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Just 1.3 million Bitcoin left circulating on crypto exchanges
In glad tidings for an orange Christmas, Bitcoin (BTC) supply is drying up to lows not seen for years. In a recent tweet by CryptoRank,...
Cardano, Polkadot Advance as Crypto Market Rallies Ahead of Christmas
A ‘Santa rally’ ahead of Christmas gripped crypto markets on Friday with most large-cap coins showing gains over 24 hours.Bitcoin, ether...
A ‘Best of’ 2021 Holiday Special: Haiti’s Transition Into Modern Finance
This episode is sponsored by Quantstamp, Nexo.io and KuCoin.This week and next we’re taking a year-end holiday from new episodes of “Money...
Working Group Meets to Prepare Regulations for Cryptocurrencies in Russia
A crypto working group has held its first meeting at Russia’s parliament. Its members have been tasked to put forward legislative...
Market highlights December 24: Crypto’s Santa rally
The crypto market is booming on December 24 as Christmas Eve approaches. This led analysts to coin the term “Santa rally”. Top...
Thai Central Bank to Delay CBDC Test Till Late 2022: Report
The Bank of Thailand will delay its test of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) from the second quarter to late next year, Reuters...
DeFi Value on Terra Surges to Record $21B as LUNA Tops $100
LUNA, the native token of decentralized payments network Terra, bumped to over $100 in European hours on Friday to lead a ‘Santa rally’ in...
Dogelon Mars up 37% today, crashes top 100: here’s where to buy Dogelon Mars now
The live Dogelon Mars price today is $0.000002 with a 24-hour trading volume of $113.4 million. Dogelon Mars is up 37% in the last 24...
Baidu metaverse app would take 6 years for a full launch, VP says
The Chinese internet giant Baidu doesn’t expect to fully launch its XiRang metaverse app soon despite the app’s initial would debut on...
No end to Sandbox gains in sight: Top places to buy Sandbox today
After NFT gaming ecosystem platform Sandbox raised $93 million in an investment round, the Sandbox (SAND) token price hit an all-time high...
Bitcoin needs to clear $51K to reduce the chance of new sell-off from BTC whales
Bitcoin (BTC) whales are the center of attention again this week as large transactions flow back to exchanges. Data from on-chain...
You can now buy GALA, the native token of Gala Games: here’s where
The live Gala price today is $0.51 with a 24-hour trading volume of just over $1 billion. The gaming token is up 11.50% in the last 24...
Justin Sun Will Go to Space on Blue Origin Mission Taking 5 People With Him
Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, a smart contract-enabled cryptocurrency platform, announced yesterday he would fly to space next year to...
Kraken to Develop NFT Marketplace Offering Token-Backed Loans
Crypto exchange Kraken is developing a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) where users can arrange loans using the tokens as...
Internet Computer is skyrocketing on news of Ethereum integration: here’s where to buy ICP
A new cross-chain bridge connection between Ethereum and Internet Computer will make it possible to support native ERC20 tokens on the ICP...
Dfinity’s Internet Computer Opens Ethereum Bridge
A new cross-chain bridge connecting Ethereum with Internet Computer will allow ERC20 tokens to exist natively on the latter’s network,...
Avalanche Adding Fiat Payments via Alchemy Pay (ACH) Integration
PRESS RELEASE. Avalanche has announced the integration of flexible fiat payment on-ramps on their network, thanks to a new integration...
Report: Decentralized Exchange Volume Surpasses $1 Trillion in 2021, Uniswap Leads the Pack
Decentralized exchange (dex) volumes have become very prominent this year and some dex applications have been dealing with volumes that...
Eco-friendly Sacrifice to Change BTC Mining
Two companies are participating at the same time in a DUO SACRIFICE PHASE. Sacrifice to show your voice that the world needs eco-friendly...
German Prosecutors Hire Local Bank to ‘Clean’ Seized Crypto Worth $113 Million
German prosecutors have hired a bank to “clean” cryptocurrency seized in criminal cases. “As the cryptocurrencies are...
Ripple Achieves ‘Strongest Year Ever’ Despite SEC Lawsuit Over XRP, Says CEO
Ripple has achieved the “strongest year ever” despite the lawsuit over XRP by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
First Mover Asia: Santa Claus Rally Sends Bitcoin North of $50K
(Edited by James Rubin)Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: The crypto market cheers for a “Santa rally” as bitcoin crossed...
