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Ethereum Wallet Metamask Adds Bank-to-Crypto Transfers via Sardine
According to a Consensys blog post published on October 11, the Ethereum-based wallet Metamask has added instant bank-to-crypto transfers...
What is a Web3 browser and how does it work?
A software program called a web service enables computer-to-computer communication over the internet. However, web services are nothing...
Japanese Yen Plunges to 32-Year Low Against US Dollar — Another Intervention by Authorities Expected
The Japanese yen’s exchange rate versus the U.S. dollar recently plunged to its lowest rate in 32 years — 147.66 JPY per dollar. The...
Localbitcoins, Crypto.com, Other Providers Suspend Services for Russians Under EU Rules
Complying with the latest EU sanctions targeting Russia, well-known cryptocurrency platforms like Localbitcoins, Blockchain.com, and...
Bank of America’s Survey of Wealthy Americans: Younger People Are 7.5 Times More Likely to Hold Crypto in Their Portfolios
Bank of America has found that younger wealthy Americans are 7.5 times more likely to hold crypto in their portfolios than investors aged...
Former Morgan Stanley CEO: Crypto Could Become ‘a Huge Way’ That Monetary Transactions Take Place
Former Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack has confirmed that he still owns bitcoin. While admitting that it is hard for him to understand why...
US Lawmaker Calls on SEC to Issue Crypto Regulations — Says ‘a Formal Regulatory Process Is Needed Now’
A U.S. senator has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue crypto regulations now “through a transparent...
Google and Coinbase strike a deal, BNY Mellon begins crypto custody and WisdomTree’s Bitcoin ETF gets denied: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 9-15
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst)...
Chinese Researchers Propose Asian Digital Currency to Reduce Reliance on US Dollar
Experts from an economic institute in China have circulated the idea of creating a blockchain-powered digital currency that could lower...
Report: Paypal HK Halts Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Group’s Payments Over ‘Excessive Risks’
According to a report from a pro-democracy group in Hong Kong, Paypal HK has reportedly stopped processing payments for the League of...
The Size of Bitcoin’s Distributed Ledger Nears a Half Terabyte
Well over a decade ago, on January 3, 2009, the size of the Bitcoin blockchain was 0.285 kilobytes (kB) or around 285 bytes. Today,...
48% of Ethereum Blocks Face Censorship From OFAC-Compliant Flashbots
For a couple of years now, MEV-Boost relays or Flashbots have become popular tools in order to gather the maximum value that can be...
‘No emotion’ — Bitcoin metric gives $35K as next BTC price macro low
Bitcoin (BTC) is showing textbook macro bottom signs in a “business as usual” bear market, data suggests. In fresh findings published on...
Biggest Movers: QNT Hits 10-Month High on Saturday
Quant rose to its highest point since the start of the year on Saturday, as prices climbed for a third straight session. In addition to...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Lower on Saturday, as Bears Reenter the Market
Bearish sentiment returned to cryptocurrency markets on Saturday, as bitcoin was once again in the red. The world’s largest token...
BTC Ownership in Canada Rises Sharply in 2021, Bank of Canada Study Shows 13% of Canadians Own Bitcoin
This week researchers from the Bank of Canada published the central bank’s Financial System Review which highlights five key...
Konami Launches Metaverse Push With Web3 Focused Hiring Spree
Konami, one of the most influential Japanese game development and publishing companies, has announced it will be introducing Web3 and...
War Spurs Crypto Activity in Russia and Ukraine, Chainalysis Reports
The deadly conflict that started with Russia’s assault on Ukraine has increased crypto-related activity in both countries, according to...
Crypto Hackers Gross Over $3 Billion From 125 Hacks so Far This Year
Data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis shows that October is “the biggest month in the biggest year ever for hacking...
Strategist at Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Says Bitcoin Is Unique Regardless of Price
An investment strategist at Southeast Asia’s largest bank, DBS, says bitcoin is unique whether the price changes or not. “If...
Elon Musk Presently Under Investigation by Federal Authorities, Twitter Informs Judge
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk is under federal investigation for his conduct in connection with the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter,...
Barely halfway and October already the biggest month in crypto hacks: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you...
Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins sells out NFT collection in minutes
Oscar award-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins has sold out his debut NFT collection “The Eternal Collection” in under 10 minutes. The...
Report: Turkey’s September Gold Imports up by 1,700% as Individuals Swap Falling Lira With the Precious Metal
Turkey’s gold imports of just over 39,000 kilograms in September 2022 are more than 16 times the quantity that was brought into the...
