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New York IT Supervisor Faces up to 15 Years in Jail for Mining Bitcoin in the Office
A New York IT supervisor is facing a possible sentence of up to 15 years in jail for mining bitcoin in the office. The man, identified as...
Bid to Have MTI Ponzi Declared Unlawful Scheme Suffers Setback — More Investors Oppose Motion
A slew of late court filings by lawyers representing Mirror Trading International (MTI) investors has forced a South African judge to...
Finance Redefined: DeFi’s $4M lobsters and Solana gaming, Sept. 6–10
Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance, or DeFi, newsletter. In a week where the crypto market bears...
Altcoin Roundup: High Ethereum fees kick-start a liquidity migration to layer-1 platforms
In the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, the race to establish a highly scalable, user-friendly network...
Leading Auction House Sotheby’s Auctions 107 Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs for $24 Million
The British-founded American multinational corporation headquartered in New York City, Sotheby’s, closed the Yuga Labs “101...
Crypto Trading, Mining Are Illegal and Punishable, Nepal Central Bank Warns
Mining and trading of cryptocurrencies are illegal in Nepal, the country’s central bank has reminded citizens of the Himalayan...
PocketNet Changes Name to Bastyon and Releases Private Messaging App With PKOIN Chat Payments
Bastyon’s messaging app would include end-to-end encryption, no link to phone number or any other metadata making it the most...
Price analysis 9/10: BTC, ETH, ADA, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, DOT, LUNA, UNI
Bitcoin’s recent plunge does not seem to have shaken the investors and data shows that exchange reserves were down to 2.399 million...
Tether’s 1,500% Market Cap Increase in 500 Days — USDT Stablecoin Market Nears $70 Billion
The stablecoin giant tether is by far the largest dollar-pegged crypto asset in the crypto economy and today, the number of tethers in...
Many Major Airlines Can Now Accept Cryptocurrencies via UATP Global Payment Network
Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) is bringing more than 300 airline members and travel merchants cryptocurrency payment options. Airlines...
Bitcoin exchange reserves near record low, with traders eyeing $43K BTC price support
Bitcoin (BTC) available on exchanges is about to hit its lowest levels ever, the latest data shows. As noted by Ki Young Ju, CEO of...
How the crypto workforce changed in the pandemic
The pandemic has put hundreds of thousands of businesses out of action, saw others fold and decimated great swathes of the economy. But,...
Countdown to Cardano’s Hard Fork: Goguen Phase Smart Contracts ‘Represent a Big Step Forward’
The digital currency network Cardano is two days away from the upcoming hard fork on September 12 and the community is expecting to see...
ChangeNOW releases full version of portfolio tracking app NOW Tracker
ChangeNOW, the non-custodial exchange platform, has officially launched “NOW Tracker”, a crypto portfolio tracking app. NOW...
Esports Leader and BSC Utility Token Nobility Announces Rostik Rusev for Advisory Board
PRESS RELEASE. esports company & BSC Utility token Nobility has announced the appointment of Rostik Rusev on its board of advisors as...
Where to buy Revain: review token REV is in an uptrend
The REV token is currently trading at $0.03, with a 16% rise in the past 24 hours at the time of writing The REV token has seen another...
Lawmaker Presents Bill to Regulate Cryptocurrencies in Panama
A Panamanian lawmaker has introduced a bill to regulate cryptocurrencies in the National Assembly. Among the proposals in the bill is the...
Where to buy Shibance: WOOF extends gains with a 70% rise
The WOOF token is currently trading at $0.015 with a 70% increase in the past 24 hours The WOOF token of the decentralised exchange and...
Where to buy XCAD Network: YouTube rewards token XCAD experiences price spike
XCAD Network has doubled in the past 24 hours and is currently trading at $4.27 at the time of writing XCAD Network (XCAD) has seen...
Where to buy Polkadot: DOT poised for another major spike
Polkadot has seen 14% gains in a single day, providing much-needed respite for the broader crypto markets Polkadot (DOT) is one of the few...
Blockstream taps Australia’s Macquarie for green Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin mining still elicits debate that it consumes too much fossil fuels, which is bad for the environment Blockstream, a Canada-based...
Weekly Report: Panama legislator wants the government to accept BTC and ETH as payment methods
El Salvador officially adopted Bitcoin as legal tender this week, with the broader cryptocurrency market seeing a flash crash on Tuesday....
E-Naira Countdown: Nigerian Experts Question Selection of Bitt Inc as Central Bank’s Fintech Partner
Nigerian fintech entrepreneurs have slammed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s decision to select Bitt Inc as its fintech partner....
