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Terra’s LUNA Notches New Record High Above $90 Even As ‘Shorts’ Keep Piling
There is an old saying on Wall Street: Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on...
Terra Protocol Surpasses Binance Smart Chain in Terms of Value Locked in Defi
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has rebounded in fiat value after suffering some losses last week. Statistics...
OSL Hires Senior Execs to Support Rising Volumes, New Products and Global Expansion
OSL has hired senior positions in digital, technology, execution services, product and sales, the exchange and its parent, BC Technology...
Why Everyone Should Be Paying Attention to GensoKishi Online Metaworld
Most crypto-oriented gaming projects usually run on the likes of Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), EOS (EOS) and Tron (TRX). Despite...
Mandates Ban Unvaccinated From Visiting Banks in Multiple Countries, Australian Premier Says ‘There’s Going to Be a Vaccinated Economy’
Over the last few weeks, furious debates over Covid-19 and vaccine mandates have divided people into two classes. On December 21, one...
100 Companies Fail to Obtain Crypto Licenses in Singapore Due to Tough Regulation
More than 100 companies that applied for a license to offer crypto services in Singapore have either been turned down or withdrawn their...
Donald Trump Says Crypto Is ‘Very Dangerous’ — Warns of ‘Explosion Like We’ve Never Seen’
Former U.S. President Donald Trump says that crypto is “a very dangerous thing.” Commenting on cryptocurrencies, he warned...
First Mover Asia: Asia Bump Sends Bitcoin Over $49K
(Edited by James Rubin)Good morning. Here’s what’s happening this morning:Market moves: Bitcoin rose above the $49,000 level, hours after...
Power Management Firm Lancium Signs $2.4B Data Center Development Deal
Lancium, the Houston-based data center power management firm, signed a $2.4 billion development partnership with Taylor County in Texas...
Visa Partners With 60 Crypto Platforms to Let Consumers Spend Digital Currency at 80 Million Merchants
Visa’s head of crypto has revealed that the payments giant has partnered with about 60 leading crypto platforms “to launch...
A Crypto Future Is Coming for Investment Advisers
Last week, “On Purpose” host Tyrone Ross envisioned the future integration of crypto with the registered investment adviser (RIA)...
Under Armour Steps Into the Metaverse With Stephen Curry Wearable Sneaker NFT
Golden State Warriors’ star guard Stephen Curry is partnering with sports apparel brand Under Armour on an NFT drop to celebrate his new...
Crypto VCs Are Making a Big Bet on Gaming Guilds. Why?
Whether it is Yield Guild Games’ $22.4 million in funding or GuildFi’s $6 million seed round, big-name crypto venture funds Andreessen...
Another Crypto All-Time High in 2021: Regulatory Handwringing
We made it! 2021 is coming to a close, the U.S. Congress is on vacation, and we very likely won’t have a Christmas Eve President’s Working...
Ether’s growth as independent asset fuels ETH-BTC flippening narrative
The narrative surrounding Ether (ETH) of it fast transforming into an independent asset has been around for some time now. However, the...
Singapore Startup Affyn Raised More Than US$7 Million, Presale to Start in December 2021
PRESS RELEASE. Affyn’s private round was oversubscribed within a week of its website unveiling, resulting in the opening of a new...
Behind the scenes of the first AAA shooter game built on the blockchain
Shrapnel is the world’s first AAA shooter game built on the blockchain, at the intersection of community, creation and ownership....
Rari Capital, Fei Protocol Token Holders Approve Multibillion-Dollar DeFi Merger
After less than a month of deliberation and voting, two decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have consummated one of the...
Market Wrap Year-End Review: Musk Pumps Bitcoin and Dogecoin
Hello, Market Wrap readers! During the final two weeks of 2021 we’re using this space to recap the year’s most dramatic moments in...
Mutual Bank in New Jersey to Give Customers the Ability to Buy, Sell and Hold Cryptocurrency
Manasquan Bank, a mutual community bank in New Jersey serving residents since 1874, has announced it is partnering with the company Bakkt...
CEEK VR Price (CEEK) biggest metaverse coin gainer today: here is why the coin is rising
Currently, CEEK is trading at $0.52, up 13.45% in the last 24 hours, a market cap of $390 million, and a 24-hour trading volume of $27...
Secure America’s Financial Strength With Stablecoins, Not Central Banks
As they say, change is hard. In a dynamic digital world, it’s tempting to protect ourselves from the pressure of change by simply refusing...
