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Enjin Launches Polkadot Parachain for NFTs and Gaming
In the works since last summer, the Efinity parachain is courting games on existing smart-contract blockchains. Source
UK’s FCA Opens Search for Head of Crypto Division
The FCA is looking to build a crypto team that can manage and regulate the industry. Source
Report: Africa Fintech Startups Raised $2 Billion in 2021
Africa’s fintech startups are reported to have raised $2 billion in the past year alone. This amount dwarfs the $231 million that...
TravelX Raises $10M to Launch Multichain Distribution Protocol
The protocol for the travel industry tokenizes inventory for airlines and suppliers. Source
NoVa Battles: Everything You Need to Know
PRESS RELEASE. Have you ever fantasized about of traveling to an endless cosmos to face off against cosmic warriors for control of the...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Ticks Higher; S&P 500 Sees Death Cross
Bitcoin was trading flat to negative even as the European stocks and the S&P 500 futures got a slight tailwind. Source
Shanghai Police Bust $16M Crypto Pyramid Scheme
The scheme was Shanghai's first cracked case of an online pyramid scheme using cryptocurrencies, according to the police. Source
Stellar Development Foundation Launches $30M Investment Fund
The fund will match investments into platforms that use the Stellar blockchain. Source
FinCEN Chief Digital Currency Adviser Korver Departs for A16z as Head of Regulatory
Michele Korver, a government and law-enforcement veteran who was most recently chief digital currency adviser at FinCEN, is joining...
Wasabi Wallet to Begin Censoring Coinjoin Transactions
Wasabi Wallet, a privacy-oriented bitcoin-only wallet, has announced it will start introducing censorship methods into its mixing...
Derivatives Platform Deus Finance Exploited for $3M on Fantom Network
Hackers manipulated a pricing mechanism to trick the protocol in a “flash loan” attack, the security firm said. Source
Japan’s FSA orders crypto exchanges to adhere to the imposed sanctions
On Monday Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) together with the Ministry of Finance ordered Crypto exchanges to stop processing...
Bitcoin Worth $1.2B Leaves Coinbase in a Sign of Persistent Institutional Adoption
A total of 31,130 bitcoin left Coinbase last week, the highest single-week outflow since 2017. Source
Highlights March 15: Major cryptos in the red, China tech firms lead US indices lower
Major cryptos registered mostly small losses. On Monday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs voted...
Bitcoin sees ‘mother of all consolidations’ as $40K BTC price squeeze fails
Bitcoin (BTC) saw a fresh brief short squeeze overnight on March 15 with bulls still attempting to crack $40,000 resistance. BTC/USD...
Gaming industry to have a ‘blockchain-connected’ future, studio execs say
With blockchain slowly finding its way into the video gaming industry, sector veterans and executives of nonfungible token (NFT)...
Bitcoin well positioned to help governments create cheaper CBDCs: Deloitte
A new study from financial services giant Deloitte highlighted the potential of Bitcoin (BTC) as a base to create a cheaper, faster and...
FTX Europe Becomes First Exchange to Receive Crypto License in Dubai
The exchange will also set up a regional headquarter in Dubai. Source
Kazakhstan Crackdown Forces 106 More Crypto Mines to Close
Notable political and business figures were said to be behind some of the mines, including the brother of former President Nursultan...
European Parliament Votes Against Bitcoin Mining Ban
The European Parliament has voted against a draft regulation aimed at banning Proof-of-Work (PoW) cryptocurrencies in the EU over concerns...
UK's Law Enforcement Agency Calls for Regulation of Crypto Mixing Tech: Report
The NCA called for regulation of crypto mixing tech as it may be used by criminals to legitimize illegal transactions. Source
Better Business Bureau Warns About Cryptocurrency — BBB Ranks Crypto Scams Second Riskiest
The U.S. Better Business Bureau (BBB) says cryptocurrency scams have become the second riskiest. In addition, the organization noted that...
Bitcoin Breakout Elusive as Traders Price in 7 Fed Rate Hikes For 2022
The Fed is likely to raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, the first hike since 2018. Source
You can now buy Stellar, which is about to break out: here’s where
The popularity of Stellar has been rising ever since a token burn two days ago. The 30th biggest coin by market cap achieved a weekly gain...
