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Do you still compare Bitcoin to the tulip bubble? Stop!
To compare Bitcoin (BTC) to the Dutch tulip bulb bubble is to perpetuate a fallacy. Technology evolves more rapidly than nature, and...
CoinSwitch Kuber becomes crypto unicorn, Bitcoin returns to a $1T market cap, and a bullish 2017 Ethereum fractal resurfaces: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 3-9
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst)...
Edward Snowden Calls CBDCs ‘Cryptofascist Currency’ — ‘Closer to Being a Perversion of Cryptocurrency’
On October 9, whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden published an opinion editorial concerning central bank digital currencies...
A Brief History of Bitcoin Tipping (and Where Twitter Fits in it)
Download this episodeThis time on Speaking of Bitcoin, join hosts Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine for a look at...
US Senator Lummis Buys More Bitcoin, Sees BTC as ‘Excellent Store of Value’
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has disclosed her bitcoin purchase worth between $50K and $100K. The senator from Wyoming sees bitcoin as an...
Bored Ape Yacht Club Records $542 Million in Lifetime Sales — BAYC Creators to Launch Token in Q1 2022
Non-fungible token (NFT) assets have been extremely popular in 2021 and it doesn’t seem like the NFT hype is going away any time...
DRepublic Launches Combinable NFT Platform, ‘MetaCore’ Using EIP-3664
PRESS RELEASE. Blockchain company DRepublic has announced the launch of their innovative combinable NFT platform MetaCore, and NFT product...
Gryphon Digital Mining to Buy 7.2K S19J Pro Antminers From Bitmain for $48M
Bitcoin mining company Gryphon Digital Mining has signed an agreement to purchase 7,200 Antminer S19J Pro mining machines from Bitmain...
Supply Chain Says No Christmas Presents or Trees This Year
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn this edition of “The Breakdown Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at supply chain...
Abkhazia Extends Internet Restrictions for Cryptocurrency Miners
The government in Abkhazia has extended an order prohibiting access to internet sites used by cryptocurrency miners. The measure is part...
Genesis CEO Michael Moro Thinks Mistakes Keep Institutions Away From Defi
CEO of trading firm Genesis, Michael Moro, stated that according to his views the decentralized finance (defi) space is still too risky...
Kardashian, Mayweather Jr., Lohan Slammed – Star From ‘The O.C.’ Says Celebrities Shilling Crypto Is a ‘Moral Disaster’
Former teen soap star from the popular television series “The O.C.,” Ben McKenzie, has called out his fellow celebrities for...
DeFi picks up the pace as alternate blockchains and NFTs boom
As September ended, the cryptocurrency markets recovered from the so-called “September curse” handsomely to hit a market capitalization of...
China to Add Cryptocurrency Mining to ‘Negative List for Market Access’ Making the Industry Off-Limits to Investors
China has proposed adding cryptocurrency mining to the country’s latest “Negative List for Market Access.” This will...
Crypto Exchange Binance Terminates Some Services in South Africa After Warning by Regulator
Binance has announced that it is terminating some services in South Africa to comply with regulations. This move followed a warning issued...
Google to Help Digital Asset Platform Bakkt Introduce Crypto to Millions of Consumers
Digital asset platform Bakkt has announced a partnership with Google “to introduce digital assets to millions of consumers.”...
Finance Redefined: MakerDAO goes green and BoA bullish on DeFi, Oct. 1–8
Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance, or DeFi, newsletter. Blogging platform Mirror expanded to the...
Ethereum risks drop below $3.2K as ETH price faces heavy resistance
Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) is at risk of falling below $3,200 in the coming sessions as its rally comes face-to-face with a...
Altcoin Roundup: DEXs come to the rescue after China bans crypto
Over the past few months, there have been some major developments coming out of China that have rocked the cryptocurrency market and the...
Mt. Gox Voting Deadline for Creditors Ends
The voting period for Mt. Gox creditors regarding the proposed the civil rehabilitation plan has now ended.The groundbreaking...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Ends Week Notching 14% Gain
Bitcoin ended the week performing strong, gaining nearly 14% as regulatory fears faded and sentiment turned bullish in anticipation of a...
Price analysis 10/8: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, XRP, SOL, DOGE, DOT, LUNA, UNI
Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally above $50,000 seems to have received a boost from institutional buyers who are looking to hedge their portfolio...
