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Stablecoin launch and NFT integration back COTI’s rise to a new all-time high
The blockchain ecosystem has evolved significantly over the past decade as smart contract capabilities have moved the industry from being...
Lending Platform Affirm Will Allow Customers to Buy and Sell Crypto
Affirm Holdings Inc., the publicly traded, consumer lending platform, plans to allow customers to buy and sell crypto, according to a...
Verifone Enables Retailers to Accept Cryptocurrencies, Says Merchants’ Appetite for Crypto Payments ‘Has Exploded’
Verifone, a global payment system provider with 35 million devices in 150 countries, is rolling out crypto payment support in the U.S. in...
Market Wrap: Traders Seek Protection as Crypto and Stocks Dip on US Debt Ceiling Impasse
Cryptocurrencies were mostly lower on Tuesday, tracking losses in equities after the U.S. Senate failed to act to extend the debt ceiling...
Kraken to Pay $1.25M Fine After Settling Charges With CFTC
Kraken will pay $1.25 million to settle charges with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that it offered illegal margined...
Dapper Labs Is Bringing Its NFTs to the NFL: Report
Dapper Labs has reached a deal with the NFL to create an NBA Top Shot-style marketplace for digital football collectibles, according to a...
Cinco razones por las que bitcoin se mantiene por debajo de $50.000
El 8 de septiembre el equipo de investigación de criptomonedas de Standard Chartered proyectó que el precio de bitcoin podría alcanzar los...
Digital Dollar Needs Legislative Support, Fed Chair Says
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell called the development of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) “critical work,” telling...
Decentralized Storage for AI Data Brought to Life by Epik Protocol
The Dilemma of Decentralized Storage EcosystemsThe decentralized storage ecosystem is booming, but with this growth comes a dilemma: As...
World-Famous DJs Paul Oakenfold, Carl Cox, Paul Val Dyk Spin and Crossfade Into the NFT Universe
While celebrities and athletes have been jumping into the non-fungible token (NFT) scene headfirst, a large quantity of music acts have...
Signs of fear emerge as Ethereum price drops below $3,000 again
Technical analysis is a controversial topic, but higher lows are commonly interpreted as a sign of strength. On Sept. 28, Ether (ETH)...
An Update on the ‘Erroneously High’ Gas Fee That Temporarily Cost DeversiFi $23.7M
Turns out, all you need to do to get $23 million returned is ask nicely.On Monday morning, reports emerged that decentralized finance...
Two Fed Presidents Resign After Embarrassing Trading Revelations
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeToday on “The Breakdown,” NLW explores traditional financial system actors...
Green Bay Packers Running Back Aaron Jones Joins Crypto Exchange FTX’s Ambassador Team
On Tuesday, the crypto firm FTX Trading Ltd, announced that the Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones has joined the company as an...
Leading Crypto Mining Machine Maker Bitmain Said to Halt Sales in China
Bitmain, one of the world’s largest bitcoin mining manufacturers, is planning to suspend sales of its machines to miners in mainland China...
You Can Be a Bitcoin Maximalist and Like Ethereum, Too
Toxic bitcoin maximalism has been in the spotlight. For the past few days noted bitcoin booster Udi Wertheimer has been kicking the cyber...
Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange Bitget to Sponsor Juventus as Its First-Ever Sleeve Partner
Singapore-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitget announced a partnership with Juventus to become its sponsor. According to the...
Bitcoin whales move ‘record’ BTC value as metric sounds alarm over price volatility
Bitcoin (BTC) analysts are eyeing short-term volatility as whales begin unprecedented behavior. Fresh data shows that whales have not only...
Cardano’s Alonzo hard fork was a success but real utility could be a while
Cardano (ADA) reached a major milestone in its roadmap on Sep. 13 as its blockchain launched Plutus-powered smart contracts as a part of...
CFTC’s Berkovitz to Become Top Lawyer at SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped Dan Berkovitz, the CFTC commissioner who voiced concerns around DeFi regulation, as its...
Crypto Regulation, Ransomware and OFAC’s Rise
The U.S. government sanctioned a crypto exchange for the first time last week, escalating its fight against ransomware and proclaiming...
Here’s why Bitcoin mining stocks have been outperforming BTC price in 2021
Bitcoin (BTC) might have outperformed traditional financial markets regarding investment returns, but the cryptocurrency still fell behind...
