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Rising inflation is creating tailwinds for crypto, Ripple CEO says
Rising inflation has investors concerned as economic recovery slows on new Covid-19 infections The Ripple CEO says bitcoin has momentum...
Bitcoin Still Trading in Bullish Channel Despite Price Support Break: Analysts
Bitcoin’s broader outlook remains constructive regardless of the recent pulldown. The cryptocurrency fell below the support level of...
Binance Rebuilding DOGE Wallet to Deal With User Account Freeze
Binance is trying to rebuild its wallet to deal with a technical issue that resulted in numerous erroneous dogecoin transactions, and...
Eurosystem Approves New Oversight Framework Concerning Crypto Services
The monetary authority of the euro area, the Eurosystem, has introduced a new framework for overseeing electronic payments, including...
Bank of America Sees Stablecoin Regulation as Catalyst to Mass Adoption
The publication of the Treasury report, Report on Stablecoin (RoS), earlier this month is an “indication of urgency” for the regulation of...
Crypto Giants Back $3.2M Round for Data Provider Staking Rewards
Staking Rewards, a data provider for staking and crypto growth tools, has raised three million Swiss francs (US$3.2 million) in a funding...
Regal Cinemas to Accept Crypto for Tickets, Concessions
Movie theater chain Regal will accept cryptocurrency as payment from customers through a partnership with digital payments firm Flexa,...
Ardana and NEAR Join Forces to Build a Crosschain Bridge
Two layer 1 smart contract platforms have joined forces in what’s being described as a “strategic partnership.”On Tuesday morning, Ardana,...
Dvision Network Has Officially Announced the First LAND Sale in Collaboration With Binance NFT and NFTb on 24th November
PRESS RELEASE. Dvision has recently announced that it will be conducting the LAND sale for its digital estate that will be used in the...
You shall not pass: Tolkien estate blocks ‘The Lord of the Rings’ JRR Token
The Lord of the Rings-themed “JRR Token” has met a “bag end” after being forced to close up shop following legal action from the family...
Bitcoin whales plan to buy BTC higher as fresh Mt. Gox payouts add to market fear
Bitcoin (BTC) showed no sign of tackling $60,000 resistance on Nov. 23 as the specter of defunct exchange Mt. Gox returned to haunt price...
Twitter, Discord to support Solana NFT gallery ‘embed’ with Audius Web 3.0
California-based music streaming platform Audius released a new function that allows artists and fans to embed nonfungible tokens (NFT) on...
Bitcoin exchanges see large deposits despite BTC reserves hitting 3-year lows
Bitcoin (BTC) whales are moving large amounts of coins to exchanges in tandem with large outflows, curious new data shows. According to...
Nigerian Crypto and Blockchain Advocacy Group: Freezing or Closure of Bank Accounts Not Supported by Law
The Blockchain Industry Coordinating Committee of Nigeria (BICCON), has said it is not lawful for Nigerian financial institutions to...
Sandbox (SAND) price up 40% amid anticipation of upcoming game release and potential partnership with Adidas
The Sandbox (SAND) price has surged 121% in the last 7 days and 40% in the last 24 hours. It is among the few cryptocurrencies that have...
Market highlights November 23: Major cryptos down, Moderna shines on Wall Street
The top 10 cryptos were mostly in the red over the past 24 hours, registering losses of between 0-2%. Today, the US Justice Department...
The Sandbox is surging on news of Adidas partnership: Where to buy SAND
The Sandbox is a unique platform in that it introduced blockchain technology to the world of gaming. Its market cap is up almost 39% in 24...
Moonpay Raises $555 Million in First Funding Round
Moonpay, a cryptocurrency payments service provider, has raised $555 million during its first funding round. Led by Tiger Global...
You can buy AMP today, the latest coin to be listed on Binance: Here’s where
Just after being listed on Binance, the live Amp price is $0.06 with a 24-hour trading volume of $283 million. The coin has gained 22.86%...
Bitcoin Mining Company Griid Secures $525 Million Credit Facility From Blockchain.com
On Monday, the mining firm Griid Infrastructure announced the company has secured a $525 million credit facility from the crypto firm...
AMP price up 30% after Binance listing
As most of the major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum struggle in the red, some altcoins including AMP have registered a...
