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Norway Mulls Backing Sweden’s Call for Euro Ban on Crypto Mining
The government in Norway is considering ways to limit the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining and may support Swedish proposals...
‘We want to build Minterest as a fairer financial system,’ says CEO Josh Rogers
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have gained significant traction in the cryptocurrency sector, with a total value locked surpassing...
Player Sizzles the Casino Floor With a $134,000 Jackpot Win on Bitcoin.com Games
Bitcoin.com Games dishes out a massive jackpot win for a lucky player who cashes out the big loot! Player Cashes out 2.25 Bitcoin After a...
Airdrop rumors result in a swarm of activity on MetaMask Swap and Polygon
Five to six-figure-size airdrops have become the new norm in the crypto sector and a growing number of analysts believe there are more to...
xSigma’s MaximNFT to Launch Beta in Late November, Including NFT Collections From Brian Tracy and Numerous NFL Players
PRESS RELEASE. WENZHOU, China/PRNewswire/ — ZK International Group Co., Ltd’s (Nasdaq: ZKIN) (“ZKIN”,...
Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Slide as Buyers Stick to the Sidelines
Cryptocurrencies continued to slide as buyers appear to be taking some profits. Some analysts are now cautious on bitcoin’s short-term...
Polkadot Chief Promises Freedom From Ethereum’s ‘Economic Enslavement’
The completion of the first Polkadot parachain auction was occasion for its creator, Gavin Wood, to herald a newfound freedom from the...
Traders expect Ethereum price to drop further ahead of Friday’s $550M options expiry
Ether’s (ETH) 330% year-to-date gain has been largely fueled by the growth of decentralized finance and the explosion of...
Public Banking v. Open Source Money: What Omarova for OCC Means
Brian Quintenz, former commodities regulator and friend to the crypto industry, weighed in today on the confirmation process to elect a...
Avalanche soars to new highs after Deloitte adoption — But risks emerge for AVAX price
Avalanche (AVAX) rose to a new price high on Nov. 18 and posted weekly gains after its developer, Ava Labs, entered a partnership with...
Argentina grava a los exchanges de criptomonedas
Argentina planea gravar con un impuesto a exchanges que ofrecen en el país el servicio de compraventa de criptomonedas, según anunció el...
Report: Leading NFT Marketplace Opensea Presented With $10 Billion Valuation, Investors Are ‘Clamoring’
On November 17, a report disclosed that the leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, Opensea, is “fielding new investment...
Bitcoin falls to a 1-month low after a 6% dive drops BTC price to $56.6K
Bitcoin (BTC) fell through key support levels on Nov. 18 in a fresh test of bulls’ resolve. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp)....
IRS Seized $3.5B in Cryptocurrency During Fiscal 2021
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation Unit (CI) unit seized $3.5 billion in cryptocurrency during fiscal 2021, which...
Gala price gathering momentum after the introduction of the Town Star play-to-earn game
Today Gala price is up by 178 in the last seven days and it is on the rise after the introduction of the Town star play-to-play earn game...
What Hic et Nunc’s Resurrection Says About Decentralized Infrastructure
Late last week, an NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace called Hic et Nunc suddenly went down without explanation. All URLs tied to...
What We Learned From Congress’ ‘Demystifying Crypto’ Hearing
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeYesterday’s show was a global regulatory roundup, but today’s is all about the...
Blockchain Backend Firm Alchemy Moves to Bring NFTs to a Wider Audience
A key company in non-fungible token (NFT) infrastructure is rolling out a new tool to help NFTs go mainstream.Alchemy Insights, Inc., the...
NFL Dabbles With NFT Ticket Collectibles on Polygon
The National Football League (NFL) is experimenting with non-fungible tokens (NFTs).The league says it’s pairing tickets purchased at...
World’s Largest Collector Car Auction House RM Sotheby’s to Accept Cryptocurrencies
On Wednesday, the world’s largest collector car auction house by total sales, RM Sotheby’s, announced the company will be...
Bitcoin Tumbles to Three-Week Low Under $60K; Next Support at $53K
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $60,000 as sellers remained active over the past few hours, pushing the price to its lowest in three weeks. The...