Connext Launches NXTP Protocol to Improve Liquidity
Connext, a platform based on the Ethereum blockchain that allows users to conduct transactions across different Ethereum-based networks,...
23,250 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Spent in 2021: This Year Old School Miners Moved $1 Billion in BTC From 2010-2013
On Bitcoin’s 12th anniversary, a mystery miner from the early days spent 1,000 decade-old bitcoins that were mined in 2010. The...
Archax Launches Subsidiary Montis Digital, Appoints Martin Watkins as CEO
Archax, the U.K. digital securities exchange, broker and custodian, has named Martin Watkins as CEO of its new subsidiary Montis...
Chinese Ethereum Mining Pool BeePool to Shut Down Following Crackdown
BeePool, the world’s fourth-largest Ethereum mining pool in terms of hash rate, will suspend all its services to miners starting on Oct....
Where to buy PointPay as PXP seems poised for another rally
The PointPay token has seen a price increase of 51% in a day and is currently heading for another rally with a steady rise in buy volumes....
Institutional DeFi Push Continues as Ethereum Scaler Nahmii Launches Mainnet
Nahmii, a system designed to expand Ethereum with the needs of regulated institutions in mind, is launching its live version, or mainnet....
Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 28, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Bitstamp.Today’s Stories:Stock Futures Fall as Bond Yields Hit Three-Month HighUK benchmark...
Where to buy Earnbase after ENB rallies by 55%
The Earnbase token saw a huge rally after consolidating between the range of $2.48—$3.5 for the past week. The ENB coin could see...
Verifone Partners With BitPay to Support Crypto Payments
Payment technology provider Verifone is to support crypto payments through a partnership with crypto payments provider BitPay.Merchants in...
Coinbase Shares Have Potential for Almost 30% Upside, Analyst Says
Coinbase shares may reach $300, representing an almost 30% upside from their current price, according to a new research report from JMP...
Gravitoken’s enters Coinmarketcap’s top 5 gainer’s list after latest rally
The cryptocurrency space has been in a bearish trend recently, but some coins defied the odds and outperformed. The cryptocurrency market...
Andreessen Horowitz Leads $5M Bet on Euro Stablecoin Startup Angle
Angle Labs, a startup focused on offering stablecoins in currencies like the euro as an alternative to dollar-centric tokens, has raised...
BTC price loses $42K after fresh rejection puts focus on ‘worst case’ Bitcoin monthly close
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $42,000 on Tuesday, Sept. 28, as the largest cryptocurrency worsened overnight losses. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
US Senators Propose Tracking Foreign Crypto Mining
U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) have proposed new legislation that would require the Treasury Department and...
WOO seals partnership with Fantom: where to buy Woo Network
The Woo Network token has recorded an impressive trading volume of $92,594,915 in the past 24 hours. The WOO token is up by 9% after it...
Law Enforcement in Russia’s Samara Region Investigates 8 Cases of Fraud Related to Finiko
The investigation into the Russia-based crypto pyramid Finiko is growing with law enforcement officials in Samara region announcing they...
Solana-Based Prediction Market Uses DeFi Yields to Finance ‘No Loss’ Betting
Hedgehog Markets, a fledgling blockchain-based prediction market platform, is testing a novel type of wager where bettors have nothing to...
Peruvian stablecoin launches on Stellar blockchain
Latin American stablecoin issuer Anclap is expanding its Stellar-based stablecoin network by launching a new stablecoin in Peru,...
Ex-Revolut Exec Launches Governance Token With Backing From Galaxy Digital
U.K.-based decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Gro, founded by former Revolut growth lead Hannes Graah, has launched a liquidity mining...
Derivatives platform MATTER surges by 59%: where to buy AntiMatter
The AntiMatter token is currently trading at $1.14 at the time of writing with bulls trying to push prices towards the $2 region and...
Blockchain Startup Triall Introduces a Tokenized Ecosystem to Speed Up and Improve Medical Research
PRESS RELEASE. Triall launches its main utility token TRL on Uniswap following a successful token pre-sale that raised more than 2 million...
Social Token Site Roll Gets Boost With $10M Series A Led by IOSG Ventures
Social token builder Roll has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by IOSG Ventures with participation from Animoca Brands, Alchemy,...
Verifone to enable crypto payments at major retailers through BitPay
Crypto payments are becoming increasingly popular as Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets continue to go mainstream. This has become the...
