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Crypto City: Guide to Tokyo
This “Crypto City” guide looks at Tokyo’s crypto culture, the city’s most notable projects and people, its financial infrastructure at...
Is Mozilla Trying to Sabotage Distributed Identity?
Coin Center, the cryptocurrency lobbying group that vaulted into the spotlight during the recent U.S. Senate fight over crypto tax...
Bitcoin history repeating? 3 indicators suggest October will reignite the BTC bull market
Bitcoin (BTC) failed to break the so-called September curse as its price fell by a little over 7% into the month despite a strong rebound...
The Intersection of Eth 2.0 Validating and Cloud Computing Explained
In this week’s episode, CoinDesk’s Christine Kim and Consensys’ Ben Edgington discuss the security and running costs of CoinDesk’s...
Stablecoin Issuers Could Soon Face Bank-Like Regulations
Stablecoin issuers like Tether and Circle could soon be subject to bank-like regulations, according to a report from the Wall Street...
Coinbase Multi-Factor Authentication Hack Affects at Least 6,000 Customers
A vulnerability that allowed hackers to bypass Coinbase’s multi-factor authentication SMS option has affected at least 6,000 of the...
Tehran Stock Exchange Head Resigns Over Mining Rigs Found at Organization’s Office
The director of Tehran’s Stock Exchange has resigned from his post following the discovery of cryptocurrency mining rigs in his...
Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 1, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Bitcoin Rallies Above $47K, Resistance at $50K —...
Rep. Emmer: Government Is ‘Trying to Gain Control Over’ Crypto
Yesterday, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he has no intention of banning cryptocurrencies. It’s unclear whether the...
We Can Use as Much Energy as We Want, Forever
I am a committed environmentalist, both in my personal life and in my stance on public issues. I’m an Eagle Scout who once spent a month...
IMF Says Crypto Boom Poses Challenges to Financial Stability
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said more regulation is needed as the burgeoning cryptocurrency industry poses a number of...
The Bored Ape Founders Haven’t Yet Joined the Yacht Club
It’s now a tech cliche: “They dropped out of college and became startup millionaires.” Yawn. Happens all the time. Until now, however,...
Fitch: Debt Limit Fight Could Endanger US’s ‘AAA’ Rating
Rating agency Fitch has issued a warning that Congressional debate about whether or not to raise the debt ceiling could threaten the...
Singapore Grants Crypto Licenses to DBS and Independent Reserve
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank, has formally approved two companies to provide crypto...
Chainalysis, Gensler and a Supposed Senate Bid
This week, “Opinionated” hosts Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson and Ben Schiller address an emerging global trend: an increasing frequency of...
Where to buy Golem as GLM records 15% gains
The Golem (GLM) token has seen a strong rally in the past 24 hours and is trading at $0.5 at the time of writing The GOLEM token has seen...
Popular Bitcoin ATM Operator: Bitcoin of America Working With WGN Radio to Promote Cryptocurrency Education
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin of America (BOA) is a popular virtual currency exchange, headquartered in Chicago, IL. They are known for their...
SEC Delays Decision on 4 Bitcoin ETFs
The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on four proposals for bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).The...
‘Say hi to Uptober’ — Bitcoin price surges above $47K in minutes, liquidating $270M in shorts
Bitcoin (BTC) shot to nearly $48,000 during Oct. 1 as a classic “short squeeze” liquidated over $270 million of crypto positions in under...
Where to buy SushiSwap as SUSHI gains by 7%
The SushiSwap (SUSHI) token is up by 7% as whales push prices in the past 24 hours The SushiSwap coin has jumped by 7% and is currently...
Where to buy THORChain as RUNE recovers by 10%
The THORChain (RUNE) token has seen a steady recovery accompanied by rising buy volumes in the past 24 hours The THORChain token has...
Where to buy Near Protocol as NEAR partners with Panther
The Near Protocol (NEAR) token has seen a strong rally in the past 24 hours as the network partners with Panther to develop privacy...
Egyptian Banks Set to Launch Multi-Million Dollar Fintech Fund
Egyptian banks are reportedly on course to launch a $69.6 million fund which is earmarked to support the country’s fintech...
