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Marathon’s first Bitcoin sale in 2 years not the result of distress
The second largest publicly-listed holder of Bitcoin, crypto mining firm Marathon Digital Holdings has offloaded some of its Bitcoin for...
US Judge Dismisses Customer Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange Coinbase
A U.S. district judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Coinbase and its CEO Brian Armstrong filed by customers of the crypto exchange. The...
Charlie Munger Urges US Government to Ban Crypto Like China Has Done
Warren Buffett’s right-hand man and the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, has urged the U.S. government to ban...
Robert Kiyosaki Discusses Why Gold, Silver, Bitcoin Are Rising Higher
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has shared his view on why the prices of gold, silver, and...
Japanese Prime Minister says DAOs and NFTs help support government’s ‘Cool Japan’ strategy
Fumio Kishida, the Prime Minister of Japan, has come out in support of blockchain as a potential solution for technological issues facing...
Bitcoin pro traders warm up the $24K level, suggesting that the current BTC rally has legs
On Feb. 1 and Feb 2. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price surpassed even the most bullish price projections after the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED)...
Huawei NFTs, Toyota’s hackathon, North Korea vs. Blockchain: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Huawei moves to trademark its NFTs According...
Okx to Launch Okx Collective, a Metaverse Experience Powered by Manchester City Soccer Players
Okx, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the market, has announced the launch of its soccer-focused metaverse experience,...
Avalanche ‘bull trap’ risks pushing AVAX price down by 30% in February
Avalanche (AVAX) bulls should brace themselves for impact led by a growing divergence between several key indicators on the...
Ethereum (ETH) price is aiming for $1,800 in February — Here is why
Ether (ETH) has been struggling with the $1,680 resistance since Jan. 20. Still, the ascending triangle pattern and improvements in...
Do Dogecoin’s (DOGE) and Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) stalled rallies mean the memecoin trend is dead?
The memecoin phenomenon didn’t prove as effective in the last month’s start of year crypto market rally, as the gains of the top...
Optimism Plans to Enhance L2 Scaling Network With ‘Bedrock’ Upgrade in March
The Ethereum scaling network Optimism, which operates as a layer two (L2) network, announced plans to upgrade its network in March. The...
Smart Contract Token Market Soars to $332 Billion; Defi Value Reaches High Not Seen Since FTX Collapse
The smart contract token economy rose 5.6% against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, reaching $332 billion. Additionally, the value locked in...
FIO Protocol Launches NFT Domains Wrapped on Polygon
PRESS RELEASE. FIO Protocol, the leading decentralized solution for global blockchain usability, has announced the launch of FIO Domain...
Top 7 blockchain courses and certifications for beginners
Blockchain courses and certifications can play an important role in helping individuals gain a comprehensive understanding of blockchain...
What is crypto tax-loss harvesting, and how does it work?
Crypto tax planning can help optimize taxes by identifying opportunities to minimize tax liability on cryptocurrency transactions. For...
Optimism price: OP surges 30% to hit new all-time high
OP has rallied over 30% in the past 24 hours, reaching a new all-time high of $2.97 on Coinbase Optimism is outperforming major coins even...
Biggest Movers: AVAX Hits Highest Point Since August, Following 17% Jump
Avalanche moved to its highest point since August, as the token rose by as much as 17% in today’s session. Cryptocurrencies surged across...
Bitcoin Records Largest Mined Block to Date, 4 MB Block Containing NFT Causes Unease Among Small-Block Supporters
Amid the controversy surrounding the Ordinals project and the debate over what types of data should be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain,...
Bitcoin bulls must reclaim these 2 levels as ‘death cross’ still looms
Bitcoin (BTC) faces a sink-or-swim resistance test to confirm its “macro breakout,” a new analysis says. In a tweet on Feb. 2, on-chain...
Bitcoin paints Nasdaq green as NCI index marks 38% gain in January
Bitcoin’s (BTC) bullish surge in January has helped the Nasdaq Crypto Index to register its third-highest monthly gain, with a 38% surge....
What crypto hodlers should keep in mind as tax season approaches
Filing taxes for cryptocurrency can be a confusing and daunting task for many individuals. The United States Internal Revenue Service...
Is the Metaverse really turning out like ‘Snow Crash’?
‘Snow Crash’ by Neal Stephenson Neal Stephenson’s science fiction novel Snow Crash predicted the Metaverse in 1992. This cult book has the...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Jumps to 6-Month High Above $24,000
Bitcoin surged above $24,000 on Feb. 02, as markets continued to react to the latest U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision. On Wednesday,...