Crypto Trading Platform Bitmex Reveals Exchange Token Called BMEX, Airdrop
The crypto trading platform Bitmex has announced the launch of its own native cryptocurrency called “BMEX,” following a slew...
Medical Q&A platform Ask The Doctor files lawsuit against Shiba Inu, engages war of words on Twitter
Tuesdays can be boring, but an ongoing Twitter drama is captivating the attention of many blockchain enthusiasts. Ask The Doctor, a...
CBDCs are ‘a strong validation of blockchain technology,” says Binance CEO
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao also says CBDCs may have positives and an option, but governments shouldn’t seek to regulate them...
3 Best undervalued altcoins on Solana to buy in 2022
Solana (SOL) is a fully decentralised public blockchain that allows the launch and development of scalable DApps. It is regarded as one of...
Three best cryptocurrencies to buy with less than $1
The crypto market has seen an explosion of assets. Whether you are looking for mega-cap coins like BTC and ETH or meme coins that sell for...
Web 3 and the Metaverse Are Not the Same
Of late, the terms “metaverse” and “Web 3″ have been used interchangeably. While they both point to a vision of a better, future internet,...
Looking for memecoins to buy: Best alternatives to Shiba Inu and Dogecoin
When you think about meme coins and the impact they have had in the crypto industry, two names automatically come to mind. These are Shiba...
Crypto.com Signs Multi-Year Deal With LA’s Angel City Football Club
The cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has announced the company has partnered with the Angel City Football Club (ACFC) as the...
Investing in Meme Coins? 3 Things Every Crypto Trader Should Know
The concept of meme coins has become one of the most talked-about investment opportunities in the crypto space, with shiba inu’s...
Best Coins to buy if you want exposure in the relatively undervalued virtual real estate sector
Metaverse-related blockchain projects have been gathering steam in recent months. Investors too are growing confident that crypto and...
Crypto Exchange Kraken Acquires Staking Platform Staked
Kraken has acquired non-custodial staking platform Staked to enable an alternative to its own custodial staking service, the crypto...
Best altcoins to buy for the end of 2021 – Analysis and price prediction
The crypto market has run into some turbulence this month. Key assets, including mega-cap coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum, have all seen...
Dormant Bitcoin wallet holding 321 BTC activated after eight years
A Bitcoin wallet containing millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin (BTC) has come out of dormancy. For one reason or another, the wallet has...
Inside the Iranian Bitcoin mining industry
ViraMiner is an Iranian company that sets up Bitcoin mining farms and maintains them. It has two offices in western Tehran, located in...
FTX CEO says crypto doesn’t need oversight that ‘gums’ the industry
FTX chief executive officer, 29-year old Sam Bankman-Fried says that the US would do well as one of the major crypto markets if...
Decentralized Rendering Engine Raises $30M as Metaverse Graphics Go Big
A decentralized alternative to Pixar’s mighty 3D rendering is poised to grow stronger after host protocol Render Network nabbed $30...
FTX US seals four sports-crypto deals in Washington DC
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has spent a bucket load of cash in sports deals across various leagues Crypto exchange affliate FXT US has...
Bitcoin Giveaway: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow Gives Away $550K in BTC for the Holidays
Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow is giving away $500,000 in bitcoin for the holidays. The winners are chosen at random and given bitcoin...
[SPONSORED] What’s Next for Crypto Derivatives?
As 2021 comes to a close, the demand for cryptocurrency risk management solutions continues to soar. CME Group and other industry experts...
Ivan on Tech’s Crypto Company Pitches Metaverse Devs on Software Toolkit
The blockchain infrastructure company owned by Ivan Liljeqvist, better known as the YouTuber Ivan on Tech, is rolling out a software...
Lyn Alden on Bitcoin, El Salvador and the Unprecedented Macro Moment
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeToday on “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,” we’re joined by macro...
MaximNFT, a Marketplace by Maxim and xSigma, Will Host Vitali Klitschko’s Charitable NFT Collection
PRESS RELEASE. MaximNFT – an NFT marketplace by Maxim magazine and xSigma – is excited to announce that former professional...
Russians Have Invested Over $67 Billion in Cryptocurrency, Lawmaker Reveals
Interest in cryptocurrencies has been growing in Russia, not least among non-qualified investors. According to recently quoted estimates,...
