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Slovenia’s New Crypto Tax Is Simplest Around, Government Says
The European nation said the flat-rate proposal will make paying taxes easier and help it compete in the global crypto market. Source
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Calls Crypto 'Transformative' in Wide-Ranging Speech
A digital dollar could become a "trusted money comparable to physical cash," U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in her first speech...
Leading blockchain DeFiChain adds support for four new dTokens
After a Ticker Voting by the community, DeFiChain added four new dTokens or decentralized assets to its ecosystem. The newly added...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Both Near 2-Week Lows Following Recent Declines
BTC and ETH were once again lower during today’s trading session, as both were trading close to two-week lows. Bitcoin dropped...
What to do after getting rich from crypto: Community answers the ultimate question
When traders get enough money for life from their Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE) or any crypto trading plays, what comes...
Cash App Rolls Out Service to Automate Getting Paid in Bitcoin
Block’s mobile payment service also announced a feature to round up payments to buy bitcoin with the difference, and the ability to send...
Report: Four Nigerian Lenders Penalized for Failing to Block Crypto Transactions
The Nigerian central bank recently fined four financial institutions it accuses of failing to stop clients from using their respective...
Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?
NFTs and the Metaverse are the hottest topics in the cryptocurrency ecosystem right now, but the next big thing might just be...
UFC to Pay Bitcoin Bonuses to Athletes in Crypto.com Partnership
Ultimate Fighting Champion (UFC) athletes are to be paid bonuses in bitcoin thanks to the ongoing partnership between the mixed martial...
10 Best Cryptocurrencies for Beginners to Invest in
Cryptocurrencies have been some of the best-performing assets to invest in lately, For example, while the S&P 500 index has risen by...
Bitcoin Regains $43.5K as 'Fear' Hits Sentiment, Though Some Remain Bullish
Bitcoin showed signs of recovery following Wednesday’s slide as hawkish comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve failed to temper investor...
Andreessen Horowitz, SoftBank Lead $150M Raise for Metaverse Startup Improbable
The multiplayer services provider is accelerating its push into the metaverse. Source
HBAR Foundation Commits $250M to Drawing Metaverse Apps to Hedera
The announcement follows a $155 million DeFi fund launched at the end of March. Source
Hashed Leads $6.5M Round for LOVO’s AI-Backed Voice NFTs
The company wants its synthetic speech tools to be used in chat apps or as in-game assets. Source
Polkadex ups PDEX reward bid at Polkadot parachain auctions
Polkadex has returned to the Polkadot parachain auctions with a new bid featuring increased PDEX rewards. The innovative Substrate-based...
It’s Tax Time Again. Do We Really Know What That Means for Crypto?
It’s Tax Time Again. Do We Really Know What That Means for Crypto? Source
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Confirms $88M Raise at $2B Valuation
CertiK raised funds at a $2 billion valuation, doubled from the last funding in December. Source
Hollywood Has Future in Blockchain, NFTs Says Outgoing Warner Media CEO
Jason Kilar, the outgoing CEO of Warner Media, has touted blockchain as a technology that could transform the entertainment industry. He...
Voyager Digital announces quarterly revenue of $100-105M
Voyager Digital Ltd., one of the most dynamically growing US cryptocurrency platforms, announced preliminary revenue and user metrics for...
Community Gaming Raises $16M in SoftBank-Led Round to Expand Crypto Esports
The competitive gaming platform is expanding into Latin America and Southeast Asia. Source
Commonwealth Bank's Crypto Services Face Regulatory Delays: Report
There are a bunch of rules that you need to follow, regulator Cathie Armour said talking about the country's policies. Source
EToro Is Aping Into Blue-Chip NFTs With $20M Fund
The trading platform is launching eToro.art, its foray into the world of non-fungible tokens. Source
Crypto Rules Should Match Traditional Financial System, Yellen to Say Thursday
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will deliver her first speech focusing on cryptocurrencies and the digital assets industry on Thursday....
MetaSyndicate brings hold-to-earn to Ethereum NFTs
MetaSyndicate, a Web3.0 platform inspired by Isaac Asimov's works, has brought a new utility to NFTs on the Ethereum Mainnet –...