Microstrategy CEO Foresees Bitcoin’s Price Reaching $6 Million
The CEO of Microstrategy expects the price of bitcoin to reach $6 million, noting that it is “unstoppable” and will replace...
Japan’s Taxes on Crypto Firms Are Leading Some to Leave the Country
Crypto companies in Japan have implored authorities to change tax policies that some say are driving them out of the country. Recent...
Market Wrap Year In Review: Remembering Bitcoin’s FUD-Fueled Crash
Hello, Market Wrap readers! During the final two weeks of 2021, we’re using this space to recap the year’s most dramatic moments in...
Marathon Digital to Expand Hashrate by 600% With Record Purchase of Bitcoin Miners
Marathon Digital is purchasing a record number of Antminer S19 XP (140 TH/s) bitcoin miners from Bitmain, the Nasdaq-traded company...
Accounting Firm PWC’s Hong Kong Branch Purchases Land in The Sandbox Metaverse
On Thursday, Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ (PWC) Hong Kong unit announced that it purchased a land site in The Sandbox metaverse. The...
What Is Web 3 and Why Is Everyone Talking About It?
Web 3 – also known as “Web3″ or “Web 3.0″ – is a term you may of heard thrown around a lot lately. It simply refers to the next iteration...
5 Ways Money Was Reimagined in 2021
It was the year of crypto! For this, the first of two holiday editions of this Money Reimagined column, we frame this remarkable year in...
Fighting for Web 3.0: Digital wallet wars are the new browser wars
Most people might not remember that websites once had icons that said, “This site has been optimized for Internet Explorer,” but, two...
What Jack Dorsey’s Beef With ‘Web 3′ is Really About
Since officially leaving Twitter, now full-time Block (formerly Square) CEO Jack Dorsey has become immensely more vocal and opinionated...
Terra (LUNA) hits record $20B TVL, surpassing Binance Smart Chain
Terra (LUNA), an open-source stablecoin network, hit an all-time high of $20.05 billion in total value locked, or TVL, across its 13...
Binance introduces new ‘Auto-Burn’ protocol for BNB tokens
The change comes on the back of requests from the Binance Smart Chain and the larger BNB token community Yesterday, Binance announced the...
Lummis to Propose New Crypto Regulator, Clear Guidance in 2022 Bill
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.), one of bitcoin’s most vocal advocates on Capitol Hill, will pitch Congress next year on creating a...
DappRadar Price (RADAR) is surging today: this is why it is rising
DappRadar (RADAR) started the day by registering a32% surge to trade at a high of $0.05849. At the time of writing, the coin had retraced...
FBI Collaborates With Citibank, Sony, Japanese Authorities to Seize $180 Million in Bitcoin
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in collaboration with Citibank, Sony, and Japanese law enforcement, has taken action to...
Polygon (MATIC) hits all-time highs in intraday trading today – should you buy?
Polygon (MATIC) has surged in intraday trading today, hitting an all-time high of $2.7 at one point. The surge was triggered by the...
Pantera’s Paul Veradittakit’s 2022 Predictions
2021 has been an extraordinary year for crypto. We saw decentralized finance (DeFi) swell to a $100 billion+ industry, bitcoin (BTC) reach...
Brian Kelly says Bitcoin and Nasdaq are trading “in lockstep”
Bitcoin’s 30-day correlation with the Nasdaq is 47%, the highest since September, the Fast Money trader told CNBC. Brian Kelly says...
NEAR Predictions: Creatives Ready to Level-Up
NEAR was always meant to be more than just a blockchain protocol with a few financial tools. Instead, the team behind the platform wanted...
Bitcoin’s Hashpower Remains High, Up 163% in 5 Months, Foundry USA Commands Top Mining Pool
The hashpower behind the Bitcoin network has continued to stay above the 180 exahash per second (EH/s) zone after recently reaching a...
The Vitalik I know: Dmitry Buterin
This is part two of an extensive interview with Dmitry Buterin, looking at his relationship with Vitalik and his insights as a father. For...
Bitcoin hash rate nears record 200EH/s as 100K BTC turns ‘illiquid’ every month
Bitcoin (BTC) is about to hit a new all-time high in one essential area — and major mining pools have likely already clinched the title....
