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Nuclear and gas fastest growing energy sources for Bitcoin mining: Data
The electricity mix of Bitcoin (BTC) has drastically changed over the past few years, with nuclear energy and natural gas becoming the...
Spanish Telecom Giant Telefonica Partners With Qualcomm to Develop Joint Metaverse Initiatives
Telefonica, one of the largest telecom carriers in Spain, and Qualcomm, the fabless chip designer, have inked a partnership to advance...
Pocket Network onboards developers via major update to Portal service
Leading decentralized Web3 infrastructure protocol Pocket Network is onboarding developers to tap into its global RPC node network in a...
Nanjing University Sets Up One of the First Metaverse Majors in China
Nanjing University in China has reportedly launched one of the first majors in the country dedicated to the study of metaverse-related...
Going public puts us on the main stage, says Coinbase’s CEO
Coinbase is one of the crypto exchanges to go public, and the company’s CEO said the move had put them on the main stage....
LUNC rallies by 50% after Binance implements Terra Classic burn mechanism on trading fees
LUNC is up by more than 50% in the last 24 hours after Binance implemented a tax burn mechanism on Terra Classic trading fees. LUNC, the...
New Cosmos whitepaper repurposes ATOM token and refines vision
Interoperability-focused blockchain network Cosmos has dropped a new whitepaper proposing a revamped Cosmos Hub aimed at strengthening...
Global Manhunt for Terra Luna Founder Do Kwon After Interpol Issues Red Notice
The global law enforcement agency the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), issued a notice for Terraform Labs co-founder...
Price analysis 9/26: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, MATIC, SHIB
The United Kingdom is in focus following the British pound’s fall to a new all-time low against the United States dollar. The sell-off was...
7 Ethereum developers would like to sell you on the Merge
Since the founding of Ethereum in 2015, an animating question that plagued the community was answered at exactly 06:42:59 UTC on Thursday,...
The path moving forward for ex-Ethereum miners remains unclear
It’s been nearly two weeks since Ethereum made its historic transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, and some ex-ETH miners say...
More Than a Half Dozen US Securities Regulators File Actions Against Crypto Lender Nexo
Crypto lender Nexo is having issues with state authorities from California, New York, Washington, Kentucky, Vermont, South Carolina, and...
Terra co-founder Do Kwon says he’s ‘making zero effort to hide’ following Interpol notice
Terra co-founder Do Kwon, wanted by South Korean authorities and whose whereabouts are currently unknown, has suggested he’s not changing...
Terra founder Do Kwon says he’s ‘making zero effort to hide’
Law enforcement are looking for Do Kwon, who is allegedly no longer in Singapore. Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has once again stated he...
New York, California among US states to bring enforcement actions against Nexo
Regulators across multiple US states have announced enforcement actions against crypto lender Nexo, with cease-and-desist orders from some...
Grayscale’s GBTC Discount to NAV Breaks Records as Spread Widens by More Than 35%
Grayscale Investment’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has dropped to a new low this week as the bitcoin fund tapped a record 35.18% low...
These four cryptocurrencies could see a price spike before the end of September
The cryptocurrency has started another week with low volumes. Bitcoin is still stuck around the $19k, and most altcoins are yet to make...
Terra Luna Classic soars as Binance implements LUNC burn
Terra Luna Classic (LUNC), the original version of the collapsed cryptocurrency Terra Luna, is smashing upwards on Monday afternoon, with...
Is Cosmos ATOM bull run over?
ATOM has been in bullish momentum since June The token has been getting boosts from the expected ATOM 2.0 ATOM formed a double top and is...
Automata Network introduces 1RPC for a privacy-protected Web3
Automata Network, a decentralised middleware service protocol in the Polkadot ecosystem, has introduced a free to use private Remote...
Retail Giant Walmart Enters the Metaverse With Walmart Land and Universe of Play on Roblox
Walmart has entered the metaverse with the launch of Walmart Land and Walmart’s Universe of Play on Roblox. The metaverse gaming...
Should you buy the correction in XRP as price pumps?
XRP has jumped by double digits in the last one week The gains have been fueled by positive expectations of the case with the SEC The...
Binance reintroduces futures trading in South Africa
Binance had ceased offering crypto derivative products to customers in South Africa in October 2021. The platform will now offer its...
