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Cosmos (ATOM) remains resilient during the crypto slump – Should you buy it?
Cosmos (ATOM) has shown some incredible resilience even as the broader crypto market reported weakness in January. The coin in fact has...
Baby DogeCoin (BabyDoge) gets 1.3 million holders – should you buy it?
2022 has seen the entrance of a new dog-themed meme token, the Baby DogeCoin (BabyDoge). The meme coin is now gaining superb momentum...
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Stresses Crypto Trading Platforms Must Be Regulated to Ensure Investor Protection
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is focusing on bringing cryptocurrency exchanges “inside the investor protection...
Bitcoin shrugs off Russia crypto ban fears as BTC price nears $43.5K
Bitcoin (BTC) surged on the Wall Street open on Jan. 20 as news that Russia was planning to “ban” cryptocurrency failed to...
Sandbox (SAND) is approaching a key support zone – Can it reverse the downward trend?
The general outlook on Sandbox (SAND) over the last few weeks has been bearish. The metaverse token is now approaching a crucial support...
Here are three reasons behind the recent Propy (PRO) price surge
The price of Propy (PROP) token saw an astronomical rise between January 10 and January 18, before going into the current pullback that is...
Twitter Launches NFT Profile Picture Verification
For as long as crypto believers have been using NFTs (non-fungible tokens) as profile pictures on Twitter, there’s been skepticism about...
Here is the reason behind the current Terra (LUNA) bullish trajectory
Terra (LUNA), a blockchain protocol that uses fiat-pegged stablecoins to influence the price of stable global payments systems, has surged...
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 20, 2022
This episode is sponsored by Kava.Today's Stories:Bank of Russia Calls for Full Ban on CryptoEuropean Shares Waver as Traders Contemplate...
Report: Meta and Instagram Are Exploring an ‘Early Stage’ NFT Feature
Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, Inc., is reportedly experimenting with non-fungible token (NFT) technology, according to...
LIVE BLOG: Congressional Hearing Puts Crypto Energy Use in the Crosshairs
Crypto mining's energy use will be in the crosshairs Thursday as the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee discusses its...
Can NFTs Be Issued at Scale?
On Jan. 19, Worldwide Asset eXchange, or WAX, plans to celebrate the opening of its 10 millionth cloud wallet by dropping 10 million...
Jefferies Sees the NFT Market Reaching More Than $80 Billion in Value by 2025
The convergence of the digital and physical worlds is taking shape, with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) allowing brands to expand their reach...
Prada, Adidas Launch NFT Project on Polygon
Italian luxury fashion house Prada and sportswear giant Adidas, which recently ventured into the metaverse, have joined forces to launch a...
SEC Rejects First Trust Skybridge's Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected the proposal to list a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by...
Animoca Brands Leads $6.5M Round for Decentralized Exchange SOMA Finance
SOMA Finance, a decentralized exchange for trading digital assets and compliant digital securities, has completed a $6.5 million seed...
Crypto.com Reveals 483 Accounts Compromised in Recent Hack — $34 Million in Bitcoin, Ether Stolen
Crypto.com has revealed that 483 user accounts were compromised in the recent hack that resulted in unauthorized withdrawals of about $34...
IPFS, Filecoin and the Long-Term Risks of Storing NFTs
As NFTs continue their march into the mainstream, it’s important to know how these supposedly permanent digital assets stay that way – or...
Understanding DeFi and Its Importance in the Crypto Economy
Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is one of the most important topics in cryptocurrency. The aim of DeFi is to create an entirely new...
Aleph.im Raises $10M to Compete With Amazon’s Storage and Computing Service
Aleph.im, a cross-blockchain decentralized storage and computing network, has closed a $10 million funding round led by Stratos...
Google accelerates crypto strategy with hiring ex PayPal Exec
At the end of last year, Bakkt announced that it was working with Google Cloud. Customers with a Bakkt Visa Debit Card, or Bakkt Card, can...
UFC Joins NBA, NFL in Dapper Labs’ Sports NFT Suite
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is lunging into non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the launch of UFC Strike, its own NFT marketplace in...
Chingari token, promoted by Salman Khan, passes $100M on first trading day
Chingari, an Indian short video creation app analogical to TikTok, announced that its native token $GARI had passed $100 million in...
