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Head Trader of $100M Global Crypto Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty in US
The head trader of a $100 million global cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty and is facing up to five years in prison,...
UK venture firm Northzone launches a €1 billion web3 fund
Northzone has become the latest venture capital firm to enter the web3 ecosystem, setting up a fund to finance projects in the...
Singapore Tops List of 8 Countries ‘Most Interested in the Ethereum Merge’
With a total search score of 377, Singapore is the top-ranked nation among countries most interested in the Ethereum blockchain’s...
HBAR is up by more than 6% on Tuesday following Coinbase’s integration
HBAR, the native token of the Hedera ecosystem, is one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies over the past 24 hours. HBAR is...
Ethiopian Central Bank Restricts Amount of Cash Travelers Can Hold, Sets Foreign Currency Conditions
According to the National Bank of Ethiopia’s directive, which became effective on September 5, persons entering and departing the...
Dollar’s rise is behind crypto’s decline, says Sam Bankman-Fried
The cryptocurrency market has been in a bearish trend over the past few months, and FTX’s Bankman-Fried says the dollar’s rise...
Dubai Luxury Hotel Palazzo Versace Allows Guests to Pay in Crypto
Guests staying at Palazzo Versace Dubai have, since September 7, had an option to settle payment for services rendered via cryptocurrency....
Horizen Labs’ ApeCoin staking hype sets $APE on a bullish trajectory
ApeCoin (APE) has been on a slow but sure bullish trend in the past seven days and it appears set to pump more in the coming days and...
Uruguay Introduces Cryptocurrency Law in Parliament
A new cryptocurrency bill project was introduced by the executive power to the Parliament of Uruguay. The bill seeks to clarify how crypto...
Indian Authorities Unfreeze Wazirx’s Bank Accounts, the Crypto Exchange Says
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unfrozen the bank accounts of cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx, the company said. The...
Tokenization of illiquid assets to reach $16T by 2030 — Report
The total size of tokenized illiquid assets, including real estate and natural resources could reach $16.1 trillion by 2030, according to...
Financial Giant State Street Sees Unwaning Crypto Demand From Institutional Investors
Investment management firm State Street says that institutional clients are not deterred from investing in crypto assets despite price...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns Gas Prices Could Spike This Winter — Says ‘It’s a Risk’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that gas prices could rise again this year. “It’s a risk that we’re...
‘A Dangerous Looking Moment in Global Economics’ — Veteran Investor Jeremy Grantham Warns S&P 500 Could Plunge Another 26%
Jeremy Grantham, the co-founder of the Boston-based asset management firm Grantham, Mayo, & van Otterloo (GMO) believes Standard and...
GameFi fundraising jumps 135% in August, but is still down from June: Report
The GameFi sector remains a leading force in the blockchain and crypto space despite the ongoing downturn in the crypto market. Recent...
ETH Merge: Is ‘complex technical event’ underrated or priced in?
GlobalBlock analyst Marcus Sotiriou talks about the Ethereum merge, its benefits and potential risks to the event. He says the yield...
Time for a breakout? Bitcoin price pushes at key resistance near $23K
On Sept. 12, Bitcoin is doing Bitcoin things as usual. Since Sept. 9 the price has broken out nicely, booking a near 16% gain and rallying...
Bitcoin hits 3-week high as trader says ‘all signs there’ to short BTC
Bitcoin (BTC) kept grinding higher at the Sept. 12 Wall Street open as traders called for an imminent correction. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Glimpses of positive momentum in an overall bearish market? Report
Look at different segments of the blockchain industry, they seem to react to events in the broader world. While one segment like...
Price analysis 9/12: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, MATIC, SHIB
The United States equities markets and the cryptocurrency markets have started the new week on a strong footing. This suggests that...
Bitcoin and altcoins pop to the upside, but upcoming macro events could cap the rally
The 13% gains in the six days leading to Sept. 12 brought the total crypto market capitalization closer to $1.1 trillion, but this was not...
Is Uniswap on a bullish reversal ahead of Ethereum Merge?
Uniswap is the largest DEX with a $5.52 billion TVL. Uniswap token has been recovering in the last seven days. UNI has further potential...
