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Matt Damon Stars in Global Crypto Ad ‘Fortune Favours the Brave’ to Air in 20 Countries
Famous actor Matt Damon is starring in an ad for cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com. The ad, called “Fortune Favours the...
DOJ to Hire Director for Its Crypto Enforcement Unit
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking for someone to head its newly announced National Cryptocurrency Enforcement team. The DOJ has...
Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Act Would Close Crypto Tax Loophole
A new draft of the Build Back Better Act – U.S. President Joe Biden’s hoped-for spending bill – still contains language meant to close tax...
How a 14-Year-Old Used Solana NFTs to Raise $100K for Beluga Whale Conservation
At a time when non-fungible tokens face scrutiny for environmental damage, 14-year-old Abigail is using NFTs for conservation.Her project,...
HeliconNFT: All-New Play-to-Earn NFT Ecosystem Launches NFT Mystery Box Event and Battlefy Partnership
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore: HeliconNFT, the brand-new, global, gaming-focused NFT ecosystem, which recently unveiled a partnership with...
Bitcoin hodling rate reaches 9-month high, boosting hopes of ‘bull flag’ rally to $70K
A yearlong price rally in the Bitcoin (BTC) market and hopes for more upside moves in the future has prompted traders to hold the token...
14 Takes on Shiba Inu Coin
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeNLW today provides 14 different takes on shiba inu coin (SHIB) that reflect...
Supply chain woes and the growth of Web 3 back OriginTrail’s fresh ATH
Supply chain management continues to be an important area of focus and concern for the global economy, especially with the current...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Heads to $61K Ahead of Options Expiry
Bitcoin rose toward $61,000 on Thursday, albeit within a choppy trading range. Analysts have mixed views about the short-term direction of...
Data shows Ethereum bulls expect a new ATH after Friday’s $1.25B ETH options expiry
Ether (ETH) has gained 950% in 2021 and from the look of things the altcoin has no intent of stopping. This can also be seen in the...
Microstrategy Added Almost 9,000 Bitcoins to Its Holdings in Third Quarter
Microstrategy (Nasdaq:MSTR), the business-intelligence software firm that holds so much bitcoin on its balance sheet that it’s become...
Curve Finance’s CRV Quietly Becomes a Top-Performing DeFi Token Despite Meme-Token Craze
Curve dao (CRV), the governance token for automated market maker (AMM) protocol Curve Finance, has quietly risen to become a top performer...
Disney to Drop ‘Golden Moments’ NFT Collectible Series via Digital Collectibles App Veve
On November 12, the Walt Disney Company will be celebrating the first annual Disney+ Day and will be launching non-fungible token (NFT)...
The CFTC vs. the Truth
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has neither confirmed nor denied a report that it’s investigating a popular...
4 Reasons Not to Invest in Bitcoin Futures ETFs
Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have arrived in the U.S. with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving...
Sphere 3D Receives Buy Rating Ahead of Gryphon Digital Mining Merger
PI Financial initiated research on Sphere 3D (ANY), which is merging with miner Gryphon Digital Mining, with a buy rating and 12-month...
Follow, a New Social Protocol for Web 3.0
The internet is currently an oligopoly, where social media giants make huge profits by monopolizing users’ social identities and data....
India Likely to Regulate Crypto, Not Ban It, in Upcoming Budget: Report
The Indian government is likely to regulate cryptocurrencies in its upcoming budget in February, moving away from its earlier approach of...
Fox Entertainment and WWE Ink Multi-Year Deal to Distribute Exclusive NFTs
Nearly every industry under the sun has started to notice non-fungible token (NFT) technology and on Wednesday, the media and...
Facebook’s Metaverse Will Support NFTs
Facebook said Thursday the company’s metaverse will support non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a possible boost to Ethereum, where the digital...
RLY Venture Studio Launches With Fresh Backing From Paris Hilton and Marc Andreessen
Rally’s push to decentralize its social token infrastructure has yielded a spinoff venture studio run by the project’s co-founders and...
Palantir-Linked Elementus Raises $12M for Crypto Intelligence Platform
Elementus, a blockchain data analytics firm with ties to Palantir (NYSE: PLTR), has raised $12 million in a Series A round, the startup...