EOS Creator Dan Larimer Is Back
The community behind EOS is looking to right itself by renewing tech ties with the network’s OG developer, Dan Larimer, who has engineered...
Spellfire Oversubscribed Twice, a Staggering $3.8M Raised
Spellfire Re-Master the Magic, a modern take on classic collectible card games, has completed its private funding round, raising a...
What Advisors Should Watch For in Crypto in 2022
When I talk tech trends with technologists, there’s always a tendency to talk up their own book. Cryptocurrency advocates want to talk...
Breaking ‘bear market’ in Bitcoin demand will spark next BTC price surge — Analysts
Bitcoin (BTC) demand has been in a “bear market” for a whole year, but a surge is most likely what will spark a new price run-up. That’s...
Crypto staking: How to pick the best staking coins for passive income
What is crypto staking? Crypto staking involves locking up one’s cryptocurrency holdings to earn interest or rewards. Technically,...
What Is Blockchain Technology?
Blockchain is a type of ledger technology that stores and records data.Blockchain is the buzzword that seems to dominate any conversation...
SEC's Gensler Wants Greater Scrutiny For Crypto Exchanges: Report
Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gary Gensler wants to apply greater pressure on crypto exchanges to bring...
Stader Labs Raises $12M in Strategic Sale As It Builds ‘Staking as a Service’ Industry
Staking platform Stader Labs announced Thursdsay it has closed a $12.5 million private sale led by Three Arrows Capital, valuing the...
Opensea Acquires Dharma Labs, Co-Founder Is Named New CTO
Opensea, one of the biggest NFT marketplaces globally, recently announced it is acquiring Dharma Labs. The price is believed to be between...
Gemini Dollar
The Gemini Dollar (GUSD) is a stablecoin pegged to and backed by US dollars held in FDIC-insured bank accounts. The funds held in reserves...
The 3 Reasons Behind Bitcon-Holder El Salvador's Deteriorating Creditworthyness
When El Salvador adopted bitcoin as legal tender in September, the move received a rapturous reception from the crypto community, with...
Bank of Russia Calls for Full Ban on Crypto
Russia must ban cryptocurrencies, the country's central bank said in a report released Thursday.The report, "Cryptocurrencies: trends,...
Trading Technology Provider BlockFills Raises $37M For Expansion
BlockFills, a Chicago-based digital asset trading technology company, has raised $37 million in Series A round to fuel its expansion...
Multichain Says One Hacker Returned Over $800K
Cross-chain protocol Multichain tweeted on Thursday that one whitehat hacker returned 259 ether, worth $813,000.Multichain said that three...
Regulator Reiterates Call for EU Ban on Proof-of-Work Mining
The EU should prohibit proof-of-work crypto mining, an executive at the European securities watchdog has insisted. Coins relying on the...
Crypto.com Says Hackers Stole Nearly $34M From Users
Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com said that hackers stole nearly $34 million during the Jan. 17 hack.The Singapore-based exchange, in an...
Andreessen Horowitz Looks to Raise $4.5B for New Crypto Funds: Report
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a venture capital firm that has invested extensively in the crypto industry, is looking to raise $4.5 billion...
Main Opposition Candidate for President of South Korea Pledges Support for Crypto Tax Exemptions
The leading presidential candidate of the opposition in South Korea has promised voters to ease the tax burden on crypto-related profits...
Market highlights January 20: Cardano keeps sliding, gold and silver related stocks soar
The crypto market is more or less flat today, with most top 10 cryptos having registered gains or losses of less than 1%. As...
Baby Doge Coin continues fantastic gains: top places to buy Baby Doge Coin now
Baby Doge Coin is emerging as a dog-themed meme coin with staying power. It has been gaining over the past week. In the last 24 hours,...
Top places to buy MXC, about to break $0.01 per token after exponential growth
The live MXC price today is $0.099 with a 24-hour trading volume of $91.6 million. MXC is up 5.04% in the last 24 hours. This short...
Microsoft Reveals Activision Purchase for $68.7 Billion as an Approach to the Metaverse
Microsoft, the software behemoth, announced today it had completed a deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, one of the biggest game...
Moonbeam added a quarter to its value today: best places to buy Moonbeam
Moonbeam is skyrocketing today, having added almost 25% to its value in the last 24 hours. If you want to know what Moonbeam is, if...
