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Ethereum transaction energy use equals to 2.5 miles in a Tesla Model 3, report
In contrast, a transaction on Tezos takes 0.0016 kWh or less than the energy required to charge an Apple Tablet for 10 minutes. 100 Tezos...
Building on the News: Introducing Layer 2 by CoinDesk
The emergence of cryptocurrency and blockchains 12 years ago changed everything.Bitcoin showed that money doesn’t have to be issued by...
Pepsi-Cola Celebrates the Soft Drink’s Birth Year With 1,893 Generative NFTs
The carbonated soft drink manufacturer Pepsi has revealed the company is stepping into the world of blockchain with its first collection...
Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy's Monthly Revenue Fell 10% in November on Higher Difficulty
Iris Energy (IREN), a Sydney-based company that mines bitcoin primarily with renewable energy, said its monthly revenue and number of...
US lawmaker purchases exposure to Bitcoin through Grayscale shares
Illinois Representative Marie Newman has disclosed she purchased up to $50,000 in exposure to crypto through shares of Grayscale Bitcoin...
DeFi Trading Platform Slingshot Raises $15M Led by Ribbit Capital
Slingshot, a service that allows users to trade directly from their wallets while aggregating liquidity across a range of decentralized...
Polygon Acquires Ethereum Scaling Startup Mir for $400M in MATIC
Ethereum layer 2 Polygon is continuing to expand its list of scaling technologies.On Thursday, Polygon announced a $400 million...
Shiba Inu prospects could improve after blockchain gaming move
Early last week saw a drastic rise in the price of the Shiba Inu token by a whopping 36 percent. This did not last long as the coin had...
Binance Investment Director Ken Li Talks About Investing in Web3, Gaming and More Exciting Trends
Binance Labs is a chain-agnostic investor and incubator focused on supporting the global blockchain ecosystem and decentralized web. Their...
Meta’s WhatsApp to Trial Novi Digital Wallet
Meta’s (formerly Facebook) WhatsApp messaging platform is launching a limited trial of its Novi digital wallet platform, the company...
CIA Working on Various Crypto-Focused Projects, Director Confirms
The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has revealed that the agency is working on a number of cryptocurrency-focused...
Addressing Clients’ Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) About Bitcoin
When it comes to fear, uncertainty and doubt, also known as “FUD”, bitcoin attracts more than its fair share. Naysayers have been casting...
SushiSwap (SUSHI) price jumps after CTO quits citing infighting
The price of SushiSwap shot up to a high of $6.88 on Thursday morning. The coin has however taken a slight pullback to trade at about...
The Three Types of Crypto Investors
Financial advisors are either learning about crypto and digital assets or making the decision to take their valuable time to learn. Part...
Crypto Derivative Firm Paradigm Raises $35M From Jump Capital, Alameda Ventures, Others
Paradigm, a firm that provides liquidity to crypto derivatives traders, raised $35 million in a Series A funding round co-led by venture...
CleanSpark Aims to Grow Bitcoin Mining Output Over 20% Through Immersion Cooling
CleanSpark (CLSK), a sustainable bitcoin mining and energy technology company, has bought 20-megawatt, immersion cooling infrastructure...
Ethereum outperforms Bitcoin because people see it as a technology bet, says Mike Novogratz
Ethereum price has jumped nearly 680% this past year, while Bitcoin has added about 170% to its USD value over the same period. Galaxy...
Coinbase users launch online refund campaign following GYEN troubles
Coinbase has come under fire recently following a technology snafu that reportedly resulted in the company closing many of its customer’s...
Decentralized Travel Site Dtravel Says It Has 250K Homes Available to Book Using Crypto
Decentralized home-sharing platform Dtravel says that customers can use cryptocurrency to book 250,000 homes across the company’s global...
Bitcoin could hit $100K, gold $2K in 2022 thanks to ‘deflationary forces’ — Bloomberg analyst
$100,000 Bitcoin (BTC) and $2,000 gold could greet 2022 as global markets face “deflationary forces,” says Bloomberg Intelligence. In a...
MicroStrategy Says It Bought 1,434 Bitcoins Since Nov. 29
MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), the business-intelligence software company that’s taken to accumulating bitcoin, said it bought 1,434...
