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US Senators Propose Tracking Foreign Crypto Mining
U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) have proposed new legislation that would require the Treasury Department and...
WOO seals partnership with Fantom: where to buy Woo Network
The Woo Network token has recorded an impressive trading volume of $92,594,915 in the past 24 hours. The WOO token is up by 9% after it...
Law Enforcement in Russia’s Samara Region Investigates 8 Cases of Fraud Related to Finiko
The investigation into the Russia-based crypto pyramid Finiko is growing with law enforcement officials in Samara region announcing they...
Solana-Based Prediction Market Uses DeFi Yields to Finance ‘No Loss’ Betting
Hedgehog Markets, a fledgling blockchain-based prediction market platform, is testing a novel type of wager where bettors have nothing to...
Peruvian stablecoin launches on Stellar blockchain
Latin American stablecoin issuer Anclap is expanding its Stellar-based stablecoin network by launching a new stablecoin in Peru,...
Ex-Revolut Exec Launches Governance Token With Backing From Galaxy Digital
U.K.-based decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Gro, founded by former Revolut growth lead Hannes Graah, has launched a liquidity mining...
Derivatives platform MATTER surges by 59%: where to buy AntiMatter
The AntiMatter token is currently trading at $1.14 at the time of writing with bulls trying to push prices towards the $2 region and...
Blockchain Startup Triall Introduces a Tokenized Ecosystem to Speed Up and Improve Medical Research
PRESS RELEASE. Triall launches its main utility token TRL on Uniswap following a successful token pre-sale that raised more than 2 million...
Social Token Site Roll Gets Boost With $10M Series A Led by IOSG Ventures
Social token builder Roll has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by IOSG Ventures with participation from Animoca Brands, Alchemy,...
Verifone to enable crypto payments at major retailers through BitPay
Crypto payments are becoming increasingly popular as Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets continue to go mainstream. This has become the...
Stablecoin Pegged to Peru’s Currency Launches on Stellar
The first stablecoin pegged to Peru’s national currency has launched on the Stellar blockchain.Latin American digital token issuer Anclap...
Hailey Lennon and 25 Women in Crypto Are Launching This Networking Group
Crypto Connect, a professional network for people in the crypto industry, is launching in 12 cities across the United States, with plans...
China has blocked CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap: Report
Another cryptocurrency site blocked in China is TradingView China has extended its crackdown on cryptocurrencies by blocking user access...
Bitcoin Declines from Resistance; Approaching $40K Support
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading lower after sellers responded to resistance near $45,000. The cryptocurrency is down about 4% over the past 24...
Bitfinex spent $23.7 million in fees to move $100,000 ERC-20 USDT
Ethereum is one of the top blockchains in the crypto space, but its huge transaction fees have led many to flee to alternative networks...
Securitize Launches Its Secondary Marketplace for Trading Tokenized Securities
Securitize, a digital assets securities firm, has launched a secondary marketplace for trading tokenized shares of private companies under...
Alibaba to ban the sale of crypto mining equipment from October
China has increased its crackdown on crypto-related activities, and this has resulted in users finding it hard to access cryptocurrency...
Kenyan Fintech Player: ‘Banking the Unbanked’ Is the Most Important Use Case for Digital Currencies in Africa
The year 2020 may well go down as the year when blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, in particular, gained mainstream recognition....
Bitcoin, Gold Under Pressure as Dollar Tracks US Treasury Yields Higher
Bitcoin is reversing the weekend’s price bounce alongside weakness in gold as prospects of tighter monetary policy in the U.S. push...
Facebook commits $50M to “responsibly” building the metaverse
The investment fund targets a two-year project involving several key research and technology partners Facebook is looking to invest $50...
How to Advise Crypto Natives: ‘Disrupt or Be Disrupted’
“On Purpose” host Tyrone Ross is joined by Akin Sawyerr, Chief Innovation Officer at Onramp Invest, to discuss the changing financial...
Ethereum price analysis: ETH risks new losses as it dips below $3k
ETH/USD broke lower, extending beneath $3k as Bitcoin saw fresh losses on negative market sentiment Ethereum has dipped below the critical...
Skybridge Capital’s Scaramucci on Crypto Boom: ‘The Institutions Are Not There’
Anthony Scaramucci, CEO of Skybridge Capital, a multi-asset class investment firm, says he thinks the institutional investment boom in...
