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Ethereum forming a double top? ETH price loses 12.5% amid Evergrande contagion fears
Prices of Ethereum’s native asset, Ether (ETH), slumped on Sept. 20 amid a broad sell-off in the cryptocurrency market, led by...
Stock sell-off tanks Bitcoin price, but traders expect a bounce near $42K
The cryptocurrency market faced a fresh round of selling on Sept. 20 as global financial markets fell under pressure thanks to fears...
Robinhood Testing Crypto-Wallet Feature in App: Report
Robinhood, the online brokerage app, is testing a new crypto wallet and transfers for cryptocurrency for its app, Bloomberg reported,...
Traders buy the Bitcoin dip even as Evergrande’s implosion rocks stock markets
Bitcoin (BTC) investors seem concerned about the increasing speculation that China’s second-largest property developer, Evergrande...
With Evergrande on the Brink, the China Hustle Comes Home to Roost
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped as much as 2.4% today – which, as a reminder to crypto traders, is in fact a whole lot in...
Custodial Lightning Network Service Attack Discovered by LN ‘Newbie’ — Hacker Strikes 6 LN Custodians
On September 18, a Redditor posted to the r/bitcoin forum and explained how he discovered a way to “attack [the] lightning...
Bitcoin.com Wallet Adds ERC-20 Tokens
The Bitcoin.com Team is excited to announce the integration of ERC-20 tokens into the Bitcoin.com Wallet. That means anyone can now buy,...
The Upside of a Gensler-Led Crackdown
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler yesterday delivered lengthy testimony before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, covering a...
Metal Fans Snap Up Gwar’s ‘Scumdog’ and ‘Slave’ NFTs Amid Market Frenzy
Gwar, the costumed American metal band known for decapitating celebrities (in effigy) onstage and drenching the audience in fake blood, is...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sell-off Deepens as Equity Volatility Rises
Cryptocurrencies sold off on Monday as stocks suffered their steepest decline in weeks. Signs of stress in China’s credit markets over the...
OpenSea Scandal Shows Need for More NFT Regulation
There’s a lot you can do with a non-fungible token. Digital collectibles can work as passports to online communities, or ways for artists...
Bitcoin bounce levels extend to $36K with bulls unmoved by 8% BTC price dip
Bitcoin (BTC) kept blowing through support levels during trading on Sept. 20 ahead of what promised to be a “very interesting”...
Central Banks vs. Private Currencies: ‘The Future of Money’ With Economist Eswar Prasad
The history of money is filled with conflict and competition. In some cases, bloodshed. In 13th-century China, for instance, Genghis Khan...
Evergrande Losses Sparks Fear of Looming Credit Contagion, Janet Yellen Asks to Raise US Debt Ceiling
Global investors have their eyes peeled on the Evergrande Group or the Evergrande Real Estate Group, China’s second-largest...
Why Is September So Bad for Bitcoin?
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeToday on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the historic weakness in the bitcoin market...
Price analysis 9/20: BTC, ETH, ADA, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOT, DOGE, UNI, AVAX
The crypto markets and the U.S. equity markets sold off today on fears that the collapse of Chinese property giant Evergrande could not...
Nearly 70 South Korean Crypto Exchanges May Have to Suspend Service: Report
Nearly 70 crypto exchanges in South Korea may have to partially or fully suspend trading services on Friday, according to a report from...
Paxos Adds ABN AMRO to Service for Settling U.S. Trades
Blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos has added ABN AMRO to its settlement service, the company announced Monday.Paxos Settlement...
Crypto Funds See Inflows, Despite Slower Overall Volumes
Digital asset investment products saw inflows totaling $42 million last week, signaling another week of improved sentiment among...
Crypto Investor Sues Apple Over Malicious App That Stole Cryptocurrencies
A crypto investor has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple Inc. after she downloaded a malicious application from the...
Coinbase Signs Deal With Homeland Security to Provide Analytics Software
The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) branch awarded a three-year contract to Coinbase for its...
Are Central Bankers Ready for Payments Theater?
It’s 2026, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has just sat down in front of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. Powell has spent the...
