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Globant Survey: Most Gamers Believe Metaverse Will Change the Gaming Industry Positively
A survey published by Globant, a software development firm, and Yougov, found that most gamers believe that metaverse will change the...
Bitcoin per transaction cost goes down every four years, coincidence?
Diving deep into the thirteen-year-old Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem makes one come across interesting patterns powered organically by investor...
Monaco-based luxury yacht company, Yachtzoo, accepts Shiba Inu payments
The list of real-world use cases for Shiba Inu keeps growing with the latest acceptance by Yachtzoo, a Monaco-based luxury brokerage...
Jed McCaleb empties XRP wallet after eight-year selloff
Former Ripple Labs founder Jed McCaleb has finally ended the eight-year dump of his XRP holdings, leaving only 46.7 XRP left sitting in...
BTC miners ‘finally capitulating’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week nearing key resistance as the shock of the latest United States inflation data passes — can the strength...
South African Court Releases Former Monero Developer Riccardo Spagni From Custody
A South African regional court recently ruled to release former Monero lead maintainer, Riccardo Spagni, from custody. The ruling came...
Sweden Needs Power for More Useful Things Than Bitcoin Mining, Energy Minister Says
Concerned about projected increase in electricity demand, the government in Sweden may turn its back on crypto mining, the...
Otherside Metaverse demo kicks off with 4,500 participants: highlights
Around 4,500 people havejumped into the “first trip” tech demo of the Otherside Metaverse project associated with Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape...
US and UK to Deepen Ties on Crypto Regulation, Says British Regulator
Britain’s top financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), says the U.S. and U.K. will deepen ties on crypto...
The regulatory implications of India’s crypto transactions tax
The Indian crypto landscape lost some momentum this year as the government introduced two laws demanding crippling taxes on crypto-related...
Gary Gensler Outlines What to Expect From SEC on US Crypto Regulation
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has outlined what to expect from the securities watchdog...
Bitty Kitty: Cat spoils Bitcoin node during price crash with ‘dirty protest’
A Bitcoin node is a pivotal piece of the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol. For bad actors, attacking nodes and bringing them offline is a sound...
Ethereum traders gauge fakeout risks after 40% ETH price rally
Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) saw a modest pullback on July 17 after ramming into a critical technical resistance confluence....
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ETH, MATIC, FTT, ETC
The United States equities markets recovered from their intra-week lows last week, suggesting demand exists at lower levels. On similar...
Paraguayan Senate Approves Cryptocurrency Bill
The Paraguayan Senate has approved a bill that seeks to regulate cryptocurrencies and their operations in the country. The bill, which had...
Yuga Labs Drops Otherside Litepaper — Document Covers the ‘Foundational Principles’ of the Metaverse Platform
Following the introduction of the Otherside metaverse and the apecoin (APE) launch, Yuga Labs, the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club...
White House Reporter Says Inflation Has Become ‘Biden’s Political Nightmare’ as Critics Slam Government Spending
While the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI) report indicates U.S. inflation has continued to print perpetual...
Report: Equitiesfirst Named as Mystery Debtor to Celsius, $439 Million Owed to Crypto Lender
Ever since Celsius paused withdrawals on June 12, the company has been the focus of attention due to the lender’s financial...
The Central African Republic Says Sale of 210 Million Sango Crypto Tokens to Commence in Late July
The sale of the Central African Republic (CAR)’s 210,000,000 Sango coins is set to begin on July 25 and participating investors...
‘World War III Has Begun,’ Says Gerald Celente; Plus, Long-Term BTC Predictions and Scorching US Inflation — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
Trend forecaster Gerald Celente told Bitcoin.com News that “World War III has begun,” weighing in on Covid-19, crypto, the...
Bitcoin hodlers will ‘soon see why’ $21.6K BTC price pump is fake — trader
Bitcoin (BTC) spiked to one-week highs on July 17 amid warnings that traders should not trust current BTC price action. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Next-Generation DOMINO DEX to Dominate Web3 With Imminent Launching
PRESS RELEASE. Global blockchain technology organization ABBC Foundation announced a new crypto trading hub through its next-generation...
