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FTX, Lightspeed Lead $21M Funding Round in Gaming Studio Faraway
FTX and Lightspeed Venture Partners have led a $21 million Series A funding round for gaming studio Faraway.Faraway said in a press...
The Growing Utility of NFTs
When most people think of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), they think of their value as lying in their being unique – hence “non-fungible.” As...
Bitcoin on-chain metric suggests 2017-style bull run will continue
Bitcoin’s (BTC) pullback from its record high of $67,000 to below $60,000 has not deterred bulls from eyeing another peak level...
Will Bitcoin Win When the Fed Stops Buying Bonds?
There are things out of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s control. The central bank has a dual congressional mandate to maintain the U.S....
‘Privacy-preserving computing is the future,’ says Secret Network’s Guy Zyskind after Quentin Tarantino NFT drop
On Nov. 2, award-winning writer and director Quentin Tarantino announced he would auction off seven uncut scenes from Pulp Fiction as...
Why Some US Congressmen Are Asking Gensler About a Bitcoin Spot ETF
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW follows up on the burgeoning bitcoin-mayor competition...
Why Bitcoin bears are trying to keep BTC price below $62K for Friday’s options expiry
Bitcoin’s (BTC) 90% year-to-date gain was largely fueled by the SEC’s recent exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval and in the first...
NYC Mayor-Elect Eric Adams to Take First 3 Paychecks in Bitcoin
Incoming New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday that he will take his first three paychecks in bitcoin when he takes office in...
Jefferies’ Wood Urges Banks to Embrace Blockchain, Add More Bitcoin Exposure
Banks should focus on blockchain technology and investors should increase their bitcoin holdings while trimming gold exposure, according...
Russian Government to Track Crypto Transactions With Help From Anti-Drug Organization
Russian institutions have responded to a call from а public movement for joint efforts to identify cryptocurrency transfers related...
DeFi Needs Clear Regulation; Or Does it? Feat. PaperImperium
This week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to PaperImperium, the first and only pseudonymous...
SHIB Slumped Amid Near-Term Sell Pressure Triggered by Whale Speculation
Shiba inu (SHIB), the popular meme token powered by a strong internet community, remained in deep red after its biggest daily sell-off...
Bitcoin Rangebound; Support Between $58K-$60K Could Stabilize Pullback
Bitcoin has traded in a tight range between $60,000 support and $64,000 resistance over the past week. Short-term buyers have been active...
A16z Leads $150M Round for NFT Game Platform Mythical Games at $1.25B Valuation
Mythical Games has raised $150 million in a Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) at a $1.25 billion valuation, the company...
Crypto Arbitrage Trading: How to Make Low-Risk Gains
Crypto arbitrage is a type of trading strategy where investors capitalize on slight price discrepancies of a digital asset across multiple...
Finder’s Experts Expect Solana to Surpass $1,100 by 2025, Over $5K by 2030
At the end of October, the product comparison website finder.com published new survey data about price predictions concerning the leading...
Bitcoin will peak at $253K, Ethereum at $22K this cycle if 2016 halving bull run repeats
Bitcoin (BTC) may be over seven times higher than at its last halving, but if history repeats, that number could grow another 300% and...
Value Secured by Chainlink Data Soars 10-Fold in Less Than a Year
Chainlink, the biggest provider of data to smart contracts, said the value of smart contracts dependent on its feeds has climbed to $75...
Chainlink’s total value secured surpasses $75B as DeFi continues to surge
The total value secured by the Chainlink network has officially surpassed $75 billion, marking a new milestone for the decentralized...
Revolut Looks to Hire Tech Lead to Build a Crypto Exchange
Digital bank Revolut is looking to hire a tech lead to build a crypto exchange, according to a new job posting.The successful candidate...
RTFKT partners with Daz 3D to advance metaverse NFT’s
RTFKT Studios, pronounced artifact, has announced a collaborative partnership with software developer Daz 3D to leverage their technology...
Online Broker TradeStation Going Public Via $1.43B SPAC Merger
Online trading and brokerage company TradeStation Group will become a publicly traded company through a combination with Quantum FinTech...
Man loses millions selling DOGE a day too soon
A trader lost $6 million by selling his Dogecoin a day too early, The Sun reported. He had made over $2 million profit from Shiba Inu and...
