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Price analysis 12/3: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, DOT, DOGE, LUNA, AVAX
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) have turned down from their respective overhead resistance levels, suggesting that bears continue to sell on...
Universal Stablecoins, the End of Cash and CBDCs: 5 Predictions for the Future of Money
With the rise of bitcoin, stablecoins, and decentralized finance, the last 10 years have been an incredibly crazy time for those of us who...
20 Predictions About the Future of Money
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeAs part of CoinDesk’s Future of Money week, they asked some of crypto’s biggest...
Blockchain.com Reveals Non-Fungible Token Marketplace and NFT Explorer
The crypto firm Blockchain.com is joining the slew of digital currency exchanges that have launched non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces...
Crypto Lender Celsius Admits Losses in $120M BadgerDAO Hack
Crypto lender Celsius Network confirmed that the company has lost money from the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) hack on BadgerDAO, a...
Bitcoin Drops Below $56K as Momentum Slows; Support Around $53K
Bitcoin (BTC) sellers were active on Friday, pushing the cryptocurrency toward the bottom of its weeklong price range. Lower support near...
CBDCs for the People? Where the Current State of Digital Currency Research Leads
While much attention focuses on the retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) ruminations of China, Europe and the United States,...
Are NFTs Taking Over the Art Market? Notes from Art Basel Miami Beach
This week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking about Art Basel Miami Beach, the annual...
Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht, Who Proved the Case for Bitcoin, Can Do So for NFTs
Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road online marketplace that hosted everything from children’s books to ketamine, is selling a...
US Treasury Secretary Yellen Says She’s Undecided Whether the Fed Should Issue Digital Currency
The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that she has not made up her mind about whether the Fed should issue a central bank digital...
The Big Miss in the Biden Administration’s Stablecoin Report
With due respect to Jamie Lee Curtis, Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, the best piece of cinema ever made about financial markets is not...
Capitalism Misallocates Resources. Web 3 Tech Can Help
Look at a map of Africa. It’s no miracle that so many of the borders are straight lines, and it’s no coincidence that these random...
Billionaire Investor Charlie Munger Thinks China Was Right to Ban Bitcoin; Crypto Twitter Responds
Charlie Munger, the vice chairman of Warren Buffett-owned investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, believes China made the correct...
Anthony Scaramucci on SkyBridge Capital’s heavy crypto exposure
SkyBridge’s heavy exposure to crypto comes amid increased institutional interest The firm has about $9 billion in assets, with...
Getting Different Crypto Ecosystems to Work Together
Diverse pain points (both small and large) remain within the ever-changing blockchain space while new ones appear every day. Generally,...
Aave’s Push for Institutional DeFi Gets Second KYC Provider Proposal
Securitize, a technology provider for issuing tokenized securities, is bringing its system of identity verification to decentralized...
India’s Cabinet Note Indicates No Crypto Ban — Government Will Regulate Crypto Assets: Report
India is no longer planning to ban cryptocurrency, a cabinet note circulated by the government reportedly indicates. Activities relating...
Crypto lending firm Celsius reportedly affected in BadgerDAO exploit
Cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius has reportedly lost over $50 million in the exploit of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol...
Crypto community responds to Charlie Munger yelling at Bitcoin again
As 97-year-old investment veteran Charlie Munger continues scolding cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), the crypto community quickly...
Marathon Digital’s Bitcoin Production Fell in November as Maintenance Work Cut Capacity
Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings produced 196 bitcoins in November, down from 417.7 in October, as maintenance and upgrades to its...
Ritholtz, WisdomTree Launch Crypto Index for Investment Advisors
Ritholtz Wealth Management and WisdomTree Investments are launching the RWM WisdomTree Crypto Index to give retail investors easier access...
Russia’s Telecom Watchdog Roskomnadzor Targets Another 6 VPN Providers
Roskomnadzor, the government body responsible for oversight of communications in Russia, is taking steps to block six more VPN providers....
Flipkart Co-Founder-Backed Navi Mutual Fund Files for Blockchain Fund in India
Navi Mutual Fund, which is backed by Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal, summited a draft filing with Indian market regulator Securities...
Russia to Decide Fate of Crypto Exchangers in 2022
Discussions on the future of “virtual currency exchangers” in Russia should be completed in 2022, a high-ranking...
