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NFT Craftiness: Mint a Non-Fungible Token Art Collectible in Less Than 15 Minutes
In the last few months the non-fungible token (NFT) art space has exploded and data shows that there’s been over 4.9 million sales...
Andreessen Horowitz Publishes ‘Crypto Startup School’ Documentary
The California-based private American venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, has published a documentary called “Crypto Startup...
Digital Yuan Giveaway: China’s Shenzhen City Hands Out 10 Million Yuan in Central Bank Digital Currency
A major Chinese city is giving away 10 million yuan in the country’s central bank digital currency this weekend. Recipients can use...
Buying Bitcoin Locally vs Online: Which Bitcoin of America Method is Best for You?
With a second stimulus check due, now is the time to start thinking of your financial future, with the opportunity to buy bitcoin at a...
US Government Moves to Regulate Cryptocurrencies After Attorney General Publishes Enforcement Framework
United States Attorney General (AG) William Barr says the recent publishing of the Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework will help law...
Las Atlantis: A New Bitcoin-Friendly Online Casino
Las Atlantis is a new ambitious project developed by Top One Partners, an affiliate program that develops and manages brands. Their...
Boringdao Raises $1.4M: Project’s Tokenized BTC Bridge Backed by 200% Collateral
There’s a new tokenized bitcoin project coming to the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem that’s recently received $1.4...
Defi Market Cap Drops 25.1% in One Day: Proponents Say Tokens Self Correcting
The latest data from Santiment shows that the collective market capitalization of all defi-related assets dropped by 25.1% on October 7,...
Massive Protests Led to Suspension of SWIFT and Banking Activities in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan has suspended the SWIFT system and recommended that banking activities be halted until the severe political unrest in the...
EOS price corrects after previous 20% breakout
The 14th largest cryptocurrency by market cap EOS rallied to highs of $2.97 but has dropped to lows of $2.57 EOS is trading just above a...
Market Update: Bitcoin Captures $11K, Flash Buy Signals, Bollinger Band Squeeze
Cryptocurrency markets are seeing decent gains on Friday following the announcement Square made the day prior about purchasing $50 million...
BitBay Review
What is BitBay exchange? Bitbay is an award-winning cryptocurrency exchange founded in Poland in 2014. The number one exchange in Eastern...
Bitcoin cracks major upside barrier in quest for $12,500
Bitcoin traded as high as $10,918 for the first time in weeks as bulls took control Bitcoin could reclaim the crucial $11,500 price area...
Venture Capitalist Tim Draper Bets Big on Indian Crypto Exchange, Undeterred by Crypto Ban Reports
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested in Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin despite regulatory...
CorionX and Syscoin Join Hands to Drive Stablecoin Adoption, CorionX IEO Enters Third Round
9th October 2020, Zug, Switzerland – The non-profit Corion Foundation is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Syscoin...
Hit Record Producer Murda Beatz Tells Fans He Purchased Bitcoin
Another hip hop artist has joined the cryptocurrency community, as the Canadian record producer, DJ, and songwriter ‘Murda...
Bitcoin Defi: Smart Contract Platform RSK Integrates ETH-Based Stablecoin DAI
On October 6, 2020, the RIF (RSK Infrastructure Framework) development team announced that the Makerdao project’s DAI stablecoin is...
SEC Commissioner Peirce Weighs in Defi Token Regulation Debate: Panel Predicts Defi Will Self Correct in Twelve Months
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner, Hester Peirce says while defi tokens carry some equity-like benefits, she believes that...
Hacker from the 2016 Bitfinex Breach Transfers $21M Worth of Bitcoin to Unknown Wallets
On Wednesday morning (ET), around 2,034 BTC ($21.6 million) from the 2016 Bitfinex hack moved into a few unknown wallets. The action was...
Square’s Major Bitcoin Buy: Puts 1% of Total Assets Worth $50 Million in BTC
Square Inc. has put 1% of its total assets in bitcoin worth about $50 million. The company believes that “cryptocurrency is an...
Total value locked in ‘Wrapped Bitcoin’ hits $1BN
Wrapped Bitcoin saw its value increase by over 900% in the space of two months Last month, for the first time, the total value locked of...
Bitmex CEO Hayes Steps Down Following U.S. Criminal Charges
Arthur Hayes, chief executive officer of bitcoin derivatives exchange Bitmex, is stepping down from his position a week after U.S....
Trouble for DeFi tokens as market drops 25%
Top DeFi tokens have declined by 25% in seven days to see total market cap reduced to $10.2 billion A large number of the leading tokens...