Ethereum Alternatives and Gaming Tokens Outperform BTC and ETH
Bitcoin and Ethereum’s ether (ETH) were little changed over the past 24 hours, though Solana and Polkadot – both alternatives to the...
Alameda, Lightspeed Lead $21M Funding Round in Gaming Studio Faraway
Alameda Research and Lightspeed Venture Partners have led a $21 million Series A for gaming studio Faraway, the company announced...
Smartbch Defi Universe Expands — Dozens of SEP20 Tokens, $12.8M Total Value Locked in Dex Platforms
On April 1, Bitcoin.com News published an in-depth report on the Smart Bitcoin Cash (Smartbch) protocol and its compatibility with...
Kazakhstan Limits Crypto Investment for Retail Players: Report
Kazakhstan has limited the amount of money local retail investors can put into crypto, domestic news website Kapital.kz reported on...
Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 4, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:Lower Trading Volatility in 2021 Crypto Bull...
Enjin Forms $100M Fund to Support Metaverse Projects
Blockchain firm Enjin has formed a $100 million fund to support projects in its ecosystem geared toward developing a decentralized...
Crypto Phishing Scam Targets Metamask, Phantom Wallet Users: Report
Users of crypto wallets Metamask and Phantom, as well as the crypto swap platform Pancake have been targeted in a crypto phishing scam...
Why the Advisor Crypto Technology Gap Is Closing
When I first became aware of cryptocurrencies a little more than a decade ago, no one I knew was investing in them.That changed quickly,...
Compounding and Saving in Bitcoin: The Power of a Dollar-Cost Averaging Strategy
Frequently, I hear other advisors say, “I can’t buy bitcoin for clients; it’s too volatile and adds too much risk.” They’re also worried...
KuCoin Labs Invest in Huobi-Backed SocialFi Platform to Expand Into Metaverse and NFT Space
PRESS RELEASE. The latest strategic investment in emerging SocialFi startup Torum from KuCoin Labs will empower the development of a...
Apple App Store removes crypto wallet TokenPocket after PayPal complaint
Global payments giant PayPal is going after cryptocurrency wallet TokenPocket over an alleged trademark infringement. Apple has...
CryptoCompare Gets FCA Authorization to Operate as Benchmark Administrator
London-based data aggregator and index provider CryptoCompare has received authorization from U.K. regulatory body, the Financial Conduct...
Kazakhstan President Demands ‘Urgent’ Regulation of Crypto Mining Amid Power Shortages
Facing an electricity deficit largely blamed on cryptocurrency miners, Kazakhstan is trying to avoid an energy crisis this winter. The...
Bitfury Hires Former Binance US Chief Brian Brooks as CEO: Report
Bitcoin mining company Bitfury has hired former Binance US chief Brian Brooks as its new CEO, the Financial Times reported on...
Ether to Extend Outperformance Versus Bitcoin Following Recent Breakout, FSInsight Says
Ether should rally to as high as $4,951 “with little to no resistance” after outperforming bitcoin recently and breaking through September...
FTX.US pens deals with University of Kentucky basketball team, AscendEX raises $50M
The FTX sponsorship deal will see the university players become brand ambassadors for the crypto exchange FTX.US partners with the...
African Fintech Giant Raises $150 Million in Funding Round Led by FTX, Firm Now Valued at Over $2 Billion
Chipper Cash, one of Africa’s biggest fintechs, recently concluded a Series C extension funding round in which it raised $150...
Eric Adams Wins NY Mayoral Race, Promises to Make Municipality Crypto-friendly
Eric Adams was voted in to become only New York’s second black mayor this week as he outpaced competing Republican Curtis Sliwa in...
Galaxy Digital’s October AUM Grew More Than 40% to $3.1B
Galaxy Digital’s assets under management (AUM) grew to over $3.1 billion in October from $2.2 billion in September, with its Ether-focused...
FC Barcelona Joins NFT Rush With Moments From 122 Years of History
FC Barcelona, the world’s second-most valuable soccer club, is joining the rush to issue non-fungible tokens with a plan to offer NFTs...
Bitcoin retests support, with trader forecasting BTC price dip to $55K
Bitcoin (BTC) denied bulls their big break on Nov. 4 as sideways action dragged the market ever closer to $60,000. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Kazakhstan Introduces Crypto Investment Limits for Retail Players: Report
Kazakhstan has limited the amount of money local retail investors can put into crypto, domestic news website Kapital.kz reported on...