Chimeras Announces NFT Sales for in-Game Assets
PRESS RELEASE. Chimeras is announcing a brand new collection of NFT-based characters for sale on INO platforms and its marketplace....
Central Bank’s Targeting of P2P Crypto Transactions Forces Startup to Quit Nigeria
The Nigerian startup behind the social payment app for cryptocurrency and fiat, Kurepay, says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s...
Long-term Bitcoin holders at multi-year high: Glassnode
Glassnode’s latest weekly on-chain report indicated that long-term holders of Bitcoin (BTC) are at a multi-year high and markets are not...
Australian Senator: We Need to Acknowledge Crypto Is Not a Fad, Defi Presents Huge Opportunities
Australian Senator Jane Hume says we need to acknowledge that cryptocurrency is not a fad, adding that there are huge opportunities in...
Citigroup to Hire 100 People for Its Crypto Division: Report
Citigroup is reportedly looking to hire 100 people for its new crypto team. “We believe in the potential of blockchain and digital...
Analysts pinpoint bull and bear scenarios as Bitcoin price dips below $56K
Cooler heads are calling for a collective deep breath and a step back to see the long-term outlook for the future of Bitcoin (BTC) price...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Drops to $56.5K After Brief Rally; Ether Also Falls
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening this morning:Market moves: Bitcoin rallied in early trading on U.S. markets before...
Ethereum vs. Avax Social Media Battles Rage as L1 Fees Keep Rising
The Ethereum scaling wars are raging on social media due to the problems that this chain is facing, with fees on layer one (L1) at very...
Brazil’s Central Bank Plans to Launch a CBDC Pilot in 2022: Report
The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) plans to launch a pilot of a digital currency (CBDC) by 2022, BCB President Roberto Campos Neto said on...
Price analysis 11/22: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, DOT, AVAX, DOGE, SHIB
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to be pinned down below $60,000, indicating that higher levels are attracting selling from traders. The S&P...
Total crypto market cap drops by 6.7%, but futures data finds a silver lining
Looking at the past seven days of winners and losers might give one the impression that cryptocurrency markets are net positive. Still,...
South China Morning Post Releases White Paper for NFT Standard Built on Flow Blockchain
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) has released a white paper detailing its new non-fungible token (NFT) metadata standard called...
This Singapore tech company says its recycling 90% of waste heat from Bitcoin mining
It takes a lot of energy for miners to verify transactions and mint new blocks on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain. According to Statistica,...
Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Fade on News That Powell Will Be Renominated as Fed Chairman
Bitcoin traded lower on Monday after buyers failed to sustain a weekend rally toward $60,000. The cryptocurrency was trading at around...
Are El Salvador’s Bitcoin “Volcano Bonds” an End Run Around the IMF?
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeToday on “The Breakdown,” a check in on El Salvador, where President Nayib...
After Overseeing the Largest Monetary Expansion in US History Biden Renominates Powell to Lead the Fed
U.S. president Joe Biden revealed his intent on Monday to re-nominate Jerome Powell as the Federal Reserve chairperson. Major indices and...
Rare ‘Dune’ Manuscript Bought on DAO’s Behalf for $3M, but It Only Raised $700K
Last week, a crypto collective called ConstitutionDAO raised over $40 million in ETH to buy an original copy of the U.S. constitution at...
Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre to Enable Crypto Investments in Brazil
Mercado Libre, the largest e-commerce company in Latin America by market value, will enable users in Brazil to buy, sell and hold...
Ethereum’s Fees Are Too Damn High
This past weekend, a crypto investor named Zhu Su fired off a series of tweets about the state of the Ethereum blockchain.“Yes I have...
NFT Music Platform Royal Closes $55M Funding Round Led by a16z
Royal, the music tokenization platform launched by DJ and entrepreneur Justin “3LAU” Blau, closed a $55 million Series A funding round on...
Meme Coin Market Cap Loses 3.5%, Top 2 Leaders Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Shed Billions
While crypto-asset markets have shed billions during the last week, the top meme tokens coins by market capitalization have seen deeper...
Bitcoin Struggles at $60K Resistance; Support Above $53K
Bitcoin (BTC) buyers remained active over the weekend, although upside was limited around the $60,000 resistance level. The cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin stays volatile as BTC jumps $2.9K in 15 minutes before Wall St. open
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed true to form on Nov. 22 as the hour before the Wall St. opening bell was met with a sudden surge. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Gaming crypto GALA rallies nearly 350% in November — Correction ahead?
