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Coinbase Wants Coders to Help With Its Crypto Regulation Proposal
Fresh on the heels of Coinbase asking the U.S. government to create a new regulator to oversee the cryptocurrency industry, the exchange...
CFTC Fines Stablecoin Issuer Tether and Crypto Exchange Bitfinex $42.5 Million
On Friday, October 15, 2021, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had ordered the company Tether...
Bitcoin Is Actually, Finally About to Have an ETF
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW looks at the buzz and excitement around a bitcoin...
And Just Like That the U.S. Has Become a Bitcoin Superpower
This week’s edition of “Money Reimagined” explores the ramifications of a startling shift in the rankings of the world’s top locations for...
Jacobi Asset Management Wins Bitcoin ETF Approval in Guernsey
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds are popping up across the Atlantic. Newcomer digital assets manager Jacobi said Friday that it won approval...
Bitcoin Price Smashes $61.7K High — Leading Crypto Asset Needs to Gain Over 5% to Reach ATH
The price of bitcoin has continued to push toward higher prices as the leading crypto asset has tapped a high of $61,749 per unit on...
NFTs Are an Internet Game-Changer
When they look at non-fungible tokens, non-crypto “normies” in the mainstream tend to focus on the mind-blowing prices that have been paid...
Bitcoin gets green light for price discovery with ‘almost no supply’ on exchanges above $59K
Bitcoin (BTC) is now free to surge not only to existing all-time highs but beyond, analysts have said. Analyzing orderbook data on Oct....
$2T and Counting: Some Friday Perspective
Nic Carter, prominent industry venture capitalist and shyguy, had an insightful comment yesterday about how it’s easy to lose sight of...
Coingecko Publishes Q3 Crypto Report — BTC Outperformed Every Major Asset Class, Altcoins Decouple
On Thursday, the crypto asset aggregation portal Coingecko published the firm’s 2021 third-quarter report which shows a number of...
Slow and steady is path to crypto riches says YouTube star
When Nicholas Merten saw a video explaining Bitcoin in November 2011, he brushed it off, later lamenting that “I unfortunately did not do...
Better call SOL: Month-long consolidation puts Solana price en route to $275
Solana (SOL) price technicals suggest SOL can hit $275 in the coming sessions. The upside outlook for the world’s sixth-largest...
Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 15, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:Market Wrap: Ether Outperforms Bitcoin as...
PoolTogether Launches v4: More Prizes, Better Odds and Aggregated Liquidity
Popular decentralized finance (DeFi) no-loss savings game PoolTogether has overhauled their architecture with the launch of their v4, a...
CFTC Fines Tether and Bitfinex $42.5M for ‘Untrue or Misleading’ Claims
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) fined Bitfinex and Tether more than $42 million on allegations that the USDT stablecoin...
Bitcoin Is Now World’s 8th Most Valuable Asset — BTC Now Targets Silver’s $1.31T Market Cap
The price of bitcoin had crossed the $60K zone at 1:30 a.m. (EST) early Friday morning. The leading crypto asset’s latest price...
Ransomware Payments in 2021 Already Dwarfs Last Year’s Total, FinCEN Reports
Payments tied to ransomware attacks in 2021 are already exceeding 2020′s total, the U.S. government’s financial crimes watchdog announced...
Where to buy NEO as the token gears up for a rally
The NEO token has seen a strong volume build up near the $45 region and the coin could be heading towards a rally soon The NEO token is...
The NFT Game That Makes Cents for Filipinos During COVID
In the early 1980s, anti-video game propaganda depicted zombie-like “vidiots” hypnotized by their Pac-Mans and their Space Invaders. Lured...
‘There’s a Sense of Vindication’: A NFT Pioneer Looks to the Future
The most expensive non-fungible token (NFT) sold in 2019 was a digital car for the blockchain racing game, F1 Delta Time (at just over...
Crypto Miners Are ‘Literally Printing Money,’ Says Wall Street Firm DA Davidson
D.A. Davidson, the Wall Street investment banking and research firm, launched research coverage of Core Scientific, Marathon Digital, Riot...
Some Filipino Merchants Prefer Payment in Axie’s SLP
Inside SM Aura, one of Metro Manila’s many sprawling shopping malls, you’ll find a wonderfully whimsical “co-baking” space called Bakebe....
