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New Money and Contemporary Capitalism With Brett King and Patrick Murck
With the advent of cryptocurrency and related technologies, and with the failure of the existing banking-centric monetary architecture to...
Ross Ulbricht’s NFT Collection to Be Auctioned via Superrare at Art Basel Miami
On December 2nd at Art Basel Miami, the very first Ross Ulbricht non-fungible token (NFT) collection will be showcased at the event and...
Bitcoin Long-Term Uptrend Intact; Support Around $53K-$56K
Bitcoin (BTC) is stabilizing after a near 10% decline over the past week. The cryptocurrency is holding initial support above $56,000,...
‘We are the number two crypto miner in the world, and we see practically no financial return,’ says Kazakhstan President Tokayev
During a meeting with representatives of the financial sector on Friday in Almaty, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan,...
Onecoin Victims Petition Bulgaria for Seizure of Assets and Compensation
A lawyer representing investors defrauded by the notorious crypto scam Onecoin has urged authorities in Bulgaria to act on the case,...
Turkey Makes the Case for Bitcoin as Erdogan Runs the Autocrat’s Inflation Playbook
Bitcoin trading volumes are rising in Turkey as the increasingly authoritarian government there goes diligently about the work of setting...
Popular DAO Voting Platform Snapshot Labs Raises $4M
Snapshot, a key piece of tooling for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), has taken a step forward today, raising $4 million to...
Why Barbados’ Metaverse Embassy Matters
CoinDesk’s scoop that Barbados had become the first government to acquire virtual land and create a “metaverse embassy” was met with great...
US Senator Introduces Legislation to Repeal Infrastructure Bill’s Attack on Crypto Industry
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a bill to repeal the $1 trillion infrastructure package’s crypto provision, which he said is a...
Inflationary winds from around the world spell a sea change for Bitcoin
Is the global economy in uncharted territory now vis-a-vis Bitcoin (BTC) and inflation? During most of the cryptocurrency’s brief life,...
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark Buys New Machines to Take Advantage of Spot Market Prices
Cleanspark (CLSK), the sustainable bitcoin mining company, said it has purchased 2,597 more Antminer S19 computers in order to capitalize...
Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 19, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:Bitcoin Attempts Price Recovery After a...
Shiba Inu in danger of ‘topping signal’ as SHIB price loses 50% in 3 weeks
Meme-cryptocurrency Shiba Inu (SHIB) has lost more than 50% of its market valuation in three weeks since its all-time highs in late...
‘Fear’ returns to Bitcoin, while long-term holders own just 3% of BTC unrealized losses
Bitcoin (BTC) diving nearly 20% from all-time highs has finally taken its toll on market sentiment — investors are now “afraid.” According...
Analyst: Chainlink’s ecosystem growth suggests LINK is currently “undervalued”
Crypto analyst Aaron Arnold says Chainlink is among projects with huge potential going forward. Total value secured in the protocol has...
India Considers Allowing Only Preapproved Cryptocurrencies — Crypto Regulation Expected by Year-End: Report
India is reportedly considering allowing only preapproved cryptocurrencies to be listed and traded on exchanges. In addition, the...
Liquid Craft to Launch 1500 Liquor Backed NFTs on ETH and BSC 23rd Nov
PRESS RELEASE. Liquid Craft – is bringing a new concept to the NFT space by using collectible handcrafted bottles of Liquor to add...
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Gets In on NFT Craze With Collectible Balloons
The iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is marching its way to the blockchain.The department store is releasing a series of...
NFT-Collateralizing South African Startup Raises $5 Million in Latest Seed Round
A South African startup, NFTfi, is reported to have recently raised $5 million which the company intends to use for boosting its business...
OCBC Bank Mulls Setting Up Crypto Exchange: CEO
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC Bank) is mulling creating a crypto exchange, the bank’s CEO Helen Wong said in an interview with...
Bitcoin Attempts Price Recovery After a Derivatives-Led Slide to Sub-$56K
Bitcoin is looking to regain its footing, having reached five-week lows early Friday in a move market participants said was driven by...
Kucoin Labs Launches $100 Million Metaverse Investment Fund
Kucoin Labs, the investigative and investment arm of Kucoin, a cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a $100 million fund to incubate early...
