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Some African Crypto Users See Bitcoin as an Alternative Source of Retirement Income
Bitcoin use cases in African countries continue to expand with the latest one being its use as an alternative source of retirement income....
Russian Media Outlet Asks for Crypto Donations After Being Labeled ‘Foreign Agents’ by the Kremlin
Russian authorities have recently labeled one of the leading independent media outlets in the country as a “foreign agent.”...
DefiDollar Listing on AscendEX
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, formerly BitMax, an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans,...
South African Women Lose Money to Crypto Scammer Who Convinced Them That Botswana Pula Coins Are Bitcoins
A group of South African investors recently confessed to losing money to a brazen scammer after he convinced them to buy and hold nearly...
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Says ‘Bitcoin Will Always Be the Gold,’ Citing Interest From ‘All Kinds of Institutions’
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, also known as Mr. Wonderful, says “Bitcoin will always be the gold,” outperforming other...
2 key Ethereum price metrics prove pro traders are behind ETH’s new highs
As Ether (ETH) made a $2,800 all-time on April 29, so did its futures open interest. The $8.5 billion figure marks a 52% monthly increase...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Hotbit Hacked: Systems Paralyzed, 2 Million Users Affected
A cryptocurrency exchange with about 2 million users worldwide announced that it has “suffered a serious cyber attack.” A...
Beijing Is Collecting Data From Local Datacenters Involved in Cryptocurrency Mining Activities
Authorities in Beijing have been conducting checks on cryptocurrency mining datacenters to assess and understand its energy consumption...
MicroStrategy sees up to 52% revenue surge as Saylor confirms more Bitcoin buys ahead
MicroStrategy, the company which owns over 91,000 Bitcoin (BTC), saw an astounding surge in revenues in Q1, its latest figures confirm. In...
Bitcoin bulls attack $57,000 and altcoins rally as April comes to a close
Bitcoin (BTC) and the overall cryptocurrency market sprang to life on April 30 as an uneventful close to this month’s $4.2 billion...
Peer-to-Peer Internet ThreeFold Goes Multichain to Accelerate Token Accessibility
PRESS RELEASE. Peer-to-peer internet ThreeFold integrates with several popular blockchain ecosystems in an effort to increase adoption for...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Dogecoin and Gamestop Hype Highlights ‘Froth in Equity Markets’
Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, discussed a number of topics this week such as inflation and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)...
Bitcoin hits $57K in surprise surge to almost erase April BTC price crash
Bitcoin (BTC) retook $57,000 on April 30 as a surprise bullish end to month took traders by surprise. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Price analysis 4/30: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, DOT, UNI, LTC, BCH
The recent weakness in Bitcoin (BTC) price did not see any panic selling by investors, suggesting the sentiment in the crypto sector...
Got crypto? Here are 3 debit cards that let you spend your stack
As blockchain technology and the public’s awareness of cryptocurrency continues to grow, a range of new use cases a coming to market...
Turkey Jails 6 People as Police Widen Search for Missing Cryptocurrency Exchange CEO Accused of Exit Scam
Turkey has now jailed six suspects connected to the cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, which has been accused of an exit scam. Turkish...
Coinbase Buys Data Firm Skew, Company’s First Acquisition Since the Nasdaq Direct Listing
On April 30, the crypto-focused data analytics company Skew announced the firm has been acquired by the San Francisco company Coinbase....
Never-Before-Seen Pictures of Kurt Cobain’s Iconic Photoshoot to Be Sold a NFTs
In less than three days, the renowned photographer Jesse Frohman will be holding an auction featuring a non-fungible token (NFT)...
Intercontinental Exchange sells Coinbase stake for $1.2 billion
Intercontinental Exchange, the operator of the New York Stock Exchange and the owner of Bakkt digital asset platform, has sold its 1.4%...
Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Sees Fresh Upside as Bulls Push Above $1.50
XRP price has increased nearly 50% over the past week Ripple’s XRP continues to seek new gains after another spike this week. Buying...
Interoperability May Be The Single Biggest Threat to Ethereum’s Dominance
While it may still be the primary network hub for defi activities, smart contracts, and NFTs, bridges built using competing networks like...
NFT Roundup: Drumpfs Hit the Market, Dole Takes A Bite Out of Hunger, Digitalax Introduces Fashion Hybrids, and Burgundy Wine Collectibles Arrive
The fever surrounding non-fungible tokens continues to spread as it penetrates new areas and industries. Political memes have now entered...
Intercontinental Exchange sells Coinbase stake for $1.2B
Intercontinental Exchange, the operator of the New York Stock Exchange and the owner of Bakkt digital asset platform, has sold its 1.4%...