How bullish is Sandbox token after welcoming banking giant DBS
Sandbox announced a partnership to take DBS to the metaverse. Metaverse is estimated to go up to $13 trillion in value in the current...
Can TRX hit new levels after strategic partnership with Wintermute?
Tron’s has entered a strategic partnership with crypto market maker Wintermute. TRX is showing recovery at a 2% gain in the past...
ERC-20 Tokens to watch this week as the Ethereum Merge gets underway
While other cryptocurrencies could do well this week, the odds are that Ethereum and Ethereum-based tokens will likely outperform the rest...
Cryptocurrencies that could outperform Ethereum this week despite the merge
It’s an excellent start to the week, without a doubt. The total market capitalization is back above $1 trillion. This is also the...
Near Protocol Supports Tether USDT, Stablecoin Is Now Hosted on 14 Blockchain Networks
On Monday, the stablecoin issuer Tether Operations Limited announced that the stablecoin tether is now supported by the Near blockchain...
State Street: Investors are unfazed by the crypto winter
State Street is the fund administrator of the Cosmos Purpose Bitcoin Access ETF launched in May. The bank’s crypto unit has...
Starbucks Leverages Polygon for Web3 Push, Coffeehouse Chain to Issue NFT Stamps
On September 12, the multinational chain of coffeehouses, Starbucks, announced the firm has partnered with the blockchain project Polygon...
While the banks were closed, Bitcoin reached 5,000 days online
The world’s largest cryptocurrency reached a milestone on Monday, Sept. 12 — Bitcoin (BTC) celebrated 5,000 days of uptime. The...
Biggest Movers: SOL, Near Protocol up by Over 10% to Start the Week
Solana moved closer to the $40.00 mark on Monday, as it rose for a sixth straight session to start the week. Bullish momentum in the...
Norwegian central bank uses Ethereum to build national digital currency
The central bank of Norway has hit a major milestone in digital currency efforts, releasing the open source code for the country’s central...
Bitcoin proponent claims PoS rewards aren’t ‘yields,’ Vitalik snaps back
Independent developer and Bitcoin proponent Udi Wertheimer created quite a buzz on Crypto Twitter earlier on Monday after he claimed that...
64% of staked ETH controlled by five entities — Nansen
A report from blockchain analytics platform Nansen highlights 5 entities that hold 64% of staked Ether (ETH) ahead of Ethereum’s highly...
Elon Musk, Cathie Wood sound ‘deflation’ alarm — Is Bitcoin at risk of falling below $14K?
Bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded by 20% to almost $22,500 since Sept. 7. But bull trap risks abound in the long run as Elon Musk and Cathie...
Thailand’s top 2 banks invest in DeFi startup Forward
Venture Capital arms of Kasikornbank PCL and Bank of Ayudhya PCL participated in Forward’s funding round. Forward is a digital...
Aussies already lost $242M to investment and crypto scams in 2022
Australians have continued getting duped by investment and crypto-related scams, losing 242.5 million Australian dollars to scammers so...
Current Block Times Suggest Bitcoin’s Halving Is Coming Sooner Than Expected
Bitcoin’s hashrate has been running hot despite the lower prices and the recent difficulty increases. In fact, blocks are being...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Extends Gains, ETH Consolidates Ahead of The Merge
After rising to a multi-week high over the weekend, ethereum consolidated on Monday, as market uncertainty increased ahead of...
Google gets in on Ethereum Merge excitement with nifty easter egg
As a sign of support for the upcoming Ethereum Merge, tech juggernaut Google is marking the time left until the upgrade with a new...
The Fed, the Merge and $22K BTC — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a pivotal week on a firm footing as bulls succeed in wiping out weeks of losses. After closing the latest weekly...
Ford Files 19 Trademark Applications Preparing a Possible Metaverse Push
Leading automotive company Ford has filed 19 trademark applications related to possible metaverse activities. In the documents, the...
Why is GOLEM up by more than 40% on Monday?
Golem is currently the best performer amongst the leading 100 cryptocurrencies on Monday. GLM, the native token of the Golem ecosystem, is...
STPT price prediction after going parabolic amid low volume
The STPT price jumped to the highest level since July 8 of this year. It rose to a high of $0.084, which was about 217% above the lowest...
