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Maple Finance launches on Solana with $45M to support ecosystem growth
Maple Solana plans to grow its fund pool to $300 million by end of 2022, and offer up to $1 billion in uncollateralized loans. Maple...
Bitcoin se recupera por encima de los $40.000 después de caer a su mínimo de seis semanas
Bitcoin cotiza en torno a los $40.100 tras caer casi hasta los $38.200. Source
Elon Musk Purchases Twitter for $44 Billion, Social Media Company Will Transition to a Private Company
On Monday, Twitter announced that Elon Musk has officially acquired the social media platform for $54.20 per share in a transaction valued...
Price analysis 4/25: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, LUNA, ADA, AVAX, DOGE, DOT
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade below $40,000 as bears try to flip the level into resistance. The soaring U.S. dollar index (DXY), which...
The Pitfalls of 'Community-as-Company'
A faulty smart contract cost the Akutars NFT project $35 million. When is code really law? Source
NFT Trade Volume Jumped 23% Higher This Week Capturing Close to $1 Billion in Sales
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales have increased by 23.56% over the last week, as $945.2 million in sales were recorded across 15 different...
Bitcoin Holding Support Above $37K; Resistance at $43K
Bitcoin (BTC) remains locked in a trading range over the past few months. Still, buyers have responded to support near $37,500, which has...
Maaria Bajwa: 'People Like to Root Against the Winners.'
Maaria Bajwa once got wise advice from a mentor: To be valuable to your venture firm, you must have “domain expertise that no one else...
Crypto Funds Saw Minor Outflows Last Week
Some $7 million flowed out of digital asset funds in the week through April 22, according to CoinShares. Source
2 Europeans Charged With Conspiracy in Virgil Griffith North Korea Crypto Sanctions Case
2 Europeans Charged With Conspiracy in Virgil Griffith North Korea Crypto Sanctions Case Source
Uncollateralized Lending Platform Truefi Reveals $100 Million Single-Borrower Pool Designed for Blockchain.com
The crypto firm Blockchain.com has revealed it has secured up to $100 million in liquidity from Truefi’s single-borrower pool. The...
Binance Extended Crypto Exchange Dominance in March
Binance, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, captured 30% of spot volume market share in March. Source
Could XRP price lose another 70% by Q3?
Ripple (XRP) continued its correction trend on April 25, falling by 5.5% to reach $0.64, its lowest level since Feb. 28. More XRP price...
OpenSea Eyes ‘Pro Experience’ With Acquisition of NFT Aggregator Gem
The deal comes just weeks after controversy surrounding one of Gem’s pseudonymous developers. Source
Biggest Movers: DOGE up on Twitter News, WAVES Deep in the Red
DOGE rallied on Monday, as traders reacted to the news that Elon Musk was possibly nearing a takeover of Twitter. While DOGE surged, AXS...
Bitcoin spoofs $39.5K breakout at Wall St open as Elon Musk Twitter takeover nears
Bitcoin (BTC) saw a classic “fake out” move on April 25 as volatility kept traders firmly on edge. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
At Least $13M in NFTs Stolen After Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram, Discord Hacked
A fraudulent "mint" link was sent out to followers. Some appear to have taken the bait. Source
ECB's Panetta Blasts Crypto as ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Fueled by Greed
The central banker compared crypto market dynamics to the 2008 financial crisis and called for extra regulation and taxes. Source
Shiba Inu: quema masiva elimina 11.000 millones de tokens
Una suma de SHIB valuada en $264.000 fue quemada en las primeras 24 horas de operación, de acuerdo a los datos. Source
Introducing CoinDesk's Payments Week
Can crypto fulfill its original promise? From Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to stablecoins to gaming and rewards, innovations give hope for...
HCX and Portal to help tokenize pre-IPO companies on the Bitcoin blockchain
Portal, the Bitcoin-built cross-chain Layer-2 DEX network, has announced via a press release that it will be collaborating with High...