Price Analysis: Ethereum, Bitcoin, Stellar
ETH eyes $3k, BTC holds above $54k, and XLM is set for an upside above $0.55 Ethereum (ETH) reached a new all-time high of $2,800, leading...
Our Man in Shanghai: Huobi to become Grayscale of Asia, Yao Ming’s NFT wine and more …
Huobi Asset Management is looking to be the Grayscale of Asia with the launch of four cryptocurrency related tracker funds. The funds...
New Jersey County Liquidates Bitcoin Seized in 2018, Profiting Almost 300%
Individuals and companies are not the only ones who take advantage of the significant bitcoin prices surging across the board, despite...
We all know the issues with DeFi — but what are the answers?
Decentralized exchanges have indelibly changed the way that cryptocurrencies are traded. But in the grand scheme of things, the technology...
Digital Asset Marketplace Apifiny Prime Granted FINRA Broker-Dealer License Approval
On Thursday, Apifiny, a global digital asset trading and mining network, announced the company’s subsidiary Apifiny Prime has been...
Metis: First Ever Community-Minted NFT Attracts Buyers With an Early Bid of 7 ETH
PRESS RELEASE. The first ever community-minted NFT launched at OpenSea this week, attracting a bid of 7 ETH for this historic event and...
Nvidia again limiting crypto mining on its RTX-3060 gaming graphics card
Graphics card giant Nvidia is quietly reintroducing a hash rate limiter on its RTX 3060 series graphics cards in an effort to...
BNY Mellon fund laments it should have bought Bitcoin, not gold
U.S.-based financial institution BNY Mellon, the world’s largest custodian bank and asset servicing company, states that the recent...
Bitcoin mining in China set for ‘stricter supervision’ due to carbon concerns
China’s crypto mining operations may be set for stricter supervision in the future, with the Government reportedly concerned about the...
The Benefits of Coupling Ethereum With Bitcoin Cash: Smartbch Sidechain Testnet Is Now Public
On Thursday, the Smart Bitcoin Cash team announced the launch of the Smartbch testnet explaining that developers and decentralized app...
Bitcoin vs Ethereum: Investment Bank JPMorgan Explains Why ETH Is Outperforming BTC
Investment bank JPMorgan has published a report explaining why ether is outperforming bitcoin. Citing several key reasons, the firm...
Bullish ETH/BTC pair revives the Ethereum ‘flippening’ discussion
Bitcoin and the overall cryptocurrency market saw minor losses on April 29 as the market heads into the expiry of $4.2 billion worth of...
Our Man in Shanghai: Huobi looks to become Grayscale of Asia, Yao Ming’s NFT wine, and Chinese crypto investors go to the dogs
Huobi Asset Management is looking to be the Grayscale of Asia with the launch of four cryptocurrency related tracker funds. The funds...
Task Force Pushes Biden Administration to Tighten Cryptocurrency Regulation
A public-private task force has submitted a report to the Biden administration that includes recommendations to tighten the regulation of...
Coinbase Now Allows Millions of Customers to Buy Cryptocurrencies With Paypal
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase now allows its U.S. customers to buy cryptocurrencies with Paypal. Millions of customers can now purchase...
Key Bitcoin price metric flashes its first bullish signal in 4 months
Bitcoin (BTC) has been struggling to sustain above the $53,000 support for the past three days, while Ether (ETH) soared to a new all-time...
Jobchain Optimizes Job Search and Salary Payment With Cryptocurrency
Famous Spain-based project Jobchain has developed an intuitive blockchain solution that allows employers to search for talents and pay...
Canaan to Sell $93 Million in Next-Generation Bitcoin Miners to Genesis Digital Assets
The ASIC bitcoin mining rig manufacturer and chipmaker, Canaan has announced the company has signed a $93.63 million purchase order with...
ABBC Coin, AAVE and Fantom (FTM) rally higher after partnership announcements
On April 29 Ether’s (ETH) price rose to another all-time high, boosting its market capitalization to over $320 billion. With the...
Customers From Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Can Buy Real Estate With Bitcoin
The biggest e-commerce store in Latin America is the latest major company in the region to join the crypto adoption movement. Mercado...
Cardano Blockchain Infrastructure Selected in a New Drive to Bring Sustainable Internet Connectivity to Zanzibar and Tanzania
In its foray into Africa, Input Output, a research and development product engineering company, says it will partner with World Mobile...
Bitcoin price stalls in April, but $4.2B options expiry may revive run
What’s interesting about this particular options expiry is that the current max pain price for the expiry is $54,000, which is very close...