Gala Games’ in-house currency GALA rallied by nearly 350% in November, ignoring corrections across the top cryptocurrencies,...
Talis Raises $2.3M to Build NFT Marketplace and More on Terra Blockchain
A $2.3 million private token sale by non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Talis could expand NFT offerings on the Terra blockchain in the...
Junk-Rated El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin Bonds’ Look Explosive (Think Volcano)
While El Salvador’s new bitcoin-linked bond may be one of the highest-yielding fixed-income instruments globally, it might turn out to be...
Citi Plans to Hire 100 Staffers for Beefed-Up Crypto Division
Global banking powerhouse Citi is hiring 100 people to beef up its blockchain and digital assets division, according to a source familiar...
US and UK Agree to ‘Heighten the Focus on Illicit Use of Cryptocurrency’
The U.S. and U.K. governments have “committed and agreed to heighten the focus on illicit use of cryptocurrency and...
Algorand Project Raises $3.6M to Make Cross-Chain DeFi Friendly for Big Investors
C3 Protocol, a cryptocurrency trading project linked to the Algorand blockchain, has raised $3.6 million led by Arrington Capital and Jump...
People call us “PayPal, but for crypto”- MoonPay CEO says
MoonPay makes it easier for people to buy crypto using their bank account, credit card or payment wallets CEO Ivan Soto-Wright says people...
Former Oilfield Drillers See Energy Sector and Bitcoin Mining Joining Forces
Drilling for oil and gas and mining for bitcoin might seem like an odd couple.One is more than 150 years old. The other has existed for a...
Play-To-Earn Game Syn City Raises $8M
“Syn City,” a play-to-earn Mafia game founded by TRON’s former head of business Roy Liu, announced an $8 million funding round on...
Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 22, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Continues Drift Below...
NFTs as an Asset Class
In 1987 the U.S. military coined the term VUCA, referring to the increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity of a...
Growing Compliance Adoption Making a Safer Crypto Space
New cryptocurrencies and trading platforms are proliferating. Blockchains are increasing in both numbers and length. Non-fungible tokens...
SocialFi Puts Agency Back in the Hands of Users
There are now over 100 million wallet addresses in the world, and the number of crypto and non-fungible token (NFT) enthusiasts keeps...
Crypto Economy Hovers Below $3T: Analyst Says First Bear Marker ‘Would Be a Capitalization Drop Under $2.38T’
The crypto asset economy has been down in value over the last week as a great number of digital currencies shed significant amounts. The...
Institutional Investors Need the Right Partner for a Regulated Crypto World
Financial authorities around the world are ramping up regulations on the crypto industry. This should be welcomed by all but the most...
Biden Renominates Powell as Fed Chair, Appoints Brainard Vice Chair
U.S. President Joe Biden has re-nominated Powell as the next Federal Reserve chair, after much speculation that Fed Governor Lael Brainard...
How Misinformation on ‘Book Twitter’ Killed a Literary NFT Project
Once upon a time, there was a wasteland teeming with deadly monsters and dark magic. The only thing stopping the wasteland’s evil forces...
Cloud Software Firm Phunware Buys 398 More Bitcoins for About $24M
Mobile cloud software company Phunware (PHUN) announced Monday that it has bought an additional 398 bitcoins for about $23.8 million in...
Mining Infrastructure Firm GRIID Secures $525M Credit From Blockchain.com
Mining infrastructure firm GRIID has secured a $525 million credit facility from the cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider...
Kenya Central Bank Governor on CBDC: It’s About Getting It Right Rather Than Being First
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) governor, Patrick Njoroge, has said his institution is currently exploring the use of central bank digital...
ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF Wins ‘First Mover Advantage’ as VanEck Launch Falls Flat
VanEck investments’ newly listed bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) saw limited uptake when it launched last week. Some analysts...
What Are NFTs and How Do They Work?
Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are digital assets that represent a wide range of unique tangible and intangible items, from collectible sports...
Oasis Labs Launches Emerald, an EVM-Compatible Smart Contract Environment
Another layer 1 smart contract platform is positioning itself to enter an increasingly crowded race for users and transaction volume.On...
