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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...
Smart contracts can redefine business — But this doesn’t imply wide openness
In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized...
FTX US Derivatives Names Former LedgerX Chairman Larry Thompson as Board Chair
FTX US Derivatives named Larry Thompson as chairman of the board Wednesday, according to a statement.Thompson was previously chairman of...
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 19, 2022
This episode is sponsored by Kava.Today's Stories:First Mover Asia: Fed Tightening, Economic Woes Continue to Spook Crypto...
What Is KYC and Why Does It Matter for Crypto?
KYC means "know your customer." It refers to a financial institution’s obligation to carry out certain identity and background checks on...
Liquidity Mining Is Dead. What Comes Next?
Liquidity mining is dead, and trying to figure out the best way to replace it is the focus of one of crypto’s hottest subsectors.The...
Crypto Miner Mawson Sees Hashrate Topping 1 EH/s by Month-End
Australian crypto miner Mawson Infrastructure Group said it is operating above 1 exahash per second (EH/s) and on track to reach 1.1 EH/s...
Cryptocurrency ATMs Close Down in Singapore Following Central Bank’s Announcement
Cryptocurrency ATMs have closed down in Singapore following the guidelines issued by the central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore...
Crypto IRA Platform iTrustCapital Raises $125M at $1.3B Valuation
Crypto individual retirement account (IRA) software platform iTrustCapital has raised $125 million in Series A funding with a post-money...
Cosmos Exchange Osmosis Expands to Ethereum Assets With Gravity Bridge
Cross-chain decentralized exchange Osmosis is expanding its horizons today with the launch of a new bridge that will enable trading for...
How GAIMIN Is Supporting Metaverse and Web 3.0 Ecosystems
Facebook changes its name to Meta and the world suddenly becomes interested in the metaverse however the term has been around for some...
43% of Bitcoin trading volume during US market hours: Arcane Research
Uncle Sam dominates the Bitcoin (BTC) trading arena according to a report published by Arcane Research. Bitcoins’ 90-day correlation to...
EU securities regulator calls for proof-of-work crypto mining ban
Erik Thedéen, the vice-chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority has raised concerns over the growing use of renewable energy...
Ethereum Is No Longer a One-Chain Ecosystem
Earlier this week, Evan Van Ness of Starbloom Ventures and Josh Stark of the Ethereum Foundation released an Ethereum year-end report, The...
Bitmex Acquiring German Bank to Create ‘Regulated Crypto Powerhouse’ in Europe
Crypto exchange Bitmex is acquiring a German bank to create “a regulated crypto powerhouse.” The company plans to establish...
JPMorgan Says Ethereum Is Losing NFT Market Share to Solana
Ethereum’s dominance in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is shrinking because of congestion and high gas fees, JPMorgan said in an analyst...
Crypto VC Firm Inflection Launches $40M Fund to Build ‘Open Economy’
Early-stage venture firm Inflection has launched a new $40 million Mercury Fund to invest in companies building the “open...
Iran to reportedly pilot central bank digital currency soon
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is reportedly planning to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot soon. According to a report...
Gold Miner Says Investors Prefer Hedging Against Inflation With Gold, Not Crypto
The CEO of a Canada-headquartered gold mining company, Mark Bristow, has insisted that gold currently has little downside risk. He also...
Bitcoin will emerge stronger after stocks dip ‘10%–20%’ — Bloomberg analyst
Bitcoin (BTC) will soon no longer be a risk asset, and investors should brace for a fresh price correction, says one of Bloomberg’s...
Market highlights January 19: Sea of red for major cryptos, oil at 7-year high
All top 20 cryptos except Terra at #9 were down over the past 24 hours. Oil gushed past $86 late Tuesday night, its highest price since...
Top places to buy Rainbow Token, the hottest new cryptocurrency
Rainbow Token is a hyper-deflationary, ethical DeFi token running on Binance Smart Chain, which combines seven features into a single...
Cardano's ADA Token Leads Crypto Majors Lower, Bitcoin Nears $41K as Bond Yields Rise
The crypto market is a sea of red again, with recent out-performers like programmable blockchain cardano's ADA token leading major...
You can now buy Lunar, which added 11% to its value: here’s where
Lunar is the top trending coin on CoinMarketCap today on news of an upcoming Bitmart listing, having added 11% to its value in the last 24...
UK Financial Regulator to Limit Crypto Ads to Sophisticated, Wealthy Investors
The U.K.'s financial services regulator plans to tighten restrictions crypto-asset advertising after the government gives it increased...
EU Markets Regulator Calls for Ban on Proof-of-Work Crypto Mining: Report
Proof-of-work crypto mining should be banned in the European Union (EU), according to the vice chair of the European Securities and...
Theta is up 9% today and counting: here’s where to buy Theta now
The live Theta Network price today is $4.26 with a 24-hour trading volume of $467 million. Theta Network is up 9% in the last 24 hours. If...
