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This Week in Coins: Bitcoin and Ethereum Recover While Pepe Gets Squeezed

While most leading cryptocurrencies spent the week recovering, shady transactions from PepeCoin’s team kept the meme coin in free fall. (read more)

Bitcoin’s price rallies ahead of Nvidia results, Powell speech

Bitcoin’s price is caught in the upward momentum of a stock market rebound, as investors anticipate Nvidia’s earnings report. (read more)

Bitcoin price drops to $25,200 in sudden crash before rebounding

The price of bitcoin, ether and major cryptocurrencies fell in minutes today as the crypto market decided to head south. (read more)

Europe’s First Spot Bitcoin ETF Lists in Amsterdam

Jacobi first won approval for the fund in October 2021 with plans to list it in 2022. However the firm opted to push back its plans due to inopportune circumstances elsewhere in the digital asset market. (read more)

This Week in Coins: Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Inch Upwards After PayPal Pitches Stablecoin

The SEC this week did a lot of playing for time, but a new note on stablecoins by the Federal Reserve signaled a possible softening on crypto in Washington. (read more)

Bitcoin, Ethereum Trade Sideways as Inflation Jumps to 3.2% in July

Inflation has trended downward since it hit 9.1% last June, but the Fed’s target of 2% is the ultimate goal. (read more)

XRP Could Experience Nearly 10% Surge Upon Immediate Break Of These Key Levels

XRP has halted its recent decline by rising above the $0.60 price level. In the past 24 hours, its value increased by nearly 6%. (read more)

Looter Behind $61M Curve Hack Starts Returning Assets, Raising Hope for Recovery

The exploited protocols offered a 10% bounty Thursday for returning the rest of the assets until the end of this week. (read more)

Ethereum Price Could Break Above $2,000 If This Happens

Ethereum price is currently still below $2,000 but this could quickly change if some things were to come to pass. Some of the most notable things that (read more)

Gaming Giant Bandai Namco Launches AI Virtual Pet NFT Game

Bandai Namco Research and partners have rolled out a virtual pet game, joining other publishers like Ubisoft and Sega on the Oasys blockchain. (read more)

Binance To Enter Japan With A Bang, Will List More Tokens Than Any Local Exchange

According to Japanese-based crypto media outlet Coinpost, Binance will launch in Japan fully this month and intends to list 34 tokens on its exchange. (read more)

Litecoin Sharks Buy More Than 200,000 LTC Ahead Of Wednesday’s Halving

Over the last few months, Litecoin has emerged as one of the top trending cryptocurrencies due to its halving event happening in August. As this event (read more)

Ripple Report Foresees Blockchain Saving Financial Institutions $10 Billion By 2030

Blockchain technology is continually reshaping the financial industry, offering promising transformations in transaction processing... (read more)

Bitcoin Wobbles, Then Regains Its Balance Above $29.2K; ETH, DOGE, MATIC Fall

The largest cryptocurrency ticked down for a couple of hours after a report that the Bank of Japan was mulling a change to its yield curve control policy, before regaining ground. (read more)

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Post-Fed Rate Hike Fizzles. Will BTC’s Recent Low Volatility Last Much Longer?

zkSync Era launched only in February but has more daily active addresses than Arbitrum and Optimism, the two largest scaling solutions by total value locked, underscoring the rising interest in its potential airdrop. (read more)

Bitcoin Whales Moved Nearly $60 Million In Five Days

More than 2,000 BTC are on the move after years of inactivity. (read more)

Fidelity Backs Ethereum: Wall Street’s Biggest Players Bet On Crypto’s Number 2

Fidelity has recently released a report on Ethereum that sheds light on some key metrics to watch in the coming months. (read more)

Bitcoin (BTC) Address Dormant For More Than 11 Years Moves $31 Million In BTC

After over 11 years of inactivity, a dormant Bitcoin address containing $31 million in BTC suddenly came to life recently. On July 22, 2023, the address (read more)

Over 2 Million XRP Traded Every Minute, Path To Second Place After Bitcoin?

Over 2 million XRP changed hands per minute, on-chain data shows. Trading volumes spiked and analysts say the bull run will continue. (read more)

First Mover Asia: XRP, XLM Climb While Bitcoin Trudges Below $30K

PLUS: Ripple’s partial victory last week in its ongoing legal feud with the Securities and Exchange Commission left important questions unsettled for token issuers, a crypto lawyer told CoinDesk TV. (read more)

Ripple Attorney Says XRP Court Ruling Could Bring US Banks Back as Clients

Ripple’s general counsel said that Ripple is betting on big clients using its services again. (read more)

This Week on Crypto Twitter: XRP Scores Courtroom Victory Against SEC, Cryptoverse Explodes

The universe gave crypto fans a lot to chew on this week. Some of it good, some of it outrageous, and all of it highly entertaining. (read more)

Did XRP Restart Alt Season? Solana, Cardano, Polygon Up Double Digits

Most of the tokens previously deemed securities by the SEC are seeing large gains upon a federal court’s ruling in the XRP case. (read more)

United Nations aims to standardize blockchain

UN Internet Governance Forum collaborates with the Government Blockchain Association to promote standardization for blockchain and cryptocurrency (read more)

Bitcoin Holds Above $30K as Investors Await Historically Strong July, Eye Options Expiry

BTC has gained at least 20% in July in each of the past three years. Depending on its price heading into the expiry, bitcoin could rally additionally or retreat. (read more)

JP Morgan Activates Euro Payment Settlement With Its JPM Coin

Four years in, the financial giant’s JPM Coin has been used internally to settle about $300 billion in payments. (read more)

Staked ETH hits 20M milestone, doubling since start of year

Although staking ETH has been available since the Ethereum Merge, staking didn’t grow significantly in popularity until the Shapella upgrade. (read more)

What Can You Do With a Blockchain Token That Is Classified as a Security?

Bakkt’s Marc D’Annunzio said applying securities law to crypto would not “drastically impact” a token’s use. But it could change who has access to these open source networks. (read more)

Bitcoin Could Benefit From These 3 Bullish Tailwinds

The path of least resistance for bitcoin may be on the higher side due to inter-market factors, optimism from BlackRock’s ETF filing and safe haven flows. (read more)

Indonesian Government’s Approved Cryptocurrencies: BTC, ETH, ADA, XRP, and More

The Indonesian government has released a comprehensive list of 501 approved cryptocurrencies for trading, covering popular tokens like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), Ripple (XRP), and more. (read more)

Hong Kong regulators push HSBC, Standard Chartered to embrace crypto clients

Hong Kong’s banking regulator is urging HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China to accept crypto exchanges as clients. (read more)

Ethereum Ecosystem Is Getting Busier, Not Quieter, Amid Layer 2 Shift

Many transactions are getting offloaded onto layer-2 blockchains, and those should be included in any analysis of the Ethereum ecosystem. (read more)

Hong Kong’s New Crypto Rules Explained

Regulators say they’ll welcome firms with “genuine operations and genuine business practices,” which could mean an office or employees in Hong Kong. (read more)

Bitcoin Dominance Soars to 47.5%: Highest Level in a Year as Other Crypto Assets Suffer

Bitcoin is still the leader with a market valuation of $496 billion, accounting for 47.5% of the crypto economy’s $1.04 trillion market. (read more)

Taking a Closer Look at How Crypto is Changing the Face of Online Gaming

Cryptocurrency continues to make waves in the online gaming industry, with crypto revolutionizing the way people play, pay and win. (read more)

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Nears $1,900, as BTC Rebounds From 3-Month Low

Bitcoin rebounded from a near three-month low on Wednesday, as traders moved to buy the latest price dip. Ethereum neared $1,900. (read more)

More than 400 small businesses in the Philippines now accept Bitcoin payments

Pouch.ph, a payment fintech launched in 2021 in the Philippines, said Monday it is transforming the landscape of the Philippine digital economy by enabling more than 400 small businesses to accept and process Bitcoin payments. (read more)

Tether Expands Investments in Green Bitcoin Mining, Invests in El Salvador’s Volcano Energy

The stablecoin issuer Tether has disclosed its investment in a Salvadoran bitcoin mining operation called “Volcano Energy.” (read more)

Etherscan introduces advanced filtering tool in beta for blockchain analysis

Etherscan has introduced an advanced filtering tool that allows users to better customize and refine their search results (read more)

Bitcoin-based Stablecoins Emerge, Potentially Altering Price Dynamics

The first ever stablecoin native to Bitcoin launched last week spelling the further advent of new types of financial products on the Bitcoin blockchain. (read more)

Binance Has A Master Plan To Manage Crypto Risk By Letting Traders Hold Collateral In Banks

The implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX empire is easily one of the most gruesome incidents in the crypto industry’s history. (read more)

XRP Army Shower Confidence On A ‘Ripple Win’ In SEC Case As Whales Load Up Heavily

Despite a sluggish start to the week, XRP, the native cryptocurrency of the Ripple network, showed signs of recovery towards the weekend (read more)

Shanghai upgrade drives Ethereum staking to record-breaking $40 billion

Ethereum (ETH) has recently surpassed a major milestone in deposit contract balance thanks to the soaring interest in staking. (read more)

Hong Kong Expected to Lift Crypto Retail Trading Ban Next Month

Hong Kong is attempting to rebuild its image as a fintech hub, including Web3 pursuits, agreeing Monday to allow retail investors to trade crypto again. (read more)

Why the Biggest Emerging Markets Are Turning to Crypto

Many large countries around the world, including Pakistan and Nigeria, suffer currency turmoil. And, despite official efforts to curb crypto activity, there are signs their citizens are turning to crypto assets as a hedge, says Noelle Acheson. (read more)

Crypto Miner Marathon Pledges $500K in Matching Funds to Brink for Bitcoin Development

Marathon CEO Fred Thiel tells CoinDesk in an interview that he wants to make sure development and maintenance of the open-source Bitcoin Core client software are “properly funded.” (read more)

Coinbase launches zero trading fee subscription service

Coinbase has partnered with different companies within the crypto industry, such as Alto IRA, Blockworks’ Permissionless, CoinTracker and Lemonade, to offer users a wide range of benefits. (read more)

Fleeing U.S. Crypto Firms ‘Welcome,’ French Regulator Says

100-odd companies could be registered in France as the just-agreed MiCA EU crypto legislation beds in, Financial Markets Authority officials said (read more)

About 26% of Family Offices Are Now Invested in Crypto, According to New Goldman Sachs Survey

The percentage of family offices investing in crypto has grown significantly in the past two years, according to a new report by Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs. (read more)

Bitcoin active users plummet even as transactions rise

The number of active addresses that have sent or received funds has fallen to the lowest level since July 2021 despite continued growth in transactions. (read more)

OpenAI Founder in Talks to Raise $100 Million for Worldcoin and its Unique Identity System

OpenAI founder Sam Altman is in advanced talks to raise $100 million in funding for Worldcoin, a new cryptocurrency that uses iris-scanning (read more)

Here’s When Bitcoin (BTC) Could Break All-Time Highs Based on History

A widely followed crypto strategist is predicting that Bitcoin (BTC) could reach a new all-time high in the next 18-months. (read more)

Ethereum validators earn a record $46M as staking rewards rate surges

Ethereum’s staking rewards rate hits a new high of 8.6%, driven by increased on-chain gas fees due to the memecoin craze. (read more)

German Fintech Unstoppable Finance to Launch Europe’s First ‘DeFi-Native Bank’

Unstoppable says reserves held with the European Central Bank will also underpin its new euro-pegged stablecoin and suite of DeFi banking services. (read more)

Bitcoin Payment Option ‘Is Coming’, Says Liechtenstein’s Prime Minister

The Principality of Liechtenstein may follow suit of several cantons in the neighboring Switzerland by accepting Bitcoin for state services. (read more)

Win for crypto as China’s Supreme Court approves its use to settle debts

Despite China’s existing blanket ban on digital assets, the regulation of its cryptocurrency sector continues to evolve with new development. (read more)

Ethereum transaction fees at their highest point since May 2022

Memecoin trading has increased on-chain activity and driven average transaction fees on Ethereum to their highest point since May 2022. (read more)

French senate advances legislation allowing social media influencers to advertise cryptocurrency

French Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee has approved an amendment allowing registered cryptocurrency firms to hire social media influencers for advertising (read more)

Bitcoin Climbs Above $28.5K as Investors Weigh Fresh Bank Woes, Cool Jobs Data

Ether also rose. Equity markets dropped, including stocks of two regional banks. (read more)

Venmo Crypto Transfers Coming in May

Venmo customers will be able to transfer their crypto to friends natively on the app and move their digital holdings to external wallets and exchanges. (read more)

Bitcoin price rallies back after steep sell-off, nears $30,000

The price of bitcoin was up about 7% and ether rose around 6% to trade near $30,000 and $2,000, respectively. (read more)

Apple’s outside payments ban ruled as unlawful in likely win for NFTs and crypto

Apple’s forced use of its own system for in-app purchases was deemed to violate the law by a California appeals court which could be a win for crypto and NFT projects looking to add functionality to their iOS apps. (read more)

Crypto Industry Revenue Expected to Double in 2023

The US is projected to be the region with the highest crypto-driven revenue in 2023, with an expected $17.96 billion coming in this year. (read more)

Visa reveals “ambitious crypto product roadmap”

Visa’s Head of Crypto has announced that the global digital payments company has an “ambitious crypto product roadmap,” for blockchains and stablecoins. (read more)

Here’s When We Can Get Optimistic About Crypto Markets Again, According to Analyst Benjamin Cowen

Widely followed crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen says now likely isn’t the time to be expecting a full-blown bull market for Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto. (read more)

Ethereum Whale Abruptly Moves Over $313,000,000 in ETH – Here’s Where the Crypto Is Headed

An Ethereum (ETH) whale is suddenly moving hundreds of millions of dollars worth of ETH as the smart contract platform dips below $2,000. (read more)

Coinbase gets Bermuda license, plans to launch offshore exchange in coming weeks

Coinbase’s disclosure that it’s received a license to operate in Bermuda comes at a time when the U.S. crypto industry is exploring offshore alternatives. (read more)

Crypto Companies May Use a Supreme Court Doctrine to Push Back Against SEC: Lawyer

The high court’s “major questions doctrine” could be used to limit the regulator’s actions against crypto, said Jason Gottlieb, a partner at Morrison Cohen LLP. (read more)

Ether Hits 11-Month High As Shapella Gains Add Up Despite Over 1 Million ETH Withdrawals

All eyes are now fixed on Ethereum (ETH) after the Shanghai upgrade, allowing validators to withdraw their staked assets from the network (read more)

Asia Could Dominate 80% of Web3 Gaming: Report

When it comes to Web3, a new study suggests a free-to-play mobile game has incredible potential in the burgeoning Japanese market. (read more)

Google Trends Data Shows Bitcoin Search Interest Surged This Week Amid 10-Month Price High

According to worldwide data from Google Trends, the search term “bitcoin” has reached a score of 93 out of 100 in the last seven days. (read more)

Another Bitcoin Indicator Hints At Explosive BTC Price Growth

Bitcoin has been known to defy expectations repeatedly, and the latest indication suggests that it might just be gearing up for another (read more)

75% of Crypto Holders Own NFTs, Survey Says

The survey suggested that of the people who own NFTs, just over a quarter are “avid collectors” — which according to the study, means they hold more than 51 NFTs. (read more)

History Indicates April is The Bull Month For Crypto Industry

April is expected to be an exciting month for investors in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin has already seen a 23% increase in March. (read more)

Institutional Interest in Crypto ETFs Cooled but Not Gone, Survey Says

48% of institutions surveyed plan to add crypto ETFs to their portfolios in 2023, according to a report by a boutique investment bank. (read more)

7 Real-World NFT Use Cases That Should Be on Your Radar

What do real estate, gaming, Ukraine, Nike, Starbucks, Ticketmaster, Spotify and the Vatican all have in common? You can guess... (read more)

Bitcoin Chain Data Says No Sign Of FUD Among Binance Users

Despite CFTC suing Binance, Bitcoin on-chain data has so far shown no signs of FUD developing among traders on the cryptocurrency exchange. (read more)

Japanese firms collaborate on yen-backed stablecoin, China signals an openness to blockchain technology

Japan’s largest bank is working on an interoperable yen-backed stablecoin while the Chinese government is taking a more open stance toward blockchain technology. (read more)

Crypto Wave Gaining Momentum In Germany: Network Of 1,200 Banks To Offer Bitcoin

Deutsche WertpapierService Bank (Dwpbank), a provider of securities processing to approximately 1,200 banks in Germany, plans to launch a new platform called wpNex. This platform will offer Bitcoin access to all affiliated retail customers in the latter half of 2023. (read more)

XRP, LTC, XMR and AVAX show bullish signs as Bitcoin battles to hold $28K

While most major cryptocurrencies are witnessing a pullback, Bitcoin, XRP, LTC, XMR and AVAX are trying to buck the trend. (read more)

Bitcoin corrects on Fed rate hike, but bulls are prepared for Friday’s $1.2B options expiry

Bitcoin price took a step back as the Fed hiked interest rates and the SEC cracked down on Coinbase and Tron, but bulls are still favored in this week’s BTC options expiry. (read more)

Bitcoin Emerges as Safe Haven as Traditional Finance Faces Turmoil

Conflicting data creates the question of how the Fed will react to both rising inflation and failing banks - and whether bitcoin will be a lifeboat. (read more)

Bloomberg Analyst Says Bitcoin Could Be Kicking Off New Supercycle As BTC Outperforms Gold

Bloomberg’s senior macro strategist Mike McGlone says that Bitcoin (BTC) vastly outperforming gold may be indicative of a new supercycle for the king cryptocurrency. (read more)

Animoca’s Yat Siu Says Crypto Is Becoming A ‘Safety Net’ Amid Banking Crisis

The chairman of Asia’s largest blockchain investor thinks volatile cryptocurrencies are a relatively safe investment as the traditional financial world is rocked by the Credit Suisse turmoil and the failure of a string of U.S. banks. (read more)

Bitcoin surges past $28,000 after UBS deal to buy Credit Suisse

Bitcoin surged on Sunday night after the announcement that UBS will buy Credit Suisse, setting the stage for a potential risk-on rally. Bitcoin recently was... (read more)

Why this ‘winter’ won’t stop the growing crypto e-commerce adoption

From fast and inexpensive fees to secure transactions and a lack of chargebacks, crypto payments offer a multitude of benefits for retailers. (read more)

Bitcoin Explodes to $26,000, Crypto Market Surge Triggers $320,000,000 in Liquidations

Bitcoin’s remarkable rise amid the backdrop of failing American banks continues, with the top cryptocurrency now shattering the $26,000 level. (read more)

Bitcoin is up over 22% since the low last week

Bitcoin moved up to a swing areaThe price bitcoin is currently trading just short of the $24,000 level. The high price reach $24,618. (read more)

Bitcoin price makes comeback above $20,000 after $422 million in BTC options were liquidated

Bitcoin price suffered a drawdown in response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. BTC dropped to a five-week low, nosediving below the psychologic (read more)

Starbucks Serves Up Its First Premium NFTs at $100 a Pop

After its free NFTs garnered significant value, the Polygon-based Starbucks Odyssey platform is dropping its first paid collectible. (read more)

Coinbase Unveils “Wallet as A Service” To Drive Mass Web3 Adoption

Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. has unveiled “Wallet as a Service” (WaaS) - a new wallet that seeks to onboard (read more)

Binance.US Can Move Ahead With Plan to Acquire Voyager Digital’s Assets, Judge Rules

The bankruptcy judge in the Voyager Digital case chose to allow the deal with Binance.US over objections from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and state regulators. (read more)

Amazon to Reportedly Debut NFT Marketplace Next Month

Anyone without access to cryptocurrency wallets like MetaMask may still purchase NFTs by using Amazon’s NFT service. Read it on. (read more)

Court Dismisses Civil Complaint Against MicroStrategy Chairman and Bitcoin Bull Michael Saylor

A new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals that a court has ruled in favor of Michael Saylor in a civil lawsuit lodged against the popular Bitcoin (BTC) bull. (read more)

Ripple Positioned For Positive Outcome In SEC Lawsuit As XRP Army Expects Landmark Court Rulings Soon

The Ripple vs SEC lawsuit has kept many on edge, as a verdict is still yet to be passed. Although Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (read more)

Binance Unveils New Artificial Intelligence-Powered NFT Generator ‘Bicasso’

The world’s largest crypto exchange by volume is revealing a new non-fungible token (NFT) generator powered by artificial intelligence (AI). (read more)

Gaming Engine Unity Taps MetaMask, Immutable X and Solana for Web3 Developer Tools

The leading platform for game developers introduces an online storefront for decentralized tools, adding support for major Web3 players. (read more)

Cathie Wood: Bitcoin and Ethereum are ‘on the right track,’ despite collapse of several crypto companies

Cathie Wood, chief executive at ARK Invest, reiterated her support for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether on Monday. (read more)

Spotify will create exclusive playlists for NFT owners - How smart Technology changing lives

Spotify is giving a chance to NFT. The music platform is carrying out tests so that the owners of this content can access exclusive playlists. Kingshipa band from the metaverse, was in charge of revealing that this pilot is being carried out and provided details of how the proposal will… (read more)

AI Could Help Build More-Efficient Crypto Markets

Artificial intelligence, once a technological tundra, is now one of the hottest areas of growth for Web3, SingularityDAO’s Marcello Mari and Rafe Tariq write. (read more)

Euro-backed stablecoin, Euro Coin set to trade on Coinbase

A euro-backed stablecoin, EUROC, will be paired against Euro and US dollars Coinbase, with trading slated to go live around 9AM PT Feb. 22. (read more)

Vitalik Buterin proposes ‘stealth addresses’ to enhance Ethereum privacy

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new system called “stealth addresses” to enhance privacy on the Ethereum blockchain. (read more)

$48,800,000 in Ethereum Has Now Burned As Second-Largest Crypto Asset Becomes Deflationary

Ethereum’s supply is firmly on the decline amid a significant rise in network activity. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap has been a deflationary asset since mid-January, thanks to a recent upgrade known as EIP-1559. (read more)

SEC sues Do Kwon and Terraform Labs for fraud

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon for allegedly “orchestra (read more)

Bitcoin passes $24k for 2nd time in February

Bitcoin (BTC) has surpassed $24,100 for the second time this month. As of 10:00 p.m. UTC on Feb. 15, Bitcoin was valued at $24,103. (read more)

No Tax On Crypto Purchases — Texas Proposals Go Big On Digital Assets

A Texas report was released containing exciting and transformative ideas for digital assets. The recommendations are intended to make Texas a leader in the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency space. (read more)

DBS Bank To Provide Crypto Trading In Hong Kong

Singapore-based bank DBS to apply for licence to offer crypto trading services in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has been embracing the crypto industry. (read more)

Block Sizes Exceeding 3 MB Now Common on Bitcoin Blockchain as Ordinal Inscription Demand Rises

In addition to the rising fees, Bitcoin block sizes have regularly exceeded the 3 MB range since the record-setting block #774,628. (read more)

Investors ‘Absolutely Interested’ In Crypto, US Banking Titan BNY Mellon Says

According to the banking and payments forecasts of GlobalData research for 2023, prominent banks will continue to integrate crypto and digital assets into (read more)

Binance Is Organizing a Consortium to Try to Rebuild Trust in Crypto

Several companies have already signed up to join, including other crypto exchanges and blockchain analytics firms, according to a person familiar with the plans. (read more)

Crypto Firms Rush To Help Earthquake Victims

Binance, which partnered with Ukrainian companies ANC and VARUS amid the war with Russia, “working on a solution” to aid earthquake victims. (read more)

Meme Coin Economy Swells by $5.8 Billion in Less Than a Month, Suggesting Demand for Meme Tokens Still High

The meme coin economy has grown significantly over the past 27 days, increasing 34.52% against the U.S. dollar. The largest meme coin by market capitalization, dogecoin, has risen 29.5% in the past mo... (read more)

Goldman Sachs Ranks Bitcoin As World Best Performing Asset

Ahead of Gold, the S&P 500, and others, banking giant Goldman Sachs ranks Bitcoin (BTC) in the top 1 best-performing asset year-to-date (read more)

Bitcoin on pace for best month since October 2021 as traders eye $25,000

Bitcoin has gained nearly 40% this year as the world’s largest cryptocurrency is on track for its best month since 2021. (read more)

Losses from crypto ransomware shrink 40% as victims stop paying

Ransomware lifespans have dropped, from an average of 153 active days in 2021 to 70 in 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com. (read more)

Skybridge Capital Founder: The Time to Invest in Crypto Is Now

Anthony Scaramucci says long-term investors should keep a three- to five-year time frame and ignore day-to-day price movements. (read more)

Developers Are Still Flocking To Crypto Amid Its Brutal Winter

Despite a rash of bankruptcies, hacks and dismal year for crypto prices, full-time open-source crypto developers reached an all-time high of 23,000 according to Electric Capital. (read more)

Bitcoin price surges as crypto continues a 2023 comeback

Bitcoin broke through the $21,000 mark in early Monday trading, a considerable price movement from a low of $16,000 at the beginning of the year. (read more)

One of the largest US colleges has started teaching students about Bitcoin

Classroom acceptance of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency courses continues to grow, with Texas A&M now becoming the latest US college to offer a Bitcoin course to some of its 74,000+ students.The news was a (read more)

Bitcoin jumps above $19,000 to highest level since November on cooling U.S. inflation

The world’s largest digital currency climbed above $18,000 for the first time since Dec. 14, increasing in value by about 5% in the last 24 hours. (read more)

UK government supports stablecoins, gears up to become Europe’s crypto hub

The UK government’s crypto regulation could be 2023 according to experts. As the country speeds up its departure from European Union (EU) payments and (read more)

Hong Kong Reaffirms Commitment to Become Regional Crypto Hub

Hong Kong has reaffirmed its commitment to become a regional crypto hub following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. (read more)

Bitcoin Prices Rally Over 4% After Bank Of Japan Announces Policy Shift

Bitcoin prices pushed higher today after markets responded to news that the Bank of Japan doubled its target range for the yields on 10-year government bonds. (read more)

PayPal Partners With Crypto Firm ConsenSys To Create Convenient Way To Buy Ethereum (ETH)

Crypto firm ConsenSys is announcing a new partnership with payments giant PayPal to create a convenient way for investors to purchase Ethereum (ETH). (read more)

Crypto wallet use rose 6% to 85 million in 2022

A Huobi Research Institute shows that the number of crypto wallet users rose from 80 million in 2021 to 85 million by the close of 2022. (read more)

Opera launches security tools to protect users against malicious Web3 actors

Web3 browser Opera has announced a new set of security tools intended to help its users mitigate common risks associated with malicious actors in the Web3 ecosystem. (read more)

MetaMask and PayPal join forces to offer crypto onramp to select users

The service will go live for select U.S. based PayPal users, allowing them to log into the app from MetaMask to purchase or transfer ETH. (read more)

Binance resumes USDC stablecoin withdrawals after temporary pause

Binance has resumed processing withdrawals requests of the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin after pausing them for several hours. (read more)

60% of Americans see crypto investing as highly risky—but millennials are still its biggest fans

The majority of Americans believe crypto investing is highly risky, per a CNBC Make It survey. Younger adults are still the biggest crypto fans. (read more)

Gas Usage of Ethereum Layer 2 Networks Touches All-time Monthly High

Gas usage in Ethereum Layer 2 networks touches an all-time monthly high, with over double the consumption in the last six months. Read more about it on Coin Edition. (read more)

Research: Comparing the 2022 bear market to 2018

Roughly 3 million BTC flooded exchanges during the 2018 bear market; however, unprecedented amounts of BTC have left exchanges during 2022. (read more)

Crypto Is a Top Investment Priority for 30% Of Canadian Millennials

A survey was conducted by @HelloSafe_CA to find which #investment solutions are preferred by Canadians in 2022 as #digitalinvestment grew by $200million between 2021 and 2022. (read more)

Coinbase survey shows 62% of investors increased allocations

The 2022 Digital Assets Outlook Survey shows that 62% of investors who are currently invested in crypto increased their allocations in the past 12 months compared to 12% who decreased allocations. (read more)

Grayscale holds 635K BTC as Coinbase Custody reveals holdings

Spotlighted investment vehicle, Greyscale is revealed to hold roughly $10B worth of Bitcoin after failure to produce proof of reserves (read more)

Binance’s Bitcoin Reserve Stash Nears 600,000, Company’s BTC Cache Is Now the Largest Held by an Exchange

Metrics from cryptoquant indicate that Binance’s bitcoin reserves stash reached an all-time high of 582,511 bitcoin on Nov. 19, 2022. (read more)

Binance’s CZ Looking Into Acquiring Genesis Loan Book: Source

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has begun reaching out for more information on the state of the Genesis balance sheet, a source told Blockworks. (read more)

On-Chain Data Shows Investors Waiting, Changing Custody Behavior

Trust in exchanges is understandably low after the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX. Investors might trust the asset more than the entity that holds them. (read more)

Crypto Firm Binance Wants to Prove It Won’t End Up Like FTX

Binance will be Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin’s ‘guinea pig’ for ‘proof-of-reserve’ while the exchange starts a ‘crypto recovery fund.’ (read more)

Binance CEO Zhao Pushes for Crypto Self-Custody; Trust Wallet Token Soars 80% to Record

“Self-custody is a fundamental human right,” Zhao tweeted, encouraging people to use the company’s Trust Wallet to take control of their coins. (read more)

Solana’s SOL Surges After Blockchain’s Foundation Delays Plan to Unstake Tokens

A record amount of SOL was unstaked as investors reclaimed their tokens from the blockchain’s security mechanism. But it could have been a lot more. The SOL price jumped 27%. (read more)

Crypto’s FTX CEO looking at all options as Binance deal collapses

FTX Chief Executive Officer Sam Bankman-Fried told employees he was exploring all options for his firm after a deal with cryptocurrency exchange Binance collapsed on Wednesday. (read more)

Crypto Will Eventually Enjoy Mass Adoption, Mastercard CEO Says

Crypto assets like the Bitcoin, altcoins such as Ethereum, stablecoins and non-fungible tokens share one objective: to be be part of the global mainstream (read more)

Crypto no longer in top 10 most-cited potential risks: US central bank report

Out of the 14 factors that pose a financial risk, crypto stands at the 11th position — revealing a change in investor mindset. (read more)

DappRadar Report Shows NFTs Are Still In demand

One of the popular sectors in the digital asset world is Non-fungible tokens. NFTs find utility in the real world as means to store and trade digital assets. (read more)

Mastercard adds 7 blockchain startups to its crypto accelerator

Mastercard has chosen another seven industry startups for its Start Path program in order to promote the adoption of crypto and blockchain technology. (read more)

Bloomberg Strategist Says Laws of Supply and Demand To Boost Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Prices

Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone is bullish on the top two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. (read more)

Dogecoin has been revived with a $10 billion surge since Elon Musk purchased Twitter

Elon Musk has long been a fan of dogecoin, having cheered its rise amid the recent crypto boom and joked about it during his guest SNL appearance. (read more)

Bitcoin Nearing Retest Of Realized Price, Will Bulls Break Resistance This Time?

Data shows Bitcoin is now approaching another retest of the realized price, will the bulls be able to blow through the resistance this time? Bitcoin’s (read more)

‘Rich Dad’ R. Kiyosaki explains what will crash economy, calls for Bitcoin accumulation

Robert Kiyosaki believes that the ongoing Federal Reserve policies to contain inflation are acting as a catalyst for an economic crash. (read more)

Google Launches Blockchain Node Engine, Says ‘Ethereum Will Be the First Blockchain Supported’

The product is a “fully managed node-hosting service” that can be leveraged by crypto companies and Web3 service providers. (read more)

Crypto Market Cap Surpasses $1 Trillion as Altcoins Surge

The crypto market cap has surpassed the $1 Trillion mark. ETH, DOGE, and TON have supported BTC in pushing the market cap up. (read more)

Southeast Asia Leads the World in Crypto Adoption, Propelled by Play-to-Earn Gaming

Games like Axie Infinity and cross-border crypto transfer applications push “lower middle income” nations to global leadership in crypto adoption. (read more)

It’s Time For Another Huge Bitcoin Breakout, Says Strategist Who Correctly Predicted BTC Slump This Year

Il Capo of Crypto, a popular crypto trader who foresaw the market meltdown earlier this year, now claims bitcoin is on the verge of (read more)

Stablecoin Issuer Tether to Make USDT Available at 24,000 ATMs in Brazil

The conversion of tether to Brazilian reals and vice versa will be managed by local crypto services provider SmartPay in conjunction with TecBan, which owns the ATMs. (read more)

Will crypto adoption skyrocket in Japan with relaxed crypto rules and easy listing

Bloomberg reported that Japan is prepared to further relax cryptocurrency rules and make the listing process for digital assets easier. This is expect (read more)

Europe Set to Roll Out Energy Efficiency Labels for Blockchains

The move could prove beneficial for more environmentally-friendly blockchains that use proof-of-stake, such as Ethereum or Solana. (read more)

Mastercard will help banks offer cryptocurrency trading

Mastercard is launching a program to let financial institutions offer cryptocurrency trading to their clients. (read more)

Ex-Morgan Stanley CEO admits crypto could be ‘a huge way’ powering monetary transactions

Ex-Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack has acknowledged that in the coming decades, cryptocurrencies will be “a huge way powering transactions. (read more)

Bitcoin recovers above $19,000 after finding a new low for the month

Cryptocurrency prices fell below $19,000 on Thursday to new October lows after key U.S. inflation data came in hotter than expected. (read more)

Share of Americans invested in cryptocurrency grows by 125% despite crypto winter

In particular, data acquired by Finbold indicates that as of the 2022 summer season, 18% of Americans had invested in different cryptos. (read more)

Crypto May Be the Future of Investing, Says Bank of America Survey

A new Bank of America study reveals that millennials are allocating more of their portfolios to alternative assets like cryptocurrencies. (read more)

Why Bitcoin Will Bloom In A Higher Inflation Environment

The economic conditions that allowed Bitcoin to skyrocket from a multi-year low at $3,000 to an all-time high at $69,000 have ended. (read more)

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Institutional Interest in Crypto Growing Despite Bear Market

The head of the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange says institutional buyers are still into crypto amid the crypto winter. (read more)

Japan Launches Headlong Into Metaverse To Revitalize Economy

Japan will prioritize investments in digital technology, including NFT) and the metaverse, its prime minister tells legislature. (read more)

DogeCoin Surges 8% On News That Elon Musk Will Buy Twitter

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk is proposing to buy Twitter Inc. for $25 billion, or $54.20 a share, Bloomberg and other media outlets have reported. The (read more)

Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin Despite Extreme Fear in Crypto Market

Despite retail reluctance, major institutional investors, like the New York Digital Currency Group (NYDIG), are still betting on bitcoin. (read more)

Mark Cuban Envisions Some Of The Biggest Crypto Opportunities Ahead

Dallas Mavericks owner and investor Mark Cuban recently said that most of his investments are focused on and around cryptocurrencies. (read more)

Bitcoin in ‘HODL’ hits a 5-year high as investors remain unaffected by market volatility

Bitcoin investors are opting for the ‘HODL’ investment strategy with macroeconomic factors outweighing the general crypto market. (read more)

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Reverses Course Again, Trades Towards 20-Day Moving Average

Digital asset markets are navigating a challenging environment of high inflation, inverse correlations to the U.S. dollar, increasing interest rates and higher consumer debt. (read more)

Binance’s CZ: Here’s how to weather the crypto winter

Having weathered the last crypto winter, I have learned a few things about how to lead a company through market volatility and uncertainty. (read more)

Crypto Exchange Binance Eyes Return to Japan 4 Years After Exit: Report

The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance will apply for a license this time, as Japan looks set to adopt Web3-friendly policies. (read more)

Analyst Predicts Big Correction in Tech Stocks That Drags Bitcoin With It – Here’s His Downside Target

A widely followed crypto analyst is predicting a massive correction in tech stocks that would drive the value of Bitcoin (BTC) to new bear market lows. (read more)

Bitcoin Spot Volume Remains Elevated With Price At Deep Discounts

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin spot trading volume has remained elevated recently as the price of the crypto has observed deep discounts. (read more)

Ethereum PoW Forks Fall 66% In Just Days

Data shows the Ethereum Proof-of-Work forks have sharply fallen down in the few days following the merge. Ethereum PoW Forks Have Fallen 66% In Just Five (read more)

Nasdaq To Offer Institutional Crypto Custody Service With Plans for Expansion: Report

The second-largest stock exchange in the world is reportedly going to offer crypto custody services to institutional investors. (read more)

Ripple Lawyers Should Feel Confident in XRP Lawsuit Summary Judgement, Says Crypto Legal Expert

Prominent XRP-supporting attorney John Deaton says that Ripple Labs’ general counsel has reason to be confident as the company moves to end its lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). (read more)

Vietnam leads global crypto adoption, US comes fifth

According to the survey, emerging nations continued to dominate the adoption index this year as they did the year before. (read more)

Bloomberg Strategist Says Bitcoin, Ethereum and Crypto To Outperform Once One Macro Event Unfolds

Bloomberg’s closely followed senior commodities strategist, Mike McGlone, is expressing bullish sentiment on crypto assets once inflation is wiped out. (read more)

Volatility expected as $490M in ETH options expire shortly after the Ethereum Merge

The outcome of the Ethereum Merge will be a primary price drive that dictates whether ETH bears profit from this week’s options expiry. (read more)

How Much Higher Will the Price of Ethereum Increase After the Merger?