SoFi share prices down 2% after Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya sold 15% of his position in SoFi
Bitcoin billionaire Palihapitiya will be using his earnings to fund other investments in technologies that will shape our future....
Market highlights November 19: Cryptos decline, Nvidia’s gain pushes NASDAQ up
Markets wavered yesterday as investors digested US employment data that showed unemployment reaching near pre-pandemic levels, with higher...
Bitcoin clings to $56K as whales keep buying — Watch these BTC price levels
Bitcoin (BTC) is demanding a “slightly bearish” rethink on price action as old support levels give way overnight. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Norway Considers Backing Swedish Crypto Ban Proposal, Hints Minister
Norway is considering a crypto mining ban proposal put forth by two Swedish regulatory officials, Minister of Local Government and...
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Addresses Rise of NFT Gaming; Feels Some of It Is “Exploitive”
Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft and the individual responsible for the Xbox program, has addressed the NFT...
Binance Labs Invests $8M in Hackathon Organizer DoraHacks
DoraHacks, a global hackathon organizer and Web 3 developer community, has received $8 million in strategic funding from Binance Labs, the...
Crypto Could Destabilize Nations, Undermine Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status, Hillary Clinton Says
Former U.S. Secretary of State and Democrat Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton slammed cryptocurrencies on Friday, calling on nations...
Binance Fully Integrates Ethereum Scaler Arbitrum One
Binance has completed the integration of Arbitrum One mainnet, a scaling solution for the Ethereum network, and is allowing users to...
ETERNAL, the mining power game token: Where to buy ETERNAL
ETERNAL is a token from CryptoMines, which is trading for $353 today. Its trading volume was just under $103 million in the last 24 hours....
Torrent Website Called The NFT Bay Reignites Controversy Over Non-Fungible Tokens
There’s a new website the crypto community has been discussing called The NFT Bay, a web portal that operates in a similar fashion...
MANA is up 16%: here’s where to buy MANA Coin now
The live Decentraland (Mana coin) price today is just over $4 with a 24-hour trading volume of $7.4 billion. Mana coin is up 16.03% in the...
Crypto exchange Coinhako secures in-principle approval from MAS
The exchange will, in the next few weeks, be working to secure a Major Payment Institution license Singapore -based crypto exchange...
Binance US to Close Pre-IPO Funding in 1-2 Months, Founder CZ Says
Binance U.S. will be closing a pre-IPO funding round in the next one to two months, the founder and CEO of the exchange’s parent company,...
US City Installs Crypto ATM at Airport After Accepting Cryptocurrency for Payments
The U.S. city of Williston in North Dakota is installing a cryptocurrency ATM at its international airport. “This marks the first...
Kleiman v. Wright: A Story of Physical and Financial Tribulation
MIAMI – The federal civil trial of Kleiman v. Wright continued in Miami Thursday, with witnesses for the defense suggesting it was...
BREAKING: ConstitutionDAO fails to win Sotheby’s auction
The online group, ConstitutionDAO, has failed in its bid to purchase the last privately owned, 1st edition print copy of the U.S....
Major Australian Baseball League Team Perth Heat to Pay Players in Bitcoin and Hold BTC on Balance Sheet
One of the most successful baseball teams in Australia, the Perth Heat, is adopting the bitcoin standard. The team will pay players and...
Biden and the Fed: Why Powell or Brainard Won’t Change Much for Crypto
Placing bets on which candidate for Federal Reserve chair would be best for cryptocurrencies? The answer might disappoint: Both incumbent...
Traders say Bitcoin’s drop to $57K is an ‘attractive entry’ for hodlers
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to fresh lows on Nov. 18, and the brief visit to the $56,000 level resulted in a sharp sell-off in...
ConstitutionDAO Outbid for First Printing of America’s Founding Document in Sotheby’s Auction
NEW YORK — A slapdash alliance of crypto fans was outbid for the U.S. Constitution in dramatic fashion.The group known as ConstitutionDAO...
Shanghai Man: VeChain still popular in China, crypto media shutdown and OKEx goes global
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including...