The Sandbox Scores $93 Million Investment Led by Softbank as Metaverse Tokens Thrive
The Sandbox, a blockchain-based metaverse game, has scored an investment of $93 million to keep expanding its metaverse proposal. The...
Solana, the coin of the rising sun: See how and where to buy now
The price of Solana’s token, SOL, has grown 13,300% since the start of the year. It is in the top 10 most valuable cryptocurrencies...
Dar Token trending: What it is and where to buy it
Mines of Dalarnia (DAR) is currently in the ICO stage. There are 24,000,000 DAR tokens for sale. The ICO price has not been announced yet....
IoTeX up 111.6% so far today: Here’s where to buy IOTX
The live IoTeX price today is $0.161871 with a 24-hour trading volume of $2,505,515,809. Some exchanges for trading in IoTeX are Binance,...
Nifty News: FTX and Wildcats’ basketball NFTs, WeMeta’s $1.1M funding, Zed Run’s Netflix tie-in
FTX’s latest sports sponsorship The University of Kentucky has entered into a sponsorship agreement with FTX.US for the men’s...
Avalanche Foundation Launches $200 Million Blizzard Fund to Entice Innovation on Its Chain
Avalanche Foundation, the organization behind the Avalanche chain, has announced the launch of Blizzard, a fund that will entice...
Total Value Locked in Defi Reaches $250 Billion — Uniswap, Quickswap, Trader Joe Dominate Dex Volumes
During the second week of October, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols crossed $200 billion, and two...
LTNM and OSO ATMs Enters Into a 3 Year Partnership to Install LTNM ATMs in the US
PRESS RELEASE. Palo Alto, CA – LTNM, the next generation, insured asset-backed cryptocurrency, is proud to announce an exclusive...
Everyone’s in The Sandbox: Artists, brands and creators pile into the Metaverse
The blockchain gaming ecosystem has seen explosive growth over the course of 2021 as nonfungible tokens (NFT) and the play-to-earn gaming...
The Giving Block launches 15 new funds to direct crypto donations by cause
Cryptocurrency charity platform The Giving Block has announced the launch of 15 new ‘Cause Funds’ to better direct donations...
BTS Agency Hybe to Set Up Joint Venture on NFTs with Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit
Hybe, the agency behind K-pop band BTS, and Dunamu, the operator of crypto exchange Upbit, have agreed to set up a joint venture to work...
In Craig Wright Trial, Plaintiffs Lay Out Pattern of Fraud, Deceit and Hubris
Attorneys for Ira Kleiman and W&K Info Defense Research, LLC began to paint an unflattering portrait of Craig Wright, his business...
Iran Blockchain Association Offers Help With Crypto Regulations, Says Regulators Are Not Qualified
The leading crypto industry association in Iran has slammed authorities for their passive stance regarding crypto regulation. The...
Mobius Capital Founder Says Crypto Is Not an Investment but ‘a Means to Speculate and Have Fun’
Mobius Capital Partners founder Mark Mobius says that cryptocurrency is not an investment, calling it “a means to speculate and...
Australia’s Commonwealth Bank Lets Customers Trade Crypto Directly Through Its App
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the country’s biggest bank, is providing customers with the ability to buy, sell, and...
Monster-battle NFT game Axie Infinity soars in popularity among developing nations
It’s no secret that video-game streaming platforms, such as Twitch, have made it possible for players to earn money by broadcasting...
Friday’s $540M Ethereum options expiry favors traders with targets at $5K
Ether (ETH) bulls are probably very pleased with the 368% gains accrued so far in 2021 and it seems like not a day passes where the...
Silk Road 2 Admin Forfeits $667,000 in Bitcoin to British Law Enforcement
According to reports, the founder of the now-defunct Silk Road 2 marketplace has forfeited more than half-billion dollars worth of bitcoin...
How Yield Farming on Curve Is Quietly Conquering DeFi
Decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms and their associated yields have earned a unique reputation across traditional finance and even the...
Informe de JPMorgan afirma que las CBDC pueden ahorrar a las empresas $100.000 millones al año en pagos transfronterizos
Una red de monedas digitales de bancos centrales (CBDC, por sus siglas en inglés) podría hacer ahorrar a compañías multinacionales más de...
Binance Is Investigating Squid Game Token, Considers It a Scam: Report
Crypto exchange Binance is investigating the SQUID token crash and considers it a classic “rug pull” scam, according to a Barron’s...