MasterCard acquires crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace
MasterCard has continued expanding its presence in the cryptocurrency sector, with the latest reports detailing it has completed the...
Swiss exchange SIX gets licences for crypto trading platform
The FINMA approval gives SIX the go-ahead to launch its crypto trading exchange SIX, the largest stock exchange in Switzerland and one of...
Bitcoin price risks losing weekly uptrend as NFT launch sends Tezos (XTZ) to 3-month highs
Bitcoin (BTC) ranged below a critical weekly close target on Sept. 10 as analysis warned its multi-week uptrend was in danger. BTC/USD...
Price analysis: Safemoon, Dogecoin and Ravencoin | CoinJournal
Most altcoins are struggling to recover following a recent crash in Bitcoin prices Safemoon (SAFEMOON), Dogecoin (DOGE) and Ravencoin...
Major Korean Exchanges Secure Real-Name Account Arrangements With Local Banks
Leading cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea have reached agreements with Korean banks to maintain the issuance of real-name accounts,...
NYDIG Partners With MVB Bank to Offer White Label Bitcoin Solutions
NYDIG, a Bitcoin-based fintech firm, has announced it will partner with MVB bank to integrate its Bitcoin services into MVB’s...
YouGov poll finds 27% support for making Bitcoin legal tender in US
A new poll has found that 27% U.S. residents support the government recognizing Bitcoin as legal tender. According to a poll from research...
Report Says Western Union Could Lose $400M if El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet Gains Traction, Tim Berners-Lee Weighs In
The Republic of El Salvador has made many headlines this week as the country adopted bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday and became the...
NFT Heroes Announce Release of Remaining Heroes Plus Rare and Legendary Upgrade Cards
PRESS RELEASE. At the end of August, the new NFT avatar collection known as SIDUS: NFT Heroes released its first batch of characters...
Seychelles Examines the Pros and Cons of Licensing Crypto Trading Platforms
Seychelles’ Financial Services Authority (FSA) together with the country’s finance ministry, is reportedly working on a...
VORTECS™ Spotlight: Fantom’s 500%+ rally was signaled by this key trading metric
Fantom’s FTM asset has been one of the top trending tokens of the week, and it barely noticed Bitcoin’s (BTC) midweek swoon that halted...
Here’s why Algorand’s price just rallied to a new multi-year high
Real-world adoption is what really matters when it comes to being a successful blockchain project and one project that benefited from a...
Shanghai Man: China declares victory over crypto — Is this the end of the crackdown?
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including...
Central Bankers Say Bitcoin Is High Risk Investment, Poor Store of Value, Could Collapse
Two central bank governors have shared their opinions about bitcoin after the cryptocurrency became legal tender in El Salvador. The...
Robinhood Launches Recurring Crypto Buy Feature to ‘Help Smooth Out Price Swings’
On Wednesday, the stock and cryptocurrency trading platform Robinhood rolled out recurring crypto investments and now customers can...
Presearch, Frontier and Algorand book double-digit gains as altcoins soar
On Sept. 9, bulls made a strong showing as Algorand (ALGO) and Solana (SOL) each steamrolled to new highs even as Bitcoin (BTC) continues...
VORTECS™ Spotlight: Fantom’s 500%+ rally was signalled by this key trading metric
Fantom’s FTM asset has been one of the top trending tokens of the week, and it barely noticed Bitcoin’s (BTC) midweek swoon that halted...
Dydx Protocol Unlocks Airdrop Rewards; Users Get up to $50K
Dydx, a decentralized exchange, finally unlocked its airdrop rewards for users. Its governance token, dydx, was locked due to airdrop...
GoMeat Token – Empowering Local Specialty Stores Using Blockchain
PRESS RELEASE. GoMeat Services (https://gomeat.io) is a digital marketplace connecting consumers with their local specialty (halal/kosher)...
Payments Giant Mastercard Acquires Blockchain Intelligence Firm Ciphertrace
Mastercard, the American multinational financial services corporation, announced the company is dipping further into the digital asset...
NFT sales and floor prices plummet as demand wanes and gas prices soar
The nonfungible token (NFT) sector has seen an explosion of interest all throughout 2021 and the month of August witnessed record-breaking...
Solana Knocks XRP Down a Notch, SOL Taps Another All-Time High Rising More Than 400% in 30 Days
The cryptocurrency solana reached another all-time high on September 9 at $213 per coin. The digital currency’s market valuation...
