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Singapore Tycoons’ Sons Plan Private NFT Club That Will Become an ARC to the Metaverse: Report
A son of a Singapore financier and a son of the family that started Mewah International Inc., an edible oils company, have founded ARC, a...
El Salvador Drafts 20 Bills for Legal Structure of Bitcoin Bonds — Funds to Be Used to Build Bitcoin City, Buy BTC
El Salvador is preparing to introduce 20 bills to provide a legal framework for its upcoming bitcoin bonds. The funds raised will be used...
3 reasons why Cosmos (ATOM) price is near a new all-time high
Blockchain network interoperability is shaping up to be one of the main themes for the cryptocurrency ecosystem in 2022. New users are...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls Below $44K After Fed Minutes Release.
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin slipped to below $44,000 after Fed minutes release, altcoins...
Canaan Expands Mining Operations in Kazakhstan Amid Power Deficit, Protests
Hardware manufacturer Canaan is expanding its crypto mining operations in Kazakhstan. The company is now cooperating with a number of...
Harmony (ONE) is surging in 2022 – Where will it go next?
Harmony (ONE) is hands down the best performing token in the early stages of 2022. After breaking its December downtrend on the last day...
Australian Open Apes Into Tennis NFTs and Decentraland Too
The Australian Open is taking a swing at the metaverse with a pair of blockchain-related announcements on Thursday, becoming the first...
Solana (SOL) looks poised to break above $200 – Analysis and price prediction below
After an impressive 2021, Solana (SOL) has lost a bit of momentum especially after the broader crypto correction we saw at the tail end of...
Internet Computer (ICP) has outperformed all crypto assets in the last 7 days – Where will the uptrend go next?
2022 has started on the right foot for Internet Computer (ICP). Although sentiment in broader crypto is still sluggish, ICP has been...
3 key metrics show DeFi’s TVL on the verge of a new ATH
As 2022 gets underway, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector of the cryptocurrency ecosystem appears to be gaining momentum in what...
Can Binance Coin (BNB) hit $650? Here is some analysis and price prediction
Binance Coin (BNB) has been on a downtrend for the best part of a month now. The coin is down about 5% the last 7 days and was largely on...
Dacxi Announces Global Tokenized Crowdfunding Solution – the Dacxi Chain
PRESS RELEASE. Dacxi has announced the Dacxi Chain – the world’s first tokenized crowdfunding system that demonstrates the...
Bitcoin price drops to $43.7K after Fed minutes re-confirm plans to hike rates
Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider cryptocurrency market fell under as equities markets pulled back at the closing bell after minutes from the...
IOTA (MIOTA) tumbles 20% from weekly highs – How is the overall outlook?
The price action for IOTA (MIOTA) over the last week has been on a seesaw of sorts. After surging over the past few days, the coin has...
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to maintain bearish outlook as sentiment in the broader crypto market remains uninspiring
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) looks poised to maintain its overall bearish outlook. The coin is facing significant downward pressure as sentiment in...
Axie Infinity (AXS) and the road to $170 – Price analysis and predictions in 2022
Despite facing severe downside pressure in recent weeks, Axie Infinity (AXS) is rallying with the bullish continuation expected to hold....
Can EOS (EOS) replicate its superb start to 2021 in 2022? Price analysis and prediction below
EOS (EOS) started 2021 on red hot bullish momentum. In fact, during the first half of 2021, the coin surged past $14 and went to highs of...
Bitcoin Dips Below $44K, Crypto Economy Drops 4.5%, Traders Rush to Stablecoins
The price of bitcoin dropped below the $44K zone on Wednesday to $43,678 per unit as the entire crypto-economy has shed billions in value....
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips as Dominance Over Ethereum Shrinks
Bitcoin was down about 4% over the past 24 hours along with equities on Wednesday. The intraday sell-off occurred after the U.S. Federal...
Bitcoin Falls to 1-Month Low as Fed Minutes Reveal Talks to Shrink Balance Sheet
Bitcoin tumbled to its lowest price in a month as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting in December showed officials discussed...
Defi Lending Startup Aave Launches Permissioned Platform to Entice Financial Institutions
On January 5, the open-source non-custodial decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Aave launched a permissioned version of the...
We’ve Come a Long Way Since “What the Hell’s an NFT?”
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episode On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the...
Your First Crypto Wallet: How to Use It and Why You Need One
Crypto wallets are like online bank accounts for your cryptocurrencies but with a few key differences: cryptocurrency wallets are not...
