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Grayscale Reveals Intentions to Convert the Firm’s Bitcoin Trust Into an ETF
On Monday, the digital currency asset manager Grayscale Investments announced intentions to file for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)...
Crypto industry got more funding in Q1 2021 than all of last year: Report
Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies have already received more funding this year than in all of 2020, according to a new...
Starbucks Customers Can Now Pay With Bitcoin via Bakkt’s Digital Wallet App
Starbucks customers can now pay for items with bitcoin by leveraging the Bakkt digital wallet application. Bakkt’s CEO, Gavin...
ClinTex to Give Away 1 Million USD in CTi Tokens With Unique Staking Program
PRESS RELEASE. Pioneering clinical trials platform ClinTex is giving away $1 million USD worth CTi tokens through a unique staking...
The big $60K hodl is on: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) is looking shaky at the start of a new week as $60,000 remains out of reach — could anything change in the coming days?...
Oracle Projects Surge in Value: Weekly Stats Show LINK, Band, DIA, API3 Captured 2-Digit Gains
Following the boom of non-fungible tokens (NFT) tied to NFT marketplaces and tools, oracle-based tokens are now seeing their valuations...
2% Inflation Is a Myth- 2021 Statistics Show Prices of Goods and Services Have Surged
Members of the U.S. Federal Reserve and fellow bureaucrats have said that they are not worried about inflation levels and some officials...
Ron Paul Warns of Government Crackdown on Bitcoin — ‘The Government Is the Threat’
Former congressman Ron Paul has warned of a government crackdown on bitcoin and safe-haven assets may not be safe from government...
Financial Guru Dave Ramsey Advises What to Do With Bitcoin Investments
Personal finance expert Dave Ramsey has given some advice on what to do with bitcoin investments. While acknowledging that the...
VORTECS Report: Storage coins rev up gains as Markets Pro rides the green wave
It’s been another great week for altcoins as the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies moves within spitting distance of the...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ETH, BNB, DOT, EOS
Historical trends act as a gauge for traders to assess the possibilities for the future. April has been a bullish month for Bitcoin (BTC)...
Paris Hilton ‘Very, Very Excited’ About Bitcoin — Confirms She Is a Long-Term Crypto Investor
Paris Hilton says she is “very, very excited” about bitcoin, stating that “It’s definitely the future.”...
Torum: DeFi + NFT + Social Media – the Next Brilliant Utility Innovation in the Blockchain World?
PRESS RELEASE. Launched on the 1st of July 2020, Torum is a social media platform specially designed for cryptocurrency users. Symbolizing...
Billionaire FOMO: Famed Norwegian Billionaire Investor Capitulates After Seeing Another Embrace Bitcoin
Norwegian billionaire Øystein Stray Spetalen, who once called bitcoin “nonsense,” has reportedly capitulated and...
Kimchi premium hits 11% — Is Bitcoin now in a 2017-esque retail stage of the cycle?
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is continuing to range between $56,000 and $60,000, as the so-called “Kimchi premium” is surging to...
US Court Authorizes IRS to Summon Cryptocurrency User Records From Circle and Poloniex
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has obtained authorization from a federal court to seek information on cryptocurrency users from Circle...
WEF report suggests women underrepresented in blockchain, points to solutions
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people across the world, yet a new report from the World Economic Forum suggests that women have been...
Ripple Partner Mercury FX Accepted Into ‘First Cohort’ of a South African Regulatory Sandbox
South Africa’s Inter-governmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) recently accepted Mercury FX, a UK-based e-money firm, into the first...
Xend Is Listing on AscendEX
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, formerly BitMax, an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans,...
Ether Hashrate Climbs to New Heights, Reports Say a 2,000 Megahash ETH Miner Set to Drop This Summer
In December 2020, the mining rig manufacturer Innosilicon released a new ethereum miner called the Innosilicon A10 Pro+, which processes...
‘Silent crash’ as price floors collapse across NFT space
If prices plummet in an illiquid market, how soon before anyone notices? While fungible tokens traded on centralized and decentralized...
Non-Fungible Token Sales Begin to Dive, NFT Interest Declines, Finance Author Highlights NFT Oversupply
Non-fungible token (NFT) assets and collectibles are starting to see sales decline and interest in NFTs is dropping as well. Additionally,...
Blockchain-based renewable energy marketplaces gain traction in 2021
Concerns about energy production, resource consumption and its impact on the environment are one of the dominant topics of debate on the...
