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Bitcoin Slips To 3-Month Low, Analysts Divided on Impact of Fed’s Tightening
Bitcoin continues to lose ground as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December meeting released earlier this week flagged the chance of a...
Bring Your AOZ NFT to Life! Claim Your Free Soul
From the moment you minted the selected AOZ citizen NFT, we believe a bond has been created between you and this particular PFP artwork,...
Decentralized Credit Protocol Goldfinch Raises $11M in Series A Funding
Goldfinch, a decentralized protocol enabling crypto borrowing without crypto collateral, has raised $11 million in a Series A funding...
The Inside Story of How India’s Crypto Exchanges Were ‘Inspected’ by Tax Agencies
The TakeawayTax agencies have several other crypto exchanges on their radar but expect these “inspections” to serve as a deterrent that...
Chinese Crackdown Bolsters Bitcoin Mining in Thailand, Bigger Investors Eye Setting Up Operations in Laos
A crackdown on bitcoin mining by China has led to an increase in the number of Thai investors that have acquired and are operating mining...
Devere Group CEO Predicts 3 Countries Will Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender This Year
The CEO of financial advisory and asset management firm Devere Group has predicted that three countries will adopt bitcoin as legal tender...
Goldman Sachs Predicts Bitcoin Could Reach $100K as BTC Continues to Take Gold’s Market Share as Store of Value
Goldman Sachs has predicted that the price of bitcoin could reach $100,000. The global investment bank believes that bitcoin will continue...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Stabilizes Near $43K as Layer 1 Tokens Attract Attention
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin stabilized near $43,000 after Wednesday’s sell-off, while traders’ attention...
AMC Theatres on Track to Accept Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Payments in Q1, CEO Confirms
The CEO of the world’s largest movie exhibition company, AMC Entertainment, says his company is on track to accept meme...
SEC Charges Founder of Crypto Startup Crowd Machine With Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Craig Sproule of Australia, along with two crypto companies he founded – Crowd...
GameStop Surges Following Report It’s Launching an NFT Marketplace
Shares of GameStop (GME), the original meme stock that stoked retail investor frenzy in buying highly volatile stocks, surged as much as...
Pocket Network Announces Closing of Its Strategic Private Sale to Accelerate Network Development & Global Expansion
PRESS RELEASE. Pocket Network exceeded $56,000,000 in monthly revenues in December placing it in the Top Five revenue producer for...
Here’s why Bitcoin traders say a drop to $38K is the worst case scenario
The fallout from the Federal Reserve’s recent hawkish comments about raising interest rates as soon as March continued to weigh...
Polygon Under Accidental Attack From Swarm of Sunflower Farmers
A chain normally known for its high throughput has been hobbled today by a surprising foe: a simple blockchain-based agriculture game...
A16z Leads Additional $25M Round for DeFi Credit Protocol Goldfinch
Decentralized credit protocol Goldfinch has raised $25 million in a Series A extension round led by Andressen Horowitz (a16z), which had...
Report: Pakistan Likely to Earn Billions From Cryptocurrency
According to a document produced by a Pakistani policy advisory board, the country is likely to earn billions of dollars from crypto-asset...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sentiment Turns Extremely Bearish
Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies are stabilizing after a sell-off on Wednesday. Some analysts expect crypto volatility to remain...
Después de la caída, bitcoin se estabiliza en una resistencia cercana a $45K-$50K
Bitcoin (BTC) cayó por debajo del soporte inicial de $45.000 el miércoles, aunque más tarde se estabilizó en torno a $42.000, cerca del...
Why Bitcoin and Crypto Are Crashing
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeToday on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at one of the most important...
NYDFS Hires New Deputy Superintendent of Virtual Currency
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has hired Peter Marton as deputy superintendent of virtual currency, according...
Bitcoin could outperform stocks in 2022 amid Fed tightening — Bloomberg analyst
The Federal Reserve’s signaling for tighter monetary policy in 2022 could provide short-term headwinds for risk assets such as stocks and...
Arab Bank Switzerland Is Quietly Getting Into DeFi
Arab Bank Switzerland, the Geneva-headquartered affiliate of Middle Eastern lender Arab Bank PLC, has extended its wealthy...
Ravencoin (RVN) has been surging the past week – should you buy it?
Ravencoin (RVN) is right now one of the best performing coins in the market. The token is up 20% over the last week. These gains would be...