Stablecoin Pegged to Peru’s Currency Launches on Stellar
The first stablecoin pegged to Peru’s national currency has launched on the Stellar blockchain.Latin American digital token issuer Anclap...
Hailey Lennon and 25 Women in Crypto Are Launching This Networking Group
Crypto Connect, a professional network for people in the crypto industry, is launching in 12 cities across the United States, with plans...
China has blocked CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap: Report
Another cryptocurrency site blocked in China is TradingView China has extended its crackdown on cryptocurrencies by blocking user access...
Bitcoin Declines from Resistance; Approaching $40K Support
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading lower after sellers responded to resistance near $45,000. The cryptocurrency is down about 4% over the past 24...
Bitfinex spent $23.7 million in fees to move $100,000 ERC-20 USDT
Ethereum is one of the top blockchains in the crypto space, but its huge transaction fees have led many to flee to alternative networks...
Securitize Launches Its Secondary Marketplace for Trading Tokenized Securities
Securitize, a digital assets securities firm, has launched a secondary marketplace for trading tokenized shares of private companies under...
Alibaba to ban the sale of crypto mining equipment from October
China has increased its crackdown on crypto-related activities, and this has resulted in users finding it hard to access cryptocurrency...
Kenyan Fintech Player: ‘Banking the Unbanked’ Is the Most Important Use Case for Digital Currencies in Africa
The year 2020 may well go down as the year when blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, in particular, gained mainstream recognition....
Bitcoin, Gold Under Pressure as Dollar Tracks US Treasury Yields Higher
Bitcoin is reversing the weekend’s price bounce alongside weakness in gold as prospects of tighter monetary policy in the U.S. push...
Facebook commits $50M to “responsibly” building the metaverse
The investment fund targets a two-year project involving several key research and technology partners Facebook is looking to invest $50...
How to Advise Crypto Natives: ‘Disrupt or Be Disrupted’
“On Purpose” host Tyrone Ross is joined by Akin Sawyerr, Chief Innovation Officer at Onramp Invest, to discuss the changing financial...
Ethereum price analysis: ETH risks new losses as it dips below $3k
ETH/USD broke lower, extending beneath $3k as Bitcoin saw fresh losses on negative market sentiment Ethereum has dipped below the critical...
Skybridge Capital’s Scaramucci on Crypto Boom: ‘The Institutions Are Not There’
Anthony Scaramucci, CEO of Skybridge Capital, a multi-asset class investment firm, says he thinks the institutional investment boom in...
JPMorgan Boss Jamie Dimon: ‘If You Borrow Money to Buy Bitcoin, You’re a Fool’
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of one of the biggest financial institutions of the world, JPMorgan, has once again let the world know about his...
More Crypto Platforms Exit China Following Ban on Related Transactions: Reports
Three more platforms providing services related to crypto trading announced they are exiting the market, Chinese media 8BTC reported...
Refinable Lists on AscendEX
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, a global digital asset trading platform, is thrilled to announce the listing of the Refinable token (FINE) under...
Nigeria’s eNaira Website Goes Live Ahead of Scheduled October Rollout
The main webpage for Nigeria’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) has gone live earlier than next month’s planned rollout date for the...
14- and 9-Year-Old Brother and Sister Duo Rake in $30K a Month Mining Crypto With Renewable Energy
The beauty behind cryptocurrency networks like Bitcoin is the fact that anyone can participate in the field of crypto mining. In fact, two...
Alibaba to Stop Selling Crypto Mining Machines
E-commerce giant Alibaba announced Monday it will stop selling specialized mining equipment on its platforms on Oct. 8.Alibaba said its...
Clearpool Raises $3M to Build Decentralized Capital Markets on Ethereum
Clearpool, a decentralized capital markets ecosystem, has received $3 million in funding from a number of prominent crypto investors to...
29 Crypto Exchanges Survive New Regulation in South Korea, 37 Exchanges Must Shut Down
The deadline for crypto exchanges and service providers in South Korea to meet requirements to stay open under the new regulation has...
Northern Data AG Acquires Bitcoin Miner Bitfield — 33,000 Miners Gained in Stock-for-Stock Deal
On Monday, the high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure provider and bitcoin mining firm Northern Data AG announced the acquisition...
Traders say Bitcoin’s bullish bias will only be confirmed by a close above $44K
The fallout from China’s ongoing crackdown on the crypto sector has led to uncertainty finding its way back into the market again. At the...
