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Voyager Digital Hits 1M Funded Accounts, Cites Loyalty Program
Cryptocurrency broker Voyager Digital said its loyalty program has driven a sharp increase in funded accounts, which now number 1...
Crypto Miner MineOne Raises Over $20M in First Funding Round
Crypto miner MineOne has raised more than $20 million for its first round of funding since launching the company last month.The company...
Iran Continues Crackdown on Illegal Crypto Mining, Seizes Hundreds of Mining Rigs
Authorities in Iran persist with their efforts to curb unauthorized cryptocurrency mining. The state-run power distribution company has...
Latin American Proptech La Haus to Accept Bitcoin for Property Purchases
La Haus, a Latin American proptech company, is now accepting bitcoin for home purchases through on-chain transactions and the Lightning...
CoreWeave Raises $50M for New Fund From Magnetar Capital
CoreWeave, the specialized cloud service provider and Ethereum miner, has raised $50 million from Magnetar Capital to provide...
Top Bitcoin Mining Pool Foundry Starts Digital Currency Staking Business
Foundry Digital, which is among the world’s top five bitcoin mining pools, launched a new business called “Foundry Staking” to provide...
Zebec Protocol Launches on Solana Offering Flexible Payroll
Zebec Protocol, which enables real-time, continuous payments to employees, has launched on Solana. The company also announced a $5.5...
Happy Hippos NFTs: A Pioneer Collection Drop
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a unique data unit contained within a digital ledger and cannot be interchanged. They are used as a...
U.S. Inflation Surges Faster Than Expected to 3-Decade High, CPI Report Shows
The main U.S. inflation rate surged last month to its fastest in three decades, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday likely to...
Cambridge University to Build Carbon Credit Marketplace on Blockchain
The University of Cambridge is developing a blockchain-based market for trading carbon credits that will support reforestation projects to...
Crypto Adoption Numbers in India Could be ‘Exaggerated’, Says RBI Governor
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) believes that the number of Indians reported to be investing in crypto could be...
Nigerian Central Bank Intensifying Fight Against Cryptocurrency Traders
Just a few days after launching the e-naira digital currency, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is now reportedly ramping up the pressure...
Study: 58% of video game developers are already using blockchain
A new study from the United Kingdom revealed that most game studios have already started exploring blockchain for their upcoming titles....
Solana-Based GameFi Title Genopets to Partner With Yield Guild Games
Genopets, a non-fungible token (NFT) “move-to-earn” game where players receive rewards for their real-life actions, is teaming up with...
Crypto analyst: Litecoin bull cycle could extend to $1,000
Litecoin price has soared 17% on the day as 52-week gains reach 390% Michael van de Poppe says LTC could break to $600 before chasing $1k...
How’s ‘Zelda’ Doing? Our Ethereum Validator Check-In
With the progress being made on the Beacon Chain over the past few weeks, I wanted to use this week’s newsletter to give an overview of...
Market highlights November 10: cryptos in the red, PayPal’s worst day in years
After breaking records the previous day, the crypto market was in the red in the past 24 hours, including the majority of the...
Large Bitcoin Investors Take a Breather After Frantic October, U.S. Inflation Data Eyed
Bitcoin’s uptrend continues with prices rising over 10% this month, extending October’s 40% gain and setting a new record high of over...
Russian Officials Back Idea of Recognizing Crypto Miners as Entrepreneurs
Cryptocurrency mining should be recognized as an entrepreneurial activity under Russian law and taxed accordingly, representatives of key...
Loopring (LRC) astronomical rise continues as more details of GameStop partnership emerge
Loopring (LRC) is on a mission to the moon as it set a new all-time high of $3.04 this week. With a 24-hour trading volume of $6.1...
Bitcoin has further to fall before BTC attacks $70K, says trader
Bitcoin (BTC) remains bullish but has “one more leg down” to complete before a resurgence, one trader argues. In analysis on...
Visa Exec: NFTs have made crypto “cool” to mainstream consumers
Cuy Sheffield says it is no longer weird to be a crypto investor Demand for NFTs has pushed mainstream consumers into cryptocurrency...
Brave Browser to Integrate Solana Support
Brave, the company behind the Brave browser, has partnered with Solana to provide support for the blockchain directly from its browser....
ConsenSys Tool Infura User Numbers Grow 250% in Under a Year
Infura, a blockchain development tool from ConsenSys, now has over 350,000 users for its service to connect to Ethereum and build...
Where to buy Ripple, the seventh crypto by market cap
Ripple is a decentralized peer-to-peer network that enables seamless digital money transfer. It provides financial institutions with a...
Here’s where to buy IoTeX, the open ecosystem token that gained 41% in 24h
Starting as an open-source project in 2017, IoTeX (IOTX) has built a decentralized platform whose aim is to empower the open economics for...
Livepeer up 140% in a week: here’s where to buy
Livepeer (LPT) has the potential to be one of the top decentralized network protocols thanks to its impressive speed and economic...
Venezuelan Court Rolls Back Seizure of More Than 1,000 Bitcoin Miners
A Venezuelan court in the capital of the country has rolled back a seizure of more than 1,000 Bitcoin miners due to irregularities that...
Kazakhstan Won’t Restrict Electricity to Lawful Crypto Miners, Minister Says
Lawful crypto mines will not face restrictions or be disconnected from the national grid, as long as they don’t compromise the country’s...
‘The Unfair Advantage:’ Dune Actress Rebecca Ferguson Stars in Crypto-Centric TV Commercial
In recent times cryptocurrency platforms have been airing a number of commercials on television in order to entice a broader audience to...
RChain and ZB: Toward a Queueless, Leaderless, Limitless Blockchain
On November 2rd, 2021, RChain‘s blockchain scientist Atticbee visited ZB exchange as an invited guest for a very technical AMA. ZB...
Swedish Regulators Call for EU Ban on Crypto Mining, Power Company Defends Industry
Alarmed by the rising energy needs of cryptocurrency mining, Sweden’s financial and environmental regulators have recently proposed...
What a Decade in Crypto Teaches You
“I think there is a new age of wealth coming… a massive transformation of wealth that’s occurring right now from Baby Boomers to their...
Huobi Global to Expel Singapore Users, Citing Local Regulations
Crypto exchange Huobi Global will close the accounts of all Singapore-based users by March 31, 2022 to comply with local regulations, the...
Day 7 of Kleiman v. Wright: Wright Tells Jury Kleiman Only Mined ‘Testnet’ Bitcoins
MIAMI – Craig Wright – best known for his long-standing and widely disputed claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of...
Mastercard Launches First Crypto-Linked Payment Cards for Asia-Pacific Region
Payments giant Mastercard is launching crypto-linked payment cards for the Asia-Pacific region in partnership with three crypto service...
AMC Theatres on Track to Accept 4 Cryptocurrencies Next Month: CEO Expects Dogecoin and Shiba Inu to Follow
The CEO of the world’s largest movie exhibition company, AMC Entertainment, says that his company is “on track” to...
Democratic challenger to crypto-friendly senator’s seat is interested in space
Morgan Harper, a former senior advisor at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is coming out as ‘crypto curious’ in her...
Circle Establishing Singapore Hub Amid Global Expansion
Circle announced plans to establish a hub in Singapore in what the digital payment company calls a key part of its global expansion...
Circle’s New VC Fund Backs $4.4M Round for Japanese Yen-Pegged Stablecoin Issuer
JPYC, the issuer of a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin, has raised ¥500 million (about $4.43 million) in a Series A round led by Headline...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Enters ‘Extreme Greed’ Territory; Altcoins Rally
Good morning, Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin enters “extreme greed” territory.Technician’s take: Buyers could return on...
UK Government Survey Shows 45% of Britons Would Ban Cryptocurrencies for Environmental Reasons
Just before the 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP-26), the UK government polled 3,071 adults from Britain to ask...
Climate Chain Coalition advocates for the creation of a green economy at COP26
Delegate representatives from the Climate Chain Coalition spoke at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, in...
Polkadot price moves higher as parachain auctions reduce DOT’s circulating supply
This week, a number of contenders are set to participate in Polkadot’s first parachain auctions and this process tends to place buy...
Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin to Issue 2 Renewable Energy Tokens: Report
Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, reached an agreement with Brazilian energy trader Comerc to release two renewable...
Polygon Deploys Fiat on-Ramps via Alchemy Pay, Enabling Direct Fiat Payments for DeFi
Polygon, an Ethereum scaling platform onboarding millions to Web3, has announced the addition of convenient and flexible fiat payment...
Austria to Tax Crypto Like Stocks and Bonds: Report
Austria’s Federal Ministry of Finance hopes to boost confidence in cryptocurrencies by taxing them like mainstream stock and bond...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Outperforms as Traders Prepare for Next Leg Higher
Bitcoin’s rally faded on Tuesday, suggesting that buyers took some profits around the $68,500 all-time price high. The cryptocurrency is...
Coinbase Shares Tumble as Q3 Revenues Fall Well Short of Estimates
Shares of Coinbase (COIN) were falling more than 14% after-hours on Tuesday after the crypto exchange reported that its third-quarter...
Apple’s CEO Owns Crypto – Tim Cook Thinks ‘It’s Reasonable to Own as Part of a Diversified Portfolio’
The CEO of the tech giant Apple, Tim Cook disclosed that he owns cryptocurrency and said that he thinks it’s reasonable to own it...
Ethereum 2.0 node count drops to a one-month low as ETH price climbs to new heights
The number of Ethereum addresses holding 32 or more Ether (ETH) reached a one-month low on Nov. 9. The number of externally owned Ethereum...
Internet Deplatforming as Class Warfare
Here at CoinDesk, we use the term “crypto-adjacent” to categorize stories that aren’t about cryptocurrency or blockchains per se but...
‘In the next three to five years, the DeFi industry will grow massively,’ says 1inch Network co-founder Anton Bukov
It’s only been two years since its founding, but decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol 1inch Network has already surpassed $85.8 billion...
DAO Backed by Deadmau5 to Launch on Multiple Platforms
While many musicians have used non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to connect with their fanbases, MODA DAO is using them as a governance tool for...
Livepeer, Loopring and Keep3rV1 rally while Bitcoin tests underlying support
Altseason rumors are on the rise on Nov. 9 as altcoins capitalize on Bitcoin’s move to a new all-time high and the ensuing...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Reveals Crypto Holdings as BTC and ETH Hit New All-Time Highs
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeLast night both BTC and ETH hit new all-time highs. In today’s episode, NLW...
Government Official Says Zimbabwe Currently Gathering Views on Cryptocurrencies
An official with the Zimbabwean government recently confirmed the country’s administration is currently gathering views about...
What FATF’s Latest Guidance Means for DeFi, Stablecoins and Self-Hosted Wallets
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s long-awaited update to its guidance on virtual assets lays out a comprehensive set of guidelines...
Bitcoin Rally Stalls; Could Find Support at $63K-$65K
Bitcoin (BTC) is giving up some gains after reaching an all-time high near $68,500 on Monday. The cryptocurrency is overbought on intraday...
Missed the ENS Airdrop? Here Are the Crypto Projects Rumored to ‘Decentralize’ Next
Some people were annoyed when they heard Ethereum Name Service, more commonly known as ENS, would be issuing a token. It was the “one,...
Circle Launches Venture Capital Fund for Early-Stage Blockchain Projects
Digital currency firm Circle launched the Circle Ventures fund to support early-stage blockchain projects and companies. The fund, which...
Crypto sustainability and green solutions highlighted at COP26
Cointelegraph editor-in-chief Kristina Cornèr spoke at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland,...
Bitcoin dips below $67K as Tesla stock slump combines with Apple CEO denying crypto plans
Bitcoin (BTC) fell $1,400 in half an hour during Nov. 9 after a snap sell-off hit Tesla (TSLA) stock. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Palantir Expecting Big Things From New Crypto Security Software
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) chief operating officer Shyam Sankar said he thinks its new crypto software will be a “massive...
The Social (Token) Network: Rally, Friends With Benefits and the Future of Branding
!llmind is a Grammy-winning producer. He collaborates with artists like Beyonce, Kanye West and Lin-Manuel Miranda – it’s a long list.The...
Hive Blockchain to Raise C$110M to Expand Bitcoin Production
Hive Blockchain is raising C$110 million through a private placement offering of special warrants to boost its mining power by one exahash...
US Treasury Sanctions 2nd Cryptocurrency Exchange, Seizes $6.1 Million
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a second cryptocurrency exchange “for facilitating financial transactions for...
Ethereum Name Service Tokens Soar After $500M+ Airdrop
One of the most popular apps on Ethereum is enjoying a surge in price for its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) governance token...
CityCoin’s Plan for NYCCoin Is Welcomed by Mayor-Elect Adams
The next mayor of New York, Eric Adams, expressed his support for CityCoin’s NYCCoin program, tweeting a welcome to the city.Adams won the...