Oracle tokens turn bullish as blockchain projects focus on interoperability
2022 looks to be a transformative year for the cryptocurrency ecosystem as the focus on interoperability between siloed blockchain...
Not Everyone Can Afford to Be Satoshi
In a recent open letter reflecting on his invention of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee first thanked his boss.“I was very lucky, back...
Here is why you should buy Aave (AAVE) despite pullback below $250
Aave (AAVE) has largely traded sideways over the last month without any significant breakouts. But it did manage to oscillate between $250...
Fed’s Minutes Report ‘Bludgeons’ Global Markets — Stocks, Crypto, Precious Metals Slip in Value
Minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting on December 14-15 show that the central bank is being persistent about...
Bitcoin Stabilizes After Sell-Off, Resistance Near $45K-$50K
Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below initial support at $45,000 on Wednesday, but later stabilized around $42,000, which is near the Dec. 5 crash...
Loopring (LRC) sees a massive sell-off – Should you still buy it today?
After some positive price action during the first days of 2022, Loopring (LRC) is tumbling fast. The coin has seen a massive sell-off in...
State of the Union Part 2: Education, Access and Tools
“Onramp does write three things: education, access and tools. ‘E.A.T.,’ we help the RIA space eat.”In this second part of “On Purpose”...
Kazakhstan Shuts Down Banks, Internet Amid Unrest That Threatens Bitcoin Mining, Hashrate
Measures imposed by authorities to quell mass protests in mining hotspot Kazakhstan are affecting cryptocurrency markets and the Bitcoin...
Will DAOs Replace Crypto Venture Capital?
Decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, have recently formed to try to buy the U.S. Constitution and a professionally certified...
BTCS stock jumps 44% after announcing first-ever dividend payable in Bitcoin
On Jan. 5, Nasdaq Composite logged its biggest daily loss since February last year. But for one of its listed companies, the day turned...
Bitstamp
Founded in 2011, Bitstamp is a Europe-based cryptocurrency exchange that offers crypto-to-fiat and crypto-to-crypto exchange services. It...
Crypto Miners Are Better Investments Than Bitcoin Even After Sell-Off: Analysts
Crypto miners are having a tough start to the new year, with their shares extending December’s decline as bitcoin fell below $43,000....
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 6, 2022
This episode is sponsored by Kava.Today's Stories:Polkadot, Solana Biggest Losers Among Top CryptosBitcoin Falls Below $43K, Leads to...
Despite the Crypto Market Dip, Weekly Gains Show OSMO, ATOM, FTM, and a Slew of Other Assets Shined
On January 5, digital currency markets shed a great deal of value as bitcoin dropped below the $44K handle during the late afternoon (EST)...
Crypto Infrastructure Firm Pocket Network Raises $10M
Web 3 developer platform Pocket Network has raised $10 million to expand adoption and node coverage, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific...
Tencent Adds Digital Yuan Support to WeChat Pay Wallet: Report
Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent has added support for the country’s digital yuan to its WeChat Pay wallet.WeChat users now have...
Bitcoin fills $42K December price wick as analyst says ‘party just getting started’
Bitcoin (BTC) delivered fresh volatility on Jan. 6 as rangebound behavior saw its first shake-up in weeks. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Ethereum plunges 13%, down more than Bitcoin after Fed spooks crypto markets
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), plunged sharply hours after the United States Federal Reserve released the minutes of its December...
Polygon network activity spikes as NFT sales reach new height
The number of nonfungible tokens (NFT’s) sold on the layer-two protocol Polygon reached an all-time high last month at just short of 2...
Five coins that saw huge gains in 2021
The year 2021 was unprecedented for crypto, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) gaining 60.58% and 408.5% throughout the year,...
BofA Upgrades Coinbase to Buy, Sees Revenue Diversification Beyond Retail Crypto Trading
Bank of America upgraded Coinbase shares to buy from neutral, leaving the price target unchanged at $340.The upgrade was due to increasing...
Bitcoin price bounces off $42K as order book imbalance turns ‘crazy’
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly touched $43,000 prior to Wall Street opening on Jan. 6 as new market analysis offered bad news for bears. BTC/USD...
CoinDesk 2021 Annual Crypto Review
Overall, 2021 was an extraordinary year for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.Bitcoin and Ethereum asset prices touched all-time...
