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A Former US Senator and Ambassador to China on the Need for Stablecoin Regulation
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeThis week’s “Long Reads Sunday” reading is Max Baucus’ “The Urgent...
Survey: Proportion of South African Crypto Holders Grows to 11.3%, 56% of Crypto Owners Hold Bitcoin
The number of surveyed South Africans that own crypto grew marginally from 10.3% in October 2021, to 11.3% in December 2021. With this...
Bitcoin is ‘a tool for social justice’: ex-Fed official
Communities can now create wealth and move towards financial freedom by investing in Bitcoin, the former audit manager at the Fed said....
Gift to Pope Francis Sold as NFT Raises $80,000 for Afghanistan
A carpet presented by the United Arab Emirates as a gift to the head of the Catholic Church a few years ago has been sold in the form of...
Meme stocks will taper off as traders turn to crypto, says fintech CEO
Meme stock craze is slowly fading as traders eye gains in cryptocurrencies, says Tradier chief executive officer Dan Raju. He also expects...
Rio De Janeiro to Invest 1% of Its Treasury in Cryptocurrency
Rio de Janeiro, one of the largest cities in Brazil, will invest part of its Treasury in cryptocurrencies. The announcement was made by...
MTI Mastermind Arrest: Lawyer Points to Agreement Relating to Johann Steynberg’s Extradition to South Africa
With Johann Steynberg now in custody in Brazil, a lawyer has suggested that South Africa may have to resort to an existing legal...
22-year-old Indonesian boy makes $1M by selling NFT selfies on OpenSea
An Indonesian college student has reportedly become a millionaire by selling nonfungible token (NFT) versions of his selfies on the...
Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Stops Servicing Ontario Customers, Asks Users to Withdraw Funds
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has asked its Ontario users to withdraw their funds since they will no longer have access to any services...
Vitalik Buterin Asks Twitter Followers Which Crypto They Prefer to Overtake Ethereum — Cardano, Tron Favorites
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin set up a pair of polls on Twitter asking his followers if 80% of all transactions and savings in the...
Bank of America Says Solana Could Take Market Share From Ethereum, Become the ‘Visa of the Digital Asset Ecosystem’
Bank of America’s analyst says that Solana could take market share away from Ethereum. Noting that Solana is optimized for...
Meme Coin Markets Gain Close to 5% in 24 Hours, Dogecoin’s Value Jumps, 3 Meme Tokens See Triple Digit Gains
The top meme tokens by market capitalization have increased in value by 4.4% in the last 24 hours according to statistics. Dogecoin had a...
Binance CEO’s net worth hits $96B, Jack Dorsey launches BTC defense fund, Bill Miller apes into Bitcoin: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 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)...
Russia Busts Revil Ransomware Group on US Request, Arrests 14 Members
Russian law enforcement agencies have dismantled the notorious hacking group Revil, believed to be behind ransomware attacks in the U.S....
Hulu Targets `Streamers of Tomorrow' as It Seeks Candidates With Metaverse, NFT Backgrounds
Hulu is looking for help breaking into crypto, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse to target “the streamers of tomorrow,”...
Value Locked in Defi Jumps 2.3% in 7 Days, Ethereum NFT Sales Dominate, Fantom TVL Jumps 26%
On Saturday, January 15, 2022, the value locked in decentralized finance (defi) protocols across a number of blockchains has increased...
Crypto Influencer Cooper Turley Removed From FWB Over 2013 Bigoted Tweets
Cooper Turley, an investor and influencer at the heart of crypto’s burgeoning DAO scene, has been kicked out of Friends With Benefits...
Stablecoin USDC’s ERC20 Issuance Surpasses USDT’s Total Supply on Ethereum
On Saturday, January 15, 2022, the market capitalization of all the stablecoins in existence is $173 billion, which represents 7.93% of...
PolySwam (NCT) price up 370% in three days after getting listed on major exchanges
PolySwarm (NCT), a threat detection and anti-malware project, has been on the rise in the last three days after it was listed on several...
Bitcoin miners can take fresh 20% BTC price hit before capitulating, data shows
The Bitcoin (BTC) mining business is bigger than ever at current price levels, and new data shows just how unlikely a mass miner sell-off...
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Taps New Lifetime High, BTC Price 20% Above Production Cost, Difficulty Nears ATH
Bitcoin’s hashrate has been riding high again as the processing power tapped another lifetime high on January 15, 2022, reaching...