AVAX’s Ava Labs Among Startups Chosen for Mastercard’s Crypto Accelerator Program
Mastercard is teaming up with five startups to solve global blockchain challenges as part of the payment giant’s “Start Path Crypto”...
Iceland Refuses to Power New Bitcoin Farms Amid Electricity Shortages
Cryptocurrency mining is among several energy-intensive industries hurt by a power deficit in Iceland. The country’s main utility...
Bitcoin hash rate returns to all-time high levels
The global hash rate of the Bitcoin network tanked to as low as 84 exahashes per second (EH/s) at the start of June following the Chinese...
Bitcoin dips below $50K as Evergrande defaults on US dollar debt
Bitcoin (BTC) kept $50,000 as a focus on Dec. 9 as consolidation on BTC/USD continued to avoid last week’s lows. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Market highlights December 9: Crypto markets mixed, Wall Street in the green despite Omicron
Following a few days of being in the red, the crypto market was mixed over the past 24 hours. The three major US...
MDT listed on Coinbase, up 56% today: here’s where to buy MeasurableDataToken before it’s too late
The live Measurable Data Token price today is $0.09. It is skyrocketing on news of a Coinbase listing. The unique and innovative coin has...
Bitcoin Hashrate Approaches Full Recovery From China Crackdown
The bitcoin hashrate, a measure of computing power on the network, has almost completely recovered to its level in May, when Chinese...
AMP, the digital collateral token, sees 400% trading volume spike: where to buy AMP
The live Amp price today is $0.056 with a 24-hour trading volume of $142.8 million. Amp is up almost 10% in the last 24 hours....
Where to buy BLZ, the hottest new decentralized storage network token
Bluzelle (BLZ) is a decentralized storage network for the creator economy. According to its creators, Bluzelle delivers high security and...
Wallet Maker Ledger Launches Crypto-Linked Debit Card for US and EU Customers
Ledger, best known for its suite of hardware wallets, is launching a crypto debit card called the Crypto Life card, the company announced...
Coinbase–Ledger Integration Looks to Boost Crypto Self-Custody
Crypto exchange Coinbase is planning to integrate Ledger hardware wallets, bringing users more options for self-custody of their crypto,...
Experts Believe a Common African Cryptocurrency Can Boost Trade and Sustain Growth After Covid-19
Some economic experts from Africa have suggested that the continent now needs a common cryptocurrency and an integrated capital market to...
China, Hong Kong Enter Second Phase of Cross-Border Digital Yuan Trials: Report
China and Hong Kong are in the second phase of testing cross-border transactions using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), Mu...
Beeple’s Latest NFT ‘Human One’ Sells for $29M, Artist Plans to ‘Enhance the Displayed Artwork’ During His Lifetime
This year the American artist Michael Winkelmann, otherwise known as Beeple, made history when he sold his non-fungible token (NFT)...
IOST’s Highly-Anticipated Sumo-Themed DeFi Token $ZUNA Set to Launch December 10th
PRESS RELEASE. IOST-powered DeFi Protocol Yokozuna Finance is warming up to claim the title in the IOST’s dApp ecosystem. The...
Visa Launches Crypto Advisory Services — Says ‘Digital Currencies Are Taking Greater Hold in Popular Consciousness’
Payments giant Visa has launched global crypto advisory services. The company’s executive says: “We’ve seen a...
Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Lists Shiba Inu as SHIB Adoption Grows
Another major cryptocurrency exchange, Bitstamp, has listed shiba inu cryptocurrency. Bitstamp users will be able to trade SHIB against...
US is ‘unquestionably’ behind the curve on crypto ETFs, says Brian Brooks
Bitfury CEO and former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks has hinted the regulatory environment in the United States could...
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood Says Metaverse Will Be Multitrillion-Dollar Market
The CEO of Ark Investment Management, Cathie Wood, says that the metaverse can become a multitrillion-dollar market. “It’s a...
3 reasons why DeFiChain (DFI) price has gained 60% in December
Decentralized finance (DeFi) offers one of the most widely applicable use-cases for distributed ledger technology and today it is one of...
Pantone ‘Color of the Year’ Gets the NFT Treatment
While Tezos is billing itself as the “green” blockchain due to its proof-of-stake bona fides, today it’s embracing a different color –...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady as Crypto CEOs Testify, Ether Climbs
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening this morning:Market moves: Bitcoin moved little as the market watched six crypto leaders testify...