ConstitutionDAO Wins First Printing of America’s Founding Document at Auction
NEW YORK — A slapdash alliance of crypto fans just bought the U.S. Constitution.The group known as ConstitutionDAO placed the winning $41...
Banksy Paintings Sell For 3,093 ETH in Auction House First
A pair of paintings from contemporary artist Banksy have sold for a combined 3,093 ETH in an auction at Sotheby’s on Thursday night.As...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Drops Below $60K Amid Broad Sell-Off in Crypto Markets
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening this morning:Market Moves: Crypto markets are looking weaker as bitcoin falls below $60,000 and...
Norway Mulls Backing Sweden’s Call for Euro Ban on Crypto Mining
The government in Norway is considering ways to limit the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining and may support Swedish proposals...
‘We want to build Minterest as a fairer financial system,’ says CEO Josh Rogers
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have gained significant traction in the cryptocurrency sector, with a total value locked surpassing...
Player Sizzles the Casino Floor With a $134,000 Jackpot Win on Bitcoin.com Games
Bitcoin.com Games dishes out a massive jackpot win for a lucky player who cashes out the big loot! Player Cashes out 2.25 Bitcoin After a...
Airdrop rumors result in a swarm of activity on MetaMask Swap and Polygon
Five to six-figure-size airdrops have become the new norm in the crypto sector and a growing number of analysts believe there are more to...
xSigma’s MaximNFT to Launch Beta in Late November, Including NFT Collections From Brian Tracy and Numerous NFL Players
PRESS RELEASE. WENZHOU, China/PRNewswire/ — ZK International Group Co., Ltd’s (Nasdaq: ZKIN) (“ZKIN”,...
Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Slide as Buyers Stick to the Sidelines
Cryptocurrencies continued to slide as buyers appear to be taking some profits. Some analysts are now cautious on bitcoin’s short-term...
Polkadot Chief Promises Freedom From Ethereum’s ‘Economic Enslavement’
The completion of the first Polkadot parachain auction was occasion for its creator, Gavin Wood, to herald a newfound freedom from the...
Traders expect Ethereum price to drop further ahead of Friday’s $550M options expiry
Ether’s (ETH) 330% year-to-date gain has been largely fueled by the growth of decentralized finance and the explosion of...
Public Banking v. Open Source Money: What Omarova for OCC Means
Brian Quintenz, former commodities regulator and friend to the crypto industry, weighed in today on the confirmation process to elect a...
Avalanche soars to new highs after Deloitte adoption — But risks emerge for AVAX price
Avalanche (AVAX) rose to a new price high on Nov. 18 and posted weekly gains after its developer, Ava Labs, entered a partnership with...
Argentina grava a los exchanges de criptomonedas
Argentina planea gravar con un impuesto a exchanges que ofrecen en el país el servicio de compraventa de criptomonedas, según anunció el...
Report: Leading NFT Marketplace Opensea Presented With $10 Billion Valuation, Investors Are ‘Clamoring’
On November 17, a report disclosed that the leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, Opensea, is “fielding new investment...
Bitcoin falls to a 1-month low after a 6% dive drops BTC price to $56.6K
Bitcoin (BTC) fell through key support levels on Nov. 18 in a fresh test of bulls’ resolve. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp)....
IRS Seized $3.5B in Cryptocurrency During Fiscal 2021
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation Unit (CI) unit seized $3.5 billion in cryptocurrency during fiscal 2021, which...
Gala price gathering momentum after the introduction of the Town Star play-to-earn game
Today Gala price is up by 178 in the last seven days and it is on the rise after the introduction of the Town star play-to-play earn game...
What Hic et Nunc’s Resurrection Says About Decentralized Infrastructure
Late last week, an NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace called Hic et Nunc suddenly went down without explanation. All URLs tied to...
What We Learned From Congress’ ‘Demystifying Crypto’ Hearing
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeYesterday’s show was a global regulatory roundup, but today’s is all about the...
Blockchain Backend Firm Alchemy Moves to Bring NFTs to a Wider Audience
A key company in non-fungible token (NFT) infrastructure is rolling out a new tool to help NFTs go mainstream.Alchemy Insights, Inc., the...
NFL Dabbles With NFT Ticket Collectibles on Polygon
The National Football League (NFL) is experimenting with non-fungible tokens (NFTs).The league says it’s pairing tickets purchased at...