‘Every Company Will Be a Crypto Company’; A Venture Funding Outlook for 2022
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeIn today’s “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at a slew of funding rounds...
Head of Investigative Committee Calls for Mandatory Identification of Cryptocurrency Users in Russia
Russians who use cryptocurrency should not be anonymous, the man who chairs Russia’s federal investigating authority has recently...
IMF: Crypto Could Soon Pose Risks to Countries’ Financial Stability
Economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) say that “crypto assets are no longer on the fringe of the financial...
Uruguay reportedly installs its first Bitcoin ATM
Uruguay has reportedly installed its first Bitcoin (BTC) ATM, making it the 11th South American country to publicly encourage crypto...
First Cryptocurrency ATM Reportedly Installed in Uruguay
The ostensible first cryptocurrency ATM machine has been installed in Uruguay, developed as a joint initiative between Urubit and...
Hong Kong begins discussions to introduce stablecoin regulatory framework
Hong Kong’s central banking institution, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), released a questionnaire to gauge public opinion...
North Korean Hackers Stole $400 Million in Cryptocurrency Last Year — Ether Accounts for 58% of Stolen Funds
North Korean hackers stole cryptocurrency worth about $400 million last year in at least seven major attacks on crypto platforms....
JPMorgan Client Survey: Majority Expect Bitcoin Price to Reach $60K or More This Year
Global investment bank JPMorgan has asked its clients what they think the price of bitcoin will be by year-end. Among the bank’s...
Visa: One in Four Businesses Surveyed Plan to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments This Year
Payments giant Visa has conducted a survey of small businesses and found that almost a quarter of those who responded plan to accept...
Dogecoin leaps 25% after Musk announces DOGE payments for Tesla merch
Dogecoin (DOGE) prices rose substantially on Jan. 14 as Elon Musk announced that Tesla would start accepting it as payment for...
Altcoin Roundup: 3 ways blockchain technology could further mainstream in 2022
2021 was a breakout year for the cryptocurrency sector and this year is expected to see an extension of the “mass adoption” trend. Public...
Strike App Won’t Support Bitcoin in Argentina
Three days after announcing it was launching services in Argentina, Bitcoin's Lightning Network-powered app Strike is only supporting...
3 reasons why Near Protocol (NEAR) just hit a new all-time high
The layer one (L1) battle is starting to heat up again and multiple protocols have seen their token values rise in recent weeks as traders...
Crypto Job Postings Jumped 395% in 2021: LinkedIn
Job listings for crypto-related positions increased by almost five times in 2021 compared to a year earlier, according to a recent study...
British Lawmakers Say a CBDC Is Likely to Hurt Financial Stability — Digital Pound Benefits Overstated
According to British lawmakers, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is likely to raise the cost of borrowing while hurting financial...
‘Wen Token?’: Polymarket’s New Airdrop Futures Market Has Answers
Crypto crystal ball Polymarket has launched a new market: Airdrop Futures.The feature allows speculators to trade and follow the odds of...
Bitcoin Holding Support Above $42K; Resistance at $45K-$47K
Bitcoin (BTC) buyers are attempting to reverse a two month-long downtrend. The cryptocurrency declined by roughly 30% from an all-time...
Crocs Is Chomping Into NFTs, Trademark Filings Show
Leisure footwear company Crocs, Inc. filed a trademark application on Jan. 11 that would expand its brand into the realm of...
10 of the best Metaverse crypto coins that may explode in 2022
These 10 Metaverse cryptos can make you rich in 2022 There has been a lot of excitement around Metaverse cryptocurrencies since 2021. This...
Rio De Janeiro Is Giving People a 10% Discount to Pay Taxes in Bitcoin
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeThis was, NLW argues, a very good week for...
Top 10 Best Cryptocurrencies to Buy in January 2022
The year is just starting, but cryptocurrencies are moving boundaries and reaching new all-time highs. If you are a crypto enthusiast...
FTX Launches $2 Billion Venture Capital Fund Focused on Bolstering Blockchain, Web3 Adoption
The cryptocurrency firm FTX has announced the launch of a $2 billion venture capital fund called FTX Ventures. The fund’s focus...
Price analysis 1/14: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, LUNA, DOT, AVAX, DOGE
Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins are facing selling at higher levels and buying on dips, indicating the possibility of a range...
Crypto Discord: Where to Go, What to Know
For anyone interested in cryptocurrencies, Discord can be a good place to acquire information, ask questions and exchange ideas. In...
Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Tells Ontario Customers to Close Accounts
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex said customers based in Canada’s most populous province will no longer have access to any services...
The Complexities of Blockchain in Global Aid Efforts
This episode is sponsored by Quantstamp and Nexo.io.Download this episode. In theory, crypto and blockchain technology present unique...
Off the Charts: DeFi Rebound
Amid the weakness in bitcoin and other crypto assets during the latter part of 2021 and early 2022, there’s been an anomalous...
Kingdom of Tonga May Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender, Says Former Member of Parliament
The Kingdom of Tonga may adopt bitcoin as legal tender, according to a former member of Tonga’s parliament, Lord Fusitu’a,...
Web 3 Is a Long Fight Worth Fighting
With all the attention – and divisive debates – around Web 3 this past month, you might think the idea of a third, more decentralized...
Nayib Bukele Is Not the Bitcoin Hero We Need
New reporting has found strong evidence Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has sought to undermine freedom of speech in the Central...
Bitcoin dips below $42K as new forecast says breakout ‘most probable outcome’ for BTC price
Bitcoin (BTC) returned closer to $40,000 on Thursday as $44,000 resistance proved too much for bulls to overcome. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Volcanos, Bitcoin and remittances: A Tongan lord plans for financial security
A former member of the Tongan Parliament is behind a proposal to make Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender in the tiny Pacific nation of Tonga,...
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 14, 2022
This episode is sponsored by Kava.Today's Stories:Dogecoin Surge Sees Short Traders Lose $8M After Tesla Store AdditionEuropean stocks...
Tesla Begins Accepting Dogecoin Payments — Some Merchandise Can Only Be Purchased With DOGE
Tesla now accepts dogecoin for some merchandise on its website. CEO Elon Musk delivered on the promise he made in December that his...
Blockchain Data Startup Lukka Reaches $1.3B Valuation
Crypto asset software company Lukka has closed a Series E funding round of $110 million that pushed its valuation up over $1.3 billion....
Anthony Scaramucci: Bitcoin hodlers will do well despite sloppiness and ‘waves’ of volatility
Anthony Scaramucci says the Bitcoin market could see fresh price declines, forecasting waves of volatility for the leading cryptocurrency....
Europe’s first: Sweden to launch first crypto SPAC
As the first nation in Europe, Sweden is launching the first crypto-based SPAC later this month. SPAC popularity is on the rise A SPAC, or...
'Blockchain City' CityDAO Falls Victim to $95K Hack via Discord
CityDAO, the experiment into decentralized land ownership, has fallen victim to a $95,000 hack by fraudsters on gaming instant messaging...
Parler Launches ‘Trump Legacy’ NFT Collection
Parler, a free-speech social media platform popular with U.S. conservatives, is launching an NFT collection highlighting former President...
Swiss National Bank Trials CBDC in Transactions With Five Banks
The Swiss National Bank has successfully employed a wholesale CBDC to settle transactions with five commercial banks, the monetary...
After Bitcoin’s Weak Start to the Year, Analysts Now Predict Price Increase
After a rocky start to the year, bitcoin (BTC) appears to have stabilized this week, and some analysts are predicting that prices could be...
Rio De Janeiro to Allocate 1% of Treasury Reserves to Crypto: Report
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro said Thursday he plans to allocate 1% of Brazil's second-most populous city's treasury reserves to...
Rio De Janeiro to Allocate 1% of Treasury Reserves to Bitcoin: Report
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro said Thursday he plans to allocate 1% of Brazil's second-most populous city's treasury reserves to bitcoin,...
70% of US crypto holders started investing in 2021: Report
The vast majority of cryptocurrency owners in the United States made its first-ever crypto investments just within last year, according to...
Battle of the bots: WTF token launch drains 58 ETH
Fees.wtf is a simple service that shows Ether (ETH) users their lifetime spending amount on Ethereum blockchain transactions by measuring...
Here is how one algorithmic indicator anticipated multiple phases of FXS’ protracted rally
Frax Share (FXS) has been one of the few altcoins to pull off a dominant price performance amid the down market of late 2021 to early...
Crypto Exchange FTX Establishes $2B Fund to Invest in Crypto Startups: Report
Crypto exchange FTX has set up a $2 billion fund to invest in crypto-industry startups, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Amy Wu,...
