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Katherine Wu on What Gets Built Next in Crypto
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn this episode of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,” NLW is joined by...
Power Deficit Forces Crypto Miners to Leave Kazakhstan
Electricity shortages have been dogging Kazakhstan’s booming crypto mining industry this year. A media report reveals that some...
Bitcoin wallet addresses created in November inched toward 1 million
Could retail investors be flocking back to Bitcoin (BTC)? In encouraging signs for a bullish 2022, Glassnode data reveals that 913,000 new...
Ready Player Me raises $13M to expand metaverse platform
Metaverse gaming platform Ready Player Me has announced a $13-million Series A funding led by the respective co-founders of Wise and...
What BTC price slump? Bitcoin outperforms stocks and gold for 3rd year in a row
Bitcoin (BTC) may be down over 30% from its record high of $69,000, but it has emerged as one of the best-performing financial assets in...
Aoki, Alameda Back Algorithmic Stablecoin on Arbitrum at $200M Valuation
A yield-paying stablecoin on Arbitrum is the latest dollar-pegged crypto asset to bet that crafty algorithms can stand in place of...
How Ethereum Will Be Transformed in 2022
With 2021 winding down and 2022 hopefully being the year of the Merge, I wanted to do a deeper dive into five of the top things to expect...
Pompliano highlights “key points” lost in Bitcoin’s energy use argument
Pompliano told CNBC in an interview that Bitcoin’s energy usage continues to become more and more efficient as it scales and as...
ProShares Files Application With SEC for a Metaverse ETF
ProShares has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on the...
An African Perspective on Why the World Needs Cryptocurrencies
Rising cryptocurrency use in Africa over the past few years has not only shown that digital currencies are now a vital means of moving...
Marathon Digital’s ‘Record Purchase’ of Bitcoin Miners Will Cost $879M
Marathon Digital (Nasdaq: MARA) agreed to buy 78,000 Antminer S19 XP bitcoin miners from Bitmain for $879.1 million, the company announced...
Market highlights December 29: Cryptos seen lower, Wall Street mixed following post-Christmas gains
The crypto market as a whole is bearish with all top 20 coins registering losses except for UniSwap, which continues yesterday’s...
$2.5T crypto market will not wait for nations to onboard: WazirX CEO
Indian entrepreneur and the CEO of crypto exchange WazirX Nischal Shetty envisions a race between countries to launch their local versions...
‘Net neutral’ — Rising Bitcoin exchange balances could be due to Huobi Chinese user block
Bitcoin (BTC) balances rising on exchanges may not be a sign of investors preparing to sell, new research argues. Unveiling the latest...
Solana and other Layer-1 tokens to outperform ETH in 2022: Arcane Research
Arcane Research analysts believe one of the strongest crypto narratives over the next twelve months will be the performance of the...
S&P Global Ratings Study Predicts Crypto and Decentralized Finance Will Continue to Grow in 2022.
S&P Global, an intelligence and data company, suggests that crypto and decentralized finance trends will continue to gather steam in...
Fantom Surges as Investors Seach for Next Layer 1 Bet
Tokens of layer 1 blockchain Fantom (FTM) were among the few positive gainers in large-cap cryptocurrencies on Wednesday amid a slide in...
Introducing RichQuack, the latest hyper deflationary token: best places to buy RichQuack now
RichQuack is a hyper deflationary token that generates automatic liquidity, which in turn pays out static rewards to holders. It’s a...
LUNA reversing gains, down 6% in 24 hours: time to buy the LUNA dip?
The live Terra price today is $86.55 with a 24-hour trading volume of $2.8 billion. Terra is down 6.31% in the last 24 hours. Is it time...
Fantom is rallying as TVL crosses $5.83B: where to buy Fantom now
Fantom price exploded in the past week as the total value locked in the network crossed $5.83 billion. Supporters have predicted a...
ROSE is surging, up 8% today: Top places to buy ROSE now
ROSE is the native token of Oasis Network, the 80th coin by market cap. After a series of losses, it’s starting to gain again. This...
Harvest Finance is up 11%: here’s where to buy Harvest Finance now
The live Harvest Finance price today is $175.41 with a 24-hour trading volume of $660.5 million. Harvest Finance is up just under 11%...
Defi Portfolio Tracking Startup Debank Raises $25M From Sequoia China, Crypto.com, Circle
The decentralized finance (defi) portfolio tracking startup Debank raised $25 million from investors according to an announcement on...