Aptos price forms a bullish flag amid on-chain activity woes
Aptos price has been in a strong bullish trend in 2023. Its DeFi TVL has plunged in APT terms. The number of users in its ecosystem has...
Monero (XMR) price staggers as the hash rate retreats
Monero is the biggest privacy-focused coin in the industry. It has underperformed recently as the number of hash rate has slipped. Monero...
Bitzlato to Restore Operations and Withdrawals From Russia, Co-founder Vows
Russia-linked cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, seized by Western law enforcement, plans to relaunch and permit partial withdrawals, a...
Neon Link Announces Limited Presale Of The $NEON Token That Will Power A Thousand Blockchain Games
Press Release. LONDON, ENGLAND – February 2nd, 2023 – Neon Link, a blockchain gaming company building a technologically robust and...
Nigerian Crypto Users and Enthusiasts Dismiss 100% BTC Premium Claims
Nigerian blockchain and crypto enthusiasts have said recent reports suggesting that local residents are paying a premium of almost 100% on...
72% of institutional traders are crypto-skeptical this year: JPMorgan
A whopping 72% of institutional e-traders have signaled “no plans to trade crypto/digital coins” in 2023, according to a new survey...
Chinese Economist Urges Government to Reconsider Crypto Ban — Warns of Missed Tech Opportunities
An economics professor and former adviser to the People’s Bank of China has urged the Chinese government to reconsider its ban on...
Bitcoin Ordinals creator looks for fix after first instance of shock porn
Only days after the launch of the Bitcoin (BTC)-based Ordinals protocol, its creator had to deal with their first shock pornographic...
Indian Government Introduces New Crypto Tax Penalties
The Indian government has introduced new crypto tax penalties, including for non-payment of crypto tax deducted at source (TDS). Much to...
NFT Sales Soar: January 2023 Reaches Nearly $1 Billion in 30 Days With 41% Increase
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales increased 41.96% from the previous month, according to data recorded on Feb. 1, 2023. NFT sales reached...
Ethereum’s Shanghai fork is coming — but it doesn’t mean investors should dump ETH
Ethereum’s next big upgrade, Shanghai, is on the horizon for March. The Shanghai hard fork will implement further improvement proposals...
London Crowned World’s Leading Cryptocurrency Hub, According to Study
According to research from Recap, a cryptocurrency tax software company, London has become the world’s leading hub for...
Bitcoin awaits Fed Powell speech as sellers cement $23.5K resistance
Bitcoin (BTC) preserved its active trading range into the Feb. 1 Wall Street open as markets looked to the day’s key macroeconomic data....
Bitcoin advocate Najah Roberts explains why BTC is a tool for empowerment
If you ask 10 people what Bitcoin’s original purpose is, at least one person will say it’s meant to cut out the middleman, reduce the cost...
Price analysis 2/1: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, LTC, AVAX
Bitcoin (BTC) gained about 40% in January, its best finish in the first month of the year since 2013. The sharp rally caused a change in...
Retail giant Pick n Pay to accept Bitcoin in 1,628 stores across South Africa
South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay is now accepting Bitcoin (BTC) in all of its 1,628 stores following a three-month pilot testing...
What is Solend and how does it work
Solend is a decentralized lending and borrowing protocol built on Solana. It is lauded for expanding the methods available for Solana...
Bitcoin bulls plan to flip $23K to support by aiming to win this week’s $1B options expiry
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been trading above $22,500 for 12 days. Of course, this situation can change even if Federal Reserve chair...
Britain Announces Plans for ‘Robust’ Crypto Rules, Launches Consultation
The U.K. has unveiled “ambitious plans” to “robustly regulate” various crypto activities, while seeking to protect customers and grow its...
Federal Reserve Raises Benchmark Interest Rate by 0.25%, Disinflationary Process ‘Early,’ Says Powell
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25% on Wednesday after markets priced in near 100% certainty the...
Following APT’s 400% Rise Since Late December, Aptos Drops 20% From All-Time High
On Jan. 26, 2023, the cryptocurrency asset aptos (APT) reached an all-time high and then lost 20% of its value over the next five days. In...
Tiffany Fong flames Celsius, FTX and NY Post: Hall of Flame
Name: Tiffany Fong Anonymous: No Twitter followers: 51.7K Known for: Breaking leaked info on Celsius and interviewing Sam Bankman-Fried...