Nigerian Presidency: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Against ‘Willy-Nilly Devaluation of the Naira’
The Nigerian presidency has denied reports that the country’s Vice President (VP), Yemi Osinbajo, was calling for the devaluation...
An Argentine Entrepreneur Tries to Take His Tipping App Global With the Lightning Network
Damian Catanzaro, a 26-year-old Argentine programmer, created a sensation among Argentinian content creators and NGOs with Cafecito, a...
‘Thank God for Bitcoin,’ Cynthia Lummis says on US debt limit raise
Amid the United States President Joe Biden signing legislation to raise the government’s debt limit to $28.9 trillion, Senator Cynthia...
Tron Partnering With Sony Interactive Entertainment to Enhance Blockchain Gaming Experience
PRESS RELEASE. SAN FRANCISCO – October 15, 2021 – TRON, one of the largest blockchain-based operating systems in the world,...
Weekly Report: Centralised exchanges are joining the NFT space
Bitcoin and Ethereum appear to be on the path towards hitting new all-time highs after recent gains. Elsewhere, the cryptocurrency and NFT...
Investment app Plum raises $14M ahead of crowdfunding campaign
The firm hopes to raise a total of $24 million in funding to expand across Europe UK-based investment app Plum has raised $14 million as...
Where to buy APIX as the token aims for the moon
The APIX coin is up by 162% in the past 24 hours and could rally higher if the volume action continues in the future The APIX token has...
Polygon can hit $3.50 in Q4 as MATIC’s 20% weekly rally triggers bull flag setup
Polygon (MATIC) has the potential to reach $3.50 by the end of this year as it charts a pattern that’s starting to resemble a bull flag....
Where to buy Bitcoin Cash as BCH registers 4% gains
The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) token has generated 4% returns in the past 24 hours and the coin could rally soon if the bulls establish control...
BIT Mining’s Subsidiary BTC.com to Exit Mainland China
BTC.com, the mining pool subsidiary of BIT Mining (NYSE:BTCM), will exit mainland China in response to the ongoing crackdown of the crypto...
Where to buy GreenMoon as GRM grows by 1353%
The GreenMoon token is currently trading at $0.18 with enormous gains in the past 24 hours The GreenMoon token has risen by 1353% in the...
ETC Group Releases Bitcoin Cash Report Praising High Usage and Vibrant Development
ETC Group, an ETF issuer company, released a report last month about the evolution of Bitcoin Cash in the years after the hard fork that...
Belarus Introduces Special Electricity Tariff for Miners
Belarus has classified crypto miners in the same electricity-tariff grouping as data centers, according to a directive jointly issued by...
Mexico is not planning to adopt cryptocurrencies as legal tender
Mexico's President has confirmed that the country will not follow in the footsteps of El Salvador by enacting crypto as a legal payment...
Bitcoin price hits $60k as Cathie Wood predicts tenfold gains
News of the first approvals of Bitcoin futures ETFs in the US also likely buoyed the price of Bitcoin Bitcoin price rose to an average of...
Think $60K is the top? This Bitcoin fractal suggests it’s the next bear market bottom
Bitcoin (BTC) may have hit highs of $60,000, but calculations suggest that the price level will matter much more to bears, not bulls. In a...
Ether, Bitcoin to Strengthen in Coming Weeks, FSInsight Says
Ether is beginning to gain on bitcoin following a month of underperformance, and Thursday’s surge to multiweek highs suggests a retest of...
Payments Giant Visa Launches NFT Program to Support Digital Artists
Visa, one of the leading credit and payments companies, has announced the creation of a program that will allow artists to understand how...
US SEC set to allow first Bitcoin futures ETF
The news has seen Bitcoin's price cross the $60,000 mark for the first time since April The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is...
MSCI Warns of ‘Creeping’ Crypto Exposure in Equity Markets
MSCI warned of ‘creeping’ exposure to cryptocurrency in equity markets as it notes 52 companies with some degree of crypto exposure.The...
Flow integrates Filecoin storage services to make NFTs more decentralized
Filecoin has officially become the storage collaborator for the Flow Blockchain. Filecoin said in an Oct. 13 announcement that the move...
Bitcoin hits $60K for the first time since April after reports of imminent ETF approval
Bitcoin has surpassed the $60,000 mark briefly for the first time since April 2021. The price has been boosted by reports suggesting a...