Bitcoin Bounty Referenced on an Episode of Marvel’s ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’
The leading digital asset bitcoin was mentioned on the action drama television show “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” The...
Hip-Hop Star Snoop Dogg Says Bitcoin ‘Here to Stay’— Lauds NFTs for Creating Direct Connection Between Artists and Fans
Pioneering hip-hop artist and businessman, Snoop Dogg has said he believes in bitcoin, the (blockchain) technology behind the crypto asset...
Return of the oracles: Band Protocol, API3 and DIA price soar to new highs
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have been the talk of the town over the past few months, but as the start of the second quarter gets underway...
ETH smashes records, Bitcoin’s brilliant quarter, PayPal’s big move: Hodler’s Digest, March 28–April 3
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst)...
Employment Search Websites Show a Vast Amount of Jobs in the Bitcoin and Blockchain Industry
As the crypto economy has swelled to close to $2 trillion in value globally, the businesses and operations behind it continue to expand....
Here’s why April may be the best month yet for Bitcoin price
The U.S. dollar is starting to weaken once again as sellers are pushing the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) downward, which could strengthen the...
SEC Filing Shows Blackrock Held Bitcoin Futures Contracts Worth $6.15 Million
After signaling its intention to get exposed to bitcoin, Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has now revealed its initial...
Price analysis 4/2: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, DOT, XRP, UNI, LTC, LINK, THETA
According to a recent research note by JPMorgan, institutional investors have withdrawn about $20 billion from their gold investments...
Latest episode of ‘the Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ involves massive Bitcoin bounty
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, a new Marvel Cinematic Universe show on the Disney+ streaming platform, incorporated a Bitcoin (BTC)...
$161M Ethereum options expiry tilts toward bulls as ETH flips $2K to support
With no short-term solution in sight for the surging network fees, some investors are afraid that Ether (ETH) price could face a...
Bubble or a drop in the ocean? Putting Bitcoin’s $1 trillion milestone into perspective
On Feb. 19, Bitcoin’s (BTC) market capitalization surpassed $1 trillion for the first time. While this was an exciting moment for...
DSLA Protocol Launches v1.0 Mainnet
PRESS RELEASE. DSLA Protocol has released the first version of its Decentralized Service Level Agreements (SLA) protocol on the Ethereum...
38% Ethereum futures premium signals traders anticipate $2,500 ETH
Now that Ether’s (ETH) price broke the $2,000 level, hitting all-time highs this week, traders became excessively bullish and are...
Orbs Introduces Single-Sided Liquidity Farming to Optimize Defi Returns
Public blockchain infrastructure provider Orbs is delivering a next-generation liquidity solution designed to encourage greater defi...
Music Company Founded by Dr. Luke Enables Bitcoin Payments for Songwriters and Producers
Bitcoin mainstream adoption is not limited to celebrities endorsing the cryptocurrency via social media or interviews on TV. The music...
Abkhazia Plans to Criminalize Crypto Mining as Energy Crisis Deepens— Extends Temporary Ban
Crypto mining in Abkhazia is still a hot potato for the de facto state government, which is now determined to criminalize such activities....
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sets New Records, BTC Miners Capture $1.5 Billion in Revenue Last Month
On Friday, April 2, 2021, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is the highest it has even been in its lifetime but bitcoin miners still...
Japanese Regulator Aims to Implement FATF Rules Toward Crypto Companies in 2022
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has revealed that the regulating body will adopt the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)...
Ethereum Sets a New All-Time High Above the $2K Handle, Bitcoin Cash Markets Jump 8%
The price of ethereum tapped a new all-time high (ATH) on Friday afternoon reaching an ATH of around $2,072 around 12 p.m. (EST). Today,...
Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban Says Ethereum ‘Is Closest Crypto We Have to a True Currency’
The billionaire investor and television personality, Mark Cuban recently did an interview on the recent episode of a podcast and discussed...
Morgan Stanley Adds Bitcoin to 12 Mutual Funds’ Investment Strategies
Morgan Stanley has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to add bitcoin exposure to 12 of its mutual funds’...
Coinbase IPO Set for April 14 via Direct Listing on Nasdaq
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has greenlighted Coinbase’s initial public offering via a direct listing on...
Stratis Partners With World’s Largest .NET Development Community to Expand Developer Community
PRESS RELEASE. Stratis, the Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) platform, expands developer reach by collaborating with C# Corner, the...
Study Highlights the Most Common NFT Scams Amid the Current Mainstream Hype
As non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming a global phenomenon increasingly due to their mainstream adoption, there are also concerns...