Shiba Inu Soars Knocking Dogecoin Down a Notch — 20 Holders Own 75% of the SHIB Supply
The meme-based digital asset shiba inu has entered the top ten largest crypto assets by market capitalization, knocking dogecoin down a...
Powers On… Why US officials ignore ethics and STOCK Act by trading stocks?
About two weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal ran an expose on the number of judges who held or traded the stock of companies over which...
Bitcoin hodlers ‘only halfway’ to selling BTC after new $500K price prediction
Bitcoin (BTC) investors will resist selling their coins for a lot longer and the bull run will continue, new analysis argues. In a Twitter...
Crypto City: Guide to New York
This “Crypto City” guide looks at New York City’s crypto culture, its most notable projects and people, its financial infrastructure,...
Biconomy Raises $11.5M in Public Sale of Native Token BICO
Multi-chain transaction network Biconomy has raised $11.5 million through the public sale of its native token BICO on CoinList.Biconomy,...
Bitcoin Back Over $60K as El Salvador Buys 420 BTC
Bitcoin is making a recovery, up 4% in the last 24 hours, trading at around $61,000. This comes as El Salvador’s government announced...
Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 28, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips Below $60K as ETF...
Startup Raises $1.5M to Make DAO Creation as Easy as Starting a Group Chat
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have established themselves as a core part of Web3, but could they have use cases outside of...
El Salvador Buys More Bitcoin: 420 BTC Added to Treasury
El Salvador, the country that made bitcoin legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar, has bought the dip again. The Salvadoran government has...
NFT Ticketing Gets Boost With Mobile App From YellowHeart
The startup behind the Kings of Leon’s foray into crypto is looking to disrupt the $15 billion live entertainment resale market with its...
Alameda Research Pumps $75M Funding Into Voyager Digital
Cryptocurrency broker Voyager Digital said it has received a $75 million investment from trading firm Alameda Research.The investment will...
Ether Poised for Biggest Monthly Price Gain Since April; Analysts Remain Bullish
As ether heads for a monthly rise of more than 10%, analysts are maintaining a positive bias, citing $3,400 as key resistance to beat for...
Crypto Miners Are ‘Stockpiling’ Bitcoin Amid Recent Rally, Kraken Says
Crypto miners, both large and small, are accumulating bitcoin amid its recent rally, creating a “supply shock” to the bitcoin market...
NFT Software Firm Nameless Raise $15M to Expand Its Team
Nameless, a company that helps brands launch and manage non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has raised $15 million in a seed round led by...
Islamic Organization in Indonesia Issues Fatwa Against Cryptocurrency
A provincial branch of one the largest Islamic organizations in Indonesia has declared cryptocurrency “haram,” or forbidden...
‘Crypto AWS’ Alchemy Hits $3.5B Valuation in $250M Round Led by A16z
Crypto infrastructure company Alchemy said Thursday it raised $250 million, padding an already hefty venture war chest for building out...
Binance Hires Former GE, Edelman Exec as First Chief Communications Officer
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, has hired former General Electric and Edelman executive Patrick...
Guild of Guardians Is a Stunning Multiplayer RPG Where You Play to Earn Epic NFT Rewards
Guild Of Guardians is a multiplayer RPG where players earn epic rewards. The project has top tier partners such as Ubisoft and one of the...
Dogecoin jumps 44% in one day as traders rotate Shiba Inu profits into DOGE
Dogecoin (DOGE) soared on Oct. 28 amid massive capital rotations out of its top meme coin rival’s market, Shiba Inu (SHIB). Notably,...
Do Cryptocurrencies Have a Dirty Little ESG Secret?
Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and cryptocurrencies are two of the most prevalent, if not the hottest, investing...
Why Bitcoin’s Volatility Is a Feature, Not a Bug
I’m a financial advisor, and my clients own bitcoin. A few of them remind me frequently about bitcoin’s price volatility, which they...
El Salvador ‘Buys the Dip’, Acquires 420 Additional Bitcoin
The government of El Salvador has bought 420 more bitcoin ($25.6 million), President Nayib Bukele tweeted on Wednesday.Nayib Bukele said...
Crypto.com Looks to Cash In on Bull Market With $100M Advertising Campaign
Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com is embarking on a global advertising campaign, looking to cash in on the latest surge in the...
DOGE flips above Shiba Inu again as BTC reclaims $61k
DOGE has broken above $0.3 for the first time since early September and could move higher as the crypto market bounces on...
