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Bitcoin Breaks $50K for First Time In a Month
The worlds largest cryptocurrency has broken the $50K threshold for the first time since Sept. 7.At press time, bitcoin is trading at...
Bitcoin taps $50K for first time in one month amid heavy BTC price volatility
Bitcoin (BTC) hit $50,000 for the first time in a month on Oct. 5 as a triumphant return to form continued. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
4 Factors Helping Bitcoin to $50K as Stock Market Declines
Bitcoin has recently decoupled from the weak stock markets, reviving speculation that the cryptocurrency may be beginning to draw demand...
What Is a Perpetual Swap Contract?
A perpetual swap is a type of derivative trading product that has become increasingly popular among crypto traders over recent years, with...
Bitwage Raises $1.5 Million in Latest Funding Round
Bitwage, the pioneer cryptocurrency-based payroll and invoicing company, has raised $1.5 million in its latest funding round. The funding...
NFT Trading Volume Surges 700% to $10.7B in Q3
Trading in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) climbed to $10.7 billion in the third quarter, an increase of more than 700% on the previous...
Esports Organization TSM FTX Partners With Solana and Serum-Powered NFT Game Aurory
On October 1, the global esports firm TSM FTX announced the launch of the organization’s first-ever non-fungible token (NFT)...
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Releases CBDC Whitepaper to Study Prospect of e-HKD
Hong Kong’s Hong Kong Monetary Authority, its de facto central bank, has released a whitepaper on retail central bank digital currencies...
Credit Suisse Creates Ethereum-Based Shares in Swiss Sports Resort
Credit Suisse is taking part in the tokenization of a Swiss resort using the Ethereum blockchain.Announced Tuesday via a partnership with...
Vulcan Forged Lists on AscendEX
PRESS RELEASE. Global cryptocurrency financial platform, AscendEX is proud to announce the listing of the Vulcan Forged token (PYR) under...
Total Value Locked Across Multiple Defi Chains Nears $200 Billion — Ethereum’s TVL Dominance 69%
While the crypto economy has seen a decent uptick in performance during the first week of October, a number of decentralized finance...
Hash rate and difficulty rebound shows miners have recovered from China exodus
Bitcoin mining operations are on the path to full recovery following the most dramatic short-term disruption in network history earlier...
Crypto Exchange FTX Bats Down DC Super PAC Story
FTX has denied a Decrypt story on Monday that the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange would be creating a Political Action Committee (PAC)...
Blockstream’s Liquid Network Faces Delay in Processing as Transactions Begin to Stack Up
Liquid, a sidechain-based settlement network operated by bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream, is currently facing issues processing...
JPMorgan CEO: Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value, Regulators Will ‘Regulate the Hell out of It’
The CEO of global investment bank JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon, says that bitcoin has no intrinsic value and “regulators are going to...
Crypto Custodian Hex Trust Gets $10M in Latest Investment Round Led by Animoca Brands
Crypto custodian Hex Trust has secured $10 million in fresh funding to further the market infrastructure and security of its licensed...
SEC Subpoenas USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle
Circle Financial is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC), the payments company disclosed Monday.Circle, a key...
Large Institutional, DeFi Activities Dominate India Crypto: Chainalysis
Driven by institutional investors and rapidly expanding decentralized finance (DeFi) activity, India could soon become a hub for...
These 3 indicators flashed bullish ahead of the recent Bitcoin price pump
In stock markets and the crypto sector, traders are always looking for a definite reason to explain an asset’s price action, which...
Kevin O’Leary: ‘My Crypto Exposure Is Greater Than Gold for the First Time Ever’
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has revealed that he has more crypto exposure than gold for the first time. He...
KuCoin Tells Users in China to Move Funds to ‘Other Platforms’ Before December
Singapore-based crypto exchange KuCoin has told its mainland Chinese users they should transfer their digital assets to “other platforms”...
Grayscale Adds Solana and Uniswap to Crypto Investment Fund
Grayscale Investments has added solana and uniswap to its large-cap investment fund. This is the first time solana has been added to a...
Price analysis 10/4: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, SOL, XRP, DOT, DOGE, LUNA, UNI
Bitcoin (BTC) is facing rejection near $50,000, indicating that bears are not ready to give up without a fight. Many analysts expect...