Ankr expands its Web3 presence with Ankr Network 2.0
Ankr Network 2.0 is set to become the decentralised marketplace for Web3 infrastructure. Ankr, one of the world’s leading Web3...
South African Crypto Investors and Service Providers Told of Legal and Tax Implications of Central Bank’s Plan
South African tax consultancy firm Tax Consulting SA, has said the recent announcement by the central bank — that will start to...
The women of crypto take over Davos WEF
Many of you closely follow the gathering of the decision-makers at Davos during the annual World Economic Forum. Many of you have very...
Over Half of This Year’s Financial Pyramids in Russia Involved Crypto, Bank of Russia Finds
A majority of the financial pyramids identified in 2022 used cryptocurrencies in one way or another, Russia’s central bank...
How blockchain technology is used to save the environment
In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging...
Vietnam’s Blockchain Industry Faces Shortage of Talent
The booming blockchain sector in Vietnam is having to deal with a serious deficit in specialists, local media revealed. Despite the large...
Axie Infinity: Re-engineering its destiny in the GameFi landscape
Axie Infinity, the blockchain-based game that has popularized the play-to-earn gaming model, often invites awe and suspicion. The game has...
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Warns About Crypto Amid Severe Economic, Political Crisis
Sri Lanka’s central bank issued a warning regarding the use of cryptocurrencies amid a devastating economic and political crisis....
India Calls on G20 to Bring Crypto Within Global ‘Automatic Exchange of Information’ Framework
India’s finance minister has called on the G20 countries to bring crypto within the “Automatic Exchange of...
Billionaire Thomas Peterffy Plans to Buy Bitcoin Despite Concerns BTC Could ‘Become Worthless or Outlawed’
Billionaire Thomas Peterffy, founder of Interactive Brokers, says he plans to buy more bitcoin if the price of the cryptocurrency hits...
Bank of England’s Cunliffe Warns Crypto Is ‘Prone to Collapse’ — Touts ‘Same Risk, Same Regulatory Outcome’
Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, has warned that cryptocurrencies are “very...
Celsius is bankrupt with $1.2B balance sheet hole, Su Zhu returns to Twitter and OpenSea purges 20% of employees: Hodler’s Digest, July 10-16
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst)...
SEC Fines John McAfee’s Associate $375K in Penalties for ICO Promotions
According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) judgment, Jimmy Gale Watson, a former associate of the now deceased John McAfee,...
Accused Bitfinex Bitcoin Money Launderer Granted Permission to ‘Engage in Legitimate Employment’
On February 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested a couple that is accused of laundering 94,636 bitcoins stolen from...
Andorra green lights Bitcoin and Blockchain with Digital Assets Act
A small light of progress shines from Andorra, a tiny European country nestled between France and Spain. The country’s government, the...
Lido DAO most ‘overbought’ since April as LDO price rallies 150% in two weeks — what’s next?
The price of Lido DAO (LDO) dropped heavily a day after its key momentum oscillator crossed into “overbought” territory. LDO...
Bitcoin ready to attack key trendline, says data as BTC price holds $20K
Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated higher on July 16 after the Wall Street trading week finished with modest gains for United States equities....
While the ‘Timeline Isn’t Final,’ Ethereum Could Implement The Merge on September 19
In roughly 65 days, there’s a chance Ethereum’s highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake...
Top 3 altcoins to never buy even when crypto prices rebound
Altcoins have had a difficult time during the ongoing crypto winter. In total, Bitcoin and all altcoins have shed over $2 trillion worth...
Best three blue-chip DeFi crypto tokens to buy and hold
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has come under fire in the past few months following the collapse of Terra and its ecosystem. The total value...
ECB’s Lagarde, Panetta See Digital Euro as More Efficient Payment Means Than Crypto
Unbacked cryptocurrencies are not an efficient means of payment and stablecoins are vulnerable to runs, top officials at the European...
Biggest Movers: XMR Surges to 1-Month High, as ALGO Also Climbs on Saturday
XMR was a notable mover in crypto markets to start the weekend, as prices rose to their highest level in over four weeks. Despite a large...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Consolidate on Saturday, Following Yesterday’s Gains
BTC was marginally lower to start the weekend, as crypto prices consolidated following recent gains. After surges in price on Friday, both...
