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Checkout.com, Backend Firm for Crypto Giants, Raises $1B, Eyes Web 3 Push
London-based global payments processor Checkout.com has raised $1 billion in Series D funding at a $40 billion valuation. The funding will...
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From Bachelor to Crypto Bull: The Matt James Story
“All my life, I’ve gotten to where I’ve gotten to by doing things that other people wouldn’t do … putting myself into situations that...
Wikipedia Faces Pressure to Stop Accepting Crypto Donations on Environmental Grounds
Wikimedia, the non-profit foundation that runs Wikipedia, is facing internal opposition to its policy of accepting cryptocurrency as a...
Why 2022 Should Be the Year of the Govcoin
In true form, Western governments have suffered from decision paralysis in relation to cryptocurrencies. Meaningful regulation of the...
NEAR Hits All-Time High as Upstart Blockchains Win With 'FOAN Trade'
Near Protocol's NEAR token reached an all-time high Wednesday on signs the up-and-coming blockchain might be undervalued as it attracts...
Xapo Gives Up Its NYDFS BitLicense
Cryptocurrency exchange Xapo has surrendered its BitLicense, according to the New York regulator which oversees the virtual currency...
Bitcoin shoots to $44,000 as US inflation hits 7% in December
The latest figures from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit 7% in December 2021....
What Is a Governance Token?
In the decentralized world of blockchain, projects are often looking for ways to distribute a greater amount of power and responsibility...
QuickSwap founder: L2s are the path to mass adoption
As Ethereum gas prices rise, the chain that inspired Web3 is becoming gentrified, with high transaction costs pushing less wealthy users...
What Is a Dapp? Decentralized Apps Explained
A decentralized application – or dapp – is like a digital app found on any smartphone or laptop, with the additional feature of employing...
Bitcoin price is going up because more people trust it, Ledger CEO says
The Ledger CEO says more retail buyers continue to look at Bitcoin, with non-zero addresses on the rise. Pascal Gauthier, the CEO and...
Pay-to-Play Governance Builds Steam as Bribe Raises $4M
As the token-economic principles behind the multibillion-dollar “Curve Wars” expand to other protocols, a cottage industry of supporting...
Owner of Russian bank Tinkoff acquires Swiss digital asset firm
TCS Group, the owner of the major private Russian bank Tinkoff, is gaining exposure to digital assets. The firm has invested in Swiss...
Solana Could Become the ‘Visa of Digital-Asset World': Bank of America
The Solana blockchain could become the “Visa of the digital asset ecosystem” as it focuses on scalability, low transaction fees and ease...
13 years ago today: the first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi to Hal Finney
Today marks the thirteenth anniversary of the very first bitcoin transaction. On the receiving end was computer scientist Hal Finney, who...
Why Brazilians Are Turning to Stablecoins Like Tether
Amid record inflation and a constant devaluation of their local currency, Brazilians are turning to cryptocurrencies and, in particular,...
Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather Sued for Inappropriately Promoting Cryptocurrency Token
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. are facing a class-action lawsuit over their promotion of...
Crypto Flash Crashes: What You Need to Know
A cryptocurrency “flash crash” is a market event in which many holders of a particular crypto asset suddenly decide to sell, overwhelming...
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 12, 2022
This episode is sponsored by Kava.Today's Stories:Blockchain Indicator Suggests Bitcoin Could Be Close to Bottoming OutFantom, Harmony...
Russia's Tinkoff Banking Group Buys Majority Stake in Swiss Crypto Startup Aximetria
TCS Group Holding, the parent company of popular Russian bank Tinkoff, has purchased a majority share in the Swiss-based cryptocurrency...
Fashion Giant Gap Launches Gamified NFTs on Tezos
The Gap is the latest clothing brand to jump on the non-fungible token (NFT) bandwagon by teaming up with Tezos to debut its first...
Zero Hash Raises $105M to Expand Digital Assets as a Service
Zero Hash, which helps companies offer digital assets to their clients, has raised $105 million in a Series D funding just three months...