Biggest Movers: LTC Races to 9-Month High, ATOM Extends Recent Gains
Litecoin raced to a nine-month high on Feb. 1, following a breakout of a key resistance level. The surge in price comes as the global...
60 Organizations Launch Campaign Urging US Congress to Protect Privacy
On Wednesday, 60 organizations involved in cryptocurrencies, open-source and free software, and human rights and privacy-preserving...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Marginally Higher Ahead of FOMC Meeting Results
Ethereum was marginally higher on Feb. 1, as markets prepare for the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting results. Many...
NFT Fantasy Game Sorare Partners With Premier League for Multi-Year Licensing Deal
Sorare, a Paris-based NFT (non-fungible token) fantasy game startup, has closed a deal with the Premier League, the first soccer division...
Equinoz’s ‘Cybernetics’ Was Sold Out In 4 Minutes On PlayNomm NFT Marketplace
Souel, Korea, 1st February, 2023, Chainwire NFT auction on playNomm for a pre-drop event of NFT Korea Festival Artwork was sold out at its...
Bitcoin meets FOMC after 39% January gains with Fed path ‘uncertain’
Bitcoin (BTC) hovered around $23,000 on Feb. 1 after sealing its best January performance in ten years. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Binance and Mastercard Launch Crypto Prepaid Card in Brazil as Part of Latam Expansion
Leading crypto exchange Binance and credit card giant Mastercard have partnered to launch a prepaid crypto-linked card in Brazil as part...
Crypto-friendly bank ends loans backed by crypto mining rigs
The holding company for the crypto-friendly bank, BankProv, has revealed it’s no longer providing loans secured by cryptocurrency mining...
Nigeria Extends Deadline for Returning Soon-to-Be Demonetized Naira Banknotes
After initially ignoring pleas to extend the period for returning old naira banknotes, the Nigerian central bank recently said it has...
Decentralized Twitter alternative goes live on Apple’s App Store
Damus, a so-called “Twitter killer” built on a decentralized network, has been approved on the Apple App Store. The Damus team confirmed...
India Highlights Need for ‘Common Approach to Regulating Crypto Ecosystem’
India’s Finance Ministry has highlighted the necessity for “a common approach to regulating the crypto ecosystem” in its...
Founder of $7.5M ‘brazen fraud scheme’ gets 8 years behind bars
Founder of “My Big Coin” Randall Crater has been sentenced to 100 months in prison and ordered to pay over $7.6 million to the victims of...
Crypto scammers abuse ‘lax’ UK company laws to fool victims: Report
The United Kingdom is host to at least 168 companies accused of running fraudulent crypto or foreign exchange (forex) scams, according to...
Tesla’s SEC Filing Shows Bitcoin Fair Market Value of $191 Million
Tesla’s latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows that the fair market value of the...
82% of Millionaires Ask About Putting Crypto in Their Portfolios, Survey Shows
Asset management firm Devere Group says that 82% of millionaires surveyed have asked their financial advisors about adding...
Bitcoin on-chain data and BTC’s recent price rally point to a healthier ecosystem
Bitcoin (BTC) had a rough year all throughout 2022. But fresh on-chain and futures market data show positive signs that the leading...
Metaverse Tokens Outperform Top Crypto Assets in 2023 With Decentraland’s MANA Leading the Pack
During the first month of 2023, the top two leading cryptocurrencies, bitcoin and ethereum, experienced double-digit gains against the...
Bitcoin poised for another attack on $24K as trader predicts ‘bearish February’
Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $23,000 into the Jan. 31 Wall Street open as markets braced for a fresh macroeconomic reckoning. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Ethereum to Reach Peak of $2,474 Per Token in 2023, Finder’s Survey of Crypto and Fintech Experts Reveals
Seven days ago, finder.com, a product comparison website, published a forecast report based on predictions from several crypto and fintech...
5 altcoins that produced double-digit gains as Bitcoin price rallied in January
The rally in cryptocurrency markets started in early January with a spike in heavily-shorted altcoins and Ethereum (ETH) liquid staking...
Syntropy (NOIA) price: Analyst shares outlook after token gains 168%
NOIA is the native token of Syntropy, a distributed routing protocol for the Internet. The token’s price surged 168% from its...
Massachusetts-Based Bankprov to End Loan Offerings Secured by Cryptocurrency Mining Rigs
The Amesbury, Massachusetts-based Bankprov, a subsidiary of Provident Bancorp, has announced that it will no longer provide loans secured...