Unix Gaming & Delysium Are Decentralising Games in Surprising New Ways
One of the core principles of web3 gaming is the idea of decentralisation–more specifically, decentralised ownership of assets....
‘The bond market bubble has burst’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week staring down a wild macro environment after sealing its lowest weekly close in nearly two years. As risk...
3 reasons why USDC stablecoin dropping below $50B market cap is Tether’s gain
The market capitalization of USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin issued by U.S.-based payment tech firm Circle, has dropped below $50 billion...
British Pound Taps All-Time Low Against US Dollar Following BOE’s 50bps Rate Hike
The world’s oldest fiat currency, the British pound sterling, slid to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar at a little after 1...
5 years of the ‘Top 10 Cryptos’ experiment and the lessons learned
When Redditor Joe Greene started the Top 10 Cryptos experiment in 2018, he bought $1,000 of Dash, NEM and Iota, among others, only to...
Cardano bulls run out of steam after Vasil hard fork — 40% ADA price crash in play
Cardano’s (ADA) long-awaited Vasil update went live on Sept. 22, which promises to make its blockchain more scalable and cheaper...
Biggest Movers: LUNC up 40% on Monday, as Do Kwon Faces Possible Arrest
Terra classic rose by over 40% on Monday, as markets reacted to the news that founder Do Kwon was wanted by Interpol. Cosmos also traded...
329 Japanese companies support Astar Network’s Nikkei ad
Astar Network’s latest ad has gained support from over 300 Japanese companies as it looks to spearhead the growth of Japan’s...
TD Securities Analyst Says Gold Sell-off May Not Be Over — Carry and Opportunity Cost Could ‘Drive Capital Away’
Precious metals markets continue to flounder this week as gold’s value per troy ounce has slid by 6.53% in value against the U.S....
Leading eToro investor launches tokens on Polygon to bring clarity to finance
eToro pro investor Zechariah Zheng and Sam Wong, previously CTO and Solutions architect, have created Notadvise.Financial with the purpose...
Crypto exchange Gate.io lists DeFiChain’s DFI token on its platform
DeFiChain’s DFI token is now live on Gate.io, making it easier for more investors to gain access to the token. DeFiChain announced...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Below $19,000 as Sentiment in Crypto Remains Bearish
Bitcoin started the week trading below $19,000, as recent economic pressures continued to weigh on cryptocurrency markets. The token fell...
5 altcoins that could turn bullish if Bitcoin price stabilizes
The major United States stock market indices continued their decline last week as worsening macroeconomic conditions increased concerns of...
Australian pilot CBDC test for eAUD to commence mid-2023: RBA White Paper
Making it to the list of countries that intend to launch an in-house central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Reserve Bank of Australia...
Is Injective Protocol’s INJ a good buy as TVL rebounds?
Injective Protocol price soared to the highest level since September 13 and then quickly erased these gains. The INJ price retreated to a...
Web3 Metaverse Company Hadean Raises $30 Million in Series A Funding Round Backed by Epic Games and Tencent
Hadean, a company using computing to scale virtual and metaverse worlds, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, raising $30...
Anchor Protocol price prediction as Terra and USTC spikes
Anchor Protocol price surged to the highest level since September 23 as cryptocurrencies associated with Terra surged. ANC, which has been...
Ironbeam Lets You Trade Bitcoin and Ether Nano Futures Contracts Commission Free
Ironbeam is a U.S. registered Futures Commission Merchant (“FCM”) which offers trading on crypto nano futures thanks...
Terra Luna Classic price prediction as LUNC goes vertical
Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) price went vertical on Monday even as Do Kwon’s legal turmoil continued. The coin surged to a high of...
Interpol issues red notice for Terraform Labs’ co-founder, Do Kwon
Terraform Lab’s co-founder Do Kwon is now on Interpol’s list as the talks regarding the collapse of the LUNA and UST...
South African Financial Services Giant Nedbank Secures a ‘Village’ in the Metaverse
The South African financial services giant, Nedbank, is reported to have acquired a village in the metaverse. The village will be used to...
Italian Serie ‘A’ Soccer Team AC Milan to Launch NFT Initiative
AC Milan, a popular soccer team in the Italian Serie A league and the current champion, announced the launch of a new non-fungible token...
IOTA jumps by more than 8% on Monday: Will it rally higher soon?