Southeast Asia Focused Gaming Guild Ancient8 Raises $4M Seed Round
Vietnam-based gaming guild Ancient8 announced today that it had closed a $4 million seed round, the company said on Wednesday.The seed...
Crypto Miner Argo Diversifies Into Non-Mining Blockchain Business
Bitcoin Miner, Argo Blockchain, is starting a non-mining business unit, called “Argo Labs” to diversify its business and take advantage of...
Crypto Miner Convicted in Russia for Allegedly Stealing Power to Mint Digital Coins
A regional court has sentenced a man accused of illegally connecting his crypto farm to the grid to two years in prison. The decision...
Bitcoin mining becomes more sustainable: Mining Council’s Q4 survey
The percentage of the global Bitcoin mining industry running on renewable power increased by 1% to 58.5% in the fourth quarter of 2021...
Opera Releases Web 3 Browser Ahead of Cross-Chain Wallet Launch
Opera has launched the beta version of its “Crypto Browser Project,” an internet browser with built-in Web 3 integrations, the company...
Financial Market Committee Chair Aksakov Joins Calls for Identification of Russian Crypto Owners
Anatoly Aksakov, head of the Financial Market Committee at the Russian parliament, has reiterated a warning for cryptocurrency investors...
Invictus NFT Lab Blazes Trail for a New Fine Art Paradigm
In our view, blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) present a perfect tool to revolutionize the traditional Fine Art...
Auditing Firms Claim Crypto.com Lost $15 Million in Incident as Users Report Suspicious Activity
Crypto.com, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, experienced an incident on January 17 when some of its users reported strange activity in...
Here’s why Binance Coin is 33% down from its all-time high
Binance Coin (BNB) holders enjoyed a 1,760% rally from $37 to $692 between January and May 2021, but as is customary in crypto, this surge...
UK to Tighten Rules on Crypto Ads to Ensure They’re Fair, Clear, Not Misleading
The U.K. government has announced plans to impose new rules on cryptocurrency ads to ensure they are fair, clear, and not misleading to...
ELA, API3 and PROM buck the market-wide downtrend by posting a 20%+ gain
Fear and volatility remain the theme of the week as Bitcoin (BTC) continues to face stiff resistance near the $42,000 price level and...
SoFi Can Launch Bank Provided It Doesn't Touch Crypto
Student loan and financial service provider Social Finance Inc. (SoFi) has received conditional approval from the Office of the...
Binance to Launch New Cryptocurrency Exchange in Thailand After Thai SEC Filed Criminal Complaint
Crypto exchange Binance is launching a new exchange in Thailand after the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed...
The House Looks Into Crypto's Energy Impact
A House committee will take a look at crypto and its energy requirements this week. It’s another congressional look at crypto.You’re...
First Mover Asia: Fed Tightening, Economic Woes Continue to Spook Crypto Investors
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin and ether go down and then up; altcoin prices are mixed.Technician's take: BTC...
Advisers, Pay Attention to Stablecoins
It’s time for the wealth management industry to pay attention to the exploding ecosystem of stablecoins.Download this episodeAt the same...
Cardano goes ‘full send’ with a 50% ADA rally ahead of SundaeSwap launch
Cardano (ADA) traded within striking distance of its three-week high at the start of this week, leading some investors to suggest that a...
DeFi’s Wonderland Is Buying TIME
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Wonderland saw its TIME token briefly drop below its treasury-backed value on Monday, prompting the...
Analysts warn that Bitcoin could dip to $38K ‘before an eventual breakout’
The cryptocurrency market faced another day of weakness on Jan. 18 as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped lower and additional pressure was...
What is Bitcoin’s Lightning Network?
Bitcoin’s scalability issues mean that smaller transactions can congest the blockchain. The Lightning Network was created to fix...
Heavyweight Champ Francis Ngannou Plans to ‘Take Half of His UFC 270 Purse Paid in Bitcoin’
The reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has announced the mixed martial artist has partnered with the payments firm Cash App...
Win up to 3,000 USDT at LBank Exchange’s 100% Winning Event!
PRESS RELEASE. Isn’t it always nice to know that you are guaranteed to win? It’s not a dream as long as you participate in...
Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Decline with Equities, Traders Remain Cautious
Most cryptocurrencies traded lower on Tuesday as rising bond yields continued to weigh on U.S. equities. As investors reduce their...
Is Crypto a Ponzi? Define 'Ponzi'
If you can believe it, scams and Ponzi schemes have existed and thrived in the cryptocurrency industry well before the recent speculative...
5 Reasons Why You Should Buy Polygon
Polygon is an Ethereum layer-2 solution that could explode in 2022 Since the inception of bitcoin as the pioneer cryptocurrency,...
Microsoft Bets on 'Metaverse' With $69B Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeMicrosoft today announced it is acquiring game publisher...