Real Trump Token gaining steadily: here’s where to buy Real Trump Token today
The live Real Trump Token V2 price today is $0.0008 with a 24-hour trading volume of $176,852. Real Trump Token V2 is up 0.39% in the last...
‘Less sophisticated’ malware is stealing millions: Chainalysis
Cryptojacking accounted for 73% of the total value received by malware related addresses between 2017 and 2021, according to a new malware...
The SEC has issued $2.4B in crypto-related penalties since 2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a total of approximately $2.35 billion in penalties against participants in the...
Pakistan Telecom Authority Asked to Block Over 1,600 Crypto Sites — Minister Says Government Intends to ‘Regularize’ Crypto
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has been requested to ban more than 1,600 crypto websites by the Federal Investigation Agency...
UnionBank of the Philippines Picks IBM and Metaco for Crypto Custody
Crypto-friendly UnionBank of the Philippines will be using cryptocurrency safekeeping technology from IBM and Swiss custody specialist...
Mars4 Metaverse NFT Sale Raises Over $250K in a Day: The World’s First Virtual Mars NFTs Are Selling Rapidly
Mars4 is a multi-tiered project that combines NFTs, Crypto and an immersive survival game together. Through mars4.me, we give you a window...
Crypto Scam Websites Attracted Millions of Indians Last Year, Chainalysis Says
Indians visited crypto scam websites nearly 10 million times last year, according to blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. The top...
Exploring the CropBytes Metaverse: A Futuristic Crypto Game With Real Economics and Immersive Graphics
On January 20th, CropBytes, the four-year-old metaverse farming game, is launching the brand new terrain with immersive 3D graphics. The...
China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Now Has 261 Million Users — $14 Billion in Digital Yuan Transactions Made
China’s central bank digital currency now has 261 million unique users, according to an official of the central bank, the...
Multichain Hack Worsens as Loss of Funds Reaches $3M: Report
Hackers have continued to exploit a vulnerability in the cross-chain bridge Multichain about three days after the weakness surfaced, and...
MXC’s 200% gain hints that LoRaWAN IOT mining projects could rally in 2022
Cryptocurrency mining has become a hot topic of conversation over the past couple of years due to its lucrative nature and the impact the...
Mastercard and Coinbase Partner to Make NFTs More Accessible to Everyone
Payments giant Mastercard has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to make non-fungible tokens (NFTs) more accessible to...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Slides Under $42K; Altcoins Fall
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin's price drops below $42,000 on continued concerns about macroeconomic...
Crypto.com CEO Acknowledges 400 Customer Accounts Were Hacked
The CEO of Singapore-based crypto exchange Crypto.com Kris Marszalek confirmed on Bloomberg TV on Wednesday that 400 accounts were...
SCRT Labs Launches $400 Million Fund to Bolster Privacy Network’s Ecosystem and Application Layer
On Wednesday, the Secret Network announced the launch of a $400 million fund in order to expand the application layer and provide grants...
The Balance Between Art and IP Theft in NFT Culture
The most popular show in Netflix history, “Squid Game,” earned an estimated $900 million for the streaming company. And the producers are...
Dvision Network Deploys on Polygon Mainnet as Widespread Interest in Metaverse Continues
PRESS RELEASE. Dvision Network is currently live on Polygon Mainnet, further solidifying their position as the definitive multichain...
2 key Bitcoin trading indicators suggest BTC is ready for a 62% upside move
Bitcoin (BTC) has been below $45,000 for 14 days and is currently 40% below the $69,000 all-time high. This movement holds similarities to...
MLB NFTs on Candy Clock $2.7M in Marketplace Debut
Candy Digital, which started selling Major League Baseball (MLB) NFTs in the fall, finally launched its trading venue on Jan. 15.And the...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stabilizes; Analysts See Relative Value in Altcoins
Bitcoin traded around the $41,000 on Wednesday as some traders appeared to be in no rush to pick a price bottom. Analysts see the...
Bitcoin mantiene su soporte por encima de $40K y enfrenta una resistencia de $43K-$45K
Bitcoin (BTC) sigue manteniendo su soporte por encima de $40.000 mientras que el impulso mejora en los gráficos intradía.La criptomoneda...