ADALend Ignites the Defi Space
ADALend is a scalable and decentralized lending protocol governed by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). ADALend will offer...
CoinDesk Names Kevin Reynolds Editor-in-Chief
No matter what views people hold about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, there’s no denying the general public has an insatiable...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holds Above $60K After Fed Taper Announcement
Bitcoin traded in a choppy price range on Wednesday as traders reacted to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plans to taper its...
Cointelegraph Consulting: Recounting 2021’s biggest DeFi hacking incidents
Compound Finance is just one of the latest victims of DeFi hacking incidents in 2021. On Sept. 30, its errant token distribution bug...
Binance Funds $116M Initiative to Grow French Crypto Ecosystem
Crypto exchange Binance and French Fintech, a nonprofit focused on promoting financial technology in France, have launched an initiative...
Money managers with zero crypto exposure risk being left behind — Bloomberg strategist
The career risk surrounding cryptocurrency is shifting to money managers who don’t have exposure to digital assets as opposed to those who...
Lower Trading Volatility in 2021 Crypto Bull Runs Signals Maturing Market
Bitcoin’s two bull runs in 2021 have differed from those in past years and one key distinction has been decreased volatility...
Parabolic gains for OriginTrail, Maker and XYO Network rouse ‘altseason’ hopes
Calls for the arrival of an altseason are growing louder on Nov. 3 after the price action for altcoins is on the rise and Bitcoin (BTC)...
Marathon Digital stock reaches 6-year high as company HODLs $460M Bitcoin
United States-based crypto mining company Marathon Digital Holdings holds more than $460 million in Bitcoin (BTC), mainly from mining and...
$1.75 Trillion for Climate Change, Social Services — Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Plan Advances While Inflation Grips US
This week, U.S. lawmakers are preparing to debate the advance of Joe Biden’s Build Back Better proposal, which is now estimated at...
Data shows Polkadot crashes after reaching $1B open interest — Will it happen again?
Whenever there is relevant growth in the number of derivatives contracts currently in play (open interest), it usually means that more...
US Lawmakers Call for Bitcoin Spot ETF in Letter to SEC Chair Gensler
U.S. congressmen Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and Darren Soto (D-Fla.) advocated for the trading of bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a...
New York City Gets Itself a Bitcoin Mayor
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeDespite (or perhaps because of) being one of the world’s great traditional...
Federal Reserve to Taper Money Printing That Fueled Bitcoin Bets
The U.S. Federal Reserve announced plans to taper its $120-billion-a-month of asset purchases, taking the first step toward winding down a...
Group of Exchanges Call on Indian Government to Regulate Crypto in Front-Page Ad
CORRECTION (Nov. 3, 16:57 UTC): Corrects to make clear that the source of the piece was a front-page ad in the Economic Times and not a...
Stellar Validators Vote In AMM Integration That Could Boost Liquidity
In a protocol upgrade Wednesday morning, tokenized money transfer protocol Stellar has launched an automated market maker (AMM) that will...
Coinbase Users Can Borrow Up to 1M With Bitcoin as Collateral
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is now allowing customers to borrow as much as 40% of their bitcoin value, up to $1 million, with no...
The Cube Movement
The mainstream media has caught on to the latest huge crypto trend, which isn’t a new non-fungible token (NFT) line or a fresh dog token,...
Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Gets Paid in Bitcoin, Gives Away $1 Million in BTC
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is taking a portion of his salary in bitcoin. He also gave away $1 million in the...
Crypto Trading Platform AscendEx Raises $50M From Backers Including Alameda Research
Singapore-based cryptocurrency trading platform AscendEx has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Polychain Capital and...
Solana battles Cardano for the top-five spot as SOL market cap crosses $70B-mark
Solana’s (SOL) autumn rally continued on Nov. 3 with its price and market cap hitting a new record high. SOL surged by 7% in the...
Tron Foundation, APENFT Launch $100M Fund for NFT Projects
Justin Sun’s Tron Foundation has joined with APENFT, a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, to launch a $100 million fund to support NFT...
Crypto Exchange Kraken Fails to List SHIB, Despite Promise
Crypto exchange Kraken has failed to fulfill a promise it made on Twitter to list popular meme token shiba inu (SHIB) once the idea had...
Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 3, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:Ether Hits Fresh Record High, Sandbox’s SAND...