How to Send Money to the Wrong Side of the War
A Russian emigre is teaching friends and family how to use crypto amid economic sanction. Source
First Mover Americas: The Bitcoin Death Cross
The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 21, 2022. Source
Report: Twitter Engages in Negotiations With Elon Musk, Analyst Says Unless a Second Bidder Appears Musk Will Acquire the Company
According to multiple reports stemming from people familiar with the matter, Twitter has been engaged in negotiations with Elon Musk over...
Kraken gets a crypto trading license to operate in the United Arab Emirates
Kraken became the second cryptocurrency exchange after Binance to get regulatory approval to allow it to operate in the United Arab...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Fall to 5-Week Lows
Both ETH and BTC fell close to five-week lows to start the week, as losses in crypto markets extended on Monday. Following bearish...
Here’s why Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT’s floor price hit an all-time high today
The floor price of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs, one of the most popular and fast-growing NFT collections, has hit an all-time high...
ETH price: Top analyst’s Ethereum price outlook for this week
Here’s a top analyst’s Ethereum price outlook after ETH dropped below $3,000 Ethereum has declined below $2,900 after bulls...
‘Something sure feels like it’s about to break’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in an uncertain place facing uncertain times — is $40,000 now resistance? The largest cryptocurrency has...
Dogecoin Surges Nearly 9% Amid Reports That Twitter Will Accept Musk's Takeover Offer
Futures of Twitter (TWTR) trading in Frankfurt jumped 6.48%, data show. Source
Brazilian Crypto Asset Manager Hashdex Approved to List ETPs in Switzerland
Hashdex, a Brazilian crypto asset manager, has been approved to list exchange-traded products (ETPs) on the SIX stock exchange in...
The History of Cash-Like Digital Payment Instruments
How and why those original digital payments projects are no longer with us today can give us an idea of what needs to be done to do it...
PayPal’s Blockchain Chief on the Future of Crypto in Payments
Blockchains offer unique advantages, but these must be combined with a user experience that feels similar to the one consumers know today....
Shiba Inu Owners Flock to Burn Portal With 11B Tokens Removed
SHIB valued about $251,000 have been burned in the first 24 hours of operation, data show. Source
Why Banks and Payment Processors Shun Perfectly Legal Businesses
Porn, gambling and even furniture sales are deemed “high-risk” merchant categories. Sometimes the risk is financial; other times it’s just...
Drugs, Drugs and More Drugs: Crypto on the Dark Web
Down The Silk Road: Where Crypto Has Always Been Used for Payments Source
Crypto Payments: When the Tech Fades to the Background
The evolution in interest among tradfi from crypto curiosity to crypto commitment is perhaps the industry’s most important move yet....
Crypto Becomes Lifeline for Russian Emigrés Opposing Putin’s War in Ukraine
Financial censorship has gone from an abstract idea to a harsh reality for Russians who suddenly found themselves unbanked by the West and...
Top crypto price predictions: Zilliqa and Near Protocol
Cryptocurrency prices crashed on Monday as fear in the market escalated. Bitcoin dropped below $40,000 while the total market...
Chainalysis: Crypto Gains Skyrocket Worldwide — Investors’ Profit Grew 5x to $163 Billion in 2021
Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis has found that the total cryptocurrency gains worldwide amounted to $163 billion in 2021, which...
GPUs Get Cheaper as Ethereum’s Switch to PoS Gets Closer
The network's anticipated switch to PoS has been pushing prices for graphics cards down. Source
Morgan Stanley Says Wholesale Banks Can Thrive in a More Regulated Crypto Market
The revenue opportunity could reach as much as $16 billion in the next three to five years, the bank’s analysts said. Source
Bitcoin risks dropping towards $35k as the bearish trend thickens
The cryptocurrency market underperformed over the weekend, and Bitcoin could record further losses soon. The broader cryptocurrency market...
Crypto will be handled by multiple regulators, says Coinbase CEO
The crypto space in the United States remains largely unregulated at the moment. Brain Armstrong, the CEO of leading cryptocurrency...