European Investment Bank Distributes $121 Million in Ethereum-based Digital Bonds
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the investment bank owned by the EU Member States, has announced the issuance of the...
Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency
Beijing authorities are reportedly conducting inspections of crypto mining data centers to better understand their impact on energy...
County in New Jersey makes 250% profit from crypto seized in 2018
A county in the state of New Jersey has announced the liquidation of cryptocurrency assets seized in 2018. On Monday, the prosecutor’s...
UnoRe Ecosystem for Investors
PRESS RELEASE. UnoRe, the first decentralized reinsurance platform, is now allowing retail users to invest in risk. This opportunity is a...
Bitcoin set to close first ‘red’ April in 6 years as Ethereum keeps hitting all-time highs
Bitcoin (BTC) may not be worrying analysts with its latest price dip, but it will likely close its first negative month of April in six...
Fed to Keep Rates Near Zero, Treasury Purchases to Continue, Powell Expects ‘Transitory’ Inflation
In a policy meeting on Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve told the public that monetary easing will continue and the benchmark interest...
Venezuelan Programmer Who Created the Petro Token Regrets Participating in the Project — Works on an Alternative Token
Venezuela’s government-backed cryptocurrency is not having the acceptance its cabinet expected, as the latest reports suggest. The...
Dogecoin Price Analysis: DOGE Looks For Fresh Momentum as 20% Gain Fades
DOGE price needs to hold support at $0.29 to retain the upside advantage Dogecoin’s price history in 2021 shows that a new pump...
Polygon’s New $100M Fund Aims to Attract Next Million Defi Participants
As part of its ongoing efforts to make the decentralized finance ecosystem more accessible through infrastructure development, this layer2...
Cardano price outlook: ADA bulls target breakout and retest of $1.50
ADA price might rally towards $2.00 if bulls clear overhead resistance at $1.50 Cardano’s price has broken higher since stemming a...
African Property Development Firm Partners Online Leasing Platform in a BTC for Solar Cells Scheme
South African property developer, New Age Properties, says it has partnered with Sun Exchange, an online leasing platform, as part of an...
Gate.io Celebrates 8th Anniversary – a New Era for Crypto-Asset Trading
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io was established back in 2013 and is now celebrating its eighth anniversary. This is an impressive...
Intel Partners With Microsoft to Combat Cryptojacking Attacks by Deploying a Threat Detection Tool
Although recent studies have been showing a slowdown in cryptojacking activities, especially the ones related to mining privacy coins,...
Turkey Drafting Crypto Regulation — Central Bank Says No Intention to Ban Cryptocurrencies
The Turkish government is reportedly creating a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies after two crypto exchanges in the country...
Popular Talk Show Host Ellen Degeneres Asks About Cryptocurrency — Mark Cuban Urges Her to Accept Dogecoin
Popular talk show host Ellen Degeneres asked Shark Tank star Mark Cuban about cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens during the Ellen...
QuickSwap (QUICK) gains 420% as Polygon’s (MATIC) L2 network attracts new liquidity
As the Ethereum network progresses along the slow, steady path toward Ethereum 2.0 and the full transition to proof-of-stake, layer-two...
Sub-$60K monthly close will make Bitcoin’s $3.9B options expiry a non-event
Bitcoin’s (BTC) 2021 performance has been impressive, but traders waiting for a record-breaking monthly candle are likely to be...
Goldman Sachs Doubts Bitcoin as Store of Value Citing Environmental Problems and ‘Lack of Real Use’
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs is questioning whether bitcoin can be a long-term store of value and digital gold. The firm’s...
Smoothy Listing on AscendEX
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, formerly BitMax, an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans,...
Alleged Bitcoin Fog Operator Arrested for Money Laundering, Admin Accused of Mixing 1.2 Million BTC
U.S. law enforcement arrested the alleged operator of Bitcoin Fog, Roman Sterlingov in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Documents show Sterlingov...
Price analysis 4/28: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, DOT, UNI, LTC, BCH
Bitcoin (BTC) has slowed down after its sharp relief rally over the past 48-hours, but Ether (ETH) is in no mood to rest as it continues...
Japan’s Gaming Giant Nexon Buys 1,717 Bitcoins — Company Says BTC ‘Offers Long-Term Stability and Liquidity’
Japanese gaming firm Nexon has purchased 1,717 bitcoins for approximately $100 million. The company believes “bitcoin offers...
Ethereum’s Price Taps Fresh New Highs, ETH Market Cap Eats Away BTC Dominance
The second-largest cryptocurrency in terms of market valuation, ethereum, has seen significant gains this week in comparison to the rest...