Yearn finance (YFI) dives 20% as bears target $12,000
YFI/USD has dropped 50% over the past seven days and nearly 20% in 24 hours Yearn.finance surged to highs of $44,000, blasting past...
Report: Bitcoin Surges With Rising Real Interest Rates and Economic Stimulus While Gold Performs Better With Rising Inflation
A new report by Bitstamp and Bytetree says bitcoin responds better to the rising money supply, rising real interest rates and a strong...
Crypto Adoption Advocate 1xBit Adds EOS to Its Sportsbook and Casino
October 8th 2020, Limassol, Cyprus – 1xBit Casino Sportsbook has announced its support for one of the markets hottest...
97% of People Consulted by UK Financial Regulator Opposed Crypto Derivatives Ban
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ban on crypto derivatives sales to retail investors has set tongues wagging. It is no mystery. After...
Yearn Finance Token Value Slides 67%, While Locked Value Loses Over $300M
Yearn Finance’s native token YFI has been seeing significant capitulation as the price has dropped from an all-time high (ATH) of...
China’s Digital Currency Has Been Used in 3 Million Transactions Worth Over a Billion Yuan So Far
China’s central bank digital currency has been used in 3.13 million transactions worth about 1.1 billion yuan ($162 million) so far,...
Immediate $1,200 Stimulus Checks: Trump Calls on Congress to Pass Stand-Alone Stimulus Bill Fast
Congress has been urged to pass a stand-alone stimulus bill to immediately provide Americans with second stimulus checks of $1,200 after...
P2PLoan Finance Is All Set To Offer Higher Returns With Its Newly Launched Decentralized Protocols
LONDON, United Kingdom, — P2PLoan Finance – Has successfully launched its decentralized protocols (Lend, Borrow) which also includes...
Japan’s Messaging Giant Line Introduces Crypto Lending Services
Back in the summer of 2018, the Japanese messaging giant, Line Corp., launched a cryptocurrency exchange with over 30 digital assets. Now...
Autopilot Trading Bot
What is Autopilot? Autopilot is a trading bot that uses “quant trading” to find profitable moves in the crypto market. Quant trading,...
Fed Chairman Claims ‘Now Is Not the Time’ to Worry About the Federal Budget
According to the Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, the road to economic recovery is far from over and the Covid-19 pandemic has...
XRP cools upside momentum as Ripple considers US exit
Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen says the company could move to UK or Switzerland, among other crypto-friendly countries XRP/USD...
Ethereum hashrate hits a new high of 250 TH/s
The hash rate on the Ethereum network has surged 80% since January, surpassing the previous highs set in August 2018 The amount of...
Cloudbet Launches Second Major Stablecoin With USDC
Cloudbet, the pioneering crypto sportsbook and casino, has added USD Coin to the portfolio of coins available to customers, marking the...
Spanish Prosecution Office Investigating Alleged Bitcoin Pyramid Scheme: $1 Billion in Investor Funds Reportedly Missing
The Spanish Prosecution office says it is investigating Arbistar for allegedly running a bitcoin trading scam with preliminary findings...
UK Bans Sale of Crypto Derivatives to Retail Investors, Says Move to Save $69 Million in Losses
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives products to retail investors in a...
The Search for Satoshi Nakamoto: A Look at 7 Suspected Bitcoin Creators
During the last decade, cryptocurrency enthusiasts have discussed the true identity of Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto. To this...
UK Court Overturns Ruling on $1 Billion Venezuelan Gold at Bank of England
The UK Court of Appeal has overturned an earlier court ruling which denied Nicolas Maduro access to Venezuela’s gold worth about $1...
Bitcoin-pegged tokens
In today’s article, we will talk about Bitcoin-backed tokens, their interaction with DeFi infrastructure, design, and future prospects....
Tim Draper’s Venture Studio to Triple-Down on Blockchain Projects With a $25M Fund
At the LA Blockchain Summit, the blockchain and fintech venture studio Draper Goren Holm announced the launch of a $25 million blockchain...
Litecoin price unchanged as MimbleWimble testnet goes live
LTC/USD price remains lethargic below $50 even as MimbleWimble excites users Litecoin has announced the testnet launch for its...
Bitcoin To Hit $100,000 in Five Years as Demand and Adoption Increase – Report
Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone has predicted that the price of bitcoin will hit $100,000 by 2025. McGlone premised his argument on past...
Rise of the Underdog, Securypto Takes off as Investors Scramble To Get on Board
The time of ICO’s seems behind us and many blockchain projects have fallen off the grid but one particular project seems not only to...