The cryptocurrency market began the week poorly, but IOTA is performing excellently despite the bearish trend. IOTA, the native coin of...
Acquiring LedgerX is FTX US’s most significant acquisition, says Brett Harrison
Crypto exchange FTX and its United States arm FTX US have expanded over the past few years, but Brett Harrison believes LedgerX’s...
Blockchain game “PROJECT XENO” collaborates with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Tokyo, Japan, 26th September, 2022, Chainwire CROOZ, Inc. (Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market; Head office: Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo;...
Ivory Coast-Based Payments Fintech Secures $5 Million From Its Pre-Series A Funding Round
The Ivorian payments financial technology (fintech) startup, Julaya, recently concluded its pre-Series A round with an additional $5...
Veritaseum Capital sues Coinbase for patent infringement
Blockchain-based software firm Veritaseum Capital has accused Coinbase of infringing on a blockchain-related patent. The firm has decided...
Crypto Payments May Not Help Russia Bypass Sanctions, Experts Say
Russia is preparing to authorize international crypto payments but people involved in the industry doubt this would allow the country to...
First Product From Finity Touch’s Future Ecosystem Officially Launched
PRESS RELEASE. Finity Touch will surprise the crypto community with its unique features and an already large but growing ecosystem. The...
The European Union is stifling stablecoin adoption
The digital asset landscape in the European Union is evolving ahead of the passage of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation...
1M Aussies will enter crypto over the next 12 months — Swyftx survey
Approximately one million Australians will purchase cryptocurrency for the first time over the next 12 months — bringing total crypto...
WEF Launches Crypto Sustainability Coalition to Leverage Web3 Technologies in Climate Change Battle
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched the Crypto Sustainability Coalition, an initiative dedicated to assessing the role of Web3...
California Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Regulate Crypto — Calls for ‘More Flexible Approach’
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to regulate crypto in his state. He stressed that “a more flexible approach is...
US Court Authorizes IRS to Issue Summons for Crypto Investors’ Records
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has obtained a “court order authorizing summons for records relating to U.S. taxpayers who...
Jihan Wu-Backed Crypto Miner Bitdeer Acquires ‘Singapore’s Fort Knox’ for $28.4 Million
Sources have disclosed that the digital currency mining operation, Bitdeer Technologies, has purchased a high-security storage and display...
Ethereum Classic Hashrate Slides 46% Since The Merge, PoW ETH Forks Gather Double-Digit Gains
The day of The Merge, Ethereum Classic’s hashrate soared to new highs tapping 306 terahash per second (TH/s) ten days ago on...
MiCA is already stifling stablecoin adoption in the EU
The digital asset landscape in the European Union is evolving ahead of the passage of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation...
Nicolas Maduro Tempts West With an Abundance of Oil and Gas, Venezuelan President Wants Sanctions Lifted
Amid the economic rumblings across the world and the energy crisis in Europe, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has said his country is...
Bitcoin risks worst weekly close since 2020 as BTC price dices with $19K
Bitcoin (BTC) headed for its lowest weekly close since 2020 on Sep. 25 as a week of macro turmoil took its toll. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
While the US Dollar Tramples the Euro, Pound and Yen, Russia’s Ruble Skyrockets Against the Greenback
While the U.S. dollar has soared in value against a basket of worldwide fiat currencies, Russia’s ruble climbed 4.5% against the...
Bitcoin volatility trended downwards in Q3: report
Bitcoin’s average 30-day volatility in August was 60%, while it stood at 80% in June. In 2022, risk asset markets (crypto included)...
OCEEF taps Polygon to help bring deep-sea research to Web3
Polygon to help ‘save the ocean’ group bring its state-of-the-art vessel RV Odyssey to the metaverse, democratising access and...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says a ‘Difficult Correction’ Should Balance US Housing Market
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, real estate investors did extremely well, despite the millions of Americans that were put out of work and...
California Gov. Newsom vetoes crypto licensing and regulatory framework
Adding to the existing regulatory hurdles for the crypto ecosystems, California Governor Gavin Newsom refused to sign a bill that would...
Estonia Issues First License to Crypto Service Provider Under New Regulation
Estonia’s Financial Intelligence Unit has issued its first license to a crypto service provider under the country’s new...