Telegram CEO Endorses TON Blockchain Spinoff Toncoin
According to Telegram, its TON blockchain is not dead anymore, but has returned to life as Toncoin independently from the company that...
The biggest letdowns in crypto and blockchain in 2021
2021 has been one of the most interesting years for blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, both in terms of adoption and mainstream...
Consultants Are Entering the Metaverse – Literally
Animoca-owned metaverse The Sandbox is heralding the arrival of the suits: in this instance, consulting firm PwC Hong Kong.The Sandbox...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse: 2021 has been a watershed year for crypto
Brad Garlinghouse says 2021 was Ripple’s strongest year, with the adoption of its ODL offering despite the company facing a lawsuit...
Bakkt President Adam White Announces His Departure
Adam White, the president of cryptocurrency firm Bakkt, is leaving the company he helped build from scratch as a founding executive.White...
The best cryptocurrencies for short term day trading
Day trading is the practice of buying crypto assets, holding them for a short time (typically less than 24 hours), and selling them at a...
Best cryptocurrencies to buy and hold for at least 1 year
There are many speculative crypto assets, including meme coins and others. But there are also a few coins that have some amazing...
Nexo’s Antoni Trenchev on the Stories That Shaped Crypto in 2021
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeToday on “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,” NLW is joined by the...
Best cryptocurrencies to buy with a market cap of less than USD 500 Million today
The crypto market, in general, has in recent years seen exponential growth. It's therefore easy to think that there aren’t many...
Pakistanis Own $20 Billion in Crypto, Report Reveals
In the absence of regulations, people in Pakistan have invested a serious amount of money in digital assets. New research claims...
Are Spot Crypto ETFs Really Worth the Wait?
Why are we waiting on cryptocurrency ETFs? Seriously.I know there are now a few options to invest in bitcoin futures via an...
China’s Xinhua News Agency to issue out commemorative NFTs
The state news agency has outlined plans to release digital news collectibles, despite authorities in the People's Republic of China...
What Blockchain Projects Can Do for Social Good
Today’s investors have proven that sustainability and social impact factor highly in their decision making. In 2020, environmental, social...
The best cryptocurrencies for long term value investing
With the volatility often associated with cryptocurrencies, it’s easy to assume that they are only speculative assets designed for...
Ebay Alternative Platform Ethair Market Launches Its Token, Sellers Can Now Accept Crypto for Goods
Ethair Market has listed ETHR token on Uniswap as a result of its first governance vote by the holders. Utilities of the token are...
CoinDesk ‘Most Influential’ Artists Sell Charity NFTs for 50 ETH
CoinDesk’s annual “Most Influential” list recognizes the extraordinary people who defined the year in crypto. And to do their stories...
UK Regulator bans Arsenal’s Fan Tokens Advertisements
Fan Tokens have been on the rise with the involvement of clubs across the five major European leagues English Premier League Club Arsenal...
Telegram-verified payments bot to accept Toncoin cryptocurrency
Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov has expressed excitement about the Telegram Open Network (TON) technology still developing after...
Bitcoin price flatlines as XRP hits $1 with ‘massive’ altcoin move set for 2022
Bitcoin (BTC) stuck rigidly to its tight range on Dec. 23 as price action continued to contradict strong buying activity. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Report: Illegal Trades Account for Less Than 3% of Total Bitcoin Transactions
According to a new report, illegal transactions, scams and gambling together make up less than 3% of the volume on the Bitcoin blockchain...
Banks’ SWIFT Messaging System to Experiment With Tokenized Assets in Early 2022
Global interbank messaging network SWIFT plans to explore how it can support interoperability in the tokenized asset market.SWIFT is...
Cardano Foundation: We’ve had an incredible year of growth
Cardano’s native coin ADA rallied over 1000% in 2021, from $0.30 to peak at $3.09 and despite a recent sell-off, remains over 750%...
Crypto Markets See Mixed Session as Terra Falls, NEAR Sets All-Time High
Crypto markets had a mixed session early Thursday with bitcoin and ether little changed while some altcoins posted gains of more than...
Market highlights December 23: Cryptos mixed, Solana dips, Tesla stock rises 7.50%
The top 10 cryptos were mixed over the past 24 hours. All three major US stock indices rose yesterday as investors took heart from...