Polymath to Launch Blockchain Built for Tokenized Stocks
Security token specialist Polymath announced Monday that its institutional-grade blockchain built specifically for regulated assets –...
FTX Expands in Bahamas With Registered Subsidiary
Crypto derivatives exchange FTX established a Bahamian subsidiary, FTX Digital Markets, that has been granted regulatory approval. It...
Latin American Crypto Firm Ripio Raises $50M to Accelerate Regional Expansion
Ripio, a Latin American crypto company, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round, the firm announced Monday.The round was led by...
Coinbase Drops Planned ‘Lend’ Program After SEC Warning
Coinbase is no longer launching its crypto lending product, the company said Friday.In September, the exchange’s CEO Brian Armstrong...
Nasdaq Listing Brings BTCS to Mainstream Markets
The crypto markets are becoming increasingly mainstream as new institutional investors and traditional financial services companies enter...
Scaramucci of SkyBridge Capital Raises $100M for Algorand Fund, to Manage Crypto ETF Portfolio
SkyBridge Capital, the investment firm founded by financier and former Donald Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci, is seeking to manage a new...
Bitcoin Sidechain–Based STO Approved by German Regulator
A security token offering (STO) operating on the Bitcoin sidechain Liquid Network has been approved by Germany’s Federal Financial...
Former CEO of Russian Crypto Exchange WEX Is Arrested in Warsaw: Report
Dmitri Vasilev, the former CEO of the now defunct crypto exchange WEX, was arrested in Warsaw in August after first being arrested in...
Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 20 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Bitstamp.Today’s Stories:Bitcoin Slips Below $45K as S&P 500 Futures Drop, Stablecoin...
Where to buy Celo: Mobile-first crypto CELO records 14% rise
The Celo token (CELO) is currently trading at $5.95 at the time of writing with 14% gains in the past 24 hours The Celo token has...
S&P 500 Chart Signals More Trouble for Bitcoin, Risk Assets
Bitcoin dropped to one and a half-month lows Monday, alongside sharp losses in global equity markets and other growth-sensitive risk...
Sekuritance Brings Blockchain Compliance to Life
On Aug. 10, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) – a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury – announced its...
Where to buy Interfinex: IFEX poised for a bullish breakout
The Interfinex token has seen huge gains in the past 24 hours and is currently trading at $0.000079 at the time of writing The Interfinex...
El Salvador Buys More Bitcoin — Country Now Holds 700 BTC
El Salvador, the country that made bitcoin legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar, has purchased more bitcoin. The Salvadoran government...
New YouHodler Data Shows True Health of Crypto Markets
The crypto coin markets are plagued by misconceptions: that crypto investing is little more than gambling, that most coins are scams and...
Bakkt to Go Public Next Month After SEC Oks SPAC Plans
Bakkt Holdings and VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (VIH) have received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to...
US Officials Add Insider Trading Claims to Binance Investigation: Report
Reported U.S. investigations into Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, now include an insider trading and market...
Biden Administration Plans Cryptocurrency Sanctions to Combat Ransomware
The U.S. government plans to issue guidance and impose sanctions in an ongoing effort to tamp down on ransomware attacks.The Wall Street...
3 States: Alabama Securities Commission Also Claims Celsius Violated Securities Laws
The Alabama Securities Commission has ordered crypto lender Celsius to explain how it is not violating state securities laws. It has four...
21Shares Crypto ETP Director Laurent Kssis Departs
21Shares Managing Director Laurent Kssis has left the crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) issuer after two years on the job.Since joining...
Binance Names Europol Veteran to Join Audit and Investigations Team
Binance has hired Europol investigator Nils Andersen-Röed as its director of audit and investigations, the cryptocurrency exchange...
Sushi Core Contributor 0xMaki Transitioning to Advisory Role
The Sushi core contributor known only as 0xMaki announced in a tweet on Friday night he is stepping down from day-to-day operations at the...
Why a CBDC Would Make the Fed’s Job Miserable
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeA reading of JP Koning’s essay for Coindesk “Are Central Bankers Ready for...
How the Prediction Markets Are Wagering on Canada’s Election
Canada was supposed to be the perfect country, the old maxim goes: It was going to have French culture, American ingenuity and British...