Bank of Japan Seeks ‘Plain, Easy-to-Cook’ CBDC Model
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) would try to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that can easily coexist with private payment methods,...
Luxury Fashion Group OTB to Join Louis Vuitton Parent LVMH in Aura Blockchain Consortium
Italy’s OTB Group, the owner of fashion brands Diesel, Jil Sander and Viktor & Rolf is the latest luxury goods company to join the...
G7 Finance Ministers and Bankers Adopt Guidelines for Central Bank Digital Currencies
Any digital currency issued by a central bank must support financial and monetary stability, finance leaders from G7 member states have...
U.S.-led Multilateral Ransomware Meeting Calls for Enhanced Powers Over Crypto
Participating governments will strengthen their capacity to clamp down on the use of virtual assets in ransomware operations, 31 countries...
Blackrock CEO Agrees With JPMorgan Boss Jamie Dimon About Bitcoin, Sees ‘Huge Role for Digitized Currency’
The chief executive officer of the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, says he is “more on the Jamie Dimon...
Dreamr App Signups Grow 1600% Month-Over-Month Following DMR Governance Token Listing on Bittrex Global
Dreamr Labs flagship product, the Dreamr app, continues to gain momentum in new user signups one month after the DMR token launch. Roadmap...
Bitcoin Pumps on Report of Favorable ETF Prospects
Bitcoin rallied late Thursday following a Bloomberg report that a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) will clear the U.S....
Morgan Stanley CEO Says Bitcoin Is Not a Fad, Crypto Is Not Going Away
The chief executive officer of global investment bank Morgan Stanley says that cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, is not a fad. Noting...
Shanghai Man: Fiat on-ramps dry up in China, crypto topics censored on social media
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including...
Crypto Traders to Blame for 300% Sales Spike at Midwest Tungsten Service
Crypto meme lords have ignited a run on tungsten cubes.A two-day-old Twitter joke – “Crypto Traders to Blame for Global Tungsten Shortage”...
SEC Tweets About Funds Holding Bitcoin Futures — Expectations of Impending Bitcoin ETF Approval Soar
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tweeted about investing in funds that hold bitcoin futures contracts. This has...
Bitcoin-related altcoins surge as BTC ETF rumors spread across the sector
On Oct. 14, bulls flexed their muscles and showed their intent to push the price of Bitcoin (BTC) closer to its $65,900 all-time high. One...
Monero
Monero is a privacy focused currency created in 2014. A participant on the Bitcointalk forum going by the username “Thankful_for_today”...
Dash
Dash is derivative of Litecoin, which itself is a derivative of Bitcoin. It was created by Evan Duffield in January of 2014. It was...
IOTA
IOTA is a cryptocurrency set up to allow data exchange between any data recording machine as part of the Internet of Things. IOTA is novel...
Tron
Justin Sun founded the Tron Foundation in Singapore in 2017 with the aim of creating a protocol that could “decentralize the internet” and...
NEO
NEO is a smart contract platform, similar to Ethereum, that was created by a team of developers in China and was formerly known as...
Zcash
Launched in October 2016, the Zcash network aims to offer more privacy than bitcoin and provides users with the option to use private...
Bitcoin Gold
Bitcoin Gold is the result of a hard fork of Bitcoin on October 24th 2017 with the intention to reform the mining process to reduce...
Billionaire Barry Sternlicht Owns Bitcoin Because Governments Are ‘Printing Money Now to the End of Time’
The billionaire CEO of Starwood Capital, an investment firm with over $95 billion under management, has revealed that he owns bitcoin and...
Second Biggest Mortgage Provider in US Stops Accepting Crypto Payments
United Wholesale Mortgage, the second largest mortgage lender in the U.S., has stopped accepting cryptocurrency for home loans, the...
What else is moving as Bitcoin price inches toward a new ATH?
Bitcoin (BTC) is hot and clearly in the hands of bulls. Yes, eventually an exchange-traded fund (ETF) is coming and after that a $100,000,...
Ethereum price hits $3,800, boosting bulls’ control in Friday’s ETH options expiry
Ether (ETH) entered a slightly bullish channel earlier this month, and currently the price is marching toward the $3,800 level. Despite...
Why Shiba Inu Has Been More Resilient Than Some SHIB Haters Would Like to Admit
The world knows a thing or two about SHIBArmy, the community behind the self-proclaimed dogecoin killer shiba inu (SHIB). But did they...