Foundry Launches Bitcoin Mining Machine Marketplace, US Pool Becomes the World’s Largest Miner
The firm Foundry Digital announced on Wednesday that the business has launched a bitcoin mining rig marketplace called Foundryx. According...
Frax co-founder Sam Kazemian believes stablecoin regulations are currently too harsh
Stablecoins, or crypto assets which peg their value to less volatile fiat money, are useful tools for a variety of reasons. They can be...
$1.1B in Bitcoin options expire on Friday, but data points to a sub-$55K BTC price
Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are still licking their wounds from the bloody Dec. 4 correction, which saw the price collapse from $57,000 all the...
Label Foundation Has Announced an Official Deployment on Binance Smart Chain
PRESS RELEASE. Label Foundation has recently announced its readiness to deploy on the Binance Smart Chain, utilizing the cross-chain...
Sushi CTO Joseph Delong Resigns After Reports of Project Infighting
Amid a plummeting token price and rumors of infighting, Sushi CTO Joseph Delong announced on Wednesday that he is stepping away from the...
Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Stabilize as Some Traders Buy the Dip
Bitcoin was roughly flat over the past 24 hours as buyers attempted to continue to reverse some of last weekend’s losses. Some short-term...
Meet Visa’s New Crypto Advisory Unit
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeToday’s episode covers a set of topics, including:Visa’s new crypto advisory...
Australia to Regulate Crypto Sector as Part of Payments Reform
The government of Australia is preparing to comprehensively regulate the activities of cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians. The push...
Central Banks of France and Switzerland announce successful trial of digital Euro, Swiss Franc
On Wednesday, the Banque de France (BdF), the BIS Innovation Hub (BISIH) and the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced the success of a...
Discussion on crypto and major tech firms combine in hearing over decentralization of digital ecosystem
Blaine Luetkemeyer, a House representative from Missouri, revisited the issue of major companies exerting control over vast swaths of the...
Crypto legislation unlikely any time soon, says Robinhood chief legal officer
Dan Gallagher says it’s likely US crypto legislation is going to take some time to finalise His comments to CNBC come at a time when...
Kickstarter to Start Blockchain-Based Crowdfunding Project: Report
Kickstarter is creating a new company to build a crowdfunding platform using blockchain technology, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.New...
Bitcoin rebounds on Wall Street open as exchange BTC reserves plunge after $42K dip
Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from a dip below $50,000 on Dec. 8 as Wall St. trading opened on a fresh bullish note. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
NFT partnerships and protocol integrations boost Tezos, WAX and Aleph.im
The roller coaster ride that is the cryptocurrency market continued its volatile ways on Dec. 8 as Bitcoin (BTC) price briefly slipped...
‘Nation should not compensate investors for crypto losses’ says UK’s Financial Conduct Authority CEO
On Wednesday, Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, issued the following statement to the...
Video Game Giant Ubisoft Launches NFT Platform, Software Firm’s Blockchain-Tech Runs on Tezos
The French video game manufacturer based in Montreuil, Ubisoft Entertainment SA, has announced the company has launched a blockchain-based...
Bitcoin Rangebound Above $46K Support; Resistance at $55K
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to stabilize around the $50,000 price level after a near 20% sell-off over the past weekend. For now, the...
Ethereum developer: Crypto’s impact in “every corner” of the society
Lane Rettig says crypto is going to change the world by providing the “fuel” that drives the next generation of entrepreneurs....
Most Influential 40: Isaiah Jackson
Isaiah Jackson, co-founder of KRBE Digital Assets Group and the author of “Bitcoin & Black America,” thinks that bitcoin can play a...
Most Influential 40: Stani Kulechov
Both Stani Kulechov and Aave, the decentralized finance (DeFi) money market he founded, enjoyed a fruitful 2021. In April, the launch of a...
Bitcoin creator is Craig Wright 100% Satoshi Nakamoto, says JURY…
...in Kleiman v Wright BY Jordan Atkins The verdict is in: Dr. Craig Wright was the sole force behind the Satoshi Nakamoto partnership....
Passbase Raises $13.5M to Build ID Verification Solution for Crypto Firms
Passbase, an identity verification infrastructure company, has raised $13.5 million in a funding round led by Costanoa Ventures. The...