Since the Merge is anticipated to be finished between September 15 and 20, Ethereum 2.0 is currently in its final stages. Systems on the blockchain will convert from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake as (read more)

Ethereum Blockchain’s Upgrade May Lead to Greater Institutional Adoption of Ether: Bank of America

Investors who are barred from buying tokens that run on proof-of-work systems may be able to buy ether after the blockchain switches to proof-of-stake, the bank said. (read more)

Binance Coin Surpasses 1 Billion Trading Volume After BNB Network Upgrade

There is strength in numbers and Binance Coin (BNB) has proven that time and again with its robust community of Bitcoin enthusiasts whose faith in the (read more)

Tether’s Lead Over USDC Hits $16B as Binance Moves to Limit Stablecoin Competitors

The market cap gap between Tether and USDC had narrowed to $10 billion earlier this year. (read more)

Crypto market maturing, KPMG says

The crypto and blockchain sector continues to show signs of maturity, despite global and ecosystem challenges, audit, tax and professional services firm (read more)

Bitcoin declared ‘dead’ by media 461 times, yet new data hints at another scenario

Questions concerning Bitcoin continue to be raised as the flagship digital asset battles to maintain support above $20,000. (read more)

In anticipation of a merge, the Ethereum network attracts more than 70,000 new addresses

An important cryptocurrency project event is regarded as the forthcoming Ethereum merger. The community believes that this will play a big role in driving up the price of ETH in the future. As a resul (read more)

In Bear Crypto Markets, All Roads Lead To Bitcoin

Bitcoin might be the world’s strongest decentralized network, but is it the best candidate for hosting DeFi? Bear markets were made for building and all eyes are on The Merge. When the market rallies again, we’ll know whether DeFi and Bitcoin have a shared future or are destined to remain estranged. (read more)

Japan proposes easing crypto taxes in a bid to strengthen the economy

Japan’s regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), is proposing easing the corporate crypto tax in the country to strengthen the economy (read more)

Reddit co-founder’s VC fund to invest $177 million into crypto sector as ‘everything is on sale’

Seven Seven Six, the venture capital firm by Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian is planning to make its first direct entry into the crypto space. (read more)

The Merge Gets A Soft Date As Ethereum Devs Complete Upgrade Of All Public Testnets

Ethereum’s transition from a proof of work to a proof of stake consensus network is almost here. According to an announcement (read more)

Inflation Hedge or Not, Bitcoin’s True Value Is Separation of Money and State

Inflationary forces are still out there and investors are thinking about how best to protect themselves. Is bitcoin a way to do that? (read more)

Rare Signal Emerges Hinting Now Is The Best Time To Buy Bitcoin

The time-tested hash ribbons indicator flagged a rare buy signal on Friday, suggesting now is the best time to buy bitcoin. (read more)

Institutional Investors Didn’t Sell Their Crypto Holdings Despite Market-Wide Selloff

Despite a massive market-wide selloff, digital asset investment products saw minor outflows last week. Digital Asset Fund Flows. (read more)

Ethereum staking explodes ahead of the Merge, 13.3 million ETH on the deposit contract

The Ethereum Merge, scheduled for mid-September, is drawing closer, as the volume of ETH deposited in the contract explodes. ETH2 staking addresses ha (read more)

Top Talent from Traditional Finance Is Shifting to Crypto

Despite BTC sell-off and a significant drop in total value locked (TVL), talent is migrating from traditional finance to the crypto space. (read more)

SHIB, Dogecoin Up Double-Digits Over the Week

Although Dogecoin and Shiba Inu posted losses in the past 24 hours, both meme coins are still boasting solid gains over the last week. (read more)

Community-Led Protocol Antelope Makes a Giant Leap to Fork and Rebrand EOSIO

Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - August 17, 2022) - Antelope, a community-run blockchain protocol, has announced its decision to fork from EOSIO 2.0 and... (read more)

Biggest Ethereum Whale Makes Nearly $1,000,000,000 in Less Than a Month As ETH Cracks $2,000

The richest wallet on the Ethereum (ETH) network increased in value by almost a billion dollars over the past 30 days on the back of strong ETH rallies. (read more)

Monero (XMR) Climbs Over 7% Before Weekend Hard Fork

Monero (XMR) price has surged by as much as 7% in a matter of 24 hours before network upgrade or hard fork on August 13. XMR climbs by over 7% overnight (read more)

Binance holds the most amount of Bitcoin on exchanges after roles have reversed with Coinbase

The amount of Bitcoin held by Binance and Coinbase has been following a falling trend since the beginning of the year. In May, Binance’s Bitcoin holdings started to spike while Coinbase’s keeps falling. (read more)

USDT volume on exchanges up 20% in 3 months

Tether’s USDT volume on crypto exchanges is up over 20% within the last three months according to new data from Santiment. (read more)

Reddit is forging ahead with blockchain adoption push with FTX partnership

Reddit has partnered with FTX Pay to allow users to buy ETH with fiat to pay for gas fees associated with Community Points transactions. (read more)

Cardano Price Eyes 30% Rally As ADA Accumulation Accelerates Among Whales and Sharks

ADA’s performance in the past few weeks has been impressive, with network activity reaching new heights as bullish sentiments remain (read more)

We’ll Use 1M ETH Stash to Support Ethereum Fork, Justin Sun Pledges

As some crypto community members consider forking Ethereum in the lead-up to the Merge, Justin Sun has weighed in to pledge his support. (read more)

Why the Inevitable Crypto Winter May Not Be As Bad as It Sounds

The crypto bear market is finally here, and all-time highs look ever more like distant sweet dreams. Bitcoin (BTC) is down over 70% from its highs, Ethereum (ETH) by almost 80% and so is virtually every other coin. (read more)

Solana Unicorn Magic Eden Expands NFT Marketplace to Ethereum

Recently valued at $1.6 billion, Magic Eden will begin its multi-chain expansion with Ethereum in the coming weeks. (read more)

Nearly $140 Billion in Stablecoins Poised to Re-enter Crypto Markets

Crypto markets stabilized in July with no final capitulation event as many had predicted. There is now a large sum sitting in stablecoins waiting to re-enter markets when the time is right. (read more)

Ethereum Could Unexpectedly Explode Back to New All-Time Highs Amid ETH 2.0 Hype, Says Top Trader

A widely followed crypto analyst says that Ethereum (ETH) could pull off an unexpected rally back to its highs around $4,800 when hype over the ETH 2.0 merge builds up. (read more)

Crypto Futures Market Sees $400m Flushed As Bitcoin Breaks $23k

Data shows the crypto futures market has observed more than $400 million in liquidations during the last 24 hours as Bitcoin breaks above $23k. (read more)

Research: Stablecoin supply on exchanges reaches all-time high

Analyzing the data reveals that the stablecoin supply on exchanges tends to increase significantly when uncertainty hits the market. (read more)

Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX is in talks to buy crypto exchange Bithumb, continuing its acquisition spree

Talks of another acquisition are part of FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s aggressive acquisition approach amid a major downturn in the crypto market. (read more)

Ethereum Weekly Exchange Net Flow Points To Growing Accumulation Trend

Ethereum had been one of the largest winners of the rally that rocked the crypto market last week. The network had seen a boost when one of the developers (read more)

Ethereum(ETH) To Process 100,000 Transactions Per Second

Vitalik Buterin, the Etherium co-founder mentions that Ethereum(ETH) network will be able to potentially process 100k transactions per second, Read CNL (read more)

Square Enix Backs Zebedee in a $35M Round to Bring Bitcoin-Based Payments to Gaming

Zebedee has completed a $35 million funding round led by Kingsway Capital and backed by Square Enix, and Initial Capital to enable bitcoin-based payments in games. (read more)

Ethereum developers activate the merge on Sepolia testnet

With the Sepolia testnet merge, Ethereum developers have take another step closer to the merge on the main blockchain later this year. (read more)

Crypto Credit Cards Rise as Traditional Credit Cards Get Ditched

Crypto credit cards are on the move: traditional credit cards using digital fiat are being ditched in favor of crypto rewards credit cards. (read more)

Cardano, Solana, Polkadot and Four More Altcoins Are Top Smart Contract Platform Holdings for Grayscale

Crypto asset management giant Grayscale has updated its smart contract platform holdings as the digital asset markets consolidate well below their all-time highs. (read more)

Massive Bitcoin Outflows Rock Crypto Exchanges, Spelling Ultra-Bullish Sentiments For BTC

After hinting at recovering later on Monday, Bitcoin managed to regain its perch above $20,000 and hold atop that level through mid-week. (read more)

Ethereum Transaction Fees Dip to Lowest Since December 2020, Bitcoin Fees Relatively Stable

The depressed state of the crypto market has also taken its toll on transaction fees, with Ethereum (ETH) fees now finally coming down to lows not seen since December 2020 -- while Bitcoin (BTC) fees remained around the same low level they have been at for the past year. (read more)

DoorDash and Uber Eats Partners BitPay to Accept Crypto Payments

DoorDash and Uber Eats have recently partnered with BitPay to allow customers to order food and pay with crypto, giving three easy options to do so (read more)

Laminate This: What to Say to Crypto Haters

Tired of clueless pundits and friends dredging up the same old talking points about why crypto is all a scam? Pull out this document. (read more)

FTX Close to Buying BlockFi for Just $25M

The beleaguered crypto lender was reportedly close to finalizing a down round valuing it at $1 billion earlier this month. (read more)

Crypto winter wipes out large chunk of North Korea’s weapons program funding

Back in 2018, a Singapore-based US citizen and member of the Ethereum Foundation advised North Korea on how to use cryptocurrencies to work around US sanctions. Now... (read more)

North Korea’s $400M Crypto Losses Could Hurt Its Nuclear Weapons Program: Report

North Korea’s ill-gotten crypto gains have plunged in value—which could impact on its nuclear weapons program, according to a new report. (read more)

Crypto more popular than mutual funds among millennials, survey shows

An Alto survey shows that 70% of millennials who own crypto and have an individual retirement account hold their assets in their IRA. (read more)

Uniswap Announces Acquisition of NFT Marketplace Aggregator Genie

Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI) has acquired Genie, an NFT marketplace aggregator. What Happened: Despite the recent plunge in NFT prices, Uniswap, a cryptocurrency exchange using a decentralized network protocol, announced on Tuesaday that it has moved to acquire Genie. (read more)

GameFi continues to grow despite crypto winter

The report also gave several examples for how GameFi projects are utilizing crypto assets for reasons other than speculation. (read more)

Bitcoin Suisse Director says crypto market is forming a bottom

The crypto market is close to a point where some of the real excess leverage has been driven out of the system, Bitcoin Suisse Director Giles Keating said. (read more)

5 indicators traders can use to know when a crypto bear market is ending

Calling a market bottom is impossible, but traders can use these five indicators to get an early signal of when a bear market is close to ending. (read more)

Cardano’s ‘Decoupling’ Sets It Out For Massive Bull Rally As Pundits Envision $10 ADA Price

The ongoing crypto winter has thrust Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, and most cryptocurrencies into an excruciating downtrend for the (read more)

Here’s why crypto experts are shrugging off the bitcoin crash

With bitcoin’s drop, the status of cryptocurrency as “digital gold” may be changing, and it has investors worried. (read more)

Crypto Winter Layoffs? Binance Is Hiring While Most Exchanges Are Firing, CEO Says

Many of Binance’s competitors, including Coinbase, have recently announced significant staff reductions. (read more)

Bitcoin price falls below its ‘realized price’ but is it time to buy the dip?

Another wave of selling hit BTC and sent its price to lows not seen since December 2020. Does on-chain data suggest this dip is worth buying? (read more)

Tron DAO Reserve buys $50M of Bitcoin and TRX to add to USDD reserves

The purchase was announced in a tweet saying it was meant to “safeguard the overall blockchain industry and crypto market.” (read more)

Ethereum’s Merge Upgrade Goes Live Today on Ropsten Testnet

In a historic move, Ethereum’s longest-running testnet called Ropsten is transitioning to a proof-of-stake algorithm on Wednesday. (read more)

Ethereum’s Ropsten test merge expected to initiate in next 48 hours

Ropsten is about to undergo its transition to proof of stake — as one of the final tests ahead of the merge on the main Ethereum blockchain. (read more)

Market Wrap: Cryptos Climb Amid Lower Volatility; Sentiment Improves

So far, BTC has avoided significant price drops. But option traders are protecting against the downside. (read more)

This Week in Coins: Markets Flatten, Kanye Files Web3 Trademarks, Eurovision Winners Donate Ethereum to Ukraine

Also: The Bank of England announced plans for stablecoin “oversight,” and The Weeknd is teaming up with Binance. (read more)

Bitcoin, Ethereum Fall 5% as Markets Slump Into Correction Territory

The prices of Bitcoin and Ethereum, the world’s two biggest cryptocurrencies, dropped by about 5% each in the past 24 hours. (read more)

Solana blockchain suffers new network outage

The Solana development team has asked validators to prepare to reboot the blockchain. (read more)

Cardano Jumps 29% as Bitcoin, Ethereum Recover

Amid a recovering crypto market, the token underpinning the Cardano blockchain is up nearly 30% on the day. (read more)

Bitcoin Begins a New Week by Hitting Above $31K

Bitcoin posted a strong start to the week, rising to over $31,000 while U.S. equity markets were closed for the Memorial Day holiday. (read more)

Ethereum’s Merge is Coming and the Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher

The most important upgrade in blockchain history is slated for August. And the outcome of the Ethereum merge has huge implications for all of crypto. (read more)

Mass Adoption of Crypto Assets Is Coming, Predicts Mastercard Executive

A corporate vice president at one of the leading credit card companies is weighing on what it would take for the industry to adopt blockchain technology on a mass scale. (read more)

Analyst Who Called 2021 Bitcoin Crash Unveils Realistic Price Path to New BTC All-Time High

A closely followed crypto analyst known for accurately calling the crash of May 2021 is laying out a realistic price path for Bitcoin (BTC) to follow to new all-time highs. (read more)

Just in: Federal Reserve reveals 12% of U.S. adults own crypto

A new survey by the Federal Reserve indicates that as of 2021, about 12% of the United States adults held different cryptocurrencies. (read more)

DeFi Evangelists Still Bullish, Despite Terra Meltdown

DeFi proponents continue to champion algorithmic stablecoins, despite Terra’s recent collapse and general apprehension around stablecoins. (read more)

Bitcoin price predictions abound as traders focus on the next BTC halving cycle

Traders still anticipate BTC prices above $100,000, but a closer look at the BTC halving cycle chart suggests that a sharper downside move will occur first. (read more)

Crypto Adoption Rises in Argentina Despite Strict Central Bank Regulations

The Central bank of Argentina imposes strict rules to ban the crypto related services besides the rise of crypto adoption in the country. (read more)

China Reemerges as Top Mining Hub a Year After Blanket Ban

China has jumped back to one of the top mining hubs in the world despite a crackdown on operations by the country’s government last year. (read more)

Crypto Investors Buy Market Dip, Weekly Inflows Hit Record High

The crypto market has plunged to its lowest level in approximately 12 months. However, the negative market sentiment has not affected institutional investors. (read more)

Extreme Fear Back In Focus: Is It Time To Buy Bitcoin?

Data shows the Bitcoin market has again fallen back into a state of extreme fear as the price has plummeted down over the past week. Bitcoin Fear And (read more)

Top Trader Says Whales Are Doubling Down on Long Positions As Crypto Markets Get Ready for Reversal

A popular crypto analyst says deep-pocketed investors are doubling down on long positions amid the recent market-wide price collapse. (read more)

El Salvador ‘Buys The Bitcoin Dip’, Splashes Over $15 Million On Fresh BTC Purchase

El Salvador puts its foot on the pedal to increase the size of its BTC holdings. The latest acquisition means the country has purchase (read more)

Cardano Adoption Surges As Number of ADA Wallets Breaks New All-Time High

New data shows that Ethereum challenger Cardano (ADA) is seeing a surge in adoption with the number of ADA wallets hitting a new all-time high despite a shaky April for the smart contract platform. (read more)

Bitcoin Bullish Signal: Netflow Observes Sharp Negative Spike

On-chain data shows Bitcoin netflows have observed a sharp negative spike recently, a sign that could be bullish for the crypto. (read more)

Bitcoin, Ether See ‘Brewing’ Mega Upsurge as US Makes Biggest Interest Rate Rise in 22 Years

On Wednesday, the Fed raised a rare half percentage point interest rate as it races to shrink its $9 trillion asset portfolio. (read more)

Dogecoin Sees Immense Push As Elon Musk Mulls Utilizing DOGE To ‘Defeat The Spam Bots’ On Twitter

Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has been ramping up efforts to solve the perennial problem of Spam Bots on Twitter. Even before purchasing the (read more)

Cuba Approves Crypto Services, Subject to Bank License

Cuba: Central bank has authorized virtual asset service providers and the issuance of cryptocurrencies on the Caribbean island. (read more)

Rio Joins The Party, Brazil Passes Bill To Regulate Cryptocurrencies

After months of anticipation, Brazil has finally passed a bill establishing the country’s crypto framework into law. By year end, it will be operational. (read more)

Central African Republic Launches Legal Framework For Economic Use Of Bitcoin

The Central African Republic is establishing a legal framework that will allow the use of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to be used in the economy. (read more)

Stripe test lets Twitter creators get paid in cryptocurrency

Stripe is piloting a program that will let creators on Twitter receive payouts in USD Coin, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. (read more)

The Use of Cryptos Is Forecasted to Rise by 70% In the US

Cryptocurrency adoption in the United States is picking up pace in 2022. According to the survey by Insider Intelligence that was reported in the Street, 10. (read more)

Ethereum Earned Global Investors $76.3B in Realized Gains in 2021 Thanks to DeFi: Report

Powered by DeFi, Ethereum holders have raked in more realized gains than Bitcoin in 2021, according to a Chainalysis report. (read more)

Ethereum Foundation Report Reveals $1.6B Treasury Holdings

The first Ethereum Foundation report has outlined the non-profit’s ETH holdings, accounting for 80.5% of its $1.6 billion treasury. (read more)

Bitcoin price eyes recovery as whales accumulate massive amounts of BTC

Bitcoin price rally could soon wipe losses of investors over the past two weeks. Analysts evaluate the Bitcoin price trend and set a bullish target at (read more)

75% of Bitcoin wallets are in profit despite bearish market

A new data from Glassnode has revealed that 75% of Bitcoin wallets are currently in profit despite the bearish nature of the market. (read more)

Ethereum’s Shadow Fork Test Successful Ahead of Proof of Stake Upgrade (The Merge)

Ethereum tests on shadow fork prove successful ahead of the much-anticipated upgrade to a proof of stake blockchain network (read more)

Bank Of America Warns of Dire Recession That Could See Cryptos Rocketing to New Highs

As the U.S. economy continues to reel under the pressure of mounting inflation, the Bank of America (BofA) foresees a recession as the FED (read more)

Bitcoin’s 5-year returns outperform world’s major indices average ROI by 1,645%

Bitcoin’s growth in recent years is highlighted by the asset’s significant ROI that has dwarfed major stock market indices over five year. (read more)

40% of youngsters want to use crypto for payments, new research reveals

As many as 40% of 18 to 35 year old people in 11 countries want to use crypto for payments as they are more efficient and safer. (read more)

Bitcoin (BTC) Gearing Up for New Rally As Ethereum (ETH) Takes a Breather: Analyst Michaël van de Poppe

Popular crypto strategist Michaël van de Poppe says Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are setting the stage up for a fresh rally while predicting a shallow pullback for Ethereum (ETH). (read more)

Ether is worth more than $6,000, based on this valuation model

Meanwhile, assets under management in crypto exchange-traded products, or ETPs, could double to $120 billion by 2028, according to a Bloomberg report. (read more)

BitMEX Founder Predicts ETH At $10k - Reveals Why He’s Ditching Bitcoin For Ether and Solana

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX is predicting ETH will become a five-digit coin in USD terms before year-end. (read more)

Total Value Locked in Defi Nears Lifetime High, Ethereum’s TVL Dominates by 54%

The TVL in defi is nearing the all-time high (ATH) of $256 billion on December 2, 2021, as it’s only 10.82% under the TVL’s ATH. (read more)

Momentum Is Back in the Crypto World – How High Can These Top Tokens Go?

Here’s what may be in store for top tokens Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) as investors digest uncertainty in the market. The post Momentum Is... (read more)

Crypto will become mainstream say most professional investors: study

Big money managers are changing their tune on crypto — and fast. A majority of professional investors believe that digital assets will become mainstream... (read more)

Bitcoin Bulls Eye $61,000 As BTC Roars Past $47,500 in Classic Textbook Price Pattern

Bitcoin seems to be finally out of the woods after rallying past $45,000 following an eleven-week-long consolidation. As of writing, the (read more)

ETH Due For An Explosive Move As ‘Ethereum Merge’ Google Searches Spike To Unprecedented Highs

After the successful launch of the Ethereum “Merge” on the Kiln testnet on March 15, the community is now excited about the imminent shift to (read more)

Ethereum Bullish Signal: ETH 2.0 Staking Rate Spikes Up

Data shows the staking rate of the Ethereum Proof-of-stake contract (formerly called the ETH 2.0 upgrade) has surged up recently, a sign that could be (read more)

Bitcoin (BTC) Technical Indicators Give Bullish Signal That Previously Preceded 40% Spike

Bitcoin (BTC) has been moving upwards since Jan. 24 and could be in the initial stages of establishing a fresh bullish structure. (read more)

Major banks say customers demand more crypto-related services as interest in digital assets grow

Despite market volatility and regulatory uncertainty Australian banks and financial institutions report considerable interest in crypto. (read more)

Ethereum Whales Pick Up ‘$8 Billion’ Pace While ETH Nears $3000 For The First Time In Weeks

Whale activity has become a source of concern for Ethereum developers in recent days. Despite this, $3K is within the crosshairs for the (read more)

Long-term Bitcoin holders unmoved by market volatility, accumulate instead

Despite the recent cryptocurrency market volatility, the amount of Bitcoin in the wallets of long-term holders is consistently increasing. (read more)

Bitcoin (BTC) Spikes Over Resistance to Trade Above $40,000 Again

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) spiked significantly on March 16, reaching a local high of $41,718. However, it was rejected and has decreased slightly since. (read more)

Crypto adoption to skyrocket in South Korea as President-elect imposes zero taxes on gains

Global crypto market capitalization has increased by $72.8 billion over the past 24 hours. Proponents believe that the market cap could appreciate eve (read more)

Ethereum Whales Are Quietly Accumulating One of ETH’s Biggest Competitors

New on-chain data shows that some of the largest Ethereum whales in existence are investing in one of ETH’s primary competitors. (read more)

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak ‘Feels’ Bitcoin Will Be Worth $100,000

Despite its rollercoaster ride in the market, there are always people who remain steadfast in their belief in Bitcoin. One of them is a pillar of tech (read more)

Stripe launches payments support for crypto businesses, partners with FTX

Stripe has rolled out payment support for crypto businesses including a partnership with FTX that also involves helping it with KYC. (read more)

Skybridge Capital Founder Says $100K Bitcoin is Within Reach As He Shares Trajectory For $500,000

Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of Skybridge Capital, once again reiterated his stance that Bitcoin would reach the $500,000 price point. (read more)

Visa’s embrace of crypto is starting to pay off

With $1 billion-plus spent on its crypto-linked cards in the first half of 2021, the payments giant is reaping the rewards of its focus on fintech. (read more)

‘Governments Have Unintentionally Created The Perfect Environment For Bitcoin To Thrive’ — DCG’s Silbert

Bitcoin has been seeing astronomical levels of adoption that its proponents have attributed to several factors. According to Barry Silbert (read more)

Why Ethereum May Retest The $2,500 Support Level

Ethereum has been on. A declining trend like the rest of the market but the leading smart contract platform has been on the receiving end of one of the (read more)

Crypto is set to get a big boost from the ruble’s collapse and the growing market share of stablecoins, JPMorgan says

The reality for Russian citizens over the past week has been a significant loss in purchasing power and a run on several banks. (read more)

Crypto Donations To Ukraine Top $52 Million As Funds Pour In From Bitcoin, Ether, PolkaDot And NFTs

Newly received donations, which have been used for military equipment and food, include $6.5 million from auctioning off a Ukraine flag NFT—the tenth most expensive NFT sale ever. (read more)

Bitcoin miners brought in just over $1 billion in revenue during February

Bitcoin miners brought in $1.06 billion in revenues during February 2022, according to data compiled by The Block Research. (read more)

Bitcoin Volumes Surge As Ruble Plummets

The data has shown that trading volumes in the ruble-bitcoin (BTC-RUB) pair are at historic high levels last seen in May 2021. (read more)

Cash Transactions Are Almost Dead In Ukraine As Bitcoin, Ether, USDT Come To The Rescue

Ukrainians are turning to cryptocurrencies for day-to-day cash transactions in the wake of the armed conflicts with Russia. Donations have (read more)

Ethereum Gets an Upgraded Scaling Testnet – And It’s Actually Years Ahead of Schedule

The zkEVM test network will be the first of its kind and could change the Ethereum scaling landscape in the near future. (read more)

El Salvador’s tourism increases by 30% since BTC law

Following El Salvador making bitcoin (BTC) legal tender in the country, the nation has witnessed an increase in tourism. (read more)

Bitcoin’s price won’t ‘crack just yet,’ analysts say, as the crypto holds above $37,000

Bitcoin’s 90-day correlation with the S&P 500 reached the highest level since October 2020, while its correlation with gold turned negative, (read more)

Axie Infinity Sets Record-Breaking $4 Billion In NFT Sales

Axie Infinity, the Ethereum-based video game, continues to amaze its fandom over the last year. Despite some hiccups, the play-to-earn game is relentless. (read more)

Elon Musk Reveals Dogecoin Will Be Accepted at Tesla’s New Futuristic Diner, Drive-in Theater

Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla’s upcoming futuristic diner and drive-in theater, planned for the Hollywood area, will accept the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin. The electric car company currently accepts DOGE for some merchandise on its website. (read more)

Polkadot (DOT) Could Become One of the Top Crypto Assets of 2022, According to Coin Bureau

A widely-followed analyst says blockchain-interoperability altcoin Polkadot (DOT) has the potential to be one of the top crypto assets of the year. (read more)

Mastercard Adds Crypto Consulting Service in Latest Effort to Boost Cryptocurrency Adoption

Mastercard is expanding its payments-focused consulting service to include crypto. It covers “a range of digital currency capabilities.” (read more)

Ethereum investment products finally break a nine-week run of outflows

Last week, Ethereum investment products finally broke a nine-week streak of outflows, while Bitcoin saw a fourth consecutive week of inflows. (read more)

Ethereum Gets Extra $38M In Staking From Ether Capital

Publicly traded company Ether Capital has added an additional $38 million or 10,240 to Ethereum(ETH) 2.0 staking or consensus layer. (read more)

Ethereum Fees Drop to the Lowest Rate in 4 Months, 71% Lower Than Transfer Fees in January

The average transaction fee on the Ethereum network has dropped to the lowest level in four months, according to today’s statistics. (read more)

Binance is taking a $200 million stake in Forbes

Binance is taking a $200 million stake in Forbes — the publication it once sued for defamation and then voluntarily dropped the lawsuit. (read more)

Zynga Plans First NFT Games, Web 3 Acquisitions in 2022

The mobile gaming giant expects to announce partnerships with, and possible purchases of, blockchain firms by the end of the second quarter. (read more)

Crypto is like the 1990s internet, nearing a hyper-adoption phase, Wells Fargo says

Cryptocurrency adoption is near a hyper-inflection phase, similar to what the internet experienced during the mid-to late 1990s, Wells Fargo said. (read more)

Polygon Raises $450 Million From Sequoia Capital India, Softbank, Shark Tank’s Kevin O’leary

Polygon raised $450 million in a fundraising round led by Sequoia Capital India with participation from more than 40 venture capital firms. (read more)

Google Exploring Blockchain Products — CEO Shares Web3 Strategies

Google has shared details of its web3 and blockchain strategies. “As a company, we are looking at how we might contribute to the ecosystem.” (read more)

Bitcoin price prepares to rebound after Russian finance minister vows to let banks sell cryptos

Russia’s finance minister takes a pro-Bitcoin stance and wants banks to sell cryptocurrencies. Analysts predict a bullish breakout in Bitcoin with pro (read more)

New Malware Emerges That Targets Coinbase Wallet, MetaMask and Other Crypto Extensions: Report

A new type of malware has surfaced that can compromise crypto wallets and extensions, putting investors at risk of hacks. (read more)

Ethereum Fees Drop 53% in 20 Days — Polygon Hermez, Loopring Offer Lowest L2 Fees

Ethereum fees reached a high on January 10, at $52.46 per transaction and the current average fees today are 53.03% lower. (read more)

Ethereum Whales Go On $88 Million Shiba Inu Buying Spree

Ethereum whales have always been bullish on Shiba Inu. It is obvious in their purchase history that these whales with large ETH holdings are vying hard for (read more)

Global Crypto Owners Predicted to Surpass 1 Billion This Year

The number of global crypto owners is expected to exceed one billion by the end of the year, according to a report by Crypto.com. (read more)

Bitcoin and Ethereum Recover 8% Overnight

Is the panic over? Bitcoin and Ethereum are recovering from last week’s price crash, while some altcoins are positively surging today. (read more)

Bitcoin bounces off six month lows as buyers step in

Bitcoin gained on the day on Monday as buyers stepped in to buy the cryptocurrency, after earlier tumbling to its lowest level in six months on fears of a Russian attack on Ukraine and before this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. (read more)

Buterin Reveals How he Burned Almost $7B Worth of Shiba Inu (SHIB)

Vitalik Buterin reveals some intriguing details on the process he underwent to burn almost $7B worth of SHIB sent to him by SHIB’s founders. (read more)

Facebook And Instagram On The Verge Of Introducing Over 1 Billion Users To The NFT Space

You soon will be able to trade and display your non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on your Facebook and Instagram profiles as well as use the (read more)

Cardano (ADA) Metaverse Launches With Thousands Investing in Its Digital Real Estate

Play-to-earn gaming and non-fungible token (NFT) project Pavia is premiering on the Cardano (ADA) network months after the fifth-largest blockchain by market cap rolled out smart contract features. (read more)

Cardano’s transaction volume flips Ethereum as value rises by over 30%

Cardano’s daily transaction volume in the last 24 hours beat that of the second-largest crypto asset by market cap, Ethereum. (read more)

Crypto.com Capital Expands $200M Fund to $500M

Newly hired GP Jon Russell says larger pool of capital is coming from Crypto.com’s balance sheet. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Has Nothing but Bullish Times Ahead, According to InvestAnswers – Here’s Why

A popular crypto strategist says that Chainlink (LINK) is on track to move upwards despite its underwhelming performance in the market last year. (read more)

Turkey embraces Bitcoin and Tether as the lira keeps spiraling down

The volatility of the Turkish lira is pushing Turks to adopt cryptocurrencies as both a means of payment and a store of value. (read more)

Today in Bitcoin history: 13-year anniversary of transaction between Satoshi and Hal Finney

In a test transaction conducted on Jan. 12, 2009, Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto sent computer scientist Hal Finney 10 BTC on the blockchain. (read more)

Bitcoin Has Replaced Gold For Younger Investors, Says Finance Professor

Bitcoin has now solidified its position as the digital gold, especially for young investors. It has outperformed gold for years now and has grown way ahead of (read more)

Bitcoin Will Outpace Stocks In 2022 Amid Fed Rate Hikes: Report

A recent analysis by Bloomberg's Mike McGlone says Bitcoin BTC is going to dominate the crypto market in 2022, despite the recent plunge. (read more)

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Stabilizes Near $43K as Layer 1 Tokens Attract Attention

Harmony (ONE), fantom (FTOM), cosmos (ATOM), and NEAR (NEAR) quickly turned to green despite Wednesday’s broader market sell-off. (read more)

Aave launches its permissioned DeFi platform Aave Arc

Aave has launched its permissioned DeFi platform for institutions. Fireblocks is the first whitelister of the platform. (read more)

Tether froze over $1 million worth of USDT last week

Stablecoin issuer Tether blacklisted an Ethereum address last week that had over $1 million of USDT balance in it. (read more)

Goldman Sachs shows Bitcoin outperformed all capital markets in 2021

The latest data from Goldman Sachs shows that Bitcoin has cemented its position as the go-to store of value among many investors. (read more)

Bitcoin set for ‘$220,000 in 2022’ as billionaires fear dollar ‘will go to hell’

BITCOIN is on course for ‘$220,000 in 2022’ as billionaires across the globe buy up the world’s premier cryptocurrency as a hedge against inflationary fiat currencies that could ‘go to hell’, an expert has claimed. (read more)

Market Wrap Year-End Review: Altcoins, NFTs Filled Void When Bitcoin Got Boring

In mid-2021, crypto traders turned their attention to “Ethereum killers” and ridiculous-seeming NFTs that fetched hundreds of thousands of dollars. (read more)

Tezos-powered NFT game DOGAMÍ secures $6M in funding round

DOGAMÍ, the first mass-market play-to-earn NFT game running on Tezos, secured $6M in a funding round led by Animoca Brands, Ubisoft, and The Sandbox cofounders, Invezz learned from a press release. (read more)

Kraken Exchange CEO Wants You To Borrow Against Your CryptoPunk

According to Powell, the marketplace would provide custody services and the exchange is considering a system where customers can use their NFTs as collateral to borrow funds against. (read more)

Investors poured a record $30 billion into crypto in 2021

Investors poured $30 billion into companies like crypto exchanges, crypto-enabled games, and metaverse platforms. (read more)

Bitcoin Price Jumps Towards $50K As Fed Chair Speaks

Bitcoin quickly turned green as the Fed announced a quicker withdrawal of its asset purchasing programs and likely interest rate hikes in 2022. (read more)

Tesla To Accept Dogecoin For Merchandise, Token Soars 30%

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric-car maker will take dogecoin as payment for merch, causing the crypto asset to soar by as much as 33%. (read more)

Bitcoin Touches New Milestone With 90% of Total Supply Mined

However, the entire supply won’t get mined until February 2140. (read more)

Kickstarter plans to migrate to platform built on Celo blockchain

Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan and co-founder Perry Chen said the site would be developing an open source protocol that will live on the Celo blockchain, citing its carbon negative operations. (read more)

Ubisoft launches Quartz for its first NFTs in Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Ubisoft is unveiling Quartz, a new platform for players to acquire Digits, the first NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) playable in a mainstream game. (read more)

Ethereum’s market cap is now beyond that of the biggest banks in the world

Ethereum’s market cap has flipped that of JPMorgan, the largest bank in the world alongside other global finan institutions. (read more)

Bitcoin Hashrate Rises Despite Price Drop, Mystery Hashpower Returns

Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased a great deal, even after the leading crypto asset’s price slipped below the $50K price zone. (read more)

Top Traders Are Accumulating Seven Altcoins Built on Ethereum, According to Crypto Whale Watcher

The largest crypto whales in the Ethereum ecosystem are utilizing the market dip to purchase more ETH, dollar-pegged stablecoins, and seven additional altcoins running on the leading smart contract platform. (read more)

How Thai Crypto Unicorn Bitkub Plans to Become the Coinbase of Asia

The crypto exchange Bitkub plans to expand over Malaysia, the Philippines, and Laos, to become “to become the Coinbase of Southeast Asia” (read more)

Ethereum outperforms bitcoin by the most since its inception

Ether has gained about 530pc since December, compared with bitcoin’s doubling, widening the performance gap between the two by more than 400 percentage points. (read more)

Bitcoin, Ethereum Rebound as Reports Suggest COVID-19 Variant Is ‘Mild’

Leading cryptocurrencies have recovered hefty losses brought about by the rise of a new Coronavirus variant called Omicron. (read more)

Decentralized exchanges near $100 billion in monthly volume for November

Monthly data for decentralized exchanges (DEXs) indicates that the ecosystem has seen nearly $100 billion in volume for the month of November. (read more)

Crypto.com token (CRO) added $7 billion to its market cap over past week

On November 17, the cryptocurrency exchange Crypto dot com and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) shocked the world with a massive $700 million 20-year agreement on the naming rights of the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (read more)

Largest Ethereum Whales Heavily Loading Up on One Crypto Exchange Token, According to WhaleStats

New data shows that the biggest Ethereum (ETH) whales in existence are heavily accumulating one crypto exchange token that’s been trading under the radar over t (read more)

Eurosystem Approves New Oversight Framework Concerning Crypto Services

The Eurosystem has introduced a new framework for overseeing electronic payments, including services related to crypto assets. (read more)

Crypto.com coin surged 91% since Staples Center renaming

Crypto.com coin has rallied 91% from the day it was announced that the exchange paid $700 million to rebrand the Staples Center as Crypto.com Arena. (read more)

El Salvador Is Building a City Dedicated to Bitcoin

El Salvador is building “Bitcoin City” and issuing $1 billion in Bitcoin bonds with the help of Blockstream and Bitfinex. (read more)

A Third of Millennials and Half of Generation Z Prefer Part of Their Paychecks in Crypto: Report

A new global survey indicates that younger generations are open to receiving a substantial amount of their paychecks in Bitcoin (BTC) or other crypto assets. (read more)

Zimbabwe Could Adopt Bitcoin As Legal Tender Following El Salvador

The adoption of Bitcoin by El Salvador has opened the door for more adoption. However, the first country to achieve it didn’t find it easy. There were (read more)

Is This The Beginning Of A New Bull Run In Crypto

While Bitcoin’s price valuations might not be cheap, they don’t seem overstretched either. Is This The Beginning Of A New Bull Run In Crypto (read more)

Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Should Occur On Saturday

Bitcoin’s long-awaited Taproot update will occur in the coming days, with most sites suggesting Saturday as its activation date. (read more)

Mastercard Outlines 3-Pronged Strategy to Support the Growing Crypto Community

The payments company said at its annual investor’s day conference that it would focus on services, network access and security. (read more)

Bitcoin adds over 350,000 new holders in a month as BTC nears $68k

On Tuesday, Bitcoin reached a new all-time high, extending a run that has brought the whole value of the crypto market close to $3 trillion. (read more)

New York City’s next mayor says crypto should be taught in schools

“That’s what we must do — open our schools to teach the technology and teach this new way of thinking,” Eric Adams said. (read more)

5 reasons why blockchain-based gaming economies are the future

Axie Infinity showed the gaming industry just a sliver of what blockchain-based gaming can achieve, and the industry is set to explode in the near future. (read more)

Ethereum Alternatives and Gaming Tokens Outperform BTC and ETH

Solana’s SOL hit an all-time high of $246 on Wednesday and the token is up 5% in the last 24 hours. Polkadot (DOT) is up 7%. (read more)

Global Cheap Electricity Distribution Bodes Well For Bitcoin Decentralization

The China mining ban was a godsend for Bitcoin decentralization. So far, the USA is the big winner. However, for the good of the network, it would be ideal to (read more)

Crypto Dad: ‘Money Is Too Important To Be Left To Central Bankers’

Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo (aka Crypto Dad), tells Forbes how his work as a regulator cleared the path for today’s bitcoin ETFs and breaks down why the US needs a sense of urgency when it comes to developing a digital dollar. (read more)

Bitcoin White Paper Celebrates 13th Birthday

A technical manifesto, the Bitcoin white paper was released 13 years ago today under an MIT public license for all to learn from, share and enjoy. (read more)

El Salvador Calls Another Bitcoin Dip With $25 Million Purchase

El Salvador has once again deepened its bitcoin bet with another purchase. The sovereign nation had made history as the first to officially implement bitcoin (read more)

Ethereum 2.0 inches closer with the Beacon Chain’s Altair upgrade

The Altair upgrade later this month will be the first update to the Beacon Chain, marking the first preparatory move for the upcoming Merge. (read more)

Solana On The Cusp Of Unseating Cardano After Mammoth Valuation Upsurge

Solana (SOL) has been dominating the altcoin market over the past three months. SOL is becoming one of the most talked-about altcoins (read more)

Bitcoin Hashrate Increases 32% in 3 Months, Stealth Miners Command 12% of BTC’s Hashpower

Bitcoin’s price has pushed the hashrate higher and in a week’s time, the mining difficulty is expected to increase for the eighth time. (read more)

Bitcoin Hits All-Time High Above $66K on Strength of ProShares ETF Debut

The latest rally appears fueled by the successful debut on Tuesday of the first U.S. bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund. (read more)

Facebook Turns to Coinbase, Paxos for Novi Crypto Wallet

From today, people in the U.S. and Guatemala can buy Paxos Dollars through a pilot version of Facebook’s digital wallet Novi. (read more)

Tesla generates a profit of $1 billion from its bitcoin holdings

Tesla made headlines earlier this year for its dramatic entry into the crypto market with a $1.5 billion investment in Bitcoin, the top digital currency. (read more)