Bitcoin Unaffected by Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Meltdown
Analysts says that the market crash in Hong Kong is being driven by regulatory not monetary policies, which is why the contagion has not...
Japan Asks Crypto Exchanges to Comply With Sanctions Restrictions — Penalty Includes 3 Years in Prison
Japan’s top financial regulator has asked cryptocurrency exchanges in the country not to process transactions subject to...
Short term Bitcoin buyers transition to long term holders: Glassnode
Over the past week, long-term holders of Bitcoin increased their spending to a level that suggests de-risking from the market, but hodling...
Best places to buy IoTeX, which is building the connected world
The live IoTeX price today is $0.07 with a 24-hour trading volume of $40.2 million. IoTeX ranks 92nd by market cap and has gained 3.32%...
Argentinians Criticize IMF Requirement to Slow Down Crypto Adoption in the Country
Argentinian citizens involved in the cryptocurrency industry are criticizing a perceived anti-crypto requirement that the recent deal made...
Inflation Hedging Coin Has Announced an International Video Production Contest
PRESS RELEASE. IHC token team just announced a contest of video content creation with a prize pool of 100 million IHC tokens among...
Stablecoin Economy Nears $200B, UST Supply Jumps Higher, USDN Spikes 43% in 30 Days
During the last 12 months the stablecoin economy has grown massive and the current valuation today is only $13 billion away from tapping...
Blockchain play-and-earn games focus on building even as NFT prices fall
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) were in a strong bull run from Jan. 1 to mid-February. During this time, OpenSea volumes topped $5 billion and...
How Chainalysis helps in crypto monitoring and blockchain analysis?
Chainalysis has five different types of products that help in monitoring crypto assets. These are Chainalysis Business Data, Chainalysis...
Elon Musk Says Tesla and Spacex See Significant Inflation Pressure — Confirms He Won’t Sell Crypto
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has revealed that his two companies are seeing significant inflation pressure in raw materials and...
How professional Ethereum traders place bullish ETH price bets while limiting losses
Being bullish on Ether (ETH) over the past four months did not pay off as its price dropped 44% from $4,600. The decentralized finance...
SocialFi is finally here: The top 3 projects to consider
The SocialFi movement has now started to gather steam as social media becomes more integrated into the blockchain. Many investors,...
The best cross-chain interoperability tokens to buy this month
When you think about cross-chain interoperability, the first thing that comes to mind is Polkadot (DOT). It is by far one of the biggest...
Skybridge Capital Founder: Bitcoin Will Be Legal Tender in Many Latin American Countries
The founder of Skybridge Capital has predicted that “bitcoin will be used by many Latin American countries as legal tender over...
Shiba Inu (SHIB) could hit yearly lows with a 25% drop – How should you play this out?
Shiba Inu (SHIB) appears to be facing several key bearish elements that could sink the price to a new yearly low. The coin, which was the...
ThorChain (RUNE) is up over 60% for the week – Can this growth keep going?
ThorChain (RUNE) has been the best performing coin in the top 100 cryptocurrencies. The coin has gained over 60% in the last 7 days. This...
BTC price struggles below $39K ahead of expected interest rate hike by the Fed
The blockchain community got a bit of good news on March 14 after regulators in the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and...
Bitcoin’s got 3 strikes, but investors remain calm despite price drop
After Bitcoin (BTC) faced its third consecutive rejection, investors became more confident in adding altcoin positions. For the leading...
First Mover Asia: A Taipei Executive Believes GameFi Can Fix Gaming’s Creative Drought; Bitcoin, Ether Are Flat in Light Trading
See Wan Toong, the CTO of Red Door Digital, a Taipei-based studio building out Web 3 games, believes games can be creative and lucrative;...
Jasmy Coin (JASMY) continues its bearish trend – What does the future hold?
Over the last few months or so, Jasmy Coin (JASMY) has largely been on a strong bearish trend. The coin has tried several times to build...
VeChain (VET) faces strong resistance in its road to recovery – How long should you wait?
VeChain (VET) has dropped for the last 4 days in a row in what appears to be a bloodbath. But contrary to what you’d believe,...
Ripple (XRP) is looking poised to rally towards $1 – How realistic is that?
Ripple (XRP) has had a lot of negative press in recent weeks with the SEC lawsuit. As a result, many investors appeared to be steering...
