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The Transhumanist Case for Crypto
If you want to live forever, you need a money fit for purpose. Bitcoin, for many, is the ticket. It’s the first, largest and most...
Bitcoin Mining Company Griid Plans for Public Listing on NYSE via SPAC Deal
After the vertically integrated bitcoin self-mining company Griid revealed it secured a $525 million credit facility from Blockchain.com,...
Powell and Yellen Talk Stablecoins, Inflation and Debt
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW follows up on Twitter’s leadership...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Underperforms as Ether and Other Altcoins Rise
Bitcoin was roughly flat on Tuesday while alternative cryptocurrencies such as ether and Solana’s SOL token were up about 5% over the past...
Note to Brands: Crypto Isn’t Funny Money. It’s Community
In a mysterious message over Thanksgiving weekend, the Bored Ape Yacht Club tweeted out an image of a 3D-rendered shadowy Ape, wearing...
A16z Leads $28M Round for Privacy Coin Iron Fish
Iron Fish, a decentralized blockchain network that aims to create a cryptocurrency as private as cash, has raised $27.7 million in a...
A New Asset Class: NFTs Set to Take Off
The history of alternative assets goes something like this: Someone creates something useful and then people realize these can be...
Galaxy Digital Plans to Raise $500 Million in Debt Market to ‘Accelerate Growth Initiatives’
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. has revealed the firm is looking to raise $500 million in an exchangeable senior note offering. The...
SHIB, RGT and AMPL shake off Fed taper comments by notching double-digit gains
Volatility reared its ugly head for a second day after growing fear of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant and the Federal Reserve’s...
Borderless Capital Launches $500M Algorand-Focused Fund
Borderless Capital is launching a $500 million ALGO Fund II to help develop projects built on the Algorand blockchain, the company...
Bitcoin Declined Below $58K; Support Between $53K-$55K
Bitcoin (BTC) buyers failed to sustain yesterday’s price bounce, although support around $53,000-$55,000 could stabilize the current...
Avalanche, Layer 1 Tokens Soared in November as Ethereum Fees Drove Competition
Interest in so-called layer 1 tokens heated up during November as several top blockchain protocols pushed incentive programs, while gas...
Libra Creator David Marcus Says He’s Leaving Facebook at Year’s End
David Marcus is leaving Facebook (now Meta) with the company’s Libra (now Diem) stablecoin yet to be fully launched.He said Tuesday on...
RedFox Labs (RFOX) went up 13% after revelations of a possible Reebok partnership.
RedFox Labs (RFOX) price hiked by over 10% earlier today to hit a high of $0.3268 in the last 24 hours after news of the Reebok...
7 Wild Scenarios for the Future of Money
Some predictions about the future of money are cautious, sensible, sober and grounded. These are not. To open our minds as to what the...
The Downside of Programmable Money
If smart contracts, the self-executing financial agreements that have drawn hundreds of billions of dollars in investment to blockchain...
Finance Committee Approves Legislation Delaying Crypto Tax in South Korea
Changes meant to postpone the introduction of a tax on virtual assets such as cryptocurrencies in South Korea have been approved by an...
Premier League Considering Partnership With NFT Crypto Platform: Report
The English Premier League is said to be considering a partnership with a cryptocurrency platform that provides non-fungible tokens...
UST Stablecoin Demand, DeFi Incentives Drive Terra’s LUNA to New All-Time High
LUNA, the native token of the Terra blockchain, hit a record high Tuesday, as demand for the network’s UST stablecoin surges and users...
Ethereum in 2022: What Is Money in the Metaverse?
Ethereum is a smart-contract blockchain focused on building a secure, decentralized environment to host applications of all types. The...
Bitcoin Turns Lower as Fed Chair Suggests Inflation No Longer ‘Transitory’
Bitcoin turned lower along with U.S. stocks after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday it may be time to retire the term...
NYDIG Raises $50M for Seventh Digital Asset Fund
Bitcoin investment firm NYDIG raised $50 million for its seventh fund to invest in cryptocurrencies, the firm said in a regulatory...
Yellen Says Stablecoins Require Proper Regulations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said stablecoins could lead to greater efficiencies and contribute to easier payments, but required...