What Really Mattered to Crypto Markets in 2021
Thanks to 2021, most people have at least heard of crypto by now – not just Bitcoin and Ethereum, but altcoins like DOGE and SHIB, as well...
Bitcoin Dominance Sinks to Lowest Level in 3 Years as Ethereum, Numerous Competitors Gain on BTC
Bitcoin dominance has dropped to the lowest level in just over three and a half years since June 3, 2018, at 37%. Last year, at the end of...
B2B Payments Platform Tribal Raises Debt Round Including $20M in Stellar USDC
Tribal, a B2B financing and payment platform focused on emerging markets, raised a $40 million debt round from the Stellar Development...
Nas Selling Rights to Two Songs via Crypto Music Startup Royal
The rapper Nas plans to sell two of his recent tracks through Royal, the crypto-backed music service he invested in late last year.The...
Why You Need to Buy Sassy Unicorns NFT
What Are Sassy Unicorns NFT Sassy Unicorns are a collection of 10,000 unique NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. Each unicorn is available to...
An Advisor’s Guide to Altcoin Investing
While 2021 was certainly the year of bitcoin, investors with a particular type of risk appetite are diversifying their crypto portfolios...
Lessons I’ve Learned About Crypto as an Advisor
In my previous articles for this newsletter, I’ve highlighted many of the conversations you will have to have with clients and prospects...
Crypto Crime Hit an All-Time High of $14B in 2021 as Prices Climbed: Chainalysis
Crypto crime accounted for a record-setting $14 billion worth of blockchain transactions in 2021, according to a new report from...
Why Use Bitcoin?
Satoshi Nakamoto originally created bitcoin as an alternative, decentralized payment method. Unlike international bank transfers, it was...
What Can You Buy with Bitcoin?
When we talk about buying things with bitcoin, many conjure up an image of a black market filled with shady dealings, off-the-record sales...
JPMorgan Says Ethereum’s DeFi Dominance at Risk Due to ‘Sharding’ Delays
Ethereum’s dominance of decentralized finance (DeFi) is at risk as the scaling of the network, which is needed to maintain its dominance,...
How Bitcoin Mining Works
Bitcoin mining is the process of discovering new blocks, verifying transactions and adding them to the Bitcoin blockchain. Here’s what...
Kazakhstan’s Hashrate Drops as Internet Blackout Persists Amid Nationwide Protests
Kazakhstan’s bitcoin mining industry, the world’s second largest, has been severely disrupted for a second day by a nationwide internet...
Europe’s Securities Watchdog Seeks Feedback on Regulations Ahead of DLT Pilot
ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, has set out to establish if EU authorities need to amend existing regulations in...
Thailand’s Crypto Traders to Be Subject to 15% Capital Gains Tax: Report
Taxpayers in Thailand who profit from cryptocurrencies will be subject to a 15% capital gains tax this year, according to the Bangkok...
Market highlights January 6: Major cryptos plummet, tech firms drag down NASDAQ100
Major cryptos fell sharply over the past 24 hours, reacting to the FOMC minutes release of faster rate hikes. All three major US indices...
Football token MetaFootball is crashing, should you buy the dip? Where to buy MetaFootball
MetaFootball bills itself as one of the most comprehensive football management games ever created, designed as a play-to-earn game for...
Introducing EverBNB, a BNB reflection token: best places to buy EverBNB now
EverBNB is a BNB reflection token running on Binance Smart Chain. It bills itself as the fastest way to earn BNB. It is trading for...
Lucid Lands is down 20% today: is now the right time to buy Lucid Lands?
The live Lucid Lands price today is $0.057 with a 24-hour trading volume of $3.3 million. Lucid Lands is down 19.60% in the last 24 hours....
Polkadot, Solana Biggest Losers Among Top Cryptos
Top cryptocurrencies saw deep losses in the past 24 hours as bitcoin (BTC) fell to as low as $42,700 after losing a major support level of...
Coinbase Shares Predictions on Future of Ethereum Scalability, Metaverse, Defi, NFTs
Coinbase’s chief product officer has shared some predictions for 2022 regarding Ethereum’s scalability, the metaverse,...
Bitcoin Falls Below $43K, Leads to $800M in Crypto Liquidations
In the last 24 hours, crypto futures worth over $812 million were liquidated as bitcoin broke its $46,000 support level and fell to...