Asia’s Largest Web3 Event TOKEN2049 Exclusively Unveils NFT Assets Valued Over US$100 Million
PRESS RELEASE. SINGAPORE — 25th September 2022 — TOKEN2049, Asia’s premier crypto conference, announced that it will...
ETH Merge Forks, Quantum Computing, Biden Draining Oil Reserves, DOJ Targets Criminal Crypto Use — Week in Review
With the Ethereum Merge event now successfully completed, new proof-of-work (PoW) forks have emerged to vie for miner acceptance. This, as...
Report: Gap Between Ethiopian Currency’s Official and Parallel Market Exchange Rate Grows to New Record
The Ethiopian birr currency’s parallel exchange rate against the U.S. dollar recently dropped to a low of 92 birrs per dollar, a...
Russia Starts Developing Mechanism for International Crypto Payments
Financial authorities in Russia have begun work on a mechanism to facilitate the employment of cryptocurrencies for settlements with other...
Kenyan Central Bank Says It’s ‘Craziness’ to Convert Country’s Reserves to Bitcoin
The Kenyan central bank governor Patrick Njoroge has described as “craziness” the calls to convert Kenya’s reserves...
Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Launches Self-Directed Crypto Trading Amid Institutional Demand
The largest bank in Southeast Asia, DBS, has launched self-directed cryptocurrency trading via its app. More customers are now qualified...
Moscow stock exchange is preparing a bill to allow the trade of DFAs
We want the market to make its own choice between blockchain accounting and depositary accounting: Chairman The Moscow Stock Exchange...
JPMorgan: Demand for Crypto as Payment Method Has Drastically Declined
Global investment bank JPMorgan is seeing little demand for crypto as a payment method. However, the bank noted that cryptocurrencies are...
Robert Kiyosaki Says End of Fake Money Is Here — Shares 3 Lessons to Help Investors Amid Market Crashes
After predicting the biggest crash in world history, Robert Kiyosaki, the famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, says...
How crypto is playing a role in increasing healthy human lifespans
It’s a question that’s infatuated scientists for decades: how can we prolong life expectancy — giving humans everywhere more...
Post-Merge ETH has become obsolete
For years, various blockchain projects were rumored to be future “Ethereum killers,” projects that would unseat Ether from its throne and...
Wintermute suffers $160M attack, Kraken CEO departs and US bill aims to ban algo stablecoins: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 18-24
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst)...
Moscow Exchange Suggests Issuing Crypto Receipts for Those Afraid of Blockchain
The Moscow Exchange has proposed to legalize the issuance of receipts for digital financial assets. The trading platform says this will...
Tezos upgrade Kathmandu goes live on mainnet
Kathmandu has introduced several new features set to improve network scalability and security. Tezos, the layer 1 proof of stake...
Bitcoin Cash prediction as price eyes breakout from a descending trendline
Bitcoin Cash has rejected a decline below $110 The price of the cryptocurrency has been tied to macro events BCH is eyeing a breakout as...
Dogecoin prediction as price breaks above the descending trendline
Dogecoin has gained by 7% amid an increased whale activity The meme token is the biggest gainer in the top ten cryptocurrencies by...
When are we likely to see a bullish reversal on Polygon’s MATIC?
Polygon’s MATIC has lost a quarter of its value from its August high. Polygon welcomed Binance stablecoin to its ecosystem on...
Report: Leaked Audio Featuring Celsius Execs Uncovers Plans to Create an IOU Cryptocurrency
According to leaked audio obtained by CNBC, the crypto lender Celsius wants to create an IOU cryptocurrency in order to pay clients back....
MEVbots backdoor drains users’ Ethereum funds via arbitrage trading bot
MEV gain, an Ethereum (ETH) arbitrage trading bot built by MEVbots, which claims to provide stress-free passive income, has been actively...
The biggest Bitcoin fund just hit a record -35% discount — A warning for BTC price?
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), a cryptocurrency fund that currently holds 3.12% of the total Bitcoin (BTC) supply, or over 640,000 BTC,...
While Known Mining Pools Currently Dominate, Unknown Miners Discovered the Most Bitcoin Blocks During the Last 13 Years
The Bitcoin network has been operational for 5,012 days and so far, more than 755,000 blocks have been mined into existence. During the...
Chainlink price prediction ahead of the SmartCon Conference
Chainlink price has had a difficult performance in 2022 as the cryptocurrency industry has struggled. LINK has crashed by more than 50%...