Kraken Receives UAE License to Operate as a Regulated Crypto Exchange
The exchange joins several counterparts moving to or gaining licenses in the United Arab Emirates. Source
Bitcoin Hits 6-Week Low as Risk-Off Sentiment Hits Financial Markets
"I don't remember this level of bearishness amongst contacts and Twitter, even back on cycle lows in January," one fund manager said....
Georgians Sell Russian Regions as NFTs to Raise Money for Ukraine
A tech innovations firm based in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is now “selling Russia piece by piece” in the form of...
EU Agrees on Law to Curb Online Ads, Strip Illegal Content
The Digital Services Act, targeting big tech firms like Apple and Meta, is seen as a “constitution for the internet.” Source
Samsung Participates in Series A Round That Raised $25 Million for a Metaverse Startup
A Korean metaverse startup, Doubleme, is said to have raised $25 million in a Series A round that saw the leading South Korean electronics...
Getting Shibby with it: SHIB burning portal launches
Popular memecoin project Shiba Inu (SHIB) has launched a SHIB Burn Portal to decrease token supply and enable users to earn passive...
Highlights April 25: Cryptos in the red, Moonbeam slides 16%
The crypto market as a whole is very bearish with almost each top 100 coin in the red at the time of writing. Top cryptos Bitcoin is...
Bank of Russia to Pilot Digital Ruble Settlements in 2023
Russia’s monetary authority intends to conduct the first settlements with the digital ruble next year, its governor announced this...
The Olive Corporation Could Be the Next Big Thing in Crypto, the Metaverse and the Food Sector
Everyone would agree that the metaverse is a novel concept that is only going to become more popular as time goes on. Even now, many...
Coinbase CEO Says Apple’s Crypto Policy Raises ‘Potential Antitrust Issues’
The CEO of the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, says Apple has not played nice with crypto, noting that...
Skybridge Capital: We Are ‘Extremely Bullish’ on Crypto
Skybridge Capital, a $3.5 billion asset management firm, is “extremely bullish” on the crypto sector, says an executive of...
What is impermanent loss and how to avoid it?
The difference between the LP tokens’ value and the underlying tokens’ theoretical value if they hadn’t been paired...
Leading Eastern European Exchange Exmo Sells Business in Russia, Belarus
Exmo, a U.K.-based crypto exchange with extensive presence in Eastern Europe, is pulling out of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The...
SeatlabNFT Announces IDO Starting 24th May 2022
PRESS RELEASE. SeatlabNFT has announced the date for their IDO, with full details available via their website. The 24th of May 2022 is the...
First Mover Asia: The Metaverse Is Subject to Earth’s Boring Old Rules
GameFi adoption has been hitting obstacles worldwide, including China and Korea, because of laws about converting in-game tokens to...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, DOT, XMR, APE, CAKE
Bitcoin (BTC) and several altcoins are trading in a tight range during the weekend, suggesting that investors are undecided about the next...
Report: Compass to Sell $30 Million in Crypto Mining Equipment Located in Russia
The U.S.-based company Compass Mining plans to sell $30 million worth of bitcoin mining equipment that’s currently located in...
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Surges Reaching a Lifetime High, Difficulty Expected to Jump Next Week
Bitcoin’s hashrate tapped a lifetime high this weekend reaching 271.19 exahash per second (EH/s) on Saturday, April 23 at block...
Incumbent Macron Wins French Presidential Election
The centrist liberal will remain in power after a campaign in which Web 3 played little part Source
Derivatives Exchange Injective Pro Launches Bored Ape NFT Floor Price Perpetuals
During the last year, the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) collection has become one of the most popular NFT projects....
Bitcoin sets up lowest weekly close since early March as 4th red candle looms
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed below $40,000 on April 24 as the weekly close looked set to be a painful one for bulls. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Polkadot’s (DOT) failed rally exposes the coin to serious downside risks
Polkadot (DOT) has entered a make-or-break period after several failed attempts to rally. The coin has remained sluggish, and what happens...
Stellar (XLM) price analysis: Why bulls must hold $0.18 support
Stellar (XLM) has seen a period of recovery after going off the cliff at the start of April. However, after hitting a high of around...