Can You Still Mine Bitcoin and Other Crypto From Home?
Over a decade ago, it used to be incredibly easy to mine bitcoin from home. You could simply cobble together a few gaming computers, or...
NFT Market Looksrare Surpasses Opensea’s 24-Hour Sales With $385 Million in Volume
A new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace called Looksrare has surpassed Opensea in terms of daily volume on Wednesday. Statistics show...
TransUnion to Allow Crypto Lenders to Check Credit Reports: Report
Consumer credit reporting company TransUnion will enable consumers to give crypto lenders access to their personal credit data in a move...
‘People Want to Work Smart, Not Hard’: Introducing ‘New Money’
How do you make money? Most of us still have traditional jobs where we work 9-5 each day. But a growing legion of social media stars,...
Crypto Miner Digihost's December Bitcoin Production Falls 11%
Nasdaq and TSX listed crypto miner Digihost (DGHI) saw a drop in bitcoin production in December 2021, according to a press release on...
‘Fan Controlled Football League’ Goes Crypto With $40M Investment From Animoca, Delphi
The Fan Controlled Football League (FCF) is gearing up for its second season after closing a $40 million Series A led by Animoca Brands...
Soldex, Solana-built Decentralized Exchange Partners with Larix Protocol
The growth of the cryptocurrency industry has raised many concerns. They range from security and scalability, on-boarding newbies,...
US Inflation Rate Rises to Four-Decade High of 7% in December
The U.S. Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), the most widely used gauge for tracking inflation, rose to an annual clip of 7.0%,...
Bitcoin funding rates stay negative as BTC price spikes to $43.5K
Bitcoin (BTC) surged almost $1,000 in minutes on Jan. 12 as encouraging signs emerged from exchanges. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
U.S. Banks Form Group to Offer USDF Stablecoin
A group of U.S. banks plans to offer its own stablecoin, called USDF, in a move to tackle concerns about the reserves behind non-bank...
Retail is pushing the Bitcoin price up, says Ledger CEO
As crypto prices recover after a slump last week, Pascal Gauthier, CEO of crypto wallet firm Ledger, addressed questions relating to the...
Torus Rebrands to Web3Auth, Raises $13M to Simplify Crypto Logins
Crypto infrastructure provider Torus has changed its name to Web3Auth and raised a $13 million round led by Sequoia Capital India, the...
Bitcoin’s growing correlation with stocks raises risk of contagion across markets, says IMF
The IMF says Bitcoin’s high correlation with stocks means it’s more of a risk asset. The financial institution calls for...
Digital Asset Platform SEBA Bank Raises $119M for Global Expansion
Digital asset banking platform SEBA Bank has raised 110 million Swiss francs ($118.6 million) in a Series C funding round co-led by...
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issues Discussion Paper on Crypto Assets and Stablecoins, Seeks Views on Approach
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority released on Wednesday a "Discussion Paper" in which it lays out the HKMA's thinking on the regulatory...
Market highlights January 12: Cryptos in the green, US stocks rise as investors await CPI data
The crypto market was higher over the past 24 hours, as the majority of top 10 cryptos were in the green at time of...
Ethereum Reaches a Staking Milestone
Over 9 million ETH are now deposited in the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract. At today’s price, that is nearly $30 billion in capital looking...
Bitcoin exchange outflows see biggest daily spike since September 2021
Bitcoin (BTC) investors are voting with their wallets as one-day outflows from major exchanges near 30,000 BTC. Data from on-chain...
Bitcoin's Options Market Trims Bearish Bias as US Inflation Report Looms
The demand for bitcoin puts appears to have waned in the lead up to a U.S. inflation report that could strengthen the case for faster...
EverRise Director Jenn Duong on Developing Secure dApps and the Issues Facing the DeFi Space
EverRise is a blockchain technology company that offers bridging and security solutions across blockchains through an ecosystem of...
Cash App integrates Bitcoin Lightning Network for faster BTC transfers
Popular mobile payment service Cash App has integrated the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network as a part of an update, allowing faster and...