Stablecoin Feature in New York Times Signals Regulation Is Coming
Saying the rush to bring stablecoins under regulatory control might be “the most important conversation in Washington financial circles...
Bitcoin Slips Below $45K as S&P 500 Futures Drop, Stablecoin Regulation Fears Resurface
Bitcoin fell as concern over China and caution ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting weighed on U.S. stock index futures....
Spellfire: NFT That You Can Actually Touch
In recent months NFT or as it coded, non-fungible tokens became a hot topic that everyone is talking about. NFT is a valuable model of...
Europe’s Largest Stock Exchange to List TRON Exchange-Traded Notes
TRON, the cryptocurrency created by Chinese entrepreneur Justin Sun, has made its way onto Deutsche Börse, Europe’s largest stock...
Bitcoin loses $44K support as stocks, Evergrande nerves hit BTC price
Bitcoin’s (BTC) fell below critical $44,000 support on Monday as concerns over China spilled over into crypto markets. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Coinbase, With 9K Institutions Already Enlisted, Launches ‘Prime’ Out of Beta
Coinbase said Monday it’s opening its crypto prime brokerage to all institutional investors.The suite of trading tools for professional...
Crypto Market Values Nosedive Amid Global Market Meltdown, Widening Default Risks
Crypto markets have dropped a great deal in value over the last 24 hours as crypto assets across the board have lost anywhere between...
Bankman-Fried Says Stricter Regulation of Crypto Exchanges Would Be Positive
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto derivatives exchange FTX, said tighter regulation of crypto exchanges could have positive effects for...
Bitcoin extends slide below $43K as Binance’s BTC stash grows to May-crash levels
Despite Bitcoin (BTC) dropping below the $43,000 mark on Monday, the outflow of BTC from exchanges has continued in a multi-month trend,...
Cross-Chain Protocol pNetwork Loses $12M to Hack
PNetwork, a decentralized finance (DeFi) system that allows different blockchains to communicate with each other, said it lost 277...
Bitcoin in Pullback Mode; Support at $40K-$42K
Bitcoin (BTC) sellers were active over the weekend as the cryptocurrency’s price dipped below the 200-day moving average at $45,000....
Ether Options Market Shows Bias for Price Weakness Over 3 Months
Ether’s three-month put-call skew, which measures the cost of puts – or bearish bets – relative to calls, flipped positive on Monday for...
Where to buy Blizzard Network: BLIZZ shatters resistance to reach the $3.62 level
The Blizzard Network token has seen a rise of 247% in a day and is currently trading at $3.62 at the time of writing The Blizzard Network...
ADAX records an exponential rise of 45%: where to buy ADAX
The ADAX token has seen a clear breakout after an extended period of consolidation and has registered gains of 45% in the past 24 hours...
Largest NFT Market by Volume Opensea Launches Smartphone Application
On September 17, the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace in terms of volume, Opensea, announced the launch of the...
Binance under investigation for market manipulation and insider trading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) alleges that some of the staff at the exchange may have taken advantage of users The...
Turkey is ‘at war’ with cryptocurrency: Turkish President Erdogan
President Erdogan's comments come on the back of increased efforts towards the launch of a lira central bank-issued currency Turkish...
State regulators go after crypto lender Celsius
Cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius is now on the radar of the securities regulators for Alabama, Texas, and New Jersey Celsius, a...
El Salvador buys more Bitcoin as BTC price dumps to $45k
The country had bought 400 BTC in the lead up to the implementation of its Bitcoin Law El Salvador took advantage of the downtrend in...
Nigerian Central Bank Threats Force Parallel Exchange Rate Tracker to Suspend Service
Following threats from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the management of Abokifx, a website that tracks the Nigerian currency’s...
Theta coin price analysis: THETA risks 34% dip as $6 support breaks
Bitcoin’s dump below $45k has triggered widespread losses, with THETA vulnerable to a potential downtrend to lows of $3.63 THETA...
Bitcoin.com Doubles Down on Non-Custodial Model
Bitcoin.com, in line with its vision to support ‘economic freedom,’ is refocusing its efforts on non-custodial, or...
Cryptocurrency Is Picking up Steam in Small Cities in India: Report
Cryptocurrency usage and trading are experiencing a boom in India, and most of this growth is coming from small cities. According to...
‘Best bear market ever’ — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week with a decidedly bearish move — but one which fails to shake investor confidence in the bull run. A mixed...
JPMorgan Strategist Estimates Ether’s Fair Value at $1,500 Amid Competition From ‘Ethereum Killers’
A strategist at JPMorgan stated that ether’s fair value is way lower than its current price. According to a set of measurements...
Russian Court Confirms Arrest Warrants for 3 Finiko Founders
Tatarstan’s highest court has rejected appeals against arrest warrants issued for three co-founders of the notorious Finiko crypto...
Cross-Chain Bridges That Connect 5 Different Blockchains to Ethereum
During the last few months, cross-chain bridge technology has grown a great deal and users can now swap assets between a myriad of...
Ripple Has No Plans to Settle With SEC Over XRP, Confident Gensler Will Drop the Lawsuit
Amid the ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ripple’s legal team reportedly said that they have...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, DOT, LUNA, ATOM, FTT
Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins have been consolidating in the past few days as investors await a trigger to start the next...
Here’s why Bitcoin might be safe from a global stock market crisis
One of the reasons behind Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility, the substantial price oscillations that occur regularly, is the discrepancy of...
Ex-Head оf Wex Crypto Exchange Reportedly Arrested in Poland, Faces Extradition to Kazakhstan
Dmitry Vasiliev, former chief executive of Russian cryptocurrency exchange Wex, has been detained in Warsaw, the Polish press reported....
Bitcoin ‘heavy breakout’ fractal suggests BTC price can hit $250-$350K in 2021
Bitcoin (BTC) has the potential to push its prices to between $250,000 and $350,000 by the end of 2021, a long-standing fractal suggests....
NFT Market Sales Begin to Improve After Last Week’s Massive Market Slump
Seven days ago, non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces saw sales nosedive after reaching all-time highs during the month of August. A week...
AT&T Sued by Customer After Security Breach Led to Theft of Cryptocurrency
An AT&T customer filed a lawsuit against the company last week accusing it of failing to provide “reasonable and appropriate...
US Court Sentences Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Founder to 7.5 Years in Prison
The founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds in New York, Stefan Qin, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison and three years of...
BTC price falls back to $47K as weekly close neatly tracks Bitcoin futures gap
Bitcoin (BTC) retested $47,000 on Sept. 19 as the weekly close looked set to hinge on the CME futures gap. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Bitcoin Hashrate Climbs 128% Over 83 Days, Network’s Mystery Miners Disappear
Bitcoin’s hashrate has been climbing higher during the last two weeks, hitting 174 exahash per second (EH/s) on two occasions since...
ADALend: New Wave of DeFi Loans on Cardano
ADALend is building a scalable and decentralized lending protocol on Cardano, governed by the community. Cardano is the market leader in...
Ethereum killers or just pretenders? But Ether remains king for now
The term “Ethereum killer” is beginning to pick up the pace once again in the cryptocurrency markets as the native tokens of several...
Ukraine Officials Fail to Account for Millions in Declared Crypto Assets
Personal asset declarations filed by politicians and government officials in Ukraine have indicated that many have made significant...
Directors of Collapsed South African Crypto Investment Firm to Testify via Virtual Platform
Ameer and Raees Cajee, the two directors of the South African crypto-investment platform, Africrypt, are set to participate in an inquest...
Bank of Russia to ‘Slow Down’ Payments to Crypto Exchanges, Curb Russians’ Impulsive Investments
Central Bank of Russia is now working with commercial banks in order to delay payments made to digital asset exchanges. The move aims to...
Wormhole Network Launches Ethereum Solana Bridge, Solana AMM Saber Surpasses $4 Billion TVL
On September 17, 2021, Solana protocol fans were introduced to the launch of the Wormhole Network’s ethereum – solana...
US Authorities Investigate Binance for Insider Trading and Market Manipulation: Report
Binance’s troubles with regulators grow as U.S. authorities are now reportedly investigating the exchange for possible insider...