Kimbal Musk’s Big Green DAO Is a Big Step for Web 3
On the heels of a $40 million experiment that caught mainstream media attention, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are taking...
Shiba Inu gains over 30% in just 2 days as Kraken announces SHIB listing
Shiba Inu (SHIB), a Dogecoin-inspired meme cryptocurrency, emerged as one of the best performers across traditional and crypto markets...
US Policymakers Are Still Evaluating Stablecoins
We are rapidly approaching the end of 2021 but policymakers are not letting up in terms of their approach to crypto. Last week’s letter to...
Jack Dorsey Resigning as CEO of Twitter Is Bullish for Crypto, Says Fundstrat
Twitter now has a new chief executive officer after Jack Dorsey resigned Monday. Dorsey, who is still the CEO of Square Inc., previously...
Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 30, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:Bitcoin Back on the Defensive as Moderna CEO...
Let the Market Come Up With Better Money Tech
Twenty-five years ago, in the dawn of electronic money, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan presented a paper at the U.S....
Bitcoin for Advisors – Events Page
Bitcoin for AdvisorsOctober 6, 2021The goal of Bitcoin for Advisors is to equip investment advisors with tools to better understand...
Coinbase Acquires Cryptographic Security Firm Unbound for Undisclosed Sum
Crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired cryptographic security company Unbound Security to expand its multi-party computational (MPC)...
Cook Finance Launches DeFi Index Platform on Avalanche
Cook Finance, a decentralized asset-management platform, is launching on Avalanche, bringing a suite of decentralized finance (DeFi)...
Crypto State 2021 – Events Page
Crypto State 2021November 11, 2021The cryptocurrency movement has never been so sprawling, reaching every corner of the planet. Crypto...
Consensus 2022 – Events Page
Consensus 2022June 10-12, 2022Consensus, will return to an in-person format and be held in Austin, Texas, for the first time ever. Since...
Grayscale Launches New Trust Dedicated to Solana
Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments has unveiled its sixteenth investment vehicle which will be passively invested in Solana....
RChain and Hoo: The Arrow Has Already Been on the String
On November 27th, 2021, RChain‘s founder Greg Meredith and blockchain scientist Atticbee were invited as guests to an AMA hosted by...
Crypto.com’s CRO Token Dominated Crypto Markets This Month on LA Stadium Deal
Crypto.com’s CRO token more than tripled in November, becoming the month’s top-performing cryptocurrency, after announcing new marketing...
Hxro Raises $34M on Promise of Derivatives Trading Infrastructure for Solana
Solana-based institutional derivatives hub Hxro Network raised $34 million from some of finance’s behind-the-scenes kingmakers.Susquehanna...
‘NFT’ Chosen as 2021’s Collins English Dictionary ‘Word of the Year’
As 2021 nears its end, the firm Harpercollins, the publisher behind the printed and online Collins English Dictionary, has revealed...
Shiba Inu gains over 30% in just two days as Kraken announces SHIB listing
Shiba Inu (SHIB), a Dogecoin-inspired meme cryptocurrency, emerged as one of the best performers across traditional and crypto markets...
Brazilian Crypto Unicorn 2TM Raises $50M in Series B Round Extension
2TM, the holding company for Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange by market valuation, raised an additional $50.3 million in...
Huobi Tech Launches Crypto Lending Services in Hong Kong
Huobi Tech is introducing crypto lending for institutional investors in Hong Kong, according to a company press release shared with...
Crypto Miner DMG Blockchain Purchases 1,800 New Generation Bitmain Miners
Canadian mining firm DMG Blockchain Solutions has purchased 1,800 Bitmain Antminer S19 XPs, the next-generation mining machine from...
Bitcoin’s 6-Month ‘Put-Call Skew’ Flips Bearish for First Time Since May
Bitcoin’s six-month put-call skew, which measures the cost of puts – or bearish bets – relative to calls (bullish bets), has turned...
Report: Nigerian Fintechs Account for Nearly 91% of $417.5 Million Raised by Tech Startups in the Country
According to an analysis of the $417.5 million that was raised by Nigerian tech startups during the first nine months of 2021, fintech...
Market highlights November 30: Shiba Inu gains 30%, oil takes a plunge
The top 10 cryptos were mixed over the last 24 hours. Other markets rose across the board yesterday, shrugging off fears of the spreading...