Blockchain-Exposed Stocks Could Show Massive Sales Growth Despite Recent Underperformance, Goldman Says
Bitcoin has become more correlated with equity index returns in recent months, the bank’s analysts said. Source
Highlights April 7: Major cryptos slide, tobacco brands pop as UK100 falls
The crypto market as a whole is bearish today. UK-listed tobacco firms rose yesterday on the back of a positive trading update from...
Gamified Financial and Crypto Education: How Dohrnii Is Changing the Game
The crypto space is growing at a rapid pace, and it’s beginning to change major industries around the world. Even with the...
One-fifth of global Bitcoin hash rate is now controlled by listed companies
A recent report has shown that nearly one-fifth of the total share of Bitcoin’s (BTC) hash rate now belongs to publicly-listed mining...
Bitcoin bulls may have to wait until 2024 for next BTC price ‘rocket stage’
Bitcoin (BTC) may track sideways for another two years before reigniting its bull run, new data argues. In a tweet on April 6, veteran...
Grayscale CEO pleads Bitcoin spot ETF as SEC backs third BTC Futures ETF
Institutional investors rejoice, there is one more way to gain exposure to Bitcoin (BTC). The United States Securities and Exchange...
Crypto Startup Wyre to Be Bought by Payments Company Bolt for $1.5B: Report
Payments company Bolt agreed to acquire crypto startup Wyre for $1.5 billion according to a report by the Wall Street Journal Thursday....
Bank of Russia Rejects Idea of Using Cryptocurrency to Circumvent Sanctions
The Central Bank of Russia has turned down a proposal to allow the use of digital currencies for the purpose of sanctions evasion. The...
21Shares Launches Metaverse ETP via Sandbox’s SAND Token
The launch marks 21Shares’ 30th cryptocurrency ETP offered and will be cross-listed on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam Source
Coinbase Starts Crypto Trading Services in India
The announcement was made at an event in India's tech hub Bangalore Source
Dogecoin, Solana Traders Nurse Big Losses as Cryptos See $400M in Liquidations
Over $400 million in liquidations took place on Wednesday, the third-highest figure since January’s $987 million. Source
Ukrainian Charity Organization Launches NFT Sale
A newly established Ukrainian charity organization, Pray4Ukraine, has brought together hundreds of digital artists that are using art to...
Bitpay Adds Lightning Network, Youth Fashion Brand Pacsun to Accept Payments via Lightning
On April 6, one of the largest cryptocurrency payment platforms in the world, Bitpay, announced the Atlanta-based company has integrated...
Crypto Exchange LBank and ETHDubai Partner for an Exclusive Meet-Up
PRESS RELEASE. Venture capitalists, founders, and eminent crypto investors graced the event to meet and connect. While the event was...
Indian Parliament Member Insists Crypto Is Like Gambling — Wants to Tax at 50%
An Indian parliament member says crypto is like gambling and must be taxed at a very high rate, such as 50%. “We need to discourage...
Why the Bitcoin ‘mid-halving’ price slump will play out differently this time
Some analysts believe the four-year market cycle is changing and that the halving schedule may no longer determine cyclical conditions as...
Tom Brady’s Autograph, ESPN Launch Network’s First NFT Collection
The collection will feature images of the likely Hall of Fame quarterback and coincide with the release of a docuseries on Brady’s career....
Bank of England Governor Says Crypto Creates ‘Opportunity for the Downright Criminal’
The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has warned that crypto creates an “opportunity for the downright...
Cosmos-Based Juno Blockchain Pushed Offline in Apparent Attack
A malicious smart contract has put the network out of commission for over 24 hours and comes less than a month after a controversial...
Heroes of Arcan Announces Community-Driven Heroic Fantasy Play-to-Earn Game
PRESS RELEASE. Heroes of Arcan aims to create a play-to-earn game that offers players engaging, challenging peer-to-peer strategic...
Ethereum traders eye the 61.8% Fib level if ETH fails to hold the $3.2K support
The cryptocurrency market is nearly completely red on April 6 after hawkish comments from multiple members of the Federal Reserve...