Arcane Research releases its crypto predictions for 2022
Blockchain data research firm Arcane Research has taken a look at the year that was in its final report for 2021 and offered its...
Legal Experts Say It’s Too Late to Ban Crypto, India Needs Comprehensive Regulation
Indian legal experts reportedly say that it is too late to ban cryptocurrency despite calls for a complete crypto ban by the central bank,...
ASIC reveals how it infiltrated crypto ‘pump and dump’ Telegram groups
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has revealed the details of how it took down crypto “pump and dump” Telegram...
Genesis Trading Sees ‘Strong Signs’ of Institutional Crypto Investment Growth Accelerating Next Year
Genesis Trading’s head of market insights says that the institutional investment growth in the crypto space over the last 12 months...
AscendEX Lists Sidus Heroes Token, SIDUS
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX is thrilled to announce the listing of the Sidus utility token, SIDUS, and the SENATE governance token under the...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Slumps to Below $48K Ahead of $6B Options Expiry
(Edited by James Rubin and Greg Ahlstrand)Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin slumps below $48,000, as December’s...
Ozzy Osbourne Reveals Cryptobatz NFT Project Paying Tribute to His Iconic Bat Bite
The English singer, songwriter, and former Black Sabbath frontman, Ozzy Osbourne, has revealed he’s launching a non-fungible token...
The Novatar — the Best Place to Create Your Digital Identity
PRESS RELEASE. The Novatar will be launching with a limited edition of 25K avatars, an NFT project to enable users to experience the...
Tenedores a largo plazo de bitcoin mantienen posiciones pese a una fuerte caída desde noviembre
Los tenedores a largo plazo de bitcoin recortaron marginalmente sus posiciones en las últimas semanas a pesar de la fuerte caída de los...
DeFi sector tokens offer shelter as Bitcoin falls below $48.5K
The cryptocurrency market slid lower on Dec. 28 as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) lost nearly $4,000 in value in a matter of hours with bulls...
Market Wrap Year-End Review: Altcoins, NFTs Filled Void When Bitcoin Got Boring
Hi Market Wrap readers! During the final two weeks of 2021, we’re using this space to recap this year’s most dramatic moments in...
Analysts warn that possible downside wick could push BTC price as low as $44K
It looks as though the year-end rally that many crypto traders had hoped for will have to wait until 2022, as Bitcoin (BTC) bears gained...
Italian Sports Car Maker Ferrari Inks Multi-Year Deal With Blockchain Firm Velas Network AG
The Italian luxury sports car manufacturer headquartered in Maranello, Italy, Ferrari has announced the firm is partnering with Velas...
A new intro to Bitcoin: The 9-minute read that could change your life
By now, you’ve probably heard of Bitcoin. You may have heard that it has made some people rich. You may also have heard that it’s a new...
Can SafeMoon (SFM) replicate its 2021 explosive growth next year?
SafeMoon (SFM) was launched as a community-driven DeFi token. Technically a meme coin, the hope was to challenge other high-growth meme...
Can Avalanche (AVAX) surge towards all-time highs of $147?
After a decisive slump in December, Avalanche (AVAX) and most cryptos have rebounded. Although momentum is starting to die down, we have...
Helium (HNT) teeters after recent surge – Here is why the bullish run is about to end
Despite showing decent upward momentum in recent weeks, Helium (HNT) has started to lose steam. Although the coin is still on the green,...
Should you buy Chainlink (LINK) today? Price analysis and predictions below
Chainlink (LINK) is a smart contracts platform that ranks among the top 20 crypto projects in terms of market cap. At the start of...
5 Reasons to Buy Polkadot
While Bitcoin remains on top of the cryptocurrency market, other upcoming coins challenge this supremacy. One such coin is Polkadot, a...
Creating the On-Ramp for Web 3
Arguably the biggest challenge for the ongoing development of crypto, blockchain technology and Web 3 is finding ways to widen their...
Yearn Finance (YFI) loses uptrend momentum and could plunge towards $25000
Yearn Finance (YFI) saw a very decent uptick in December, even as the broader crypto market reported a dip in sentiment. But it seems the...
Ethereum 2.0 Explained
With the launch of every new blockchain comes a new block explorer website to understand.Block explorer sites offer real-time updates on...