Bitcoin Steady Near $45K Support; Resistance at $53K
Bitcoin (BTC) is holding steady around $45,000 – a key support level, near the bottom of a month-long price range. Buyers will need to...
Crypto Browser Brave Passes 50M Monthly Active Users
Crypto-centric browser firm Brave announced it had passed 50 million monthly active users, doubling growth on a year-over-year basis for...
Facebook, Walmart and How Companies Shouldn’t Set Up in the Metaverse
A clip has been tearing its way around Twitter this week, showing a Walmart-branded demonstration of shopping in “the metaverse.”This...
Price analysis 1/5: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, LUNA, DOT, AVAX, DOGE
Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins are stuck in a tight range with bulls buying near the support and bears selling at resistance...
2022 Is the Year of Ethereum
By Season 13, most TV shows have exhausted all but the most absurd plotlines. Like long-running soap operas, it can be hard to remember...
Airbnb Explores Crypto Payments — CEO Sees ‘a Revolution Happening in Crypto’
Popular travel website Airbnb could soon accept cryptocurrencies for payments, CEO Brian Chesky has hinted. “Like the revolution in...
Animoca Brands Leads $9M Round in NFT Data Aggregator CryptoSlam
CryptoSlam, a non-fungible token (NFT) industry data aggregator, has closed an oversubscribed $9 million funding round. The strategic seed...
MoneyGram Takes 4% Stake in Coinme, Building on Existing Partnership
Cash transfer company MoneyGram International (MGI) has made a strategic minority investment in cryptocurrency cash exchange company...
Kazakh Bitcoin Mining Seen Hurt Following Energy Riots, Internet Shutdown
Crypto mining in Kazakhstan is likely to be hurt after protesters stormed government buildings to complain about surging energy costs,...
What’s the Healthiest Chart in Crypto? The Developer Count
As some crypto prices show signs of flagging heading into 2022, at least one chart remains healthy: the blockchain developer...
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 5, 2022
This episode is sponsored by Kava.Today's Stories:Bitcoin Holds Support Ahead of Fed Minutes, March Rate Hike Probability RisesTech shares...
INX Continues Spending Spree With Tokensoft Transfer Agent Acquisition
Cryptocurrency exchange operator INX has acquired Tokensoft Transfer Agent (TTA), a subsidiary of TokenSoft, the companies announced...
The Sandbox Partners With a Myriad of Hong Kong Luminaries, Plans to Launch Metaverse ‘Mega City’
The Animoca Brands subsidiary and blockchain-based virtual world, The Sandbox, has announced the firm has made multiple partnerships in...
New LGBTQ token aims for equity but raises red flags with community
The cryptocurrency community has raised concerns about Maricoin, a new token supposedly related to the LGBT+ community, with some people...
Internet Computer: Correction risk rises after ICP price gains nearly 60% in 5 days
Internet Computer (ICP) has entered 2022 with a bang. The ICP price rose by over 56% in the first five days of the new year, reaching a...
Top Bitcoin mining country Kazakhstan turns off internet amid protests
Kazakhstan, which boasts the second-largest (BTC) mining hash rate in the world, is experiencing major internet disruptions amid local...
Bitcoin monthly RSI lowest since September 2020 in fresh ‘oversold’ signal
A key Bitcoin (BTC) metric has just reached its lowest levels since the months after the March 2020 market crash. As noted by popular...
Someone Gave You Crypto as a Gift … Now What?
Due to the growing popularity and accessibility of digital assets, more people than ever received some form of cryptocurrency as a gift in...
Now I Need Bitcoin: A Banking Breakdown in Mexico
This is a story about a dumb American traveling in Mexico (me), a con man’s attempt to hustle pesos from tourists and the limitations of...
Blockchain Firm BTCS to Offer Dividend in Bitcoin; Shares Surge
Blockchain technology company BTCS is offering to pay shareholders a dividend in bitcoin to showcase “the disruptive nature of blockchain...
Core Scientific Mined Over 1K Bitcoin in December, Nearly 6K in Total in 2021
Digital asset mining company Core Scientific mined a total of 1,044 bitcoin in December, taking its total for the year to 5,769.As of the...
Fireblocks ‘Whitelists’ 30 Trading Firms for Aave’s Institutional DeFi Debut
In a zero-interest environment in traditional markets, banks may have a new friend in decentralized finance (DeFi) – or a version of which...