World’s Largest Collector Car Auction House RM Sotheby’s to Accept Cryptocurrencies
On Wednesday, the world’s largest collector car auction house by total sales, RM Sotheby’s, announced the company will be...
Bitcoin Tumbles to Three-Week Low Under $60K; Next Support at $53K
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $60,000 as sellers remained active over the past few hours, pushing the price to its lowest in three weeks. The...
Switzerland’s Six Digital Exchange Launches With Blockchain Bond
Six Digital Exchange (SDX), Switzerland’s long-awaited crypto-asset trading venue, has launched with its first live transaction, issuing a...
Crypto Heavyweight Moshe Hogeg Reportedly Arrested in Israel
Moshe Hogeg, the Israeli crypto mogul behind the blockchain smartphone startup Sirin Labs and a host of other crypto startups, was...
Blockchain Association Raises $4M to Grow Its Presence on Capitol Hill
The Blockchain Association, one of the crypto industry’s largest lobbying groups, raised $4 million in new funding.Crypto exchange Kraken...
Acala Wins First Polkadot Parachain Auction With $1.3B in DOT Committed
The first coveted Polkadot parachain slot was won by decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Acala after days of jockeying for first place...
Private Equity Giant KKR Plans to Back Anchorage Fundraise at $3B Valuation: Report
Private equity firm KKR plans to lead a Series D investment round for crypto platform Anchorage, according to The Information sources. The...
NEM
XEM is the native cryptocurrency of blockchain project NEM (New Economy Movement). It powers its Smart Asset System – software that makes...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Urges Countries to Collaborate on Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency
The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, has urged democratic countries to work together to ensure that cryptocurrency, particularly...
Lisk
LSK is the utility token of Lisk, a blockchain platform that enables developers to produce and distribute decentralized apps, or dapps....
Qtum
QTUM is the native cryptocurrency of Qtum, which is a blockchain technology designed to combine the smart contract element of the Ethereum...
US city sets up Bitcoin ATM in airport after crypto payment adoption
North Dakota’s City of Williston continues its exploration and adoption of the cryptocurrency industry with the installation of a crypto...
Bitcoin SV
BSV is the native cryptocurrency of Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV), sometimes called Bitcoin SV: a blockchain created in 2018 after a hard...
Futurist film maker Ian Khan on tomorrow’s AI and blockchain
Ian Khan is a futurist who expects that blockchain, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things will merge together to create an...
Decred
DCR is the native cryptocurrency of Decred, a forked version of the Bitcoin protocol designed to improve the organization and...
Snoop Dogg, Deadmau5 Headline New Members of Outlier Ventures’ Accelerator
Cryptocurrency venture capital firm Outlier Ventures has announced that celebrities Snoop Dogg and Deadmau5, consumer brand guru Shaun...
Tezos
XTZ is the native cryptocurrency of Tezos, which is an open-source smart contract platform used to issue new digital assets and create...
Bitcoin Miner PrimeBlock Plans to Go Public by Merging With 10X Capital: Report
Bitcoin miner Prime Blockchain (PrimeBlock) is said to be in talks to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) 10X Capital...
Dai
Dai is a stablecoin whose value is pegged to the U.S. dollar, which means it is shielded from the wild swings in prices that are typically...
Orchid
OXT is the native cryptocurrency of Orchid: a decentralized marketplace where users stake OXT (deposit tokens into a smart contract) in...
What Is a SPAC? Your Questions Answered
SPACs have been an increasingly popular option for companies looking to go public, especially during the global slowdown caused by the...
Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 18, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:First Mover Asia: Altcoins Surge as Bitcoin,...
Digital Currency Group Raises $600M in New Credit Facility
Digital Currency Group (DCG), the crypto investment company whose holdings include asset manager Grayscale, crypto lender Genesis and...
How DAOs Can Empower Advisors and Investors
Disintermediation and decentralization can sometimes be intimidating concepts for those of us accustomed to the traditional financial...
‘Tis the Season of Ransomware Indictments, Feat. Chainalysis’ Gurvais Grigg
This week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to Gurvais Grigg, global public sector chief...