US Treasury’s OFAC Adds 3 ETH Addresses Linked to North Korean Cybercrime Group to SDN List
The Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has added three ethereum addresses to its Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons...
But Exchanges, What Low Volumes You Have!
Even though bitcoin’s price is range-bound and crypto exchange volumes are at yearly lows, there is no reason to worry … yet. Source
The loss of privacy: Why we must fight for a decentralized future
If you’re into cryptocurrency or blockchain, there’s a good chance I don’t have to spell out the benefits of decentralization. You’re a...
Looking to take out a crypto loan? Here’s what you need to know
Loans based on cryptocurrencies have become a mainstay of the decentralized finance (DeFi) universe ever since the smart contract-based...
Jack Dorsey Muses on Social Media ‘Takeover,’ Ethereum Weaknesses; Plus the Latest in Crypto Mining — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ponders Ethereum’s “single points of failure” and whether one man should be able to...
Latam Is a Hotbed of Opportunities for Crypto Companies, According to Ripple
Ripple, the cryptocurrency and payments company, has issued an article examining the opportunities that Latam brings for crypto companies...
GoCrypto Celebrates as Ljubljana Ranked Most Crypto-Friendly City in Europe
The adoption of crypto assets among individuals and businesses has been rapidly spreading over the last few years. It is no longer...
Here is why Germany is ranked the most crypto-friendly country
In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging...
Monero ‘falling wedge’ breakout positions XMR price for 75% rally
Monero (XMR) price dropped by nearly 10% three days after establishing a week-to-date high around $290 on April 24. Nonetheless, several...
Report: Japanese Carmakers Toyota and Nissan Enter the Metaverse
Two Japanese carmakers, Nissan and Toyota, have launched operations in the metaverse. Nissan’s virtual showroom can host vehicle...
Andreessen Horowitz Launches A16z Crypto Research Lab
A16z, also known as Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital (VC) company that has invested millions in crypto-related projects, has...
NY Sen. Thomas proposes to criminalize rug pulls and other crypto frauds
New York State Senator Kevin Thomas introduced a new bill amendment request to establish certain offenses related to rug pulls and other...
IMF: India Is on the Frontline of Digital Currencies — Especially How It Handles Crypto Risks
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says India is “a country that is on the frontline of...
Increased adoption of Metaverse NFTs will power the next NFT growth cycle
Metaverses and blue-chip nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are the driving forces behind the dramatic growth in the NFT market. Projects like the...
US Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Cryptocurrency’s Environmental Impacts
Twenty-three U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase oversight of cryptocurrency’s...
Microstrategy CEO Dispels Rumor of Company Quietly Selling Bitcoin
The CEO of the Nasdaq-listed company Microstrategy has dispelled the rumor that his company has been quietly selling bitcoin. He explained...
Shiba Inu’s New Burn Portal Rewards SHIB Burners for Destroying Their Tokens
Shiba inu holders can now get rewards for burning their SHIB tokens as the project’s development team officially launched the...
Bitcoin funding rates show demand to short BTC as $40K becomes resistance
Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated under $40,000 on April 23 as market expectations favored further losses. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Coinbase NFT launches beta, AMC Theatres rolls out SHIB and DOGE payments, and Blockchain.com eyes IPO: Hodler’s Digest, April 17-23
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst)...
Ripple vs. SEC case will likely be decided in early 2023, says lawyer
Ripple’s battle to defeat the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a case that has dragged since December 2020 is set to...
Report Says Binance Shared Client Data With Russia, Crypto Exchange Denies Allegations
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been accused in a media report of agreeing to provide user data to Russia’s financial watchdog....
ApeCoin hits new all-time high, APE 45% up this past week
ApeCoin (APE), the native governance token in the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) ecosystem, has soared to a new all-time high above $18 after...
‘Legacy’ NFT prices are soaring, but exactly what makes a collection a blue-chip?
Blue-chip NFTs is a popular buzzword one will find strewn across Twitter and various crypto media. The term, “blue chip,” is borrowed from...