MiCA and ToFR: The EU moves to regulate the crypto-asset market
On the last day of June, the European Union reached an agreement on how to regulate the crypto-asset industry, giving the green light to...
Rethinking approaches to regulation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Mass adoption of technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) potentially could trigger an even larger than projected transition...
How to identify and avoid a crypto pump-and-dump scheme?
Educating oneself about the crypto ecosystem is crucial for investors to pursue during a bear market while awaiting a bull cycle. That...
Ethereum eyes a breakout, and bulls could be preparing to pounce in
Ethereum remains intact at above $1,000 despite hot inflation numbers The price gained by double digits on Friday Ethereum has formed...
Bitcoin ends the week trading above $20k once again
The cryptocurrency market has performed well this week, with the total market cap now above $900 billion. The cryptocurrency had a net...
Itau Unibanco Mulls Offering Crypto Services, Opens Tokenization Unit in Brazil
Itaú Unibanco, one of the largest holding companies in Brazil, has announced it is considering offering cryptocurrency trading...
Voyager Digital asks the bankruptcy court to honour withdrawal requests
Voyager Digital filed for bankruptcy earlier this month and is now looking to settle its clients soon. Struggling cryptocurrency broker...
Bitcoin mining will continue to flourish in the US, says Riot Blockchain’s CEO
The United States has become one of the largest cryptocurrency mining countries in the world. The United States has become home to some of...
Time to accumulate? 5 sectors to watch during crypto winter
It’s weird to think that anyone could look forward to downturns in the crypto market, but that is precisely the position held by many...
The creator economy: How we arrived there and why we need its Web3 upgrade
Does the term “creator economy” make you think of some idealistic environment where creativity, authenticity and passion are key values?...
The new philanthropic frontier: How Web3 could democratize donations
A merge between crypto and philanthropy is already underway as decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) and nonfungible token artists...
COTI to become a multi-token layer after the hard fork
The hard fork testnet will take place on August 2nd, and the mainnet launch will be a month later. The COTI team has announced in a Medium...
Latest Global Findex Survey: Share of Adult Population with a Bank Account Now 76% — 1.4 Billion Adults Still Unbanked
Between 2011 and 2021, the share of the world’s adult population that had bank accounts rose from 51% to 76%, the findings of the...
Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2me to Rescue 2gether Customers After Account Block
Bit2me, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange, is looking to absorb customers of 2gether, another Spanish exchange, after the company blocked...
Funko Plans to Launch Jay and Silent Bob NFT Collection via the Digital Collectibles Platform Droppp
Three months ago, Funko Inc., disclosed that it was entering the non-fungible token (NFT) industry when it announced it acquired a...
Price analysis 7/15: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, SHIB, AVAX
The recovery in the cryptocurrency markets is being led by Bitcoin (BTC), which has risen above the $21,000 level. However, BlockTrends...
56% of banks say DLT and crypto are ‘not a priority’ in near future — Fed survey
A survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Board of the United States suggested that the majority of officials at major banks did not...
2018 Ethereum price fractal suggests a $400 bottom, but analysts say the merge is a ‘wildcard’
There’s no rest for the weary during a bear market, and the Crypto Fear and Greed index shows that investor sentiment has been stuck in a...
Finance Redefined: DeFi market fell off the cliff in Q2, but there’s hope
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of key decentralized finance (DeFi) insights, a newsletter crafted to bring you some of the...
Finder’s Fintech Experts Predict Cardano Will End the Year at $0.63 per Unit
Following the recently published bitcoin price prediction report issued by the product comparison web portal finder.com, the site’s...
Polygon gets a boost after being included in Disney Accelerator Program
With all indicators pointing to a cryptocurrency market bottom, the move by Disney could uplift MATIC. Key points: Polygon has...
Top altcoins to watch as chain analysis points to a Bitcoin bottom
Terra Classic and ApeCoin have the hype factor to them if Bitcoin rebounds. Key points: Glassnode has indicated that Bitcoin chain...
Preparing to buy Compound if breakout becomes a success at key resistance
The compound token has returned 19% in 24 hours and 21% in one week COMP attracted buyer interest at the $28 bottom price The...