Weekly Report: Alibaba and Bitmain lead exit from China
Here are the leading cryptocurrency and decentralised finance headlines that you might have missed this week Kraken to pay $1.25 million...
Vechain price spikes 28% as BTC and ETH see double-digit gains
Bitcoin's rebound above $47k has catalysed gains across the altcoin market, with VET among the biggest gainers Vechain price has soared by...
Bitfarms Bitcoin Production Increases on New Mining Equipment
Bitfarms, a bitcoin mining company, said it produced 38% more bitcoins in the third quarter than the second as new mining equipment was...
South Korean crypto tax to come into effect in 2022, as planned
The agreement reached last week means that the effective date for taxing cryptocurrencies remains 1 January 2022 South Korea's crypto tax...
Bitcoin Rallies Above $47K; Resistance at $50K
Bitcoin (BTC) returned above $47,000 for the first time in two weeks, indicating strong demand from short-term buyers. The next level of...
Bitcoin Climbs Above $47K, Ignoring Stock Market Weakness; Fed’s Preferred Measure of Inflation Eyed
Bitcoin is pushing higher despite classic risk-off action in traditional markets. The cryptocurrency’s resilience has raised investors’...
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Seeks Public Opinion on Central Bank Digital Currency
The central bank of New Zealand has lined up among monetary authorities exploring the question of issuing their own digital currencies....
El Salvador Mines First Bitcoin With Volcanic Energy
El Salvador has officially mined the first bitcoin using volcanic energy, its president revealed.President Nayib Bukele shared a...
Analyst nails Bitcoin monthly close 2 months running — His October target is $63K
Bitcoin (BTC) was keen to retain $44,000 on Oct. 1 as the monthly close sparked a late show of strength. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Visa working on interoperability hub for digital assets payments
The project, a collaboration between the Visa research and product teams, has been in development since 2018, when the underlying concept...
Bitcoin price eyes $50K as the US dollar retreats after hitting its one-year high
Bitcoin (BTC) looks to reclaim $45,000 on Oct. 1 as the United States dollar retreated lower after hitting its one-year high. Bitcoin’s...
Binance hires Ex-IRS agents to bolster its regulatory compliance
Both Tigran Gambaryan and Matthew Price investigated major cases while with the IRS Binance has hired two former Internal Revenue Service...
Play-to-Earn Giant Axie Infinity’s Revenue Tanked 40% in September
Blockchain-enabled play-to-earn game Axie Infinity’s rapid growth came to a screeching halt in September, with revenue sliding by 40% from...
Crypto Exchange Bitbay Passes Audit Under Estonia’s Tougher New Regulations
Bitbay has become a fully licensed cryptocurrency exchange in Estonia which introduced stricter rules for the industry last year. The...
Dydx Trading Volumes Explode After Latest Chinese Crypto Ban
Dydx, a decentralized exchange, has seen its trading volumes explode in the last few days, surpassing other recognized decentralized...
Circle Names Devron Brown, Former US House Senior Counsel for Fintech, as Director for Global Policy
Circle, the payment services company that operates stablecoin USDC, subsidiary crypto exchange Poloniex and equity crowdfunding platform...
The ARwards: The Official OVR Contest for Content Creators
Following the announcement of a few days ago, the decentralized multiverse platform OVR, which unites the physical and virtual worlds...
Dogecoin Co-Founder Suggests an Ethereum Bridge to Doge and Compatible NFT Markets
Billy Markus, the co-founder of Dogecoin, explained on Wednesday that an Ethereum bridge to the Doge network would bolster the dogecoin...
Shanghai Man: Looking deeper into China’s biggest ban yet
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including...
Societe Generale proposes historic $20M DAI loan in exchange for bond tokens
One of France’s leading banks has turned to decentralized finance pioneer MakerDAO to propose the submission of bond tokens as collateral...
DBS Bank’s Brokerage Arm Receives Licence From Singapore Regulator Under Payment Services Act
DBS Bank’s brokerage arm, DBS Vickers (DBSV), has been granted a license to operate as a Major Payment Institution from the Monetary...
Former Federal Prosecutor: There’s Much More to Crypto Than Financial Use Cases, Regulation Cannot Be One Size Fits All
Former federal prosecutor Katie Haun says that regulators really need to take stock of the fact that we’re beyond just financial...