The Gift of NFTs: Why You Should Consider Buying an NFT for Your Loved Ones This Holiday Season
2021 is coming to an end and the new year is just around the corner. If you’ve ever considered getting a very unconventional,...
Fitch Says Improved Regulation Could Moderate Stablecoin Credit Risks
Increased regulatory certainty regarding the status of stablecoin and their issuers may create market opportunities, as regulatory risks...
Bullish Expands Worldwide as Daily Trading Volume Tops $150M
Crypto exchange Bullish said it is expanding to over 40 jurisdictions in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Africa and Latin America, giving...
BitMEX Announces BMEX Tokens to Revive Retail Interest
BitMEX will airdrop its BMEX tokens to account holders in early 2022, the exchange said in a post on Tuesday.“We will be airdropping...
Multichain closes $60 million seed round with participation from Binance Labs
The funding round comes a few days after the protocol rebranded from Anyswap Newly-rebranded cross-chain protocol today wrapped up its...
Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Lists Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Note on Deutsche Boerse
Bitpanda, a cryptocurrency investment platform based in Vienna, has launched its first exchange-traded cryptocurrency note (ETC). The note...
Cash2Bitcoin CEO Ayman Rida Explains Why Merchants Set up a Bitcoin ATM, Compliance and Regulation
Established in 2016, Cash2Bitcoin.com is one of the largest and fastest-growing cryptocurrency ATM deployment services in the United...
Market highlights December 21: Most cryptos in the green, Moderna plunges 6%
Several top 10 cryptos were in the green over the past 24 hours. Conversely, all three major US indices fell yesterday as...
Metaverse is set for a ‘ton of investment’, says LinkedIn co-founder
Reid Hoffman says the metaverse is already here and an important part of life, even as it goes through a cycle of development set to...
Polkadot Is Deutsche Telekom’s Latest Crypto Experiment
Europe’s biggest telecommunications company, Deutsche Telekom AG, is throwing its weight behind Polkadot, an interoperable framework of...
Bitcoin hits $49K as BTC price gets unlikely boost from Erdoğan’s Turkish lira tinkering
Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded over 5% on Dec. 21 as a dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of the Turkish lira boosted investors’ confidence....
Crypto Complaints Have Increased Significantly Says South Africa Financial Sector Ombud
Nonkumbulo Tshombe, an advocate with the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Ombud, recently revealed that her office has...
Binance CEO Warns Against Isolating CBDCs From Broader Crypto Ecosystem
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, believes the contribution of central banks digital currencies (CBDCs)...
Ethereum Launches Kintsugi Public Testnet Ahead of Move to Proof-of-Stake
Ethereum opened the Kintsugi testnet to the public on Monday, Tim Beiko, a developer for the blockchain, announced in a post.Testnets run...
You can now buy Polygon, which added 11% to its value today: here’s where
The live Polygon price today is $2.30 with a 24-hour trading volume of $2.14 billion. Polygon is up 11.18% in the last 24 hours. This...
Terra blockchain became second-largest by TVL this week: Where to buy Luna
The live Terra price today is just under $82 with a 24-hour trading volume of $3.6 billion. Luna, the native token of Terra, is up 10% in...
NFTs Are More Popular Than Ever Despite Sour Mood in Wider Crypto Market
Retail interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – digital certificates representing ownership of unique non-interchangeable assets – seems...
Meet Solana, the week’s biggest top 5 winner: Where to buy Solana now
Solana is the fifth cryptocurrency by market cap. It has been doing very well recently. Melania Trump announced she would launch NFTs on...
Avalanche is up 14% today and that’s just the beginning: here’s where to buy Avalanche now
The live Avalanche price today is $119 with a 24-hour trading volume of $2.3 billion. Avalanche is up 14.04% in the last 24 hours. If you...
Elon Musk Criticizes the Current State of Web3, Wonders About Future of Metaverse
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has criticized the current state of the metaverse and the Web3 movement, suggesting the latter concept is a...
Bitcoin Will Replace the Dollar: Jack Dorsey
Bitcoin will replace the dollar Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday, in response to a tweet by rapper Cardi B.Cardi B broadly asked if crypto...
Terra Becomes Second-Largest DeFi Protocol Surpassing Binance Smart Chain
Decentralized payments network Terra is now the second-largest blockchain for decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols in terms of total...