Binance Granted a Crypto Asset Service Provider License From Bahrain’s Central Bank
The oil-rich kingdom has been making moves to strengthen its domestic crypto industry. Source
‘Ecstasy Kingpin’ From Brockton Forfeits $2.3M in Bitcoin to Massachusetts Law Enforcement
A man from Brockton, Massachusetts was sentenced to eight years in prison and forced to forfeit 59 bitcoin worth $2.3 million, after he...
Wasabi Wallet’s CoinJoin Coordinator to Blacklist Certain Bitcoin Transactions
CoinJoin is an open-source protocol, so restrictions imposed by one centralized service do not spell the end for these group transactions...
Gensokishi Online Hosts Campaign to Win in-Game Token ROND Whitelist for a Total of $10,000
PRESS RELEASE. GensoKishi Online Metaworld is a GameFi and metaverse incarnation of the award winning Nintendo Switch/PS4 game...
Jack Dorsey, Block and the Perils of Making Crypto User-Friendly
Block, formerly Square, had crypto users excited about a planned hardware wallet. But a recent announcement about its security design has...
Market Wrap: Cryptos Decline After Rejection of EU Bitcoin Proposal
Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptos were unmoved after the rejection of the EU bitcoin proposal on Monday. Traders expect a busy week ahead...
Pixar NFT drop sells out on VeVe shortly after launch
Within 24 hours of its launch on digital collectibles marketplace Veve, crypto enthusiasts purchased all 54,995 pieces of the Disney Pixar...
EU's Sweeping Crypto Regulations Package One Step Closer to Ratification
The proposed MiCA framework was voted through without a contentious provision seeking to limit the use of proof-of-work crypto. Source
Today’s biggest crypto gainers: Why REQ, MFT and KEY rallied over 20%
Cryptocurrency bulls continued to face stiff headwinds headed into the week of March 14 that began with a vote in Europe about whether to...
Crypto Funds See Their First Outflows in 7 Weeks: CoinShares
Both Bitcoin and Ether saw a sizable exit of money, according to the report. Source
Disney Pixar Pals NFTs launched on Veve sells out shortly after launch fetching $3.3M
Disney Pixar Pals NFTs collectibles launched on March 13 on the digital collectibles marketplace Veve, sold out within 24 hours. Crypto...
‘Shark Tank’s’ O’Leary Lobbies Congress for Sen. Lummis’ New Crypto Bill
Kevin O’Leary made himself a household name as a co-host of “Shark Tank,” where budding entrepreneurs make their pitches to a panel of...
Visa Looking to Hire College Students to Develop In-House Crypto Talent
Hirees will build expertise in areas such as DeFi, NFTs, stablecoins and central bank digital currencies, according to the payment giant’s...
Bitcoin Below $39,000 After EU Vote on Crypto Regulation
Bitcoin (BTC) still faces resistance below $40,000 as traders weigh aftermath of EU cryptocurrency legislation and rate hikes this week...
EU Parliament Committee Votes Against Proof-of-Work Ban, Supports Alternative Amendment on Crypto Assets
European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs committee has voted against banning proof-of-work-based assets for companies in...
Coinbase Has ‘Hidden Value’ in Ventures Business, Oppenheimer Says
Crypto exchange Coinbase’s stock is undervalued, the investment bank said in a note to clients. Source
Bitcoin Rangebound Above $35K-$37K Support; Resistance at $40K
Bitcoin (BTC) remains in a tight trading range, although buyers maintained support above $37,500 over the weekend. Upside appears limited...
The First NFT Monopoly
With Bored Apes and CryptoPunks under the same corporate roof, the NFT market barrels toward further centralization. Source
Biggest Movers: RUNE Rises by Over 15%, as FTM and AVAX Trend Lower
Thorchain (RUNE) rallied to its highest level since January, as cryptocurrency markets started the week mainly in the red. Avalanche...
Ukraine Partners With FTX, Everstake to Launch New Crypto Donation Website
FTX is converting crypto contributions to Ukraine’s war effort into fiat for deposit at the National Bank of Ukraine. Source
Ukrainian Crypto Entrepreneur: Bitcoin Is a Lifeline
“These are young people with burning eyes, sitting at their computers around the clock to save their state.” Source
Web 3’s Use of AI Will Present Challenges, but They Are Not Insurmountable
Software trends, including cloud computing, networking and cyber security are being reimagined with machine learning as a first-class...