Blockchain.com to Introduce NFT Marketplace as Interest Booms
Crypto exchange and wallet provider Blockchain.com is developing a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).The Luxembourg-headquartered...
Market highlights December 3: Cardano recovers, Cosmos gains 18%, oil drops
The crypto market was mixed over the past 24 hours. Markets were reassured after President Joe Biden said the Omicron variant would not...
Introducing BEAM, today’s unexpected winner and confidential DeFi platform token: here’s where to buy BEAM
The live Beam price today is just under $0.80 with a 24-hour trading volume of $181 million. Beam is up almost 31% in the last 24 hours....
Bitcoin Confined to Familiar Range as Stocks Rise Ahead of Payrolls Data
Bitcoin continues to trade in a familiar range as traditional markets exhibit improved risk appetite, with investors eyeing the release of...
Cardano gaining again, up 5% today: Where to buy Cardano
After an extensive period of losses culminating in expulsion from the top 5 cryptocurrencies by market cap, Cardano is back in business....
GXChain keeps gaining, up 600% in a day: here’s where to buy GXChain now
After GxChain 2.0 pumped the price of GxChain, there has been no end to its gains. It is trading for $4.44 today with a 24-hour trading...
Introducing POOCOIN, a surprisingly stable BSC token: Where to buy POOCOIN
Poocoin peaked at over $8 in May this year, followed by a dramatic drop. However, it’s been surprisingly stable since, trading at...
Marathon Expands Miner Deployment Deal With Compute North, Aims to Power 100K+ Miners With Renewables
Marathon Digital Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining-based company, has announced a new deal with Compute North, a data center...
Cosmos is up 16% in the last 24 hours: Here’s where to buy Cosmos now
The live Cosmos (ATOM) price today is $30.71 with a 24-hour trading volume of $747.9 million. Cosmos is up 15.94% in the last 24 hours. If...
Empire Token on the Rise: Empire NFT Marketplace Now Supports Ethereum; Plans to Expand to Solana and Major Exchange Listing
PRESS RELEASE. Abu Dhabi, UAE – Empire Token’s flagship utility, the Empire NFT Marketplace, is now live on the Ethereum...
Ethereum ‘about to go parabolic’ against Bitcoin as analysts weigh BTC bear case
Ethereum’s Ether token (ETH) is due to launch a “parabolic” attack on BTC to beat all-time highs, one analyst believes. 2-week...
Korean Incubator Hashed Raises $200 Million for Web 3.0 Investments
Hashed, a Korean blockchain VC firm, has announced the launch of Hashed Venture Fund II, a new fund that will focus on investing in Web...
Renowned Poker Star Doug Polk Becomes Coinflex’s First Global Brand Ambassador
PRESS RELEASE. On the back of a big year for CoinFLEX, the crypto derivatives exchange that now powers the Bitcoin.com exchange, has just...
Adidas Steps Into the Metaverse by Partnering With NFT Projects Bored Ape Yacht Club, Punks Comic
The German multinational corporation that crafts athletic shoes, sportswear, and accessories, Adidas AG is teaming up with the...
5 year study looks at if token rewards can improve HIV patient outcomes in Africa
A groundbreaking five-year study into whether crypto token incentives can improve health outcomes for patients with HIV/AIDS will be...
South Korea Delays Plans to Tax Crypto to 2023
South Korean legislators delayed plans to tax virtual assets until 2023 at Thursday’s plenary session, CoinDesk Korea reported.The...
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort Warns About Investing in Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Cryptocurrencies
Jordan Belfort, the former stockbroker whose memoir was made into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has warned about investing in meme...
Increased utility in DeFi, NFTs back Ethereum’s 3-year high in its ETH/BTC pair
This week, Ether (ETH) price reached a new 2021 high against Bitcoin (BTC), bringing its year-to-date returns slightly above 350% and...
Senator Warren Targets Bitcoin Miner Greenidge’s Environmental Footprint
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned the environmental footprint of Greenidge Generation’s (GREE) bitcoin mining operation...
5 year study: Can token rewards improve HIV patient outcomes in Africa?
A groundbreaking five-year study into whether crypto token incentives can improve health outcomes for patients with HIV/AIDS will be...