XRP’s Market Price Gains on Upcoming Sologenic Airdrop, XRP Whales Start Moving Millions
The digital asset xrp has gained more than 10% in value during the last seven days, shrugging off the losses a majority of crypto coins...
Element․Black Forms Strategic Partnership With DJ Snake
PRESS RELEASE. Social-fi has been the trend of the blockchain industry as of late. The concept, closely linked to the idea of co-creating,...
Stablecoin Flippening: UST Becomes the Biggest Decentralized Stablecoin By Market Cap
UST, one of the stablecoins of the Terra project, has become the largest stablecoin by market capitalization today, after having surpassed...
Anyswap Rebrands to Multichain, Raises $60M Led by Binance Labs
Binance Labs, the crypto exchange’s venture capital and incubation arm, led a $60 million seed round in Multichain, formerly Anyswap.The...
FTX US Partners With Monumental Sports Entertainment, Gets Exposure to 4 New Sports Teams
FTX continues its path toward the sports world as it signed a partnership with Monumental Sports Entertainment (MSE) on Monday. The deal...
Crypto regulation is coming, but Bitcoin traders are still buying the dip
Looking at the Bitcoin chart from a weekly or daily perspective presents a bearish outlook and it’s clear that (BTC) price has been...
Inside the DeFi Vending Machine
Imagine the public astonishment when, in the early 1920s, vending machines started dispensing soda into cups. Instead of going to the...
Do Kwon, Terra Claim SEC Violated Procedure in Ongoing Legal Fight
Terraform Labs and its CEO, Do Kwon, are challenging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), claiming the regulator improperly...
First Mover Asia: Cryptos Inch Downward in Light Trading
(Edited by James Rubin)Good morning. Here’s what’s happening this morning:Market moves: Bitcoin, ether moved little on Monday, as markets...
Instagram Is ‘Exploring NFTs’ to ‘Make Them More Accessible to a Wider Audience,’ Says CEO
According to the CEO of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, the social media application is looking into non-fungible token (NFT) technology. During...
The First Interactive NFT in the World – VR Movie on Mars
“Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.” – Isaac Newton...
Price analysis 12/20: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, LUNA, AVAX, DOT, DOGE
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to lose ground in December, a signal that traders may be locking in their gains before the end of the year. The...
Bitcoin: cuáles son las razones de que su precio suba o baje
Algunos analistas afirman que bitcoin (BTC) es inmune a las crisis que sufren las finanzas mundiales; aseguran que es una cobertura contra...
Market Wrap Year-End Review: Bitcoin Starts Off in a Frenzy
Hello, Market Wrap readers! During the final two weeks of 2021, we’re using this space to recap this year’s most dramatic moments in...
2021’s NFT Boom Pushes Collectors Toward Rare and Older Collections
In 2021, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been extremely popular and have become a billion-dollar industry this year. There’s been a...
NFT Forgeries Aren’t Going Away
In a tweet thread last week, the digital artist Lois van Baarle said she’d discovered “132 instances” of her artwork being minted as NFTs...
Another Ethereum Education Initiative Canceled Over Iran Sanctions Fears
Gitcoin, a crowdfunding platform, discontinued a campaign aimed at helping Farsi-speaking students learn Ethereum coding, in another sign...
Bitcoin’s Bearish Prices at the End of 2021 Not Much Different Than 8 Previous Year-End Cycles
The price of bitcoin is down more than 33% from the crypto asset’s all-time high captured about a month ago on November 10. A while...
Cardano (ADA) downtrend still in force – but a rally is likely if coin breaks $1.5 in the near term
Since September this year, Cardano (ADA) has been sliding and sliding. The downtrend appears to be well in force as of now. But some bulls...
IOTA (MIOTA) is 61% down from this year’s all-time highs – Should you buy the dip?
IOTA (MIOTA) has in recent weeks remained one of the strugglers in the crypto market. The coin is in fact 61% lower than its all-time...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Have a Quiet Weekend
(Edited by James Rubin)Good morning. Here’s what’s happening this morning:Market moves: Bitcoin, ether traded steady over the weekend,...
Fresh omicron fears set risk-off sentiment at the start of the week, and Fantom (FTM) is staring at a 30% wipeout as a result
The crypto market has followed major global indices in decline at the start of trading this week. Investors, triggered by growing fears of...
The 5 weirdest crypto stories of 2021
In 2021, the market cap of cryptocurrencies skyrocketed 286% year over year, uplifting a $2.17 trillion industry into the stratosphere....