JPMorgan Boss Jamie Dimon: ‘If You Borrow Money to Buy Bitcoin, You’re a Fool’
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of one of the biggest financial institutions of the world, JPMorgan, has once again let the world know about his...
More Crypto Platforms Exit China Following Ban on Related Transactions: Reports
Three more platforms providing services related to crypto trading announced they are exiting the market, Chinese media 8BTC reported...
Refinable Lists on AscendEX
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, a global digital asset trading platform, is thrilled to announce the listing of the Refinable token (FINE) under...
Nigeria’s eNaira Website Goes Live Ahead of Scheduled October Rollout
The main webpage for Nigeria’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) has gone live earlier than next month’s planned rollout date for the...
14- and 9-Year-Old Brother and Sister Duo Rake in $30K a Month Mining Crypto With Renewable Energy
The beauty behind cryptocurrency networks like Bitcoin is the fact that anyone can participate in the field of crypto mining. In fact, two...
Alibaba to Stop Selling Crypto Mining Machines
E-commerce giant Alibaba announced Monday it will stop selling specialized mining equipment on its platforms on Oct. 8.Alibaba said its...
Clearpool Raises $3M to Build Decentralized Capital Markets on Ethereum
Clearpool, a decentralized capital markets ecosystem, has received $3 million in funding from a number of prominent crypto investors to...
29 Crypto Exchanges Survive New Regulation in South Korea, 37 Exchanges Must Shut Down
The deadline for crypto exchanges and service providers in South Korea to meet requirements to stay open under the new regulation has...
Northern Data AG Acquires Bitcoin Miner Bitfield — 33,000 Miners Gained in Stock-for-Stock Deal
On Monday, the high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure provider and bitcoin mining firm Northern Data AG announced the acquisition...
Traders say Bitcoin’s bullish bias will only be confirmed by a close above $44K
The fallout from China’s ongoing crackdown on the crypto sector has led to uncertainty finding its way back into the market again. At the...
Google, the most popular Bitcoin trend indicator, turns 23
Google, the leading indicator used to track the popularity of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, celebrated its 23rd anniversary on...
‘Solcial’ Raises $2.9M to Build Censorship-Free Social Media on Solana
The Solana ecosystem is getting a social network.Solcial has raised $2.9 million to scale in a round led by Alameda Research with Solana...
Master Ventures Adds Polker (PKR) to Portfolio as Play-to-Earn Project Gains Traction
Malta, 27 Sep 2021 – Master Ventures have announced that they have added Polker into their highly regarded investment portfolio....
Lots of Eggs Need Lots of Baskets
In May 2021, Nickel Digital Asset Management surveyed 50 wealth managers and 50 institutional investors across the U.S., U.K., France,...
‘Who Holds All the Bitcoin’ List Debunked — Without Cryptographic Proof No BTC Ownership Claim Holds Water
A web portal that displays a list of alleged owners of all the bitcoin in the world has been shared a great deal since China cracked down...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Traders Cautious After China Crypto Ban, DeFi Outperforms
Bitcoin was slightly lower on Monday as traders remained cautious about regulatory crackdowns from China and elsewhere.The cryptocurrency...
Analysts Turn Negative on Ether as Weekly Chart Tips Bearish
Ether remains on slippery floors despite the weekend’s bounce to $3,000, analysts studying chart patterns told CoinDesk Monday. One source...
3 Takes About China’s Crypto Ban That Are Wrong
Following China’s surprise move to make crypto mining and crypto trading services explicitly illegal within its borders, there is still...
Price analysis 9/27: BTC, ETH, ADA, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOT, DOGE, AVAX, LUNA
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) recovered a large part of the losses that happened due to the knee-jerk reaction to China’s regulatory...
Revolut to Launch Crypto Token: Sources
Revolut, the fintech company with a $33 billion valuation that offers cryptocurrency buying as part of its services, is looking to launch...
USA v. Virgil Griffith: What We Know (and Don’t) in the Bombshell Crypto Sanctions Case
Prosecutors appear to have a strong case against Virgil Griffith, the ethereum developer charged with conspiring to aid North Korea, legal...