White House Considering Executive Order on Crypto Oversight: Report
The U.S. government may expand its efforts to study and regulate the roughly $2 trillion digital asset sector.The Biden administration is...
Airdrop Ethics: VC Firm Draws Ire Following $2.5M Ribbon Finance Exploit
On Friday afternoon, decentralized finance (DeFi) users discovered that a researcher for Divergence Ventures, a crypto venture firm, was...
VC Fund NFX Launches Crypto Gaming Seed Fund
Venture capital fund NFX has launched a crypto gaming funding initiative that can get pre-seed and seed funds into the hands of founders...
Russian Parliament to Consider Restrictions for Non-Qualified Crypto Investors
Cryptocurrency can be quite complicated for some and lawmakers in Russia think they need to contemplate restrictions for private...
Buzz Around Shiba Inu Is Nowhere Close to Retail Frenzy Seen in May
While shiba inu (SHIB) is on a tear, it may be too early to compare the buzz around the dogecoin-inspired cryptocurrency with the peak...
Second-Largest US Bank Says Crypto Is Too Big to Ignore
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW covers some of the topics he’s missed throughout the...
Vitalik Buterin Calls Mandatory Use of Bitcoin in El Salvador Counter to Crypto’s ‘Ideals of Freedom’
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin criticized the forced adoption of bitcoin in El Salvador in a comment he made in a Reddit forum on...
Stellar and Cardano Show the Power of College Partnerships
Major cryptocurrency companies and foundations are partnering with educational institutions to further democratize the development of the...
Morgan Stanley Silvergate Report Sends Crypto-Friendly Bank Up 7%
Crypto-focused bank Silvergate (NYSE: SI) climbed 7.6% after Morgan Stanley outlined a bullish thesis for the bank based on the potential...
The Pandora Papers, Fed’s Leadership Crisis and the Future of Money
This week’s “Money Reimagined” episode is framed by some bombshell news developments that are adding fuel to a fire of mistrust in...
BlockFi Files for Bitcoin Futures ETF
BlockFi filed to offer a bitcoin futures exchange traded fund (ETF) Friday, joining a race that industry experts believe could reach a...
NFT Rentals: Why VCs Are Backing a Puzzling New Project
Some non-fungible tokens (NFTs) come with exclusive perks. A project helping holders monetize those benefits – all while maintaining...
Learning by Doing: A Different Kind of Graduate School for Blockchain
It was on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2018 that a young entrepreneur from the People’s...
Sat Symbol Initiative Attempts to Get Satoshi Design Widely Adopted by the Bitcoin Community
Over the last few days, cryptocurrency advocates have been discussing the Sat Symbol initiative, a goal that aims to get a specifically...
‘Only the Little People Pay Taxes.’ The Pandora Papers and the Case for Crypto
First, there was a series of disclosures about monetary policymakers’ stock trading activity, a controversy that contributed to the...
Bitcoin eyes big $58K resistance as new data shows hodlers acting the opposite to Q1
Bitcoin (BTC) faced stiff resistance near previous highs on Oct. 8 as a fresh push over $56,000 quickly ended. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
‘Much ow’ ahead? Dogecoin chart fractal puts Shiba Inu’s 390% QTD rally in danger
Shiba Inu (SHIB) has emerged as one of the best investments heading into the fourth and final quarter of 2021, with its price rising by...
Ethereum Nodes and Clients: a Complete Guide
In the computing world, a “client” refers to any type of software that is downloaded onto your computer and helps you interact with...
Binance.US Hires Brian Shroder as CEO
Binance.US has named Brian Shroder as its CEO, the U.S. arm of the cryptocurrency exchange announced on Friday.The former Ant Group...
Sign-In With Ethereum Is Coming
Over the past few weeks, Facebook has been raked over the coals in the press and U.S. Congress for practices that are hard to regard as...
Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 8, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:Bitcoin Remains in Bull Territory While...
Powerbridge to Deploy 2,600 Crypto Mining Rigs in Hong Kong
Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. is launching bitcoin and ether mining operations in Hong Kong with a plan to deploy 2,600...
JPMorgan Says Institutional Investors Are Replacing Gold With Bitcoin
“Bitcoin’s allure as an inflation hedge” is drawing institutional investors back to the crypto market, JPMorgan’s Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou...