Anomus Private Round Closes With Uber-Subscribed Sales
IDO Will Follow On November 26th Anomus has been a well-anticipated project that has gained much attention over the last few months. Today...
Morgan Stanley Sees Facebook as Best Stock to Gain Exposure to the Metaverse
The metaverse will likely be a “next generation social media, streaming and gaming platform” and will operate initially as an advertising...
Payments Infrastructure Firm MoonPay Raises $555M at a $3.4B Valuation
MoonPay, a payment infrastructure provider for crypto companies, has raised $555 million in an all-equity Series A round led by Coatue and...
EGLD price growth is impressive, but “wait until you see who’s coming to the platform”- Analyst
Elrond price has soared more than 20% in the past 24 hours, touching a new all-time high of $492 Network growth could spur further...
Third-Generation Blockchains Will Pick Up the Defi Slack Left by Ethereum
With the ETH 2.0 upgrade still months, if not years, from a full launch, third-generation blockchain protocols are quickly racing up to...
Ethereum ‘huge Cup & Handle pattern’ reaffirms $6.5K ETH price target
Ethereum’s native asset, Ether (ETH), may rebound by nearly 60% in the coming sessions as bulls pin their hopes on a classic bullish...
Metaverse Gaming, NFT’s Could Account for 10% of Luxury Market by 2030: Morgan Stanley
Although luxury brands don’t derive a lot of revenue from digital mediums right now, this could change soon, according to a research note...
Russia’s Chief Taxman Says Crypto Could Erode State Taxation Profits
Daniil Egorov, head of Russia’s Federal Tax Service, mentioned cryptocurrencies as a potential means for tax evasion, in an interview with...
Celer Network up 7% as bullish trend gathers momentum after mainnet launch of cBridge 2.0
Celer Network (CELR) token price is up 7% in the last 24 hours; a continuation of the bullish trend that started after Celer Network...
Crypto Lender Celsius Network Invests $300M in North American Bitcoin Mining Operations: Report
Cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network has further invested $300 million for its bitcoin mining operations in North America, taking the...
Central Bank of Peru Will Develop a Digital Currency
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru, the Peruvian central bank, is planning to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) like other...
ASIC Maker Canaan Delivers 2,000 Mining Rigs to Kazakhstan
Crypto mining rig maker Canaan delivered 2,000 Avalon mining rigs to Kazakhstan, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk on...
$60K becomes resistance — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) begins a new week with a rare disappointment for its Q4 bull run — failing to crack previous support. After a promising...
DigitalArt4Climate announce competition winners at COP26
A panel of thought leaders and blockchain visionaries from around the globe converged in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov. 11 for the United...
GALA down 22% in 24 hours: Where to buy GALA and does it have a future?
After a prolonged surge that brought Gala to #66 by market cap, the gaming token has lost 22.34% in the last 24 hours. It is currently...
The first privacy-enabled blockchain platform’s token is up 77%: here’s where to buy ROSE coin
Oasis Network, the first privacy-enabled blockchain platform for open finance and a responsible data economy, has gained 77% in the past 7...
Electric Coin Company Reveals Zcash Network to Transition to Proof-of-Stake in 3 Years
On Friday, Electric Coin Company (ECC), the developers behind the privacy-centric crypto-asset zcash, revealed the network plans to...
Top Blockchain University: University of Zurich
The University of Zurich (UZH) is the largest university in Switzerland and traces its academic heritage back almost five centuries. But...
Top Blockchain University: University of California, Berkeley
The University of California Berkeley stands out by directly integrating its research with the crypto industry to break new ground and...
Market highlights November 22: bullish trend intact for Bitcoin, AVAX passes DOGE on Deloitte deal
Over the past week, the total crypto market cap peaked at $2.9 billion on Monday, then closed at a Friday low of $2.4 billion. At the time...
French Fintech Lydia Taps Bitpanda to Let 5.5M Users Trade Crypto
Austrian crypto exchange Bitpanda has teamed with French mobile payments app Lydia to offer Lydia’s 5.5 million users the ability to...
Finiko Founder Doronin Offers to Testify Against 44 Accomplices at Crypto Pyramid
Kirill Doronin, mastermind of the Russian crypto Ponzi scheme Finiko, has proposed to testify against dozens of his former associates he...
Top Blockchain University: National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) provides a variety of blockchain and crypto-related courses at both the undergraduate and...