Blockchain Firm Animoca Brands Raises $358 Million to Enhance Web3 and the Metaverse
Animoca Brands has announced the blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused firm has raised $358.8 million to bolster the non-fungible token...
Opyn’s New ‘Squeeth’ Raises Ether Trading to the Power of Two
Is a 10-fold price return not doing it for you? How about 90x?The latest structured-finance alchemy from the crypto industry allows...
Digital Asset Funds Hit by 5th Week of Outflows
Investors pulled money out of cryptocurrency funds for a fifth straight week, reflecting the bearish market mood as bitcoin suffers one of...
Damien Hirst Launches Chainlink Price Index for NFT Project
Damien Hirst’s first non-fungible token (NFT) collection is getting a dedicated price index courtesy of Chainlink, a crypto network and...
Russian Authorities Say They’ve Dismantled REvil Ransomware Group at US Request
Russia’s top domestic intelligence agency says REvil – the Russia-based ransomware gang tied to the Colonial Pipeline attack – has “ceased...
Bitcoin Drifts Lower; Stuck Between $40K Support and $45K Resistance
Bitcoin (BTC) has traded in a sideways range over the past week, although buyers continued to hold support around $40,000. The next level...
Morpheus.Network hits roadmap targets, attracting investors focused on fundamentals
The global supply chain has become an area of intense focus over the past couple of years and pressures from the pandemic and backlogged...
Bitcoin Miners’ Margins Are Still ‘Quite Healthy’ Even After Recent Selloff: D.A. Davidson
Bitcoin miners are still generating healthy profits, despite the sharp selloff in crypto prices and an increase in the network hashrate,...
Top 3 Rebase Token Markets Shudder — Stats Show TIME, OHM, BTRFLY Lost Billions Since All-Time Highs
While the crypto economy has shed more than 3% in fiat value during the last 24 hours dropping to $2.09 trillion, the top rebase tokens by...
NFT Marketplace OpenSea Acquires DeFi Wallet Firm Dharma Labs
Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has confirmed the acquisition of crypto wallet firm Dharma Labs, the company announced...
Bank of America Says UK CBDC Would Be More Than a Digital Form of Cash
Bank of America (BoA) is challenging the Bank of England's assertion that a U.K. central bank digital currency (CBDC) would act just as a...
Block’s Cash App Is Finally Integrating the Lightning Network
Block, formerly known as Square, is integrating the Lightning Network into its popular Cash app, a move which was first promised back in...
NFT Scams: How to Avoid Falling Victim
If you Google “NFT scams,” the results will likely lead you down a rabbit hole filled with, in some cases, actual cartoon...
BSN’s Red Date Behind Shenzhen-Singapore Trade Blockchain Project
Singapore and China’s Silicon Valley, the city of Shenzhen, are building what is likely the world’s first blockchain-based network for a...
Blossom Capital’s Newly Launched $432 Million Fund to Focus on Crypto Startups
Blossom Capital, the London-based venture capital firm founded by Candice Lo, Imran Ghory, Mike Hudack, and Ophelia Brown plans to...
Intel to Unveil 'Ultra Low-Voltage Bitcoin Mining ASIC' in February
Intel, one of the world's largest chipmakers, is likely to unveil a specialized crypto-mining chip at the International Solid-State...
Bitcoin miners’ resilience to geopolitics — A healthy sign for the network
Considering that Bitcoin (BTC) is a blockchain network that uses a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism, miners are a highly...
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 18, 2022
This episode is sponsored by Kava.Today's Stories:Morgan Stanley Says Crypto Markets Are Weakening as Central Banks Look to TightenBinance...
Bitcoin Mixers: How Do They Work and Why Are They Used?
The Bitcoin blockchain is entirely public. Head to a blockchain explorer and you can find a watertight record of all the bitcoin...
What Is a Crypto Airdrop?
Crypto users that frequently interact with new and existing platforms will likely receive an airdrop at some stage. Airdrops involve...
Curtis Sword Becomes the First Blockchain-Based Large-Scale 3D ARPG
PRESS RELEASE. Curtis Sword, a 3D NFT ARPG mobile game on the blockchain, is excited to announce that it has fully launched on both...
Solana-Based DeFi Project Hubble Protocol Raises $10M
Decentralized finance (DeFi) project Hubble Protocol has raised $10 million in funding ahead of its mainnet launch later this month. The...
Brazilian Asset Manager Hashdex to Launch DeFi ETF Including UNI, AAVE and COMP
This article is adapted from CoinDesk Brasil, a brand-new partnership between CoinDesk and InfoMoney, one of Brazil's leading financial...
Bitcoin hodlers ‘under siege’ at $42K as 30% of BTC supply flips from profit to loss
Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers face a crucial week in more ways than one as $42,000 rekindles a familiar battle. As noted by on-chain analytics...
Mercedes partners with NFT artists to celebrate G-Class series
Mercedes has teamed up with Art2People to create an exclusive Mercedes-Benz NFT collection based on its G-Class vehicle line, according to...