Meet the DeFi Delegate Knocking on the Doors of Congress
It might well be history: On July 28, 2021, Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) headlined a Q&A session with the MakerDAO community – perhaps the...
Deep Web Confusion: Ostensible Alphabay Admin ‘Desnake’ Claims the Darknet Market Has Returned
In mid-July 2017, the largest darknet marketplace (DNM) Alphabay went dark and patrons didn’t know if the administrators were...
Revolve Games Adds New Dimensions to Play-to-Earn Blockchain Gaming
PRESS RELEASE. Playing games has taken another dimension entirely through a new play-to-earn model that makes earning generating crypto...
Market Wrap: Ether Outperforms Bitcoin as Traders Look to Altcoins
Cryptocurrencies were mostly higher on Thursday as some traders appear to be rotating into tokens that have underperformed over the past...
No, Bank of England, Crypto Is Not the Same as Subprime Mortgage Debt
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeToday on “The Breakdown,” NLW takes a deep dive into a recent speech by Sir Jon...
Decentraland Books Deadmau5, Paris Hilton and More for Metaverse Music Festival
Pack your virtual festival attire.Decentraland is hosting a first-of-its-kind music festival featuring over 80 real-world artists. Big...
CME Bitcoin futures open interest hits 8-month high, greater than when BTC price was at $65K
Open interest (OI) for Bitcoin (BTC) Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) inched toward a new record high Thursday as...
If Crypto Causes ‘Instability,’ It’s Because the System Is Unstable
I started reading Nobel prize-winning economist Robert Shiller’s bestselling book “Irrational Exuberance” about asset bubbles recently....
Subversive Capital Files Application With the SEC for a Metaverse ETF
Subversive Capital Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange...
Coinbase Proposes US Create New Regulator to Oversee Crypto
Crypto exchange Coinbase wants the U.S. government to create a new, dedicated regulator to oversee the cryptocurrency industry.Unveiled...
A Look at How Buckminster Fuller Predicted Bitcoin: ‘A Realistic, Scientific Accounting System of What Is Wealth’
Richard Buckminster Fuller was a well known American architect, systems theorist, author, and inventor. Similar to the visions expressed...
Coinbase Jumps After Sign-Up Numbers for NFT Marketplace Revealed
Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) rose 6% after reports that the crypto exchange’s new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace had more than one...
Strike Users in US Can Now Get Paid in Bitcoin
Strike, the startup best known for helping El Salvador adopt bitcoin, is letting its U.S. users instantly convert all or a portion of...
15 NFT Use Cases That Could Go Mainstream
Steph Curry. Eminem. Paris Hilton. Mark Cuban. The full list of celebrities who have embraced non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – whether through...
How a Startup Is Supplying a Whole City With Heat From Bitcoin Mining
MintGreen, a Canadian cleantech cryptocurrency miner, is working with Lonsdale Energy Corp. to supply heat to the city of North Vancouver...
What Is a CBDC?
CBDC stands for “central bank digital currency,” a new type of currency that governments around the world are experimenting with. What...
Sotheby’s Takes Its NFT Experiment Into the Metaverse
Sotheby’s, the 277-year-old British auction house, is staking its claim in the metaverse with the the launch of a new platform called...
Uniswap Labs Hires Former Obama Staffer as DC’s DeFi Scrutiny Ramps Up
As Washington scrambles to form a regulatory strategy for crypto, Uniswap Labs – the developers behind Uniswap, the largest exchange in...
Dogecoin loses 70% against Bitcoin during 6 months of celebrity DOGE endorsements
Dogecoin (DOGE) may have landed major proponent Mark Cuban in hot water as it hits its lowest against Bitcoin (BTC) in over half a year....
What Is a Stablecoin?
A “stablecoin” is a type of cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to another asset class, such as a fiat currency or gold, to stabilize its...
Studio 54 Reveals Never-Before-Seen Photograph and Pixel Art NFTs of the Famed Disco Club
Superrare Labs has revealed the first-ever non-fungible token (NFT) drop crafted by the renowned photographer Bill Bernstein and the...
Where to buy Filecoin as FIL registers 8% price spike
The Filecoin (FIL) token has seen a price upsurge of 8% in the past 24 hours The Filecoin token is up by 8% in the past 24 hours and is...