NYCB and Group of Banks Join to Launch USDF Stablecoin
A group of U.S.-based banks is launching their own stablecoin, USDF. The stablecoin will be issued by the USDF Consortium, which will...
Miners Going Public Amid Bitcoin Slump Face Tough Months Ahead
Crypto miners that are slated to go public soon, are likely to face a tough few months following the recent drop-off in bitcoin's price...
North Korean Hackers Stole $400M in 2021, Mostly in Ether
North Korean hackers stole almost $400 million worth of digital assets from crypto platforms last year, mostly in the form of ether,...
Dogecoin price surging after Tesla launched DOGE payments in its online shop
The price of Dogecoin (DOGE) has been going up after payment using the meme coin went live on Tesla’s online shop. DOGE has gone up...
Revolut Launches Banking Services in Spain Featuring Deposit Insurance
Revolut, a leading fintech platform and neobank, has received a special banking license to operate in Spain. User deposits are now insured...
Flockimooni price up 11% amid its upcoming NFT collection
Flockimooni price has been surging Tuesday as the FlokiMooni Ecosystem readies to launch its NFT collection soon. Today, the price of the...
Market highlights January 14: Bitcoin takes a step back, big banks kick off earnings season
The crypto market was mostly lower over the past 24 hours. Major investment bank JPMorgan Chase reports its Q4 results...
Judiciary Advisor Calls for English Law to Keep Pace With Crypto: Report
A technology adviser to the judiciary of England and Wales said there is a need for an organization to keep track of gaps in the law to...
Bitcoin hash rate jumps to ATH as Jack Dorsey confirms Block’s mining system
Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate has returned to all-time highs despite losing a key hash rate contributor. Meanwhile, amid lackluster price...
EverGrow lost 38% today, time to buy the dip? Where to buy EverGrow
The live EverGrow Coin price today is $9.75e-7 with a 24-hour trading volume of $3.5 million. It is down 39.13% in the last 24 hours. Is...
Dogecoin Surge Sees Short Traders Lose $8M After Tesla Store Addition
Dogecoin (DOGE) traders lost more than $11.69 million to liquidations in Asian morning hours as the memecoin surged 14% in the past 24...
Russia’s Tinkoff Bank Enters Crypto Space Through Swiss Company Acquisition
The Russian neobank Tinkoff is joining the world of cryptocurrencies with the purchase of a stake in Aximetria, a Swiss-registered and...
Someone Accidentally Lost $135K Trying to Trade Fees.Wtf Tokens
Ethereum blockchain data shows a user lost over $135,000 worth of ether trying to purchase Fees.wtf tokens (WTF) soon after an airdrop on...
Dogecoin surging on acceptance as Tesla merch payment: top places to buy Dogecoin
Early on the morning of January 14, Tesla started accepting Dogecoin as payment for some of its products in its online shop. Dogecoin has...
Where to buy PolySwarm, the token of the popular cybersecurity company
PolySwarm is one of today’s biggest gainers, having added 65% to its value in the last 24 hours. Its current market rank by market...
Here are the top places to buy Allbridge now: your hows and whys answered
Allbridge is a unique digital asset because it uses on-chain consensus, which provides stability and overall system transparency. It is a...
Near Foundation Raises $150 Million to Bolster Web3 Adoption
On Thursday, the Near Foundation announced the project has raised $150 million from strategic investors such as Three-Arrows Capital,...
Toncoin rising rapidly today, up 7%: here’s where to buy Toncoin
The live Toncoin price today is $3.71 with a 24-hour trading volume of $21.5 million. Toncoin is up 6.84% in the last 24 hours. If you are...
Crypto Options Market Starting to Have Material Impact on Spot Market: QCP Capital
While a correlation between equities and crypto has become more apparent during the last year, Singapore’s QCP wrote that there is a limit...
North Korean hackers stole $400M in 2021, mostly ETH: Chainalysis
North Korean crypto hackers siphoned off nearly $400 million in crypto through cyber attacks in 2021 according to new data from...
Bitcoin ETF Launch Hype Fades as Funds Slip in Value, BTC Futures Open Interest Down 38% in 2 Months
Following the charged-up debut of the Proshares bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Valkyrie’s bitcoin futures ETF and the Vaneck...
Kingdom Karnage Raises $2M From Animoca Brands, Enjin and DFG to Boost GameFi Features
PRESS RELEASE. United Kingdom — January 13th, 2022 – Kepithor Studios has announced a set of innovative new GameFi mechanics...