Independent Reserve Becomes First Australian Crypto Exchange Licensed in Singapore
Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve has become one of the country’s first to be granted a Major Payment Institution Licence by...
Bears intend to pin Bitcoin price below $43K until Friday’s $700M expiry passes
Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading in a descending pattern since the strong $53,000 rejection that occurred on Sept. 7, and the $3.4 billion...
DeFi and DEX volumes soar amid China’s crypto ban and ongoing US regulation
Last week China’s heavy-handed crackdown on crypto trading crypto briefly sent shockwaves across the market as Bitcoin and altcoin prices...
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Looks Forward to Review of Bitcoin Futures ETF Filings
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, explains that some laws provide “significant...
Société Générale Applies for $20M MakerDAO Loan Using Bond Token Collateral
In a proposal on Thursday on MakerDAO’s governance forums, French multinational banking giant Société Générale (SocGen) submitted an...
Billionaire Orlando Bravo Owns Bitcoin, Says ‘It Will Increase Significantly, I’m Very Bullish’
Orlando Bravo, the billionaire who co-founded private equity firm Thoma Bravo, says he is very bullish on bitcoin, expecting the...
Rari, Telos and Polymath rally as Bitcoin price hits $44K
Crypto traders breathed a sigh of relief on Sept. 30 after media headlines reflected positive news regarding adoption and future...
Nigeria to Postpone Its CBDC Launch: Reports
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has postponed the launch of its digital currency, the eNaira, according to two Nigerian...
El mercado cripto gana terreno en el boom latino de venture capital
América Latina está experimentando un auge en las inversiones de capital de riesgo o, en inglés, venture capital (VC).En los primeros seis...
Solana-Based DEX Soldex AI, CEO John Robertson Explains the Impact
One of the backbones of crypto market in today’s world are decentralized exchanges that took the world by the storm in recent...
Cómo ‘World of Women’ se convirtió en un fenómeno NFT entre celebridades
Es un secreto a voces que las mujeres están poco representadas en el mundo cripto. Lo que ayuda a explicar por qué el nuevo megaéxito de...
¿Qué hacen realmente las DAOs?
Las criptomonedas, como cualquier activo especulativo, se mueven por bombos y platillos: Elon Musk tuitea y el mercado responde; China...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Above $42K; Analysts See Rebound Ahead
Bitcoin returned above $42,000 on Thursday as buyers appear to be gaining strength. The cryptocurrency experienced a volatile September...
Coinbase to Add Direct Deposit Feature — US Paychecks Can Soon Be Converted to Crypto
On September 27, the digital currency firm Coinbase announced that U.S. customers will soon be able to directly deposit their paycheck...
Old Meets New as Czech Royal Family Drops High-Art NFTs
A Czech royal family that traces its heritage to the 14th century is dabbling in non-fungible tokens (NFT).The House of Lobkowicz is...
Dolce & Gabbana’s First NFT Collection Sells for $5.7M
Dolce & Gabbana’s inaugural non-fungible token (NFT) collection, the Collezione Genesi, fetched approximately $5.65 million in a sale...
Why This Autumn Could Be Bitcoin Season
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW looks at why bitcoin could be poised to grab more...
Ethereum bears look to score on Friday’s $340M weekly ETH options expiry
Ether (ETH) price has seen quite a bit of volatility lately and to the surprise of many traders, the $4,000 level continues to present...
Ethereum’s September Losses Were Gains for Its Competitors
A battle of smart contract blockchains played out in cryptocurrency markets this month as upstarts Avalanche and Solana posted...
Fed Chair Powell Says He Has ‘No Intention’ of Banning Crypto
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he does not intend to ban cryptocurrencies cryptocurrencies, but said stablecoins need greater...
Can Crypto Put a Price on Community?
Crypto-backed online communities are constantly wrestling with speculation. Take DAOs, or “decentralized autonomous organizations,” which...
DC Comics Aims to Release ‘One of the Largest NFT Drops Ever’ at This Year’s Fandome
One of the largest and oldest American comic book publishers DC Comics, Inc., has announced the firm has partnered with Palm NFT Studio in...
Lil Nas X, Grimes Featured in TikTok NFT Collection
TikTok has announced a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) featuring contributions from Grimes, Lil Nas X, Bella Poarch and...