Meme Crypto Shiba Inu Skyrockets — SHIB Climbs 230% in a Week, Whale Buys 6 Trillion Tokens
The cryptocurrency shiba inu has managed to capture the 18th position in terms of crypto market valuations. The token has gained 230%...
Chinese Agency Reinstates Goal to Phase Out Crypto Mining Industry
The highest economic planning agency under the State Council of China has added crypto mining back to the list of industries it aims to...
Big Tech-Issued Stablecoins Could ‘Amplify Shocks’ to Financial System, Says ECB Exec
Fabio Panetta of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB) has described the risk of Big Tech-issued stablecoins to the...
Where to buy Zcash as ZEC poised for breakout
The Zcash (ZEC) token is consolidating near the $120 region and could soon rise to the $150 level and beyond if bulls prevail The Zcash...
‘Self-Repaying Loan’ Platform Alchemix to Expand Collateral Types, Strategies
Alchemix revealed plans for a the second version of its platform on Friday.The forthcoming v2 represents a significant protocol upgrade...
Where to buy Uniswap as UNI consolidates near $25
The Uniswap (UNI) token has shown signs of consolidation near the $25 region and the token could rally soon if the bulls prevail The...
India’s TikTok Rival Chingari Raises $19M From Alameda, Kraken and Galaxy Digital
India’s short video sharing platform Chingari has raised $19 million for its token round from many prominent crypto investors, including...
What is the Bitcoin Block Size Debate and Why Does it Matter?
The question of how to scale Bitcoin is not a new one. But as transaction volumes are expected to increase in the years ahead, questions...
Google Pay to Support Bakkt Debit Card
Crypto exchange Bakkt said its virtual Visa Debit card will be available for use on Google Pay online and in store.Cryptocurrency balances...
BTC price hits $56K as bulls return and talk focuses on Bitcoin ETF approval
Bitcoin (BTC) returned to beat the week’s four-month highs on Oct. 8, climbing $2,000 in two hours. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Blockchains vie for NFT market, but Ethereum still dominates — Report
This month, Cointelegraph Research will release a comprehensive report on nonfungible tokens, discussing NFTs in detail and providing a...
Where to buy Polkadot as DOT rallies by 6%
The Polkadot (DOT) token is up by 6% in the past 24 hours and the cryptocurrency is consolidating near the $30 region The Polkadot token...
Where to buy Kava as the network announces partnership with CertiK
The KAVA token has seen a rally in the past 24 hours as the network announced a partnership with CertiK The KAVA token is up by 3% in the...
Bitcoin.com Wallet Adds DApp Gateway WalletConnect
The Bitcoin.com Team is excited to announce support for Ethereum-based DApps in the Bitcoin.com Wallet via WalletConnect. Earn interest on...
US September Jobs Report Misses, Amid Fed Tapering Speculation
U.S. jobs rose by 194,000 in September, well below economists’ average estimate for a gain of 500,000 jobs, the Labor Department reported...
SEC approves ETF tracking companies with exposure to Bitcoin
The ETF will only track companies that have 80% or more of their net assets in Bitcoin The US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC)...
Regulation Key to African Fintech Sector Growth — New Study
According to the findings of a study by Afriwise, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa have the most developed fintech ecosystems on the...
Weekly Report: SEC has no plans of outlawing crypto in the US
Here is a rundown of the top cryptocurrency news from the first week of October Grayscale says Cardano is undervalued A report by...
Bank of England Says Crypto Regulation Needed as Risks Grow
The Ban of England said crypto assets are becoming more integrated into the U.K.’s financial system and while they don’t yet pose a major...
Bitcoin Remains in Bull Territory While Polygon’s MATIC Awaits Breakout
Bitcoin has regained upside momentum following Thursday’s 2.5% drop, which saw the market nearly re-test the former...
Crypto exchange Binance expands its corporate presence in Ireland
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange by volume, is considering Ireland as part of its headquarter plans Crypto trading giant...
Compound Finance patch to return COMP distribution to ‘normal’
The lending protocol suffered an exploit affecting COMP token distribution after another patch in late September Compound Finance, a major...
Dapper Labs Partners With Chainalysis to Curb NFT-Based Money Laundering
Dapper Labs, one of the most successful companies in the NFT space, has partnered with Chainalysis, a blockchain intelligence company, to...