OpenDAO’s SOS Token Hits $250M Market Cap Despite Unclear Goals, Security Risks
In a remarkable display of the power of airdrops in community formation, a new token reached a peak market capitalization of over a...
Growth of Dollar Digital Currency Creates New Investment Opportunities for Businesses
In November 2021, the total value of dollar digital currencies surpassed $127 billion, according to a U.S. Treasury Department report. It...
WallStreetBets Reddit Group: What Is It?
A decentralized Reddit forum called WallStreetBets is causing chaos on Wall Street.The group "r/Wallstreetbets" (aka WSB) is a...
How to Make, Buy and Sell NFTs
NFTs have become one of the hottest crypto trends of 2021, with overall sales up 55% already since 2020, from $250 million to $389...
Ethereum Has Burned 1.2 Million ETH in 4 Months, Close to $5 Billion in Ether Destroyed
With three days left until the end of 2021, the Ethereum network and its native token ether have had a phenomenal year as ether has...
Institutional adoption of crypto to accelerate in 2022, says Genesis’ Noelle Acheson
Crypto saw astonishing institutional growth in 2021, but Genesis’ Noelle Acheson believes adoption is set to accelerate over the...
Iran Banning Crypto Mining Until March 6 to Save Power: Report
Iran is banning authorized crypto mining in the country until March 6 in an attempt to save power and avoid blackouts this winter,...
Tokenized Bitcoin in Circulation Nears a Half Million BTC, Bitcoin-Pegged Token Value Exceeds $21 Billion
According to data recorded on December 28, there’s approximately 434,265.43 bitcoin-pegged or wrapped bitcoin tokens worth more...
Ethereum whales dumping ETH as price slides below $4K, data shows
Ethereum is having difficulty keeping its richest investors in line as its native token, Ether (ETH), hints at logging more losses in the...
Solana Wallet Phantom Nears Mobile App Rollout – With an NFT Twist
Solana’s Phantom wallet plans to launch its iOS beta on Thursday with a twist: you’ll need to buy an NFT access pass to get in on the...
GameFi apps revived interest in blockchain gaming: Huobi Research
Crypto exchange Huobi’s research arm, Huobi Research, has identified a rising interest in blockchain gaming as a direct impact from GameFi...
RBI Recommends India Implement Basic Version of CBDC
As India grapples with uncertainty around cryptocurrency regulation, its central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has indicated it...
Bitcoin daily losses near $4K as S&P 500 hits 69th all-time high of 2021
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped nearly $4,000 on Dec. 28 as the market offered a sharp reminder that the bull run would need to wait. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Multiple Metaverses, One Avatar: ‘Ready Player Me’ Raises $13M to Make It Happen
In a bid to become the go-to avatar company of the metaverse, Ready Player Me has raised a $13 million funding round led by venture...
How Crypto’s Regulatory Scene Might Evolve in 2022
The story of crypto is one of a global asset and technology class, and it’s one we intend to cover as comprehensively as possible. Here’s...
Bank of Russia to Collect Data on Crypto-Related Transactions Between Individuals
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) plans to obtain information from commercial banks pertaining to some money transfers between private...
Veteran Bitcoin hodlers are still selling record low amounts of BTC despite 70% gains in 2021
Seasoned Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers have hardly spent any coins despite $69,000 all-time highs this year, data shows. According to the Coin...
DeFi Portfolio Tracking Firm DeBank Raises $25M in Round Led by Sequoia China
Decentralized finance (DeFi) portfolio firm DeBank has raised $25 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm Sequoia China....
From art to gaming: The biggest NFT trends of 2021
According to a recent report by Cointelegraph Research, the volume of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) sold this year could eclipse $18 billion....
Travis Kling on Why Elon’s BTC Buy Was the Biggest Story of the Year
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn this episode of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza”, NLW is joined by...
Analyst says the 2022 altcoin “Supercycle” is here, highlights 4 top picks
Analyst Nicholas Merten says altcoins are ready to rally, with Aave, Uniswap and Yearn.Finance his top picks. DataDash host and popular...
How Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Advanced in 2021
Attention in Bitcoin in 2021 has been glued to El Salvador making history as the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal...
Meet MultiFarmCapital, the coin that gained 1,725% today: Where to buy MultiFarmCapital
It might be trading for a fraction of a cent now, but MultiFarmCapital shows great promise. The native token of the experimental yield...