Should you buy Axie Infinity as the price shoots 6% amid crypto recoveries
Axie Infinity token has surged by 6% in 24 hours. The blockchain allows players to earn AXS tokens for participating in a competition. AXS...
What is Bitcoin Cash, and should you buy it now?
Bitcoin Cash is a blockchain hard forked from Bitcoin Bitcoin Cash has faster and cheaper transactions than Bitcoin BCH has gained by more...
Interview: Michael Kong, CEO of Fantom…just gets it
“If they can pass the debt to future voters, then they can win the votes of current voters. So the incentive of the government is to...
Bitcoin is now in its longest-ever ‘extreme fear’ period
Bitcoin (BTC) may have avoided fresh losses since falling to $17,600 last month, but the sentiment is on the floor. Now, one classic...
Uniswap price risks 45% crash by September despite Robinhood listing
The latest Uniswap (UNI) chart pattern suggests that investors should be prepared for a correction after gaining nearly 20% over the past...
Opensea Cuts 20% of the NFT Market’s Staff, Citing ‘Crypto Winter’ and ‘Macroeconomic Instability’
The largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace by trade volume, Opensea, has announced the company has let 20% of its staff go after CEO...
DeFi’s downturn deepens, but protocols with revenue and fee sharing could thrive
At the moment, liquidity is hard to come by, but crypto traders and protocols still need inflow and revenue to remain functional. As the...
Tezos co-founder says Celsius going bankrupt was inevitable
Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman says the eventual filing for bankruptcy by embattled crypto lender Celsius Network is not surprising at...
DeFi for financial services: Alex Tapscott’s ‘Digital Asset Revolution’
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has massive potential to transform traditional financial services. Data from Emergen Research recently found...
HUMAN Protocol Foundation Announce HMT Now Listed on Probit
PRESS RELEASE. The HUMAN Protocol Foundation is delighted to announce that HMT is now listed on Probit. Probit joins other exchanges,...
Bitcoin ETFs and Open Interest From BTC Futures, Options Follow Crypto Economy’s Spot Market Decline
Roughly 247 days ago, the total bitcoin futures open interest across 12 different cryptocurrency derivatives trading platforms was $26.73...
Biggest Movers: SOL up by Over 10% on Friday, as MATIC Hits 2-Month High
MATIC rose to its highest level in over two months on Friday, as crypto markets were mostly green in today’s session. SOL was one...
Crypto payments gain ground thanks to centralized payment processors
The cryptocurrency market has grown beyond many people’s expectations over the past decade. The nascent industry has managed to change...
DeFi token AAVE faces major correction after soaring 100% in a month
The price of Aave (AAVE) has more than doubled in a month, but its bullish momentum could be reaching a point of exhaustion. AAVE price...
Lido price prediction: Here’s why the LDO token is rising
Lido price continued its recovery trend as blue-chip DeFi tokens continued surged. The LDO token rose to a high of $1.2534, which was the...
You can transform the world with blockchain: Dr. Jane Thomason
Jane Thomason is an Australian academic who spent 15 years running hospitals and doing development work abroad followed by a 20-year stint...
Putin Signs Law Prohibiting Payments With Digital Assets in Russia
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has signed into law a bill banning payments with digital financial assets. The legislation obliges...
COTI price has bounced back. Is it a good crypto to buy?
COTI price has bounced back this week as investors cheered the upcoming hard fork for the coin. It rose to a high of $0.1027, which was...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Surges Past $1,200 as Latest Shadow Fork Goes Live
ETH was back in the green, as markets reacted to the release of Shadow Fork 9. Bitcoin was well above $20,000 on Friday, as bulls returned...
Ethereum devs confirm the perpetual date for The Merge
Ethereum network is nearing the merger phase of its crucial transition from proof-of-work (PoW) mining consensus to proof-of-stake (PoS)....
Spanish Crypto Exchange Bitbase Expands to Latam
Bitbase, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange and crypto ATM operator, has announced its expansion to Latam with the establishment of a store...
Two Bitcoin price prediction polls, same outcome: $10K BTC is coming
Bitcoin (BTC) investors in China plan to buy the dip despite an ongoing market correction and a nationwide crypto ban, a new survey shows....