Major Crypto Exchanges Cut Ties With Chinese Users After China’s Latest Crackdown on Cryptocurrency
Major cryptocurrency exchanges are cutting ties with users in China following the latest crypto crackdown announcement by the Chinese...
Did China Finally Ban Bitcoin for Real?
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeToday on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at two major recent stories.Twitter has added...
7 Nights in Pyongyang: Inside the North Korean Trip That Got Ethereum’s Virgil Griffith Arrested
I grew up in Germany, but I was born in northeastern China, whose porous border let in thousands of North Korean defectors. Higher in the...
Crypto Funds Drew Most New Money in 3 Weeks Even as China Cracked Down
Investors pumped a total of $95 million into digital asset products last week, more than double the prior week’s pace, according to a...
FalconX Eyes Miami for Expansion as CEO Plans Hiring Push
FalconX expects to grow to roughly 160 employees from 90 over the next six months, CEO Raghu Yarlagadda said.He said the institutional...
Aave Proposal Enlists Fireblocks to Aid DeFi Lender’s Mainstream Finance Push
Aave Arc may be close to onboarding its first “whitelister” – a possible step towards institutional users integrating with the...
Coinbase to Allow US Users to Deposit Paychecks Directly in Crypto
Coinbase will enable direct paycheck deposit, the cryptocurrency exchange giant announced in a blog post Monday.The nine-year-old,...
Dogecoin Mining 2021: Everything You Need to Know
Dogecoin’s incredible start to the year has attracted record numbers of miners to its network. But how easy is it to mine dogecoin and...
Crypto-Focused Bank Silvergate Gains 6% as Morgan Stanley Sees Potential 52% Increase for Shares
Crypto-focused bank Silvergate Capital Cop. (SI) rose about 6% after Morgan Stanley initiated the stock with an overweight rating and a...
What Do DAOs Actually Do?
Crypto, like any speculative asset, is driven by hype: Elon Musk tweets and the market responds; China cracks down and investors run for...
Former Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith Pleads Guilty to North Korea Charge, Enters Plea Deal for 6.5 Years: Report
On September 27, 2021, at the Southern District of New York courthouse, the trial against former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith...
Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 27, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Bitstamp.Today’s Stories:Bitcoin Above $42K Support; Resistance at $46K-$48KUNI Token Rises...
Bitcoin breaking new highs in Q4 will ‘temporarily turn alts to dust’ — Analyst
Bitcoin (BTC) was busy losing its overnight gains on Sept. 27 as resistance continued to prove too much for bulls. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Before NFTs: Surging interest in pre-CryptoPunk collectibles
NFT hunters are suddenly rediscovering these forgotten vintage collectibles Love them or hate them, blockchain collectibles are having a...
Tajikistan National Bank Enlists Fantom, Orienbank to Help Develop CBDC
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform for deployment across Tajikistan is to be built on the Fantom blockchain.The Fantom...
Crypto OG Bobby Lee Says China’s OTC Desks Are Next to Go
Over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks in China are on their way out as the country cracks down on cryptocurrency activities, a veteran of...
Crypto Exchange Binance Ends Some Services in Singapore to Comply With Regulation
Binance is terminating some services in Singapore, including fiat deposit services and spot trading of cryptocurrencies, to comply with...
Chinese Ethereum Mining Pool SparkPool to Halt All Services Due to Crackdown
Ethereum mining pool SparkPool said it plans to suspend services for all its users by Sept. 30.Hangzhou-based SparkPool said it had...
DeversiFi Says User Funds Are Safe After $23.7M Gas Fee Blunder
Decentralized exchange DeversiFi is looking to calm user jitters after a simple ERC-20 token transaction somehow cost the platform $23.7...
Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge in North Korea Sanctions Case
Virgil Griffith, the Ethereum developer charged with violating U.S. sanctions law, has pleaded guilty in an agreement with federal...
Gary Gensler, You Should Be Watching How Canada Is Regulating Coinbase
The question of how to regulate cryptocurrencies, and by extension cryptocurrency exchanges, is getting heated.Securities and Exchange...
5 Reasons Why Bitcoin Remains Below $50,000
On Sept. 8, Standard Chartered’s cryptocurrency research team projected the price of bitcoin could reach $100,000 in the last days of 2021...
African Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Completes $15M Funding Round
Yellow Card has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round, the Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange and digital wallet provider...