3 emerging crypto trends to keep an eye on while Bitcoin price consolidates
This week, Bitcoin’s (BTC) price took a tumble as a hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) report showed high inflation remains a...
Argentina Introduces New Exchange Rates to the Mix — ‘Qatar’ and ‘Coldplay’ Dollars Go Against IMF’s Warnings
The government of Argentina, which is currently applying dollar exchange controls, has added two new dollar exchange rates into its...
Ethereum Classic forms a bullish pin bar at support. What’s the outlook now?
Ethereum Classic (ETC/USD) buyers have defended the $23 support after the price temporarily broke below it. The price is stabilising...
Bitcoin bear market will last ‘2-3 months max’ — Interview with BTC analyst Philip Swift
Bitcoin (BTC) may see more pain in the near future, but the bulk of the bear market is already “likely” behind it. That is one of many...
BNB defends $267 support. Should you buy it?
Binance (BNB/USD) trades at $273.7. The trading happened after the cryptocurrency fell to $257 on Thursday. BNB has since left a bullish...
Bitcoin trader predicts $18K return within days as stocks wilt post-CPI
Bitcoin (BTC) cooled near $19,200 after the Oct. 14 Wall Street open as stocks struggled to preserve their “bear trap.” BTC/USD 1-hour...
Why is Quant cryptocurrency rising, and how attractive is it?
Is there a cryptocurrency that has maintained a sustained surge in this bearish market? The answer is a yes but look beyond the main...
Price analysis 10/14: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, MATIC
The United States consumer price index (CPI) increased 8.2% annually in September, beating economists’ expectations of an 8.1% rise. The...
Polygon’s MATIC flashes a bullish signal. Should you buy it?
Is Polygon’s (MATIC/USD) one of the most attractive cryptocurrencies below $1? Probably yes, given the stability it has...
Crypto Boutique Law Firm Roche Freedman Removed From Class Action Against Tether
After a Manhattan federal judge blasted Roche Freedman LLP founding partner Kyle Roche’s public statements, the judge has removed...
How does zero-knowledge proof authentication help create a portable digital identity solution?
Web engineers have been working for a long time to determine if there is a way to prove something is true without revealing any data that...
UK’s Royal Mint Reveals Record Profits Amid Significant Demand for Physical Gold and Silver
While the price of gold has dropped in value from the asset’s all-time high on March 8, the U.K.’s oldest precious metals (PMs) company,...
Biggest Movers: XRP, ATOM Rebound From Recent Declines
Xrp rebounded from recent drops in price on Friday, as the token surged by nearly 10% in today’s session. Cosmos was another...
Ukraine’s Kharkiv Art Museum Launches NFT Collection With Binance to Raise Funds, Secure Jobs
The art museum in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Binance to offer non-fungible tokens...
To HODL or have kids? The IVF Bitcoin Babies paid for with BTC profits
Hold Bitcoin till the very end or sell a little bit to start a family? For one Bitcoiner in orthwest London, it was a no-brainer. Noodle,...
Finder’s Experts Expect XRP to Spike to $3.81 by 2025 if Ripple Wins SEC Lawsuit
Following the recent ethereum price predictions report, 55 crypto and fintech experts chosen by the product comparison web portal,...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Surge, as US Inflation Uncertainty Fades
Ethereum was trading higher on Friday, as market volatility eased, following the latest U.S. inflation report. Core inflation rose 0.6%,...
Bitcoin ‘bear trap’ sees BTC price near $20K as daily gains top 9%
Bitcoin (BTC) delivered more surprises on Oct. 14 as the reaction to macro triggers saw a sudden run at $20,000. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Ethereum price eyes 35% rally after 6,000 ETH gets burned in one week
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), looks ready to undergo a massive rally due to a mix of technical and fundamental factors. From a...
Community discusses why inflation isn’t pushing more people to crypto
While some anticipate that more people will naturally get into crypto due to inflation, the reality is far from some community members’...
Uniswap’s $165 Million Series B Capital Raise One of the Largest by a Crypto Firm in 2022
Uniswap Labs, the firm behind the Uniswap decentralized exchange protocol, announced on Thursday that it raised $165 million in a Series B...
XRP vs XLM: Which is a better buy between Stellar and Ripple?
Stellar and Ripple are two of the biggest payment-focused cryptocurrencies in the world. Ripple’s XRP has a market cap of over $25...