Switzerland’s Six Digital Exchange Launches With Blockchain Bond
Six Digital Exchange (SDX), Switzerland’s long-awaited crypto-asset trading venue, has launched with its first live transaction, issuing a...
Crypto Heavyweight Moshe Hogeg Reportedly Arrested in Israel
Moshe Hogeg, the Israeli crypto mogul behind the blockchain smartphone startup Sirin Labs and a host of other crypto startups, was...
Blockchain Association Raises $4M to Grow Its Presence on Capitol Hill
The Blockchain Association, one of the crypto industry’s largest lobbying groups, raised $4 million in new funding.Crypto exchange Kraken...
Acala Wins First Polkadot Parachain Auction With $1.3B in DOT Committed
The first coveted Polkadot parachain slot was won by decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Acala after days of jockeying for first place...
Private Equity Giant KKR Plans to Back Anchorage Fundraise at $3B Valuation: Report
Private equity firm KKR plans to lead a Series D investment round for crypto platform Anchorage, according to The Information sources. The...
NEM
XEM is the native cryptocurrency of blockchain project NEM (New Economy Movement). It powers its Smart Asset System – software that makes...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Urges Countries to Collaborate on Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency
The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, has urged democratic countries to work together to ensure that cryptocurrency, particularly...
Lisk
LSK is the utility token of Lisk, a blockchain platform that enables developers to produce and distribute decentralized apps, or dapps....
Qtum
QTUM is the native cryptocurrency of Qtum, which is a blockchain technology designed to combine the smart contract element of the Ethereum...
US city sets up Bitcoin ATM in airport after crypto payment adoption
North Dakota’s City of Williston continues its exploration and adoption of the cryptocurrency industry with the installation of a crypto...
Bitcoin SV
BSV is the native cryptocurrency of Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV), sometimes called Bitcoin SV: a blockchain created in 2018 after a hard...
Futurist film maker Ian Khan on tomorrow’s AI and blockchain
Ian Khan is a futurist who expects that blockchain, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things will merge together to create an...
Decred
DCR is the native cryptocurrency of Decred, a forked version of the Bitcoin protocol designed to improve the organization and...
Snoop Dogg, Deadmau5 Headline New Members of Outlier Ventures’ Accelerator
Cryptocurrency venture capital firm Outlier Ventures has announced that celebrities Snoop Dogg and Deadmau5, consumer brand guru Shaun...
Tezos
XTZ is the native cryptocurrency of Tezos, which is an open-source smart contract platform used to issue new digital assets and create...
Bitcoin Miner PrimeBlock Plans to Go Public by Merging With 10X Capital: Report
Bitcoin miner Prime Blockchain (PrimeBlock) is said to be in talks to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) 10X Capital...
Dai
Dai is a stablecoin whose value is pegged to the U.S. dollar, which means it is shielded from the wild swings in prices that are typically...
Orchid
OXT is the native cryptocurrency of Orchid: a decentralized marketplace where users stake OXT (deposit tokens into a smart contract) in...
What Is a SPAC? Your Questions Answered
SPACs have been an increasingly popular option for companies looking to go public, especially during the global slowdown caused by the...
Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 18, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:First Mover Asia: Altcoins Surge as Bitcoin,...
Digital Currency Group Raises $600M in New Credit Facility
Digital Currency Group (DCG), the crypto investment company whose holdings include asset manager Grayscale, crypto lender Genesis and...
How DAOs Can Empower Advisors and Investors
Disintermediation and decentralization can sometimes be intimidating concepts for those of us accustomed to the traditional financial...
‘Tis the Season of Ransomware Indictments, Feat. Chainalysis’ Gurvais Grigg
This week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to Gurvais Grigg, global public sector chief...
IMF Says Nigerian CBDC Drawing Global Interest, Warns of Associated Risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that the recently launched Nigerian central bank digital currency (CBDC) is...
Not All Cryptos Are Scarce Like Bitcoin
Of the ever-growing reasons why bitcoin keeps making national news, its scarcity is one of the most notable.Touted as an inflation hedge...
Mexican Crypto Exchange Bitso Incorporates Circle Solutions for Cross-Border Payments Initiative
Bitso is integrating Circle’s payment solutions to make it easier and more secure for Mexican residents and businesses to execute...