Best places to buy LUNA, a steadily growing cryptocurrency
Terra (LUNA) combines the censorship-resistance of Bitcoin with the price stability and wide adoption of fiat currencies and offers quick...
Top places to buy Metahero, the token of heroes
The live Metahero price today is $0.216 with a 24-hour trading volume of $167.5 million. Metahero is up 10.86% in the last 24 hours....
Griid Infrastructure Set for NYSE Listing Through $3.3B Merger
Griid Infrastructure, which owns and operates bitcoin mining facilities, is to list on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with...
You can now buy ReserveRights, the dual-token stablecoin: Here’s where
The Reserve Rights (RSR) token has the main purpose of helping maintain the stability of the Reserve Rights ecosystem. It can also be used...
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: Jack Dorsey’s departure from Twitter is “bullish for crypto”
Dorsey, also the CEO of payments firm Square, stepped down on Monday Tom Lee says its people like Dorsey who can marshal support for...
Kraken exchange defies competitors’ regulatory concerns with SHIB listing
United States-based digital asset exchange Kraken has announced it will begin supporting the viral meme coin Shiba Inu (SHIB) as of Nov....
Indian Finance Minister Says Monitoring Crypto Ads; Not Weighing Ban
The Indian government is closely monitoring crypto advertisements, but is not weighting a ban on crypto ads at the moment, Finance...
SHIB is up 23% today: Here’s where to buy Shiba Inu
On the last day of November, Shiba Inu (SHIB) ranks as the second most frequently mentioned token on Twitter. In terms of interactions on...
Huobi Group Picks Singapore as Regional Headquarters
Huobi Group, the corporation behind crypto exchange Huobi Global, has picked Singapore to set up its regional headquarters, the company...
Shiba Inu (SHIB) surges 30% after Kraken listing
Shiba Inu price has surged 30% in the last 24 hours. The current rally saw the Shiba Inu price resume a bullish trend after a very...
Bitcoin cools from 1-week highs with key long-term metric echoing $44K
Bitcoin (BTC) returned to cement higher support on Nov. 30 after the latest BTC price comeback halted near $59,000. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Indonesia’s Central Bank Wants to ‘Fight’ Crypto With CBDC
Indonesia is considering developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as one way to counter the use of cryptocurrency in the...
Shiba Inu (SHIB) surges 30% in last 24 hours ahead of Kraken listing
Shiba Inu price has surged 30% in the last 24 hours. The current rally saw the Shiba Inu price resume a bullish trend after a very...
AMC and Sony to Gift NFTs to ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Advance Opening Ticket Buyers
The theatre chain AMC and Sony Pictures are offering NFT’s as a present for early buyers of tickets for the “Spider-Man: No...
Bitcoin Back on the Defensive as Moderna CEO Warns of Reduced Vaccine Efficacy, Exchange Inflows Eyed
The financial market sentiment flipped back to risk-off on Tuesday after drugmaker Moderna’s CEO warned of a material drop in vaccine...
Five Things to Know About Twitter’s New CEO Parag Agrawal
Twitter’s co-founder and longest-serving CEO Jack Dorsey handed the reins to former CTO Parag Agrawal on Monday. Here are five things to...
Pocketcoin (PKOIN) Is Now Available for Purchase With Visa/Mastercard and 19 Different Cryptos
Pocketcoin (PKOIN) is a Proof-of-Stake token that is used decentralized advertising, boosting posts and featuring comments on the...
Budweiser Launches 1,936 NFT Cans, Bud-Themed Marketplace Gets Bogged Down With Traffic
The popular American-style pale lager produced by Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser announced on November 29, that the firm planned to issue a...
Bitcoin network settling an average of $95K for every $1 in fees
The Bitcoin network’s value settlement efficiency has been improving steadily recently, with more being settled for lower fees. Over the...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Could ‘Slow Crypto Down’ in His Second Term, Warns Billionaire Mike Novogratz
Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz has cautioned that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell could slow down the crypto market in his...
3 reasons why traders expect Bitcoin to retake $60K before November ends
The cryptocurrency market saw a boost in sentiment after the price of Bitcoin (BTC) surged above $58,000 in a long-awaited move that...