Bitcoin beats out final resistance as Ethereum returns to $2K
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly hit $60,000 on April 2 in the latest installment of its slow grind back to all-time highs. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
BitShares Blockchain liquidity pools DeFi “God Mode” is NOW enabled at ioBanker DEX
ioBanker DEX (ioBanker Estonia) announces new liquidity pools wallet software functions running on top of it’s DEX platform; the...
Messari: New Coinbase listings really do outperform rival exchanges
Crypto analytics provider Messari has compiled a report concluding that the fabled “Coinbase effect” — the popular belief that new token...
Binance Abruptly Delists South African Rand Trading Pairs After Currency Fails to Meet ‘High Level Standard’
In an abrupt move, Binance South Africa announced on March 31 that all South African rand (ZAR) trading pairs will be delisted on April 2....
Irish Police Investigate Massive Bitcoin Scam That Allegedly Stole Millions From High-Net-Worth Individuals
Irish police are on high alert due to the rising number of cases related to a bitcoin-related scam targeting high-net-worth people in the...
The Power of ETH and BCH: Smart Bitcoin Cash Project Highlights Innovative Sidechain
On Thursday, Bitcoin Cash proponents were introduced to a new website that features a project called Smart Bitcoin Cash or Smartbch for...
New Data Shows Bitcoin Captured Net Gains For Six Consecutive Months
According to Bloqport’s latest data, bitcoin, which ended the month of March with an overall gain of 29%, has now been in the green...
Bitcoin’s Price Consolidates, Elon Musk Tweet Sends Dogecoin Surfing, Filecoin Surges
While bitcoin prices have been consolidating just under the $60k handle, a number of other alternative digital assets have seen steep...
Altcoins move to new all-time highs while Bitcoin struggles below $60K
According to data from, Bitcoin’s (BTC) Q1 2021 performance was the best since 2013. With strong tailwinds, Bitcoin now enters Q2 which...
Filecoin market cap hits $450B after FIL price rallies above $230
The fully diluted valuation of Filecoin (FIL), a digital payment and cryptocurrency system built on top of the InterPlanetary File System...
xSigma Developments Continue Following Amazing First Month
xSigma is a decentralized exchange for stablecoin swaps backed by a NASDAQ-listed corporation. In the first month since it was launched...
Popular Bobblehead Manufacturer Funko Announces New Lineup of NFT Products
Following the release of new Garbage Pail Kids non-fungible token (NFT) assets and the recent Godzilla NFT collectibles from Topps, the...
Nervos Network (CKB) gains 341% as DeFi and layer-2 development progress
The crypto market continues to search for scaling solutions as decentralized finance (DeFi) applications struggle with surging fees, but...
US Judge Dismisses Antitrust Case Accusing Bitmain, Kraken, and BCH Devs of Manipulation
A U.S. court in Miami has dismissed an amended complaint in the lawsuit that accused nine defendants including Kraken founder Jesse...
New Suez Protocol to Incentivize Canal Dredging, Offer Digital Collectibles, and Split Toll Proceeds
In its latest salvo to fix the world’s most concerning problems, Kucoin is adding a brand new coin to its exchange platform....
To the ‘literal moon’? Elon Musk SpaceX tweet gives Dogecoin a 35% liftoff
It may be an April Fool’s prank, but when it comes to meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE), it hardly matters. DOGE/USD 1-hour...
Ethereum breaks out against Bitcoin: Is a strong bull rally in the works?
Ether’s (ETH) price has broken out for the first time in 23 days in its Bitcoin (BTC) pair. It follows a high-profile announcement...
Is Theta worth the hype? Theta price volatile ahead of mainnet launch
There’s no denying the fact that Theta is one of the most discussed cryptocurrency projects on the market in 2021, so much so that the...
Father Laughs Off Son’s Financial Hopes: How the Ones You Love the Most Want to See Bitcoin Fail
Some people will never believe in bitcoin and the cryptocurrency economy Satoshi’s invention has created. A lot of cryptocurrency...
Total crypto market capitalization posts new all-time high above $1.9T
Amid another bullish trend on cryptocurrency markets, total crypto market capitalization has broken a new historical record just unde $2...
Occam.fi Ecosystem – The First Launchpad and Liquidity Solution for Cardano
PRESS RELEASE. OccamRazer is a decentralized fundraising vehicle, or launchpad, with a full suite of compliance and RegTech tools as well...