Bitcoin-related altcoins surge as BTC ETF rumors spread across the sector

Rumors of an imminent Bitcoin ETF approval are boosting sentiment and prices across the market, but caution is warranted, as it could turn into a buy-the-rumor, sell-the-news event. (read more)

Almost 1.1M people have already signed up for Coinbase NFT waitlist

Almost 1.1 million people have signed up for the waitlist for Coinbase NFT, which is slated to launch later this year. (read more)

Coinbase Follows FTX.US Into NFT Trading

The exchange’s marketplace will support Ethereum-based NFTs and comes a day after the release of an NFT marketplace from rival exchange FTX.US. (read more)

Ripple Teams With Nelnet on $44M Solar Investment

The joint investment will fund solar energy projects throughout the U.S. as crypto firms try to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. (read more)

South Korean professor develops toilet that turns poop into power and cryptocurrency

Cho Jae-weon, a South Korean urban and environmental engineering professor at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), developed an... (read more)

AMC Theaters Rolls Out First Phase Of Dogecoin Payments On Its Platform

AMC Theaters has rolled out the first phase of its plan to implement Dogecoin (DOGE) payments for its customers. This comes after massive demand from its (read more)

Bitcoin Is Soaring on Rumors SEC Will Approve BTC ETF in Two Weeks

The price of Bitcoin spiked 8% today, rising above $55,000, largely based on the expectation that the SEC will approve a BTC ETF on October 18, experts say. (read more)

Last Resistance Before Ethereum At $5K? Expert Predicts

The bulls have taken over the crypto market with Bitcoin and Ethereum recording gains across the board. A Top analyst expects more appreciation. (read more)

Ethereum Announces Up To $50,000 Bounty For Bugs Found In The Network Before Altair Upgrade

Ethereum has announced a bounty for its community to find bugs in its network before the Altair upgrade. The upgrade had been announced at the end of (read more)

Around 40% of Spaniard’s Young Population Consider Investing in Crypto

Another report also conducted recently stated that 25% of the companies based in Spain had exposure to blockchain technology. (read more)

Move Over, Carry Trade, These Retail-Friendly DeFi Options Strategies Yield 12%-30%

New DeFi structured products allow retail traders to participate and earn yield in the notoriously complex cryptocurrency options market, (read more)

Why China’s Latest ‘Bitcoin Ban’ Is Bullish for DeFi

The latest China “ban” was not entirely new, but had some new details. Now Chinese crypto projects are going underground—and it’s all good for decentralization. (read more)

DeFi makes Western Europe the world’s largest ‘crypto economy’

Data shows that crypto trading in East Asia has been declining since before May. Meanwhile, portions of Europe make up the world’s largest crypto economy... (read more)

Bitfinex just spent $23.7 million in fees to make a single Ethereum payment

A wallet belonging to crypto exchange Bitfinex mistakenly spent an outrageous amount of money to move just $100,000. (read more)

Here’s the ‘Ideal Scenario’ for Bitcoin, According to Crypto Analyst Benjamin Cowen

Widely followed crypto analyst and trader Benjamin Cowen says there’s an ideal scenario for Bitcoin that could put it on track for future rallies. (read more)

China’s Strong Regulatory Policy Triggers A $2.8 Billion High For DeFi Applications

China’s renewed intensified crackdown on cryptocurrencies seems to have had the effect of making decentralized finance and (read more)

Altcoins surge as Evergrande crisis cools off, with avalanche, cosmos and polkadot leading the charge

The smaller cryptocurrencies rallied sharply on Thursday, enjoying a swell of risk appetite after some concerns around the Evergrande debt crunch. (read more)

PayPal Launches New Digital Payments App With Crypto Capabilities

Financial giant PayPal just announced the launch of a new financial application that will make crypto services even more accessible on its platform. (read more)

Snoop Dogg, Crypto Expert? Rapper Claims to Run Popular NFT Twitter Account

Snoop Dogg says he’s the owner of the @CozomoMedici account, which has garnered interest with well-documented NFT speculation and ownership of more than 140 NFTs. (read more)

El Salvador Buys Another 150 Bitcoin Amid Market Crash

El Salvador, led by President Nayib Bukele, has added 150 more Bitcoin to its crypto holdings amid the latest crypto market dip. (read more)

XRP takes back 6th spot as SOL crashes by over 30%

Ripple’s native token XRP has taken back its spot as the 6th most valuable cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of (read more)

Bitcoin just formed a ‘golden cross’ chart pattern, which has heralded big gains in the past

The bitcoin price chart just made a “golden cross,” which has historically been a bullish indicator for the cryptocurrency. (read more)

Cardano (ADA) tops list of most developed projects, outrunning Ethereum two years in a row

Research on blockchain development trends, compiled by Outlier Ventures, shows Cardano is the most developed from a sample of 50 open-source protocols. (read more)

Christie’s Lists Rare CryptoPunk, Bored Ape in Major NFT Auction

Demand for NFT-style avatars is driving collector interest, says Christie’s. (read more)

Visa CEO Says Crypto Could Become “Extremely Popular” In Five Years

Despite being only a little over a decade old, Crypto has gained tremendous popularity in its short time being in the public purview. Cryptos have (read more)

Tron Foundation Launches $300 Million Fund To Invest And Incubate GameFi Projects

Tron Foundation has invested $300 million into the Tron Arcade fund to promote the development of GameFi games that let players earn (read more)

Why Solana Prices Have Skyrocketed More Than 13,000% Year-To-Date

Solana’s sol token has experienced some very impressing gains this year, climbing from $1.61 on January 1 to more than $200 recently. Solana claims to have the fastest blockchain in crypto. Will this network live up to the hype? (read more)

Digital Scarcity: How Ethereum is Beating Bitcoin At Its Own Game

Ethereum has long been put against top crypto Bitcoin for the majority of its existence. The fact that the former possesses more use cases has led a lot (read more)

Solana Advances Despite Broad Crypto Sell-Offs: Markets Wrap

Crypto markets experienced sell-offs today despite news that El Salvador officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender and purchased 550 bitcoins. (read more)

El Salvador just bought 400 bitcoin and plans to buy ‘a lot more,’ a day before making it an official currency

In June, El Salvador passed a law that will make it the first country to establish bitcoin as legal tender alongside the US dollar. (read more)

Bitcoin Price Surpasses $51,000 for First Time Since Mid-May

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The price of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency surpassed the $51,000 mark in the early hours of Monday, for the first time since May 13. (read more)

Twitter may be adding Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses to profiles

Twitter seems to be testing the addition of crypto features to its Tip Jar service, according to a mobile developer who claims to have reverse-engineered the feature. (read more)

Ethereum Extends Gains, Outperforming Bitcoin: Markets Wrap

Ethereum has been beating bitcoin by the widest margin in three years, despite BTC historically leading bullish trends in crypto markets. (read more)

3 reasons why Polkadot could be the next altcoin to hit a new all-time high

Rising trading volume, investor excitement over the upcoming parachain auctions and the success of KSM, have investors looking at DOT as the next altcoin to hit a new high. (read more)

Bitcoin Showing ‘Powerful Signal for the Bulls,’ According to Blockchain Analytics Firm Glassnode

A powerful signal on-chain offers a reason for Bitcoin bulls to be confident, according to blockchain analytics firm Glassnode. (read more)

$10,000 Call Very Much A Possibility For Ethereum This Year, Magnetic’s Megan Kaspar Asserts

Digital assets management firm, Magnetic’s Managing Director Megan Kaspar has affirmed her earlier conviction that Ethereum will trade (read more)

Bitcoin whales buy $940 million in BTC, signaling bullish reversal

Bitcoin network activity continues to climb despite a drop in price below $50,000. Institutions are bullish on the asset and keep purchasing BTC whe (read more)

DeFi TVL hits a record $157B as Ethereum competitors attract investors

Interoperability-focused projects that offer cross-chain bridges and lucrative liquidity mining pools are seeing an influx of funds right as DeFi’s TVL hit a new all-time high. (read more)

Afghans Have Adopted Bitcoin Use Amid Taliban Control of Cash

The Taliban’s overthrow of Afghanistan has left many local citizens with cash shortages. Afghans have started embracing Bitcoin as an alternative. (read more)

President of El Salvador: Bitcoin Law Will Be Supported By 200 ATMs and 50 Branches

The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced that 200 ATMs and 50 in-person kiosks are being built to launch on September 7. President Bukele also noted that the government will facilitate the buying and selling of Bitcoin without collecting any commission. (read more)

PayPal launches crypto buying and selling in the UK

PayPal Holdings Inc will allow customers in the UK to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies starting this week, the company said on Monday. ... (read more)

With Alibaba’s NFT Push, More Investors Will Be Exploring Ways to Leverage Their NFTs

Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba has surprised the crypto world by launching a non-fungible token marketplace. According to the South China Morning (read more)

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Joins Dogecoin Foundation Board Of Advisors

Dogecoin Foundation had been defunct for a while now. But an official reestablishment of the foundation has been announced. (read more)

Visa’s 54 Bitcoin-Linked Cards Pave The Way For Younger Generations To Spend Growing Crypto Wealth

Burdened by a pandemic and the shadow of the 2008 crash, younger generations are turning to digital assets en masse. Visa wants to help them generate liquidity from this new wealth. (read more)

Trade volumes on OpenSea have surged nearly 950% in the last month as the NFT craze continues stronger than ever

NFT marketplace OpenSea has done $1.22 billion in volume in the past 30 days, a roughly 950% increase from the previous 30 days, per DappRadar. (read more)

More than $144 million of ether has been burned since major network upgrades hit ethereum last week

Investors have so far responded well to the ethereum network changes, with ether rising sharply since the fee-burn mechanism came into force. (read more)

Bitpay Adds Google Pay for US Cardholders to Spend Cryptocurrencies

Crypto payment service provider Bitpay has updated its wallet app to include Google Pay for U.S. cardholders to spend their cryptocurrencies. (read more)

Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Will Allow Indians To Purchase Everyday Products With Bitcoin

The Indian bitcoin exchange will be allowing its users to purchase everyday goods such as pizza and coffee with bitcoin through in-app vouchers. (read more)

Coinbase Rakes In $1.9B in Transaction Revenue in Q2, Beating Estimates

The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. warned, however, that its number of monthly transacting users and trading volume would be lower in the third quarter. (read more)

AMC to Accept Bitcoin for Tickets and Concessions Later This Year

AMC Theaters, the largest movie theatre chain in the U.S., will soon accept bitcoin payments for tickets and concessions (read more)

Coinbase Enables Crypto Buys With Apple Pay, Instant $100K Cashouts, Google Pay to Follow

The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has enabled crypto buys with Apple Pay, and instant cashouts of up to $100,000 per transaction. The company will also soon enable crypto buys with Google Pay. (read more)

Cryptocurrency Gaining Mainstream Interest as Payment Option: Report

Cryptocurrency is gaining mainstream traction among consumers who want to use it for purchases, according to a new report. (read more)

El Salvador effect: Spain considers allowing mortgage payments in crypto

According to 20 Minutos, Spanish lawmakers in the country are considering a proposal enabling mortgage payments with crypto. (read more)

NFT Marketplace OpenSea Processed Nearly $100M in 2 Days

Transaction volumes on blockchain marketplace OpenSea are spiking amid the sudden surge of CryptoPunks NFTs. (read more)

Major Ethereum upgrade set to alter supply, fix transaction fees

The upgrade known as Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559 is similar, analysts said, to a bitcoin halving event in which periodic adjustments reduced the supply of bitcoin. Each halving helped propel bitcoin’s price to higher records. (read more)

Bitcoin, Ethereum hash rate recover as Chinese miners redeploy overseas

The hashing power securing the world’s two largest blockchains is slowly recovering, as some Chinese miners have redeployed overseas. (read more)

Binance cuts withdrawal limits, rolls out tax reporting tool

Binance has reduced non-KYC withdrawal limits from 2 BTC to 0.06 BTC for new users and rolled out an API for the tax reporting system. (read more)

Shopify to Allow Merchants to Sell NFTs Directly Through Their Stores

Shopify President Harley Finkelstein announced that his company is now allowing merchants on its platform to sell NFTs directly to customers. (read more)

Amazon wants to hire a digital currency and blockchain product lead

E-commerce giant Amazon appears set to toe the digital currency waters, outlining a blockchain-specific role in a new job ad. (read more)

Bitcoin About-Face: JPMorgan Opens Crypto Trading To All Clients

Despite JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s outspoken distaste for cryptocurrencies, the bank is now allowing clients access to crypto products. (read more)

Vitalik Buterin Beseeches Ethereum Crowd in Paris to ‘Move Beyond DeFi’

The founder of Ethereum has high hopes for the network’s uses for social good that go way beyond the fast financial gains of DeFi investing. (read more)

Mastercard to Test USDC Stablecoin for Payments

Mastercard will use the USDC stablecoin as a bridge asset for cardholders who want to pay for goods using cryptocurrencies. (read more)

Virgin Galactic Will Accept Bitcoins For A Trip To Space

Richard Branson announced today that his commercial space company, Virgin Galactic, will accept Bitcoin in exchange for a ride into space. (read more)

Jack Dorsey announces plan for developer platform focused on bitcoin financial services

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square, said Thursday that the payments services business is working to create “an open developer platform” focused on bitcoin-tied financial services. (read more)

Cardano (ADA) Demand Rises Amongst Retail And Institutional Investors, Why This Is Happening

Recently, both institutional and retail investors have shown an increasing interest in Cardano. It is fast becoming the coin of choice for investors who are (read more)

Uniswap takes next step toward adopting Layer 2 tech with alpha launch on Optimism

Uniswap said Tuesday that it is moving one step closer to bringing the popular decentralized exchange onto the layer-two protocol known as Optimistic Ethereum. (read more)

Serious Jokes: Meme Coins Are Now Worth $33 Billion, Dogecoin Leads The Pack

Meme coins like Dogecoin have gained increasing popularity this last year. Bets placed on internet jokes are now as common (read more)

Jack Dorsey’s Square decides to build a bitcoin hardware wallet

Square, the payments company headed by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has decided to make a hardware wallet for bitcoin. (read more)

Sushi to Launch NFT Marketplace Shoyu Next Month

Sushi contributors have planned the launch of an NFT platform called Shoyu. It will feature an online marketplace and a 3D metaverse. (read more)

Visa reports over $1 billion in crypto spending in H1 2021

Global payment giant Visa said its crypto-linked cards processed more than $1 billion in spending in the first half of 2021. (read more)

NFT Sales Total $2.5B in 2021 as Adoption Spreads

The non-fungible token (NFT) market continues to defy odds and see significant growth despite some deeming it a passing fad. (read more)

China crypto ban a ‘huge opportunity for Canada,’ mining group head says

IBC Group chairman and iMining CEO Khurram Shroff said China’s crackdown on Bitcoin and crypto mining is a temporary inconvenience. (read more)

Bitcoin Mining Profitability to Rise 35% While Ousted Chinese Miners Face Delays Relocating

Analysts are predicting a rise in Bitcoin mining profitability of 35% in the short term. This would be the effect of the crackdown in China. (read more)

JPMorgan Says Ethereum Upgrades Could Jumpstart $40 Billion Staking Industry

A recent JPMorgan report estimates the crypto staking business is worth $9 billion and could reach $40 billion by 2025, if proof-of-stake becomes the dominant blockchain consensus mechanism. (read more)

Katy Perry to drop NFT collection in Q4 of this year

Katy Perry announced Wednesday that she’s dropping an NFT collection in Q4 and that she bought a minority stake in a blockchain tech company. (read more)

USDC Stablecoin Could Soon Expand to 10 More Blockchains

The dollar-backed USDC stablecoin, now native to four blockchains, could soon be on eight to 10 more networks, CoinDesk has learned. (read more)

Korea’s First Bank Joins Messaging Giant Kakao’s Blockchain Governance Council

Shinhan joins a number of existing council members including LG Electronics, Binance, and Worldpay, among others. (read more)

50,000 electric vehicle charging stations in Europe to offer crypto payments

HIPS Payment Group Ltd and Vourity have partnered to roll out crypto payments across 50,000 EV charging stations in Europe. (read more)

Binance’s new NFT marketplace will first feature works by Warhol and Dali

The premium auction, titled “Genesis,” will feature non-fungible tokens of popular works by Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali. (read more)

PayPal and Visa Among Investors in Blockchain Capital’s $300M Fund

Blockchain Capital has announced the closing of its $300 million venture fund with help from investments by PayPal and Visa, among others. (read more)

Sotheby’s to Accept Crypto for Rare 100-Carat Diamond in Upcoming Auction

Sotheby’s will be accepting bitcoin and ether for a rare 101.38-carat diamond that could fetch over $15 million at auction. (read more)

Tether’s supply hasn’t grown since the start of June. Here’s why

The supply of the stablecoin Tether (USDT) has been flat since the beginning of this month, according to The Block’s Data Dashboard. (read more)

Socios Announce First NBA Partnership With Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers have become Socios’s first partnership with an NBA team as the fan engagement platform expands deeper into the United States. (read more)

What Happened When a 3,000-Person Village in El Salvador Became “Bitcoin Beach”

El Salvador’s president says the village of El Zonte shows Bitcoin as legal tender can work. The truth is more complicated. (read more)

Billionaire Mark Cuban Commends Defi Economy Dubbing It the ‘Next Great Growth Engine’

On June 13, the billionaire investor and co-host of the television series Shark Tank, Mark Cuban, explained his fascination with defi. (read more)

In El Salvador’s bitcoin beach town, digital divide slows uptake

The El Salvadoran beach town of El Zonte is visibly poor, with dirt roads and a faulty drainage system. But in one way, it’s ahead of the rest of the country: It has bitcoin. (read more)

Mark Cuban says ‘banks should be scared’ of cryptocurrency-based DeFi

Billionaire Mark Cuban is very bullish on the future of DeFi, or decentralized finance, and DAOs, or decentralized autonomous organizations. Here’s why. (read more)

Bitcoin Rises After Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Accept Bitcoin Again Once Miners Use 50% Clean Energy

Elon Musk tweeted about Tesla and Bitcoin, and BTC went up—a reversal from the recent history of Musk and Bitcoin. (read more)

Jack Dorsey Suggests Twitter Likely to Integrate Lightning Network

In a tweet, Jack Dorsey hinted that Twitter will integrate the Bitcoin layer 2 payments Lightning Network. (read more)

Singapore’s GIC invests $70 million in crypto exchange OSL’s parent group

GIC, the sovereign wealth fund managing Singapore’s foreign reserve, has invested $70 million in Hong Kong-listed BC Group. (read more)

Solana Labs Secures $314M in Funding as SOL Token Rises 20%

Solana’s price increase comes amid Solana Labs raising over $300 million in a recent funding round. (read more)

Web traffic for cryptocurrency exchanges hit all-time high in May

Cryptocurrency web traffic hit a record high of 638.2 million visits in May, according to data compiled by The Block. (read more)

Square and Blockstream to create a solar-powered Bitcoin mine in the U.S.

Square and Blockstream have also committed to publishing data about the project’s economics and performance metrics. (read more)

Alibaba, Google Among More Than 300 Companies Seeking Singapore Crypto Licenses

Companies apply under the Payment Services Act, a comprehensive regulatory framework for companies handling activities relating to digital assets, including ... (read more)

Red Bull Racing Partners with Tezos Blockchain for NFT Collection

Red Bull Racing is becoming the latest Formula One (F1) to get in on the crypto space. As they forge a new partnership with blockchain network Tezos, they... (read more)

Coinbase Makes Dogecoin Available to Retail Investors

The exchange Coinbase is making Dogecoin available to retail investors and will try to boost interest via a $1.2 million giveaway exchange. (read more)

‘Discounted’ Bitcoin more likely to hit $100K than $20K in 2021, says Bloomberg analyst

Bloomberg senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone is in the bull camp when it comes to Bitcoin. He believes the market has likely bottomed. (read more)

Google is revamping its ad policy for crypto exchanges and wallets

Google is expanding the scope of its crypto-related advertisement policy, creating a new process for exchanges and wallet providers but nixing ads for ICOs and DeFi protocols. (read more)

Dogecoin Continues Surge Over 20% Following Coinbase Listing

Dogecoin finally made its debut on Coinbase yesterday, and its price has shot up since. (read more)

Coinbase links its Visa debit card with Apple Pay, Google Pay

Coinbase’s debit card product is now usable via Apple Pay and Google Pay, according to a Monday blog post from the crypto exchange and services provider. (read more)

More than 5 million ETH has been sent to Ethereum 2.0’s deposit contract

The amount of ether sitting in the Ethereum 2.0 staking contract has reached a new milestone — as the network moves to proof of stake. (read more)

Ripple Intends To Go Public Following SEC Lawsuit, Says CEO Brad Garlinghouse

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says that the San Francisco-based payments company wants to go public once its legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is resolved. (read more)

Ripple (XRP) likely to go public after its legal battle with SEC is over, CEO confirms

The likelihood of Ripple, the company behind the XRP token and blockchain-based payments network RippleNet, to go public is “very high.” (read more)

PayPal Will Let Customers Withdraw Crypto, Exec Says

“We want them to be able to take the crypto they acquired with us ... to the destination of their choice,” Jose Fernandez da Ponte said at Consensus 2021. (read more)

The Winner of Ethereum’s Market Crash? Uniswap and DeFi Exchanges

ETH’s 70% decline from its all-time high pushed DEX volumes and daily trader numbers into record territory, while battle-testing stablecoins. (read more)

Red Bull Racing Team to Use Tezos for First NFT Drop

Red Bull’s F1 racing team will release a set of NFTs on Tezos. The team chose the blockchain for its energy efficiency, a statement revealed. (read more)

Ethereum mining revenue set for record-breaking month despite price declines

The price of ether, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, is significantly down from its all-time high this month, but May is still set to represent a record-breaking month for ETH miners. (read more)

Elon Musk Says He Won’t Sell His Dogecoin as Mystery Whale Buys More

The price of the asset remains relatively stable today. (read more)

Algorand (ALGO) is powering the first blockchain-based COVID ‘passport’ in Latin America

The world’s first blockchain-powered COVID passport has gone live in Colombia as part of a joint project between Algorand (ALGO) and Koibanx. (read more)

Researcher Suggests Ethereum 2.0 Will Use 99.95% Less Energy

New estimates from the Ethereum Foundation indicate that Ethereum’s upgrade to proof of stake will cut the network’s energy demands dramatically. (read more)

Instagram is hosting a professional development panel for NFT artists

Instagram is hosting an event for non-fungible token (NFT) creators as part of its inaugural “Creator Week.” (read more)

Fox Taps ‘Rick and Morty’ Creator Dan Harmon to Bring NFTs to TV

Dan Harmon and Fox are launching “Krapopolis,” a show promising to be “the first-ever animated series curated entirely on the Blockchain.” (read more)

Polkadot announces Kusama is ‘finally ready to host parachains’

Gavin Wood, the creator of Kusama and Polkadot, said the launch of the parachains would proceed following a full external audit and Kusama executing an auction involving crownloads and hosting one functional parachain. (read more)

Samsung the Latest to Embrace Crypto By Adding Ledger Wallet Service

Earlier today, Samsung Electronics announced that its users can now access and trade cryptos directly on its Galaxy smartphones. (read more)

Elon Musk Claims He Is “Working With Doge Devs” On Potential Improvements

Elon Musk tweeted that he has engaged with “Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency.” (read more)

EBay has officially opened its platform to NFT sales

The online sales platform eBay is now permitting the sale of NFTs for digital collectibles. Users can bid on NFTs using USD. (read more)

Ubisoft Unveils the Next Batch of Crypto Startups It Plans to Help Grow

Horizon Blockchain Games, NonFungible, and others join the game publisher’s Entrepreneurs Lab initiative, which has prominent crypto gaming alumni. (read more)

Ether hits new record high, crests $4,000 milestone

Just a week after topping $3,000 for the first time, Ether -- the cryptocurrency that runs on the ethereum blockchain -- passed another milestone at $4,000. (read more)

SpaceX accepts dogecoin as payment to launch lunar mission next year

SpaceX will launch the “DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon” in the first quarter of next year, with Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company accepting the meme-inspired cryptocurrency dogecoin as payment. (read more)

Ethereum now more valuable than Visa, JPMorgan Chase; Bitcoin-rival among top five financial services

Ethereum has exploded in the past 12 months. The price has increased over 16 times from $206 as of May 7, 2020, to $3,465 as of May 6, 2021, while the market cap has jumped over 17x from nearly $23 billion. (read more)

Dogecoin Price Finally Tops 69 Cents, Flips XRP to Become Top-4 Crypto

The affable canine-themed cryptocurrency dogecoin (DOGE) is up an eye-watering 13,611% year-to-date. (read more)

Uniswap v3 Comes Out Tomorrow. Here’s What to Expect

The decentralized exchange is introducing features that make liquidity go further and lower trading risk. (read more)

DOGE Reaches New ATH, Robinhood Crashes During Coin’s Surge

DOGE has reached resistance near $0.62 and has been rejected by it. However, technical indicators do not show significant signs of weakness. (read more)

Dogecoin passes Tether’s market cap following eToro integration

At $52.5 billion, the market capitalization of Dogecoin has now surpassed that of Tether, car manufacturer Ford and social media giant Twitter. (read more)

Paxos raises $300 million as it looks to onboard more PayPal-sized clients

Paxos has raised $300 million in fresh funding as it seeks out more PayPal-sized business clients. (read more)

DeFi, NFT Booms Send MetaMask Past 5 Million Active Users

MetaMask is reporting 500% user growth over the last six months. (read more)

Publicly listed game maker Nexon allocates $100 million into buying bitcoin

Tokyo-based video game maker Nexon becomes the latest publicly listed technology firm that is allocating parts of its cash into bitcoin. (read more)

Binance To Launch NFT Marketplace in June

The world’s largest crypto exchange is the latest to launch an NFT marketplace, promising “minimal fees, high liquidity, and high-value collectibles.” (read more)

JPMorgan to Let Clients Invest in Bitcoin Fund for First Time: Sources

The JPMorgan bitcoin fund could roll out as soon as this summer, sources tell CoinDesk. NYDIG will be the fund’s custody provider. (read more)

Why is ethereum on a tear of late, outperforming bitcoin?

The recent price movement of bitcoin indicates consolidation. This is a healthy pullback and will provide long-term stability to the world’s largest crypto asset. Ether is rallying because of the launch of ethereum ETF on a Canadian exchange, says experts (read more)

Solana (SOL) hits new highs as DApps, DeFi and stablecoins join the network

Solana price is pushing toward new highs as an increasing number of DApps, DeFi projects and stablecoins build platforms on the network. (read more)

Filebase Raises $2 Million to Make Decentralized Storage as Easy as AWS

Decentralized storage protocols like Filecoin and Sia aren’t quite as user-friendly as Amazon Web Services. For Filebase, that’s a business opportunity. (read more)

Newegg Now Accepting Dogecoin for Payments Via BitPay

Online retailer Newegg has introduced support for Dogecoin (DOGE) payments on its platform, boosting the meme token’s price considerably. (read more)

Dogecoin Eclipses XRP as 4th Largest Cryptocurrency Ahead of ‘Dogeday’

Dogecoin is leaping ahead of April 20, or 4/20 – an unofficial holiday for many cannabis smokers that’s apparently also known as “Dogeday.” (read more)

NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Sells NFT for $5.4M

An Edward Snowden NFT sold for $5.44 million. Proceeds from the auction are going to the Freedom of the Press Foundation. (read more)

DOGE passes Uniswap and Litecoin to become 8th largest cryptocurrency by market cap

With a market capitalization of more than $23 billion, Dogecoin is now the 8th largest cryptocurrency as its price inches toward $0.20. (read more)

Mark Cuban One-Ups Elon Musk: Mavs to Hold Dogecoin on Balance Sheet

Cuban says his Dallas Mavericks have pulled in some 112K DOGE in sales after supporting the meme coin in March—and they’re holding onto it. (read more)

DOGE soars 80% on the day to become 10th largest crypto by market cap

Love or hate the meme coin, Dogecoin is seeing some of the most parabolic price action in the entire crypto market at present. (read more)

Binance offers Tesla stock token will Coinbase follow?

Binance has announced the launch of a new product, tokenized shares of publicly traded companies. The first to be listed is Elon Musk-led Tesla. (read more)

XRP Doubles in 7 Days, Heads for Biggest Weekly Gain Since December 2017

XRP, the token used in Ripple Labs’ network, has doubled in a week, the biggest weekly gain since December 2017. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Steadies Above $59K, Here’s How Bulls Could Aim Fresh Rally

Bitcoin price failed to continue higher above $60,800 and corrected lower against the US Dollar. BTC is now holding gains and it is likely to rally above $61,000 unless there is a break below the 100 hourly SMA. (read more)

Atari creates blockchain division for cryptocurrency, games

Video game pioneer Atari announced on Tuesday the creation of a blockchain division that will seize on the technology to develop games and a cryptocurrency... (read more)

Privacy Chat App Signal Rolls Out Cryptocurrency Payments

For now, the MobileCoin implementation is in beta. And only available in the UK. (read more)

XRP Rises Above $1 for First Time Since March 2018, Despite SEC Shadow

The XRP token’s price jumped above $1 as it draws support from a community of loyal and devoted cryptocurrency traders. (read more)

Monthly Ethereum miner revenue reached all-time high in March

Ethereum miners set a record for monthly revenue in March after doing the same thing in February, according to data gathered by The Block. (read more)

NFT Marketplace OpenSea to Add Ethereum Layer 2 Protocol for Gas-Free Trading

OpenSea, one of the leading NFT marketplaces, says it will use Immutable X to provide increased scalability and zero gas fees. (read more)

Exclusive: PayPal launches crypto checkout service

PayPal Holdings Inc will announce later on Tuesday that it has started allowing U.S. consumers to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay at millions of its online merchants globally, a move that could significantly boost use of digital assets in everyday commerce. (read more)

Uniswap Trading Volume Exploded by 450% to $7 Billion. Here’s Why

A new DeFi project called Delta launched on Uniswap. Its rebasing system has made trading volume on the decentralized exchange appear higher than normal. (read more)

VISA Completes First Cryptocurrency Transaction on Ethereum

Visa has announced that it will allow transactions to be settled using the cryptocurrency stablecoin USD Coin. (read more)

Ethereum “Killer” Solana Surges 14% on a Slow Market Day

The biggest overnight growth spurts came from left-of-mainstream cryptocurrencies. (read more)

Bitcoin miners have earned more than $1.5 billion in revenue for March thus far

Data collected by The Block Research shows that bitcoin miners have earned more than $1.5 billion in revenue. (read more)

Dapper Labs: Top Shot NFTs ‘Were a Risk’ for the NBA

The NFT crypto collectibles platform is a smash, but coming off of CryptoKitties and Ethereum issues, it was no sure thing for the sports league. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Steadies Above $50K, Why BTC Could Recover To $55K

Bitcoin price extended its decline and traded close to $50,000 against the US Dollar. BTC is now consolidating losses and it is likely to start a recovery towards $55,000. (read more)

Bitcoin Traders Brace for Record $6B in Options to Expire Friday

The record bitcoin options expiry could be bearish overhang on the market. (read more)

Theta’s Mainnet 3.0 launch date pushed to June

The development team for Theta’s Mainnet 3.0 continues to work on a new NFT marketplace, as well as addressing potential issues with scalability. (read more)

Bitcoin Rises Despite Dollar Strength as Elon Musk Adds BTC Payment Option

Elon Musk says people can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin, sending the cryptocurrency higher. (read more)

South Korea’s Largest Social Gaming App to Mint Low-Carbon NFTs

NFTs have been a controversial topic as of late due to their large carbon footprint caused by a proof-of-work consensus mechanism. (read more)

Five Signs Litecoin Has Bottomed, Next In Line For New ATH

Litecoin during the last cycle was as popular and hyped as other top cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum. This time around, however, the coin called digital (read more)

Streaming tokens surge as Bitcoin price drops to the $54,000 support

Tokens related to gaming, video and music streaming rallied to new highs even as Bitcoin price pulled back to the $54,000 support. (read more)

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sells NFT of first-ever tweet for $2.9M

Dorsey has said he will donate all the proceeds from the sale of the tweet, which he tokenized using Cent, to charity. (read more)

How Ethereum low supply on exchanges could drive its price

Research firm Santiment has determined that Ethereum’s supply radius on exchange platforms is at a 28-month low. With 20.1% of ETH in its reserves, the last (read more)

USDC volume surpassed $10 billion on Thursday, The Block Data shows

an Ethereum-based stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar — has exceeded $10 billion in total supply for the first time. (read more)

Digital Dollar Would Have to Coexist With Cash: Fed Chairman

Jerome Powell today said that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) wouldn’t remove the need for physical cash. (read more)

a16z, Mark Cuban invest $23 million in NFT platform OpenSea

In a funding round led by a16z NFT platform OpenSea raises $23 million with a16z, Mark Cuban and other investor’s participation. (read more)

TA: Ethereum Breaks 100 SMA, Why ETH Looks Set For Fresh Run To $2K

Ethereum is rising and it broke the key $1,800 resistance against the US Dollar. ETH price is showing positive signs and it is likely to continue higher towards $2,000. (read more)

Crypto Prices Surge as Global Market Cap Nears $2 Trillion

Crypto’s recovery accelerated overnight as global market cap approaches historic new milestone. Wall Street also set new records. (read more)

Visa to enable Bitcoin purchase, says CEO Al Kelly

In an interview for the Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast, Visa’s CEO Al Kelly reveals their efforts to integrate Bitcoin into their payment platform. (read more)

Publicly-listed app maker Meitu buys another $49 million in ETH and BTC via subsidiary

Meitu said the bitcoin acquisition would compose part of Miracle Vision’s treasury, while the ether purchase is part of wider product plans. (read more)

Bitcoin Reverses Losses While Cardano Surges on Coinbase Pro Listing

Markets are on the road to recovery after this week’s steep losses, with some projects fairing better than others. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Signaling Bullish Breakout, Why It Could Surge To $0.55

Ripple is showing a few positive signs above $0.4200 against the US Dollar. XRP price is likely to start a decent increase above the $0.4650 and $0.4800 resistance levels. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Forms Bullish Pattern, Why BTC Could Climb Above $58K

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase after a drop towards $53,000 against the US Dollar. BTC is now forming an inverse head and shoulders, with chances of a break above $58,000. (read more)

Tron Releases Details of New NFT Standard

Developers behind the TRON blockchain have published technical details of TRC-721, the project’s own standard for NFTs. (read more)

NEM Launches Proof-of-Stake, Enterprise-Facing Blockchain Platform

The team behind the New Economy Movement (NEM) blockchain has launched a new, business-enterprise-facing project today called Symbol. (read more)

NFT search volume hits all-time high as number of users nears 400,000

The Google search volume hit a maximum value of 100 on March 8, according to data collected by The Block. (read more)

Charted: Polkadot (DOT) Setting Up For Fresh Surge Above $40

Polkadot’s DOT started a fresh increase from the $28.00 support against the US Dollar. It is rising and the bulls seem to be eyeing an upside break above the $40.00 resistance (read more)

An NFT Game Almost Old as Ethereum Just Resurfaced—And Players are Cashing Out

The bizarre blocky virtual world of Etheria is almost as old as Ethereum itself. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Steadies Near $60K, Why BTC Could Surpass $62K

Bitcoin price started a downside correction from the $61,700 high against the US Dollar. BTC is holding gains above the $58,500 and $58,000 support levels. (read more)

Bitcoin Hits $61.7k as Weekend Winning Streak Continues

However, the rest of the crypto market is doing so-so. (read more)

Binance Adds Merchant Features to Early Version of Payments Platform

The Binance exchange is adding new features for merchants to its cryptocurrency payments platform following a beta release in February. (read more)

Ethereum Just Edged Closer to Proof of Stake Via Beacon Chain

With the world buzzing about NFTs and DeFi taking off, Ethereum 2.0 developers want to get the proof-of-stake network up and running soon. (read more)

Solana Price Pumps on Tether Stablecoin Addition

Stablecoin USDT is now on Solana, which could attract users and builders to the blockchain network. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Revisits $58K, Why BTC Could Accelerate Towards $60K

Bitcoin price extended its rise and it even tested the $58,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC is showing positive signs and it is likely to accelerate higher above $60,000. (read more)

Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet? Corporate Buying Might Become a Global Trend

Corporate bitcoin treasuries are becoming a global trend, spreading to Scandinavia and Hong Kong, following MicroStrategy and Tesla. (read more)

Charted: Binance Coin (BNB) Regains Strength, Bulls Aim Fresh Break above $300

Binance coin price started a fresh rally above the $250 resistance against the USDT. BNB is gaining momentum and it is likely to clear the $300 barrier in the near term. (read more)

Major Swiss retailers set to debut Bitcoin gift cards

The Cryptonow voucher cards will be available in three different variants ranging from 100 to 500 francs. (read more)

Ethereum Devs Confirm Berlin Hard Fork Date

The long-anticipated Berlin upgrade will include optimizations to gas fee usage when it deploys to Ethereum’s mainnet next month. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Rallies above $52K, Why BTC Could Soon Hit $55K

Bitcoin price rallied over 5% and it even broke the $52,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC is now above $53,000 and it is likely to continue higher towards $54,500 and $55,000. (read more)

NFT-related altcoins hit new highs after Bitcoin price rallies to $53K

THETA, $UOS and $ENJ soared to new all-time highs as the NFT craze continues and Bitcoin price closed above a key resistance level at $52,000. (read more)

Charted: Uniswap’s UNI Enters Top 10, Why It Could Soon Test $42

Uniswap’s UNI climbed over 10% and it even broke the $34.00 resistance against the US Dollar. A new all-time high is formed near $34.60 and the price is likely to rise further. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Turns Attractive Above $50K, Why BTC Extend Its Rally

Bitcoin price gained bullish momentum above the $50,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC traded towards $52,000 and it remains supported for more upsides. (read more)

Software Firm Meitu Buys $22M of Ether, $17.9M Bitcoin for Its Treasury

Cayman Islands-incorporated Meitu said it bought 15,000 ETH and 379.1 BTC in open market transactions on March 5. (read more)

Ripple to launch private version of its XRP Ledger system for central banks

Distributed ledger company Ripple is releasing a private version of its public, open-source system XRP Ledger. (read more)

All you can eat: SushiSwap deploys contracts on five new networks

SushiSwap has deployed its contracts on xDai, Moonbeam Network, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and Fantom, noting that Optimism will also be coming soon. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Turns Attractive Above $50K, Why BTC Could Rally To $55K

Bitcoin price extended its rise and cleared the $50,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC is now consolidating gains and it is likely to climb further above $52,000. (read more)

Brave Takes Aim at Google, Set to Launch Privacy-First Search Engine

The crypto-friendly browser is looking to compete with one of the most dominant companies on the planet. (read more)

Charted: Polkadot (DOT) Steadies Above $35, Why Bulls Aim $40 or Higher

Polkadot’s DOT corrected lower from $42.00, but it remained stable above $30.00. It is now rising and it seems like the bulls are eyeing a fresh increase to $40.00 and $42.00. (read more)

Ubisoft Gets Behind a New Free-to-Play Crypto Game

The free-to-play game based on Belgium’s Jupiler Pro League ties into the Ethereum-driven Sorare, which recently raised $50 million. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Holding Gains, Why BTC Could Surge Above $50K

Bitcoin price recovered above $48,000, but it failed near $50,000 against the US Dollar. BTC is now holding gains above $47,000 and it is likely to make another attempt to surpass $50,000. (read more)

Rakuten’s customers can now use Bitcoin for shopping

Japanese retailer Rakuten is making it cheap and convenient to spend cryptocurrency at supported retail outlets nationwide. (read more)

Visa: 25% of Latin Americans Want to Pay With Cryptocurrencies

COVID-19 changed everything, even the way people view crypto. Now, one out of four Latin Americans wants to pay with digital assets. (read more)

Charted: Cardano (ADA) Holding Crucial Support, Why It Could Surge Again

Cardano’s price traded to a new multi-month high at $1.48 before correcting lower. ADA declined sharply below $1.20, but the bulls were active above $1.18. (read more)

Google Finance adds dedicated ‘crypto’ tab featuring Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin

Google Finance now has a new category. “Crypto” appears alongside traditional markets for the first time. (read more)

Adjusted on-chain volume of stablecoins reaches all time high in February

February’s adjusted on-chain stablecoin volume already broke the previous all time high according to data compiled by The Block. (read more)

Dubai Fund Sells $750 Million of Bitcoin to Buy Cardano, Polkadot

The Dubai-based fund says Bitcoin is “pretty useless” and altcoins like Cardano are a better bet for new investors. (read more)

Exchange listings and NFT boom back Enjin’s (ENJ) 52% rally to a new high

The growing popularity of NFTs and recent exchange listings helped lift Enjin Coin to a new all-time high. (read more)

Crypto Giant Coinbase Pulled In $1.3 Billion Last Year, New Filing Shows

Coinbase raked in a staggering $1.27 billion in total revenue ($1.14 billion in net revenue) in 2020, more than double its $483 million net revenue the previous year. (read more)

TA: Ethereum Bulls Keeps Pushing, Why $1,720 Is The Key For Fresh Rally

Ethereum started a steady recovery above the $1,600 level. ETH price is now facing a major resistance near $1,700 and $1,700. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Consolidates Above $50K Why BTC Could Face Bears At $52K

Bitcoin price started an upside correction above the $48,000 and $50,000 levels. BTC is now consolidating above $50,000, but it could face a major hurdle near $52,000. (read more)

Cross-chain bridges and DeFi integration are pushing these 3 altcoins higher

Cross-chain interoperability and lucrative DeFi yield opportunities appear to be supporting the price recovery in Cardano, Matic and Stacks. (read more)

Charted: Cardano (ADA) Remains Strong Above 100 SMA, Why It Could Rally Again

Cardano’s price traded to a new multi-month high at $1.23 before correcting lower. ADA declined sharply below $1.00, but the bulls were active above $0.8500. (read more)

Bitcoin and Big Caps Recover After $400 billion Market Rout

Growth returns to crypto as serveral projects including Ethereum and Binance show double digit growth. Stock Markets were choppy. (read more)

Square reports $4.57 billion in bitcoin sales for 2020 via Cash App

Square said Tuesday that it conducted $1.76 billion in bitcoin sales during the fourth quarter of 2020, with $4.57 billion sold for the entirety of last year. (read more)

Brave Browser Is Building Its Own Decentralized Exchange Aggregator

The creator of Basic Attention Tokens wants to incentivize people to use them in a DEX. (read more)

Thousands of Users Flock to Binance Smart Chain’s Latest Apps

Dapps built on the Binance Smart Chain are dominating the crypto sector as PancakeSwap races ahead of Uniswap in number of active users. (read more)

‘Sustained institutional buying’ will hold Bitcoin above $50K: CrossTower

A new report from CrossTower argues institutional investors will step in to hold Bitcoin’s price above $50,000. (read more)

Square’s $50M Bitcoin Buy Is Now Worth $253M

The value of Square’s $50 million bitcoin investment from October 2020 has increased five-fold to $257 million. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Price Climbs Above $58K, Why Bulls Could Aim $60K

Bitcoin price remained in a positive zone and it traded to a new all-time high above $58,000. BTC is now correcting gains, but it is likely to continue higher towards $60,000. (read more)

Bitcoin is Now More Expensive Than a Kilogram of Gold

At its high today of $57,705, a single Bitcoin smashed past the price of a kilo bar of gold. (read more)

Binance’s BNB becomes the third largest crypto by market cap

BNB, the exchange token of Binance, has become the third largest crypto by market cap for the first time as its price rally continues. (read more)

Elon Musk: Bitcoin Is ‘Less Dumb’ Than Cash

The Tesla CEO said fiat money has a negative real interest and only “fools” wouldn’t look at other assets, such as Bitcoin. (read more)

Nvidia unveils new processor chip built specifically for Ethereum mining

Graphics card maker Nvidia unveiled a new processor chip dedicated to Ethereum mining on Thursday -- while also moving to render one of its top-shelf GPUs less useful for the process. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Approaching Key Uptrend Support, Why BTC Could Revisit $52K

Bitcoin price started a downside correction from the $52,750 all-time high. BTC is now approaching a couple of important supports near $50,500. (read more)

Binance Smart Chain’s Pancakeswap Is Now One of the Top DEXs

Pancakeswap traded over $400 million in daily volume yesterday and briefly became the world’s second-largest DEX service. (read more)

Bitcoin Miners Posted $354M in Revenue Last Week, Breaking Record From 2017

Last week’s mining revenue eclipsed the previous record set in mid December 2017. (read more)

Uniswap Hits $100 Billion in Trading Volume

The decentralized exchange has come a long way since it launched in May 2020. (read more)

Deutsche Bank Preparing To Support Crypto Assets, Providing Prime Brokerage and Storage for Clients

A World Economic Forum report is unveiling Deutsche Bank’s plans to introduce a digital asset custody platform that provides prime brokerage and storage for clients. (read more)

Bitcoin Sets New All-Time-High of $49,500

Bitcoins set yet another all-time high, just in time for Valentine’s Day. (read more)

‘Doge Is Underestimated’—Elon Musk’s ‘Fav’ Bitcoin Rival Dogecoin Is Getting A Surprise Upgrade

With the dogecoin price up a blistering 600% since late January, developers who had long ago abandoned the memecoin are back and planning to update the aging software... (read more)

Some Ethereum miners are turning to gaming laptops as GPU supplies run dry

Gaming laptops have become the last-resort solution for Ethereum miners chasing big returns during a GPU shortage. (read more)

Mastercard to Support Cryptocurrency Payments in 2021

Mastercard is moving beyond crypto cards to support direct payments in “select cryptocurrencies”—but not Bitcoin. (read more)

Charted: Binance Coin (BNB) Rallies To $125, Why Bulls Are Not Done Yet

Binance coin price is up over 50% and it is outperforming bitcoin. BNB rallied above USD 100 and USD 125, and it is likely to continue higher. (read more)

DeFi’s Curve Finance Is Branching Out to Polkadot

It costs a lot to swap assets on Ethereum. So, Equilibrium is building out a cross-chain version of Curve Finance on Polkadot. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Consolidates Above $46K, Why BTC Could Continue Higher

Bitcoin price started a downside correction after trading to a new all-time high near $48,308. BTC is now consolidating gains and it is likely to continue higher above $47,000. (read more)

Litecoin’s Charlie Lee: Tesla’s Bitcoin Buy a ‘Turning Point’

The Litecoin founder said Tesla’s decision to potentially hold on to the Bitcoin it receives from consumers was “huge.” (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Surges 20% To New ATH, Why BTC May Soon Test $50K

Bitcoin price started a strong surge above the $42,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC traded to a new all-time high near $47,500 and it remains supported for more gains. (read more)

Tesla Invests $1.5B in Bitcoin, Plans to Accept Crypto Payments

The announcement that the crypto world has largely been waiting for is here: Tesla has invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin. (read more)

Snoop Dogg Joins Gene Simmons and Elon Musk in Pumping Dogecoin

Snoop Dogg joins the crypto conversation with a photoshopped album cover. (read more)

Crypto exchanges drew in more than 300 million website visitors in January

The number of visitors to crypto exchange websites surged in January, according to data collected by The Block. (read more)

Bitcoin Whales Pile in as Global Market Cap Hits Record High

Large Bitcoin investors continue their move into cryptocurrencies as global market cap surpasses $1.18 trillion for the first time. (read more)

Here’s How High Bitcoin Could Go If 2017 Repeats

Bitcoin is in a bull market and anyone who understands the cryptocurrency’s potential knows that much higher prices are ahead in the short- and long-term. (read more)

Here’s How Much Elon Musk’s Tweets Influence Bitcoin, Dogecoin Prices

A study by the Blockchain Research Lab shows the extent to which Elon Musk’s tweets affect the crypto market. (read more)

Charted: Polkadot (DOT) Surges 20%, Why It Could Soon Test $25

Polkadot’s DOT started a strong surge and cleared $20.00. It is trading with a strong bullish angle and it is likely to accelerate higher towards $24.00 or $25.00. (read more)

Dogecoin Price Shoots Up on Elon Musk’s ‘To The Moon’ Tweets

Earlier today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted an image of a rocket soaring past the moon, adding the word DOGE. And it’s set Dogecoin rallying again. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Price Revisits $38K, Why BTC Dips Turn Attractive

Bitcoin price gained bullish momentum and cleared the $38,000 resistance. BTC could correct lower, but the bulls are likely to remain active above $37,200. (read more)

PayPal is investing in a new business unit focused on crypto and digital currencies

It’s PayPal earnings day, and the firm has released new details about its cryptocurrency plans. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Holding Key Support, Why It Could Rally Again To $0.45

Ripple corrected gains from well above $0.5000 . XRP price is holding the key $0.3400 support, and it is likely to resume higher towards $0.4200 and $0.4400. (read more)

As Ethereum Rockets To A New All-Time High Price, Here Are The Major Cryptos Outperforming Bitcoin Right Now

As ethereum breaks through $1,500 per ether token for the first time—up a blistering 700% over the last year—these are other major cryptocurrencies that are currently outperforming bitcoin... (read more)

Bullish Bitcoin Fundamentals Point to Renewed Price Rally Ahead

Bitcoin’s on-chain metrics are painting a bullish picture after weeks of consolidation, with some analysts predicting a return to $40,000. (read more)

Binance Quietly Launches Its Crypto-based PayPal Rival

The crypto exchange has big hopes for Binance Pay, which is currently in beta. (read more)

Charted: Uniswap’s UNI Remains Elevated, Why Uptrend Isn’t Over Yet

Uniswap’s UNI climbed over 10% and it even spiked above $20.00. A new all-time high is formed near $20.78 and the price is currently correcting lower. (read more)

National Digital Currencies Primed to ‘Flop’, Say Researchers

Central bank digital currencies aren’t needed as digital cash substitutes, say European economists Peter Bofinger and Thomas Hass. (read more)

ARK Invest lays out what it would take for Bitcoin to hit $70K

Modest corporate adoption of Bitcoin could send the price higher, according to research by ARK Invest. (read more)

Binance Coin Sets New ATH As New User Registrations Surge

Binance Coin just set yet another new all-time high today, taking out resistance set back in 2019. With the resistance level now cleared and potentially (read more)

85% Dogecoin rally shows Wall Street Bets aren’t done with DOGE yet

Dogecoin rallied by more than 85%, suggesting Wall Street Bet’s crypto wing may have decided that they weren’t done with DOGE yet. (read more)

‘A Good Thing’: Elon Musk Says He’s a Supporter of Bitcoin

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has clarified that he is a bitcoin supporter, if a bit “late to the party.” (read more)

Dogecoin Rises 66% as #DogecoinArmy Trends on Twitter

Dogecoin today hit highs of $0.045 as the coin became popular on Twitter. (read more)

Uniswap logs more than $30 billion in monthly trade volume for January

Data collected by The Block Research shows that decentralized exchange Uniswap has seen just over $30 billion in volume for January. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Broke Major Hurdle, Bulls Aim Close Above $0.30

Ripple is up over 10% and it spiked above $0.3000. XRP price is showing positive signs and it is likely to continue higher towards $0.3100 and $0.3200. (read more)

Elon Musk’s Twitter Bio Now Says One Word: Bitcoin

The billionaire has joked about being the CEO of memecoin Dogecoin in the past but he now seems to be changing his focus. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Price Turns Green, Why $35K Is Still A Major Barrier

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above $32,500 and $33,500. BTC is showing positive signs, but $34,500 and $35,000 still presents a major resistance. (read more)

DOGE tweet volume up 1800%, becomes first altcoin to surpass Bitcoin ever: The Tie

For the first time ever, an altcoin has surpassed Bitcoin in terms of Twitter activity, according to The TIE. (read more)

DeFi’s UNI Token Jumps 92% in One Week, Passes $15

Uniswap’s UNI token has nearly doubled its price in 7 days. The decentralized exchange is seeing volumes higher than last summer, too. (read more)

Bitcoin and Ethereum Rebound As Wall Street Rocked by GameStop

Crypto markets appear to be bouncing back from a week of sustained losses while Wall Street records worst day since October. (read more)

Reddit inks scaling tech partnership with the Ethereum Foundation

Popular online forum site Reddit is partnering with the Ethereum Foundation, according to an announcement made Wednesday. In a post penned by Reddit admin (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Bulls Protecting $30K, Why BTC Could Correct above $32K

Bitcoin price extended its decline below $31,000 and $30,000. BTC is correcting higher and it seems like the bulls are aiming a break above $32,000. (read more)

DeFi Continues Explosive Growth as Markets Remain Flat

While markets continue their slide, DeFi projects like AAVE and Uniswap rack up back to back growth alongside NFTs. (read more)

Major Tesla Investor Predicts Tech Companies Will Buy Bitcoin—Here’s What It Could Do To The Price

Cathie Wood, the chief executive of a prominent investor in electric car-maker Tesla , Ark Investment Management, has said she thinks more companies are going to add bitcoin to their balance sheets... (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Holds Strong At $31K, Why The Bulls Are Facing Uphill Task

Bitcoin price is stuck in a range below the $33,500 and $33,800 resistance levels. BTC is likely to continue lower unless it clears $33,800. (read more)

Circle Is Making It Easy to Go From Your Bank to DeFi With USDC

USDC backer Circle has announced ACH payment integration, allowing customers to easily transfer between the USDC stablecoin and US dollars. (read more)

Glassnode predicts BTC break-out as investors refuse to realize losses

Glassnode believes the local Bitcoin bottom is in after the BTC’s recent crash below $30k reset its Spent Output Profit Ratio. (read more)

3 reasons why Ethereum price is still on track to top $2,000

Substantial spot volume, a favorable futures premium, and top traders buying the dip are all signals that Ethereum price should see continuation. (read more)

Cryptocurrencies could eventually partially replace gold, says new report by Bank of Singapore

After overcoming regulatory hurdles, digital assets could overtake local currencies as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value. (read more)

Charted: Uniswap’s UNI Explodes Above $12, Why Dips Remain Attractive

Uniswap’s UNI surged over 25% and it broke many hurdles near $10.00. A new all-time high is formed near $12.98 and dips seems to remain attractive. (read more)

Ethereum Booms as Investors Search for Something New

Ethereum broke its previous all time high record over the weekend as the world’s second largest cryptocurrency surges. (read more)

Ethereum is About to Post a Massively Bullish Signal as Bulls Take Charge

One analyst is pointing to a technical pattern that suggests Ethereum has massive upside potential in the near-term. (read more)

Why Polkadot Is The Hottest Crypto In China

The network is especially popular among developers and investors in China. Here’s why. (read more)

Charted: Polkadot (DOT) Holding Gains Despite Sharp Drop in BTC and ETH

Polkadot’s DOT surged towards $18.50 before correcting lower. It is holding gains above $15.00 despite a crash in bitcoin and Ethereum. (read more)

Bitcoin White Paper Now Hosted by Everyone From Square to Facebook. Here’s Why

Some of the Bitcoin community’s most prominent voices (and also Facebook subsidiary Novi) are now hosting the Bitcoin white paper. (read more)

Cultural Differences Explain DeFi Usage

Despite being virtually identical products at launch, SushiSwap and Uniswap have taken divergent paths as they respond to users. (read more)

Brazil’s Biggest Bitcoin Exchange Expanding to Other Countries

Mercadobitcoin is the most popular exchange in Brazil. Now it wants to be popular across Latin America. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Signaling Bullish Breakout, Why It Could Retest $0.35

Ripple is holding gains above $0.2800. XRP price is likely to accelerate higher towards $0.3500 once it clears the $0.3100 resistance zone. (read more)

Tether Use on Tron Passes Ethereum as Low Fees Attract Small Transactions

Tron USDT volume eclipses Ethereum for the third consecutive week. (read more)

Ether’s Rise to Record Highs May Propel Cryptocurrency to $10.5K: Fundstrat Global

After setting a new record high Monday, the ether cryptocurrency could rally to $10,500, according to a Fundstrat Global Advisors strategist. (read more)

Bitcoin miners have made more than $700 million in revenue thus far in January

Bitcoin mining revenue for January has already surpassed December’s total, reaching the highest level seen since January 2018. (read more)

Charted: Chainlink (LINK) Holding Uptrend Support, Why It Could Rally Again

Chainlink (LINK) rallied towards the $24.00 level before correcting lower, similar to bitcoin and Ethereum. The price is now trading near a major support zone at $20.00. (read more)

Privacy-centered browser Brave becomes first browser to support IPFS

Brave users can now download content directly from IPFS by resolving ipfs:// URIs via a gateway or by installing a full IPFS node. (read more)

India’s Largest Exchange Launches User-Friendly App, Eyes 50M New Users

India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, CoinDCX, has launched a new app aimed to make it easy to buy and sell digital assets. (read more)

eToro Nudges Investors Towards Crypto Trading as They Consider Portfolio Diversification

Cryptocurrencies have been consistently outperforming themselves in recent days, turning into one of the hottest asset classes out there in the global (read more)

Binance Coin (BNB) hits a new all-time high one day before its token burn

A growing DEX ecosystem, competitive futures platform and low fee incentives pushed Binance Coin to a new all-time high one day ahead of its scheduled token burn. (read more)

Charted: Chainlink (LINK) Remains In Strong Uptrend, Why It Could Test $25

Chainlink (LINK) rallied after it broke the $18.00 and $20.00 levels, while bitcoin and Ethereum remained in a range. The price is correcting gains, but dips could be limited below $21.50. (read more)

K-Pop Stars to Mint Digital Collectibles on Polkadot

In an exclusive interview with CoinDesk, the Xeno team announced that RBW has given the NFT exchange exclusive rights to mint and list their NFT-based digital products. (read more)

Ethereum is About to Flip a Key Resistance Level into Support; New Highs Imminent?

One analyst is still incredibly bullish on Ethereum, noting that there’s a strong possibility it sees a test of its all-time highs. (read more)

Strategist: Bitcoin more likely to be successful ‘in the long run’ than Ethereum

There are many advantages the Bitcoin network has over Ethereum that caused market strategist Lyn Alden to choose investing in BTC over ETH. (read more)

Elon Musk Is Starting to Truly Understand Bitcoin

In a couple of tweets today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk put forward his own position on Bitcoin, only to receive an alternative view—which he acknowledged. (read more)

Charted: Chainlink (LINK) Revisits $18, Why It Could Soon Break $20

Chainlink (LINK) is up 15% and it broke many hurdles near $16.20, similar to bitcoin and ethereum. The price is testing a major barrier at $18.00, above which it could test $20.00. (read more)

Stablecoin Risks a ‘High-Level Focus,’ Says Federal Reserve Chair

Powell reiterated today during a webinar that the central bank is taking a careful look at stablecoins and their effects. (read more)

Bitcoin Just Reached this “Key Zone” — Here’s What Analysts Say Comes Next

Bitcoin is now struggling to break above $40k, and its reaction to this level should provide serious insight into where it trends next (read more)

5 stories that suggest crypto is moving into ludicrous territory

With social media interest in Bitcoin at an all-time high, absurd things are starting to occur in the crypto space. (read more)

Charted: Polkadot (DOT) Surges 35%, Key Resistance Turned Support at $10.5

Polkadot’s DOT started a strong surge after it broke $10.00. It is up over 35% this week, and it is now facing hurdles near $11.50. (read more)

Polkadot Price Hits Record High, Pushing Market Cap Past $10 Billion

Polkadot is now the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. And it’s hot on XRP’s heels. (read more)

Cloudflare Unveils Gateway to Distributed Web With ENS, IPFS Integration

Internet hosting giant Cloudflare has unveiled a new connection to the “uncensorable” web. (read more)

Charted: Why Synthetix’s SNX Could Rally To $20 While Bitcoin Corrects

Synthetix’s SNX remained in a bullish zone above $15.00, despite pullbacks in bitcoin and ethereum. SNX price is likely to rally towards $20.00 if it clears the $16.00 hurdle. (read more)

Bitcoin Whales Swoop in As Markets Hit Turbulence

While prices have been rising and falling in quick succession, bitcoin whales appear to be increasing their holdings of BTC. (read more)

More Financial Advisors Are Allocating Funds to Cryptocurrency

Crypto index provider Bitwise surveyed a group of financial advisors and found there is a rapidly growing interest in cryptocurrency. (read more)

Bitcoin Just Dropped Below $33,000: What Analysts Are Saying

Bitcoin has begun to drop lower once again despite the flush on Monday to $30,000. The leading cryptocurrency currently trades for $32,500, below the (read more)

Bitcoin Just Recovered to $35,000 After Yesterday’s 25% Crash

Bitcoin is ripping higher despite yesterday’s correction. The cryptocurrency plunged as low as $30,000 yesterday as buying selling rapidly picked up on (read more)

PayPal Hits $240 Million in Crypto Trading As Markets Recover

PayPal records its highest ever crypto volume in one day as global market cap re-takes $1 trillion. Wall Street saw modest losses. (read more)

Binance, Blockchain Firm Orbs to Sponsor New Accelerator for DeFi Innovation

Binance and the Israeli firm developing a public blockchain infrastructure Orbs have teamed up to sponsor the DeFi.org accelerator. (read more)

Analysts say Bitcoin price drop to $30K was ‘healthy and necessary’

The total cryptocurrency market cap fell by more than $200 billion as Bitcoin price dropped to $30,229 and altcoins correctly sharply. (read more)

Kim Dotcom ‘Officially’ Joins the Bitcoin Cash Movement

The controversial political activist has long been involved with the Bitcoin Cash community but now wants to make it more popular. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Dives Below $0.30, Why 100 SMA Is The Key

Ripple started a strong decline after it failed near $0.3700. XRP price is currently testing a major support near $0.2600 and the 100 SMA (H4). (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Eyes Fresh Rally To $0.35, Dips Remain Supported

Ripple started a strong recovery wave above $0.3000 and $0.3100. XRP price is currently correcting gains from $0.3700, but dips remain limited. (read more)

Bitcoin buying algos ‘seldom care about price’ in 2021, says analyst

A blow-off top may yet appear but market composition has changed and 20% dips are being bought with “aggression,” says filbfilb. (read more)

These Levels All Suggest Bitcoin Could Rally to $48,000 Before Peaking

Bitcoin now looks poised to see further upside, and it may only be a matter of time before the crypto rallies towards $48,000. (read more)

On-chain volumes for stablecoins reached a new monthly high in December

Tether (USDT) held nearly three-fourths of December’s stablecoin volume. (read more)

South Korean gaming giant Nexon is preparing to acquire crypto exchange Bithumb for about $460 million: Report

South Korean gaming giant Nexon is reportedly preparing to acquire Bithumb, the country’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, for nearly $460 million. (read more)

Bitcoin price now within 10% of $40,000 after ranging flips to new highs

A “healthy correction” is increasingly likely, says analyst Michaël van de Poppe as sellers dig in below the $40,000 mark. (read more)

The Cryptocurrency Market Is Now Worth More Than $1 Trillion

Around 1% of all the money in the world is now held in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies. (read more)

Bitcoin Tops $37K, Setting Record, Hours After Roaring Past $36K

The price of bitcoin soared to a new-all time high of $37,014.58, before settling back to $36,780.78, up 6.40% over the last 24 hours. (read more)

Bitcoin Price Breaks $35,000 Barrier for Another All-time High

The price of Bitcoin has risen 26% in the last week and increased 10% in the last 24 hours. (read more)

TA: Ethereum Prints Bullish Break: Why ETH Could Surge Above $1,200

Ethereum started a fresh increase above $1,050. ETH price is showing positive signs and it is likely to continue higher towards $1,200 and $1,250. (read more)

Bitcoin Is Now Among Top 10 Most Valuable Global Assets

With a market cap of $638 billion, the total value of Bitcoin is close to the share values of Tesla and Alibaba. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Revisits $34K, Why BTC Could Surge To New ATH Above $35K

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $33,200 resistance. BTC is likely eyeing more upsides above $34,500 and $35,000. (read more)

Charted: Stellar (XLM) Prints Bullish Breakout, Why It Could Test $0.20

Stellar started a strong increase above $0.1500. XLM price is trading nicely above $0.1500 and it could continue to rise towards $0.1800. (read more)

The biggest winner of Bitcoin’s rally? Dogecoin. DOGE price soars 105% in one week

Dogecoin gets some unlikely public petting from Australian adult star Angela White for its latest high-profile endorsement. (read more)

Ethereum Price Explodes Past $1,100 as Bitcoin Stagnates

Ethereum is in the midst of rocketing higher despite stagnation in the Bitcoin price. Just minutes ago, the cryptocurrency pierced $1,100 after holding (read more)

All-time highs meet altseason: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin preserves $30,000 so far but a mammoth rise in Ether and a market dominance drop sets the tone for an altcoin surge. (read more)

Bitcoin Blasts Past $34K for First Time, Less Than 24 Hours After Blowing Through $30K

BTC is up another $5,000 in 2021, following a torrid December in which the price of bitcoin rose $10,000. (read more)

Ethereum Just Tapped $1,000 Amid Colossal 30% Rally

Ethereum has shot higher over the past 24 hours as Bitcoin has tried to consolidate after a 10% New Year’s Day rally. ETH is now up around 30% in the past (read more)

Charted: Polkadot (DOT) Surges 15%, Why Rally Isn’t Over Yet

Polkadot’s DOT started a strong surge after it broke the $5.40 resistance. It is up over 20% this week, and it even rallied above $7.00. (read more)

Litecoin Overtakes XRP’s Market Cap As Price Slips to $0.17

XRP is no longer the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Now, Bitcoin spinoff Litecoin holds that title. (read more)

TA: Ethereum Retreats Without Testing $750, Why 100 SMA Is The Key

Ethereum started a downside correction from the $746 yearly high. ETH price is likely to find strong bids near the $684 and $675 support levels. (read more)

Whale Sightings Become Scarce, Removing Downward Pressure on Bitcoin: Analyst

Big bitcoin balance holders, or “whales” are moving less crypto onto exchanges, signaling some reduction of sell-side pressure, according to CryptoQuant. (read more)

Bitcoin Tops $28K for 1st Time, Hours After Crossing $27K; Market Cap Now Exceeds $500B

The price of the leading cryptocurrency has risen about 14% in the last 48 hours. (read more)

US federal regulators set new expectations for stablecoin issuers

New statement from a federal financial working group sets clearer expectations for stablecoin issuers. (read more)

Polkadot-Based DeFi Insurance App Raises $1.95M Led by KR1

Tidal will use the Polkadot blockchain to allow users to insure a set of DeFi applications against smart-contract failure or breaches. (read more)

Bitcoin Miners Turn Savers as Price Hits All-Time High; What It Means

Bitcoin miners used to be the biggest cryptocurrency dumpers when its price traded near all-time highs. Nevertheless, their sentiment has changed (read more)

Bitcoin Dominance In December: Why The Future Of Altcoins Hinge On This Month’s Close

Bitcoin is well above its former all-time high, but the “alt season” where altcoins explode in value relative to the top-ranked cryptocurrency has yet to (read more)

Why Ledger Kept All That Customer Data in the First Place

A dump of customer emails and addresses serves as a stark reminder that even companies in the privacy-minded crypto space are data honeypots. (read more)

Charted: Binance Coin (BNB) Rally Reaches Crucial Juncture, Why It Could Test $40

Binance coin price is up over 7% and it is outperforming bitcoin against the USDT. BNB could rally further if it clears the $35.50 resistance zone in the near term. (read more)

Dogecoin (DOGE) Up 20% on the Day After Elon Musk Tweet

Dogecoin (DOGE) is up 20% in the past 24 hours despite Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other segments of the crypto market correcting after a jaw-dropping rally. (read more)

Move over, Kickstarter: NFTs are the newest way for indie games to fundraise

In-game economies and NFTs mean that blockchain-based video game crowdfunding investors might get more bang for their buck than a few trinkets (read more)

Twitter loses its mind over rapper’s ‘$1M Bitcoin giveaway’ worth $11 each

Megan Thee Stallion’s fans have been whipped into a frenzy at the prospect of receiving $11 worth of BTC in a promotional giveaway. (read more)

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes Past $23.7K While Crypto Locked in DeFi at All-Time High

Bitcoin’s price is setting records again Thursday as decentralized finance may be overlooked in a heated crypto market. (read more)

Wrapped ETH Comes to Tezos as It Takes on Ethereum DeFi Market

StableTech has brought wrapped ETH tokens to the Tezos blockchain in a bid to win over DeFi users sick of high fees on Ethereum. (read more)

5 of the Best Yield Farming Opportunities For 2021

Yield farming was the defi craze of summer 2020, taking the nascent industry by storm and ushering in new ways to distribute tokens, engage communities, (read more)

Bitcoin Sailing in Uncharted Waters as Price Crosses $22K for First Time

Bitcoin is heading north having blown past two price hurdles to reach another record all-time high, trading for around $22,150 at press time. (read more)

Germany legalizes digitized securities

A new law in Germany will render old requirements to trade securities using physical papers obsolete. (read more)

Bitcoin Breaks Through $20,000 To Hit A Fresh All-Time High

Bitcoin surged to $20,800 today, notching an all-new record level. When will this digital currency break through another key, psychological level? (read more)

Open interest in Bitcoin derivatives hit new highs this week

This week saw open interest in bitcoin options and futures surge to new highs, according to data collected by The Block Research. (read more)

Fund Managers Head for Bitcoin as US Dollar Weakens

Bitcoin piques the interest of global wealth managers as an alternative to a weakening greenback while Wall Street sets new records. (read more)

Binance Visa cards are now shipping to European customers

Physical Binance Visa Cards are now shipping within the European Economic Area region. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Approaching Make-or-Breaks Levels, $0.47 Is The Key

Ripple is struggling to settle above $0.5000 and declining. XRP price must stay above $0.4800 and $0.4750 to avoid a major downside break. (read more)

PayPal stock has surged 17% since enabling Bitcoin purchases

PayPal’s stock has vastly outperformed the Nasdaq and S&P 500 over the past month. The gains appear to coincide with the launch of its crypto trading services on Nov. 12. (read more)

AAVE and SNX Surge Higher as Coinbase Finally Adds the DeFi Coins

Like many other exchanges, Coinbase has been focusing on decentralized finance (DeFi) over the past few months. The rise of decentralized exchange (read more)

Charted: Litecoin Bullish Breakout Suggests Larger Rally To $90

Litecoin price is up over 5% and it broke $80.00. LTC is showing positive signs and it could continue to rally towards $90.00 and $95.00. (read more)

Revolut adds four new cryptos for European users on its digital bank platform

The U.K.-based digital bank startup Revolut said Friday that it is adding four additional crypto tokens and currencies for its Europe-based users. (read more)

5 key metrics signal Ethereum price is ready to make a new 2020 high

Ethereum price is closing in on $600 and multiple metrics suggest the top altcoin is ready to notch a new 2020 high. (read more)

Chainlink Could be on the Cusp of Rocketing Higher as Strength Against BTC Grows

Chainlink still has a way to rally before it reaches its all-time highs in the lower-$20.00 region, but a move to here could be imminent. (read more)

Theta network enhancements usher in smart contract capabilities

Theta’s new upgrade is now live, bringing smart contract capabilities and a reduced staking threshold. (read more)

Ethereum Defends Pivotal Technical Level Despite Yesterday’s Drop

Ethereum and Bitcoin underwent a strong drop the other day after days of consolidation. Ethereum slipped from the $590 region to lows around $550, marking (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Breakdown Looks Real, Why It Could Retest $0.45

Ripple broke a major support at $0.5740, similar to bitcoin and ETH. XRP price is likely to continue lower towards $0.5100 or even $0.4500. (read more)

Apple Co-founder Wozniak’s Crypto Doubles in Price Overnight

The Efforce crypto token, which goes by WOZX, hit a high of $2.77 on December 8 after trading for a low of $1.32 on December 7. (read more)

PSA: Few Days Remain For XRP Holders To Claim Spark Tokens, Here’s How

XRP has a major bullish breakout recently, resulting in an over 200% rally. And while bullish technicals had been building, it was the Flare airdrop and (read more)

Wells Fargo: Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Are No Fad

The traditional banking firm suggests that crypto naysayers are wrong to call it a fad, but stops short of recommending investment… for now. (read more)

Investors Split Over Where Bitcoin Goes Next As Markets Cool

Sentiment is mixed among Bitcoin investors as indicators point to continued bull or emerging bear markets. Nasdaq records record day. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Signaling Next Crucial Break, $0.62 A Key Barrier

Ripple is trading in a contracting range above $0.6000. XRP price is setting up for a major break either above $0.6200 or below $0.5800. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Stuck In A Crucial Range, Why $19.5K Is The Key

Bitcoin price is still trading in a broad range below $19,500. BTC must gain strength above $19,500 to start a fresh rally in the near term. (read more)

Gold bug says 2021 will be a big year for Bitcoin and Ethereum

The reduction in Bitcoin mining rewards is having a profound impact on price discovery, says Frank Holmes. For Ethereum, he say the demand driver is coming from DeFi. (read more)

Bitcoin Stalls while Ethereum Breaks New Records

Bitcoin’s price settled over the weekend, but Ethereum grew thanks to the boom in Defi and Eth 2.0 rollout bringing more users. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) is Primed For a Rally And Only 1 Thing is Holding it Back

Ripple started a downside correction below $0.6500. XRP price is likely preparing for the next major move, similar to bitcoin and ETH. (read more)

1 Million ETH Gets Locked up in Ethereum 2.0

Over $600 million is now staked on the world’s most-used blockchain, just days after its ‘beacon chain’ launched. (read more)

Polkadot launches DeFi alliance with Chainlink and will let 1000 nodes bloom

Polkadot has launched a DeFi Alliance to help its network meet the needs of decentralized finance. (read more)

Stablecoins: the First Battleground of Crypto Regulation Wars

The STABLE Act would force stablecoin issuers to have bank licenses, a move that could portend legal challenges for the industry. (read more)

Analyst: XRP Likely to Explode to $0.75 as Market-Wide Momentum Returns

One trader explained in a recent tweet that he is watching for XRP to see some massive momentum in the near-term. (read more)

Ethereum miners brought in $262 million in revenue last month

Miners on the Ethereum network made roughly $262 million in revenue during November, an increase over October’s figures. (read more)

Charted: Chainlink (LINK) is About to See “Liftoff” if It’s Able to Hold $13

Chainlink (LINK) is showing positive signs above $13.00, similar to bitcoin. The price is likely to accelerate towards $15.00 or higher. (read more)

Theta Labs Launches Its Blockchain Video Delivery Platform in Beta

Theta Labs says it plans to democratize content delivery with its decentralized video platform, now live in beta. (read more)

TA: Why Bitcoin Must Clear $19.3K To Start A Fresh Rally Towards $20K

Bitcoin price remained in a range above the $18,500 support . BTC is trading above $19,000 and it could start a strong surge if there is a clear break above $19.3K (read more)

US lawmakers seek to make stablecoins illegal without federal approval

The Stable Act aims to “protect consumers from risks posed by emerging digital payment instruments.” (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) is Facing Uphill Task Near $0.63 and 100 SMA

Ripple started a fresh decline after it failed to clear $0.6800. XRP price is showing bearish signs below the 100 hourly SMA and facing many hurdles. (read more)

Libra Rebrands to ‘Diem’ in Anticipation of 2021 Launch

The Libra Association is rebranding itself Diem to distance itself from the original multi-currency stablecoin vision. (read more)

This Economic Model Predicts a $200,000+ Bitcoin Price by 2022

Despite seeing some short-term turbulence, one economic model is still forecasting an incredibly bullish year for Bitcoin. (read more)

What the YFI and SushiSwap ‘Merger’ Means for DeFi

Yearn Finance is joining forces with SushiSwap to enhance both protocols. The latest DeFi collaboration could benefit users looking for innovative projects and better security. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Signaling Sharp Increase To $0.72 In Near-Term

Ripple started a fresh increase above $0.6000, similar to bitcoin and ETH. XRP price is likely to continue higher towards $0.7000 and $0.7200. (read more)

Ethereum 2.0 Launches Tomorrow. Here’s What to Expect

There’s not a whole lot users must do during Phase 0 of the proof-of-stake network. (read more)

Bitcoin soars to all-time-highs on several exchanges as gold, equities take a beating on Monday

Bitcoin bucked sluggish activity across global markets, hitting all-time highs on several exchanges during Monday morning’s trade session. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Inching Higher, Why BTC Could Rally To New ATH Above $20K

Bitcoin price is up over 5% and it is trading above $19,500. BTC bulls seem to be aiming a new all-time high above the $20,000 resistance. (read more)

Charted: Chainlink (LINK) Looks Ready For Another Leg Higher Over $15

Chainlink (LINK) remained stable above $11.50 and started a fresh increase, similar to bitcoin. The price is trading above $13.50 and it could surpass $15.00. (read more)

Singapore’s third-largest bank appears to be building a crypto custody solution

United Overseas Bank, Singapore’s third-largest bank by total assets, appears to be developing a crypto custody solution. (read more)

Yes, You Can Spend Your Bitcoin This Black Friday

“Hodling bitcoin is still important, but to support a circular economy, we need both sides going.” Bitcoin Black Friday aims to do just that. (read more)

Bitcoin Indicator Reaches Historical Extreme: Price Sheds Two Thirds Upon Reversal

Bitcoin price this week reached a high of $19,500, following a six-week, 60% rally. From the moment the first-ever cryptocurrency made it above $12,000, (read more)

Cambridge and Oxford teams compete in algorithmic crypto trading contest

APEX:E3 is providing seed capital and mentorship to each of the 15 teams, but only the winners get to keep their profits. (read more)

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Loses Momentum at $19.4K; Ethereum Fees Increasing

Bitcoin’s price rise stalled out just before hitting $19,500 Wednesday while the Ethereum network’s fees are in an upswing. (read more)

Filecoin storage tops 1 billion GB as tokenized FIL launches for use in DeFi

Anchorage and Tokensoft unveiled wFIL on the same day that Filecoin announced its storage capacity has exceeded one billion gigabytes. (read more)

Verge, Dash, and Status Follow XRP Higher Amid Absurd Crypto Rally

The crypto market is in a phase where altcoins from the previous rally, 2017′s bull market, are absolutely ripping faces off. While Bitcoin is up 5% in (read more)

Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Has Enough Funds to Launch

The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has enough funds to begin activation of its most ambitious upgrade yet. (read more)

XRP Continues Rapid Ascent With 15% Gain, Outperforming Bitcoin by 1,000%

XRP has been one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies over the past day. After lying dormant for much of the past few months, the cryptocurrency has (read more)

Friendliest of them all? These could be the best places for crypto

The U.S. has its regulatory downfalls, but Decred’s co-founder sees it as the best for crypto, while Horizen’s co-founder said Puerto Rico tops the list. (read more)

If Bitcoin Followed Tesla’s Path, It Would Hit $125,000 in the Next Year

Bitcoin has undergone a strong rally over the past few weeks, rallying from the $11,000 range to $18,700 as of this article’s writing. A comparison (read more)

Charted: Litecoin Is Outperforming Major Altcoins, Why Dips Remain Attractive

Litecoin price is up over 10% and it broke $80.00. LTC is consolidating gains and dips are likely to be limited below $78.00 and $76.50. (read more)

Bitcoin Now Has a Greater Market Cap Than Mastercard

Bitcoin reached 16th place among the world’s biggest entities after its market capitalization grew to nearly $335 billion. (read more)

Bigger Than Netflix? Filecoin Hits 1 Exabyte of Storage

The decentralized blockchain storage network wants to take on centralized cloud storage. It’s hit a major milestone on that journey. (read more)

XRP Shows Signs of Bottoming as Analysts Watch for Serious Upside

One analyst is noting that there’s a possibility that further upside is imminent, as XRP just bounced at a previous resistance level. (read more)

Dell-owned VMware launches blockchain platform for enterprises

Dell-owned software company VMware has commercially launched its blockchain platform for enterprises. (read more)

Bitcoin analyst sees ‘perfect backdrop’ for $100K this bull cycle, $1M by 2035

Bitcoin can pass its $20,000 all-time highs within weeks, says Alex Saunders, while Ether only needs a year to beat its own record (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Could Restart Rally If It Clears The $0.30 Hurdle

Ripple started a downside correction from $0.3080. XRP price is trading above $0.2900 and it must surpass $0.3000 for a fresh rally. (read more)

A Dubai investment firm is staking $10 million worth of ETH to support the Eth2 launch

IBC Group, a Dubai-based boutique investment firm, is staking $10 million worth of ether (ETH) to support the Ethereum 2.0 launch. (read more)

XRP is on the “Verge of Something Big” as Trader Targets Move to $0.85

One analyst is even going so far as to note that a move up to the range between $0.50 and $0.85 could be right about the corner for XRP. (read more)

Charted: Chainlink (LINK) Holding Key Support, Why Bulls Could Aim $15

Chainlink (LINK) gained momentum after it broke $13.00. It traded towards $14.25 before correcting lower sharply, but it seems like dips remain limited. (read more)

Why Bitcoin price just flash crashed 6% after rejecting at $18.5K

Bitcoin sharply dropped after nearing $18,500 on Binance and Coinbase. The plunge comes as large sell orders were spotted on both spot and BTC futures exchanges. (read more)

Yearn.finance (YFI) Explodes $4,000 Higher in An Hour: DeFi Bull Run

Yearn.finance (YFI) is erupting higher as Bitcoin pushes to new year-to-date highs. The coin is up 20% in the past 24 hours alone, rocketing from under (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Smashes $0.30, Why Pullbacks Could Be Limited

Ripple surged over 12% and it even broke $0.3000. XRP price is currently trading near $0.3010 and dips might be limited in the near term. (read more)

Uniswap May Re-up Rewards as SushiSwap Angles to Catch Itinerant Yield Farmers

A new Uniswap governance vote would continue yield farming rewards for certain asset pairs as the original allocation ends. (read more)

IBM’s new gaming patent envisions using blockchain consensus in an MMO

MMOs on the blockchain? A new patent awarded to IBM highlights the tech’s role in running games with huge player bases. (read more)

This Indicator Shows Bitcoin May Surge Before Seeing a 20%+ Pullback

One analyst is now pointing to the benchmark cryptocurrency’s RSI indicator for insights into where Bitcoin may trend next. (read more)

Bitcoin Cash Has Split Into Two New Blockchains, Again

Bitcoin Cash split into two blockchain again, but one of the new chain has received no hashpower so far. (read more)

Charted: Litecoin Surges Above $65, Why It Could Test $70-$72

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $65.00. LTC is likely to continue higher towards the $70.00 and $72.00 resistance levels. (read more)

Yearn.finance’s YFI Could Soon Rally Past $20,000 as Technical Strength Grows

One trader is pointing to a recently formed pattern, noting that he believes that Yearn.finance’s YFI is poised to rally significantly higher (read more)

Polkadot is the most popular network for staking, nearly $3 billion worth of DOT tokens are at stake

Layer-1 blockchain network Polkadot is the most popular when it comes to staking. According to The Block Research, nearly $3 billion worth of DOT, Polkadot’s native token, are at stake. (read more)

Uniswap farming ends in 4 days, potentially freeing up $1.1B ETH

A Uniswap community call attempts to get some answers as UNI mining concludes. (read more)

Charted: Litecoin Prints Bullish Breakout, Why LTC Could Surpass $65

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $62.00. LTC is likely to continue higher (similar to bitcoin), and it could even break $65.00. (read more)

Binance launches Ethereum mining pool, with lower fees than rivals

Crypto exchange Binance has launched an Ethereum mining pool, seven months after launching a Bitcoin mining pool. (read more)

PayPal’s crypto trading goes live in the US

Customers will be able to trade up to $20,000 a week, rather than the originally announced $10,000. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Surges 5%, Why Pullbacks Remain Attractive To The Bulls

Bitcoin price started a strong increase after it broke the $16,000 resistance. BTC is up 5% and it is now facing hurdles near $16,500. (read more)

Charted: Cardano (ADA) is Primed For a Rally And Only 1 Thing is Holding it Back

Cardano’s price climbed towards $0.1150 before correcting lower. Bitcoin price is in uptrend, and it seems like ADA price is likely to rally. (read more)

Game on: Crypto users can rent servers for titles including Minecraft

A crypto payments network has signed a partnership with one of the top five gaming server providers worldwide (read more)

Bitcoin Posts High Time Frame Breakout as Analysts Eye $17,000+

One trader is now noting that a move towards $17,000 could be imminent if bulls are able to post a high time frame close above $16,000. (read more)

Ethereum’s ‘Unannounced Hard Fork’ Was Trying to Prevent the Very Disruption It Caused

A hard fork that split Ethereum’s chain in two was activated on purpose, calling into question Ethereum’s client coordination. (read more)

Bitcoin fees plummet as mempool clears to zero

The Bitcoin mempool cleared to zero this week, making it possible to get transactions confirmed in the upcoming block for 3 sat/byte fees, for the first time since mid-October. (read more)

TA: Ethereum Could Rally To $500 If It Clears The $470 Barrier

Ethereum is slowly rising and trading above $460. ETH price is likely to rally towards $495 or $500 if it clears the $470 resistance zone. (read more)

Bitcoin Daily Volume Up 270% This Week, Pushes Past $3 Billion

New data from Arcane Research shows surging Bitcoin trading volume in the first week of November. Bitcoin futures trading on CME is also trending higher. (read more)

Pivotal Ethereum DeFi Metric Just Hit a New All-Time High

Even after the recent rally, the prices of top DeFi coins are down massively since the summer highs. Data from CoinGecko indicates that the average DeFi (read more)

Filecoin’s storage power is back growing again amid FIL lending surge

The effective storage power on Filecoin has grown 40% since miners’ standoff in mid-October following network upgrades and the surge in FIL lending. (read more)

Why Yearn.Finance Surged 21% in 1 Day Amid Strong DeFi Resurgence

Yearn.finance (YFI) has surged 21% on the day. It is continuing to show strong momentum following a DeFi marketwide resurgence. (read more)

UK Treasury to Provide Framework on Stablecoins

Private stablecoins “could transform the way people store and exchange their money,” said HM Treasury. (read more)

DeFi Coins AAVE, RUNE, SNX Hold Up Despite Bitcoin Correction

Decentralized finance (DeFi) coins have undergone an extremely strong recovery from last week’s lows. As of last night, at the highs of the recovery (read more)

Here’s Why Bitcoin Could See One More Correction Before Its Uptrend

From last week’s highs, Bitcoin sustained a heavy correction into Saturday. The cryptocurrency fell from $16,000 to a low of $14,300, marking the first (read more)

Japanese firm Layer X Labs develops blockchain-based e-voting protocol

As part of Tsukuba City’s “smart city” initiative, Layer X develops new blockchain-based voting protocol (read more)

Chainlink is About to Shatter a Crucial Resistance Level as Analysts Eye $13+

One analyst is watching for a move to over $13.00. He points to Chainlink’s ability to hold strong above all of its short-term time frames. (read more)

Ripple Sets Up Regional Office in Dubai As New Global HQ Plans Loom Large

Ripple, the $10 billion fintech company responsible for XRP, is set to open a regional HQ in Dubai, while the plans for a new global HQ are still being hammered. (read more)

Charted: Litecoin Rallies 10%, Indicators Suggest Rally To $70

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $60.00. LTC is likely to continue higher (similar to bitcoin) towards $70.00 or $75.00. (read more)

‘Formula E’ racing title among four NFT-powered games announced today

Animoca Brands and Formula E are teaming to launch racing game with NFTs, while Skymarch has partnered with Enjin to develop three token-powered games (read more)

DeFi and NFT Collide...With Aave Providing Battle Rewards

Aave and Axie Infinity, winners from the summer’s DeFi and NFT expansion, are joining forces to promote one another and reward users. (read more)

Square reports $1.63 billion in bitcoin sales for the third quarter via its Cash App

Square said that it sold $1.63 billion in bitcoin through its Cash App during 2020′s third quarter. (read more)

Bitcoin Almost Taps $16,000 as Price Explodes 15% in 24 Hours

Bitcoin has continued to explode higher in the face of a further drop in the U.S. dollar. The price of the leading cryptocurrency has almost reached (read more)

Charted: Cardano (ADA) Needs To Clear $0.10 For Hopes of a Fresh Rally

Cardano’s price is correcting higher from $0.0880. Bitcoin price is surging, but ADA must climb above $0.1000 to start a strong rally. (read more)

Bitcoin price reaches $14,500, the highest level since January 2018

A lively day of trading amid U.S. election uncertainty sees Bitcoin add to its gains which took it above pivotal $14,000 resistance (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Bulls Face Uphill Task Near $0.24

Ripple started an upside correction from the $0.2280 support. XRP price could start a strong rally if it clears the $0.2400 resistance zone. (read more)

Bitcoin Drops as Trump Threatens to Stop Vote Counting

Bitcoin fell after President Trump alleged “fraud” in the presidential election and pledged to stop vote counting. (read more)

Bitcoin breaches $14,000 on election day, up 1,900% compared to 2016

Bitcoin has only been around for two US presidential elections, but the price has risen significantly with each successive race (read more)

Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract May Soon Be Released

The launch of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH2 or Serenity) has long been expected. It was first slated to arrive earlier this year, but multiple delays have pushed (read more)

‘This is just the beginning’: PayPal CEO highlights planned push to support more digital currencies

PayPal’s CEO struck a bullish tone on central bank digital currencies and his firm’s potential involvement with them during its Q3 earnings call. (read more)

Crypto Browser Brave Hits 20 Million Monthly Users

Brave’s monthly active user count has increased 230% in the past year. (read more)

Australia to explore blockchain-based wholesale central bank digital currency

The Reserve Bank of Australia said on Monday it is exploring the potential use of a blockchain-based central bank digital currency in a wholesale form. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Holds Strong, Bulls Could Aim Fresh Test of $0.25

Ripple found support near $0.2320 and recovered higher above $0.2380. XRP price is consolidating gains and it could rally towards $0.2500. (read more)

European Central Bank Asks Public About Decentralized Euro

The European Central Bank wants to hear your views on the future of the euro. (read more)

Possible Bitcoin Plunge as Elections Near Could Spark Massive Altcoin Rally

One analyst is now noting that he expects Bitcoin to put in a temporary top around $13,800, and potentially spark a massive altcoin rally. (read more)

Huawei rolls out new smartphone with a built-in hardware wallet for China’s digital yuan

Chinese technology giant Huawei has launched a new smartphone, which supports a built-in hardware wallet for China’s digital yuan. (read more)

Uniswap moves closer to a new five million UNI airdrop

Some analysts are warning of a potential “governance quagmire” should UNI whales abuse governance proposals to advance their interests (read more)

Charted: Chainlink (LINK) Prints Bearish Pattern and It Could Revisit $10.20

Chainlink (LINK) started a sharp decline after forming a HS pattern (as discussed in the previous analysis). The bears are gaining strength and aiming a test of $10.20. (read more)

A Whopping $2 Billion in Bitcoin Is Now on Ethereum

While Bitcoiners wait for the price to rise, they’re putting their money to use on Ethereum. (read more)

Bitcoin Dominance Is Days Away From Triggering A 30% Rally Against Alts

Bitcoin smashing through $12,000 gave the cryptocurrency enough momentum and energy to take out $13,000 and revisit last year’s highs. But while it did (read more)

Coinbase to Launch Crypto Debit Card in US for Retail Spending

Coinbase is launching its Visa debit card in the U.S. early next year. (read more)

Charted: Cardano (ADA) is Primed For a Rally And Only 1 Thing is Holding it Back

Cardano’s price is holding the $0.0950 support and recovering higher. ADA must surpass $0.1020 and $0.1040 to start a fresh rally. (read more)

Protocol Labs launches Filecoin Archives with digital library Internet Archive

Crypto company Protocol Labs has partnered with digital database Internet Archive to launch Filecoin Archives, a community project meant to preserve information at risk of being lost. The team behind decentralized data service Filecoin has partnered with Internet Archive to launch Filecoin Archives (read more)

Pattern Shows Ethereum Could Be Ready to Surge Despite Pullback

One analyst is pointing to a few key patterns that suggest Ethereum is bound to see some notable upside in the near-term. (read more)

ConSensys collaborates with Banque de France digital euro partner

Blockchain firm ConsenSys is becoming increasingly active in the central bank digital currency space. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) is About to See “Liftoff” if it Clears $0.255

Ripple is showing positive signs above the $0.2500 support. XRP price could start a strong rally if it clears the $0.2550 resistance zone. (read more)

Economist: Bitcoin Could Be Setting Up for an Ideal Short Opportunity

One economist believes that Bitcoin could extend this momentum past this its resistance and reach $15,000 before seeing a strong selloff. (read more)

KPMG, Coin Metrics Partner to Grow Institutional Crypto Adoption

The “Big Four” accounting firm and cryptocurrency market data provider have announced a plan to integrate some of their products. (read more)

Audius Distributes Crypto to RAC, Deadmau5 Listeners

The blockchain-based music platform sent 50 million in AUDIO tokens to its “top 10,000 artists and fans.” (read more)

East meets West as eight top projects join global DeFi alliance

Top western DeFi firms will collaborate with their eastern counterparts on strategies for risk management, liquidity provision, and fostering innovation in decentralized finance (read more)

Bitcoin Fan Jack Dorsey to Talk DeFi at Africa Fintech Summit

Dorsey’s keynote “will revolve around the concepts of decentralized finance and opportunities it creates for financial inclusion.” (read more)

Chainlink Rejected At Key Mathematical Level, But Geometry Points To Upside

Chainlink is the best performing crypto asset of the top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap in 2020, and the years prior since it first came into (read more)

Bitcoin Drives Market Up As DEXes Deflate

Bitcoin’s plaudits continued to weigh in on the project’s performance over recent months, while DeFi’s downturn starves decentralized exchanges. (read more)

Survey: Most professional European investors bought digital assets or plan to

Survey on professional investors finds that 36% have already bought crypto, as big pockets look to enter the market. (read more)

Alibaba Founder Jack Ma: “Digital Currencies” Are the Future

Jack Ma blasted global regulation and said that “digital currency could create value” during a speech yesterday. (read more)

Analyst: Chainlink Forms Most Bullish Setup Ever as Chance of Upside Grows

One trader is now pointing to a multitude of different factors that highlight just how bullish Chainlink is at the moment (read more)

Funds locked in DeFi surge $1B as analyst tips post-election bull run

Crypto collateral locked in DeFi protocols has surged to an all-time high of over $12 billion as round two of the bull market begins. (read more)

TA: Bitcoin Short-term Pullback Could Be Attractive To The Bulls

Bitcoin price extended its rise to a new monthly high near $13,200. BTC is consolidating gains and dips are likely to remain attractive. (read more)

PayPal Finally Welcomes Cryptocurrencies, Including Bitcoin, Ethereum

The company’s CEO said the “shift to digital forms of currencies is inevitable.” (read more)

Charted: Litecoin Price Daily Timeframe Indicates Strong Uptrend To $65

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $55.00. LTC is likely to continue higher towards $60.00 or $65.00 as long as above the 100-day SMA. (read more)

Top DeFi Coins Finally Make Recovery: Aave, Ren, Chainlink Surge 10%

Earlier this week, all eyes were on Bitcoin, not DeFi. The leading cryptocurrency shot a handful of percent higher while altcoins actually began to move (read more)

Breakout or fakeout? Top traders react to Bitcoin price rally to $12K

Bitcoin price rallied to $11,900 but traders are unsure whether the move is a breakout or a fakeout. (read more)

Charted: Cardano (ADA) Needs To Clear $0.11 For Hopes of a Fresh Rally

Cardano’s price is holding the $0.1000 support level and recovering higher. However, ADA must surpass $0.1100 to start a fresh rally. (read more)

Top Crypto Game Splinterlands Now Supports Brave’s BAT Token

The partnership also means Splinterlands will implement Brave as its official browser while Brave will advertise one of the most popular crypto games out there. (read more)

Bitcoin Sees Significant Breakout as Analysts Claim “$13,000 is on the Table”

For Bitcoin to enter a bull market, its price must surmount $13,000. A move past this level could put fresh all-time highs back on the table (read more)

Nearly $900 million in VC went to crypto companies in the third quarter of 2020

During the third quarter of 2020, $897.7 million in venture funds were allocated across 212 crypto and blockchain startups, according to data compiled The (read more)

TA: Ethereum Could Narrowly Avoid a Major Drop if it Closes Above $380

Ethereum extended its decline below the key $365 support. ETH price is correcting higher and it must surpass $380 for to avoid another bearish wave. (read more)

Total Value of All Ethereum Assets Surpasses Staggering $100,000,000,000

The total value of all assets in the Ethereum ecosystem has breached $100 billion dollars, according to the blockchain database startup Messari. (read more)

Analyst: Chainlink Likely to Rally to $16.50 as It Approaches Key Level

One analyst notes that Chainlink is nearing the apex of a pennant that has been forming in the time following its decline from $20.00. (read more)

Digital Yuan Rolls Out for Use in Shenzhen Gas Stations

Citizens can make fuel and retail payments using a state-backed mobile application that operates without the use of the internet and does not charge transaction fees. (read more)

Filecoin Launch Finally Brings $200M ICO to Fruition

Filecoin, designed as a decentralized alternative to Amazon Web Services, is now live as of block height 148,888, or 14:44 UTC. (read more)

‘Enormous wall of money’ will send Bitcoin to $1M in 2025 — Raoul Pal

The largest cryptocurrency will “massively outperform gold” before that, says the Real Vision founder (read more)

Charted: Filecoin (FIL) Rally Takes Breather, Key Uptrend Support at $60 Intact

Filecoin (FIL) started a strong rally above $60.00 $65.00. The price is correcting lower, but there is a strong support near $60.00. (read more)

Analysts Think Uniswap’s UNI Could Surge to $4.30 Next; Here’s How

One trader is noting that a move past $4.00 could be imminent, but it is imperative that Uniswap’s UNI first reclaims a key support level. (read more)

Watchmaker Breitling will issue Ethereum-based authenticity certificates

Breitling, the 136-year old luxury watchmaker based in Switzerland, has begun issuing Ethereum-based digital certificates for its watches. (read more)

TA: Ethereum Looks Ready For Another Leg Higher Unless It Dives Below $365

Ethereum failed to clear the $388 resistance. ETH price is currently holding the $365 support and it could resume its upward move. (read more)

Pro Super Smash Bros player to receive salary in XRP

More gamers around the world are moving into crypto (read more)

Crypto Exchanges Prep for Filecoin’s Long-Awaited Mainnet Launch

Kraken, Huobi and Gemini confirmed that they will list the token ahead of launch. (read more)

Analysts Expect Chainlink to See Accumulation Before Rocketing Higher

If Chainlink is in an accumulation phase, then a visit to its near-term resistance levels may be imminent in the days and weeks ahead. (read more)

JPMorgan believes more payment companies will enable bitcoin purchases similar to Square’s Cash App

Banking giant JPMorgan believes that more payment companies will allow their clients to purchase bitcoin (BTC) via their apps, similar to Square’s Cash App. (read more)

Charted: Ripple (XRP) Price Could Rally 10% If It Clears $0.26

Ripple remained in a positive zone above $0.2500. XRP price is likely to rally further if it clears the main $0.2600 resistance. (read more)

Bitcoin Should Be 5% of Your Investment Portfolio, Says Fidelity

New research from Fidelity shows Bitcoin is uniquely decoupled from the movement of other asset classes, and suggests how it should fit into your investment portfolio. (read more)

DeFi Token Maker Sets New TVL All-Time High As Crypto Market Takes Pause

Maker, an early DeFi token that helped get the now unstoppable trend off the ground, has set a new all-time high in total value locked, just as the rest (read more)

Charted: Cardano (ADA) Daily Chart Indicates A Significant Bullish Wave

Cardano’s price surged above $0.1000 and started a strong increase. ADA is likely to continue higher towards $0.1250 in the coming days. (read more)

Billionaire UK newspaper owner calls DeFi technology ‘revolutionary’

UK media boss and former banker Alexander Lebedev has revealed he is looking to launch a decentralized finance-powered “bank 2.0.” (read more)

This Trader Doesn’t See Why Bitcoin Can’t Hit $12,000 Soon

After starting last week rather weak, Bitcoin began to push higher into Friday and into the weekend, ending up pushing as high as $11,500. For context, (read more)

Ethereum 2.0 Around the Corner After Successful Zinken Trial

The client teams will use the testnet results to make “final preparations for a mainnet launch,” says Ethereum researcher Danny Ryan. (read more)

Charted: Chainlink (LINK) Seems Unstoppable As Bulls Take Over Crypto Market

Chainlink (LINK) started a strong increase above $10.00. The price is now attempting another upside break above the $11.00 resistance. (read more)

Ethereum miners made 450K ETH from high network fees during DeFi peak

On-chain data shows Ethereum miners saw a 39% surge in revenue as fees soared during the DeFi craze. (read more)

Chainlink Whales Continue Accumulating Despite Signs of Technical Weakness

One analytics firm explained in a recent tweet that data shows whales have been accumulating massive amounts of Chainlink in recent times. (read more)

$1.5 billion in Bitcoin now locked up in Ethereum

Bitcoiners are looking to make the most of Ethereum’s decentralized finance smart contracts (read more)

Lightning network vulnerability discovered, upgrade immediately

The lightning vulnerability was made public on Oct 9. (read more)

Ethereum’s fees higher than Bitcoin’s for a record two straight months

Ethereum’s fees have been more expensive than Bitcoin’s for a record-long streak, but developers aren’t finding consensus on how to resolve the problem. (read more)

Charted: Chainlink (LINK) Prints Bullish Break, But Facing Uphill Task Near $10

Chainlink (LINK) found a strong buying interest above $8.50. The price is trading above $9.20, but it must surpass $10.00 for more gains. (read more)

Wrapped Bitcoin tops $1B after 900% increase in two months

The recent DeFi frenzy has seen $900 million worth of Bitcoin tokenized using Wrapped Bitcoin over the past two months. (read more)

Google Cloud Does Not Intend to Take EOS Rewards as a Block Producer

Following news of yesterday’s partnership with Block.one, Google Cloud says it is not getting into EOS for the tokens. (read more)

Binance’s Approach to DeFi: Be Like Netflix, Not Kodak

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, closed out the LA Blockchain Summit on Wednesday by talking about DeFi, decentralization, and staying relevant. (read more)

Analyst Who Predicted Yearn.finance (YFI) Drop to $14k Expects $12k

It’s been a tough past few weeks for the DeFi market, especially for coins like Yearn.finance’s YFI token and the Curve DAO Token. (read more)

Ethereum hashrate hit a new all-time high amid DeFi growth

Ethereum’s hashrate, or the network’s processing power, hit a new all-time high yesterday amid continuous growth in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Technicals Suggest A Strong Case For Break Below $8

Chainlink (LINK) started a fresh decline after it failed near a major hurdle at $11.00. It could accelerate lower below $8.00. (read more)

Yearn.finance (YFI) Resumes Downtrend Following Rejection at $20,000

Analysts are noting that further downside could be imminent in the near-term for Yearn.finance (YFI), which could lead it down towards $15,000 (read more)

Google Cloud Joins Forces With EOS

Google is the first Silicon Valley giant to seek to become an EOS block producer. Through this new partnership, Google Cloud will work with Block.one to enable new ways for its open-source community of developers to engage and build applications on EOS. (read more)

Ethereum Key Indicators Suggest A Strong Rally if it Clears $355

Ethereum is trading near a major resistance at $355. ETH price is likely to accelerate higher once there is a proper close above $355. (read more)

MetaMask hits 1M monthly users thanks to DeFi boom

The booming DeFi sector is driving up MetaMask’s user base, with the popular Ethereum wallet report now reporting more than one million active monthly users (read more)

The public token sale for Flow, from Dapper Labs, is already CoinList’s most popular ever

A public token sale for Flow, a new blockchain platform developed by Dapper labs, was the listing platform’s largest-ever. (read more)

MakerDAO Fundamentals Could Boost Maker (MKR) After DeFi Correction

It’s been a tough past few weeks for all leading decentralized finance coins. (read more)

DeFi craze propels Uniswap monthly volume to $15.3B, surpassing Coinbase

Uniswap processed $15.3 billion in monthly volume in September, outpacing Coinbase and signalling that DeFi is here to stay (read more)

XRP Price Gains 6% Following Strong Recovery

XRP is outperforming the market in the short term, but has struggled against other top ten cryptocurrencies when measured year-to-date (YTD). (read more)

Cryptocurrency exchanges generated over $169B in trading volumes in September

Cryptocurrency exchanges in The Block’s legitimate volume index reported over $169 billion in volume for the month of September. (read more)

Polkadot (DOT) Could Incur Strong Correction as Macro Support Nears

It’s been a tough past few days for all altcoins. Polkadot (DOT), especially, has suffered. The native digital asset of the Polkadot ecosystem has shed a (read more)

European Central Bank publishes report on digital euro, says ‘we need to be ready’ to issue it

The European Central Bank (ECB) has today published a comprehensive report on digital euro, saying that it needs to be prepared to issue a digital currency if and when the need arises. (read more)

Bitcoin, Dow Futures Slid As Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19

Bitcoin plunged alongside the US stock futures in early morning trading on Friday after Donald Trump revealed that he and his wife Melania tested positive (read more)

Australian government’s digital business plan includes $5M for blockchain

Australia’s Prime Minister has announced the Federal Government’s biggest investment in blockchain to-date, with two pilots set to receive almost $5 million (read more)

Ethereum Prints Bullish Technical Pattern, Why Close Above 365 Is Critical

Ethereum is showing positive signs above the key $355 support. ETH price could accelerate higher if it clears the $365 resistance zone. (read more)

Something New is Cooking at SushiSwap

SushiSwap has unveiled a new website and other product improvements. Is a move to Solana next? (read more)

Maker (MKR) Surges 7% as Stability Fees Introduced, DeFi Regains Footing

While decentralized finance (DeFi) has seen a strong surge in 2020, Maker (MKR), a token strongly tied to DeFi, has underperformed. (read more)

Ethereum 2.0 developers will run another testnet ‘Zinken’

Ethereum 2.0 developers will run yet another testnet “Zinken” in the coming days as the Spadina testnet didn’t go smoothly enough. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Bulls Facing Uphill Task: Here’s Why $11 Holds The Key

Chainlink (LINK) started a strong upward move above $9.00. The bulls are facing a strong resistance near $10.50, $11.00, and 100 SMA (H4). (read more)

Goldman Sachs looks to add international hires to its digital assets team

Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is looking to round out its digital assets team with two new international hires. (read more)

Uniswap’s UNI Bounces at Key Support as the Bull Case Continues Growing

One analyst believes that upside could be imminent for Uniswap’s UNI, noting that it is imperative that bulls reclaim $4.70 in the near-term (read more)

XRP Ledger Foundation – The Next Step Of XRP Decentralization?

On September 24, the newly established XRP Ledger Foundation (XRPLF) announced its existence. (read more)

Binance unveils a new ‘decentralized’ stablecoin system, Venus

Crypto exchange Binance has unveiled a new “decentralized” stablecoin system called Venus. (read more)

Ethereum Transaction Fees Fall To Lowest In 49 Days As DeFi Craze Subsides

Ethereum transaction fees are a benchmark for activity on the blockchain. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Presses Past $10 as Weekly Chart Remains Bullish

Chainlink (LINK) has been one of the top-performing crypto-assets after its crash early last week. The coin is up 5% in the past 24 hours alone, outpacing (read more)

Coinbase wallet users targeted by new Android malware

This alien doesn’t care about taking over the Earth, but it may steal your Bitcoins and dollars. (read more)

CEO: Dropping whale inflows positive for Bitcoin, lifeline for DeFi market?

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju says Bitcoin whale inflows are decreasing. For decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens, it could serve as a lifeline. (read more)

Yearn.finance (YFI) On “Life Alert” After Weak Attempt To Hold Support

Yearn.Finance (YFI) had such an abrupt rise to fame, now that momentum has changed, the plunge could be equally as dramatic. Thus far, any attempt to hold (read more)

Ocean Protocol and Balancer Want to Do for Data What Uniswap Did for Coins

Ocean Protocol is teaming up with Balancer Labs to create the first automated market maker (AMM) for datasets. (read more)

Key Reasons Why Bitcoin Could Nosedive Below $10,000 In Near-Term

Bitcoin price failed to correct higher and declined below $10,200. BTC remains at a risk of more downsides below the $10,000 support. (read more)

Biggest Expiry of Ethereum Options Looks to Amp Up ETH Volatility

Ethereum price volatility is likely to ramp up this week with crypto’s biggest expiry of ETH options this Friday. (read more)

Canadian Regulated Cryptocurrency Exchange Wealthsimple Begins Trading

Following the regulatory sandbox approval by Canadian regulators, Wealthsimple announced that it has launched “Canada’s first regulated crypto platform.” The new crypto exchange is regulated by the federal government as well as regulators in 13 provinces and territories in Canada. (read more)

Bitcoin Weekly Momentum Flips Bearish For The First Time Since April

With Bitcoin holding strong above $10,000, the halving in the past, and months of positive price action, it is hard to not be bullish on the first-ever (read more)

Yearn.finance’s founder and others aren’t bullish on Uniswap’s current governance model

Last week, the decentralized exchange Uniswap shocked the crypto world when it released its own token, UNI. (read more)

Bitcoin-on-Ethereum Token tBTC Relaunches Following Buggy Debut in May

TBTC, a decentralized way to copy bitcoin (BTC) over to Ethereum, is relaunching today after a smart-contract bug sunk the project in May. (read more)

DEX Token UNI Trims Gains by Half in Brutal Sell-Off; Rebound Ahead?

UNI logged a rollercoaster opening session last week after rising by almost 2800 percent in just less than 24 hours. The token reached a record level of (read more)

Joke MEME coin airdrop is now worth $600K

The MEME crypto asset has blasted into new all-time highs of $1,775 after being listed on Poloniex. (read more)

Coronavirus Is Shaping Up To Be Very Bad For Banks—But Not For Bitcoin

As banks, with their expensive branch networks and legacy computer systems, struggle in the post-Covid, digital-first world, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are expected to see a “pandemic-led acceleration of adoption”... (read more)

Here’s why this Ethereum exchange fork lost $500m in locked value

As much as it may be looked down on in the “real world,” the crypto industry is full of copycats. (read more)

Kraken Shows How Crypto Companies and Banks Are Evolving Together

Kraken’s move to become a bank in Wyoming is more about getting traditional finance to adapt to the crypto industry than the other way around. (read more)

Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, NEO, XMR, ADA, LINK

Bitcoin is attempting to form a bottom altcoins continue to decline, which opens up opportunities on the long and the short side (read more)

New Hardware Wallet Feature Fends Off Bitcoin Dusting Attacks

Hardware wallet company Ledger introduced a new software feature, Coin Control, which guards the privacy of users transacting in Bitcoin. (read more)

Fantasy authors turn the VulcanVerse NFT game into a trilogy of books

Two of Britain’s most successful gamebook authors will turn VeChain’s VulcanVerses NFT game into a fantasy trilogy series. (read more)

Ethereum Fees Spike After Uniswap’s UNI Token Launch

Uniswap’s launch caught DeFi off guard—a move that resulted in major problems for congestion on the Ethereum network. (read more)

Technicals Point Towards Ripple (XRP) Increase To $0.27 Despite Some Roadblocks

Ripple is gaining pace above $0.2500. It seems like XRP is aiming a run towards the $0.2700 resistance level as long as it is above $0.2400. (read more)

13,000 DeFi users have already claimed Uniswap’s new UNI token

Uniswap is taking on SUSHI head on with the launch of a new governance protocol token UNI, leading to a flurry of activity from more than 13,000 DeFi users. (read more)

China’s BSN Will ‘Localize’ Public Blockchains for Local Use

The state-sanctioned Blockchain-Based Service Network is bringing public chains to China, according to an internal memo obtained by CoinDesk. (read more)

The First Crypto US Bank: Kraken Received Licensing From The Wyoming Banking Board

Kraken has become the first cryptocurrency exchange to receive a US banking charter issued by the Wyoming Banking Board. (read more)

Binance-Listed Bella Token (BEL) Witnesses Over 1000% Price Surge

The native token of Bella Protocol, BEL token, surged by a whopping 1000% in less than three hours after Binance listing. From a mere $0.75. During … (read more)

Ethereum’s Moving Averages Point to “Bullish Continuation” With a $1,000+ Target

One trend seen while looking towards Ethereum’s daily moving averages is incredibly bullish and is strikingly similar to one seen in 2016. (read more)

Filecoin: Understanding the Complex Crypto System Meant to Rival AWS

Filecoin and its FIL token might be the most complex thing the blockchain industry has ever brought to market. Here’s what you need to know. (read more)

Tether Uses Centralized Power to Refund $1 Million in USDT

After a group of DeFi traders mistakenly sent $1 million to the wrong address, Tether swooped in to help recover the funds. (read more)

BNP Paribas connects to major stock exchanges with DAML smart contracts

DAML smart contract language is expanding globally each day. (read more)

Ethereum 2.0 Gets One Last ‘Dress Rehearsal’ Before Launch

A second pre-launch sandbox, the Spadina testnet, is coming for Ethereum 2.0, with a specific focus on deposits and genesis testing. (read more)

Curve, Aave, Synthetix and 7 others join Global DeFi Alliance

Huobi DeFi Labs have announced 10 new members, including sector heavyweights Aave, Curve Finance, and Synthetix. (read more)

How Does The Next Chapter In The Tether Printing Story Unfold For Bitcoin

If Bitcoin reacts to the recent substantial printing of more Tether stablecoins the same as it has in the past, we may finally have a catalyst for the (read more)

DeFi comes to New York as Gemini lists Compound

Pax Gold and Amp are also the latest additions to the exchange. (read more)

Binance Coin (BNB) Sees Parabolic Rise as Popularity of Binance Chain Grows

One trader is looking towards a continuation of Binance Coin’s uptrend, explaining that it has allowed BNB to shatter a crucial resistance (read more)

Bitcoin Engineers Rediscover Huge Blockchain Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Bitcoin network—now fixed—could have led to entire systems of nodes being shut down. Luckily, hackers never took advantage of the bug. (read more)

BTC locked in DeFi increased by 20X the entire Lightning Network this week

Despite the recent mini price crash, DeFi users have injected more than 20,000 Bitcoin into DeFi projects in the last week, suggesting the DeFi bull run isn’t over. (read more)

USDC Stablecoin Supply Is up 250% in 2020. Here’s Why

Supply of USDC, the Coinbase-backed stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, has grown 80% since July and is showing no signs of slowing down. (read more)

Tezos (XTZ) Reaches Critical BTC Support as Sellers Grow Aggressive

One analyst observed that Tezos (XTZ) has been showing some signs of intense weakness against its BTC trading pair in recent days. (read more)

Pandemic Will Speed Bitcoin Adoption, Says DBS Bank Economist

When it comes to bitcoin, Singapore’s DBS Bank sees a “pandemic-led acceleration of adoption.” (read more)

How to Watch INX’s IPO in Real Time on the Ethereum Blockchain

Doing its IPO on the Ethereum blockchain gives the public, and INX itself, a novel vista on the process, which traditionally has been a back-room affair. (read more)

Underdog Story: Why XRP Could Soon Outperform Bitcoin And Ethereum

XRP has become among the more somber stories of the crypto market since the bubble burst. The once third-ranked asset has fallen down the list of top (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Price on Recovery, Litecoin (LTC) Trading 131% Above Expected Level Could Mean Bullish Bitcoin

Find the latest Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, and crypto news, interviews, and price analyses at Blockchain.News. (read more)

Tencent Uses Blockchain in Annual “99 Giving Day” Charity Campaign

Find the latest Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, and crypto news, interviews, and price analyses at Blockchain.News. (read more)

Do or Die For Bitcoin Bulls: Here’s What Could Trigger A Sharp Decline

Bitcoin price struggled to gain momentum above $10,400. BTC is currently trading near $10,000 and remains at a risk of a sharp decline. (read more)

DeFi Race Is Ethereum’s to Lose, Say Crypto Companies

A survey of representatives from popular DeFi protocols found most expect the Ethereum network to hold off competition from other networks. (read more)

DeFi Is Hot but Retail Interest Nowhere Close to ICO Frenzy

It may be too early to draw parallels between the DeFi explosion and the ICO bubble of two years ago. (read more)

Ethereum Above 100 SMA Could Trigger A Sharp Relief Rally

Ethereum is recovering higher and trading above $335. ETH price is likely to accelerate higher if it clears the $360 level and the 100 hourly SMA. (read more)

Exchanges suffer as Chinese users chase DeFi gains

Chinese demand for DeFi is surging, with local exchanges struggling under the weight of withdrawals destined for yield farming protocols. (read more)

Binance Jumps on the DeFi Bandwagon With Binance Launchpool

Users can securely farm new assets on Binance Launchpool as part of the cryptocurrency exchange’s pivot into DeFi products. (read more)

What Happened to DeFi Project SushiSwap Over the Weekend

SushiSwap experienced a tumultuous weekend after its founder sold $13 million’ worth of his stake in the decentralized, automated market maker project. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Surges 25% Higher as Altcoin Market Recovers

Altcoins such as Chainlink took a strong beating over the past three days, plunging dozens of percent from their recent highs as Bitcoin and Ethereum (read more)

Blockchain enhancing Mining as Vale completes first blockchain Iron ore transaction

Blockchain is being leveraged across the mining sector and major mining firm Vale and its partners completed its first iron sale on blockchain (read more)

Binance takes on DeFi with Uniswap competitor and liquidity mining

Crypto exchange giant Binance is delving deeper into the world of DeFi-style products with its latest offering, an automated market maker called Binance Liquid Swap. (read more)

Ethereum wallet service MetaMask Mobile App now available on Android and iOS

Crypto wallet service and Web3 browser MetaMask’s mobile app is now available on Android and will soon be accessible on iOS as well. (read more)

Yield farming frenzy pushes Uniswap daily volume over $1 billion

Uniswap has become the first decentralized exchange to tag ten-figure volumes amid the yield farming frenzy and vampire attacks from rival platforms (read more)

Tron (TRX) Outperforms Bitcoin, But Here’s Why It Could Correct Lower

Tron price is up over 5%, while bitcoin is down over 5%. TRX is testing a crucial resistance near $0.0385 and it could correct lower. (read more)

XRP May Be Primed for a “Massive Breakout” After Reclaiming Crucial Levels

One analyst is pointing to XRP’s ability to reclaim the level where its first bull ran first began as a positive sign for its outlook. (read more)

DeFi Meets Real Estate as Aave Readies Crypto Mortgages

RealT is working with Aave to stake tokenized real estate shares as collateral for loans. (read more)

Ripple (XRP) Breaches $0.30: Next Bullish Levels Traders Should Watch

Ripple extended its rise above the $0.2920 resistance. XRP price even broke the $0.3000 resistance and it is currently correcting gains. (read more)

Ethereum miners generated all-time high fee revenue of $17 million yesterday

Ethereum miners are gaining big as transaction costs or gas fees continue to rise amid decentralized finance (DeFi) boom. (read more)

A Fork of Ethereum’s Yearn.Finance (YFI) Has Surged Over 100% In 24 Hours

The Ethereum-based Yearn.finance (YFI) was forked multiple times in July and August as developers looked to replicate the original’s success. For context. (read more)

New DeFi Protocol Locks in $500M in Hours

It’s not SUSHI. It’s not YAM. It’s KIMCHI. And it’s super hot...for now. (read more)

Ethereum Rallies 5%: Here’s What Could Lead It To $500 Milestone

Ethereum extended its rally by 5% and it broke $440. ETH price is likely to break the $450 resistance, above which the bulls might aim $500. (read more)

BitMEX Launches Mobile Trading App in 140 Countries

Leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has launched its mobile trading app in 140 countries, the exchange told CoinDesk. (read more)

DeFi Lender Aave Hits $300 Million in Flash Loans

Two months ago, lending protocol Aave had only issued $14 million in flash loans total. They did that amount in a single transaction this weekend. (read more)

Binance Card to soon expand to US as Swipe taps new partnership

All services on Swipe are immediately available on Binance Card (read more)

Litecoin Price Holds Strong at $60: A Bullish Case For Rally To $70

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $60.00. LTC is likely to continue higher towards $68.00 or $70.00 as long as it is above $58.00. (read more)

Nigerian crypto startup Yellow Card nets $1.5 million in VC

Crypto exchange Yellow Card recently expanded into South Africa and Botswana, and in September will launch its service in Kenya and Cameroon. (read more)

Chainlink Bulls May Target $19.00 as Long as They Hold One Key Level

One analyst explained that as long as bulls guard against a dip below $17.00 in the coming few hours, Chainlink (LINK) could rally to $19.00. (read more)

Hackers Launch Third 51% Attack on Ethereum Classic This Month

Over 7,000 blocks reorganized after August’s third Ethereum Classic 51% attack. (read more)

DeFi Studio Framework Labs Leaves Stealth Mode With $8M in Seed Funding

Framework Labs – a firm that incubates and supports DeFi projects – has stepped out of the shadows with the announcement of a successful seed funding round. (read more)

Binance Coin (BNB) Gains 5%, Technicals Indicate Fresh Monthly High Above $24

Binance coin price is up over 5% and it broke the $23.00 resistance. BNB is likely to continue higher and it could even surpass $24.00 and $25.00. (read more)

Gemini Trading Widget Added to Popular Privacy Browser Brave

Brave users can trade and access Gemini account balances directly from the browser, while creators can use Gemini to take custody of earned BAT. (read more)

Bitcoin Could Rally Above $11,500 As Double Bottom Pattern Emerges

Bitcoin price is forming a strong support and a possible double bottom near $11,140. BTC is likely to rally if it clears the $11,500 resistance. (read more)

DeFi dashboard startup Zapper nets $1.5 million in seed round

A UI for DeFi has netted $1.5 million in seed round funding after winning Kyber’s DeFi Hackathon last year. (read more)

Chainlink Forms Strong Base of Support as Analysts Eye Move to All-Time Highs

One trader is expecting the strong support just below Chainlink’s current price to act as a launchpad that sends LINK up towards $19.00. (read more)

Cardano Pays out Higher Staking Rewards Than Expected

After migrating to a proof-of-stake blockchain last month, Cardano has started doling out the rewards. (read more)

DeFi surpasses $7B in locked funds, but just six projects hold 90% of capital

Despite DeFi’s meteoric growth, only half a dozen projects represent more than 90% of the capital locked in the sector (read more)

Ripple (XRP) is Plunging, But It’s Too Early to Say Bulls Have Given Up

Ripple is declining and it broke the $0.2800 support. XRP price is currently correcting higher, but upsides are likely to remain capped near $0.2810. (read more)

Aave takes number one slot in total value locked, beats MakerDAO

Decentralized lending and borrowing protocol Aave has taken the number one slot in total value locked (TVL), snatching that position from rival MakerDAO. (read more)

Why Are Small Cap Altcoins Outperforming Bitcoin And Other Major Crypto Assets?