Evolve Funds Files for Crypto ETF in Canada
Evolve Funds has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) for an Evolve Cryptocurrencies...
Move Over, Carry Trade, These Retail-Friendly DeFi Options Strategies Yield 12%-30%
The crypto “cash-and-carry” trade – where traders simultaneously enter into a long position on bitcoin or ether (ETH) in the spot market...
Gary Gensler Says Crypto Is a ‘Wild West.’ Others See Pure Capitalism
Gary Gensler, from up high on his regulatory perch at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is arguing for greater oversight of...
MassMutual-Owned Fintech Firm Flourish to Offer Bitcoin Investment Service to Financial Advisors
Flourish, a MassMutual-owned fintech company, is launching a service that allows registered investment advisors (RIAs) and their clients...
CFTC Charges 14 Trading Platforms Offering Crypto-Related Investments
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged 14 trading platforms that claim to offer crypto-related investments but have...
Powers On… Don’t worry, Bitcoin’s adoption will not be stopped
In a series of recent interviews and speeches, United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has called the...
France’s Market Authority Warns Against Proposed Air Next ICO
France’s markets regulator has warned of the risk of fraud associated with a recently proposed initial coin offering (ICO).The Autorité...
Ethereum miners are hoarding a record $70B in ETH following EIP-1559 activation
An on-chain study released by Kraken Intelligence highlights strong accumulation behavior among Ethereum miners even as they faced the...
How to Send Bitcoin Tips on Twitter
Tips is a new integrated tipping service on Twitter that allows users to add links to third-party payment services, including bitcoin...
Polygon Bolsters Augur Betting Platform With $1M Liquidity Program
Polygon is launching a $1 million incentivization program to provide liquidity on Augur Turbo, a decentralized predictions platform that...
Polygon Bolsters Betting Platform With $1M Liquidity Program
Polygon is launching a $1 million incentivization program to provide liquidity on Augur Turbo, a decentralized predictions platform that...
Where to buy Zilliqa as ZIL reaches the $0.08 level
The Zilliqa (ZIL) token has jumped by 8.39% and is currently trading at $0.08 level at the time of writing The Zilliqa token has seen a...
Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 30, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Bitstamp.Today’s Stories:Bitcoin Rising Toward $45K Resistance; Support at $40KMarket Wrap:...
Bit Digital Stock Slides After $80M Private Placement
Bit Digital (Nasdaq: BTBT) announced an $80 million private placement to sell stock to institutional investors. The shares fell 14% to...
Where to buy Binance coin as BNB recovers by 8%
The Binance Coin (BNB) is up by 8% and is currently trading at $375.31 at the time of writing The Binance Coin is up by 8% in a day and...
3 Factors That Make Quant Trading in Crypto Unique
In recent years, quantitative (quant) trading has gone from mysticism to being part of the everyday vocabulary of capital markets. The...
Bit Digital Stock Slides After $80 Million Private Placement
Bit Digital (Nasdaq: BTBT) announced an $80 million private placement to sell stock to institutional investors. The shares fell 14% to...
Survey Shows 64% of Britons Believe Crypto Is ‘Not a Safe Investment,’ Respondents Think Ethereum Is a Drug, Cardano Is Cheese
While there’s a lot of hype surrounding digital currencies like bitcoin, a great number of people are still confused by the crypto...
Zero Hash Eyes Expansion in DeFi, NFTs After Raising $35M
Zero Hash has raised $35 million in a Series C funding round to expand its product offerings in decentralized finance (DeFi) and...
Binance Adds Veteran IRS Investigators in Push to Strengthen Compliance
Binance’s ongoing efforts to pinpoint and prevent the illegal misuse of its platform continued Thursday with the announcement that it had...
Private-Equity Giant KKR Makes First Blockchain Investment in ParaFi Fund
Investment giant KKR & Co has made its first blockchain-related investment with a stake in the flagship fund of ParaFi Capital, ParaFi...
Avalanche DEX Trader Joe Gets $20M Slice of ‘Rush’ Incentives Program
Avalanche-native decentralized exchange (DEX) Trader Joe announced Thursday the launch of a $20 million liquidity mining incentive program...