BNB Burns Will Now Better Reflect DeFi Activity on Binance Smart Chain
Crypto exchange Binance has made changes to how it removes binance coins (BNB) from circulation, a process known as burning, to better...
India’s Crypto Law Might Not Be Ready Before May, Sources Say
In what may come as a major disappointment for India’s crypto community, a law to regulate cryptocurrencies is unlikely until at least...
You can now buy Creditcoin, it’s up 24% today: here’s where
Creditcoin was created to address issues unbanked and underbanked individuals commonly face. Its value is rising dramatically as awareness...
Dubai to Create Crypto Zone, Binance Joins Effort
The Dubai World Trade Centre will become a comprehensive ecosystem for cryptocurrencies and providers of related services. The move is...
No end to NEAR Protocol gains in sight, its value is up by a third today: here’s where to buy NEAR
The live NEAR Protocol price today is $12.42 with a 24-hour trading volume of $1.7 billion. NEAR Protocol has gained 33% in the last 24...
Defi Marketplace and NFT Platform Arcade Raises $15 Million in Series A Funding Round
The decentralized finance (defi) marketplace, non-fungible token (NFT) financialization platform, and lending application Arcade has...
LibreScan, the First Decentralized Blockchain Explorer Supported by QANplatform
PRESS RELEASE. LibreScan, the First Decentralized Blockchain Explorer supported by QANplatform Estonia, Tallinn: The team behind...
Bitcoin Politics: A Year of Reflection and 2022 Predictions
This week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking about the most exciting and most annoying things...
Digital Currency Exchange Kraken Acquires Crypto Staking Firm Staked
The digital asset company Kraken announced it has acquired the non-custodial staking platform Staked for an undisclosed sum. While the sum...
How Crypto Losses Could Result in Tax Benefits
Even if you suffered losses on your crypto investments this year, there’s still some good news. The IRS allows investors to claim...
BitMEX announces new BMEX token, airdrop to users already planned
BitMEX will airdrop the tokens to users through to February next year, with spot trading on the new BitMEX Spot Exchange expected early...
El Salvador Buys 21 More Bitcoins to Celebrate 21st Day, Year, Century
El Salvador, the country which made bitcoin legal tender, has purchased 21 more bitcoins to celebrate “the last 21st day of the...
Bakkt to facilitate crypto services for Manasquan Bank retail clients
Manasquan Bank will take part in Bakkt Holdings’ early adopter program expected in Q2 2022 Bakkt Holdings revealed via a press...
Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk Raise Concerns Over Web3 as Skepticism About Ownership Grows
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has ignited a debate about web3 after Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticized it. Dorsey warned of the risks from...
Jack Dorsey Goes on Unfollowing Frenzy After Web 3 Beef
To the uninitiated, it sounds like a bunch of rich guys arguing over how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.But beyond Twitter...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls After Edging Toward $50K; Altcoins Rally
(Edited by James Rubin)Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin and ether’s prices moved little with Christmas only...
State of Crypto: Ransomware Is a Crypto Problem
Ransomware has emerged in a big way recently, but information security specialists have been warning about this issue for years....
2 Cryptocurrency Companies Purchased Ad Slots for 2022’s Super Bowl
On Wednesday, the Singapore-based digital currency exchange Crypto.com told the press that the firm purchased a 2022 Super Bowl...
SEC Rejects Kryptoin Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected investment firm Kryptoin’s proposal for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund...
ERTHA Sold out on Seedify and Gamefi in Less Than a Minute
December 20, 2021: Seedify and Gamefi are the top gaming launchpads in the blockchain sector. ERTHA is pleased to have launched there and...
Market Wrap Year-End Review: Bitcoin Peaks as Coinbase Goes Public
Hello, Market Wrap readers! During the final two weeks of 2021, we’re using this space to recap the year’s most dramatic moments in...
Stratos Jet Charters Reveals Crypto Payment Acceptance for Flights via FTX Pay
The Orlando, Florida-based Stratos Jet Charters Inc. has announced the company has partnered with FTX US and the collaboration will make...
Bitcoin Price Eyes Breakout as Trading Range Tightens
Bitcoin (BTC) is stuck in a narrow $550 range between the key long-term moving averages today, but may be prepping for a breakout, the...