Bitcoin broke above $10,000 and is trading well above the key level. Ethereum is up over 200% year to date, and the rest of the crypto market is right (read more)

Binance.US Expands Into Florida, Eyeing Millions of Potential New Traders

Florida’s financial regulators granted Binance.US a money transmitters license in July. (read more)

Ethereum Price Holds Strong at $400: Technicals Suggest It Could Outperform

Ethereum gained bullish momentum above the $400 resistance. ETH price is currently consolidating above $400 and it is likely to climb above $410. (read more)

Analyst: The “Real” Altcoin Party Begins In Early 2021

Thus far, 2020 has been the year of the altcoin, not Bitcoin. Which altcoin is the year’s biggest star may be arguable, but its quite clear that the (read more)

Cosmos (ATOM) adds 10% as it smashes its all-time high

Cosmos (ATOM) has broken through the stratosphere of late with gains upward of 130% this month and a further 10% rally in the past 24 hours. (read more)

Key Reasons Why Ethereum Might Not Stay Below $400 For Too Long

Ethereum is holding a crucial support zone near $380. ETH price seems to be basing for the next move and it might surge above $400 in the near term. (read more)

Crypto apps hit all-time-high last month as bull market roars

The top ten crypto wallet applications hit all-time-highs last month, according to a report by Apptopia published on Thursday. (read more)

Polkadot (DOT) Flashes Technical Strength, but Analysts Fear Slowing Momentum

Despite a strong technical outlook, analysts are also concerned that Polkadot’s massive growth will cause DOT to see slowing momentum in the near-term (read more)

Popular Ethereum wallet MetaMask adopts new software license as firm eyes commercial opportunities

MetaMask, the popular Ethereum wallet service, has migrated its open-source code under a new limited license, the firm announced Friday. (read more)

Lightning Labs users can send bigger payments with Wumbo

Lightning Labs has added Wumbo channels to let users send larger bitcoin transactions via Lightning Network channels. (read more)

Ripple (XRP) Price is Primed For a Bullish Break And Only 1 Thing is Holding it Back

Ripple is holding important supports near $0.2800. XRP price is currently testing a crucial resistance near $0.2980, above which it could rally significantly. (read more)

OMG price skyrockets by 90% after Tether integration

OMG: this token is on fire! But can Tether’s USDT stablecoin really be enough to keep the flames burning? (read more)

Tether is moving 1 billion USDT coins from TRON to Ethereum blockchain

Stablecoin issuer Tether is today moving 1 billion USDT coins, or 8% of its total supply, from TRON to Ethereum blockchain. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Breaking This Single Level Could Spark a Fresh Surge

Chainlink (LINK) started a sharp downside correction from $19.93. It is now trading above the $15.00 support and eyeing a fresh surge above $17.00. (read more)

How DeFi is ushering in the age of ‘cypherpunk governance’

With the explosive rise of DeFi has come radical new ways to collectively make decisions. The Ethereal Sessions virtual conference on Thursday takes a deeper look. (read more)

Tether goes live on the OMG Network to combat congestion on Ethereum

After announcing plans to integrate Tether (USDT) into the OMG Network at the end of May, the stablecoin is now live on the network. (read more)

DeFi Darling Yearn.finance (YFI) Just Passed the Price of Bitcoin at $11,750

Today, Yearn.finance (YFI) did what many believed was impossible: the altcoin’s price crossed above that of Bitcoin (BTC). (read more)

Waves Sees Over 100% Weekly Rally as Stablecoin Launches on Ethereum

WAVES has seen a surge of well over 100% over the past week, while a stablecoin built on the platform is launching on Ethereum (ETH). The new launch establishes a port between the two competing blockchains. (read more)

Bulgarian Startup Will Pay You Bitcoin When Your Flight Is Delayed

The Colibra app is providing a means for air travelers delayed for any reason to receive compensation in crypto (read more)

Transfers of Polkadot’s DOT tokens are now live - The Block

Ethereum challenger Polkadot’s DOT tokens were unlocked today at block number 1,205,128. (read more)

Cardano’s Aparna Jue: ‘We’re letting the world in to run the network’

Learn more about the Shelley hard fork and future development plans as she joins The Decrypt Daily podcast. (read more)

Litecoin Could Be Next In Line For Surge: Technicals Indicate Push To $80

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $65.00. LTC is likely to continue higher towards $75.00 or $80.00, similar to bitcoin and ethereum. (read more)

Bitcoin Surges Past $12,000, Posting A 73% YTD Return

Bitcoin surged to a new 2020 high of $12,486, posting a 73% year-to-date return on investment. Here are the key factors driving its price. (read more)

Ripple’s XRP spikes 8%, price nears yearly high

Following in Bitcoin’s steps, Ripple’s XRP appears to be shaking off the bearish sentiment of the last two years and now testing a yearly high. (read more)

Huobi launches DeFi-focused consortium with MakerDAO, Compound and more

Huobi DeFi Labs, Huobi Group’s new research and incubation platform focused on decentralized finance, has launched a new consortium effort. (read more)

Blockchain-Backed Social Media Brings More Choice for Users

Could blockchain fight against state-sponsored censorship in a post-coronavirus era? (read more)

Compound (COMP) Could Rally 25%+ as Analysts Eye Technical Strength

Compound’s recent momentum coupled with its technical outlook indicate that COMP may be just days away from reclaiming its recent highs. (read more)

Binance saw the highest web traffic among other crypto exchanges in July

Crypto exchange Binance had the highest number of visitors in July at 25.0 million, followed by Coinbase and BitMEX, with 22.5 million and 6.9 million visitors, respectively, according to The Block Research. (read more)

Curve becomes third DeFi protocol to hit $1 billion in total value locked

Curve, a decentralized exchange (DEX) for trading stablecoins, has become the third decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol to hit $1 billion in total value (read more)

Official ‘Doctor Who’ Merchandise Is Coming to the Blockchain

Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff is about to become non-fungible (read more)

Ethereum Price Soars To New 2-Year High: Uptrend Isn’t Over Yet

Ethereum climbed over 8% and it broke the main $400 barrier against the US Dollar. ETH price traded to a new 2-year high above $430 and it is likely to continue higher. (read more)

Tron (TRX) Rallies 15% And Showing Early Signs of A Strong Uptrend

Tron price rallied over 15% and it surpassed the key $0.0220 resistance zone against the US Dollar. TRX could correct lower in the short term, but the price action suggests more gains. (read more)

Twitter opens up to developers ahead of decentralization push

A friendlier approach and a new API suggest a fresh attitude—one that could well serve its potential decentralized future. (read more)

Ripple aims to become ‘the Amazon of payments’ says CEO

Ripple is reportedly struggling to find use cases for XRP and its underlying technology and is looking to shift its strategy. (read more)

ETH up 10% in 24 hours, crosses $400 yet again

ETH sees it’s highest price since the end of the boom, in August, 2018. Chalk it up to DeFi Madness? (read more)

Curve’s CRV token launches early, benefitting anonymous ‘Chad’

An anonymous developer deployed the open source contracts for the hotly anticipated DeFi governance token, CRV. The Curve team has confirmed the token has launched. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Surges 20%... Again: What Analysts Think Is Next

Chainlink (LINK) is ripping higher once again, despite a stagnation in the price of Bitcoin and other top cryptocurrencies. The altcoin is up 20% in th (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Soars 30% To New ATH, Dethrones Bitcoin Cash Spot

Chainlink (LINK) rallied over 30% and it traded close to the $17.000 level against the US Dollar. It dethroned bitcoin cash and moved to the 5th spot in terms of the market cap. (read more)

Iran urges citizens to invest in oil, Winklevoss says try Bitcoin instead

Iran’s government is urging its citizens to invest in oil. But the asset has only struggled this year. (read more)

Ethereum transaction fees reached an all-time high of $6.87 million yesterday

Ethereum transaction or gas fees reached an all-time high of $6.87 million yesterday, August 12, according to The Block Research. (read more)

Chainlink surge drives DeFi market cap to all-time high $13 billion

The biggest DeFi token doesn’t seem to be slowing down in its heroic ascent. (read more)

Bitcoin, gold bounce following bullion’s biggest single-day decline in 7 years

Gold was up Wednesday morning after posting its worst day in seven years a day prior. (read more)

Animoca Targets Non-Crypto Gamers by Developing Big Brand Games

The CEO of Animoca Brands, Yat Siu discussed his firm’s strategy of bringing the benefits of blockchain technology to non-crypto-native games with loyal audiences (read more)

Coinbase exits trade group following admittance of Binance.US

Coinbase has resigned from cryptocurrency and blockchain advocacy group the Blockchain Association following the admittance of Binance.US. (read more)

Tezos Surges 45% Month To Date, Why This Is Just The Start

Tezos, a close contender for the top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap, has gone on a powerful, over 45% rally in the last 11 days. These incredibl (read more)

Here’s Why Compound (COMP) Is Up 7% While Ethereum Is Plunging

It’s been a tough past few days for the crypto market. Bitcoin and Ethereum are both down by approximately 5% in the past 24 hours (read more)

ETH 2.0 client teams move toward launch with Medalla test network

The Medalla test network is serving as a kind of dress rehearsal for Ethereum 2.0′s eventual mainnet launch. (read more)

Ethereum Transaction Fees Are Reaching Highs Not Seen Since 2015

Despite stagnation in the value of ETH, demand for Ethereum transactions continues to increase day after day. (read more)

Ripple (XRP) Signaling Fresh Rally After This Key Technical Breakout

Ripple is forming a strong support base above the $0.2800 level against the US Dollar. XRP price is showing positive signs and it seems like it could rally above the $0.3100 and $0.3200 levels. (read more)

A Race To Dominate Crypto Debit Cards Has Begun

Enterprise companies like Mastercard, Visa, and PayPal have shown a lot of interest in the crypto card/reward space. This is why the competition in the debit crypto card space will get fierce. (read more)

DeFi platform Compound launches permissionless price oracle

Money market protocol Compound has released its own price oracle as part of its efforts to migrate to the Open Price Feed. (read more)

Bitcoin trading soars in Argentina, Brazil as local currencies weaken

DeFi might be all the rage in crypto. But traders in the troubled economies of Argentina and Brazil appear to be turning to Bitcoin as their currencies falter. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Just Surged Past $10: Here’s What Analysts Are Saying

Chainlink (LINK) has been in a strong uptrend once again after a drop into the end of July. Just minutes ago, the asset crossed over the pivotal $10 (read more)

Bitcoin hits all-time high realized price as holders spread the wealth

Bitcoin’s supply continues to become more evenly distributed just as the cryptocurrency’s “realized price” reaches a new milestone, Glassnode data shows. (read more)

Casa announces bitcoin buying option via its mobile app

Casa has released a new service that allows users to buy bitcoin directly from its free wallet app. (read more)

Tezos (XTZ) is Printing a Massive Bull Flag as Analysts Eye Move to $4.00

One analyst is pointing to a massive bull flag as a factor that could send Tezos (XTZ) surging significantly higher in the coming days and weeks. (read more)

Bitcoin in, gold out among young investors, claims JPMorgan

Older investors are still clinging to gold, the report suggests, while younger investors see a brighter future with Bitcoin. (read more)

Travala Adds 1 Million More Holiday Homes You Can Book With Crypto

Travala.com now offers a total of 3 million accommodation options users can book with cryptocurrency (read more)

Tether on a tear as market cap hits $11 billion

Record BTC and USDT inflows push market cap up nearly a half a billion dollars as on-ramps for crypto get more traffic. (read more)

Coca-Cola Embraces DLT and Ethereum for Supply Chain Efficiency

The partner of Coca-Cola’s largest U.S.-based bottling company is expanding its use of blockchain to enhance efficiency across the beverage company’s supply chain (read more)

Twitter Hack Shows That Crypto Is Easier to Investigate Than Fiat, Say Industry Law Experts

A panel of compliance experts from the crypto industry agreed that law enforcement and institutional finance have been hearing more positive narratives about crypto (read more)

Millions of Visa-accepting stores in Mexico can now take crypto

Mexico-based cryptocurrency exchange Tauros has launched the region’s first crypto debit card through a deal with Dash and Visa. (read more)

After Setting New Highs, Analysts Now Expect Chainlink to Rally to $11.50

One trader is even noting that a moon shot could send Chainlink (LINK) as high as $13.75 – although this would require a perfect storm of factors. (read more)

Square says Cash App generated $875 million in bitcoin revenue during Q2, posting $17 million in gross profit

Square said Tuesday that it made $875 million in bitcoin revenue during the second quarter via its Cash App service. (read more)

Ethereum volume hits all-time high as DeFi market cap nears $9 billion

DappRadar attributes Ethereum’s bumper month to the rise of DeFi. (read more)

Short-Term XRP Target At 40 Cents, What Ripple’s Long Road To Recovery Looks Like

After spending over two years running atop the worst crypto market performers list, XRP has potentially begun a long-term recovery. (read more)

Tezos (XTZ) Long Positions Set All-Time High as 96% of Bitfinex Traders Flip Long

Traders seem to be taking notice of Tezos’ technical strength, as XTZ open interest on trading platform Bitfinex recently soared to a fresh all-time high. (read more)

Ripple reports $32.5 million in over-the-counter XRP sales in Q2

Ripple’s Q2 report showed $32.5 million in OTC sales of XRP during the second quarter. The firm also said that it has been buying XRP on the secondary market via a subsidiary. (read more)

Travala.com Adds Agoda Hotels, Posts Record July Revenue as Crypto Payments Soar

The Binance-backed travel agency brought in $400,000 in July, a 100% increase from the month before. (read more)

Aggregated open interest for bitcoin futures hit an all-time high on Saturday

Aggregated open interest for bitcoin futures hit an all-time high on August 1. (read more)

Technicals Suggest Ripple (XRP) is Setting Up For Another Rally To $0.32

Ripple surged more than 30% this past week to climb above $0.3000. XRP price nosedived below $0.3250, but technicals suggest a fresh increase above $0.3150. (read more)

$418 To $302 To $385: Why Ethereum Saw Extreme 30% Price Moves In 15 Minutes

The entire sequence of events happened in a total of 15 minutes. Ethereum hit $418, then dropped to $302, and rebounded to $385, recording a 25% drop and a 27% upsurge, respectively. (read more)

Bitcoin Surpasses $12,000 Then Tumbles in Wild Weekend Action

Bitcoin reminded investors of both its promise and peril in trading this weekend. The world’s largest cryptocurrency rose to $12,112 in trading just after midnight New York time Sunday, its first foray above $12,000 since August 2019 (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Rips 10% Higher: Why Analysts Say More Upside Is Likely

Bitcoin and Ethereum faced strong liquidation events just 12 hours ago. Even still, Chainlink (LINK) has continued to push higher (read more)

Ethereum’s fifth anniversary saw network near $1 trillion in aggregate transaction volume since launch

On July 30, the day that marked the five-year anniversary of Ethereum’s official launch, the network’s overall transaction volume moved closer to the $1 trillion mark. (read more)

Rich Dad Poor Dad author suggests gold bulls load up on Bitcoin

“Gold bull” Dennis Gartman is getting out of the “overcrowded” gold market. Robert Kiyosaki thinks he should give Bitcoin a try instead. (read more)

Coinbase Now Offers 2% Rewards on Dai Stablecoin Accounts

U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase has launched a rewards program for customers holding the Dai stablecoin from popular DeFi project Maker. (read more)

Cardano Mainnet Goes Live Today, Here’s What to Expect

After five years of development, Cardano will launch the Shelley mainnet today at 21:45 UTC. (read more)

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sticks to $11,000; Derivatives, DeFi Keep Growing

The cryptocurrency markets are finally heating up in July. (read more)

Crypto Analyst Pitches Convincing Case For $30 XRP By End of 2021

XRP is a polarizing cryptocurrency asset, perhaps the most across the industry. It has some of the most die-hard believers. (read more)

Cardano’s Shelley hard fork, five years in the making, goes live

Shelley, the latest upgrade to the Cardano blockchain, has finally arrived. (read more)

Binance launches crypto trading platform in Australia

Binance has gone live with a new crypto trading platform in Australia. (read more)

Ripple (XRP) Just Broke $0.24 And Indicators Suggest A Test of $0.25

Ripple traded to a new monthly high above $0.2400. XRP price is currently up over 8% and it is likely to continue higher towards $0.2500. (read more)

Bitcoin futures volume soars to $40 billion, highest since March crash

The Bitcoin futures market is popping off alongside Bitcoin’s price, with aggregate open interest and trading volume seeing their highest numbers since March. (read more)

Hardware wallet firm Ledger suffered data breach in June, says customer contact and order information compromised

Ledger said Wednesday that the hardware wallet firm’s marketing and e-commerce database was compromised in June due to a now-patched vulnerability. (read more)

Mainstream People Coming to Bitcoin, Digital Assets Data CEO Says

Digital Assets Data CEO Mike Alfred explains increased Bitcoin interest from a number of parties (read more)

The Last Time This Indicator Flashed, Bitcoin Surged to $14k. It Just Flashed Again

One crypto-focused economist just pointed to one breakout signal that Bitcoin just posted as a reason why further upside could be inbound. (read more)

DeFi flash loans skyrocket to more than $130 million per day

Flash loans on Aave have grown massively in the past few weeks, as DeFi traders take advantage of millions in temporary free money. (read more)

Eerily Accurate Bitcoin Fractal Predicts BTC Could Hit $20k This Year

What a day it’s been for the Bitcoin market. After holding under $9,000 for multiple days and weeks, the asset saw an extremely explosive breakout that saw it r (read more)

It’s now easier to help secure Ethereum 2.0, earn ETH rewards

The Ethereum Foundation has released a tool to make it easier to become a node validator on the new network. (read more)

Bitcoin Just Posted an Ultra Bullish Technical Formation Not Seen Since 2017

Bitcoin’s latest rally has also bolstered its technical outlook, with multiple factors now working firmly in the favor of BTC’s bulls. (read more)

Ethereum futures open interest reaches all-time high of $1 billion

The total value of open Ethereum futures contracts has surpassed $1 billion for the first time ever—in yet another sign of increased interest in the crypto. (read more)

Fueled by bitcoin’s rise, Bakkt reports record high volumes for its bitcoin futures market

Bakkt saw a big volume spike in its bitcoin futures market on Monday. (read more)

MakerDAO becomes first DeFi protocol to hit $1 billion in total value locked

MakerDAO, a non-custodial lending protocol, has become the first decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol to hit $1 billion in total value locked. (read more)

Bitcoin Price Holds Strong at $10,000: A Strengthening Case for More Gains

Bitcoin rallied over 4% and it broke the key $10,000 resistance. BTC is showing a lot of positive signs and it is likely to rise further above $10,200. (read more)

Ripple’s Director of Product Unveils P2P Payments Platform Using XRP

A Ripple executive has unveiled a personal peer-to-peer payments project based on XRP that will work in popular web browsers. (read more)

Tether’s Gold-Backed Stablecoin in Demand as Commodity Hits ATH

The price of gold and Tether’s XAUT rallied to more than $1,900 today, a value not seen since September 2011 (read more)

Bitcoin Jumps Above $10,000 for the First Time in Six Weeks

Bitcoin rose above $10,000 for the first time since June 10. The largest cryptocurrency spiked into five digits around 6 a.m. New York time on Sunday. (read more)

Ethereum Soars To $310: Technicals Suggest Uptrend Isn’t Over Yet

Ethereum followed a strong uptrend above $250 and $270. ETH price surged above the $300 level and it is currently consolidating gains. (read more)

Crypto exchange Coinbase discloses how many users it has

Coinbase has continued to enjoy phenomenal growth, according to a new report. It now has over 35 million users in 100 countries. (read more)

What’s Behind Maker’s Showstopping 48-Hour, Almost 40% Rally?

Over the last 48 hours, the crypto asset known as Maker has been making many investors happy with a nearly 40% rally. But what’s behind the pump? (read more)

Binance Enters German Market via Partnership With Crypto Investment Firm

Binance has partnered with licensed German investment firm CM-Equity to offer crypto asset management and brokerage services in Germany and Europe. (read more)

Why Regulators Allowing US Banks to Hold Bitcoin Is So Positive for Crypto

On Wednesday, the Bitcoin and crypto market was treated with positive news from U.S. regulators. (read more)

DC Comics Artist Launches VR Exhibition in Decentraland

Decentraland users can see the works of Marvel and DC comic artist José Delbo at the in-game MakersPlace gallery (read more)

Visa, Mastercard And PayPal Are Changing Their Tune On Bitcoin And Crypto

With the likes of social media giant Facebook and Wall Street stalwarts including JPMorgan embracing cryptocurrencies, Visa, Mastercard and PayPal are gearing up to drive the next wave of bitcoin and crypto development and adoption... (read more)

Big banks can now hold Bitcoin. Should crypto custodians worry?

A US federal regulator has clarified that US banks can operate as crypto custodians. Will they? (read more)

This Simple Pattern Suggests Ethereum Is Preparing For Another Leg Higher

Ethereum is showing positive signs and it traded to a new monthly high at $281. ETH price likely to continue higher as long as it is above $260. (read more)

Opera browser expands its crypto buying feature in the UK

Web browser Opera has expanded its feature, which lets users buy cryptocurrency directly via its in-built wallet, in the U.K. (read more)

Visa lays out platform-agnostic approach to crypto, blockchain

With 25+ wallets already linked to Visa, the payments titan outlines an outlook that isn’t tied to any particular coin or platform. (read more)

XRP: Can Mathematical Targets For Ripple Realistically Reach $26?

XRP is often the butt of many jokes across the crypto space due to general distaste toward the altcoin and years of underperformance. But one of the biggest run (read more)

Shapeshift Launches Self-Custody Trading App for Android and iOS Users

Shapeshift have launched their new mobile trading app in over 120 countries, giving users full control of their private keys (read more)

Orchid VPN Goes Live With Desktop App for Mac Users

Orchid, an Ethereum-based VPN service for privately browsing the web, now has a desktop app for Mac users in the Apple App Store. (read more)

The big pump: ETH and BTC soar

A big late day pump shot the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum up. (read more)

A Substantial Number of Idle Litecoin Were Moved Suggesting Incoming Volatility

Litecoin appears to have gained some visibility despite its lackluster price action. The eighth-largest cryptocurrency in the market took the spotlight. (read more)

DeFi protocol Curve locks in more than $300 million on YFI hype

The release of YFI, yEarn’s governance token, has drawn hundreds of millions in liquidity to the Curve DeFi protocol. But is it sustainable? (read more)

Yield farmers dreaming of 1,000% APY pour millions into latest DeFi token YFI

With $150M of deposits coming in virtually overnight, the YFI token itself has soared by more than 80x to as high as $2,500. Here’s why. (read more)

Ethereum 2.0 Final Testnet Set to Launch on August 4

The final public testnet for ETH 2.0 aims to launch just two weeks from now (read more)

The U.S. Is ‘Falling Behind’ On Digital Dollar

Despite growing calls for the Federal Reserve to begin work on a digital dollar, the U.S. is falling behind digital currency projects elsewhere in the world, a former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has warned... (read more)

Will DeFi hit $5 billion in 2020? You can bet on it

With DeFi’s total value locked hitting $3 billion today, some crypto users are counting on that number to keep going up... a lot. (read more)

Verisign Wins US Patent for Blockchain Powered Domain Names

Verisign, a publicly traded company providing domain name registry services, has been granted a blockchain-based patent (read more)

DeFi ramps up Ethereum transaction fees to 2018 highs: report

Coin Metrics found that decentralized finance is the reason why you’re paying more for Ethereum transactions. But it’s not all bad. (read more)

This Pokémon-like crypto game now lets players earn ‘real gold’

The adorable Ethereum game Axie Infinity just delivered another compelling reason to play thanks to a partnership with Digix. (read more)

Top Developer Says Ethereum 2.0 Will Launch Sooner Than Expected

Following delays to the rollout of ETH 2.0, it’s no secret that the Ethereum community grows restless over the wait. (read more)

Key Factors Suggest Ether at Major Breakout Point: $240 Presents Challenge

Ethereum’s Ether is recovering and trading above the $235 resistance. ETH seems to be preparing for a crucial upside break above $238 and $240. (read more)

Wirex teams with Mastercard, says Wirecard collapse didn’t hurt users

The crypto-native payments platform has already launched its Visa crypto debit card—and can now issue the same with Mastercard. (read more)

This Technical Pattern Suggests Bitcoin’s $9K Deadlock Could Be Over Soon

Bitcoin is trading above the $9,150 support. BTC seems to be preparing for a major increase if it succeeds in clearing the $9,200 resistance zone. (read more)

Banking giant Standard Chartered is building a crypto custody solution

British banking giant Standard Chartered’s Singapore-based venture arm SC Ventures is reportedly building a crypto custody solution for institutional investors. (read more)

PayPal has reportedly partnered with Paxos to launch its crypto service

Payments giant PayPal is said to have partnered with Paxos Crypto Brokerage to launch its crypto service. (read more)

Binance Coin (BNB) Rallies 7%, Technicals Suggest Fresh Monthly High Above $19

Binance coin price is gaining bullish momentum above $18.00. BNB is trading in a nice uptrend and it could aim a break above the $18.99 monthly high. (read more)

Ripple’s (XRP) Could Surge Above $0.21 As Crucial Bullish Pattern Emerges

Ripple is still trading above the $0.1920 support zone. XRP price seems to be following a bullish flag pattern and it could rally above $0.2100. (read more)

Dogecoin price rises after Elon Musk asks if it’s a “valid form of currency”

The price of the world’s strangest cryptocurrency rose—then fell—today, and stands at $0.0034. (read more)

Blockchain Gaming CEO: Cryptographic Tokens Will Usher Gaming ‘Renaissance’

Entrepreneur and blockchain gaming executive Yat Siu described NFTs as driving a property rights revolution that will redefine the gaming industry (read more)

Bitcoin: 3 Reasons Market Strategist Lyn Alden Is ‘Increasingly Bullish’

Lyn Alden says she turned “quite bullish” on Bitcoin in early 2020, and remains highly optimistic in BTC in a recent paper (read more)

Institutional Demand For Bitcoin Soars As Grayscale Reveals Record-Breaking Near $1 Billion Quarter

Institutional demand for bitcoin is soaring amid the coronavirus crisis, with multi-billion dollar bitcoin and crypto-asset manager Grayscale reporting its biggest-ever quarterly inflows of almost $1 billion... (read more)

Rare 4K digital art depicting fall of man hits Ethereum-based market

British digital artist Terry Flaxton has put his first piece up for sale on MakersPlace, a blockchain-based marketplace for rare art. (read more)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly investigating the Twitter account hack

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is said to be conducting an inquiry into Wednesday’s attack on Twitter (read more)

‘Historic’ Twitter hack good for Bitcoin? It’s complicated

The seismic Twitter hack exposed Bitcoin to millions of potential new users yesterday. But was it really the type of exposure that the crypto industry wants? (read more)

The Twitter account hacks: a comprehensive timeline of events

A wide array of Twitter accounts owned by popular figures, large companies, and crypto exchanges were targeted Wednesday in a wide-ranging attack on Twitter. (read more)

Atari Partners with WAX For NFTs, Joins Board Alongside Shatner and Marvel

Atari have partnered with WAX in their latest move in the blockchain space, two months before a planned Atari token public offering (read more)

How COVID-19 is helping bring ‘blockchain, not Bitcoin’ back from the dead

The pandemic has disrupted global supply chains, and organizations from the World Economic Forum to the World Bank are casting blockchains as a serious potential solution. (read more)

Brave partners with Gemini to let users trade crypto from within its browser

Brave has partnered with crypto exchange Gemini to let its users trade cryptocurrencies from within the privacy-focused browser itself. (read more)

Twitter Hack: ‘Social Engineering Attack’ on Employee Admin Panels

Hackers were able to get away with posting fake Bitcoin giveaways on various Twitter accounts thanks to high level internal admin access (read more)

Cryptocurrency designers should focus much more on usability

Usability is a critical requirement for cryptocurrency adoption, and the industry should maintain a sharp focus on designing for ease of use. (read more)

Obama, Biden, Musk: Bitcoin scam takes over Twitter in massive hack

Joe Biden, Apple, Kanye West, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and many Bitcoin-related accounts have posted scam Bitcoin giveaways in the last few hours. (read more)

Booming Cryptocurrency Chainlink Recruited Into Fledgling Social Media War

Revolution Populi, which is planning to raise funds for its assault on Silicon Valley toward the end of this year, has announced it will use the booming cryptocurrency chainlink for its planned decentralized digital ecosystem and social network... (read more)

Binance’s crypto payments card to debut in Europe starting next month

Crypto exchange company Binance has announced the official launch of its crypto payments card, Binance Card in Europe and the U.K. (read more)

FDA ‘smart food safety’ blueprint cites role of blockchain in tracing products

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration unveiled a new initiative focused on food safety Monday, publishing a policy blueprint that cites the potential role of blockchain tech in tracking products. (read more)

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty hits a new all-time high

The bitcoin mining difficulty jumped 9.89% on Monday, pushing the total rate to above 17 trillion for the first time. (read more)

Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki: ‘Gold Guys are Being Phased Out’

Best-selling author Robert Kiyosaki says he still invests in gold, silver, and Bitcoin because he doesn’t trust the US government (read more)

Why Ethereum Has Value - The Opportunity In Programmable Money & ‘DeFi’

Ethereum has delivered 3X the return of bitcoin this year. This is why. (read more)

Gaming titan Ubisoft inks deal with blockchain RPG Nine Chronicles

Fresh off of releasing its own first crypto game, juggernaut publisher Ubisoft throws its weight behind an upcoming RPG. (read more)

Huobi to launch Bitcoin options trading

Huobi, top dog of the derivatives industry, is launching Bitcoin options on its trading platform in Q3. (read more)

Bank of England governor says the U.K. central bank is weighing a digital currency

The Bank of England’s governor Andrew Bailey discussed the U.K. central bank’s work around digital currency on Monday. (read more)

Bitcoin Wallet Electrum Now Supports Lightning, Watchtowers and Submarine Swaps

In its latest major release, Electrum now supports a number of innovations that could make using Lightning more secure and less bumpy for users. (read more)

Singapore’s Blockchain Payments Platform Ready for Commercial Launch

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is ready to deploy its multi-currency blockchain payments project for commercial use (read more)

Report: Crypto Exchange Coinbase is Gearing Up for an $8B+ Stock Market Debut

A new report from Reuters is claiming that the crypto trading platform Coinbase is in the process of filing for a direct listing in the U.S. markets. (read more)

DeFi Boom Has Saved Bitcoin From Plummeting

Few analysts have suggested that bitcoin price could be much lower without one large phenomenon occurring over the past 3 months, DeFi explosion. (read more)

How the Tokenization of the Gaming Industry Empowers Players

Blockchain tech implementation into the gaming industry could seriously disrupt its closed investment ecosystem (read more)

Binance CEO shares glimpse of Binance Card beta testing

CZ follows the company’s Swipe acquisition with a tantalizing tease of the much-awaited crypto debit card. (read more)

Decentralized exchange Uniswap supports more assets than its ten closest competitors combined

While the decentralized exchange landscape continues to heat up competitively, Uniswap has maintained its dominance by the number of assets supported, according to The Block’s research findings. (read more)

Children’s Heart Charity Receives $48K in Crypto Donations

In its first public appeal for crypto donations, the children’s heart charity was able to raise almost $48,000 through The Giving Block’s platform. (read more)

BitFlyer Partners With Brave to Develop New Crypto Wallet

Brave has found a major partner in Japan to explore the growing Japanese market with (read more)

Record Revenue for Blockchain Gaming Company During Pandemic

Animoca Brands, the firm behind noted NFT-powered games The Sandbox and F1 Delta Time, has reported record revenue amid the COVID-19 lockdown (read more)

How a Fragile Monetary System Could Influence Bitcoin in the Coming Months

One analyst is now noting that the “fragile” monetary system could hold heavy influence over Bitcoin in the months and years ahead. (read more)

DeFi exchange Kyber pools $18M on day one of ETH staking rewards

Kyber Network has launched its long-awaited Katalyst upgrade alongside its new KyberDAO. Less than 24 hours later, millions in KNC have already been staked. (read more)

Ripple (XRP) trading at highest price in nearly a month

Ripple has hit the $0.20 mark for the first time since early June. The currency has shot up by more than 9% to finally break its bearish patterns. (read more)

Ethereum miners set a record for revenue from transaction fees in June

Ethereum miners generated an all-time high of nearly 17% of their total revenue from the transaction fees in June — up from just 10% in May — based on a 30-day rolling average. Cryptocurrency miners typically generate their revenues through block subsidy rewards and transaction fees. (read more)

New Head of Japan’s Financial Services Agency Is Crypto-Friendly

The Japanese government will appoint Ryozo Himino as the next commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (read more)

TikTok Sends Dogecoin Price to 2-Year High as Twitter Says ‘Be Smart’

Gains from a fresh viral campaign in support of DOGE on TikTok lead to an appeal to speculators from the @Dogecoin account (read more)

Bitcoin Hash Rate Surges to Fresh All-Time High

After the block reward halving, many analysts in the Bitcoin space expected a “death spiral.” (read more)

New chat app harnesses Ethereum to send private messages

DChat, from Unstoppable Domains, is a blockchain-based peer-to-peer chat app that puts its users in control. (read more)

Here are the fastest growing DeFi apps right now

Dune Analytics data reveals explosive growth in DeFi users since the beginning of summer. (read more)

Binance Gives 27,000 COVID-19 Masks to UK National Health Service

Binance has donated 27,000 KN95 masks worth over $60,000 to the U.K. National Health Service’s Pru Trust to aid the fight against COVID-19. (read more)

Neo Founder Says Next-Gen Internet Will Break Up Tech Giants’ Data Silos

The founder of blockchain platform Neo, Hongfei Da, discussed the importance of next-generation internet at Unitize (read more)

DeFi hits $2 billion in total value locked; Compound snatches MakerDAO’s top spot

The decentralized finance (DeFi) market continues to grow fast. It has now hit a $2 billion mark in total value locked (TVL), according to DeFi Pulse. (read more)

Active Ethereum users double in Q2 2020

The Dapp.com Q2 2020 Dapp Market Report shows big gains for Ethereum in users and transaction volume, led in large part by the DeFi boom. (read more)

The demand for WBTC has been soaring lately. Here’s why.