Indian Police Investigate 3 Companies Running a Crypto Ponzi Scheme, CEO Charged
Three companies allegedly running a large-scale cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme are being investigated by Indian police. The scheme promises...
DeFi tokens have retraced an average of 60% since August/September highs
Some popular projects are as much as 90% down since September highs Tokens in the DeFi sector have been some of the biggest losers over...
John McAfee Arrested, Indicted for $23 Million Illegal Crypto Pumping and Tax Evasion in US
John McAfee has been arrested and indicted for tax evasion, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. The cybersecurity entrepreneur has...
Wolf.bet Is a Provably Fair Gambling Casino Supporting Multiple Cryptocurrencies
Have you been looking for an online gaming platform you can trust with your digital assets and that won’t bother you with cumbersome...
Ethereum Transaction Fees Fall 82%, as Defi Hype Eases
The average cost of sending a transaction over the Ethereum blockchain has fallen by 82% from a September 2 peak of $11.61, down to $2.09...
A Solution To the Blockchain Scalability Problem – Meet Jax.Network
Being the next step in the evolution of human civilization, blockchain technology still hasn’t been mass-adopted. The biggest...
Visual Interpretation of Bitcoin’s Supply Shows the Digital Asset’s Unique Scarcity
The Bitcoin network has recently crossed over the 18.5 million mark, as far as the number of bitcoins currently minted into circulation....
$9 Trillion in Stimulus Injections: The Fed’s 2020 Pump Eclipses Two Centuries of USD Creation
Since September 2019, research shows the Federal Reserve has pumped over $9 trillion to primary dealers by leveraging enormous emergency...
For the First Time Ever, Scientists Caught Time Crystals Interacting
That's huge news for the most mysterious phase of matter—and maybe physics as we know it. In new research, mysterious time crystals...
Yearn Finance Connect (YFIC) New DeFi Project Decentralized Finance, Staking, Lending & Yield Farming
Yearn Finance Connect is a decentralized token under the ERC-20 protocol, that allows users to stake YFIC, borrow assets, and vote for...
Crypto for Congress: Bitcoin Sent to All Congress Members’ Campaigns
The Crypto for Congress initiative has launched. All Congress members will be given bitcoin as campaign contributions to help them learn...
After Banning ICOs China’s Defi Ecosystem Grows Exponential This Year
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has become a multi-billion dollar industry and quite a bit of the popularity is stemming from...
Bitcoin.com Exchange Acquires BOA Exchange To Reach New Markets
Announced earlier this week, the two companies said the deal is expected to be finalized immediately, without disclosing the financial...
OFAC Warns Americans Against Facilitating Ransomware Payments
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently issued an advisory highlighting the sanctions...
Cryptowisser: 75 Crypto Exchanges Dead in 2020 – More Will Follow
5th October 2020, leading Crypto service comparison site – Cryptowisser, announces its Crypto exchange graveyard. The detailed page...
While Darknet Users Search for New Markets, Global Law Enforcement Reveals Mass Arrests
During the last month since the fall of Empire Market, darknet market (DNM) patrons have been migrating to alternative markets. Meanwhile,...
New Stimulus Checks: Barbara Corcoran Slams Mark Cuban’s Expiry Date Idea, Favors Long-Term Relief
Famous investor and “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran has criticized Mark Cuban’s “use it or lose it”...
Former EU Parliament Member Godfrey Bloom Who Calls Banking System a Scam Bought His First Bitcoin
Former Member of the European Parliament Godfrey Bloom has bought his first bitcoin. The British politician is famed for numerous...
Stablecoin Supply Doubles in 3 Months as Combined Market Cap Surpasses $20B
2020 has been the year of stablecoins, as the token supply has doubled in the last three months. The aggregate market capitalization of 28...
ETH Volumes Top $119.5 Billion in Q3: High-Risk Dapps Dominate Tron Network
A recent report says total Dapps transaction volumes reached $125 Billion in Q3 2020, a figure which is $113 billion higher than in Q2...
Kucoin CEO Says Exchange Hack Suspects ‘Found,’ $204 Million Recovered
According to the Kucoin exchange CEO Johnny Lyu, the trading platform has recovered $204 million in crypto assets since October 1. The...
$8M Worth of ‘Sleeping’ Bitcoin Rewards from 2010 Moved the Day Before ‘Black Thursday’
Over a half a million dollars worth of bitcoin from a May 2010 coinbase reward was transferred to Bitfinex on October 1. A parser recorded...