Props Shutdown Throws Reg A+ Funding Model Into Limbo
Four young adults, two men and two women, were talking about ways to make vegan sausages edible when I showed up with my pesky questions....
LUNA Hits All-Time Highs After Terra Network Upgrade
Prices for Terra’s LUNA token have hit record highs since Saturday, after the blockchain’s highly anticipated Columbus-5 upgrade went live...
Bitcoin price dips are being ‘bought up strongly,’ but a $50K close remains key
Bulls flexed their muscles on Oct. 4 and proof of this came as Bitcoin’s (BTC) price rallied within $500 of the $50,000 mark. This move...
Axie Infinity to Raise $150M Series B at $3B Valuation: Report
Blockchain-enabled play-to-earn game Axie Infinity is raising approximately $150 million in a Series B capital round at a $3 billion...
GNO City Play-to-Earn Game Created the Biggest and Most Diverse WAX Blockchain Game
GNO City features an already playable trading card game on the WAX blockchain. In GNO City you can collect NFTs, win experience points,...
Compound Facing More Problems: More Than $140 Million in Tokens up for Grabs
Compound, one of the main cryptocurrency lending protocols on Ethereum, is facing serious problems again. According to banteg, a Yearn...
Banco Central de Uruguay establece ‘plan de trabajo’ para regular los activos digitales
El Banco Central del Uruguay (BCU) ha establecido un “plan de trabajo” para sentar las bases de la regulación de los activos digitales y...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rises Toward $50K on Hopes for US ETF Approval
Bitcoin strengthened on Monday as buyers attempted to push the price toward $50,000 for the first time since early September. The...
You Can’t Use a Trillion-Dollar Coin
Fine, go ahead and mint the damn trillion-dollar coin. And then hang it on the wall or put it on display as a symbol of monetary – and...
Dapper Labs Acquires Influencer Platform Brud, Launches Unit Focusing on DAOs
NFT powerhouse Dapper Labs has acquired the influencer platform Brud and is launching a new business dubbed “Dapper Collective” that will...
What the ‘Pandora Papers’ Mean for Bitcoin
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW breaks down the latest in a string of embarrassing...
Axie Infinity hits a new ATH at $155 while Bitcoin bulls aim for $50K
The wider cryptocurrency market fell under pressure on Oct. 4 as the momentum generated by Bitcoin’s (BTC) weekend spike above $49,000 was...
Donald Trump on Crypto: ‘I Don’t Want Other Currencies Coming Out and Hurting the Dollar’
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has commented on the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and the crypto crackdown by the Chinese...
Who Really Wants Corporate NFTs?
Last week, TikTok announced its first foray into the world of NFTs with “TikTok Top Moments” – a set of digital collectibles tied to short...
Bank of America Launches Research for ‘Too Large to Ignore’ Digital Assets
Bank of America has launched digital assets coverage nearly three months after forming a crypto team. The highlighted companies include a...
How to Get a Job in Crypto
As demand to trade cryptocurrencies continues to rise, so do job openings in the sector. If you want to turn your passion for...
Crypto Funds Draw $90M of New Money as Confidence Returns
Digital-asset investment products attracted $90 million of new money in the seven days through Oct. 1, the seventh straight week of...
Europol Coordinates Arrest of Ransomware Gang in Ukraine, Seizing $1.3M in Crypto
International crime-fighting agencies Europol and Interpol organized the arrest in Ukraine of two prolific ransomware operators, seizing...
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Continues to Rise: 37% More Difficult to Mine BTC Than 3 Months Ago, Difficulty Nears 20 Trillion
Bitcoin’s hashrate has been climbing steadily over the last three months and rose more than 40% after the network’s...
Is Axie Infinity overheating? AXS price hits record high following 100% QTD rally
AXS, the native token of Axie Infinity, a play-to-earn nonfungible token (NFT) game built atop the Ethereum blockchain, rallied more than...
‘We want to be the brand of the metaverse,’ says RTKFT’s Chris Le
A decade ago, Nike took a proverbial leap into the future of sneakers with their launch of Nike Mag — a fictional concept shoe inspired by...
$200K BTC price ‘programmed’ as Bitcoin heads toward 2nd RSI peak
Bitcoin (BTC) is headed to what is arguably a mathematically “programmed” all-time high of $200,000 or more, the latest data...
Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 4, 2021
This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Market Intel by Chainalysis.Today’s Stories:Bitcoin Declines From $48K Resistance; Support...
Central Bank of Uruguay Establishes ‘Work Plan’ to Regulate Digital Assets
The Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) has established a “work plan” to lay the foundation for the regulation of digital assets and companies...
Shaq to Release NFT Collection
Four-time NBA champion and serial entrepreneur Shaquille O’Neal is releasing his own collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in...
Gold Spikes on US Debt Fears — Finance Portal Disowns End-of-Year Gold Price Prediction
While the price of bitcoin has surged during the first few days of October, the price of the precious metal gold has also increased...
Link Global Faces $7.1M Fine From Alberta Utilities Regulator: Report
A Vancouver-based data center and power firm could face a $7.1 million fine from the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) for setting up two...
Greenidge Generation Reports Q3 Preliminary Results, Mined 729 Bitcoin in the Quarter
Bitcoin miner Greenidge Generation Holdings. Inc. (NASDAQ: GREE) reported preliminary results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 on...
Nigeria Court Approves CBDC Rollout: Report
A federal court in Abuja, Nigeria approved the rollout of the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the eNaira.The decision was...
Do You Need to Go to College to Work in Crypto?
Against all authority“I told my parents, I’m willing to die on this hill. I don’t want to go on with this because it’s just about ticking...
Marathon Digital Secures $100M Revolving Line of Credit With Silvergate Bank
Marathon Digital Holdings has secured a $100 million revolving line of credit with Silvergate Bank in bitcoin and U.S. dollars.The loan,...
Upbit to Tighten Restrictions on Non-Verified Customers in South Korea
Upbit, the first crypto exchange to register with South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), said it will start tightening...
The Top Universities for Blockchain – Methodology
Last year, CoinDesk released its inaugural Blockchain University Rankings in an attempt to both recognize the role academic research has...
Sino-Global Forms Venture to Develop New Bitcoin Mining Machine
International shipping and crypto mining company Sino-Global said it will develop a new bitcoin mining machine in a joint venture with...
Cryptowisser : China Crypto Ban Sheds Light on Over 15 Countries That Restrict or Ban Cryptocurrency
PRESS RELEASE. October 2021, leading Crypto service comparison site – Cryptowisser, take an in-depth look at the recent crypto ban...
The Top Universities for Blockchain by CoinDesk 2021
The Top Universities for Blockchain by CoinDesk is a resource for people who want to learn about cryptocurrency and blockchain.Rigorously...
Airdrop, Staking Announcement Power Axie Infinity’s AXS Token to Record High
Axie Infinity’s AXS token has climbed 41% in the last 24 hours to a record $153. The surge comes days after the play-to-earn game...
Axie Infinity price hits new all-time high above $150
The Axie Infinity token is likely to continue higher after reaching its highest price level of $154.63 The price of Axie Infinity's AXS,...
QFI surges to reach the $2.78 level: where to buy QFinance
The QFinance token has seen a strong rally to reach the $2.78 level at the time of writing. The coin could possibly 2X from the current...
Where to buy Mozik as music token MOZ rallies by 28%
The Mozik token is currently trading at $0.007 level at the time of writing. The coin has rallied with a healthy price spike in the past...
US SEC delays decision on four Bitcoin ETFs applications
The US regulatory agency pushed back the deadlines a further 45 to 60 days, explaining it needed more time to review the 19b-4...
E-sports token PLAY registers 93% rally: where to buy PolyPlay
The PolyPlay is currently trading at $9.35 at the time of writing. The PLAY coin has seen a huge price spike triggered by strong bull...
Where to buy Artex as the art investment token rises by 140%
The Artex token has seen strong accumulation by bulls leading to a price rise of 140% in a day. The token seems to be forming a support...
Bitcoin Steady Around $48K as OMG Token Hits 3-Year High
While bitcoin and the broader crypto market look to be taking a breather, OMG, the native token of scaling solution OMG Network, has...
Bitcoin Declines From $48K Resistance; Support at $45K
Bitcoin (BTC) buyers are struggling around the $48,000 resistance level as short-term indicators reached overbought levels over the...
KuCoin to stop serving Chinese users by the end of the year
Pressure from last month's intensified crackdown by the People's Bank of China is being felt by exchanges serving Chinese users KuCoin has...