Fantom, Harmony Lead Gains in Major Cryptos as DeFi Narrative Heats Up
The crypto market has surged in the past 24 hours, with bitcoin (BTC) gaining $3,000 on the back of a U.S. Federal Reserve commitment to...
IMF: Bitcoin matured to ‘an integral part of digital asset revolution’
Crypto is no longer an obscure asset class within the financial ecosystem, but a growing correlation with the stock market undercuts the...
Report: Morocco Now North Africa’s Leading P2P Crypto Trading Nation
In the year 2021, Morocco, which previously announced measures restricting crypto trading, became North Africa’s leading...
NEAR is the biggest winner in the top 20 this week, up 7%: Top places to buy NEAR
NEAR Protocol’s native token NEAR is the biggest winner in the top 20 this week. The 19th-ranking coin gained 7% in the last 7 days,...
You can now buy Harmony, the mainnet focusing on processing speed: here’s where
Harmony, the 42nd largest coin by market cap, is one of today’s biggest winners. It has gained more than 13% in the last 24 hours....
Avalanche is one of the biggest top 12 gainers: best places to buy Avalanche
Avalanche, the 11th biggest coin in rankings, has gained 8% today, trading for just over $90. It surpassed both Dogecoin and Shiba Inu by...
Fantom is trending, about to break top 25 coins by market cap: buy Fantom now
After enjoying consistent growth, Fantom added 21% to its value in the last 24 hours. It looks set to break the top 25 with current market...
Bomber Coin is up 22% in the last 24 hours: here’s where to buy BCOIN
The live Bomber Coin price today is $2.91 with a 24-hour trading volume of $10.4 million. Bomber Coin is up 22.19% in the last 24 hours....
Blockchain Indicator Suggests Bitcoin Could be Close to Bottoming Out
A historically reliable blockchain indicator suggests bitcoin maybe in the final stages of a bearish trend, having lost nearly 40% of its...
Digital Yuan Wallet Ranks Among Most Downloaded Apps in China
The new wallet of China’s state-issued digital currency has quickly become one of the most downloaded applications in the country,...
Parent Company of Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange Enters Europe With Portuguese Acquisition
2TM, the holding company for Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange by market value, has agreed to acquire a controlling stake...
Short Traders Lose $82M as Bitcoin Bounces to $43K
Futures traders betting on a downside in the crypto markets lost over $82 million in the past 24 hours as the broader market staged a...
The Wrong Kind of Attention
The first Augur assassination markets have arrived.-AND-What scams? Ethereum’s vision for decentralized apps is only growing...
Notes On a Swatting
Bitcoin engineer Jameson Lopp reflects on an incident last year that saw armed police descend on his home.-AND-Bitcoin’s cutting-edge...
Your Job On the Blockchain
The first major app on Blockstack, launched today, is promising to disrupt future models of employment, bringing it more in line with a...
The Return of Sirius
Spanish bank giant BBVA can't hold crypto – and that's a problem. -AND-The NFL is the latest sports league to enter the world of crypto as...
Dorsey Proposes Non-Profit Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund for Developers
Block founder and CEO Jack Dorsey proposed creating a legal defense fund for Bitcoin developers as the community faces "multi-front...
Is Bitcoin Mining Profitable?
A company previously only known for a crazy party with palm readings and something called “moon oil mining” has finally been formally...
Mt. Gox's Creditors Come Calling
The New York Stock Exchange’s parent company plans to launch a digital assets platform and a bitcoin futures product.-AND-Setting sun? It...
Smartdrops Keep Fallin' On My Head…
Digital Asset is ready to spread wings and fly — the startup’s CEO Blythe Masters tells CoinDesk about the project’s new...
Will the SEC Answer a Billion-Dollar Question?
A 17th century principle is finding use in 21st century tech. We’ll talk about blockchain insurance.-AND-Another U.S. state will start to...
Arkania Protocol Launch Multi-Chain Launchpad Making IDOs Accessible to All
PRESS RELEASE. Arkania Protocol has announced its IDO Launchpad for the public, with anti-whale mechanism, KYC and robust security. 12th...