Former CFTC chair calls Biden administration’s approach to crypto regulation ‘reactionary’
Chris Giancarlo says having a single entity like a crypto bureau regulating cryptocurrencies is something Congress should consider. 2022...
Solana DeFi Protocol Exotic Markets Raises $5M Ahead of Mainnet Launch
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Exotic Markets raised $5 million in a private token sale co-led by Multicoin and Ascensive...
Canadian Miner Hut 8 Closed 2021 With 5,518 Bitcoin in Reserve
Canadian crypto mining firm Hut 8 (HUT) had 5,518 bitcoin (approximately $256 million at current prices) in its reserves on Dec. 31, 2021,...
Leading NFT Marketplace Opensea Raises $300 Million, Firm’s Post-Money Valuation Taps $13.3 Billion
Leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea announced the firm has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round led by...
Canadian Miner Hut 8 Closed 2021 With $220M in Bitcoin Reserves
Canadian crypto mining firm Hut 8 (HUT) had 5,518 bitcoin (approximately $220 million at current prices) in its reserves on Dec. 31, 2021,...
Shares of Crypto Miner Riot Blockchain Jump 7% After Cantor Starts Coverage
Shares of crypto mining firm Riot Blockchain surged on Tuesday, closing over 7% higher, after broker Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage...
Voyager Digital’s Estimated Quarterly Revenue Doubles to $165M
Voyager Digital’s estimated revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 2021 was $165 million, more than double the $81.5 million figure of the...
Decentralized Protocol Launch: Panther DAO Votes to Launch Private DeFi Protocol End of January
PRESS RELEASE. Blockchain history was made earlier this week. Thanks to more than 2,560 DAO votes in a Snapshot proposal, the Panther...
Bitcoin reaches for $47K as analysts agree BTC price consolidation cannot last
Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from new lows of $45,550 on Jan. 5 as analysts waited patiently for a “squeeze” to trigger fresh...
Bitcoin $100K possible by chipping away at gold’s market share: Goldman Sachs
Bitcoin (BTC) failed to close 2021 above the long-expected $100,000 level, but experts believe the psychological horizon is still...
Drone Racing League Zooms Into Metaverse, Bringing ‘Play to Earn’ to Algorand
Competitive drone racing is joining the play-to-earn party.Drone Racing League (DRL) and Web 3 game developer Playground Games have tapped...
New LGBT token aims for equity but raises red flags with community
The cryptocurrency community has raised concerns about Maricoin, a new token supposedly related to the LGBT+ community, with some people...
The State of Ethereum’s Fee Market
While looking back on August’s London hard fork, it is easy to focus on the millions of ether burnt via transaction fees. While important,...
Kosovo Halts Cryptocurrency Mining Amid Energy Crisis
The government of Kosovo has decided to suspend crypto mining activities in the country as part of measures to deal with power shortages...
German Miner Northern Data Shares Jump Following Operational Update
Northern Data shares climbed Wednesday after the provider of crypto mining infrastructure said it mined 666 bitcoins and more than 26,000...
Billionaire Alan Howard Joins Latest $20M Bet on Decentralized Video Network Livepeer
Livepeer, an Ethereum-based network that helps startups add live and on-demand video to their products, has raised $20 million in a Series...
Quentin Tarantino to Release ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs, Flouting Miramax Lawsuit
After being sued for copyright infringement by film studio Miramax following the announcement of his “Pulp Fiction” non-fungible token...
Bitcoin May Squeeze Higher As Retail Interest Subsides : Analyst
Bitcoin, the crypto market leader, could be in for a recovery rally, as retail interest declines, analysts told CoinDesk.“Whilst bitcoin...
Chainlink Jumps While Bitcoin Stages Recovery
Tokens of oracle platform Chainlink (LINK) have climbed 10% in the past 24 hours to lead gains among major cryptocurrencies as the broader...
Most top 20 cryptos in the green, Chainlink is biggest winner with 10% added value
Major cryptos remained relatively unchanged over the past 24 hours. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who is now heading the 30,000 person US...
Cryptocurrency Draft Law Presented in Peru
A draft of a new cryptocurrency asset law was introduced in Peru in December, seeking to regulate the cryptocurrency interactions that are...
Woo Network is a big winner today, gained 10% in 24 hours: the best places to buy WOO
The live WOO Network price today is $1.19 with a 24-hour trading volume of $136.5 million. The native token WOO has gained almost 10% in...