The outstanding supply of WBTC, which accounts for nearly 80% of the total tokenized bitcoin in circulation, has seen a 632% increase since May. (read more)

Expedia Partners With Crypto Service Travala.com for Crypto Bookings

Expedia now allows its over 700,000 accommodations to be booked with cryptocurrency through crypto travel platform Travala.com (read more)

Singapore’s Blockchain Landscape Has Grown More than 50% Since Last Year

There are 234 companies in Singapore’s blockchain landscape (read more)

Cardano Gains Momentum as Ethereum 2.0 Release Continues to Stall

Cardano is a third-generation proof of stake blockchain that reportedly offers 1 million transactions per second via Hydra Sharding. (read more)

Brock Pierce Jumps Into 2020 US Presidential Last Minute

Brock Pierce joins the 2020 elections as a last-minute presidential candidate (read more)

Bitcoin Community Celebrates as Crucial Lightning Network Project Launches

Despite it having a strong fundamental premise, Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has yet to see the adoption that its proponents hoped would happen. (read more)

Crypto social media platform Voice finally launches on EOS

After months of delays, and a $150 million cash injection, the EOS-based Voice platform is now open for viewing. (read more)

Crypto.com Says User Growth Coming From Products, Not Token Speculation

Crypto.com’s CEO Kris Marszalek told CoinDesk the total number of users had increased by 50% in the past couple of months. (read more)

Bank of Japan Will Begin Experimenting With a Digital Yen

The Bank of Japan announced on Thursday that it would experiment with a CBDC to check its feasibility from a technical perspective (read more)

Huobi Becomes First Major Exchange to Run a Chainlink Node

Huobi has become the first major exchange to run a Chainlink node in an effort to improve data authenticity and integrity (read more)

Fix Issued For ‘Serious’ Bitcoin Wallet Security Threat

Bitcoin hacks and thefts have exploded since bitcoin’s epic 2017 bull run saw the price balloon to around $20,000. (read more)

Six projects score blockchain innovation prizes in European Commission-funded program

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has awarded 5 million euros ($ 5.6 million) to six winners competing in the Blockchains for Social Good program. (read more)

MetaMask unveils new Ethereum wallet, updates privacy features

The popular Ethereum wallet has an update—and privacy is its forte. (read more)

Total USDC supply crosses 1 billion after token supply surge in June

The total supply of stablecoin USDC surpassed 1 billion on July 1, network data shows. (read more)

The Wirecard saga, what comes next and what it means for the crypto space

Many Wirecard clients are looking to migrate to new vendors, according to experts. One company, which appears to gain the most from the Wirecard saga in the crypto market, is Contis. (read more)

Bitcoin As A Payment System — Crypto Cards

Crypto is making a case to be a payment system, through the use of cards, but it is not an easy path for companies trying to intergrate the two systems. (read more)

Binance confirms partnership with Swipe for debit card launch - The Block

Binance has confirmed a partnership with Swipe for its debit card launch in a now-deleted webpage. Binance Card would enable “real time” conversion of crypto to fiat currency to use at merchants globally. (read more)

Bitcoin investments are now doubling among Boomers, Gen X

Mode Banking reports significant increases among older buyers during the pandemic, nearly matching the month-over-month rates of Millennials and Gen Z. (read more)

Monthly volumes for DEXs soared past $1.5 billion to hit all-time high in June

Decentralized exchanges saw their busiest month ever in terms of trade volume, according to new market data. (read more)

COMP holders vote to change yield farming rules on Compound

COMP governance token holders have approved a vote to change how Compound distributes rewards—a move that aims to influence yield farmers’ harvests. (read more)

Japanese investing giant SBI takes $30 million stake in crypto trader B2C2

Count this as the latest sign that the market for crypto prime brokers is overheating. (read more)

Crypto “Reserve Currency,” Tether (USDT) Hits a $10 Billion Market Cap

Weeks ago, NewsBTC reported that the market capitalization of leading crypto stablecoin Tether (USDT) was on track to $10 billion. This week, after a large mint (read more)

0x’s first consumer product is an aggregator of decentralized exchanges

Decentralized exchange infrastructure provider 0x has launched its first consumer product: an platform that aggregates liquidity from other decentralized exchanges. (read more)

Witnesses Will Vouch for Stablecoins, Digital Dollars in US Senate Hearing Tuesday

Witnesses will discuss stablecoins and tokenized dollars during Tuesday’s Senate Banking hearing on the digitization of money. (read more)

Bitcoin’s ROI Since 2015 Outperforms Five Major Indices by 70X

Analyst Justinas Baltrusaitis says Bitcoin’s return on investment from 2015 to 2020 puts the digital asset ahead of many traditional markets (read more)

Binance is finalizing a deal to buy majority stake in Swipe, setting stage for payments card launch

Binance is finalizing a deal to acquire a majority stake in crypto startup Swipe.io, The Block has learned. The move paves the way for the crypto exchange giant to move ahead with its plan for a branded payments card. (read more)

These Altcoins Set a New ATH While Bitcoin And Ethereum Tank

Why are several small-cap altcoins setting new all-time high price records while top crypto assets Bitcoin and Ethereum struggle? (read more)

The Amount of Bitcoin That Hasn’t Moved In a Year Hits an All-Time High

The number of Bitcoin that has not moved in over 12 months achieved a new all-time high. The statistic indicates investors are confident in the long-term trend (read more)

Crypto exchanges lead the way for blockchain industry M&A deals: research

Since 2013, the blockchain industry has seen 129 M&A transactions, with an aggregate deal value around $2.9 billion per The Block’s research findings. (read more)

Crypto.com to Refund Clients as Wirecard’s Card Issuer Told to Cease Operations

Card issuer Crypto.com is refunding 100% of customer balances as the U.K. regulator orders Wirecard Card solutions to cease operations. (read more)

King of DeFi: Value locked in Compound hits $1 billion

Compound Finance’s CEO announced Friday that $1 billion is now locked into the protocol. (read more)

Telegram Agrees to Pay $18.5M Penalty in SEC Settlement Over Failed TON Offering - CoinDesk

Telegram has settled its six-month court case with the SEC, agreeing to pay $18.5 million in penalties and to notify the agency if it plans to issue another digital asset in the next three years. (read more)

DeFi Effect: Scaling Debate Begins as Ethereum Fees Reach Two-Year Highs

Ethereum has seen a decentralized finance craze over recent weeks. (read more)

Ripple (XRP) Showing Positive Signs But This Resistance Holds The Key

Ripple is currently correcting higher from the $0.1783 low. XRP price is showing positive signs, but it must surpass $0.1850 to continue higher. (read more)

$1 billion in Bitcoin options expire tomorrow. Here’s what that means

The Bitcoin options market is about to see its largest options expiration yet. Should we expect price waves? (read more)

You can now earn COMP by learning about it on Coinbase - The Block

Coinbase Earn has added COMP to its list of supported assets. (read more)

Major Japanese Firm Reveals Plans for a Digital Securities Exchange

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, a major Japanese traditional financial institution, is working towards launching a digital security exchange in Japan (read more)

Paxful has overtaken LocalBitcoins for the first time. What’s behind the P2P flippening?

Earlier this month, Paxful passed LocalBitcoins in weekly global trading volume after nipping at its heels for half of a year. (read more)

Signature Bank Blockchain Integration Increased Transaction Volume By 15%

Yesterday, Signature Bank, based in New York, announced a new client service – a blockchain-based digital payments platform called Signet, with Fireblocks. (read more)

COMP Token Spikes 25% on Surprise Binance Listing

Surprise Binance listings have led to a sudden 25% spike in the price of Compound’s Governance Token (read more)

Activity on Binance Coin’s Network Swells Despite Lackluster Price Action

Binance Coin has been consolidating within a narrow trading range. However, the high levels of activity on its network adds credence to this optimistic outlook. (read more)

Australians Can Now Pay for Bitcoin at the Post Office

Australians can deposit money for a local Bitcoin exchange at the post office (read more)

Bitcoin joins in DeFi yield-farming frenzy - Decrypt

Synthetix, Curve and Ren have teamed up to launch Bitcoin liquidity incentives. The program combines three Ethereum-based flavors of Bitcoin. (read more)

CENTRE adopts multi-chain framework for USDC starting with Algorand - The Block

The USDC stablecoin is set to launch on the Algorand blockchain as part of a new framework focused on multiple network implementations. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) Near New All-Time High — Here’s 3 Reasons for the Rally

Today’s Chainlink rally leaves the price just 3% away from setting a new all-time high, but can bulls maintain the current momentum? (read more)

21 Million BTC: How PayPal Active Users Underscores Bitcoin Digital Scarcity | NewsBTC

An over 300 million active register accounts on PayPal highlights just how important digital scarcity is to Bitcoin’s value. (read more)

Why the CEO of Binance U.S. says big trading volumes aren’t a top priority — yet - The Block

The Block sat down with Binance.US CEO Catherine Coley to talk the exchange’s position in the American market, its long-term vision and more. (read more)

Handshake Goes Live With an Uncensorable Internet Browser - CoinDesk

Handshake minimizes the role of centralized entities in the internet’s basic infrastructure. First, it was a new domain system. Now it’s a browser. (read more)

DeFi Yield Farmers And Crypto Investors Are Raking In 100%+ Annualized Yields

DeFi “yield farming” is the latest meme exciting investors in the crypto universe. Yield farming is the act of leveraging DeFi protocols and products to generate high rates of return, in some cases reaching over 100% annualized yields when factoring in “cashback” bonuses and incentives. (read more)

Huobi Japan to list regulator-approved Huobi Token - Decrypt

Huobi Token is the first foreign exchange token approved by the Japan’s financial regulator. (read more)

Rumored PayPal and Venmo Crypto Support To Provide Big Boost To Adoption | NewsBTC

New rumors circulating the web suggest that payments processing giant PayPal and subsidiary Venmo are making a major play in crypto. (read more)

Protesters Around The World Are Putting Their Hopes Into Cryptocurrency

At a recent protest for Black Lives Matter, one of the speakers talked about bitcoin as an alternative for the financial systems that had oppressed them for so long. (read more)

Buy Bitcoin with cash at 7-Eleven, CVS with this new app - Decrypt

Bitcoin ATM company LibertyX has teamed with retailers 7-Eleven, Rite Aid, and CVS to bring its cash for crypto services to 20,000 locations. (read more)

Italian Banks Are Ready to Trial a Digital Euro - CoinDesk

The Italian Banking Association announced last week that its banks were interested in piloting a digital euro. (read more)

Cyprus Hospital Ready to Store COVID-19 Test Results on Blockchain

VeChain’s medical records blockchain platform in Cyprus lets people prove, and control, COVID-19 test results (read more)

Compound overtakes MakerDAO in value locked - The Block

Compound has overtaken MakerDAO, Saturday, June 20, to become the largest decentralized finance protocol by total value locked according to data from DeFi Pulse. There is approximately $500M in cryptocurrency locked on Compound compared to $486M on MakerDAO. Compound began distributing its native go… (read more)

Over 300 WordPress sites now earn passive income from crypto exchanges - Decrypt

Draper Goren Holm partner’s plug-in is creating passive income opportunities for website operators. (read more)

Ethereum miners are increasing the network’s gas limit by 25% - The Block

Miners on Ethereum are currently in the process of increasing the network’s gas limit from 10,000,000 to 12,500,000 in response to increased network utilization. Users pay gas fees to include transactions in an Ethereum block. The network’s block size is bounded by the amount of gas that can be spen… (read more)

Google-backed crypto startup expands its IoT network into Europe - Decrypt

After reaching 1,000+ US cities in less than a year, Helium eyes a new target while introducing new hardware. (read more)

Let’s Talk Turkey And The Crypto Rage Against The Machine

Turkey has dramatically increased resources into blockchain and cryptocurrency technology. (read more)

Blockchain Game Economy ‘Will Be Bigger Than Japan’s’

Hironao Kunimitsu, the founder of Tokyo social gaming firm Gumi, spoke about the future of gaming and NFTs at Cointelegraph Japan’s Traders Live last week (read more)

Ripple, Brave and Huobi Join Instant Global Payments Network PayID

Ripple, Brave, Huobi and 40 other companies have joined the Open Payment Coalition to launch instant payment network PayID worldwide (read more)

An Ethereum Wallet Will Let You Easily Host Your Decentralized Website

MyEtherWallet is adding an integration with IPFS to let its users easily launch websites on the decentralized web, but the network is still quite limited (read more)

Algorand Founder’s Chess Match Against A Grandmaster Recorded on Blockchain

A chess game between grandmaster Sergey Karjakin and Algorand founder Silivio Micali was recorded on the blockchain (read more)

New tech makes Visa-level volume possible on Ethereum - Decrypt

Matter Labs’ zkSync product has launched on the Ethereum mainnet, making trustless and scalable payments on the network a reality. (read more)

Reddit invites developers to submit Ethereum scaling proposals for its token project - The Block

Reddit is accepting proposals to scale Ethereum in the wake of launching a new crypto project, the Block has confirmed. (read more)

Singapore Carpooling App Ryde Launches Wallet for BTC Payments

Singaporean carpooling app Ryde announced the launch of its own cryptocurrency wallet which will facilitate Bitcoin payments for its service (read more)

Bolton’s Book: President Trump Wanted To “Go After” Bitcoin As Early As 2018

In July 2019, U. S. President Donald Trump came out harshly against Bitcoin, broadcasting skepticism about the asset class to his dozens of millions of Twitter followers. (read more)

Crypto.com enters Bitcoin derivatives market to rival OKEx, Huobi - Decrypt

Crypto.com’s new exchange doesn’t shift a whole lot of volume, but it still wants to play with the big dogs. (read more)

JPMorgan nabs former Gemini executive to work on wholesale payments innovation - The Block

Sarah Olsen, a former executive at crypto exchange Gemini, has joined the ranks of JPMorgan’s blockchain staff, a spokesperson for the bank confirmed to The Block. Olsen, who previously was a managing director at Gemini, joined JPMorgan in June, according to her LinkedIn profile. As an executive di… (read more)

Coronavirus Has Revealed ‘Holes Within Traditional Financial Systems’—And Demand For Alternatives Is Suddenly ‘Surging’

As the world braces for the economic fallout from widespread coronavirus lockdowns, a rising hedge fund star has warned of “holes within traditional financial systems” and backed a bitcoin brokerage that has seen its clients double each month since January... (read more)

Ubisoft launches Rabbids Token crypto game to benefit UNICEF - Decrypt

After plenty of dabbling around blockchain, the massive game publisher debuts a riff on CryptoKitties. (read more)

Coinbase open-sources the software it uses to integrate new blockchains - The Block

Coinbase has open-sourced the technical framework it’s been using to list new tokens to its platform, the San Francisco exchange announced Wednesday. (read more)

When Bitcoin Flashed This Signal in 2015, It Rallied 4,000%. It’s Back Again | NewsBTC

With Bitcoin failing to break past the highs it established earlier this year, there have been some commentators seriously considering a steep correction. (read more)

Apple And Google Admit Ethereum App To Let Employees Prove They’ve Been Vaccinated

As businesses open their doors to a Covid-19 world, this new app will let employees prove the results of their most recent medical tests, and eventually whether they’ve been vaccinated, without revealing anything else about who they are. (read more)

Crypto for Black Lives campaign aims to raise $1M for nonprofits - Decrypt

The Giving Block launches crypto donation drive with big ambitions, aided by a matching grant from Gitcoin. (read more)

How optimistic rollup might help Reddit’s new Ethereum tokens take off - The Block

Reddit’s new crypto project has captured the imaginations of enthusiasts who hope it might lead to a legitimate mainstream application, but if it takes off it could cause network congestion. An emerging new scaling tool called an optimistic rollup could clear the way for much larger transaction volu… (read more)

Nearly 75% of Fortune 100 firms have explored blockchain initiatives - The Block

The cryptocurrency mania of 2017 inspired some of the largest companies in the U.S. to experiment with blockchain systems. Large corporations jumped at the chance to be associated with blockchain technology, due to its novelty and its association with technological innovation. IBM, for example, has… (read more)

Bitcoin makes up over 90% of payments processed by BitPay - The Block

Bitcoin continues to be the dominant payment method for BitPay, according to new payment statistics released by the firm. Since November 2019, bitcoin has maintained a 90% market share of all payments processed, by payment count, through BitPay’s platform. The closest competing asset is bitcoin cash… (read more)

There are now 8,000 Bitcoin ATMs globally - Decrypt

Global installations have jumped by 150% in two years, with the US leading the pack. But regulation is coming. (read more)

Survey: Japanese Crypto Holders Prefer XRP Over ETH

A survey by Japanese crypto exchange BitMax shows 25% of traders prefer XRP, compared to only 9% in ETH and 26% BTC (read more)

Ripple (XRP) Rallies Above Key Resistance After Double Bottom Emerges | NewsBTC

Ripple started a strong increase from the $0.1820 support zone against the US Dollar. XRP price seems to have formed a double bottom pattern and it could rise f (read more)

Peer-to-peer crypto exchange LocalCryptos adds Litecoin - Decrypt

The LocalCryptos community has spoken, and the peer-to-peer exchange has listed: Litecoin trading is now live. (read more)

What’s Driving The Demand Behind Stablecoin’s $10B Crypto Market Cap Milestone? | NewsBTC

The growth of stablecoins in 2020 has been unlike anything seen before. Each week, more and more of the fiat-backed crypto assets are printed, nearly as fast an (read more)

Crypto map reveals the most ‘Bitcoin maximalist’ country on earth - Decrypt

Where on earth on does Bitcoin most dominate interest compared to other coins? A new interactive “cryptocurrency world map” tallies up Google Trends. (read more)

JPMorgan says bitcoin passed its ‘first real stress test’ during March’s global economic turmoil - The Block

Bitcoin successfully passed its “first real” stress test during March’s global economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to JPMorgan strategists. (read more)

$1,000 Is Shockingly Worth This Much If You Bought Top 10 Crypto Assets In 2018

An anonymous investor bought $1,000 worth of ten top crypto assets on January 1, 2018 and regularly kept track of the portfolio’s performance. (read more)

Bitcoin Development Fund For Human Rights Shows Crypto Is For The People

The censorship-resistant, unconfiscatable properties of bitcoin have been recognized by the Human Rights Foundation as instrumental to the work of activists, journalists, NGOs, and citizens in politically repressed regimes across the globe (read more)

JPMorgan Completes Surprise Bitcoin Flip—And Calls A Price Floor

JPMorgan, one of Wall Street’s biggest banks and up until recently an outspoken bitcoin critic, has changed its tune on the world’s number one cryptocurrency... (read more)

EOS is two years old, Happy Birthday! | EOS Go Blog

It is now two years since the EOS mainnet was launched and activated. In just two years we’ve seen and experienced a lot, the community and Block.One have... (read more)

Cardano (ADA) parent company IOHK joins Hyperledger | CryptoSlate

IOHK, the company behind the Cardano (ADA) blockchain, has joined Hyperledger, an open-source community focused on developing blockchain technology. (read more)

Monero, the Most Private Cryptocurrency

Written by the CoinEx Institution, this series of jocular and easy to understand articles will show you everything you need to know about major cryptocurrencies, making you fully prepared before… (read more)

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Why Bitcoin Is A Silent Protest Against Corrupt Governments Everywhere.

As peaceful protests deteriorated into riots, it became clear that people were not just upset about racism, they were fed up with the abuse of authority that has pervaded modern society. One anti-authoritarian community stood up in solidarity and tweeted: “Bitcoin is a peaceful protest.” (read more)

Blackmail is Behind Multi-Million ETH Transfer Fees, Say Researchers

Researchers have concluded that the recent Ether transfers that spent over $5 million in gas fees are the result of hackers trying to extort a compromised exchange (read more)

Spacex Bitcoin Scam Features BTC Giveaway, Elon Musk, and NASA Launch | News Bitcoin News

A Spacex bitcoin scam has frequently appeared on Youtube, claiming to give away BTC. Its promo video features the recent Spacex launch with two NASA astronauts and an interview with Spacex and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The scammers claim that anyone sending bitcoin to them will be “airdropped” twice the … (read more)

JPMorgan Praises Bitcoin’s Resilience While Comparing It to Traditional Assets

Bitcoin’s speedy recovery from the March crash earns it praise from JPMorgan strategists (read more)

Last Time This Key Statistic Hit All-Time High, Bitcoin Saw A 3900% Parabolic Rally

The number of long-term Bitcoin holders has been increasing rapidly since October 2019. The last time the level of “HODLing” rose this high, the price of BTC surged from $500 to $20,000. (read more)

Options Trading Is a Huge Step for the Crypto Derivatives Market

Different options trading will help to diversify the market, making it flourish on the global financial scene (read more)

Ripple Signs 28 New XRP Production Contracts for Crypto-Powered Remittances

Ripple says it signed 28 new production contracts for its XRP remittance platform in the first quarter of 2020. (read more)

EOS Developer Block.one Prepares Voice For July Launch

With existing social media platforms increasingly coming under fire for alleged censorship, free speech proponents may now be one step closer to another blockchain-based alternative that says it will “take social back from big tech.” (read more)

Bitcoin Price to Hit $12K or $8K Next? BTC Traders Discuss Macro Signs

Traders discuss if the price of Bitcoin is headed to $12,000 or to $8,000 next by looking at key macro indicators (read more)

Binance Reportedly Trades Crypto in China Despite Ban, Says It Runs ‘Test Site’

Binance is said to be operating a mysterious domain for Chinese traders (read more)

Crypto exchange Gemini hires Goldman Sachs alumni - Decrypt

New managing director for Asia, Jeremy Ng, will help the exchange secure a license in Singapore. (read more)

Russian Ministry Slams Bill to Ban Crypto — Experts Warn Easy to Bypass, Creates Black Market | Regulation Bitcoin News

Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development has informed parliament of its disapproval of the bill to ban cryptocurrency. Experts say a ban will be ineffective as people can use technology to bypass it, leading to the creation of an “uncontrolled black market.” (read more)

3 Crucial Factors Why Bitcoin Price Plunged From $10,160 To $9,000 In 28 Hours

The price of Bitcoin plunged from $10,160 to $9,012 within less than 28 hours, dropping by 11.3%. (read more)

Congressional Candidate Hosts Vitalik Buterin, Glen Weyl in Online Forum - CoinDesk

Congressional candidate Jonathan Herzog hosted a live YouTube broadcast with Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin on Monday, along with author Glen Weyl. (read more)

Celsius Network Sells Two-Thirds of $15m Equity Offering on First Day

The popular DeFi app Celsius Network has publicly launched a $15 million equity offering, selling out over two-thirds of its target in less than six hours (read more)

A Number of Small Bitcoin Mining Farms Are Quitting as Older Mining Rigs Become Worthless | Mining Bitcoin News

Reports from China show that a number of small mining operations are struggling and older bitcoin mining machines are becoming useless. (read more)

Bitcoin's March to $100K: A Number of Crypto Experts Who Believe the Price per BTC Touches Six-Digits

A number of analysts believe that at some point in the future, Bitcoin prices will touch the six-digit zone or $100,000 or more per unit. This price point has been predicted by a variety of experts and analysts including the stock-to-flow (S2F) proponent Plan B, financial analyst Peter Brandt, the popular crypto trader Theta Seek, Blockfyre’s Simon Dedic, and Morgan Creek CEO Mark Yusko. (read more)

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While most leading cryptocurrencies spent the week recovering, shady transactions from PepeCoin’s team kept the meme coin in free fall. (read more)

Bitcoin’s price is caught in the upward momentum of a stock market rebound, as investors anticipate Nvidia’s earnings report. (read more)

The price of bitcoin, ether and major cryptocurrencies fell in minutes today as the crypto market decided to head south. (read more)

Jacobi first won approval for the fund in October 2021 with plans to list it in 2022. However the firm opted to push back its plans due to inopportune circumstances elsewhere in the digital asset market. (read more)

The SEC this week did a lot of playing for time, but a new note on stablecoins by the Federal Reserve signaled a possible softening on crypto in Washington. (read more)

Inflation has trended downward since it hit 9.1% last June, but the Fed’s target of 2% is the ultimate goal. (read more)

XRP has halted its recent decline by rising above the $0.60 price level. In the past 24 hours, its value increased by nearly 6%. (read more)

The exploited protocols offered a 10% bounty Thursday for returning the rest of the assets until the end of this week. (read more)

Ethereum price is currently still below $2,000 but this could quickly change if some things were to come to pass. Some of the most notable things that (read more)

Bandai Namco Research and partners have rolled out a virtual pet game, joining other publishers like Ubisoft and Sega on the Oasys blockchain. (read more)

According to Japanese-based crypto media outlet Coinpost, Binance will launch in Japan fully this month and intends to list 34 tokens on its exchange. (read more)

Over the last few months, Litecoin has emerged as one of the top trending cryptocurrencies due to its halving event happening in August. As this event (read more)

Blockchain technology is continually reshaping the financial industry, offering promising transformations in transaction processing... (read more)

The largest cryptocurrency ticked down for a couple of hours after a report that the Bank of Japan was mulling a change to its yield curve control policy, before regaining ground. (read more)

zkSync Era launched only in February but has more daily active addresses than Arbitrum and Optimism, the two largest scaling solutions by total value locked, underscoring the rising interest in its potential airdrop. (read more)

More than 2,000 BTC are on the move after years of inactivity. (read more)

Fidelity has recently released a report on Ethereum that sheds light on some key metrics to watch in the coming months. (read more)

After over 11 years of inactivity, a dormant Bitcoin address containing $31 million in BTC suddenly came to life recently. On July 22, 2023, the address (read more)

Over 2 million XRP changed hands per minute, on-chain data shows. Trading volumes spiked and analysts say the bull run will continue. (read more)

PLUS: Ripple’s partial victory last week in its ongoing legal feud with the Securities and Exchange Commission left important questions unsettled for token issuers, a crypto lawyer told CoinDesk TV. (read more)

Ripple’s general counsel said that Ripple is betting on big clients using its services again. (read more)

The universe gave crypto fans a lot to chew on this week. Some of it good, some of it outrageous, and all of it highly entertaining. (read more)

Most of the tokens previously deemed securities by the SEC are seeing large gains upon a federal court’s ruling in the XRP case. (read more)

UN Internet Governance Forum collaborates with the Government Blockchain Association to promote standardization for blockchain and cryptocurrency (read more)

BTC has gained at least 20% in July in each of the past three years. Depending on its price heading into the expiry, bitcoin could rally additionally or retreat. (read more)

Four years in, the financial giant’s JPM Coin has been used internally to settle about $300 billion in payments. (read more)

Although staking ETH has been available since the Ethereum Merge, staking didn’t grow significantly in popularity until the Shapella upgrade. (read more)

Bakkt’s Marc D’Annunzio said applying securities law to crypto would not “drastically impact” a token’s use. But it could change who has access to these open source networks. (read more)

The path of least resistance for bitcoin may be on the higher side due to inter-market factors, optimism from BlackRock’s ETF filing and safe haven flows. (read more)

The Indonesian government has released a comprehensive list of 501 approved cryptocurrencies for trading, covering popular tokens like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), Ripple (XRP), and more. (read more)

Hong Kong’s banking regulator is urging HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China to accept crypto exchanges as clients. (read more)

Many transactions are getting offloaded onto layer-2 blockchains, and those should be included in any analysis of the Ethereum ecosystem. (read more)

Regulators say they’ll welcome firms with “genuine operations and genuine business practices,” which could mean an office or employees in Hong Kong. (read more)

Bitcoin is still the leader with a market valuation of $496 billion, accounting for 47.5% of the crypto economy’s $1.04 trillion market. (read more)

Cryptocurrency continues to make waves in the online gaming industry, with crypto revolutionizing the way people play, pay and win. (read more)

Bitcoin rebounded from a near three-month low on Wednesday, as traders moved to buy the latest price dip. Ethereum neared $1,900. (read more)

Pouch.ph, a payment fintech launched in 2021 in the Philippines, said Monday it is transforming the landscape of the Philippine digital economy by enabling more than 400 small businesses to accept and process Bitcoin payments. (read more)

The stablecoin issuer Tether has disclosed its investment in a Salvadoran bitcoin mining operation called “Volcano Energy.” (read more)

Etherscan has introduced an advanced filtering tool that allows users to better customize and refine their search results (read more)

The first ever stablecoin native to Bitcoin launched last week spelling the further advent of new types of financial products on the Bitcoin blockchain. (read more)

The implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX empire is easily one of the most gruesome incidents in the crypto industry’s history. (read more)

Despite a sluggish start to the week, XRP, the native cryptocurrency of the Ripple network, showed signs of recovery towards the weekend (read more)

Ethereum (ETH) has recently surpassed a major milestone in deposit contract balance thanks to the soaring interest in staking. (read more)

Hong Kong is attempting to rebuild its image as a fintech hub, including Web3 pursuits, agreeing Monday to allow retail investors to trade crypto again. (read more)

Many large countries around the world, including Pakistan and Nigeria, suffer currency turmoil. And, despite official efforts to curb crypto activity, there are signs their citizens are turning to crypto assets as a hedge, says Noelle Acheson. (read more)

Marathon CEO Fred Thiel tells CoinDesk in an interview that he wants to make sure development and maintenance of the open-source Bitcoin Core client software are “properly funded.” (read more)

Coinbase has partnered with different companies within the crypto industry, such as Alto IRA, Blockworks’ Permissionless, CoinTracker and Lemonade, to offer users a wide range of benefits. (read more)

100-odd companies could be registered in France as the just-agreed MiCA EU crypto legislation beds in, Financial Markets Authority officials said (read more)

The percentage of family offices investing in crypto has grown significantly in the past two years, according to a new report by Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs. (read more)

The number of active addresses that have sent or received funds has fallen to the lowest level since July 2021 despite continued growth in transactions. (read more)

OpenAI founder Sam Altman is in advanced talks to raise $100 million in funding for Worldcoin, a new cryptocurrency that uses iris-scanning (read more)

A widely followed crypto strategist is predicting that Bitcoin (BTC) could reach a new all-time high in the next 18-months. (read more)

Ethereum’s staking rewards rate hits a new high of 8.6%, driven by increased on-chain gas fees due to the memecoin craze. (read more)

Unstoppable says reserves held with the European Central Bank will also underpin its new euro-pegged stablecoin and suite of DeFi banking services. (read more)

The Principality of Liechtenstein may follow suit of several cantons in the neighboring Switzerland by accepting Bitcoin for state services. (read more)

Despite China’s existing blanket ban on digital assets, the regulation of its cryptocurrency sector continues to evolve with new development. (read more)

Memecoin trading has increased on-chain activity and driven average transaction fees on Ethereum to their highest point since May 2022. (read more)

French Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee has approved an amendment allowing registered cryptocurrency firms to hire social media influencers for advertising (read more)

Ether also rose. Equity markets dropped, including stocks of two regional banks. (read more)

Venmo customers will be able to transfer their crypto to friends natively on the app and move their digital holdings to external wallets and exchanges. (read more)

The price of bitcoin was up about 7% and ether rose around 6% to trade near $30,000 and $2,000, respectively. (read more)

Apple’s forced use of its own system for in-app purchases was deemed to violate the law by a California appeals court which could be a win for crypto and NFT projects looking to add functionality to their iOS apps. (read more)

The US is projected to be the region with the highest crypto-driven revenue in 2023, with an expected $17.96 billion coming in this year. (read more)

Visa’s Head of Crypto has announced that the global digital payments company has an “ambitious crypto product roadmap,” for blockchains and stablecoins. (read more)

Widely followed crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen says now likely isn’t the time to be expecting a full-blown bull market for Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto. (read more)

An Ethereum (ETH) whale is suddenly moving hundreds of millions of dollars worth of ETH as the smart contract platform dips below $2,000. (read more)

Coinbase’s disclosure that it’s received a license to operate in Bermuda comes at a time when the U.S. crypto industry is exploring offshore alternatives. (read more)

The high court’s “major questions doctrine” could be used to limit the regulator’s actions against crypto, said Jason Gottlieb, a partner at Morrison Cohen LLP. (read more)

All eyes are now fixed on Ethereum (ETH) after the Shanghai upgrade, allowing validators to withdraw their staked assets from the network (read more)

When it comes to Web3, a new study suggests a free-to-play mobile game has incredible potential in the burgeoning Japanese market. (read more)

According to worldwide data from Google Trends, the search term “bitcoin” has reached a score of 93 out of 100 in the last seven days. (read more)

Bitcoin has been known to defy expectations repeatedly, and the latest indication suggests that it might just be gearing up for another (read more)

The survey suggested that of the people who own NFTs, just over a quarter are “avid collectors” — which according to the study, means they hold more than 51 NFTs. (read more)

April is expected to be an exciting month for investors in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin has already seen a 23% increase in March. (read more)

48% of institutions surveyed plan to add crypto ETFs to their portfolios in 2023, according to a report by a boutique investment bank. (read more)

What do real estate, gaming, Ukraine, Nike, Starbucks, Ticketmaster, Spotify and the Vatican all have in common? You can guess... (read more)

Despite CFTC suing Binance, Bitcoin on-chain data has so far shown no signs of FUD developing among traders on the cryptocurrency exchange. (read more)

Japan’s largest bank is working on an interoperable yen-backed stablecoin while the Chinese government is taking a more open stance toward blockchain technology. (read more)

Deutsche WertpapierService Bank (Dwpbank), a provider of securities processing to approximately 1,200 banks in Germany, plans to launch a new platform called wpNex. This platform will offer Bitcoin access to all affiliated retail customers in the latter half of 2023. (read more)

While most major cryptocurrencies are witnessing a pullback, Bitcoin, XRP, LTC, XMR and AVAX are trying to buck the trend. (read more)

Bitcoin price took a step back as the Fed hiked interest rates and the SEC cracked down on Coinbase and Tron, but bulls are still favored in this week’s BTC options expiry. (read more)

Conflicting data creates the question of how the Fed will react to both rising inflation and failing banks - and whether bitcoin will be a lifeboat. (read more)

Bloomberg’s senior macro strategist Mike McGlone says that Bitcoin (BTC) vastly outperforming gold may be indicative of a new supercycle for the king cryptocurrency. (read more)

The chairman of Asia’s largest blockchain investor thinks volatile cryptocurrencies are a relatively safe investment as the traditional financial world is rocked by the Credit Suisse turmoil and the failure of a string of U.S. banks. (read more)

Bitcoin surged on Sunday night after the announcement that UBS will buy Credit Suisse, setting the stage for a potential risk-on rally. Bitcoin recently was... (read more)

From fast and inexpensive fees to secure transactions and a lack of chargebacks, crypto payments offer a multitude of benefits for retailers. (read more)

Bitcoin’s remarkable rise amid the backdrop of failing American banks continues, with the top cryptocurrency now shattering the $26,000 level. (read more)

Bitcoin moved up to a swing areaThe price bitcoin is currently trading just short of the $24,000 level. The high price reach $24,618. (read more)

Bitcoin price suffered a drawdown in response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. BTC dropped to a five-week low, nosediving below the psychologic (read more)

After its free NFTs garnered significant value, the Polygon-based Starbucks Odyssey platform is dropping its first paid collectible. (read more)

Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. has unveiled “Wallet as a Service” (WaaS) - a new wallet that seeks to onboard (read more)

The bankruptcy judge in the Voyager Digital case chose to allow the deal with Binance.US over objections from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and state regulators. (read more)

Anyone without access to cryptocurrency wallets like MetaMask may still purchase NFTs by using Amazon’s NFT service. Read it on. (read more)

A new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals that a court has ruled in favor of Michael Saylor in a civil lawsuit lodged against the popular Bitcoin (BTC) bull. (read more)

The Ripple vs SEC lawsuit has kept many on edge, as a verdict is still yet to be passed. Although Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (read more)

The world’s largest crypto exchange by volume is revealing a new non-fungible token (NFT) generator powered by artificial intelligence (AI). (read more)

The leading platform for game developers introduces an online storefront for decentralized tools, adding support for major Web3 players. (read more)

Cathie Wood, chief executive at ARK Invest, reiterated her support for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether on Monday. (read more)

Spotify is giving a chance to NFT. The music platform is carrying out tests so that the owners of this content can access exclusive playlists. Kingshipa band from the metaverse, was in charge of revealing that this pilot is being carried out and provided details of how the proposal will… (read more)

Artificial intelligence, once a technological tundra, is now one of the hottest areas of growth for Web3, SingularityDAO’s Marcello Mari and Rafe Tariq write. (read more)

A euro-backed stablecoin, EUROC, will be paired against Euro and US dollars Coinbase, with trading slated to go live around 9AM PT Feb. 22. (read more)

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new system called “stealth addresses” to enhance privacy on the Ethereum blockchain. (read more)

Ethereum’s supply is firmly on the decline amid a significant rise in network activity. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap has been a deflationary asset since mid-January, thanks to a recent upgrade known as EIP-1559. (read more)

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon for allegedly “orchestra (read more)

Bitcoin (BTC) has surpassed $24,100 for the second time this month. As of 10:00 p.m. UTC on Feb. 15, Bitcoin was valued at $24,103. (read more)

A Texas report was released containing exciting and transformative ideas for digital assets. The recommendations are intended to make Texas a leader in the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency space. (read more)

Singapore-based bank DBS to apply for licence to offer crypto trading services in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has been embracing the crypto industry. (read more)

In addition to the rising fees, Bitcoin block sizes have regularly exceeded the 3 MB range since the record-setting block #774,628. (read more)

According to the banking and payments forecasts of GlobalData research for 2023, prominent banks will continue to integrate crypto and digital assets into (read more)

Several companies have already signed up to join, including other crypto exchanges and blockchain analytics firms, according to a person familiar with the plans. (read more)

Binance, which partnered with Ukrainian companies ANC and VARUS amid the war with Russia, “working on a solution” to aid earthquake victims. (read more)

The meme coin economy has grown significantly over the past 27 days, increasing 34.52% against the U.S. dollar. The largest meme coin by market capitalization, dogecoin, has risen 29.5% in the past mo... (read more)

Ahead of Gold, the S&P 500, and others, banking giant Goldman Sachs ranks Bitcoin (BTC) in the top 1 best-performing asset year-to-date (read more)

Bitcoin has gained nearly 40% this year as the world’s largest cryptocurrency is on track for its best month since 2021. (read more)