Bitpapa Enters Kenyan Cryptocurrency Market
PRESS RELEASE. In the face of financial regulators’ overall negative attitude toward digital assets, P2P marketplaces have become...
NEAR is up by 10% on Monday: Here is why
NEAR is one of the best performers amongst the top 100 cryptocurrencies on Monday as the market starts the week on the front foot. The...
Loom Network price goes parabolic as user growth spikes
Loom Network price went parabolic on Monday as demand for the coin jumped. The token rose by over 250% from the lowest level during the...
Ethereum Merge can trigger high volatility, says BitMEX CEO
The Ethereum Merge is upon us, and BitMEX’s CEO believes that it will trigger volatility in the market. BitMEX CEO Alexander...
Central Bank of China Calls for Increasing Use of Digital Yuan
The People’s Bank of China has urged for widening of the array of use-case scenarios for its central bank digital currency. The...
Beldex and Geometry Labs enter privacy-enhancing partnership
Beldex Research Labs, Beldex Project’s research arm, and Geometry Labs, a DeFi and cryptography R&D platform, announced a...
Buenos Aires Might Implement Blockchain Systems to Make Social Aid Payments
Dario Nieto, a lawmaker in the city of Buenos Aires, has introduced a bill that would use blockchain systems to make social aid payments...
Here’s where to buy Loom Network (LOOM) token after price rises 181% in two days
Loom Network (LOOM) has surprised the cryptocurrency market with its massive bullish surge over the past two days. The token has dropped a...
Russia’s Tech Giant Rostec to Test Digital Asset Payments in International Trade
Russia’s leading technology company, Rostec, is working on a project to integrate digital assets into cross-border trade. The...
Gary Gensler Asks SEC Staff to Fine-Tune Crypto Compliance — Says ‘Vast Majority Are Securities’
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, revealed that he has asked staff at the SEC to fine-tune...
SEC sets up a new office dedicated to managing crypto issuer filings
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two new offices in addition to the seven present to facilitate...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Warns a Major Fed Rate Hike Risks Deflation
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has warned that a major rate hike by the Federal Reserve risks deflation in the U.S. economy. Musk’s warning...
In 2 Months the Top Smart Contract Tokens Gained 44% Against the Greenback Ahead of Ethereum’s Merge
With The Merge coming next week and Cardano’s Vasil hard fork commencing soon after, the market capitalization of the top smart...
Hungary’s Prime Minister Says ‘Europe Has Run out of Energy’ Amid Russia’s Gas Standoff
Europe is suffering and struggling to contain an energy crisis according to various reports that say the eurozone might have to deal with...
Crypto traders eye ATOM, APE, CHZ and QNT as Bitcoin flashes bottom signs
The United States equities markets rallied sharply last week, ending a three-week losing streak. The S&P 500 rose 3.65% last week...
30% of Today’s Staked Ethereum Is Tied to Lido’s Liquid Staking, 8 ETH 2.0 Pools Command $8.1 Billion in Value
In roughly three days Ethereum is expected to transition from a proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain network to a proof-of-stake (PoS) version...
Should You Buy the Bitcoin Dip?
Bitcoin price has had a tough performance in 2022. After soaring to an all-time high of near $70,000 in 2021, the price has collapsed to...
Should I buy Cardano now?
Cardano price has made a spectacular recovery in the past two weeks as investors wait for the upcoming Ethereum Merge. It has rallied from...
What is PAX Gold (PAXG) and how does it work?
In recent years, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), cryptocurrencies and other modern investment options have become trendy. However, physical...
Brazilian Securities Watchdog Demands Changes in Cryptocurrency Bill
The new directive of the Brazilian securities watchdog, the CVM, is now demanding specific changes to the cryptocurrency bill pending...
Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn Backed by Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey Airdrops BTC to Class Participants
Rap star Jay-Z, otherwise known as Shawn Carter, and Block CEO Jack Dorsey, recently airdropped bitcoin to members of the Bitcoin Academy...
Florida govt warns against auto warranty scammers asking crypto payments
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) issued a warning sharing insights into identifying robocall scam...
Bitcoin short squeeze ‘not over’ as BTC price eyes 17% weekly gains
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed higher into the Sep. 10 weekly close as optimistic forecasts favored $23,000 next. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Terra back from the dead? LUNA price rises 300% in September
Terra has become a controversial blockchain project after the collapse of its native token LUNA and stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) in May. But...