No end to Celo’s gains in sight: you can now buy Celo, here’s where
Celo is a blockchain ecosystem focused on increasing cryptocurrency adoption among smartphone users. It is the 64th biggest coin by market...
Crypto.com Sees 2 Ads Banned by UK’s Advertising Regulator
Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has had two ads banned as misleading by the U.K’s advertising regulator, the Advertising Standards...
Kava is skyrocketing, up 10% in 24 hours: top places to buy Kava now
Kava is a cross-chain DeFi lending platform that allows users to borrow USDX stablecoins and deposit a variety of cryptocurrencies to...
You can now buy RavenCoin, the token that gained 10% in 24 hours: here’s where
RavenCoin has been registered impressive gains over the past weeks. The 83rd biggest coin by market cap is trading for $0.13 today with a...
ICP is up 24%: here’s where to buy ICP now
The live Internet Computer price today is just under $36 with a 24-hour trading volume of $1.5 billion. The native token of Internet...
Bitcoin Holds Support Ahead of Fed Minutes, March Rate Hike Probability Rises
Bitcoin held critical support even as traditional risk assets dipped amid improved prospects of an early rate hike by the U.S. Federal...
Global Central Bank Gold Holdings Rose to 36,000 Tons in 2021, Increase Attributed to Dollar’s Decline
The total quantity of gold held in reserves by central banks topped 36,000 tons for the first time since 1990, data from World Gold...
Martial Arts Icon and Philosopher Bruce Lee Commemorated in NFT Collection Endorsed by Family Company
While many celebrities have launched non-fungible token (NFT) collections, a number of NFT compilations have featured luminaries who have...
Work X – Tokenizing Your Skills
PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland, 5 Jan 2022: For many years, getting a diploma from a university or other institution was the only way to...
India’s Monetary Policy Committee Member: Total Crypto Ban Is Difficult to Implement, Crypto Assets Should Be Regulated
A renowned economist who is a member of India’s Monetary Policy Committee says that a total cryptocurrency ban is difficult to...
REN price at risk of 50% drop after a bearish trading pattern shows up
The prospects of Ren (REN) continuing its ongoing rebound to fresh highs appear slim as a classic bearish reversal pattern begins to...
Wait and see approach: 3/4 of Bitcoin supply now illiquid
Bitcoin markets have been consolidating since the beginning of the year, but on-chain metrics are painting a more positive picture as more...
Bitcoin Can Reach $100,000 in ‘Hypothetical’ Store of Value Boost, Goldman Sachs Says
Bitcoin can snag market share from gold over time as a “byproduct” of more adoption along with the potential from “Bitcoin-specific...
Bitcoin’s Price Will Hit $100K by Mid-Year, Nexo Founder Predicts
The co-founder and managing partner of Nexo, a major cryptocurrency lender, has predicted that the price of bitcoin will be $100K by...
NFT Marketplace OpenSea Valued at $13.3B in $300M Funding Round: Report
Paradigm and Coatue led a $300 million funding round that cements NFT marketplace OpenSea as one of the most valuable companies in...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch in 2022: BTC, ETH, BNB, AVAX, MATIC
Bitcoin (BTC) witnessed a roller coaster ride in 2021 and even though BTC has corrected sharply from its all-time high at $69,000, the...
China’s Digital Yuan Wallet App Now in iOS and Android App Stores
China’s central bank has released its digital currency wallet app ahead of the Winter Olympics. The wallet app for the digital...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Continues Narrow Trading Range; Ether Pops Back Into the Green
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin continued to range, while ether turned to green.Technician’s take: Some...
Estonia Clarifies Upcoming Regulations, Will Not Ban Crypto Holding or Trading
The government of Estonia has approved legislation tailored to improve oversight of its crypto sector which expanded rapidly due to...
CoinDesk Joins Court Case Seeking Access to NYAG Tether Documents
CoinDesk has joined a legal proceeding between the New York Attorney General’s office (NYAG) and Tether and its parent company as part of...
The best ZK-Rollup altcoins to buy today
Finding the perfect scalability solution for Ethereum has always been a huge challenge. But over the last year, the use of ZK-Rollups has...
Best football club fan tokens to buy by market cap
The crypto market has typically attracted a lot of new innovations. But there are also some tokens that are simply launched for that...
Ribbon Finance gains 60% after V2 launch and Avalanche integration
Decentralized finance (DeFi) was one of the breakout sectors of the cryptocurrency market in 2021 and stands poised to continue to...