CBDC Could Increase Nigeria’s GDP by $29 Billion in 10 Years: President Buhari
The Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, suggested in a recent speech that the new e-naira central bank digital currency (CBDC) could...
Here’s why analysts say Bitcoin ETFs may ‘completely change the structure of the market’
After reaching new all-time highs it’s customary for Bitcoin (BTC) price see a bit of cooling off in the form of profit taking,...
New Bitcoin hash rate highs remove any trace of China mining ban
Bitcoin (BTC) has all but deleted any trace of the mining ban, which saw its hash rate dive 50% this year. According to the latest...
Bitcoin suddenly passes $61K as a $1.7K hourly candle fuels BTC bulls
Bitcoin (BTC) delivered another classic surge during Oct. 28 as bulls enjoyed a $1,700 hourly candle. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
FATF Crypto Guidance Looks to Bring Industry in Line With Banks
Global anti-money laundering (AML) agency the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released its updated guidance for firms that handle...
El Salvador buys another 420 Bitcoin worth about $25M
El Salvador’s total Bitcoin (BTC) haul has surpassed 1100 as the government looks to strengthen its adoption of the cryptocurrency...
Thailand Department Store Chain Is Testing Its Own Cryptocurrency
A Thai department store chain is trialing its own cryptocurrency for use by employees with a view to offering it to customers in the...
SEC Will Not Approve Leveraged Bitcoin ETF: Report
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will not approve the listing of leveraged bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF).The SEC...
Cardano price analysis: ADA dips below $2 amid bearish view
ADA is showing a bearish outlook and an extension of recent losses, a scenario that could see bears breach support to retest prices near...
Bitpanda Pro Hires Former JPMorgan Exec to Lead Growth in Europe
Austria’s first tech unicorn, Bitpanda, hired former JPMorgan executive Joshua Barraclough as CEO of digital-assets exchange Bitpanda Pro,...
Crypto Custody Firm Ledger Expands Institutional Footprint in Switzerland and UK
Institution-focused cryptocurrency custody provider Ledger Enterprise Solutions (formerly known as LedgerVault) is opening offices in...
UPenn’s Wharton Taps Coinbase to Accept Crypto for Online Blockchain Course
A new online executive education program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will accept payment in various...
Dogecoin Hits Two-Month High as Shiba Inu Lags in Crypto Rankings
It’s an intense dogfight in crypto skies as dogecoin (DOGE) and shiba inu (SHIB), two of the most popular meme coins, battle it out for...
Slovenia Launches Public Consultations on Crypto Taxation Law
Authorities in Slovenia have prepared new legislation tailored to determine how crypto holdings and transactions are taxed in the country....
China to Release National Blockchain Standard Next Year, Says Official: Report
China’s technology standardization body will issue a national standard for blockchain next year, said an official from the China...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Scoops Up 2.2M Falling Robinhood Shares
Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management picked up a large number of Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) shares on Wednesday, despite the platform’s...
Indian Crypto Regulation Is Planned for February: Report
The Indian government is reportedly planning to introduce cryptocurrency regulation by the time of the next general Budget, which is in...
International Operation Dark Huntor Seizes $31.6 Million in Cash and Cryptocurrencies, 150 Arrested
Operation Dark Huntor, a coordinated international effort on three continents to disrupt opioid trafficking on the darknet, has led to the...
US Regulators Weigh Avenues For Banks to Hold Crypto: Report
A team of U.S. bank regulators is devising ways in which banks may hold crypto on their balance sheets, provide custody and facilitate...
Friday’s jaw-breaking $3.2B Bitcoin options expiry could kick-start a new rally
Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading in a descending channel pattern since its $67,000 all-time high on Oct. 20, which was just one day after...
Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC Discuss Allowing Banks to Hold Crypto on Balance Sheets
A group of U.S. banking regulators is working on how banks can be allowed to offer crypto services and hold cryptocurrencies on their...
Mask Network, 1inch and Shiba Inu ignore Bitcoin’s downtrend, posting 20% gains
The cryptocurrency market is back on the rocks on Oct. 27 as many of the top assets find themselves in the red on the day after Bitcoin...
Price analysis 10/27: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, SOL, XRP, DOT, DOGE, SHIB, LUNA
Bitcoin (BTC) has broken back below the psychological support at $60,000. While this seems to be negative in the short term, the price...