FTX Debtors Seek Dismissal of Turkish Entities in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings
FTX debtors have filed a motion with the court requesting to dismiss its Turkish subsidiaries from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings....
Biggest Movers: DOGE Hits 8-Week High as Meme Coins Rally on Tuesday
Dogecoin climbed to an eight-week high on Jan. 31, as prices broke out of a key resistance level on Tuesday. The meme coin surged ahead...
BAYC investors have less than a week to join class action against Yuga Labs
Troubled cryptocurrency fintech Yuga Labs is about to face more lawsuits in relation to its nonfungible tokens (NFT) collection, Bored Ape...
Alameda Research Seeks $446 Million Over Alleged ‘Preferential Transfers’ to Voyager Digital
On Monday, Alameda Research Ltd. filed a legal complaint against Voyager Digital LLC and HTC Trading Inc. in the U.S. bankruptcy court....
How Bitcoin mining saved Africa’s oldest national park from bankruptcy
Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the first national park in the world to run a Bitcoin (BTC) mine...
20 wild attempts to create crypto micronations or communities
We can’t blame Elon Musk for dreaming of moving to Mars — the human race has always been curious about finding a better life somewhere...
EUR/USD and Bitcoin: an unusual correlation
BTC/USD and EUR/USD move in a direct correlation Bitcoin’s higher volatility explains the late bounce from the lows EUR/USD may help...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Lower, Ahead of Key Week of US Economic Data
Bitcoin fell below $23,000 on Jan. 31, following a recent move to a five-month high over the weekend. Market volatility has since...
Why does Bitcoin consolidate? Answer: waiting for central banks to move
Bitcoin is in a 10-day long consolidation The range is extremely tight Market participants await central banks to move The past ten...
Panamanian Crypto Bill Might Get a Second Wind in the Highest Court of the Country
The fate of the Panamanian crypto bill project, which was approved by the Panamanian National Assembly last year, now depends on the...
Here’s why Alchemy Pay (ACH) price surged to a July high
Alchemy Pay surged to the highest point since July 2022. Twitter is looking to build a payment platform with crypto features. Alchemy...
Bitcoin sees most long liquidations of 2023 as BTC price tags $22.5K
Bitcoin (BTC) swapped bullish gains for chop into Jan. 31 as the end of the month saw nervous price action. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Meet Ordinals, the New Bitcoin NFT Engine, and the Drama Surrounding Them
Ordinals, a new way of using and getting content using Bitcoin, are enabling creators to harness the utility of NFTs (non-fungible tokens)...
Russians Offered Ready-made Crypto Exchange Accounts Amid Restrictions
Russian crypto traders have been looking to obtain unrestricted accounts for global exchanges as their access to such platforms is...
Korean Government to Adopt Cryptocurrency Tracking System Within 5 Months
The South Korean government will adopt a cryptocurrency tracking system within the first half of this year, the country’s Ministry...
Arbitrum-Based Vest Exchange Emerges, Aims to Democratize Perpetual Futures
A new decentralized exchange (dex) on Arbitrum, called Vest Exchange, was announced this past weekend, and the team that created the...
Bitcoin price is up, but BTC mining stocks could remain vulnerable throughout 2023
Bitcoin mining stocks usually follow BTC’s price because it directly influences the company’s earnings. These stocks were beaten...
Bitcoin aims for $25K as institutional demand increases and economic data soothes investor fears
Bitcoin (BTC) price broke above $22,500 on Jan. 20 and has since been able to defend that level — accumulating 40.5% gains in the month of...
Price analysis 1/30: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, MATIC, DOT
Traders tend to lighten up positions before important events because they hate uncertainty. The United States Federal Reserve’s policy...
Report: Elon Musk’s Payments Vision for Twitter Takes Shape, Small Team Tasked to Build Infrastructure
Seven months ago, current Twitter owner Elon Musk said, prior to acquiring the social media giant, he would integrate cryptocurrency...
Ripple price prediction ahead of the Fed meeting
Ripple gained over 16% YTD While the momentum is positive, it has yet to overcome resistance $0.3 – $0.5 are pivotal levels for...
Bitcoin Rise in First Month of 2023 Moves Crypto Fear Index From ‘Extreme Fear’ to ‘Greed’
Last month, statistics showed that the Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) had a score of 25, indicating “extreme fear.”...