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Avalanche Web Wallet Stalls For 6 Hours After Avalaunch Airdrop Snapshot
The Avalanche cryptocurrency, the first cryptocurrency ever to implement the Avalanche consensus, experienced an outage of service...
Dogecoin, the leading indicator for alt season?
Dogecoin (DOGE) has been the poster child of altcoins for a very long time, particularly as it’s been around since 2013, making it...
Gnosis, Balancer and PancakeSwap breakout as Bitcoin looks for direction
Ether (ETH) continued its stellar run and crossed the $3,500 barrier today. Dogecoin (DOGE) also joined in on the party as its price...
Digital Yuan Launch Draws Near: JD.com Employees Paid in e-CNY, Tencent, Ant, Mastercard Engage With PBoC
China, the world’s most populous country, has jumped leaps and bounds in comparison to a great number of other countries when it...
S&P Launches Bitcoin, Ethereum, and ‘Crypto Mega Cap’ Indices
S&P Global, the parent company of S&P Dow Jones Indices, has launched three cryptocurrency indices. One tracks the performance of...
Is Ethereum decoupling from Bitcoin?
Analysts are debating whether ETH is set to break free from the influence of Bitcoin’s price As Bitcoin continues in its struggle to...
Ethereum price hits $3.5K record as Winklevoss exchange adds Dogecoin
Ether (ETH) hit $3,500 on May 4 as the star of this week’s altcoin rally battled Dogecoin (DOGE) for returns supremacy. ETH/USD...
The $70B Meme Coin Market: Dogecoin Skyrockets Past a Half Dollar, DOGE Market Cap Eats Into BTC Dominance
The popular meme-based crypto-asset dogecoin has seen incredible gains during the last 24 hours jumping over 40% since yesterday. After...
Top Auction House Sotheby’s to Accept Cryptocurrencies via Coinbase for Physical Art
Sotheby’s, the world’s largest auction house, will start accepting cryptocurrencies for physical art. The first auction for...
ECB Deepens Analysis of Digital Euro, Decision Expected by Mid-Year, VP Confirms
Faced with challenges on many fronts, the European Central Bank is now deepening the analysis of how to digitalize its currency. A...
J. R. Willett launched the first ICO… but still has a day job
ICOs? He held the first one. Stablecoins? He dreamed of them by accident. Vitalik Buterin tried to get him on board to help launch...
Award-Winning Carbon Broker to Assist XELS With Offset Procurement and Strategy
PRESS RELEASE. Redshaw Advisors will support XELS mission of increasing participation in carbon markets in Japan and beyond. Tokyo, Japan...
How To Buy Healthier Choices Management (HCMC): Best Places to Buy HCMC Shares
Healthier Choices Management stock is the latest penny stock to enjoy a boost thanks to social media interest. Up 37% over the past five...
Funding Roundup: Derivatives and Defi Draw a Fresh Influx of VC Firms and Private Investors
As blockchain technology disrupts traditional industry standards, the list of progressive investors willing to stake their money has...
WAVES price swells to new all-time highs, nearing $4B market cap
Real-world adoption and the ability to service the needs of a wide range of industries are key qualities to have for blockchain projects...
S&P launches cryptocurrency indexes, debuting with Bitcoin and Ether
S&P Dow Jones Indices, a major global resource for index-based data and research, has introduced its first cryptocurrency indices amid...
Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Bulls Seek Support Above $1.50
XRP price has retraced below $1.50 but remains well supported above the 100 SMA on the 4-hour chart XRP is trading around 7.5% down on the...
3 reasons why Bitcoin is on shaky ground after failing to retake $60K
Bitcoin (BTC) is back testing lower levels after failing to conquer $60,000 resistance — and indicators suggest the downturn is not over....
Young Koreans Less Keen on Crypto Taxation Than Older Generations, Poll Finds
Opponents of the government’s plan to tax gains from cryptocurrency trading outnumber supporters among South Koreans in their 20s, a...
Bitcoin Below $57k As ETH Outpaces BTC
BTC price has stalled below $57k as ETH steals the show with a massive rally above $3,000 Bitcoin price continues to struggle below...
Spanish Healthcare Group to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments, Citing Interest in ‘Bitcoin Revolution’
Cryptocurrency regulation is still an ongoing topic for the Spanish government and regulators, with some not too friendly measures against...
South Korean Ruling Party Contemplates Postponing Crypto Tax in a Bid to Regain Younger Votes
South Korean political parties are now battling to catch younger votes amid the tough stance among higher government spheres toward...
DeFi Yield Protocol (DYP) Launches DYP Earn Vault
Leading yield farming platform DeFi Yield Protocol has launched its highly anticipated DYP Earn Vault. The Vault is an automated yield...