First Mover Asia: South Korea's 'Kimchi Premium' Evaporates; Major Cryptos Tumble on Fed Minutes, Continued Global Uncertainty
The gap between bitcoin prices on Korean crypto exchanges compared to global counterparts has declined from 20% to about 3% over the past...
Price analysis 4/6: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, ADA, LUNA, AVAX, DOT, DOGE
Bitcoin (BTC), the entire crypto sector and the S&P 500 index are correcting on April 6, which highlights the tight correlation...
Top Talent Is Migrating to Web 3
Chief Investment Officer of Rockaway Blockchain Fund takes an investors view on the talent wars between Web 3 and Web 2. Source
SEC Approves Teucrium's Bitcoin Futures ETF
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has allowed NYSE Arca and Teucrium to issue a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund. Source
Russia’s Sberbank Denies Involvement in Recently Launched ‘Sbercoin’
Sberbank, the largest bank in the Russian Federation, has denied connection to a new cryptocurrency called “sbercoin.” The...
Meta Exploring Non-Blockchain-Based Virtual Currency: Report
In addition, the company’s plans for NFT features on both the Facebook and Instagram platforms continue to advance. Source
SenseiNode Raises $3.6M as LatAm’s First Blockchain Infrastructure Firm
The company, operational for six months, already works with 11 protocols and plans to deploy 500 nodes by the end of 2022. Source
Grayscale Shuffles Mixed Crypto Funds: Adds AVAX, DOT, ATOM; Drops SUSHI, SNX
The asset manager announced changes to a trio of diversified crypto funds. Source
Market Wrap: Altcoins Underperform as Traders Reduce Risk
Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptos traded lower on Wednesday. Altcoins underperformed, indicating a lower appetite for risk among crypto...
Fed Officials Discussed Shrinking Assets by Up to $95B a Month
Members of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) said they are "well places" to start shrinking the central bank's balance sheet...
Research Shows 19% of Bitcoin’s Hashrate Is Managed by Publicly Listed Companies
According to findings stemming from a report published by Arcane Research, Bitcoin’s hashrate is steadily going public as an...
Bitcoin price drops to $43.5K, but data and BTC’s market structure project strength
Bitcoin (BTC) has been struggling to break the $47,000 resistance and even with April 6’s drop below $44,000, there is still mounting...
Top US Lawmaker Proposes Sweeping Stablecoin Regulation Framework
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) introduced a bill to create a three-pronged regulatory framework for stablecoins on Wednesday. Source
Terra’s Do Kwon Buys $230 Million of Bitcoin
Do Kwon targets $10 billion BTC to back TerraUSD (UST). Terraform Labs founder and CEO Do Kwon added Bitcoin worth $230 million to Luna...
Waves Founder Blames Short Sellers for Its Woes. Here's Why That's a Red Flag
To longtime finance observers, blaming shorts often looks like the last desperate deflection of a project in denial about its own...
Bitcoin Extends Pullback Toward $40K-$43K Support
Bitcoin (BTC) broke below a month-long uptrend, which means sellers are in control. Pullbacks appear to be short-term within a broader...
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Calls Off Bitcoin 2022 Conference Appearance
Bukele had previously teased that he would be making an important announcement at this year’s conference. Source
Luna Foundation Purchases 5,040 BTC, Terra Reserves Rise to 35,767 Bitcoin
On April 6, onchain data shows the Luna Foundation Guard’s (LFG) bitcoin wallet has added 5,040 bitcoin to its reserves. The added...
Biggest Movers: SOL Slips Over 10%, as RUNE, WAVES Down Nearly 20%
Global crypto markets were trading nearly 6% lower as of writing this, with SOL one of the biggest crypto’s to fall during the...
XRP Army Drives Bumper Sales in Ripple Stock Despite SEC Probe
Since launching two years ago, tech equity platform Linqto has sold some $50 million in private shares of Ripple Labs. Source
Custom NFT Marketplace Creaticles ($CRE8) Announces Fantom Integration as Part of Multi-Chain Expansion
PRESS RELEASE. Boston, 6 April 2022 – Creaticles ($CRE8), the world’s first NFT Requests Marketplace matching NFT buyers to...