Google, the most popular Bitcoin trend indicator, turns 23
Google, the leading indicator used to track the popularity of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, celebrated its 23rd anniversary on...
‘Solcial’ Raises $2.9M to Build Censorship-Free Social Media on Solana
The Solana ecosystem is getting a social network.Solcial has raised $2.9 million to scale in a round led by Alameda Research with Solana...
Master Ventures Adds Polker (PKR) to Portfolio as Play-to-Earn Project Gains Traction
Malta, 27 Sep 2021 – Master Ventures have announced that they have added Polker into their highly regarded investment portfolio....
Lots of Eggs Need Lots of Baskets
In May 2021, Nickel Digital Asset Management surveyed 50 wealth managers and 50 institutional investors across the U.S., U.K., France,...
‘Who Holds All the Bitcoin’ List Debunked — Without Cryptographic Proof No BTC Ownership Claim Holds Water
A web portal that displays a list of alleged owners of all the bitcoin in the world has been shared a great deal since China cracked down...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Traders Cautious After China Crypto Ban, DeFi Outperforms
Bitcoin was slightly lower on Monday as traders remained cautious about regulatory crackdowns from China and elsewhere.The cryptocurrency...
Analysts Turn Negative on Ether as Weekly Chart Tips Bearish
Ether remains on slippery floors despite the weekend’s bounce to $3,000, analysts studying chart patterns told CoinDesk Monday. One source...
3 Takes About China’s Crypto Ban That Are Wrong
Following China’s surprise move to make crypto mining and crypto trading services explicitly illegal within its borders, there is still...
Price analysis 9/27: BTC, ETH, ADA, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOT, DOGE, AVAX, LUNA
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) recovered a large part of the losses that happened due to the knee-jerk reaction to China’s regulatory...
Revolut to Launch Crypto Token: Sources
Revolut, the fintech company with a $33 billion valuation that offers cryptocurrency buying as part of its services, is looking to launch...
USA v. Virgil Griffith: What We Know (and Don’t) in the Bombshell Crypto Sanctions Case
Prosecutors appear to have a strong case against Virgil Griffith, the ethereum developer charged with conspiring to aid North Korea, legal...
Major Crypto Exchanges Cut Ties With Chinese Users After China’s Latest Crackdown on Cryptocurrency
Major cryptocurrency exchanges are cutting ties with users in China following the latest crypto crackdown announcement by the Chinese...
Did China Finally Ban Bitcoin for Real?
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeToday on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at two major recent stories.Twitter has added...
7 Nights in Pyongyang: Inside the North Korean Trip That Got Ethereum’s Virgil Griffith Arrested
I grew up in Germany, but I was born in northeastern China, whose porous border let in thousands of North Korean defectors. Higher in the...
Crypto Funds Drew Most New Money in 3 Weeks Even as China Cracked Down
Investors pumped a total of $95 million into digital asset products last week, more than double the prior week’s pace, according to a...
FalconX Eyes Miami for Expansion as CEO Plans Hiring Push
FalconX expects to grow to roughly 160 employees from 90 over the next six months, CEO Raghu Yarlagadda said.He said the institutional...
Aave Proposal Enlists Fireblocks to Aid DeFi Lender’s Mainstream Finance Push
Aave Arc may be close to onboarding its first “whitelister” – a possible step towards institutional users integrating with the...
Coinbase to Allow US Users to Deposit Paychecks Directly in Crypto
Coinbase will enable direct paycheck deposit, the cryptocurrency exchange giant announced in a blog post Monday.The nine-year-old,...
Dogecoin Mining 2021: Everything You Need to Know
Dogecoin’s incredible start to the year has attracted record numbers of miners to its network. But how easy is it to mine dogecoin and...
Crypto-Focused Bank Silvergate Gains 6% as Morgan Stanley Sees Potential 52% Increase for Shares
Crypto-focused bank Silvergate Capital Cop. (SI) rose about 6% after Morgan Stanley initiated the stock with an overweight rating and a...
What Do DAOs Actually Do?
Crypto, like any speculative asset, is driven by hype: Elon Musk tweets and the market responds; China cracks down and investors run for...
Former Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith Pleads Guilty to North Korea Charge, Enters Plea Deal for 6.5 Years: Report
On September 27, 2021, at the Southern District of New York courthouse, the trial against former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith...