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One of Germany’s Oldest Banks Taps Fireblocks to Custody Customers’ Crypto
Freshly inducted crypto unicorn Fireblocks has been selected by Bankhaus von der Heydt, a 267-year-old privately owned German bank, to...
Bitcoin bears risk getting trapped if BTC price remains above $50K — Here’s why
Bitcoin’s (BTC) 32% weekly rally became bears’ worst nightmare as Friday’s $860million options expiry is approaching. After breaking the...
Dapper Labs Taps Chainalysis to Fight NFT Money Laundering
NFT developer Dapper Labs has agreed to a long-term partnership with blockchain tracing firm Chainalysis to detect and prevent...
El Salvador’s State-Owned Banco Hipotecario Taps Four Crypto Startups for Blockchain Solutions
The adoption of bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador has forced the local financial system to adapt.Staring down these changes, Banco...
Fan tokens: Day trading your favorite sports team
With the pandemic separating fans from their stadiums and sports clubs from their revenues, fan tokens are now big players in the game,...
Analytics Platform Nansen Expands to Fantom, Spotlighting Emerging DeFi Ecosystem
Popular blockchain analytics platform Nansen.ai has expanded coverage to the Fantom blockchain today, shedding light on a rapidly...
Cash2Bitcoin: As Bitcoin Greatly Outperforms S&P 500, Bitcoin ATMs Gain in Popularity
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and after an initial dip, the stock market has performed exceptionally well for such an...
Where to buy Bitcoin Cash as BCH shows signs of consolidation
The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) token is displaying signs of consolidation near the $600 region The Bitcoin Cash token has seen a...
Nigerians Optimistic CBDC Will Improve Payments and Help Promote Cryptocurrencies
Nigerians are hopeful the planned central bank digital currency (CBDC), also known as the e-naira, is going to enhance cross-border...
Mt. Gox Bitcoin reimbursement voting closes on Friday
The proposal requires more than 50% of votes to pass Voting on a Bitcoin (BTC) reimbursement proposal for victims of the infamous Mt. Gox...
Tether Has Lent $1B to Celsius Network: Report
Tether, issuer of the eponymous stablecoin, has lent $1 billion to Celsius Network, a startup offering crypto lending that has drawn the...
Invesco Lists Two Crypto ETFs With Galaxy Digital on the CBOE
Asset manager Invesco has introduced two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with exposure to cryptocurrency and blockchain companies.The...
Bitcoin Rally Holds Support Above $52K; Next Resistance Near All-Time High
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to strengthen after breaking above $50,000 earlier this week and rallying Thursday to a five-month high. The...
3 warning signs suggest the Bitcoin price rally is overextended
Bitcoin (BTC) faced fresh doubts over the strength of its bull run on Oct. 7 as analysts eyed a potential reversal of Wednesday’s short...
US DoJ establishes cryptocurrency enforcement team
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the team would have an active role in protecting investors from fraudulent activities and...
Ukrainian President sends crypto bill back to parliament
President Volodymyr Zelensky only disagreed with part of the crypto bill, which passed its second hearing towards the end of last month...
MoneyGram inks partnership with Stellar for USDC settlement
Customers will deposit or withdraw funds using their wallets at MoneyGram service providers MoneyGram, a US-based cross-border payments...
Bitcoin’s Options Market Is Now Skewed Bullish Across All Time Frames
Bitcoin’s options contracts used to hedge spot and futures market exposure are exhibiting bullish sentiment across all time frames in a...
What Is a Bitcoin ETF?
A bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) lets traders gain exposure to BTC via traditional stock markets, without needing to directly buy or...
Local Experts Say Zimbabwe Not Softening Its Stance on Cryptocurrency Just Yet
Zimbabwean crypto and economic experts have suggested Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube’s positive comments about cryptocurrencies do...
Northern Data Slumps as Market Manipulation Allegations Surface
Investors in Northern Data have lost about $300 million this week as shares of the provider of high-performance computing services to...
CoinSwitch Kuber now India’s largest crypto unicorn valued at $1.9BN
India now has two crypto unicorns after CoinDCX reached the status following its series C round in August CoinSwitch Kuber, one of India's...
21Shares Taps Copper for Custody of Crypto ETPs
Crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) issuer 21Shares has tapped infrastructure provider Copper for its custody requirements.The core of...
Ukraine President Zelensky Returns Law ‘On Virtual Assets’ to Parliament
The Ukrainian president has sent the recently adopted law “On Virtual Assets” back to the Verkhovna Rada, the...
Bitcoin’s Technical Bias Flips Bullish as Price Climbs Above Descending Trendline
Bitcoin ran through key technical resistance levels on Wednesday, strengthening a bullish bias, and extended gains Thursday.The...
FSB Says Adoption of Global Stablecoin Regulations Shows ‘Gaps’ and ‘Fragmentation’
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a report Thursday outlining progress made, or lack thereof, by 48 jurisdictions on the...
Smartbch Poolside Puffers NFT Collection Sells Out in 3 Days — 100% of Proceeds Goes to Orphanage in Vietnam
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been extremely popular in recent times as a great number of collections have been dropped and billions of...
DeFi Yield Protocol Partners With KyberDMM to Boost DYP Token Liquidity on Avalanche
Leading yield farming platform DeFi Yield Protocol (DYP) has collaborated with KyberDMM to boost DYP token liquidity on Avalanche...
Swiss FlowBank to Open Crypto ‘Gateways’ Following $11.8M Investment from CoinShares
Jersey, Channel Islands-based digital-asset investment firm CoinShares is planning to integrate its crypto technology stack for a new...
Youth Fashion Retail Chain Pacsun Now Accepts 11 Cryptocurrencies
On October 5, the youth fashion and retail brand Pacsun announced the company is now accepting cryptocurrencies via Bitpay’s...
US Launches National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team to Prosecute ‘Criminal Misuses of Cryptocurrency’
The U.S. has launched the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, an initiative of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to tackle and...
AMC CEO Says ‘Huge News’ for Dogecoin Fans as the Movie Theater Chain Begins Accepting Crypto Payments for Gift Cards
The CEO of the world’s largest movie exhibition company, AMC Entertainment, has announced “huge news” for dogecoin...
3 reasons why Terra (LUNA) price hit a new all-time high
Protocol upgrades are one of the biggest drivers of momentum because they show developers’ dedication to fixing bugs, incorporating...
US FDIC Said to Be Studying Deposit Insurance for Stablecoins
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), a key U.S. banking regulator, is studying whether certain stablecoins might be eligible for...
Pro traders cut their EOS longs, but retail FOMO and $50K+ BTC could tip the scale
EOS began a descending trend 53 days ago and despite the recent 27% weekly gain, the altcoin is not showing any signs of a reversal. As a...
Crypto Miners Hoarding Bitcoins as Price Surges Above $55,000
With bitcoin rallying above $55,000 for the first time since May, cryptocurrency miners are holding onto their newly minted currencies to...
Spellfire Completes Seed Funding Round – Terranova, x21, Autonomy Capital Among Top Investors Onboard
Spellfire, a legendary card-based NFT game powered by Ethereum and incorporating some unique features, has successfully completed its seed...
ETH 2.0 Staking Platform Discovers Multimillion-Dollar Bug in Rivals’ Code
On Tuesday, a vulnerability disclosure from ETH 2.0 staking service StakeWise may have saved millions of dollars worth of ETH at risk in...
MoneyGram Partners With Stellar and USDC for Blockchain-Based Payments
Traditional cross-border payments giant MoneyGram is working with the Stellar blockchain network to create instant money transfers using...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dominance Rises as Altcoins Underperform
Bitcoin surged toward $54,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in almost five months. The cryptocurrency is up about 8% over the past 24...
Bitcoin Price Rally Fueled by Whales’ $1.6B Buy, Blockchain Data Shows
One or a group of large bitcoin buyers, also called bitcoin whales, appeared to be behind Wednesday’s price pop, based on data that showed...
Janet Yellen Defends Tax Compliance Agenda — 3 State Treasurers Promise Not to Comply
The 78th United States secretary of the treasury, Janet Yellen, is very concerned about tax evasion, according to statements she made...
Congreso de Brasil tratará un proyecto de ley que regula a exchanges de criptomonedas
El Congreso de Brasil debatirá un proyecto de ley que regula a exchanges de criptomonedas y aumenta las penas para esquemas piramidales y...
Gensler’s SEC Has No Plans to Ban Crypto
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeToday on “The Breakdown,” another major regulatory figure has confirmed he has no...