All Currencies Will Be Pegged to Bitcoin, Says ‘Price of Tomorrow’ Author Jeff Booth
Entrepreneur and popular author Jeff Booth has predicted a grim future for fiat currencies, expecting them to fail as central banks keep...
Interest in Bitcoin Soars in Egypt Amid Economic Crisis and Unemployment
A growing number of Egyptians are reportedly turning to bitcoin amid rising unemployment and the economic crisis. An Egyptian bitcoin...
Abkhazia Lifts Two-Year Ban on Bitcoin Mining, Moves to Regulate the Sector
Abkhazia, the self-governing but disputed territory of just 245,000 people sandwiched between Russia and Georgia, has lifted its two-year...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Hands Over Customer Data to UK Tax Authority
Coinbase is handing over customer data to the British tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The measure affects...
Zimbabwe’s Stock Exchange Open to Crypto Listing Subject to ‘Regulatory Approval’
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) CEO Justin Bgoni says its recently licensed subsidiary, the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange is open to listing...
Venezuela’s State-Run ‘Defi’ Crypto Exchange Goes Live After Maduro’s Anti-Blockade Speech
Decentralized finance (defi) is allegedly coming to Venezuela after a recent decree from Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and...
Stacking Satoshis: Leveraging Defi Applications to Earn More Bitcoin
As decentralized finance (defi) has become more popular, digital currency proponents are making money off of more than 140 yield-bearing...
With Round 1 Fully Sold Out, ClinTex Launches Round 2 of the CTi Token Sale
2nd October 2020, London, United Kingdom: The lack of coordination, and major issues with bureaucracy are taking a heavy toll on the...
Chainalysis and Integra Win $1.25 Million IRS Contract to Break Monero
Crypto intelligence firm Chainalysis and data forensics company Integra Fec have won a combined $1.25 million contract to provide tools...
Crypto prices down as Trump announces he tested positive for COVID-19
US President Donald Trump said he’d go into immediate quarantine Bitcoin, which had sprung to $10,669 after plummeting over 4% to...
BitMEX in trouble as BTC/USD slips to USD 10,400
US regulators say BitMEX operated illegally and failed to implement AML rules on its Bitcoin derivatives platform Bitcoin was trading...
Open Interest on Bitmex Drops 16%: Investors Withdraw 37,000 BTC in Less Than 24 Hours
Data from Arcane Research shows that open interest on Bitmex’s bitcoin derivatives market touched a new low of 45,122 BTC on October...
Bitmex Charged With US Rules Violations — Owners Face Criminal Charges, Prison
Cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform Bitmex has been charged with illegally operating in the U.S. Concurrently, its executives,...
Bitcoin Games Reveals Satoshi’s World Travel Plans, Offers Cashback, Free Spins, and Bonus Money
Embark on an adventure like none other to win exciting prizes and have loads of fun in Bitcoin Games’ new promotion. Up to 15x Money...
Kucoin Hack: $17M Laundered Via Decentralized Exchanges, Blockchain Analysis Firm Claims This Can Still be Traced
Elliptic says the Kucoin hacker has sold $17.1 million worth of tokens via decentralized exchanges (dex) platforms like Uniswap, Kyber...
Smart Contract Protocol RSK Attempts to Bring Defi to the Bitcoin Network
During the last year, Ethereum has dominated the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem but a number of other blockchain projects plan to...
A Model for the Next Generation DEX, TitanSwap Will Be a Dex With Better User Experience
TitanSwap is using the renBTC protocol to implement cross-chain operations. Compared with the currently more common custodial cross-chain...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Operator Diginex Begins Trading on Nasdaq
Cryptocurrency exchange operator Diginex has announced the start of its listing and trading on Nasdaq. Digital assets financial services...
Bitcoin Posts a 66-Day Consecutive Streak Above the $10K Price Range
The Bitcoin network has achieved a few new milestones during the last week, as the price has remained above the $10k range for a record 66...
ICO Aftermath: US Rules in Favour of SEC in $100M KIK Case – SALT to Reimburse Claimants From 2017 ICO
A US court has ruled in favour of the US SEC after the regulator’s filing of a motion seeking summary judgment against Kik for...
Ethereum miners’ revenue from fees jumped 47 percent to USD 166M in September
Miners on the Ethereum network had a bumper September as their total earnings from transaction fees increased 47% over the previous...
Monero (XMR) price analysis: XMR/USD continues strong decoupling from BTC
XMR/USD is up 23% compared to BTC/USD’s -6% since September 1. A number of crypto assets are posting huge gains, even as momentum...