Meta Relaxes Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Ad Policy — Says Crypto Continues to ‘Mature and Stabilize’
Meta, formerly Facebook, has relaxed its policy for cryptocurrency advertisements, making it easier for companies to run crypto ads on its...
Shanghai Man: CZ is wealthiest Chinese person with $90B, NFT yachts, and MonoX hacked
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including...
Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf Raises $200M in Debt and Equity
TeraWulf – an environmental, social and governance-focused bitcoin mining company – raised $200 million in debt and equity financing from...
First Mover Asia: Markets in Wait-and-See Mode; Bitcoin Hovers Around $57K
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening this morning:Market moves: Bitcoin moved little, while the “tether premium” dropped as Huobi’s...
Michael Saylor Calls Bitcoin the World’s Reserve Asset but Not so Good for Buying a Cup of Coffee
Michael Saylor, the billionaire founder of business intelligence company turned bitcoin hot stock MicroStrategy, thinks bitcoin is the...
Riot Blockchain Raises 2022 Hashrate Guidance for Second Time in a Month
One of the largest bitcoin miners, Riot Blockchain (RIOT), raised its 2022 guidance for its mining power to 9.0 exahash per second (EH/s)...
Jurors in Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Trial Deadlocked for Days — Hung Jury Could Lead to Mistrial
Jurors in the Kleiman v. Wright trial are currently unable to come to a decision on the high-profile billion-dollar bitcoin lawsuit in...
Regulatory fears put a damper on Ethereum traders’ $5,000 target
This week Ether (ETH) price came within 2% of its all-time high, and on Dec. 2 the altcoin reached its highest price in Bitcoin (BTC)...
Victory is for the taking in Friday’s $950M Bitcoin options expiry
Bitcoin (BTC) price is down this week, and naturally, bears will always find some reversal signal whenever the price shows strength, such...
WazirX, Presearch and Komodo rally after data shows a surge in user activity
The characteristically volatile nature of the cryptocurrency market is back in full force on Dec. 2 after the optimism of the past couple...
Gaimin․io Developed a PC-Based Platform to Create a Global, Decentralized Data Processing Network
UK and Swiss based gaming and blockchain company, GAIMIN.IO Ltd has developed a PC-based platform to create a global, decentralised data...
Crypto Investment Firm Maven 11 Capital Closes $120M Fund
Blockchain and digital asset investment firm Maven 11 Capital has closed a $120 million fund, its second crypto-focused fund. The fund...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Vulnerable to Rising Leverage Despite Short-Term Optimism
Bitcoin continued to trade in a tight range on Thursday and is roughly flat over the past 24 hours. Some analysts are concerned that...
The Radical Pluralism of Money
A tree is an organism, but also a lumber reserve. After it is felled by a lumberjack, its story as an organism ends. But its story as a...
Payments Company Square Rebrands to ‘Block Inc.,’ Crypto Service Will Be Called ‘Spiral’
Following Jack Dorsey’s resignation announcement on Monday, two days later Dorsey’s payments company, Square Inc., disclosed...
How a Collection of 1M Music NFTs Could Mint the Next Platinum Record
MIAMI — Electronic music producer deadmau5 and rock band Portugal. The Man are looking to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), not music streaming...
How November Bear Market-Proofed the Crypto Industry
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW breaks down investor Travis Kling’s recap of the biggest...
SEC Rejects WisdomTree’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Application
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied WisdomTree’s application for a spot bitcoin ETF, the agency said in a letter on...
Is Huobi Token (HT) still a good hold?
Huobi burns 3,000,000 tokens in September. HT maintains a flat graph. HT is still about 70% below the previous ATH. The Huobi...
Fidelity Digital to Accept Bitcoin Collateral on Cash Loans for Institutions
Fidelity Digital Assets will allow its institutional customers to use bitcoin as collateral against cash loans, according to a press...
Is BNB about to hit a new all-time high?
BNB is inches closer to its previous ATH. BNB/USDT chart shows an upward climb. Based on daily trading volume, Binance is the...
Goldman Sachs Sees Crypto Options Markets as ‘Next Big Step’ for Institutional Adoption
Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street heavyweight, says the next major development for cryptocurrencies will be more liquid options markets as...
Bitcoin Struggles Near Resistance; Support at $53K
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to stabilize above the $53,000 support level after last month’s decline. There appears to be a stalemate, however,...