Ghana Regulator Labels Crypto Transactions Illegal— Urges People to ‘Stay Away From Them’
Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently warned residents of the West African country to avoid cryptocurrency...
Glassnode predicts BTC rally as stablecoin supply tags record highs
The circulating supply of the four-largest stablecoins has spiked to new all-time highs, suggesting buyers could soon spark another leg up...
Thailand’s New Cryptocurrency Regulation Requires Users to Be Physically Present to Open Accounts
The Thai government has reportedly imposed a new cryptocurrency requirement. Crypto exchanges will be required to verify users’...
Fed’s Vice Chair for Supervision Calls on Bank Regulators to Pay More Attention to Cryptocurrency
The Federal Reserve’s top supervisory official has called on bank regulators to pay more attention to cryptocurrencies and...
Price analysis 5/3: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, DOT, UNI, LTC, BCH
Ether (ETH) has been the star performer among major cryptocurrencies in the past few days as its rally has continued unabated. The...
Marlton Applauds Decision to Increase Digital Currency Group’s Authorized Purchase of GBTC Shares for $750 Million
Investment management firm, Marlton, has applauded the recent decision to authorize the purchase by Digital Currency Group (DCG) of up to...
DeFi resurgence lifts Maker, Aave and Compound price to new highs
Analyzing the activity on lending platforms can sometimes be used as a barometer for measuring the sentiment of the cryptocurrency market...
Range-bound Bitcoin price opens the door for altcoins to move higher
Ether (ETH) took charge as a new month begins and the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization rallied to a new all-time...
Blockchain-Based Gaming Illuvium (ILV) Token Is Now Listed on Bitcoin.com Exchange
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin.com Exchange is thrilled to announce the listing of ILV, being available to trade on the 3rd May 2021 at 15:00 UTC....
Fidelity Investments Launches Crypto Analytics Platform Sherlock for Institutional Investors
The American multinational financial services corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts, Fidelity Investments has announced the...
Ethereum bulls control 100% of this week’s $470M ETH options expiry
On May 7, a total of $470 million in Ethereum options are set to expire, and slaughter is really the only word that describes what is...
Danske Bank Lowers Negative Rate Threshold, Denmark’s Business Minister Says ‘Enough is Enough’
On April 26, 2021, the Danish multinational banking and financial services corporation Danske Bank published a press release explaining...
E-Commerce Giant Ebay Looking at Accepting Cryptocurrency for 187 Million Buyers, CEO Reveals
Ebay is looking at cryptocurrency as a payment option for its 187 million buyers on the platform, the company’s CEO has revealed....
Altcoins just repeated a move that could launch them 27,000% higher in 2021
Altcoins have delivered huge gains this year, but if they repeat their 2017 moves, hodlers may be looking at an insane 27,000% moonshot....
Hip Hop Star Nas Calls Himself ‘Cryptocurrency Scarface,’ Mentions Coinbase Investment in New Video
Hip hop legend and recording artist Nasir Jones, known by his stage name “Nas,” recently released a new video with record...
Binance CEO CZ: Bitcoin is less volatile than stocks like Apple and Tesla
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has commented on the volatility of Bitcoin (BTC), stating that the largest crypto by market capitalization is...
Venezuelan Crypto Regulator Sunacrip Strengthens AML/KYC Requirements for Virtual Asset Service Providers
Sunacrip, the Venezuelan cryptocurrency watchdog, has recently published a new set of AML/KYC requirements for VASPs (Virtual Asset...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin becomes billionaire as Ether hits $3K
Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of the world’s most popular smart contract platform, the Ethereum blockchain, has officially become a crypto...
BTC price nears $60K showdown: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) is challenging familiar but significant all-time highs as a new week gets underway, rallying to $58,000 on Monday. After a...
Nigeria Stopping the Rejection of Old or Torn USD Notes Underlines Why Crypto Is a Better Reserve Currency
In early April 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a circular warning Nigerian institutions to stop the practice of rejecting...
Gold Bug vs. Bitcoin Bug: A Look at the Curious Relationship Between Peter and Spencer Schiff
For years now the well known economist and gold bug Peter Schiff has continuously spoken out against bitcoin, as he claims precious metals...
Phuture Raises $1.5m in Seed Funding to Launch Indexing Protocol on Ethereum
PRESS RELEASE. Phuture, a decentralised protocol built for the creation and investment of passive index strategies in a Web3 environment,...
Bitcoin Miners Start Signaling for Taproot Activation, People Prep for BTC’s Largest Update in 4 Years
Bitcoin miners have started to signal for Taproot activation and crypto supporters are looking forward to the largest bitcoin update in...