Cypher Raises $2.1M for Traditional Futures Market on Solana
Solana’s latest derivatives market is betting “expiratory” futures contracts (aka traditional futures) can make an impact in...
Li Rongbin, Founding Partner of SevenX Ventures, Explains Where the Metaverse and NFT Market Are Heading
SevenX Ventures is a community and research-driven blockchain investment firm built alongside entrepreneurs. They invest in blockchain...
Maple Finance Launches First DeFi Syndicated Loan for Alameda Research
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has started eating up syndicated loans.Announced Thursday, Maple Finance, a lending platform that specializes...
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CBDCs Are Coming. Privately Created Stablecoins Need to Come Faster
The idea of fiat currency is something of a historical anomaly. Around 5,000 years ago, shiny metals became a store of value for goods and...
Bitcoin price seesaws beneath $60K as anticipation builds for fresh BTC ‘short squeeze’
Bitcoin (BTC) chopped and changed on Nov. 18 but held a critical support level to preserve the chance of new all-time highs. BTC/USD...
BIT Mining’s Q4 Revenue to Fall Due to Its Mining Pool Exiting China
The Hong Kong-based crypto miner, BIT Mining (BTCM), said fourth-quarter revenue will fall 10%-20% decline as its mining pool business,...
How to Buy Shiba Inu Coin (SHIB)
Shiba inu coin (SHIB) has been one of the most hotly traded cryptocurrencies of the year, with daily trading volume reaching a peak of...
Latin America accelerating on CBDC development: Peru joins the race
The South American country is working on a CBDC, and though it will not be a first, it won't be left behind, according to BCRP president...
TIME Magazine to Hold ETH on Balance Sheet as Part of Galaxy Digital Metaverse Deal
TIME magazine will hold ether (ETH) on its balance sheet for the first time as part of a deal with crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital...
Houston Rockets Partner With Bitcoin Company NYDIG in Sponsorship Deal
NBA basketball team the Houston Rockets has partnered with NYDIG, a leading bitcoin solutions provider, to be the team’s official...
Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer to Go Public With SPAC Merger; Deal Values Company at Around $4B
Bitdeer Technologies, which operates five cryptocurrency mining data centers in the U.S. and Norway, announced its merger with special...
Bitcoin holders who bought at $20K refuse to sell BTC at all-time highs — Latest data
Bitcoin (BTC) investors who bought at 2017 all-time highs and above have still not sold, data suggests. According to the Hodl Waves...
Post Malone features BAYC NFTs in new music video with The Weeknd
Rapper Post Malone is the latest celebrity to move into nonfungible tokens (NFT) by promoting a major NFT project and a cryptocurrency...
Market highlights November 18: Cryptos mixed, Amazon to ban Visa?
The crypto market was mixed over the past 24 hours, with some of the top 10 cryptos registering gains, while others...
Institutions Snap Up Ether $5K Call, Bitcoin Risks Double Top as RBA Official Warns of FOMO Meltdown
Bullish flows have returned to ether’s options market with institutions purchasing higher strike or out-of-the-money call options....
US Congressmen Introduce Bill to Modify Crypto Tax Provision in Infrastructure Law
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to amend the crypto-related provisions in the bipartisan infrastructure bill...
RBA Steps Up CBDC Research, But Is Not Convinced There Is a Policy Case Yet: Official
The Reserve Bank of Australia has been ramping up research into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), but is not convinced “that a...
Creditors of Collapsed South African Crypto Firm Vote to Accept Offer to Resuscitate the Company
Creditors of a South African crypto trading firm, Africrypt, have agreed to a proposal recently tabled by an unnamed investor who is...
Not another Squid token: Where to buy AngrySquid, the token that gained 1,129%
It may be worth a thousandth of a cent now, but Angry Squid shows great promise. The token was inspired by the Squid Game, like many...
Gala is up 31% today: here’s where to buy the world-class gaming token
The live Gala price today is $0.21 with a 24-hour trading volume of $3.3 billion. Gala is up 30.79% in the last 24 hours. If you are...