Goldman Sachs, Other Wall Street Banks Exploring Bitcoin-Backed Loans: Sources
Goldman Sachs is among a handful of tier-one U.S. banks figuring out how to use bitcoin as collateral for cash loans to institutions,...
KuCoin Token (KCS) will go bearish soon – Here is why
KCS is leaving the strong buy zone. KCS is at least 2,800% year-over-year. KCS hits a new all-time high of $27.88. Kucoin token was...
Monster-Sized Bitcoin Whale Transfers: Blockchain Parser Catches Significant Amounts of ‘Cold BTC’ Moved to Active Exchanges
Two days ago on November 30, the price of bitcoin (BTC) tapped a high that day reaching $59,250 per unit, but it has since dropped close...
Is The Sandbox (SAND) getting ready for another Pump?
SAND surges 25% as Adidas rumours on a possible partnership. SAND has gained 600% since Mark Zuckerberg's announcement about...
FTT goes up by 1000% within a Year
FTT bounces off the bull market support band. FTT to launch on BEP-20. FTT partnered with NBA Franchise. FTT is the official token...
Aligning Social and Financial Capital to Create Better Money
Money is on most of our minds. But what would it look like and mean in the future? Before we think about the future, let’s take a very...
Exploit Allows Hackers to Siphon $120 Million From Defi Protocol Badgerdao
The decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called Badgerdao has disclosed that it has “received reports of unauthorized...
Hut 8 Sticks to Its ‘Hodl’ Strategy After Mining 265 Bitcoins in November
Canadian crypto miner Hut 8 (HUT) deposited into custody all 265 bitcoins it mined in November, continuing its strategy of “hodling” on to...
Bank of America strategist says metaverse is a massive opportunity for crypto
BofA strategist Haim Israel says the metaverse space will see widespread use of cryptocurrencies in transactions within the virtual worlds...
Crypto Investment Firm ParaFi Raises $30M for New Fund
ParaFi Capital, an investment firm focused on blockchain and decentralized finance, has raised nearly $30 million in a new fund, according...
Bitcoin sees first downward difficulty move in 5 months amid ‘uncertainty’ over hodler spending
Bitcoin (BTC) is in a tight battle between bulls and bears and the network is now reacting, data shows. Trackers reveal that this week,...
Jack Dorsey Takes Square Deep Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole
As we wrap up a year jam-packed with high-profile adoptions of crypto by big players, yesterday may have given us the concluding...
CAKE in a price consolidation phase
PancakeSwap launches NFT. Community votes to reduce the number of CAKE in circulation. CAKE is experiencing price consolidation....
Jenkins the Valet founder wants to create a decentralized Web 3.0 content company
“My mom cried when I got the job as valet at the Bored Ape Yacht Club, one of the preeminent social clubs for apes. She hooted and grunted...
Is EOS a Good Long-term Hold?
EOS bounces of October support low. EOS goes on a four days bull run but sells again. EOS to hit $5.80 – Coin Price Forecast....
Iota set to launch decentralized smart contract platform to expand Web3 ecosystem
Iota has announced the release of decentralized layer-one smart contract network Assembly, and accompanying ASMB token, in a bid to...
Despite the bad rap, NFTs can be a force for good
Crypto is like a double-edged sword, one good piece of news is followed by ten bad reactions. It’s like being the parent of the...
Crypto News Roundup for Dec. 2, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today's Stories:Stock Futures Gain Amid Omicron Volatility -...
Leading Supermarket Chain in Croatia Introduces Crypto Payments
Customers of the largest supermarket chain in Croatia will be able to pay with cryptocurrency for their orders in the retailer’s...
Facebook Owner Meta Relaxes Crypto Ad Policies
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has updated its criteria for running cryptocurrency ads on its platform by expanding the number of...
Infosys chair Nandan Nilekani: Crypto can bring about financial inclusion
Nandan Nilekani says proper regulation of the crypto sector could help promote innovation among India’s youth. Crypto investors in...
Keeping Up With the DAO Joneses
“Crypto in and of itself represents access. It represents freedom. It represents inclusion and digital social justice.”“On Purpose” host...
VanEck Files to Launch Digital Asset Mining ETF
Investment firm VanEck has filed with the SEC to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on digital asset mining companies.The fund...