Bill Maher Mocks Bitcoin, Citing Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Nassim Taleb
American comedian and television host Bill Maher mocked bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including dogecoin, on his show Friday. He...
Bitcoin Is Number One Pick — Asset Manager Confident BTC Will Take Him ‘to the Top’ in Stock Draft Competition
At CNBC’s Stock Draft, an annual stock-picking competition, bitcoin was the number one pick. Tim Seymour, the founder of Seymour...
Ethereum market cap hits $337 billion, surpassing Nestle, P&G and Roche
Ether (ETH) price has rallied more than 200% in 2021, resulting in a massive $337 billion market capitalization. This impressive figure...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger Finds Bitcoin ‘Disgusting and Contrary to the Interest of Civilization’
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s right-hand man, says he hates bitcoin’s success. “I...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, SOL, HT, ETC, AAVE
Bitcoin (BTC) price closed the month down 1.98% which according to data from Bybit, was its first negative close in April since 2015. In...
No. 1 NFL Draft Pick Trevor Lawrence Puts His Signing Bonus in Cryptocurrencies, Estimated Worth $24 Million
No. 1 NFL Draft Pick Trevor Lawrence has reportedly converted his entire signing bonus to cryptocurrencies via crypto firm Blockfolio....
2021’s Largest Epoch Drop: Bitcoin Network’s Mining Difficulty Dips Over 12%, Hashrate Nears 200 Exahash
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has seen a massive drop this week, as the metric slid 12.6% and was the largest difficulty drop in 2021....
A South African NFT Marketplace Officially Launches After Trial Phase Nets Over $10,000 for Rugby Star Bryan Habana
A South African non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, Momint has officially launched following the end of the two-week trial phase which...
Turkey Updates Cryptocurrency Regulation Amid Payments Ban and Collapsing Exchanges
The Turkish government has updated the country’s cryptocurrency regulation following the banning of cryptocurrencies for payments...
Dogecoin Nears All-Time Highs, Price Launches Higher After Elon Musk’s ‘Dogefather’ SNL Tweet
The infamous meme-crypto dogecoin has seen double-digit gains in recent days after Tesla’s Elon Musk tweeted about his upcoming...
UBS Chief Economist Says ‘Bitcoin Is Denied to Minority Groups Who Have Reduced Online Access’
A chief economist at UBS, the largest bank in Switzerland, sees a number of problems with bitcoin. In attempting to answer the question of...
Visa Diving Into Cryptocurrency ‘in a Very, Very Big Way’ — CEO Outlines 5 Crypto Priorities
Visa CEO Al Kelly says that the payments giant is leaning into the cryptocurrency space “in a very, very big way.” He outlines...
VORTECS Report: Altseason indicator flips to Bitcoin even as Rally and Polygon surge
Crypto investors are scratching their heads this week, as a key indicator suggests that Bitcoin is about to take center-stage once more —...
DeFi adoption on the Binance Smart Chain reaches new highs
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has taken a well-deserved break from the spotlight over the past couple of months after being one of the...
Goldman Sachs Lists 19 ‘Crypto’ Stocks That Crushed S&P 500 Thanks to Bitcoin’s Surge
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has compiled a list of 19 large-cap stocks with cryptocurrency exposure that have massively outperformed the...
What are Bitcoin mixers, and why do exchanges ban them?
One of the original allures of cryptocurrency is the narrative that using them provides the sender or recipient anonymously, but this is a...
Bitcoin’s grim close, Tesla’s crypto sell-offs, Ether’s jaw-dropping surge: Hodler’s Digest, April 25–May 1
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst)...
Fundstrat Briefing Maintains Six-Digit Bitcoin Price Forecast, $10K Ethereum Target
Fundstrat Global Advisors’ most recent “Weekly Crypto Briefing” and the company’s lead digital asset strategist,...
Bitmain Cofounder Jihan Wu Says ‘Crypto Industry May Surpass the Internet’
During the Second 421 Wet Season Festival and Mining Ecology Conference the Chairman of the Bitdeer Group and cofounder of Bitmain, Jihan...
Billionaire Mark Cuban’s Million-Dollar Bet: BTC or ETH to Outpace the S&P 500 in 10 Years
The American billionaire entrepreneur and television personality, Mark Cuban, has waged a bet with Creative Planning’s founder Peter...
Actress Mila Kunis Reveals ‘I’m Using Cryptocurrencies’ After Getting Into Bitcoin With Ashton Kutcher 8 Years Ago
Actress Mila Kunis has revealed that she and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, started investing in bitcoin more than eight years ago. She...