Augur’s Unpredictable Drop
State Street is looking to adopt blockchain technology for securities lending – that's if internally they can all get on the same page....
Tezos Is Doing OK For Once
The SEC will decide on 9 proposals in the coming months, not counting the one they just delayed.-AND-IBM and Maersk have 94 companies...
EOS Is Forking and Forking and Forking
Micropayment applications are taking off on bitcoin's Lightning Network.-AND-Facebook’s David Marcus is stepping down from the Coinbase...
Greetings from Bitstanbul
A Russian team with big aspirations plans to build a cargo drone fleet connected via blockchain.-AND-Long-term thinking? In a rare move,...
#BitcoinDominance
The AirSwap decentralized exchange is upgrading its tech to handle any-size Ethereum trades.-AND-You can now get paid for using bitcoin’s...
Is Overstock a Bitcoin Price Index?
Accusations of a cloned app mean that Ethereum’s gambling problem is only getting worse.-AND-Coinbase wins a patent for a secure bitcoin...
CryptoTitties
A U.S. bitcoin trader has been indicted for alleged money laundering -AND-The SEC is going to decide the fate of yet another bitcoin ETF...
Crypto Black Lotus
The central bank in Thailand said it will launch its own digital currency by next year.-AND-New rules imposed by the Chinese government...
SEC-ya later
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued rejections to nine bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETFs) proposals.-AND-Crypto startups...
Changin’ On The Telephone
A feud between Bitcoin Cash’s developers could split the year-old cryptocurrency in two.-AND-Mt Gox’s former creditors can now submit...
EOS The World Turns
A blockchain project spearheaded by NEX Group is facing questions over its future.-AND-One of the biggest airlines in Russia has piloted a...
Officer, I'd Like To Report An ICO
Lloyd's of London, the centuries-old insurance marketplace, is quietly providing cover against the theft of cryptocurrencies.-AND-China is...
Blintzes on the Blockchain
Binance backs $32 million funding for a new stablecoin from the creator of a billion-dollar Korean online commerce site.-AND-After the...
Report: Ronin Sidechain Processed 560% More Total Transactions Than Ethereum Last November
The blockchain-powered game Axie Infinity has been a very popular application during the last 12 months, as the game’s NFTs have...
Chia Network Launches Native Peer-to-Peer Trading Services for Wallet Holders
Chia Network, the energy-efficient, blockchain and smart transaction platform created by BitTorrent founder Bram Cohen, is launching...
If You Give A Mouse a Bitcoin…
Ethereum’s biggest test is fast approaching, and an important decision regarding issuance is up in the air.-AND-Secret contracts provider...
An Apple a Day Keeps the War Riders Away
Developers move to change the economics of the Ethereum blockchain.-AND-Messaging giant LINE launches a live blockchain and plans to issue...
R3jected
Good news out of China? The People’s Bank of China’s digital currency researchers are expanding.-AND-Ripio is expanding its crypto-powered...
The End of the ICO Era
The era of big ticket ICOs may be over, at least according to some cryptocurrency industry observers.-AND-The pioneer of the...
WeChat vs. Bitmain
Interstellar is born. The long-awaited union of Chain and Lightyear.io has delivered a new company.-AND-The WeChat crackdown on...
Get Out of Jail Free Token
A bitcoin mining company called Bitewei is being hailed as a new rival to Bitmain.-AND-Yet another stablecoin has been unveiled, this time...
Wall Street <3 Crypto?
FOAM’s decentralized world map is now live.-AND-BitGo just launched its own regulated custodian for crypto assets.-ALSO-10 years after...
Blockchain Convict, Shard Time
IBM and Hacera launch a crypto “yellow pages.”-AND-R3’s CordaCon event draws big crowds as rumors swirl about the company’s cash crunch....
Bitcoin in Palestine
Another stablecoin?! Yes, believe it or not. This time, it’s a token anchored to the Japanese yen. -AND-Kyber Network is adapting the...