Bitcoin Peeps Above $56K, May Ignore US Jobs Report
Bitcoin rallied to a five-month high Friday ahead of a monthly U.S. jobs report that could cement expectations the Federal Reserve (Fed)...
Binance Ends Various Offerings to Clients in South Africa
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, took another step in refining its product offerings in different markets around the...
Institutional investors are choosing Bitcoin over Gold: JPMorgan
A spike in inflows from institutions is reportedly one of the reasons Bitcoin price surged over 35% to reach a multi-week high of $55,348...
BVNK Aims to Be Crypto Bank in All But Name
BVNK, a new digital-asset platform, has started operations, targeting businesses seeking exposure to cryptocurrency but are not well...
Georgia to Pilot Digital Currency in Retail Commerce Next Year
The central bank of Georgia is advancing its digital currency project. The monetary authority is preparing to launch the CBDC as early as...
Amount of ETH held by miners reaches highest level since 2016
The amount of Ethereum that is being held by miners has reached record levels in U.S. dollar terms as they remain reluctant to sell. The...
Dreamr Doubles User Base Since DMR Token Launch and Becomes Top-20 Downloaded Lifestyle App in Apple App Store
PRESS RELEASE. Dreamr Labs flagship product the Dreamr app gains significant traction after its recent $DMR token listing on Bittrex...
2020′s Bull Redux? CME Improves Its Ranking in Biggest Bitcoin Futures Exchanges List
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has jumped to the No. 2 position on the list of the world’s biggest bitcoin futures exchanges by...
Games and NFTs the Driving Force Behind Dapps During Q3, According to Dappradar
Blockchain-based games and NFT trading were the driving force behind dapp adoption during Q3, according to defi insight platform...
Sri Lanka Government Forms Panel to Study Digital Banking, Blockchain for Attracting Investment
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet approved the formation of committee that will study the rules and regulations governing digital banking, blockchain,...
Moneygram Partners With Stellar Development Foundation to Allow Users to Make Remittances With USD Coin
Moneygram, one of the leaders in the cross-border payments and remittances market, has partnered with the Stellar Development Foundation...
Institutions buying Bitcoin rather than gold as inflation cranks up: JPMorgan
Bitcoin (BTC) has led a 35% rally this week by soaring far above the $50,000 resistance level and restoring a $1 trillion market...
George Soros’ Fund Holds Bitcoin, CEO Says Cryptocurrency Has Gone Mainstream
Soros Fund Management, founded by billionaire investor George Soros, has invested in bitcoin. The CEO of the asset management company says...
Is Dogecoin set to follow Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) 400% breakout?
Meme coins were some of the earliest breakout stars at the start of this year’s bull run and big-name influencers like Elon Musk and...
Pro-Crypto Senator Lummis Discloses Bitcoin Purchase Worth Up to $100K
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) disclosed purchase of bitcoin worth $50,001-$100,000, according to a Periodic Transaction Report filed...
JPMorgan: Institutional Investors Dump Gold for Bitcoin Seeing It as Better Inflation Hedge
Global investment bank JPMorgan says institutional investors are returning to bitcoin, seeing the cryptocurrency as a better hedge than...
Colombian Fintech Movii Raises $15M in Series B Round
Colombian fintech Movii raised $15 million in a Series B funding round to create a bitcoin purchasing service and expand other services,...
Designer Eric Hu on Generative Butterflies and the Politics of NFTs
Eric Hu’s design practice has taken many forms. Before pivoting to full-time independent work in 2019, Hu worked at Nike, as the brand’s...
‘Public’ Adds Cryptocurrency Trading Citing Millions of Investors See Crypto as ‘Compelling Asset Class’
Investing platform Public, with over 1 million users, is rolling out cryptocurrency trading. “Crypto is gaining momentum as a...
Ethereum price options: All $250M in bearish bets for Friday are underwater
Ether (ETH) has been facing a bearish regression channel since Sept. 1, although it is currently battling to break its resistance. But...
New Venezuela’s Digital Bolivar Isn’t Digital, and It Won’t Solve the Country’s Economic Crisis
Ernesto, a gastronomic entrepreneur in Cumaná, a coastal Venezuelan city facing the Caribbean Sea, initially thought that Venezuela’s new...
New Chainalysis Report Reveals Who’s Leading the World in Crypto Adoption
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis’ forthcoming 2021 Geography of Cryptocurrency report examines crypto adoption in countries and...