Chinese Digital Currency Transactions Exceed 100 Billion Yuan, Central Bank Says
Spending with China’s state-issued digital currency has surpassed 100 billion yuan, close to $14 billion, by the end of August, the...
Nigeria Can Become World Leader in the Digital Economy Says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
According to Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, his country is well-positioned to become a global leader in the digital economy....
Uniswap rallies by 12% after raising $165 million: How far can UNI go over the weekend?
UNI is the best performer amongst the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap today and could rally higher soon. UNI, the native coin of the...
MakerDAO revenue tumbles 86% on Ether and Wrapped BTC woes
MakerDAO, the governing body of the Maker Protocol has seen its revenue plummet in the third quarter of 2022, caused by a fall in loan...
Bitcoin Miner Pow.re Begins Mining Facility Construction in Paraguay, Acquires 3,600 Microbt ASICs
According to the crypto mining operation Pow.re Holdings Limited, the firm announced that it has begun construction of two new mining...
Formula One Files 8 Trademarks for ‘F1’ Covering Wide Range of Cryptocurrency and Metaverse Products
Formula One has filed eight trademark applications covering a wide range of cryptocurrency, non-fungible token (NFT), and metaverse...
Bitcoin traders were ready for a hot CPI report, but BTC bears are still in control
Cryptocurrency traders were caught by surprise after the Oct. 13 Consumer Price Index Report showed inflation in the United States rising...
Mastercard Focusing on 5 Key Areas to Turn Crypto Into ‘an Everyday Way to Pay’
Mastercard has outlined five key crypto areas it is working on in order to “turn cryptocurrencies into an everyday way to...
Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki Warns About World War III
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has warned about World War Three. “Are you ready for...
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Fulfills Promise by Reducing Commercial Paper Holdings Down to Zero
On October 13, 2022, Tether Holdings Limited announced that the stablecoin issuer has reduced the company’s commercial paper...
JPMorgan Reportedly Terminates Relationship With Kanye West, Rap Star Says He’s Happy to Speak Openly About Being ‘Canceled by a Bank’
On October 12, the conservative influencer and political commentator, Candace Owens shared a letter on Twitter that shows JPMorgan...
Toy Manufacturer Mattel and Cryptoys Announce Masters of the Universe NFT Collection
This week, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Masters of the Universe (MOTU) franchise, the toy manufacturing company Mattel...
Solana price movement amid 6% bear run
Solana (SOL/USD) succumbed to the bear cryptocurrency market on Thursday. On CoinMarketCap, SOL was trading with an intraday loss of 6.63%...
Cardano relinquishes support to a fresh new low. What’s the outlook?
Cardano (ADA/USD) has tanked 7% in the past day to a record low of $0.03612. On the weekly scale, the price represents a 16% dip. In...
How long can Bitcoin’s bear market last? Crypto billionaire Novogratz shares thoughts
Bitcoin (BTC/USD) sellers are largely exhausted, according to crypto billionaire Mike Novogratz. Novogratz says that after a big sell-off...
Decision time as Ethereum eyes a break below a key support
Ethereum (ETH/USD) was a victim of an accelerated sell-off on Thursday. A drop of 5% was enough to take Ethereum to below $1,250, a key...
US Lawmakers Send Inquiry to ERCOT CEO Over Texas Crypto Mining and Its Effects on the So-Called Climate Crisis
A number of Democratic U.S. policymakers have written a letter to the CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in order to...
Why is the price of Huobi Token up 12% today as rest of the market slumps?
Huobi Token (HT) has been up 12% in the last 24 hours and is one of the few cryptocurrencies bucking the general downtrend. Trading at...
Government of Dominica Enters Into Agreement With TRON, Set to Issue Fan Token Named Dominica Coin
Dominica is a sovereign island nation in the Caribbean Sea, known as the “Nature Island of the Caribbean” because of its outstanding...
BTC price hits 3-week lows on US CPI as Bitcoin liquidates $57M
Bitcoin (BTC) delivered classic volatility on Oct. 13 as United States economic data shook markets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Biggest Movers: SHIB, SOL Fall to 4-Month Lows, US Inflation Higher Than Expected
Shiba inu fell to a four-month low on Thursday, as consumer prices in the United States rose by more than expected. U.S. inflation came in...
Latest CPI Data Shows Red-Hot Inflation Continues to Thrive in the US, Consumer Prices Jumped 8.2% in September
The latest inflation data from the United States indicates that consumer prices have kept climbing despite expectations of a slowdown. The...
