highly likely” to be...
Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS to Launch Crypto Trading for Retail Investors
DBS, the largest bank in Southeast Asia, is planning to launch crypto trading for retail investors this year, the bank’s CEO has...
Coinbase Forced Into Outage Following Super Bowl Ad After More Traffic 'Than Ever Encountered'
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was forced into an outage after its Super Bowl ad brought about a surge in traffic. Source
Indian Crypto Exchanges Met With Finance Ministry Officials to Seek Tax Reconsideration
India announced new tax rules on crypto during the budget speech on Feb. 1. Source
St. Louis Fed President Says Central Bank’s ‘Credibility Is On the Line’ as US Inflation Surges
Inflation continues to grip American wallets, according to a recent economic analysis from Moody’s Analytics, which shows inflation...
Here’s why the SEC keeps rejecting spot Bitcoin ETF applications
It is not the first time the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected proposals for a Bitcoin spot exchange-traded product...
Indian Finance Minister Says RBI Is on Board With New Crypto Rules
Sitharaman downplayed concerns of disagreements between the central bank and the government on crypto. Source
Harmony (ONE) is recovering after a brutal week – Will we see a bull run?
Harmony (ONE) has seen a brutal last seven days. The coin has quite literally tanked, but we have started to see some recovery...
Into the Gaming Metaverse: Cardania Launches on KICK․IO Starting February 15
PRESS RELEASE. Gaming is quickly becoming less about games and more about people. As people seek out engaging experiences online, the...