Some African Crypto Users See Bitcoin as an Alternative Source of Retirement Income
Bitcoin use cases in African countries continue to expand with the latest one being its use as an alternative source of retirement income....
Russian Media Outlet Asks for Crypto Donations After Being Labeled ‘Foreign Agents’ by the Kremlin
Russian authorities have recently labeled one of the leading independent media outlets in the country as a “foreign agent.”...
DefiDollar Listing on AscendEX
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, formerly BitMax, an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans,...
South African Women Lose Money to Crypto Scammer Who Convinced Them That Botswana Pula Coins Are Bitcoins
A group of South African investors recently confessed to losing money to a brazen scammer after he convinced them to buy and hold nearly...
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Says ‘Bitcoin Will Always Be the Gold,’ Citing Interest From ‘All Kinds of Institutions’
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, also known as Mr. Wonderful, says “Bitcoin will always be the gold,” outperforming other...
2 key Ethereum price metrics prove pro traders are behind ETH’s new highs
As Ether (ETH) made a $2,800 all-time on April 29, so did its futures open interest. The $8.5 billion figure marks a 52% monthly increase...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Hotbit Hacked: Systems Paralyzed, 2 Million Users Affected
A cryptocurrency exchange with about 2 million users worldwide announced that it has “suffered a serious cyber attack.” A...
Beijing Is Collecting Data From Local Datacenters Involved in Cryptocurrency Mining Activities
Authorities in Beijing have been conducting checks on cryptocurrency mining datacenters to assess and understand its energy consumption...
MicroStrategy sees up to 52% revenue surge as Saylor confirms more Bitcoin buys ahead
MicroStrategy, the company which owns over 91,000 Bitcoin (BTC), saw an astounding surge in revenues in Q1, its latest figures confirm. In...
Bitcoin bulls attack $57,000 and altcoins rally as April comes to a close
Bitcoin (BTC) and the overall cryptocurrency market sprang to life on April 30 as an uneventful close to this month’s $4.2 billion...
Peer-to-Peer Internet ThreeFold Goes Multichain to Accelerate Token Accessibility
PRESS RELEASE. Peer-to-peer internet ThreeFold integrates with several popular blockchain ecosystems in an effort to increase adoption for...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Dogecoin and Gamestop Hype Highlights ‘Froth in Equity Markets’
Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, discussed a number of topics this week such as inflation and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)...
Bitcoin hits $57K in surprise surge to almost erase April BTC price crash
Bitcoin (BTC) retook $57,000 on April 30 as a surprise bullish end to month took traders by surprise. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Price analysis 4/30: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, DOT, UNI, LTC, BCH
The recent weakness in Bitcoin (BTC) price did not see any panic selling by investors, suggesting the sentiment in the crypto sector...
Got crypto? Here are 3 debit cards that let you spend your stack
As blockchain technology and the public’s awareness of cryptocurrency continues to grow, a range of new use cases a coming to market...
Turkey Jails 6 People as Police Widen Search for Missing Cryptocurrency Exchange CEO Accused of Exit Scam
Turkey has now jailed six suspects connected to the cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, which has been accused of an exit scam. Turkish...
Coinbase Buys Data Firm Skew, Company’s First Acquisition Since the Nasdaq Direct Listing
On April 30, the crypto-focused data analytics company Skew announced the firm has been acquired by the San Francisco company Coinbase....
Never-Before-Seen Pictures of Kurt Cobain’s Iconic Photoshoot to Be Sold a NFTs
In less than three days, the renowned photographer Jesse Frohman will be holding an auction featuring a non-fungible token (NFT)...
Intercontinental Exchange sells Coinbase stake for $1.2 billion
Intercontinental Exchange, the operator of the New York Stock Exchange and the owner of Bakkt digital asset platform, has sold its 1.4%...
Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Sees Fresh Upside as Bulls Push Above $1.50
XRP price has increased nearly 50% over the past week Ripple’s XRP continues to seek new gains after another spike this week. Buying...
Interoperability May Be The Single Biggest Threat to Ethereum’s Dominance
While it may still be the primary network hub for defi activities, smart contracts, and NFTs, bridges built using competing networks like...
NFT Roundup: Drumpfs Hit the Market, Dole Takes A Bite Out of Hunger, Digitalax Introduces Fashion Hybrids, and Burgundy Wine Collectibles Arrive
The fever surrounding non-fungible tokens continues to spread as it penetrates new areas and industries. Political memes have now entered...
Intercontinental Exchange sells Coinbase stake for $1.2B
Intercontinental Exchange, the operator of the New York Stock Exchange and the owner of Bakkt digital asset platform, has sold its 1.4%...