Bitcoin Mining Expansion Heats Up: Crypto Miner Secures Underground Bunker, Cleanspark Snags Turnkey Mining Site
Bitcoin mining operations continue to truck on through the crypto winter as a number of miners have revealed expansion plans during the...
SEC to address growing crypto issuer filings with specialized offices
In light of the influx of filings from cryptocurrency issuers in the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided...
Russia Shuts Off EU Gas, Vitalik Discusses Bitcoin Security, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
Macro markets and geopolitics dominated the news this week, with Russia cutting off Europe’s gas supply, hedge funds betting...
MicroStratergy will buy more Bitcoin from stock sales proceeds: SEC Filing
In its most recent SEC filing, business intelligence software company MicroStrategy has revealed its intention to buy more Bitcoin,...
Nigerian Blockchain Startup Bitmama Closes $2 Million Pre-Seed Round
After raising $1.65 million via a pre-seed extension, Bitmama, a Nigeria-based blockchain startup, has now closed its pre-seed funding...
Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Enters the Metaverse
DBS, the largest bank in Southeast Asia, says it is “the first bank in Singapore to make a foray into the metaverse.” A DBS...
US SEC Sets Up Dedicated Office to Review Crypto Filings
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is setting up a dedicated office to review crypto-related filings. The securities...
Devere CEO Explains Why He Is Buying the Bitcoin Dip
The CEO of Devere Group, a financial advisory and asset management firm, has shared multiple reasons why he is buying the bitcoin dip....
Binance removes 3 stablecoins, Russia eyes cross-border crypto payments and UK exudes crypto positivity: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 4-10
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst)...
US Senators Press Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Crypto Scam Policies for Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp
Six U.S. senators have demanded answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about how his company is handling cryptocurrency scams on its social...
Blockchain Gaming Publisher and Web3 Firm Animoca Brands Secures $110 Million
Blockchain gaming publisher Animoca Brands announced the company has raised $110 million in a funding round led by Temasek, Boyu Capital,...
3 major mistakes to avoid when trading cryptocurrency futures markets
Many traders frequently express some relatively large misconceptions about trading cryptocurrency futures, especially on derivatives...
How does high-frequency trading work on decentralized exchanges?
Following the decentralized finance (DeFi) boom of 2020, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) solidified their place in the ecosystems of both...
Payments Firm Bolt Scraps Deal to Acquire Crypto Company Wyre
California-based online payments company Bolt is pulling out of an agreement to buy crypto provider Wyre. The news of the scrapped deal,...
Ethereum Devs Successfully Complete Merge Shadow Fork With No ‘Client Incompatibility Issues’
Next week or roughly around four days from now, The Merge is expected to be implemented and Ethereum will transition from proof-of-work...
While Bitcoin’s Hashrate Grew by 22,900% in 6 Years, Discovering Block Rewards Is Far More Difficult
Over the past 12 months, Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased by 85.77%, while 53,547 blocks were mined and 334,668.75 new bitcoin were...
Here are top trending cryptocurrencies that could 3X in September
Despite many predictions that the cryptocurrency market could be headed lower, it shows remarkable resilience. Buying volumes are rising,...
Three low-flying cryptocurrencies that could rally in the coming weeks
Is the crypto bottom in? Is it the right time to start buying crypto? These are some of the questions that investors are dealing with now....
Biggest Movers: ADA, SAND Surge to Multi-Week Highs on Saturday
Cardano was one of Saturday’s notable gainers, with the token surging to a three-week high. The sandbox was also in the green,...
Three cryptos that could do well during the Ethereum merge week
The cryptocurrency market is showing a level of optimism that was largely unexpected at this point. Interest rates are rising in Europe,...
Is it now the time to buy Solana after the MACD crossover?
Solana is a leading smart contract platform. Helium is going to vote to migrate to the Solana ecosystem SOL, the native token, has been...
MicroStrategy to reinvest $500M stock sales into Bitcoin: SEC filing
MicroStrategy, the largest institutional Bitcoin (BTC) buyer, entered an agreement with two agents — Cowen and Company and BTIG — to sell...