Bitcoin Dominance Increases, ETH’s Market Share Slides, Stablecoin and Smart Contract Coins Rise
On Wednesday, the crypto economy of 12,620 coins across 543 exchanges is hovering just above the $2 trillion mark. Ever since the crypto...
A $4.2T Asset Manager Just Said Governments Will Buy Bitcoin
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW looks at the latest from governments and...
Tom Brady’s NFT Platform Autograph Raises $170M
Autograph, a non-fungible token (NFT) platform co-founded by National Football League star Tom Brady, has closed a $170 million Series B...
FDIC-Backed Banks Send Stablecoins in USDF First
NBH Bank and New York Community Bank have conducted the first USDF transaction over the Provenance Blockchain. NBH Bank minted the...
Meta Leans In to Tracking Your Emotions in the Metaverse
New patents held by Facebook parent company Meta Platforms have given us an utterly predictable and bleak glimpse of Our Zucked Future....
Bitcoin Holding Support Above $40K; Faces Resistance at $43K-$45K
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to hold support above $40,000 as momentum improves on intraday charts.The cryptocurrency is down about 4% over the...
Price analysis 1/19: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, SOL, XRP, LUNA, DOT, AVAX, DOGE
Bitcoin (BTC) and select altcoins are showing signs of some buying near support levels. According to Arcane Research, the seven-day...
Privacy-Focused Blockchain Secret Network Announces $400M in Ecosystem Funding
Data privacy-focused blockchain Secret Network has announced a new $225 million ecosystem fund and a $175 million accelerator pool,...
Showtime: NFT tickets take the stage in 2022, connecting artists and fans
Nonfungible tokens have proven to be successful across a number of industries. From gaming to high-end luxury fashion, NFT use cases have...
Intel, Block Supporting Mining a Positive for Bitcoin’s Price: Analyst
Large tech companies such as Intel and Block (previously Square) delving into making mining more efficient and accessible is likely to...
Here’s how traders capitalize on crypto market crashes and liquidations
The first week of the new year saw a vicious pullback across all cryptocurrencies in the market. Ether (ETH) price dropped from its...
Polygon to Delegate $189M Worth of MATIC to Bitfinex for Staking
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex said it will receive $189 million worth of Polygon's MATIC tokens to sponsor enhanced staking rewards for...
Ethereum Fees Drop 35% Since Last Week, Average ETH Gas Fee Still Above $30 per Transfer
According to statistics, Ethereum network transaction fees have dropped 35% from the transfer fees recorded seven days ago. At the time of...
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Hits Record at 26.5%
The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares have widened their discount relative to the underlying cryptocurrency held in the fund, reaching...
What It Takes to Be a Content Creator
The modern era of social media has created the new career path of the influencer. These individuals create online content to share with...
Former ConsenSys AG Investment Head Accuses Firm of Mistreatment in Lawsuit
The legal battle between ConsenSys AG and Kavita Gupta remains highly contentious.In a longer version of a Dec. 31, 2021 complaint, the...
Google Hires PayPal Veteran as Part of Crypto Push: Report
Alphabet’s Google has hired former PayPal executive Arnold Goldberg to run its payments division after previously retreating from a push...
The Right (and Wrong Way) to Get Web 3 Adoption
Last week, there was a small uproar in the Web 3 world when a new protocol, DeSo, announced an update to its user login flow. Previously,...
eToro adds 3 new cryptocurrencies: Fetch.ai, Synthetix, and Ren Protocol
Trading platform eToro announced it will be adding three new crypto assets to the investment platform: Fetch.ai (FET), Synthetix (SNX),...
Gemini Introduces Prime Brokerage Following Second Acquisition in a Week
Crypto exchange Gemini is introducing a prime brokerage following the acquisition of trading technology platform Omniex less than a week...
US Senator’s Inflation Report Says ‘Its Only Going to Get Worse,’ Truflation Oracle Reveals True Inflation Rate
America’s media, central bankers, and bureaucrats continue to debate the rising inflation in the U.S. that has raised the cost of...
Number of 'Active' Blockchain Games Doubled in Past Year to Almost 400
With broader cryptocurrency markets in the doldrums, at least one area of the digital-asset industry appears to be mostly unaffected and...
Astrology charts beat technical analysis: Maren Altman is a star
Are future prices written in the stars? Meet Maren Altman, presciently named for cryptocurrency, who combines astrology and day trading...