The Top Universities for Blockchain: Overperformers and Underperformers
CoinDesk’s Top Universities for Blockchain, which CoinDesk announced this week, examines a university’s blockchain educational...
Price analysis 10/6: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, XRP, SOL, DOGE, DOT, LUNA, UNI
Bitcoin (BTC) skyrocketed above the $1 trillion market capitalization today, pulling the total crypto market capitalization close to $2.3...
Art Blocks Raises $6M From Galaxy, Flamingo DAO on Strength of Generative NFTs
Art Blocks, the computer-generated digital art market where chromatic squiggles have commanded millions of dollars, raised $6 million in...
How Erick Calderon Turned NFT Squiggles Into a $6M Funding Round
Art Blocks CEO Erick Calderon has turned generative NFT squiggles into a digital art behemoth. This week on “Opinionated,” we speak with...
Mexican Stock Exchange Is Considering Listing Crypto Futures, CEO Says
The Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) is considering listing crypto futures on its derivatives exchange, BMV’s CEO José-Oriol Bosch said.In an...
US Lawmakers Float the Idea of Minting a Trillion-Dollar Platinum Coin to Avoid Sovereign Debt Crisis
American politicians have been clamoring about the U.S. facing a significant debt crisis and the debt ceiling putting the country at risk...
Universities Are Flunking Blockchain Tech
As higher education shifted online through the global pandemic, issues of trust, identity and fraud crippled learning and research....
DOJ to Launch National Crypto Enforcement Team: Report
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is launching a new crypto crime-fighting team, the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, according to...
Gensler’s Crypto Testimony: 6 Key Takeaways
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler was in the hot seat on Tuesday during a House Financial Services...
Bitcoin returns to $1T asset as BTC price blasts to $55K
Bitcoin (BTC) surged even higher on Oct. 6 as its spot price saw a sudden surge upward to over $55,000, its highest since May 12. BTC/USD...
How to Talk to Your Legislator About the Crypto Safe Harbor
Yesterday, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced a bill that would provide...
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler: No Plan to Ban Crypto, It’s up to Congress
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler says that the SEC has no plan to ban cryptocurrencies as China has done. He noted that it would be up to...
National Bank of Georgia to Test CBDC Next Year
The National Bank of Georgia, which in May said it was exploring the possible development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), plans...
IT Company Globant Acquires Atix Labs to Expand Blockchain Offerings
Information technology and software development company Globant (NYSE: GLOB) has acquired blockchain services provider Atix Labs for...
Mt. Gox Civil Rehabilitation Voting Deadline Ends Friday
The Mt. Gox civil rehabilitation voting deadline to reimburse victims who lost money from hacks to the cryptocurrency exchange ends this...
Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 6, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:Bitcoin Approaching Resistance Near $52K;...
Sorry, Blockchains Aren’t Going to Fix the Internet’s Privacy Problem
It has become an article of faith across the blockchain industry that there is enormous latent demand by users who are poised to take back...
Coinbase Likely to Top Q3 Trading, Revenue Estimates on Bitcoin Volatility: Oppenheimer
Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) is likely to top consensus estimates for trading volume and total revenue for the third quarter due to recent...
Bitcoin Price Surges to 5-Month High Over $54K
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, surged past $54,000 to the highest in almost five months as bullishness returns to the market...
Voyager Digital Q1 Revenue Grows to Over $60M
Voyager Digital said fiscal first-quarter revenue climbed to more than $60 million from $2 million a year ago.The crypto brokerage...
EToro adds Polkadot and Filecoin to platform: here’s what you need to know
Brokerage platform eToro is expanding its presence in the crypto space and making more coins available to traders. EToro, one of the...
With $8.5M in Funding, Can Strips Finance Make DeFi Derivatives Click?
A new derivatives platform announced an $8.5 million raise on Wednesday, part of an effort to overcome the ecosystem-wide reluctance in...
FBI Works With Europol to Arrest Ransomware Gang, $1.3 Million in Cryptocurrencies Seized
A coordinated strike involving Europol, Interpol, and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has led to the arrest of two...
Ukraine’s President Rejects Crypto Bill, Demands Changes
Ukraine’s yearlong marathon to legalize cryptocurrencies has gone on a detour. Instead of signing the country’s first bill regulating...