Invesco Defers Launch of Blockchain ETF in India
Invesco is deferring the launch of a blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF) in India due to regulatory uncertainty, the company said in a...
Nigeria Central Bank Governor: Cryptocurrency Is a Product ‘Embedded in High Level of Illegality’
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has claimed that a majority of cryptocurrency transactions are embedded in...
Indian Central Bank May Pilot Test CBDC in 2022: Report
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is examining the feasibility of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and may launch a pilot project in...
KuCoin announces $100M fund, plans to invest in the metaverse
This is the second step by KuCoin into the metaverse following its launch of a virtual office on a Bloktopia-based skyscraper earlier this...
Blockchain-Based Social Network Viblos to Launch Beta Version in March 2022
PRESS RELEASE. In today’s day and age, social networks play an immense part in people’s lives. However, some privacy issues...
India’s Modi Calls On Democracies to Cooperate on Crypto
Democratic countries should work together to ensure crypto “doesn’t end up in the wrong hands” and “spoil our youths,” Indian Prime...
Crypto Exchange Gemini Trust Looks for $7B Valuation In $400M Funding Round: Report
Crypto exchange Gemini Trust is raising $400 million in a new funding round which would bring its valuation to $7 billion, Bloomberg...
Investors Offer OpenSea $10B Valuation in New Round: Report
Investments on the table for OpenSea’s new funding round would set its valuation to $10 billion, The Information reported, citing sources...
Kleiman v. Wright: The Trial Transitions From Plaintiffs to the Defense
MIAMI — A federal civil trial over the potential ownership of 1.1 million BTC — worth about $66 billion — was interrupted on Tuesday when...
Russia’s Prosecutor General Wants Cryptocurrency Recognized as Property Under Criminal Law
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has proposed to define cryptocurrency as property in the country’s Criminal Code....
Famed Economist Doubts Bitcoin Will Become Global Currency
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at financial services company Allianz, says that bitcoin is not going to be a global currency and...
U.S. is not moving fast enough to develop a CBDC, says former CFTC chair
Tim Massad, who served as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission until 2017, said the United States is too slow in developing a...
Opulous (OPUL) rallies 785% as fans dig the sound of NFTs in the music industry
There is potential for the use cases of nonfungible token (NFT) technology to expand far beyond the simple tracking of unique images with...
Was the first reply to the Bitcoin White Paper Satoshi himself? In-depth theory
Ever since Satoshi Natamoto, the anonymous inventor of Bitcoin, disappeared in 2011 there has been no shortage of theories about his...
Games Coins, Defi Tokens, Metaverse Assets Rise Above Market Downturn With Double-Digit Gains
While digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum lost roughly 10% in value during the last seven days, the decentralized finance (defi)...
Federal Reserve Governor Argues Against Subjecting Stablecoins to Full Banking Regulation
Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller says that stablecoins do not need to be regulated with all the same rules as banks. He...
First Mover Asia: Altcoins Surge as Bitcoin, Ether Stall
Good morning, Here’s what’s happening this morning:Market Moves: Crypto.com’s CRO token moons on deal with Los Angeles’ Staples Center, as...
ConstitutionDAO Raises $27M on Eve of Sotheby’s Auction. $PEOPLE Could Be the Reason
Crypto nerds are on the precipice of pulling off the caper of the century.What started as a longshot bid for a decentralized autonomous...
Solana-Based Sports Betting Protocol BetDex Closes $21M Seed Funding Round
BetDex has raised a $21 million seed round to create a decentralized global sports betting protocol, the company announced Wednesday.In...
Blockchain Industry to Surpass $67 Billion by 2027: Fintech Report Names 2021’s Most Influential Blockchain Companies
Financial technology (fintech) has exploded during the last two years and cryptocurrency and blockchain firms have bolstered the...
Fed Governor Waller praises stablecoins as a genuine innovation that makes the development of CBDCs redundant
In a speech published Wednesday noon, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller reiterated his skepticism for implementing a central...
Here’s why bears hope to pin Bitcoin under $60K ahead of Friday’s $1.1B options expiry
Bitcoin (BTC) bulls were euphoric when the price soared to $69,000 on Nov. 10 because the 14.5% gain accumulated over five days meant they...