Fine Art to Be Recreated Thanks to Inheritance Art
PRESS RELEASE. NFTs have exploded in terms of popularity and usage in 2021, and for good reason. Artists and content creators alike have...
Deriving High Yields From Decentralized Derivative Markets
As price volatility of many of the major crypto coins and tokens has increased in the second half of this year, many market participants...
ICX is up 14% today: you can now buy ICX, here’s where
ICX, the native token of the South Korean Icon Network, is up 13.92% today to the dismay of investors. If you want to know what ICX is and...
AMM SushiSwap is up 15% today and counting: here’s where to buy SushiSwap now
The live SushiSwap price today is $9.09 USD with a 24-hour trading volume of $1.3 billion. SushiSwap is up 14.43% in the last 24 hours. If...
Bitcoin Long Term Holders Stay Strong Despite $20K Drop From Last Month’s High
Long-term holders marginally trimmed their bitcoin positions in recent weeks despite a sharp price drop, data from analytics firm...
Cardano founder says many DeFi projects will be extinct in five to ten years
Cardano’s founder says poorly engineered DeFi projects have seen over $10 billion in crypto lost in hacks and scams....
HP-Branded Servers Hijacked to Mine $110,000 Worth of Cryptocurrency
Hackers recently took control of a group of HP-branded servers and used them to remotely mine a cryptocurrency called raptoreum, according...
Polkadot Leads Altcoin Losses After Bitcoin Is Rejected at $52K
Bitcoin failed to hold above $52,000 after briefly breaking through the resistance level on Monday, and slipped below $49,500 in early...
US regulatory focus on crypto will spike in 2022, says WEF’s Sheila Warren
China was at the forefront of a crackdown on Bitcoin mining and crypto trading Sheila Warren predicts that the US will take the lead in...
Crypto Futures See $300M in Losses After Spot Market Drops
A drop in crypto markets from Monday evening (UTC) prompted almost $300 million in liquidations across several crypto futures, data from...
Market highlights December 28: Cryptos seen lower, US markets return with post-Christmas bang
The cryptomarket was mostly in the red over the past 24 hours, as the vast majority of top 10 cryptos were seen lower at time of...
Crypto Scammer Arrested in Bangkok After Fleeing With 500 Million Baht
A man allegedly behind a cryptocurrency investment scam has been arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. He lured people into investing in his...
Ex UK chancellor advises against investing in cryptocurrencies
Lord Hammond cautioned that crypto is not as suitable an investment for retail investors Former British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord...
Dogecoin co-creator says he’ll never return to the project: Here’s why
Dogecoin's Shibetoshi Nakamoto said he has no plans to ever return to the coin project citing an unappreciative community On Monday, Billy...
Ethereum Hashrate Taps Record-Setting 1 Petahash as ETH’s Mining Profitability Remains High
20 days ago, Ethereum’s network participants upgraded the protocol and implemented the Arrow Glacier upgrade. The move delayed...
Ozzy Ozbourne, Black Sabbath Frontman Who Purportedly Bit the Head Off a Bat, Is Betting Fans Will Be Hungry for His New NFTs
Ozzy Osbourne, the former lead singer of 1970s-80s heavy metal band Black Sabbath who purportedly bit the head off a bat during a 1982...
XTRA: The Revolution Staking Platform
XTRA is a DeFI staking platform that offers over 14,7 to 45,2% APY. It is trustless, capital-backed, secure, powerful, extremely...
Crypto Exchange Binance Receives Approval in Bahrain — Plans to Become Regulated, Centralized Worldwide
Binance has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of Bahrain to operate a cryptocurrency service provider in the country....
Billionaire Ray Dalio Sees Limitation on Bitcoin’s Price, Doubts BTC Can Reach $1 Million
Billionaire Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, says it’s not possible for the...
Bitcoin rises above $51K as the dollar flexes muscles against the euro
Bitcoin (BTC) regained its bullish strength after reclaiming $50,000 last week and continued to hold the psychological level as support on...
Bitcoin can hit $333K ‘parabolically’ if this BTC price fractal plays out
Bitcoin (BTC) could target a massive $333,000 by May 2022 if the U.S. Federal Reserve provides a “perfect storm” of low rates,...
Mexico’s Third Richest Billionaire’s Advice: Invest in Bitcoin, Stay Away From Dollars, Euros
Mexico’s third-richest billionaire has advised people to stay away from fiat currencies, like the dollar and euro, and invest in...