Binance Signs MoU to Acquire Brazilian Securities Brokerage Sim;paul Investimentos
The potential deal comes ahead of legislation that would require proper licensing for overseas crypto exchanges operating in Brazil. Source
Financial future or false promises? Crypto firms go big on ads in 2022
Advertisements are in abundance everywhere we go — from billboards seen throughout road trips to commercials displayed every fifteen...
Bitmain Reveals New Liquid-Cooled ASIC Mining Rig With 255 TH/s of Computing Power
Leading ASIC mining device manufacturer Bitmain has revealed a new bitcoin miner that’s even faster than the company’s last...
Bitcoin tracks $39K ahead of Europe vote on proof-of-work legality
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed steady at $39,000 into March 14’s Wall Street close as stocks took the opportunity to reclaim some losses....
Bitcoin could crush Russian ruble by rising another 140%, classic technical setup suggests
Bitcoin (BTC) has declined by around 30% after topping out at 5.8 million rubles a token on March 9. Nonetheless, the said drop could be...
Price analysis 3/14: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, LUNA, SOL, ADA, AVAX, DOT, DOGE
Bitcoin (BTC) has largely been directionless since the start of the year as the bulls have been buying on dips while bears are selling the...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Continues to Consolidate, Despite Encouraging Comments From Elon Musk
Bitcoin and ETH were once again consolidating to start the week, despite bullish comments from Elon Musk. In a tweet earlier today, Musk...
Proposal Limiting Proof-of-Work Is Rejected in EU Parliament Committee Vote: Sources
Proposal Limiting Proof-of-Work Is Rejected in EU Parliament Committee Vote: Sources Source
Pantera, Animoca Brands Co-Lead $10M Investment in Metaverse Game Studios
Solana Ventures and Everyrealm were also leaders of the financing round for the creator of blockchain game Angelic. Source
NFTs will shape the future of sports, PwC Says
PwC foresees three major shifts in ticket sales, media rights, and sponsorships. NFTs and digital assets will be at the center of...
More Than 80% of the Funds Locked in Decentralized Finance Are Kept on 5 Chains, 21 Different Defi Protocols
In mid-March, the top five blockchains — in terms of total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) — currently...
Two years since the COVID-19 crash: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week struggling to preserve support as key macro changes appear on the horizon. In what could turn out to be a...
Tax expert says buying crypto is not a taxable event
While many refer to crypto as the “Wild West,” some believe that this may only continue for a little longer. Thomas Shea, crypto tax...
No crypto for criminals: Coinjoin BTC mixing tool to block illicit transactions
CoinJoin, a popular Bitcoin (BTC) mixing tool, will block transactions associated or flagged as illegal. The announcement came from the...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Price Bounce Stalls as 10-year Yield Hits 32-Month High
Bitcoin was trading flat to negative even as the European stocks and the S&P 500 futures got a slight tailwind. Source
Strategy and Space Gamers Get Their Own Play-to-Earn Metaverse Full of Cool NFTs — DEEPSPACE (DPS) Alpha Review
Space, the final frontier. The long and exciting journey through vast, dark, deep space with a fleet of your own. The release of the alpha...
Ethereum Staking Protocol Swell Raises $3.75M as Locked ETH Tops $26B
Swell is attempting to make it cheaper, easier and more efficient to stake Ethereum and eventually other blockchains. Source
Bitfarms Buys Land to Open New Mining Facility in Canada
Bitfarms, a corporate player in the bitcoin mining world, has announced a new acquisition of land and a facility in Canada. The purchased...
Solana-Based NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Raises $27M Series A
The round was led by Paradigm and included contributions from Sequoia and Solana Ventures. Source
Tesla CEO Elon Musk: I won’t sell my Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, however, feels rising inflation makes “physical things” like homes and stocks in companies "with...
This Mila Kunis-Backed TV Show Lets NFT Holders Choose the Plot
The animated series is Kunis’ latest project at the intersection of Hollywood and blockchain. Source
Digital Assets Can Boost Revenue Streams for Sports Teams, PwC Says
Token sales and metaverse events have the potential to become major revenue streams for teams and leagues. Source