To the ‘literal moon’? Elon Musk SpaceX tweet gives Dogecoin a 35% lift-off
It may be an April Fool’s prank, but when it comes to meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE), it hardly matters. DOGE/USD 1-hour...
Assurance Report Says Tether Stablecoins Are Fully Backed- Firm Exceeded Its Consolidated Liabilities
The company behind the world’s largest stablecoin disclosed a report by aiming to show “transparency commitment” to...
Filecoin (FIL) spikes 150% to break above $200
Filecoin sees a new all-time high of $221 after surging over 150% this past week Filecoin (FIL) price has surged by more than 45% in 24...
Bitcoin records sixth straight monthly green candle: What’s BTC’s price outlook?
The last time Bitcoin saw six-monthly green candles in a row was in 2013 Bitcoin (BTC) price closed March in the green to record the sixth...
Free Bitcoin: Major US Fast Food Chain Chipotle Giving Away $100K in BTC to Celebrate National Burrito Day
Chipotle Mexican Grill says it is giving away bitcoin and free burritos to celebrate National Burrito Day. The company has created a game...
April Bulls Day? Bitcoin just closed its best March and Q1 in 8 years
Bitcoin (BTC) has seen its most successful Q1 in eight years as the Ides of March fail to materialize for hodlers. Data published by...
Oakland Athletics MLB team has sold a suite season ticket for Bitcoin for the first time
Major League Baseball team Oakland Athletics has sold their first crypto-purchased season ticket less than three weeks after first...
A Forex Broker Transfers 1,200 BTC Belonging to the Mirror Trading International to a South African Liquidator
Fresh reports from South Africa suggest that a total of 1,200 bitcoins belonging to the now-defunct Mirror Trading International (MTI)...
The $1,000,000 Aladdin Exchange Event Is Online
PRESS RELEASE. The most awaited Aladdin Exchange $1,000,000 event is finally live. The giveaway event is open to the public. People can...
Spain Is ‘Close’ to Regulating Crypto-Related Ads in the Streets, Says CNMV President
Spanish financial authorities don’t seem to be happy with the massive crypto-related advertising campaigns deployed across...
Bitcoin closes six monthly green candles for the first time since 2013
Bitcoin has just closed six consecutive monthly green candles for the first time since April 2013. Should history repeat, Bitcoin may...
With US Tax Season Around the Corner, Here’s How to Report Crypto Activity to the IRS
The key to properly filing taxes on cryptocurrency comes down to excellent record-keeping, the correct IRS tax forms, and knowledge about...
BNY Mellon Report Compares Bitcoin and Gold, Study Says ‘Gold Is the Only Globally Accepted Currency’
The popular safe-haven asset gold recently posted the lowest settlement in three weeks, as a firm dollar and bond market yields have...
Man Loses Life Savings to Phony Bitcoin iOS App- Over a Million Dollars in BTC Drained
Just recently, an individual lost all of his life savings in a matter of no time after he downloaded a malicious and phony Trezor...
Focus on NFTs and interoperability pushes Icon (ICX), Ark and Axie Infinity higher
High levels of excitement continue to surround all things nonfungible token (NFT)-related as nonfungible art, collectibles and new...
Ren price rallies 40% after adding LUNA, SOL and FTM to its ecosystem
The cryptocurrency sector has emerged as a hot topic on the global stage in 2021 thanks in large part to the growth of decentralized...
PARSIQ’s IQ Protocol Launches, Powering the Tokenized-SaaS Ecosystem of the Future
PRESS RELEASE. PARSIQ launches its highly anticipated IQ Protocol – the first risk-free collateral-less decentralized finance...
Life on the Run- An Insiders Look at John McAfee on the Run
I opened my Telegram and noticed I had way more messages than usual. I knew something was askew. The headers of the messages were all very...
BitTorrent soars 30% to new all-time high, $5B market cap: What’s behind the rally?
BitTorrent (BTT), the native token of the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol BitTorrent, has surged nearly 30% in the past 24...
This is how to make — and lose — a fortune with NFTs
The rise of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, has been nothing short of astounding this year. Google searches for “NFT” are up over 600% since...
Price analysis 3/31: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, DOT, XRP, UNI, THETA, LTC, LINK
Following in the footsteps of Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs has announced plans to allow its wealth management clients to trade in...
US Treasury’s Proposed Crypto Wallet Rule Is Unconstitutional, Warns Civil Rights Group
The New Civil Liberties Alliance has objected to FinCEN’s proposed crypto wallet rule, calling it “unlawful.” In...