Crypto Exchange Kraken Now Supports Shiba Inu — SHIB Trading to Begin Tomorrow
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced support for the meme cryptocurrency shiba inu (SHIB). Deposits are now live and SHIB trading...
Wen moon? Data shows pro traders becoming more bullish on Bitcoin price
The $4,700 Bitcoin (BTC) price spike on Nov. 29 was likely a great relief for holders, but it seems premature to call the bottom according...
Kleiman V. Wright: Jury Deliberations Continue in Week 2
MIAMI — A federal jury has not yet reached a verdict after deliberating Monday in the federal civil trial of Kleiman v. Wright, which is...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rebound Continues Into Third Day Amid Lessening Omicron Fears
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening this morning:Market moves: Bitcoin led the crypto market to its third straight day of recovery from...
Microstrategy Buys 7,002 More Bitcoins, Growing Crypto Stash to 121,044 BTC
Microstrategy has purchased 7,002 more bitcoins, growing its cryptocurrency stash to 121,044 coins. CEO Michael Saylor says,...
Key data points suggest the crypto market’s short-term correction is over
The performance of cryptocurrencies in the past seven days might have seemed slightly unexciting, especially since the total market...
DeFi TVL hits new highs while Metaverse tokens show signs of exhaustion
Sentiment in the cryptocurrency market is back on the rise on Nov. 29 as the recent dip down into the “extreme fear” zone on the Crypto...
Security Focused DeFi Project EverRise Upgrades Protocol and Launches on 3 Blockchains
PRESS RELEASE. EverRise, the DeFi project that introduced the concept of buybacks in cryptocurrency, is going live with an upgraded...
NY Fed Launches Fintech Research Wing With BIS Help
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York launched the New York Innovation Center (NYIC) to build and test new financial technology including...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bears Retreat as Traders Buy on Dips
Bitcoin was in recovery mode on Monday as bearish sentiment waned. The cryptocurrency was up about 6% over the past 24 hours compared with...
For Sale: $10M Yacht, DOGE Accepted
Cryptocurrency payments continue to gain traction in the world of luxury goods, with a 170-foot yacht being the latest example.The owners...
Investment Firm Kelly Files for Ether Futures ETF
Kelly Strategic Management, an Investment firm headed by Kevin Kelly, has filed for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to ether futures...
Bitcoin supera los $58.000 con la atención puesta en Ómicron y el discurso del presidente de la Fed
Bitcoin ha recuperado cierto equilibrio tras las señales de restablecimiento del riesgo en los mercados tradicionales. Las perspectivas...
Google Alerts Users About Malicious Actors Using Cloud for Cryptocurrency Mining
Google has warned users about the use of its Google Cloud platform by malicious actors to mine cryptocurrencies. In its latest Cloud...
Planet of the Bored Apes
The tech behind NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, hasn’t changed all that much since the development of the ERC-721 standard – the coding...
Bitcoin Returns Above $58K as Momentum Improves
Bitcoin (BTC) is holding support above its 100-day moving average, currently around $54,200, as last week’s sell-off stabilizes.The...
What Jack Dorsey Leaving Twitter Means for Bitcoin
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW looks at two topics. The first is the market crash...
Crypto Exchange Kraken to List Shiba Inu, Fulfilling Nov. 1 Twitter Promise as SHIB’s Fortunes Fall
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken will support the popular, Ethereum-based memecoin Shiba Inu (SHIB), which is expected to begin trading...
Price analysis 11/29: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, DOT, DOGE, AVAX, SHIB
The crypto markets and the global equity markets staged a strong recovery on Nov. 29 in spite of the uncertainty from the newly discovered...
The Future of Money: A History
Cryptocurrency is a revolution, but maybe it’s not the revolution you imagined. That’s because more than anything, crypto is a revolution...
What Is Cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is a relatively new type of money that operates in a completely different way than the traditional currency we all use...
Plan B Says Bitcoin Price Still ‘on Track Towards $100K’ Despite Missing November’s Price Prediction
This month, the price of bitcoin sank below the $60K zone this month after reaching an all-time high (ATH) at $69K per unit. The...
Citi Veteran Launches $1.5B Crypto Fund With Algorand as Strategic Partner
Hivemind Capital Partners, founded by former Citi exec Matt Zhang, announced its inaugural $1.5 billion venture fund to invest in...