The Bitcoin metric that flipped green just before $50K BTC price bull run is back
Bitcoin (BTC) speculators have been selling at a loss, and this week presents a golden buying opportunity, analysts say. Data shows...
Super Bowl Star Tom Brady, Supermodel Gisele Bundchen Star in $20M Ad Campaign for Crypto Exchange FTX
Seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Gisele Bündchen are featured in a new commercial for cryptocurrency...
Solana rally mimicking Ethereum? Why a $500 SOL price target could be ‘conservative’
A high-flying Solana (SOL) refused to land even in the face of a brutal sell-off in the cryptocurrency market on Tuesday. Two days later,...
Binance Pay and GoCrypto Bring Crypto Payments Closer to Everyday Use
PRESS RELEASE. GoCrypto, a solution allowing merchants to accept, store, withdraw and buy cryptocurrencies, announced the integration of...
Cointelegraph Research: Is Solana an ‘Ethereum killer?’
Solana has been a trending topic due to the successive weeks of price increases seen by its SOL token. At the time of writing, SOL traded...
Where to buy Hegic: options trading platform HEGIC is up by 88%
The HEGIC token has risen by 88% and is currently trading at $0.24 at the time of writing The eponymous token of the options trading...
India’s Cryptocurrency Legislation Will Be ‘Distinct and Unique,’ Says Lawmaker
The chairman of India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance explains that cryptocurrency legislation in India will be...
Russian lawmakers want crypto mining recognised under entrepreneurship law
Recognition for crypto mining will also allow the government to formally tax miners, a State Duma official has said Russia is likely to...
Where to buy SolFarm: Solana yield aggregator TULIP rallies by 72%
TULIP, the native token of SolFarm, a yield aggregator platform on Solana, is currently trading at $41.65 at the time of writing SolFarm...
Where to buy Vabble: video streaming token VAB rises by 94%
The Vabble (VAB) token has joined the bull run with huge gains in 24 hours and could rally further if bulls remain interested The VAB...
Where to buy LifeCrypto: LIFE rallies by 273%
LifeCrypto has seen a strong rally in the past 24 hours and the native token, LIFE, is aiming for the moon with 273% gains The LIFE token...
Standard Chartered analysts more bullish on Ether than Bitcoin
A new research team from the UK-based multinational banking and financial service anticipates Bitcoin will touch $100,000 early next year...
Ukraine is now a step closer to making cryptocurrencies legal
Ukraine is the latest country warming up to cryptocurrencies as it seeks to grant crypto-oriented companies and exchanges freedom For some...
Ukraine Adopts Law ‘On Virtual Assets’ to Regulate Crypto Market
The parliament in Kyiv has passed legislation determining the rules for crypto-related operations in Ukraine. The law “On Virtual...
Australian bank refutes criticism that it shuns crypto firms
The banks point to AML and other compliance risks related to cryptocurrencies as the reason not to engage crypto firms The National...
Which stablecoins were actually ‘stable’ during this week’s sudden Bitcoin price crash?
A sharp sell-off across the cryptocurrency market on Tuesday — that saw top tokens Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Cardano (ADA) and Solana...
Bitcoin price in line for ‘impulsive bounce’ as Solana (SOL) leads altcoin surge
Bitcoin (BTC) volatility is again overdue, and one analyst is favoring an “impulsive” move toward $50,000. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Algorand price prediction: ALGO breakout has next target at $3
Overall, the main short-term target for ALGO is the all-time high of $3.56 reached on 20 June 2019 Algorand (ALGO) defied the Bitcoin...
Top Finiko Crypto Pyramid Executive Arrested in Russia’s Tatarstan
A high-ranking representative of Russia’s notorious Finiko Ponzi scheme has been arrested in Tatarstan. Ilgiz Shakirov, a...
Nigerian Central Bank: We Are Not Worried About the Naira’s Valuation
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s director of monetary policy, Hassan Mahmud, has suggested that the institution is not worried...
Balancer Protocol Reveals Partnership With Wallstreetbets Defi Project Wsbdapp
On Wednesday, the programmable liquidity platform Balancer Protocol announced the project has partnered with the Wallstreetbets defi...
TimeCoin(TMCN) Is Planning to Offer an Innovative DeFi System Called Creator Sponsor Staking
PRESS RELEASE. TimeCoinProtocol is a decentralized sharing economy protocol which aims to optimize world resource usage. Various...