Why is the price of Houbi Token up 12% today as rest of the market slumps?
Huobi Token (HT) has been up 12% in the last 24 hours and is one of the few cryptocurrencies bucking the general downtrend. Trading at...
AGIX price prediction as SingularityNET token soars
AGIX price soared to a high of $0.1115, which was the highest level since April 28. It has surged by more than 238% from the lowest level...
Crypto clash: How low can Ethereum price crash to?
A crypto clash is underway. Ethereum price crashed to a low of $1,200 on Thursday after the red-hot American consumer inflation data. The...
Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission CVM Defines Rules to Classify Cryptocurrency Assets as Securities
The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has clarified the criteria by which different cryptocurrency assets can be...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Below $19,000 Following FOMC Minutes
Bitcoin was trading below $19,000 on Thursday, as markets reacted to the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes. In the...
MDX price prediction as Mdex defies gravity
MDX price defied gravity on Thursday as cryptocurrencies plunged. The MDEX token went vertical and reached a high of $0.1300, which was...
Tron becomes the National Blockchain of the Commonwealth of Dominica: will TRX soar higher?
Tron has become the national blockchain of the Commonwealth of Dominica, setting a record in the process and could see TRX rally in the...
Draft Law Seeks to Oblige Kazakhstan’s Crypto Miners to Exchange Bulk of Income in Country
Cryptocurrency miners in Kazakhstan are to be required to convert up to three quarters of their income on locally registered exchanges,...
This Month at Binance: Innovation Never Stops
September has been one of the busiest months at Binance this year. Last month the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume kicked...
Samsung to Debut Knox Matrix Blockchain-Based Security System for Smart Devices
Samsung, the consumer electronics giant, has announced the introduction of a blockchain-like security system for its smart devices. Named...
Report: Withdrawal Limits for Egyptian Travelers Lowered as Banks Seek to Conserve Scarce Forex
According to a report, some Egyptian banks recently informed clients who plan to travel abroad that they can now only withdraw $2,000 or...
Crypto Exchanges Still Available to Russians Despite Latest EU Sanctions, Report Unveils
A list of crypto exchanges, including global platforms, have not introduced new restrictions on Russian users after the EU’s most recent...
Ripple CEO Anticipates Answer in SEC Lawsuit Over XRP in the First Half of 2023
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says he thinks “we’ll have an answer in the first half of next year” in the U.S....
Devere CEO Expects Further Volatility in Crypto Market Before Year-End — Says Savvy Investors Will Benefit From Panic Sellers
The CEO of Devere Group, a financial advisory and asset management firm, anticipates further volatility in the crypto market before...
Gas-to-Bitcoin Firm Crusoe Energy Acquires the Operating Assets of Great American Mining
The Denver-based gas-to-bitcoin infrastructure company Crusoe Energy announced on Wednesday that it acquired the operating assets of Great...
Coin Center Sues US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Ban — Lawsuit Says Government’s Action ‘Was Unlawful’
The non-profit that focuses on policy issues facing cryptocurrencies, Coin Center, has filed a lawsuit against the Treasury department,...
Chainlink price: what’s the outlook after an 8% dip?
Chainlink (LINK/USD) has been under pressure of late. The losses in the week stand at 8.28% after accelerating by an intraday of 2%. The...
Shiba Inu slides 9% to find support. What are the odds of a reversal?
Shiba Inu (SHIB/USD) trades at merely $0.000010 after losing more than 10% in the week. That comes as investors develop a risk-off...
Huobi token jumps another 25%. How far can it go?
Huobi Token (HT/USD) rose another 25% on Wednesday, capping a solid weekly 58% gain. The surge happens amid positive developments for the...
Binance-Backed Blockchain Completes Hard Fork to Mitigate Future Cross-Chain Bridge Hacks
The Bnb Smart Chain commenced the blockchain’s hard fork on October 12, at block height 22,107,423, in order to add a security...
Solana-Based Defi Protocol Mango Markets Loses $117 Million in Hack, Exploit Allegedly Revealed in Project’s Discord in March
According to various reports, the Solana-based trading and lending platform Mango Markets was hacked as a malicious actor was able to...
Biggest Movers: QNT Remains Near Multi-Month High, HBAR 11% Higher
Quant continued to trade close to an eight-month high on Wednesday, as prices of the token rose for a second straight day. Hedera was...