Litecoin price risks 20% drop as LTC whale activity spikes to monthly highs
The daily transactions involving the richest Litecoin (LTC) addresses — “whales” that hold 10,000 to 1 million LTC — have...
Bitcoin slides below $44K in April first as trader warns ‘something is off’ with BTC
Bitcoin (BTC) continued its downturn into Wednesday’s Wall Street open with its first test of $44,000 since the start of April. BTC/USD...
Building businesses in the ‘spirit of Bitcoin’: The Bitcoin Hostel
A Bitcoin (BTC) hostel is coming to Portugal’s shores. As it’s Europe’s first Bitcoin-only hostel, Cointelegraph spoke with the founders...
Report: DApp daily users surge to 2.4M in Q1 2022 despite headwinds
According to a new industry report published by DappRadar, the number of users engaging in decentralized applications, or DApps, every day...
DeFi can breathe new life into traditional assets
In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized...
ProShares Aims to Let Investors Bet Against Bitcoin With New ETF
The company filed an application with the SEC for the Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF. Source
Axie Infinity creator secures $150 million in a funding round led by Binance
The funds will be used to refund Axie Infinity users who lost their assets after a hacker exploited Sky Mavis’ Ronin validator nodes...
A Look at the First Quarter’s Top Performing Cryptocurrencies in 2022
The first quarter of 2022 has come to an end and specific digital currency markets have seen a lot of action during the last three months....
Pantera Capital Eyes ‘Mature’ Crypto Companies With New $200M Fund
The Pantera Select Fund will focus on “revenue-generating companies,” the crypto VC firm said in an investor letter. Source
CoinTracker Survey Shows Only 25% of Crypto Holders Are Prepared for Tax Season
Almost three-quarters of respondents said they were looking for more help on how to manage their crypto taxes. Source
NFT LA: Attract the mainstream, focus on Web3 and use cases
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have generated mainstream interest over the last year. A yearly market report from NonFungible found that the...
10 Safest Cryptocurrencies to Invest in
Cryptocurrencies are becoming popular among both retail and institutional investors. There are now thousands of coins that are valued at...
Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?
Central bank digital currencies — digital currencies backed by a central bank — have received renewed interest with the United States...
BitPay Merchants to Get a Boost From Lightning Network Payment Integration
The crypto payments provider on Wednesday announced immediate support for Bitcoin Lightning Network payments. Source
Nexo launches Nexo Prime, a digital asset prime brokerage platform
Nexo, the leading regulated institution for digital assets, has launched a propriety prime brokerage platform called Nexo Prime. The new...
ConsenSys Settles Lawsuit With Former Venture Capital Chief Kavita Gupta
The ugly spat involved a pair of dueling lawsuits. Source
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Dip Buyers Versus Adverse Macro; Fed Minutes Eyed
The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 6, 2022. Source
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Falls Below $45,000 Ahead of FOMC Minutes, ETH Extends Recent Losses
Bitcoin fell below the $45,000 level on Wednesday, as the selloff in crypto markets extended, following strong gains last week. ETH was...
Block Notifies 8.2M Customers After Breach of Cash App Investing
A former employee improperly accessed reports related to U.S. customer accounts. The reports did not contain personally identifiable...
Deltec, Chainalysis, Robinhood and More Join Crypto Market Integrity Group
Thirteen major players in the crypto industry have joined forces with the Crypto Market Integrity Coalition (CMIC), an industry-led...
Binance.US Raises First Funding Round at $4.5B Valuation
The $200 million fundraise will be used to ramp up marketing ahead of a public listing in “the next two to three years,” a spokesperson...
Interpol Apprehends CEO of Generation Zoe, an Alleged Cryptocurrency Scam in Argentina
Interpol has managed to apprehend Leonardo Cositorto, the former CEO of Generation Zoe, one of the biggest alleged financial and crypto...
Kevin Smith to Issue ‘Comedy-Horror’ Film as NFTs on Secret Network
Quentin Tarantino released his “Pulp Fiction” NFTs on the same Cosmos-based blockchain back in November. Source
Blockchain.com Teams With Altis Partners on Asset Management Platform
Blockchain.com Teams With Altis Partners on Asset Management Platform Source