US Congress Organizing Oversight Hearing on Crypto Mining’s Environmental Footprint: Report
The U.S. Congress is preparing an hearing to examine the environmental impact of crypto mining, especially on the bitcoin network,...
Moneygram Invests in Crypto ATM Operator — CEO Bullish on Opportunities Crypto Offers
Moneygram has completed an investment in cryptocurrency ATM operator Coinme. “At Moneygram, we continue to be bullish on the vast...
Sygnum Valued at $800M in $90M Funding Round: Report
Sygnum, which runs a digital-asset bank and trading platform, was valued at $800 million in a $90 million funding round, Bloomberg News...
Ethereum dominates among developers but competitors growing faster
The Ethereum ecosystem still has far more developers than rival networks, but they are catching up with a faster rate of growth. Ethereum...
Singapore Tycoons’ Sons Plan Private NFT Club That Will Become an ARC to the Metaverse: Report
A son of a Singapore financier and a son of the family that started Mewah International Inc., an edible oils company, have founded ARC, a...
El Salvador Drafts 20 Bills for Legal Structure of Bitcoin Bonds — Funds to Be Used to Build Bitcoin City, Buy BTC
El Salvador is preparing to introduce 20 bills to provide a legal framework for its upcoming bitcoin bonds. The funds raised will be used...
3 reasons why Cosmos (ATOM) price is near a new all-time high
Blockchain network interoperability is shaping up to be one of the main themes for the cryptocurrency ecosystem in 2022. New users are...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls Below $44K After Fed Minutes Release.
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin slipped to below $44,000 after Fed minutes release, altcoins...
Canaan Expands Mining Operations in Kazakhstan Amid Power Deficit, Protests
Hardware manufacturer Canaan is expanding its crypto mining operations in Kazakhstan. The company is now cooperating with a number of...
Harmony (ONE) is surging in 2022 – Where will it go next?
Harmony (ONE) is hands down the best performing token in the early stages of 2022. After breaking its December downtrend on the last day...
Australian Open Apes Into Tennis NFTs and Decentraland Too
The Australian Open is taking a swing at the metaverse with a pair of blockchain-related announcements on Thursday, becoming the first...
Solana (SOL) looks poised to break above $200 – Analysis and price prediction below
After an impressive 2021, Solana (SOL) has lost a bit of momentum especially after the broader crypto correction we saw at the tail end of...
Internet Computer (ICP) has outperformed all crypto assets in the last 7 days – Where will the uptrend go next?
2022 has started on the right foot for Internet Computer (ICP). Although sentiment in broader crypto is still sluggish, ICP has been...
3 key metrics show DeFi’s TVL on the verge of a new ATH
As 2022 gets underway, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector of the cryptocurrency ecosystem appears to be gaining momentum in what...
Can Binance Coin (BNB) hit $650? Here is some analysis and price prediction
Binance Coin (BNB) has been on a downtrend for the best part of a month now. The coin is down about 5% the last 7 days and was largely on...
Dacxi Announces Global Tokenized Crowdfunding Solution – the Dacxi Chain
PRESS RELEASE. Dacxi has announced the Dacxi Chain – the world’s first tokenized crowdfunding system that demonstrates the...
Bitcoin price drops to $43.7K after Fed minutes re-confirm plans to hike rates
Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider cryptocurrency market fell under as equities markets pulled back at the closing bell after minutes from the...
IOTA (MIOTA) tumbles 20% from weekly highs – How is the overall outlook?
The price action for IOTA (MIOTA) over the last week has been on a seesaw of sorts. After surging over the past few days, the coin has...
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to maintain bearish outlook as sentiment in the broader crypto market remains uninspiring
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) looks poised to maintain its overall bearish outlook. The coin is facing significant downward pressure as sentiment in...
Axie Infinity (AXS) and the road to $170 – Price analysis and predictions in 2022
Despite facing severe downside pressure in recent weeks, Axie Infinity (AXS) is rallying with the bullish continuation expected to hold....
Can EOS (EOS) replicate its superb start to 2021 in 2022? Price analysis and prediction below
EOS (EOS) started 2021 on red hot bullish momentum. In fact, during the first half of 2021, the coin surged past $14 and went to highs of...
Bitcoin Dips Below $44K, Crypto Economy Drops 4.5%, Traders Rush to Stablecoins
The price of bitcoin dropped below the $44K zone on Wednesday to $43,678 per unit as the entire crypto-economy has shed billions in value....