Most Influential 40: Andre Cronje
Andre Cronje is the architect behind decentralized finance giant Yearn. Introduced in 2020, with a “fair launch” said to have helped...
Most Influential: Trung Nguyen
Trung Nguyễn was intrigued by CryptoKitties because it combined something he loved – games – with something he hated – blockchain. It was...
Most Influential 40: Paolo Ardoino
U.S. lawmakers signalled this year that stablecoins may be a threat to financial stability and could prove to be systemically important...
Most Influential 40: Vitalik Buterin
Vitalik Buterin, a Russian-Canadian programmer, is the co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain and (nearly as important) “Bitcoin Magazine.”...
Most Influential 40: Antonio Juliano
In the world of crypto, exchanges rule. Antonio Juliano is chief executive of dYdX Trading Inc., the company behind one of the fastest...
Most Influential 40: Gavin Wood
Polkadot, the proof-of-stake blockchain Gavin Wood built after co-founding the world’s largest blockchain Ethereum, is gearing up for...
Most Influential 40: Arianna Simpson
Arianna Simpson’s trip to Zimbabwe in 2013 changed her life. But it was the experience of using Western Union, and the platform’s...
Most Influential 40: Charles Hoskinson
Just like his co-founder Gavin Wood, Charles Hoskinson went on to do his own thing after developing Ethereum. With Cardano, which hit an...
Most Influential 40: Ryan Selkis
CEO of Messari Ryan Selkis is boisterous and sometimes brash, but few are as informed. Perhaps this is because of his institution-grade...
Crypto VC Chiron Raises $50M to Invest in Terra Ecosystem as LUNA Stays Hot
Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Chiron has raised a $50 million fund dedicated to backing projects on the Terra blockchain, the...
Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Focus on ‘Prosecutions of Criminal Misuses of Cryptocurrency’
The Biden-Harris administration has unveiled its strategy on “countering corruption.” It includes utilizing the...
Bitcoin is a ‘smart hedge,’ says billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht
The Starwood Capital Group chairman says governments keep printing money but no one can make more of Bitcoin. He notes that in a world...
ParaFi Raises Additional $200M for Its Flagship Digital Opportunities Fund
The flagship hedge fund of ParaFi Capital, a firm focusing on blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi), has added more than $200...
Bitcoin or gold? The odds are with BTC
Many analysts believe Bitcoin BTC/USD will eventually dislodge gold. Anthony Scaramucci of SkyBridge Capital, for instance, says that...
BIS Experiment Finds CBDCs to Be Effective in Cross-Border Settlements
Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) can be effective in carrying out international transactions between financial institutions...
Messari Launches Governance Portal as DAOs Inch Toward Mainstream
Keeping track of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) just got a little less painful.Crypto research firm Messari announced...
Crypto News Roundup for Dec. 8, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today's Stories:First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises on Encouraging...
There Was No ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ Lawsuit
A verdict arrived Monday in the civil trial between Craig Wright and the estate of former collaborator Dave Kleiman. A jury found Wright...
EOS bearish trend and price prediction
Last weekend saw most cryptocurrencies take a downward spiral. This was attributed to potential shifts in monetary policy and the spread...
Crypto CEOs request Congress provide regulatory clarity at hearing on digital assets
The House Committee on Financial Services heard from several chief executive officers at major crypto firms in the United States, some of...
VivoPower Subsidiary Caret to Launch Solar-Powered Crypto Mining Business
VivoPower (Nasdaq: VVPR), a sustainable energy service provider, plans to start a crypto mining business through its subsidiary Caret,...
LIVE BLOG: House Meets on Crypto Regulation
10:16 a.m. And yes, crypto twitter got a shoutout lol10:15 a.m. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the ranking member, calls 2021 “the year of...
What Facebook’s rebranding tells us about Big Tech’s ‘Game of Platforms’
In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized...
Most Influential 2021: Elon Musk
Maybe you think that Elon Musk is a visionary entrepreneur who will save the planet from catastrophe. Maybe you think that Elon Musk is a...
India to Impose Ban on Crypto Payments, Deadline for Declaring Crypto Assets, KYC Rules: Report
The Indian government has reportedly proposed banning the use of cryptocurrency for payments and setting a deadline for investors to...