Riot Blockchain, Hive Outperform Crypto Miners as Bitcoin, Ether Rally
Riot Blockchain and Hive Blockchain surged Tuesday, outperforming crypto mining peers, with bitcoin and ether, the native token for...
Bank of England and UK Treasury to Assess the Case for a CBDC Next Year
The Bank of England and the U.K. Treasury will begin a consultation next year to assess the case for a central bank digital currency...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Reveals He Owns Crypto, But Has No Plans to Buy It for the Company
Apple CEO Tim Cook has disclosed that he owns cryptocurrency, but said the investment was from a “personal point of view” and not...
Crypto Lender Nexo Makes Strategic Investment in SEC-Licensed Broker-Dealer
Cryptocurrency lender Nexo said it made a strategic investment in U.S.-regulated broker-dealer Texture Capital without specifying how much...
India Plans to ‘Fast Track’ New Cryptocurrency Bill, Seeks to Take ‘Middle Path’ to Regulate Crypto: Report
The Indian government is reportedly trying to “fast track” a modified cryptocurrency bill to be introduced in the winter...
Ripple to Launch ‘Liquidity Hub’ With 5 Leading Cryptocurrencies
San Francisco-based fintech firm Ripple will launch a new “Liquidity Hub” product to help enterprise customers access BTC, ETH, LTC, ETC,...
NEAR Predictions: Developers Chart the Bridge to Professional Freedom
In spring 2018, as initial coin offerings (ICOs) fueled a massive boom in crypto, the RSA Conference brought together nearly 50,000...
Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 9, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:ETH-BTC Chart Points to Ether Leadership...
The Crypto Industry Isn’t Too Thrilled About Biden’s Big Policy Moves
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the infrastructure bill that contained a provision that shook the crypto world. Financial...
Reddit Co-Founder, Solana Ventures Launch $50M Initiative for Web 3 Social Media
Major investors see an opportunity to make Solana the social chain.Announced Tuesday at the Solana conference in Lisbon, Alexis Ohanian’s...
GlobalBlock: Lack of Bitcoin supply could hike the price up
Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $68,500 early this morning. According to analysts, the lack of supply is a big factor. Reports...
Compass Mining Launches Resale Market for Bitcoin Mining Equipment
Compass Mining, the bitcoin mining service provider, has launched a secondary resale market for retail mining customers to sell their...
Crypto Exchange WOO Network Closes $30M Series A
Crypto exchange WOO Network closed a $30 million Series A round from various investors, including Singapore-based Three Arrows Capital,...
DEXs Have Grown the Most as Competition Among Crypto Exchanges Intensifies: Chainalysis
Decentralized exchanges (DEX) have grown massively since 2019, while the number of active exchanges – whether centralized or decentralized...
International Chess Federation Will Launch the Sport’s Global NFT Marketplace on Everscale Network (Ex-FreeTON)
FIDE, the International Chess Federation, has become the first global sports federation to launch its own NFT marketplace. It announced a...
Kraken predicts $96K BTC price top as analyst says $1T Bitcoin market cap is ‘now cemented’
Bitcoin (BTC) could nail the now-popular $98,000 price target — but it could end up being the cycle top, new research argues. In its...
As Bitcoin Soared Past $68K, Plan B Says Floor Model Shows BTC Reaching ‘$100K This Year’
On November 8, 2021, the price of bitcoin reached an all-time high of $68,564 per unit at 10:57 p.m. (ET) on Monday evening. Meanwhile,...
Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Says IPO to be Priced at $25-$27 per Share
Australian bitcoin miner Iris Energy plans to sell about 8.3 million shares at $25 to $27 each from its initial public offering, according...
Nansen to Bring Crypto Intelligence Tools to Solana Early Next Year
Wallet analysis company Nansen will begin sifting Solana addresses for trading “alpha” early next year.The software company will add...
Basel Committee to Review Proposed Capital Requirements for Banks With Crypto Assets
The global standard-setter for banking regulation plans to elaborate on its proposed capital requirements for crypto assets after...
Pepperstone head of research: ‘Fast money’ is behind Bitcoin and Ether rally
Pepperstone’s Chris Weston says most clients are net-long on Ether Ethereum is primed for $5k and Bitcoin could soon hit $70,000...