FLURRY heralds the next big wave of DeFi: where to buy Flurry Finance
The Flurry Finance token is currently trading at $0.0077 at the time of writing. The FLURRY token has recovered with a huge price spike of...
Where to buy Serum as SRM recovers by 12%
The Serum token is currently trading at $7.85 and bulls have regained control and look determined to push prices to the $9 levels and...
FIL token rises by 12%: where to buy Filecoin
The Filecoin token has seen strong gains of 12% and the coin is currently consolidating near the $59 level after trading sideways between...
DeFi Portal Avantgarde Eyes DAO Treasuries, Asset Managers With $5.5M Raise
The startup formerly known as Melonport is homing in on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) for its latest act.Avantgarde...
Where to buy Uniswap as UNI surges by 32%
The Uniswap token is currently trading at $24.97 at the time of writing. The UNI coin is up by 32% in the past 24 hours and this rise has...
US Government Seizes Trezor Wallet With $6.3 Million in Bitcoin From Gift Card Fraud Case
On September 22, 2021, a U.S. district judge from San Antonio, Texas, granted a summary judgment on the civil forfeiture of 147 bitcoin...
Nasdaq-Listed CleanSpark Moves Full Mining Power to Foundry Pool
CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK), a sustainable bitcoin mining company, has moved its entire hashrate to Foundry Digital’s North American mining...
Ethereum alternatives and layer-one solutions see steady gains in September
The competition among layer-one (L1) smart contract platforms has been on the rise in the past couple of months as traders and developers...
Immutable X Token Sale Raises Over $12.5M in Under an Hour
Ethereum scaling solution Immutable X’s token sale on CoinList sold out in less than an hour, raising over $12.5 million.Of the 720,000...
Cryptowisser: Then, Now and What’s Next for NFTs
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have been around for some time now, with what is recognized as the first-ever NFT “Quantum”...
Scaramucci Says Most Institutional Investors Remain Hesitant to Invest in Crypto: Report
Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director and hedge fund manager of SkyBridge Capital, said the majority of...
Almost a Third of Salvadorans Are Using the Bitcoin Wallet, Bukele Says
Almost a third of Salvadorans are actively using the Chivo bitcoin wallet less than a month after the country allowed the cryptocurrency...
US to pass controversial infrastructure bill: House Speaker
The bill passed in the Senate in August and includes crypto-focused sections on tax reporting US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy...
UNI rallies as Chinese investors turn to decentralised exchanges
Chinese traders are finding it hard to buy cryptocurrencies on centralised exchanges, and they are now turning to the alternative options...
Bitcoin Above $42K Support; Resistance at $46K-$48K
Bitcoin (BTC) buyers defended the $40,000-$42,000 support range over the weekend as selling pressure slows. The cryptocurrency was trading...
China fear is now infrastructure bill fear — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) is at the start of another week with China’s latest “ban” behind it — but its next “FUD” story is already brewing. The...
Singapore Startup Sells Carbon Neutrality Tokens Backed by Chinese Carbon Credits
Singapore startup Cyberdyne Tech Exchange (CTE) sold its first tranche of carbon neutrality tokens backed by Chinese carbon credits,...
Chipper Cash Extends Peer-to-Peer Money Transfer Service to South Africa
Chipper Cash, an African fintech start-up, has extended its peer-to-peer instant money service to South Africa. In addition to being able...
Bitcoin shrugs off Chinese crackdown as BTC bounces above $44k
BTC price regained support above multiple zones amid sustained upside on Monday Bitcoin price is up 7% in intraday trades on Monday after...
Binance to Restrict Offerings in Singapore
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is about to introduce severe restrictions on its offering to users in Singapore.As of Oct....
Blockchain Startup Swash Raises $4M to Make Data Monetization Click
Swash, a blockchain startup that allows internet users to own their data and earn money from it, raised $4 million in a funding round led...
Cardano invests $100M in NFT, DeFi and Blockchain education
The cryptocurrency space continues to expand, and users need to be educated on the various aspects of the industry Cardano is one of the...
DeFi Tokens PERP, DYDX Lead Crypto Market Higher, Bitcoin Nears $44K
Native tokens of leading decentralized trading platforms are surging as the biggest centralized exchanges Binance and Huobi cut back on...