South African Exchange Sets New Crypto Withdrawal Limits — Restrictions ‘a Deterrent for Illicit Actors’
One of South Africa’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Luno, has confirmed that it has started restricting withdrawals by clients....
‘SEC Will Stop at Nothing to Control Entire Crypto Space,’ Says Former Federal Prosecutor
A former federal prosecutor says that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “will stop at nothing to control the entire...
dYdX exchange releases governance token, making its airdrop worth up to $100K
Airdrops have been a fan-favorite in the cryptocurrency ecosystem for years because they offer projects a way to reward early adopters and...
Bill Miller’s Hedge Fund Sees Bitcoin Having ‘Significant Upside Potential’ as Digital Gold
In a report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the fund managers for the Miller Opportunity Trust, Bill...
Price analysis 9/8: BTC, ETH, ADA, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, DOT, UNI, BCH
Analysts are attributing Bitcoin’s (BTC) plunge on Sep. 7 to the liquidation of over-leveraged positions. According to Bybt data, about...
Russia Not Ready for Bitcoin as Legal Tender, Putin’s Spokesman Peskov Says
Russia has no reason to recognize bitcoin, President Putin’s press secretary has noted after El Salvador became the first country...
CoinFLEX Announces Its Major Milestones of 2021
PRESS RELEASE. Since early August, CoinFLEX has seen a tremendous increase in trading activity, climbing to a staggering high of $3...
Near Protocol, Algorand and PowerPool rebound while Bitcoin consolidates
The wider cryptocurrency market appears to be in the early stages of a recovery with many altcoins regaining their footing after...
Salvadoran Government’s Chivo Wallet Experiences Hiccups, Some Residents Can’t Claim $30 BTC Reward
On the day El Salvador implemented the bitcoin tender law, the official government wallet called the Chivo wallet had some initial issues...
Meet the First BCH Dex Built on Smartbch — Benswap.cash Presents High-Yield Liquidity Pools, Noncustodial Swaps
Decentralized finance (defi) has set a trend during the latter half of 2020 and into this year, as statistics show $168 billion is locked...
‘Who was selling? Not HODLers’ — New data hints at Bitcoin crash ‘culprit’ amid leverage wipe-out
Bitcoin (BTC) crashed by $9,000 in hours on Tuesday thanks to a mass unwinding of leveraged traders and borrowers, one analyst believes....
Edward Snowden Says Competing Nations Now Under Pressure to Acquire Bitcoin Following El Salvador
Following El Salvador making bitcoin legal tender, privacy activist and whistleblower Edward Snowden says, “there is now pressure...
Where to buy INT as the token price rallies with 44% gains
The INT token that powers the INT platform’s Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem has joined the bull run with 44% gains in a day The...
Where to buy MOONS: DEX data explorer platform MoonTools joins bull run
MOONS, the native token of the MoonTools platform, has seen a strong rally with 38% gains in 24 hours The MOONS token that powers the data...
Sell or hodl? How to prepare for the end of the bull run, Part 2
To read Part 1 of “How to prepare for the end of the bull run,” click here. So, you’ve made a million bucks this cycle and you’re trying...
Where to buy LMCH: banking platform LatamCash joins bull rally
The LatamCash token was trading at $0.0022, with a record 116% rally in 24 hours The LatamCash (LMCH) token joined the bull run with a...
US SEC Threatens to Sue Crypto Exchange Coinbase, CEO Brian Armstrong Responds
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase over its...
Bitcoin’s sharp fall from $50K linked to stronger US dollar, gold — Correlation shows
Bitcoin (BTC) and spot gold hovered below their key psychological levels on Wednesday as a stronger United States dollar weighed on...
Where to buy PCL: savings and trading platform Peculium rises by 112%
The PCL token of the Peculium savings and investment platform has risen by 112% in 24 hours The Peculium (PCL) token has announced its...
Revive Project to Revolutionize Crypto Investments and NFTs With Unique Ecosystem
PRESS RELEASE. The Revive Project’s Unique ecosystem offers the crypto community a chance to be a part of and benefit from its...
Litecoin price analysis: LTC looks to rebound after crypto crash
Another leg down for Bitcoin (BTC) could however trigger further losses for LTC given the strong correlation between their price movements...
SEC blocks Coinbase’s high-interest crypto product
Coinbase’s CEO revealed yesterday that the top regulator had threatened to sue the exchange if it continued working on its crypto...
Visa looking to provide crypto services to banks in Brazil
A top executive of the California-based financial service firm revealed plans to introduce crypto payment cards in the region Global...