Where to buy Siacoin as SC aims for the moon with 16% gains
The Siacoin (SC) token has seen a huge rally in the past 24 hours and the token is trading at $0.019 at the time of writing The Siacoin...
Ertha – a New Dynamic NFT Metaverse on Binance Smart-Chain
Ertha is a new P2E game with an exciting backstory launching on Binance smart chain, unlike anything else. The game will encompass an...
Crypto Exchange BitOasis Raises $30M Funding to Fuel Geographic Expansion
Crypto exchange BitOasis has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Jump Capital and venture capital firm Wamda, which...
Billion-Dollar Toy Brand L.O.L Surprise! to Build Its Own NFT Marketplace
MGA Entertainment, makers of the top-selling L.O.L. Surprise! Dolls, is partnering with Ioconic, a company that helps bring brands into...
Where to buy Ripple as XRP consolidates near the $1 region
The Ripple (XRP) token has seen strong consolidation near the $1 region and the coin could rally soon if the bulls can push prices in the...
Where to buy IOTA as MIOTA surges by 4.56%
The IOTA (MIOTA) token has gained by 4.56% in the past 24 hours accompanied by a huge volume accumulation by whales The IOTA token has...
Securities Meet NFTs With Investment Platform Republic’s New Music Vertical
Republic – the financial services company, not the record label – has announced the launch of “Republic Music,” a loosely defined...
Where to buy Dogecoin as DOGE rallies by 8.76%
The Dogecoin (DOGE) token is up by 8.76% in the past 24 hours with a huge rise in buy volumes Dogecoin is trading at $0.26 at the time of...
IMF Head Says Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Reliable, Hard to Think of Bitcoin as Money
Digital currencies backed by central banks are the most reliable form of digital money, according to IMF managing director Kristalina...
Huobi a Loser in China Crackdown, Bitcoin Futures Market Suggests
Call it the Huobi discount.Bitcoin’s move to $50,000 has revived bullish sentiment, lifting futures premiums on most major cryptocurrency...
IMF’s Georgieva talks cryptocurrency & CBDCs at virtual conference
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva discredited Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as forms of money, preferring stablecoins...
How Will the Ethereum Ecosystem React to Fee Burning?
This article originally appeared in Valid Points, CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter breaking down Ethereum 2.0 and its sweeping impact on...
Bitcoin Approaching Resistance Near $52K; Support Between $48K-$50K
Bitcoin (BTC) has entered an initial resistance zone near $52,000 and could face a short-term pullback toward $48,000-$52,000 support. The...
Crypto custody services coming to U.S. Bank thanks to NYDIG
U.S. Bank has confirmed it’s introducing custody services that support private funds holding Bitcoin, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash U.S....
AMC Theatres accept Dogecoin for eGift cards
The movie theatre plans to accept Bitcoin and three other major cryptocurrencies for online tickets before the end of the year Dogecoin is...
AMC Theatres to Accept Crypto in Payment for Gift Cards
AMC Theatres, the largest theater chain in the U.S, is accepting dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment for digital gift...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler says the US won’t ban crypto
Gensler, however, notes that a ban could be imposed by the US Congress if it chooses The US has no plans to ban cryptocurrencies in the...
Blockstream’s Liquid Sidechain Criticized Over Long Outage — Block Signing Issue Related to Upgrade
On Tuesday, cryptocurrency supporters on social media and forums discussed Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain product as block signing...
Sorare Signs Second Major Soccer NFT Partnership With Bundesliga
The top dog of the European soccer non-fungible token (NFT) industry is adding Germany’s Bundesliga to its growing list of...
‘Large pump’ coming to Bitcoin, hints BTC price metric — But maybe not until December
Bitcoin (BTC) should see a “large” price increase thanks to a rare bullish phenomenon that has just hit for the first time in seven years....
Bitcoin Futures Premium on CME Surges as ETF Speculation Grips Market
Bitcoin’s latest breakout above $50,000 seems to be backed by renewed institutional buying.Front-month bitcoin futures contracts based on...
Bitcoin price breaks $50k again as Shiba Inu and Dogecoin soar
SHIB and DOGE are seeing the most gains among altcoins as BTC looks to battle the profit-taking deals above $51k Bitcoin price has soared...