Roger Ver’s next life: Cryonics meets crypto
Toward the end of our hour-long interview, Bitcoin.com founder Roger Ver drops a bombshell: He had considered killing himself to escape a...
Tesla’s Bitcoin Stash Now Worth $2.5 Billion, SEC Filing Shows
Tesla’s quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows that the company’s bitcoins are now...
Polygon Price Analysis: MATIC Corrects After 54% Rally
MATIC price reached a new all-time high of $0.91 but currently trades near $0.70 Polygon (MATIC) has seen its price against the US dollar...
pNetwork and Algorand Officially Partner up to Build New Cross-Chain Connections
pNetwork, a cross-chain composability system that allows assets and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to move freely between blockchains, has...
America’s Fifth-Largest Banking Institution US Bank to Offer Cryptocurrency Custody
On April 27, the American bank holding company U.S. Bank revealed in a blog post that the financial institution plans to offer...
$50M reportedly stolen from BSC-based Uranium Finance
Uranium Finance, an automated market maker platform on the Binance Smart Chain, has reported a security incident that resulted in a loss...
Elon Musk boosts Dogecoin again amid fresh ‘strong interest’ in altcoins
Dogecoin (DOGE), the meme-based cryptocurrency that is a pet favorite of Elon Musk, has a new date for its price diary — Musk’s appearance...
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Here’s Why BTC Might Refresh Towards $60K
BTC/USD has failed to clear resistance near $55,800, a level bulls need to breach to target $60k Bitcoin continues to struggle for an...
South Koreans File Online Petitions Seeking to Remove a Chief Regulator After Harsh Crypto Comments
As the South Korean government keeps strengthening the harsh rhetoric against cryptocurrencies, citizens have become increasingly angry...
Nifty News: Ellen’s NFT auction flops, Oscars controversy, Kayne’s $1.8M sneakers, and more
The much-hyped NFT sale by popular talk show host Ellen Degeneres has fallen flat, with the comedian selling just five out of ten...
100 fascinating facts about crypto’s last 100 days
Crypto data aggregator CoinMetrics has compiled a list of 100 insights into the recent performance of the digital asset markets — and the...
Nigerian Regulator Issues ‘Extreme Caution’ Crypto Investments Warning
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has become the latest body to warn of risks associated with cryptocurrency...
Antier Solutions Aces NFT Development Services: Giving More Bang for the Buck
PRESS RELEASE. The propelling demand for NFTs doesn’t look like slowing anytime soon and India’s Antier Solutions is all...
Ethiopia Links up With Cardano Creator to Launch the Country’s Biggest Blockchain Deployment Yet
Reports from Ethiopia say the government has enlisted the services of software company IOHK in its bid to launch the country’s...
Stock Trader Dave Portnoy Dumps All His Dogecoins to Buy Bitcoin
After vowing to never buy bitcoin again, stock trader Dave Portnoy has sold all of his dogecoins, which he bought when the price was at a...
Bulls push Ethereum price higher ahead of Friday’s $930M options expiry
The last couple of weeks have been nothing short of a roller coaster for Ether (ETH), which oscillated between $2,000 and a record-high...
Paypal CEO Says Demand for Cryptocurrencies Is ‘Multiple-Fold’ of Initial Expectations
The CEO of payments giant Paypal, Dan Schulman, has revealed that the demand for cryptocurrencies has been “multiple-fold” of...
Major Venezuelan Aviation Academy Enables Bitcoin Payments as Crypto Adoption Keeps Rising in the Country
A leading Venezuelan aviation academy announced its inception into cryptocurrency adoption after enabling bitcoin payments. Caracas Air is...
Bitcoin dominance drop and resistance at $55K stoke altseason hopes
The overall cryptocurrency market saw a second day of gains on April 27 after the weekend sell-off proved to be a good buying opportunity...
Unmarshal Listing on AscendEX
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, formerly BitMax, an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans,...
Waves, Celo, and Injective Protocol (INJ) breakout as DeFi reawakens
Bitcoin (BTC) extended its relief rally on Tuesday and reclaimed a market capitalization above $1 trillion. While many traders panicked...
Finder’s Bitcoin Prediction Survey Shows Respondents Forecast Six-Digit BTC Prices
The comparison website that operates in 83 countries, finder.com, has recently published its quarterly bitcoin price prediction report for...
 
 






















































