A Need for More Regulatory Clarity
For years fintech leaders, investors and technologists in the cryptocurrency space have whined about the lack of regulatory clarity coming...
Gigante brasileño de movilidad 99 habilitará la compraventa de bitcoin en su billetera digital
99Pay, la billetera digital de la compañía brasileña de red de transporte 99, permitirá la compra y venta de bitcoin en su plataforma,...
Adobe Jumps Into Non-Fungible Token Ecosystem With ‘Prepare as NFT’ Photoshop Tool
Adobe Inc., the American multinational computer software company that’s well known for its platforms like Photoshop and...
Coinbase Experiencing Extended Outages, Including for Credit Card
Crypto trading platform Coinbase was experiencing extended outages on Wednesday that were affecting access to its Coinbase and Coinbase...
EpiK Protocol: Calling All AI Data Labeling Domain Experts
It is a truism that the quality of data you can get out of a system depends on the quality of the data you put into the system. This is as...
PlanetWatch Announces Listing of PLANETS Token on Bitmart
PRESS RELEASE. PlanetWatch, a French start-up which decentralizes and incentivizes environmental monitoring, announced that its utility...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips Below $60K as ETF Enthusiasm Fades
Bitcoin continues to decline after buyers failed to sustain last week’s all-time high of around $66,900. Analysts pointed to extreme...
Shiba Inu Jumps 70% to Surpass Market Value of Robinhood – Where It’s Not (Yet) Listed
The shiba inu (SHIB) token continued its astonishing ascent in the cryptocurrency markets, surging 70% over the past 24 hours to a...
Don’t get bearish on Bitcoin just yet, says veteran trader who called 2018 crash
Bitcoin (BTC) may have printed a classic “head and shoulders” pattern but bulls could still win, says veteran trader Peter Brandt. In a...
Shiba Inu fetches a new ATH — 3 reasons why SHIB keeps jumping higher
Meme coins burst onto the scene in early 2021 and helped kickstart the bull market after Dogecoin (DOGE) rallied above $0.01 to new highs...
Crypto Bank Anchorage to Command $2B+ Valuation in New Funding Round, Sources Say
Cryptocurrency custody firm Anchorage is raising a large funding round that will value the San Francisco-based company at between $2...
Video Game Retail Giant Gamestop Seeks a Senior Engineer for Blockchain NFT Platform
The American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer, Gamestop, is seeking a non-fungible token (NFT)-focused...
Bitfarms to Expand Production Facilities to Add 2.1 EH/s Mining Power
Bitfarms (BITF), the Canadian crypto miner, is constructing two new production facilities in Sherbrooke, Québec that are slated to be...
CFTC Acting Chair: ‘Nearly 60%’ of Cryptos Are Commodities
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW does an extended brief, covering:The CFTC Chair arguing...
He Saw Iceland’s Banking Fraud From Inside. Now He’s Worried About Crypto
Jared Bibler was in the belly of the beast. Then he got to perform the autopsy.Bibler was an asset manager at Landsvaki, one of Iceland’s...
From Pancake Batter to Bitcoin Mining: Struggling Businesses Try 2017-Style Pivots
Which is harder, mining bitcoin or selling pancake batter?Nate’s Foods is about to find out.The little-known, publicly traded company,...
DOT Holders Are Voting on Polkadot’s New Look
After months of iteration, Parity Technologies – one of the developers of interoperability protocol Polkadot – launched a web portal on...
It’s BITO vs. GBTC vs. BTC as Bitcoin ETF Wars Heat Up
The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy exchange-traded fund (stock ticker BITO) turned heads last week when it hauled in more than $1 billion of...
Bitcoin price dip matches October 2017 with BTC ‘explosion’ still forecast before 2022
Bitcoin (BTC) has dipped below $60,000 — but BTC price action is still mimicking the eye-popping 2017 bull run. The latest data covering...
The FTC Doesn’t See the Difference Between Crypto and LuLaRoe
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Oct. 26 sent what’s known as a “Notice of Penalty Offense” to more than one thousand companies,...
Wu-Tang Clan’s Unreleased Album Changes Hands From Martin Shkreli to an NFT Art Collective
After fighting in court since 2015, the former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison for conspiring to...