Compound bug puts $162 million worth of COMP at risk
The vulnerability comes on the back of a bug in the protocol's contract that saw over $80 million worth of COMP erroneously distributed to...
Friday’s Crypto-Market Breakout Caused Massive Short Covering, May Be Technically Significant: FSInsight
Notable technical breakouts made by some cryptocurrencies on Friday led to “massive short covering and futures short liquidations at the...
Fed to Launch CBDC Review as Early as This Week: Report
The U.S Federal Reserve is set to launch a review of the risks and opportunities in launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as...
South African University to Commence Blockchain and Digital Currency Education in November
A South African university, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has revealed it will commence blockchain and digital currency classes...
BTC bull run has ‘at least 6 months to go’ — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week fresh from its first attempt to crack $50,000 in over a month — what’s in store next? After an encouraging...
CBDC Impact on Banking Sector Could Be Manageable: New BIS Report
A Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working group of seven central banks has determined that the impacts of a central bank digital...
Grayscale adds Solana and Uniswap to Digital Large Cap Fund
The latest adjustment sees SOL added to a Grayscale investment product for the first time, with UNI already a part of the DeFi Fund...
CoinDCX Appoints Bollywood Superstar Amitabh Bachchan as Brand Ambassador
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, having launched his non-fungible token (NFT) collection earlier this year, will now do his bit to raise...
Hive Blockchain First-Quarter Profit Jumps More Than 10-Fold
Hive Blockchain, a Vancouver-based crypto mining company, said fiscal first-quarter profit surged 10-fold from a year earlier.Hive...
Canadian Bitcoin Mine Operator Facing $7 Million Fine for Setting Up Power Plants Without Permission
Link Global, a bitcoin mine operator in Canada, is facing a fine of up to $7 million for installing power plants to run its miners without...
Polygon Flips Ethereum on Active User Addresses
Active user participation in scaling solution Polygon explodes, giving positive cues to its native cryptocurrency MATIC.Polygon’s count of...
Venezuela Slashes Six Zeroes off Its Currency, Bolivar Keeps Losing Ground Against the Dollar
The Central Bank Of Venezuela applied the announced redenomination plan for the national fiat currency, the bolivar on October 1. This...
The History of DeFi Revised: Marnotaur NFT Collection Public Launch Date Set for October 4th
PRESS RELEASE. Right after the Marnotaur DeFi leverage platform announced the extremely quickly completed of its Marnotaur NFT collection...
Cryptocurrencies Have ‘No Intrinsic Value’ Says South African Hedge Fund Guru
Jean-Pierre Verster, the founder of a South African hedge fund Protea Capital Management, has said he does not believe there is...
Russia, US in Top 3 for Crypto-Related Threats, Cybersecurity Report Unveils
Threats related to cryptocurrency have followed prices, decreasing significantly after the market slump in May, suggests a recent report...
Virgin Galactic Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya Says Bitcoin Has Replaced Gold
Virgin Galactic’s chairman and CEO of Social Capital, Chamath Palihapitiya, says bitcoin has effectively replaced gold. Having...
Coinbase Meeting With US Lawmakers to Discuss Crypto Regulatory Proposal
The Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase has been meeting with members of Congress to discuss the cryptocurrency regulation it plans to...
Bitcoin price surge to $49K prompts several altcoins to hit new all-time highs
On Sunday bulls made their intentions clear by briefly pushing Bitcoin (BTC) price above the $49,000 level, a move that prompted many...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, LUNA, ATOM, XTZ, AXS
The sentiment in the crypto markets can change quickly as seen from the Crypto Fear and Greed Index, which has risen from levels of...
Laos to Study Digital Currency With Help From Japanese Fintech, Report Reveals
The central bank of Laos intends to explore issuing its own digital currency, according to a media report that provided details on the...
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Says Citizens Paying for Gas With the Chivo Wallet Will Get a Discount
The Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele revealed on Friday that Chivo wallet users will be able to get a discount on petroleum fill-ups at...























































