Ransomware lifespans have dropped, from an average of 153 active days in 2021 to 70 in 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com. (read more)

Anthony Scaramucci says long-term investors should keep a three- to five-year time frame and ignore day-to-day price movements. (read more)

Despite a rash of bankruptcies, hacks and dismal year for crypto prices, full-time open-source crypto developers reached an all-time high of 23,000 according to Electric Capital. (read more)

Bitcoin broke through the $21,000 mark in early Monday trading, a considerable price movement from a low of $16,000 at the beginning of the year. (read more)

Classroom acceptance of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency courses continues to grow, with Texas A&M now becoming the latest US college to offer a Bitcoin course to some of its 74,000+ students.The news was a (read more)

The world’s largest digital currency climbed above $18,000 for the first time since Dec. 14, increasing in value by about 5% in the last 24 hours. (read more)

The UK government’s crypto regulation could be 2023 according to experts. As the country speeds up its departure from European Union (EU) payments and (read more)

Hong Kong has reaffirmed its commitment to become a regional crypto hub following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. (read more)

Bitcoin prices pushed higher today after markets responded to news that the Bank of Japan doubled its target range for the yields on 10-year government bonds. (read more)

Crypto firm ConsenSys is announcing a new partnership with payments giant PayPal to create a convenient way for investors to purchase Ethereum (ETH). (read more)

A Huobi Research Institute shows that the number of crypto wallet users rose from 80 million in 2021 to 85 million by the close of 2022. (read more)

Web3 browser Opera has announced a new set of security tools intended to help its users mitigate common risks associated with malicious actors in the Web3 ecosystem. (read more)

The service will go live for select U.S. based PayPal users, allowing them to log into the app from MetaMask to purchase or transfer ETH. (read more)

Binance has resumed processing withdrawals requests of the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin after pausing them for several hours. (read more)

The majority of Americans believe crypto investing is highly risky, per a CNBC Make It survey. Younger adults are still the biggest crypto fans. (read more)

Gas usage in Ethereum Layer 2 networks touches an all-time monthly high, with over double the consumption in the last six months. Read more about it on Coin Edition. (read more)

Roughly 3 million BTC flooded exchanges during the 2018 bear market; however, unprecedented amounts of BTC have left exchanges during 2022. (read more)

A survey was conducted by @HelloSafe_CA to find which #investment solutions are preferred by Canadians in 2022 as #digitalinvestment grew by $200million between 2021 and 2022. (read more)

The 2022 Digital Assets Outlook Survey shows that 62% of investors who are currently invested in crypto increased their allocations in the past 12 months compared to 12% who decreased allocations. (read more)

Spotlighted investment vehicle, Greyscale is revealed to hold roughly $10B worth of Bitcoin after failure to produce proof of reserves (read more)

Metrics from cryptoquant indicate that Binance’s bitcoin reserves stash reached an all-time high of 582,511 bitcoin on Nov. 19, 2022. (read more)

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has begun reaching out for more information on the state of the Genesis balance sheet, a source told Blockworks. (read more)

Trust in exchanges is understandably low after the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX. Investors might trust the asset more than the entity that holds them. (read more)

Binance will be Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin’s ‘guinea pig’ for ‘proof-of-reserve’ while the exchange starts a ‘crypto recovery fund.’ (read more)

“Self-custody is a fundamental human right,” Zhao tweeted, encouraging people to use the company’s Trust Wallet to take control of their coins. (read more)

A record amount of SOL was unstaked as investors reclaimed their tokens from the blockchain’s security mechanism. But it could have been a lot more. The SOL price jumped 27%. (read more)

FTX Chief Executive Officer Sam Bankman-Fried told employees he was exploring all options for his firm after a deal with cryptocurrency exchange Binance collapsed on Wednesday. (read more)

Crypto assets like the Bitcoin, altcoins such as Ethereum, stablecoins and non-fungible tokens share one objective: to be be part of the global mainstream (read more)

Out of the 14 factors that pose a financial risk, crypto stands at the 11th position — revealing a change in investor mindset. (read more)

One of the popular sectors in the digital asset world is Non-fungible tokens. NFTs find utility in the real world as means to store and trade digital assets. (read more)

Mastercard has chosen another seven industry startups for its Start Path program in order to promote the adoption of crypto and blockchain technology. (read more)

Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone is bullish on the top two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. (read more)

Elon Musk has long been a fan of dogecoin, having cheered its rise amid the recent crypto boom and joked about it during his guest SNL appearance. (read more)

Data shows Bitcoin is now approaching another retest of the realized price, will the bulls be able to blow through the resistance this time? Bitcoin’s (read more)

Robert Kiyosaki believes that the ongoing Federal Reserve policies to contain inflation are acting as a catalyst for an economic crash. (read more)

The product is a “fully managed node-hosting service” that can be leveraged by crypto companies and Web3 service providers. (read more)

The crypto market cap has surpassed the $1 Trillion mark. ETH, DOGE, and TON have supported BTC in pushing the market cap up. (read more)

Games like Axie Infinity and cross-border crypto transfer applications push “lower middle income” nations to global leadership in crypto adoption. (read more)

Il Capo of Crypto, a popular crypto trader who foresaw the market meltdown earlier this year, now claims bitcoin is on the verge of (read more)

The conversion of tether to Brazilian reals and vice versa will be managed by local crypto services provider SmartPay in conjunction with TecBan, which owns the ATMs. (read more)

Bloomberg reported that Japan is prepared to further relax cryptocurrency rules and make the listing process for digital assets easier. This is expect (read more)

The move could prove beneficial for more environmentally-friendly blockchains that use proof-of-stake, such as Ethereum or Solana. (read more)

Mastercard is launching a program to let financial institutions offer cryptocurrency trading to their clients. (read more)

Ex-Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack has acknowledged that in the coming decades, cryptocurrencies will be “a huge way powering transactions. (read more)

Cryptocurrency prices fell below $19,000 on Thursday to new October lows after key U.S. inflation data came in hotter than expected. (read more)

In particular, data acquired by Finbold indicates that as of the 2022 summer season, 18% of Americans had invested in different cryptos. (read more)

A new Bank of America study reveals that millennials are allocating more of their portfolios to alternative assets like cryptocurrencies. (read more)

The economic conditions that allowed Bitcoin to skyrocket from a multi-year low at $3,000 to an all-time high at $69,000 have ended. (read more)

The head of the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange says institutional buyers are still into crypto amid the crypto winter. (read more)

Japan will prioritize investments in digital technology, including NFT) and the metaverse, its prime minister tells legislature. (read more)

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk is proposing to buy Twitter Inc. for $25 billion, or $54.20 a share, Bloomberg and other media outlets have reported. The (read more)

Despite retail reluctance, major institutional investors, like the New York Digital Currency Group (NYDIG), are still betting on bitcoin. (read more)

Dallas Mavericks owner and investor Mark Cuban recently said that most of his investments are focused on and around cryptocurrencies. (read more)

Bitcoin investors are opting for the ‘HODL’ investment strategy with macroeconomic factors outweighing the general crypto market. (read more)

Digital asset markets are navigating a challenging environment of high inflation, inverse correlations to the U.S. dollar, increasing interest rates and higher consumer debt. (read more)

Having weathered the last crypto winter, I have learned a few things about how to lead a company through market volatility and uncertainty. (read more)

The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance will apply for a license this time, as Japan looks set to adopt Web3-friendly policies. (read more)

A widely followed crypto analyst is predicting a massive correction in tech stocks that would drive the value of Bitcoin (BTC) to new bear market lows. (read more)

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin spot trading volume has remained elevated recently as the price of the crypto has observed deep discounts. (read more)

Data shows the Ethereum Proof-of-Work forks have sharply fallen down in the few days following the merge. Ethereum PoW Forks Have Fallen 66% In Just Five (read more)

The second-largest stock exchange in the world is reportedly going to offer crypto custody services to institutional investors. (read more)

Prominent XRP-supporting attorney John Deaton says that Ripple Labs’ general counsel has reason to be confident as the company moves to end its lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). (read more)

According to the survey, emerging nations continued to dominate the adoption index this year as they did the year before. (read more)

Bloomberg’s closely followed senior commodities strategist, Mike McGlone, is expressing bullish sentiment on crypto assets once inflation is wiped out. (read more)

The outcome of the Ethereum Merge will be a primary price drive that dictates whether ETH bears profit from this week’s options expiry. (read more)

Since the Merge is anticipated to be finished between September 15 and 20, Ethereum 2.0 is currently in its final stages. Systems on the blockchain will convert from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake as (read more)

Investors who are barred from buying tokens that run on proof-of-work systems may be able to buy ether after the blockchain switches to proof-of-stake, the bank said. (read more)

There is strength in numbers and Binance Coin (BNB) has proven that time and again with its robust community of Bitcoin enthusiasts whose faith in the (read more)

The market cap gap between Tether and USDC had narrowed to $10 billion earlier this year. (read more)

The crypto and blockchain sector continues to show signs of maturity, despite global and ecosystem challenges, audit, tax and professional services firm (read more)

Questions concerning Bitcoin continue to be raised as the flagship digital asset battles to maintain support above $20,000. (read more)

An important cryptocurrency project event is regarded as the forthcoming Ethereum merger. The community believes that this will play a big role in driving up the price of ETH in the future. As a resul (read more)

Bitcoin might be the world’s strongest decentralized network, but is it the best candidate for hosting DeFi? Bear markets were made for building and all eyes are on The Merge. When the market rallies again, we’ll know whether DeFi and Bitcoin have a shared future or are destined to remain estranged. (read more)

Japan’s regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), is proposing easing the corporate crypto tax in the country to strengthen the economy (read more)

Seven Seven Six, the venture capital firm by Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian is planning to make its first direct entry into the crypto space. (read more)

Ethereum’s transition from a proof of work to a proof of stake consensus network is almost here. According to an announcement (read more)

Inflationary forces are still out there and investors are thinking about how best to protect themselves. Is bitcoin a way to do that? (read more)

The time-tested hash ribbons indicator flagged a rare buy signal on Friday, suggesting now is the best time to buy bitcoin. (read more)

Despite a massive market-wide selloff, digital asset investment products saw minor outflows last week. Digital Asset Fund Flows. (read more)

The Ethereum Merge, scheduled for mid-September, is drawing closer, as the volume of ETH deposited in the contract explodes. ETH2 staking addresses ha (read more)

Despite BTC sell-off and a significant drop in total value locked (TVL), talent is migrating from traditional finance to the crypto space. (read more)

Although Dogecoin and Shiba Inu posted losses in the past 24 hours, both meme coins are still boasting solid gains over the last week. (read more)

Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - August 17, 2022) - Antelope, a community-run blockchain protocol, has announced its decision to fork from EOSIO 2.0 and... (read more)

The richest wallet on the Ethereum (ETH) network increased in value by almost a billion dollars over the past 30 days on the back of strong ETH rallies. (read more)

Monero (XMR) price has surged by as much as 7% in a matter of 24 hours before network upgrade or hard fork on August 13. XMR climbs by over 7% overnight (read more)

The amount of Bitcoin held by Binance and Coinbase has been following a falling trend since the beginning of the year. In May, Binance’s Bitcoin holdings started to spike while Coinbase’s keeps falling. (read more)

Tether’s USDT volume on crypto exchanges is up over 20% within the last three months according to new data from Santiment. (read more)

Reddit has partnered with FTX Pay to allow users to buy ETH with fiat to pay for gas fees associated with Community Points transactions. (read more)

ADA’s performance in the past few weeks has been impressive, with network activity reaching new heights as bullish sentiments remain (read more)

As some crypto community members consider forking Ethereum in the lead-up to the Merge, Justin Sun has weighed in to pledge his support. (read more)

The crypto bear market is finally here, and all-time highs look ever more like distant sweet dreams. Bitcoin (BTC) is down over 70% from its highs, Ethereum (ETH) by almost 80% and so is virtually every other coin. (read more)

Recently valued at $1.6 billion, Magic Eden will begin its multi-chain expansion with Ethereum in the coming weeks. (read more)

Crypto markets stabilized in July with no final capitulation event as many had predicted. There is now a large sum sitting in stablecoins waiting to re-enter markets when the time is right. (read more)

A widely followed crypto analyst says that Ethereum (ETH) could pull off an unexpected rally back to its highs around $4,800 when hype over the ETH 2.0 merge builds up. (read more)

Data shows the crypto futures market has observed more than $400 million in liquidations during the last 24 hours as Bitcoin breaks above $23k. (read more)

Analyzing the data reveals that the stablecoin supply on exchanges tends to increase significantly when uncertainty hits the market. (read more)

Talks of another acquisition are part of FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s aggressive acquisition approach amid a major downturn in the crypto market. (read more)

Ethereum had been one of the largest winners of the rally that rocked the crypto market last week. The network had seen a boost when one of the developers (read more)

Vitalik Buterin, the Etherium co-founder mentions that Ethereum(ETH) network will be able to potentially process 100k transactions per second, Read CNL (read more)

Zebedee has completed a $35 million funding round led by Kingsway Capital and backed by Square Enix, and Initial Capital to enable bitcoin-based payments in games. (read more)

With the Sepolia testnet merge, Ethereum developers have take another step closer to the merge on the main blockchain later this year. (read more)

Crypto credit cards are on the move: traditional credit cards using digital fiat are being ditched in favor of crypto rewards credit cards. (read more)

Crypto asset management giant Grayscale has updated its smart contract platform holdings as the digital asset markets consolidate well below their all-time highs. (read more)

After hinting at recovering later on Monday, Bitcoin managed to regain its perch above $20,000 and hold atop that level through mid-week. (read more)

The depressed state of the crypto market has also taken its toll on transaction fees, with Ethereum (ETH) fees now finally coming down to lows not seen since December 2020 -- while Bitcoin (BTC) fees remained around the same low level they have been at for the past year. (read more)

DoorDash and Uber Eats have recently partnered with BitPay to allow customers to order food and pay with crypto, giving three easy options to do so (read more)

Tired of clueless pundits and friends dredging up the same old talking points about why crypto is all a scam? Pull out this document. (read more)

The beleaguered crypto lender was reportedly close to finalizing a down round valuing it at $1 billion earlier this month. (read more)

Back in 2018, a Singapore-based US citizen and member of the Ethereum Foundation advised North Korea on how to use cryptocurrencies to work around US sanctions. Now... (read more)

North Korea’s ill-gotten crypto gains have plunged in value—which could impact on its nuclear weapons program, according to a new report. (read more)

An Alto survey shows that 70% of millennials who own crypto and have an individual retirement account hold their assets in their IRA. (read more)

Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI) has acquired Genie, an NFT marketplace aggregator. What Happened: Despite the recent plunge in NFT prices, Uniswap, a cryptocurrency exchange using a decentralized network protocol, announced on Tuesaday that it has moved to acquire Genie. (read more)

The report also gave several examples for how GameFi projects are utilizing crypto assets for reasons other than speculation. (read more)

The crypto market is close to a point where some of the real excess leverage has been driven out of the system, Bitcoin Suisse Director Giles Keating said. (read more)

Calling a market bottom is impossible, but traders can use these five indicators to get an early signal of when a bear market is close to ending. (read more)

The ongoing crypto winter has thrust Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, and most cryptocurrencies into an excruciating downtrend for the (read more)

With bitcoin’s drop, the status of cryptocurrency as “digital gold” may be changing, and it has investors worried. (read more)

Many of Binance’s competitors, including Coinbase, have recently announced significant staff reductions. (read more)

Another wave of selling hit BTC and sent its price to lows not seen since December 2020. Does on-chain data suggest this dip is worth buying? (read more)

The purchase was announced in a tweet saying it was meant to “safeguard the overall blockchain industry and crypto market.” (read more)

In a historic move, Ethereum’s longest-running testnet called Ropsten is transitioning to a proof-of-stake algorithm on Wednesday. (read more)

Ropsten is about to undergo its transition to proof of stake — as one of the final tests ahead of the merge on the main Ethereum blockchain. (read more)

So far, BTC has avoided significant price drops. But option traders are protecting against the downside. (read more)

Also: The Bank of England announced plans for stablecoin “oversight,” and The Weeknd is teaming up with Binance. (read more)

The prices of Bitcoin and Ethereum, the world’s two biggest cryptocurrencies, dropped by about 5% each in the past 24 hours. (read more)

The Solana development team has asked validators to prepare to reboot the blockchain. (read more)

Amid a recovering crypto market, the token underpinning the Cardano blockchain is up nearly 30% on the day. (read more)

Bitcoin posted a strong start to the week, rising to over $31,000 while U.S. equity markets were closed for the Memorial Day holiday. (read more)

The most important upgrade in blockchain history is slated for August. And the outcome of the Ethereum merge has huge implications for all of crypto. (read more)

A corporate vice president at one of the leading credit card companies is weighing on what it would take for the industry to adopt blockchain technology on a mass scale. (read more)

A closely followed crypto analyst known for accurately calling the crash of May 2021 is laying out a realistic price path for Bitcoin (BTC) to follow to new all-time highs. (read more)

A new survey by the Federal Reserve indicates that as of 2021, about 12% of the United States adults held different cryptocurrencies. (read more)

DeFi proponents continue to champion algorithmic stablecoins, despite Terra’s recent collapse and general apprehension around stablecoins. (read more)

Traders still anticipate BTC prices above $100,000, but a closer look at the BTC halving cycle chart suggests that a sharper downside move will occur first. (read more)

The Central bank of Argentina imposes strict rules to ban the crypto related services besides the rise of crypto adoption in the country. (read more)

China has jumped back to one of the top mining hubs in the world despite a crackdown on operations by the country’s government last year. (read more)

The crypto market has plunged to its lowest level in approximately 12 months. However, the negative market sentiment has not affected institutional investors. (read more)

Data shows the Bitcoin market has again fallen back into a state of extreme fear as the price has plummeted down over the past week. Bitcoin Fear And (read more)

A popular crypto analyst says deep-pocketed investors are doubling down on long positions amid the recent market-wide price collapse. (read more)

El Salvador puts its foot on the pedal to increase the size of its BTC holdings. The latest acquisition means the country has purchase (read more)

New data shows that Ethereum challenger Cardano (ADA) is seeing a surge in adoption with the number of ADA wallets hitting a new all-time high despite a shaky April for the smart contract platform. (read more)

On-chain data shows Bitcoin netflows have observed a sharp negative spike recently, a sign that could be bullish for the crypto. (read more)

On Wednesday, the Fed raised a rare half percentage point interest rate as it races to shrink its $9 trillion asset portfolio. (read more)

Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has been ramping up efforts to solve the perennial problem of Spam Bots on Twitter. Even before purchasing the (read more)

Cuba: Central bank has authorized virtual asset service providers and the issuance of cryptocurrencies on the Caribbean island. (read more)

After months of anticipation, Brazil has finally passed a bill establishing the country’s crypto framework into law. By year end, it will be operational. (read more)

The Central African Republic is establishing a legal framework that will allow the use of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to be used in the economy. (read more)

Stripe is piloting a program that will let creators on Twitter receive payouts in USD Coin, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. (read more)

Cryptocurrency adoption in the United States is picking up pace in 2022. According to the survey by Insider Intelligence that was reported in the Street, 10. (read more)

Powered by DeFi, Ethereum holders have raked in more realized gains than Bitcoin in 2021, according to a Chainalysis report. (read more)

The first Ethereum Foundation report has outlined the non-profit’s ETH holdings, accounting for 80.5% of its $1.6 billion treasury. (read more)

Bitcoin price rally could soon wipe losses of investors over the past two weeks. Analysts evaluate the Bitcoin price trend and set a bullish target at (read more)

A new data from Glassnode has revealed that 75% of Bitcoin wallets are currently in profit despite the bearish nature of the market. (read more)

Ethereum tests on shadow fork prove successful ahead of the much-anticipated upgrade to a proof of stake blockchain network (read more)

As the U.S. economy continues to reel under the pressure of mounting inflation, the Bank of America (BofA) foresees a recession as the FED (read more)

Bitcoin’s growth in recent years is highlighted by the asset’s significant ROI that has dwarfed major stock market indices over five year. (read more)

As many as 40% of 18 to 35 year old people in 11 countries want to use crypto for payments as they are more efficient and safer. (read more)

Popular crypto strategist Michaël van de Poppe says Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are setting the stage up for a fresh rally while predicting a shallow pullback for Ethereum (ETH). (read more)

Meanwhile, assets under management in crypto exchange-traded products, or ETPs, could double to $120 billion by 2028, according to a Bloomberg report. (read more)

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX is predicting ETH will become a five-digit coin in USD terms before year-end. (read more)

The TVL in defi is nearing the all-time high (ATH) of $256 billion on December 2, 2021, as it’s only 10.82% under the TVL’s ATH. (read more)

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Big money managers are changing their tune on crypto — and fast. A majority of professional investors believe that digital assets will become mainstream... (read more)

Bitcoin seems to be finally out of the woods after rallying past $45,000 following an eleven-week-long consolidation. As of writing, the (read more)

After the successful launch of the Ethereum “Merge” on the Kiln testnet on March 15, the community is now excited about the imminent shift to (read more)

Data shows the staking rate of the Ethereum Proof-of-stake contract (formerly called the ETH 2.0 upgrade) has surged up recently, a sign that could be (read more)

Bitcoin (BTC) has been moving upwards since Jan. 24 and could be in the initial stages of establishing a fresh bullish structure. (read more)

Despite market volatility and regulatory uncertainty Australian banks and financial institutions report considerable interest in crypto. (read more)

Whale activity has become a source of concern for Ethereum developers in recent days. Despite this, $3K is within the crosshairs for the (read more)

Despite the recent cryptocurrency market volatility, the amount of Bitcoin in the wallets of long-term holders is consistently increasing. (read more)

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) spiked significantly on March 16, reaching a local high of $41,718. However, it was rejected and has decreased slightly since. (read more)

Global crypto market capitalization has increased by $72.8 billion over the past 24 hours. Proponents believe that the market cap could appreciate eve (read more)

New on-chain data shows that some of the largest Ethereum whales in existence are investing in one of ETH’s primary competitors. (read more)

Despite its rollercoaster ride in the market, there are always people who remain steadfast in their belief in Bitcoin. One of them is a pillar of tech (read more)

Stripe has rolled out payment support for crypto businesses including a partnership with FTX that also involves helping it with KYC. (read more)

Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of Skybridge Capital, once again reiterated his stance that Bitcoin would reach the $500,000 price point. (read more)

With $1 billion-plus spent on its crypto-linked cards in the first half of 2021, the payments giant is reaping the rewards of its focus on fintech. (read more)

Bitcoin has been seeing astronomical levels of adoption that its proponents have attributed to several factors. According to Barry Silbert (read more)

Ethereum has been on. A declining trend like the rest of the market but the leading smart contract platform has been on the receiving end of one of the (read more)

The reality for Russian citizens over the past week has been a significant loss in purchasing power and a run on several banks. (read more)

Newly received donations, which have been used for military equipment and food, include $6.5 million from auctioning off a Ukraine flag NFT—the tenth most expensive NFT sale ever. (read more)

Bitcoin miners brought in $1.06 billion in revenues during February 2022, according to data compiled by The Block Research. (read more)

The data has shown that trading volumes in the ruble-bitcoin (BTC-RUB) pair are at historic high levels last seen in May 2021. (read more)

Ukrainians are turning to cryptocurrencies for day-to-day cash transactions in the wake of the armed conflicts with Russia. Donations have (read more)

The zkEVM test network will be the first of its kind and could change the Ethereum scaling landscape in the near future. (read more)

Following El Salvador making bitcoin (BTC) legal tender in the country, the nation has witnessed an increase in tourism. (read more)

Bitcoin’s 90-day correlation with the S&P 500 reached the highest level since October 2020, while its correlation with gold turned negative, (read more)

Axie Infinity, the Ethereum-based video game, continues to amaze its fandom over the last year. Despite some hiccups, the play-to-earn game is relentless. (read more)

Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla’s upcoming futuristic diner and drive-in theater, planned for the Hollywood area, will accept the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin. The electric car company currently accepts DOGE for some merchandise on its website. (read more)

A widely-followed analyst says blockchain-interoperability altcoin Polkadot (DOT) has the potential to be one of the top crypto assets of the year. (read more)

Mastercard is expanding its payments-focused consulting service to include crypto. It covers “a range of digital currency capabilities.” (read more)

Last week, Ethereum investment products finally broke a nine-week streak of outflows, while Bitcoin saw a fourth consecutive week of inflows. (read more)

Publicly traded company Ether Capital has added an additional $38 million or 10,240 to Ethereum(ETH) 2.0 staking or consensus layer. (read more)

The average transaction fee on the Ethereum network has dropped to the lowest level in four months, according to today’s statistics. (read more)

Binance is taking a $200 million stake in Forbes — the publication it once sued for defamation and then voluntarily dropped the lawsuit. (read more)

The mobile gaming giant expects to announce partnerships with, and possible purchases of, blockchain firms by the end of the second quarter. (read more)

Cryptocurrency adoption is near a hyper-inflection phase, similar to what the internet experienced during the mid-to late 1990s, Wells Fargo said. (read more)

Polygon raised $450 million in a fundraising round led by Sequoia Capital India with participation from more than 40 venture capital firms. (read more)

Google has shared details of its web3 and blockchain strategies. “As a company, we are looking at how we might contribute to the ecosystem.” (read more)

Russia’s finance minister takes a pro-Bitcoin stance and wants banks to sell cryptocurrencies. Analysts predict a bullish breakout in Bitcoin with pro (read more)

A new type of malware has surfaced that can compromise crypto wallets and extensions, putting investors at risk of hacks. (read more)

Ethereum fees reached a high on January 10, at $52.46 per transaction and the current average fees today are 53.03% lower. (read more)

Ethereum whales have always been bullish on Shiba Inu. It is obvious in their purchase history that these whales with large ETH holdings are vying hard for (read more)

The number of global crypto owners is expected to exceed one billion by the end of the year, according to a report by Crypto.com. (read more)

Is the panic over? Bitcoin and Ethereum are recovering from last week’s price crash, while some altcoins are positively surging today. (read more)

Bitcoin gained on the day on Monday as buyers stepped in to buy the cryptocurrency, after earlier tumbling to its lowest level in six months on fears of a Russian attack on Ukraine and before this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. (read more)

Vitalik Buterin reveals some intriguing details on the process he underwent to burn almost $7B worth of SHIB sent to him by SHIB’s founders. (read more)

You soon will be able to trade and display your non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on your Facebook and Instagram profiles as well as use the (read more)

Play-to-earn gaming and non-fungible token (NFT) project Pavia is premiering on the Cardano (ADA) network months after the fifth-largest blockchain by market cap rolled out smart contract features. (read more)

Cardano’s daily transaction volume in the last 24 hours beat that of the second-largest crypto asset by market cap, Ethereum. (read more)

Newly hired GP Jon Russell says larger pool of capital is coming from Crypto.com’s balance sheet. (read more)

A popular crypto strategist says that Chainlink (LINK) is on track to move upwards despite its underwhelming performance in the market last year. (read more)

The volatility of the Turkish lira is pushing Turks to adopt cryptocurrencies as both a means of payment and a store of value. (read more)

In a test transaction conducted on Jan. 12, 2009, Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto sent computer scientist Hal Finney 10 BTC on the blockchain. (read more)

Bitcoin has now solidified its position as the digital gold, especially for young investors. It has outperformed gold for years now and has grown way ahead of (read more)

A recent analysis by Bloomberg's Mike McGlone says Bitcoin BTC is going to dominate the crypto market in 2022, despite the recent plunge. (read more)

Harmony (ONE), fantom (FTOM), cosmos (ATOM), and NEAR (NEAR) quickly turned to green despite Wednesday’s broader market sell-off. (read more)

Aave has launched its permissioned DeFi platform for institutions. Fireblocks is the first whitelister of the platform. (read more)

Stablecoin issuer Tether blacklisted an Ethereum address last week that had over $1 million of USDT balance in it. (read more)

The latest data from Goldman Sachs shows that Bitcoin has cemented its position as the go-to store of value among many investors. (read more)

BITCOIN is on course for ‘$220,000 in 2022’ as billionaires across the globe buy up the world’s premier cryptocurrency as a hedge against inflationary fiat currencies that could ‘go to hell’, an expert has claimed. (read more)

In mid-2021, crypto traders turned their attention to “Ethereum killers” and ridiculous-seeming NFTs that fetched hundreds of thousands of dollars. (read more)

DOGAMÍ, the first mass-market play-to-earn NFT game running on Tezos, secured $6M in a funding round led by Animoca Brands, Ubisoft, and The Sandbox cofounders, Invezz learned from a press release. (read more)

According to Powell, the marketplace would provide custody services and the exchange is considering a system where customers can use their NFTs as collateral to borrow funds against. (read more)

Investors poured $30 billion into companies like crypto exchanges, crypto-enabled games, and metaverse platforms. (read more)

Bitcoin quickly turned green as the Fed announced a quicker withdrawal of its asset purchasing programs and likely interest rate hikes in 2022. (read more)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric-car maker will take dogecoin as payment for merch, causing the crypto asset to soar by as much as 33%. (read more)

However, the entire supply won’t get mined until February 2140. (read more)

Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan and co-founder Perry Chen said the site would be developing an open source protocol that will live on the Celo blockchain, citing its carbon negative operations. (read more)

Ubisoft is unveiling Quartz, a new platform for players to acquire Digits, the first NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) playable in a mainstream game. (read more)

Ethereum’s market cap has flipped that of JPMorgan, the largest bank in the world alongside other global finan institutions. (read more)

Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased a great deal, even after the leading crypto asset’s price slipped below the $50K price zone. (read more)

The largest crypto whales in the Ethereum ecosystem are utilizing the market dip to purchase more ETH, dollar-pegged stablecoins, and seven additional altcoins running on the leading smart contract platform. (read more)

The crypto exchange Bitkub plans to expand over Malaysia, the Philippines, and Laos, to become “to become the Coinbase of Southeast Asia” (read more)

Ether has gained about 530pc since December, compared with bitcoin’s doubling, widening the performance gap between the two by more than 400 percentage points. (read more)

Leading cryptocurrencies have recovered hefty losses brought about by the rise of a new Coronavirus variant called Omicron. (read more)

Monthly data for decentralized exchanges (DEXs) indicates that the ecosystem has seen nearly $100 billion in volume for the month of November. (read more)

On November 17, the cryptocurrency exchange Crypto dot com and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) shocked the world with a massive $700 million 20-year agreement on the naming rights of the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (read more)

New data shows that the biggest Ethereum (ETH) whales in existence are heavily accumulating one crypto exchange token that’s been trading under the radar over t (read more)

The Eurosystem has introduced a new framework for overseeing electronic payments, including services related to crypto assets. (read more)

Crypto.com coin has rallied 91% from the day it was announced that the exchange paid $700 million to rebrand the Staples Center as Crypto.com Arena. (read more)

El Salvador is building “Bitcoin City” and issuing $1 billion in Bitcoin bonds with the help of Blockstream and Bitfinex. (read more)

Investors want a piece of the NFT marketplace. (read more)

A new global survey indicates that younger generations are open to receiving a substantial amount of their paychecks in Bitcoin (BTC) or other crypto assets. (read more)

The adoption of Bitcoin by El Salvador has opened the door for more adoption. However, the first country to achieve it didn’t find it easy. There were (read more)

While Bitcoin’s price valuations might not be cheap, they don’t seem overstretched either. Is This The Beginning Of A New Bull Run In Crypto (read more)

Bitcoin’s long-awaited Taproot update will occur in the coming days, with most sites suggesting Saturday as its activation date. (read more)

The payments company said at its annual investor’s day conference that it would focus on services, network access and security. (read more)

On Tuesday, Bitcoin reached a new all-time high, extending a run that has brought the whole value of the crypto market close to $3 trillion. (read more)

“That’s what we must do — open our schools to teach the technology and teach this new way of thinking,” Eric Adams said. (read more)

Axie Infinity showed the gaming industry just a sliver of what blockchain-based gaming can achieve, and the industry is set to explode in the near future. (read more)

Solana’s SOL hit an all-time high of $246 on Wednesday and the token is up 5% in the last 24 hours. Polkadot (DOT) is up 7%. (read more)

The China mining ban was a godsend for Bitcoin decentralization. So far, the USA is the big winner. However, for the good of the network, it would be ideal to (read more)

Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo (aka Crypto Dad), tells Forbes how his work as a regulator cleared the path for today’s bitcoin ETFs and breaks down why the US needs a sense of urgency when it comes to developing a digital dollar. (read more)

A technical manifesto, the Bitcoin white paper was released 13 years ago today under an MIT public license for all to learn from, share and enjoy. (read more)

El Salvador has once again deepened its bitcoin bet with another purchase. The sovereign nation had made history as the first to officially implement bitcoin (read more)

The Altair upgrade later this month will be the first update to the Beacon Chain, marking the first preparatory move for the upcoming Merge. (read more)

Solana (SOL) has been dominating the altcoin market over the past three months. SOL is becoming one of the most talked-about altcoins (read more)

Bitcoin’s price has pushed the hashrate higher and in a week’s time, the mining difficulty is expected to increase for the eighth time. (read more)

The latest rally appears fueled by the successful debut on Tuesday of the first U.S. bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund. (read more)

From today, people in the U.S. and Guatemala can buy Paxos Dollars through a pilot version of Facebook’s digital wallet Novi. (read more)

Tesla made headlines earlier this year for its dramatic entry into the crypto market with a $1.5 billion investment in Bitcoin, the top digital currency. (read more)

Rumors of an imminent Bitcoin ETF approval are boosting sentiment and prices across the market, but caution is warranted, as it could turn into a buy-the-rumor, sell-the-news event. (read more)

Almost 1.1 million people have signed up for the waitlist for Coinbase NFT, which is slated to launch later this year. (read more)

The exchange’s marketplace will support Ethereum-based NFTs and comes a day after the release of an NFT marketplace from rival exchange FTX.US. (read more)

The joint investment will fund solar energy projects throughout the U.S. as crypto firms try to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. (read more)

Cho Jae-weon, a South Korean urban and environmental engineering professor at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), developed an... (read more)

AMC Theaters has rolled out the first phase of its plan to implement Dogecoin (DOGE) payments for its customers. This comes after massive demand from its (read more)

The price of Bitcoin spiked 8% today, rising above $55,000, largely based on the expectation that the SEC will approve a BTC ETF on October 18, experts say. (read more)

The bulls have taken over the crypto market with Bitcoin and Ethereum recording gains across the board. A Top analyst expects more appreciation. (read more)

Ethereum has announced a bounty for its community to find bugs in its network before the Altair upgrade. The upgrade had been announced at the end of (read more)

Another report also conducted recently stated that 25% of the companies based in Spain had exposure to blockchain technology. (read more)

New DeFi structured products allow retail traders to participate and earn yield in the notoriously complex cryptocurrency options market, (read more)

The latest China “ban” was not entirely new, but had some new details. Now Chinese crypto projects are going underground—and it’s all good for decentralization. (read more)

Data shows that crypto trading in East Asia has been declining since before May. Meanwhile, portions of Europe make up the world’s largest crypto economy... (read more)

A wallet belonging to crypto exchange Bitfinex mistakenly spent an outrageous amount of money to move just $100,000. (read more)

Widely followed crypto analyst and trader Benjamin Cowen says there’s an ideal scenario for Bitcoin that could put it on track for future rallies. (read more)

China’s renewed intensified crackdown on cryptocurrencies seems to have had the effect of making decentralized finance and (read more)

The smaller cryptocurrencies rallied sharply on Thursday, enjoying a swell of risk appetite after some concerns around the Evergrande debt crunch. (read more)

Financial giant PayPal just announced the launch of a new financial application that will make crypto services even more accessible on its platform. (read more)

Snoop Dogg says he’s the owner of the @CozomoMedici account, which has garnered interest with well-documented NFT speculation and ownership of more than 140 NFTs. (read more)

El Salvador, led by President Nayib Bukele, has added 150 more Bitcoin to its crypto holdings amid the latest crypto market dip. (read more)

Ripple’s native token XRP has taken back its spot as the 6th most valuable cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of (read more)

The bitcoin price chart just made a “golden cross,” which has historically been a bullish indicator for the cryptocurrency. (read more)

Research on blockchain development trends, compiled by Outlier Ventures, shows Cardano is the most developed from a sample of 50 open-source protocols. (read more)

Demand for NFT-style avatars is driving collector interest, says Christie’s. (read more)

Despite being only a little over a decade old, Crypto has gained tremendous popularity in its short time being in the public purview. Cryptos have (read more)

Tron Foundation has invested $300 million into the Tron Arcade fund to promote the development of GameFi games that let players earn (read more)

Solana’s sol token has experienced some very impressing gains this year, climbing from $1.61 on January 1 to more than $200 recently. Solana claims to have the fastest blockchain in crypto. Will this network live up to the hype? (read more)

Ethereum has long been put against top crypto Bitcoin for the majority of its existence. The fact that the former possesses more use cases has led a lot (read more)

Crypto markets experienced sell-offs today despite news that El Salvador officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender and purchased 550 bitcoins. (read more)

In June, El Salvador passed a law that will make it the first country to establish bitcoin as legal tender alongside the US dollar. (read more)

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The price of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency surpassed the $51,000 mark in the early hours of Monday, for the first time since May 13. (read more)

Twitter seems to be testing the addition of crypto features to its Tip Jar service, according to a mobile developer who claims to have reverse-engineered the feature. (read more)

Ethereum has been beating bitcoin by the widest margin in three years, despite BTC historically leading bullish trends in crypto markets. (read more)

Rising trading volume, investor excitement over the upcoming parachain auctions and the success of KSM, have investors looking at DOT as the next altcoin to hit a new high. (read more)

A powerful signal on-chain offers a reason for Bitcoin bulls to be confident, according to blockchain analytics firm Glassnode. (read more)

Digital assets management firm, Magnetic’s Managing Director Megan Kaspar has affirmed her earlier conviction that Ethereum will trade (read more)

Bitcoin network activity continues to climb despite a drop in price below $50,000. Institutions are bullish on the asset and keep purchasing BTC whe (read more)

Interoperability-focused projects that offer cross-chain bridges and lucrative liquidity mining pools are seeing an influx of funds right as DeFi’s TVL hit a new all-time high. (read more)

The Taliban’s overthrow of Afghanistan has left many local citizens with cash shortages. Afghans have started embracing Bitcoin as an alternative. (read more)

The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced that 200 ATMs and 50 in-person kiosks are being built to launch on September 7. President Bukele also noted that the government will facilitate the buying and selling of Bitcoin without collecting any commission. (read more)

PayPal Holdings Inc will allow customers in the UK to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies starting this week, the company said on Monday. ... (read more)

Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba has surprised the crypto world by launching a non-fungible token marketplace. According to the South China Morning (read more)

Dogecoin Foundation had been defunct for a while now. But an official reestablishment of the foundation has been announced. (read more)

Burdened by a pandemic and the shadow of the 2008 crash, younger generations are turning to digital assets en masse. Visa wants to help them generate liquidity from this new wealth. (read more)

NFT marketplace OpenSea has done $1.22 billion in volume in the past 30 days, a roughly 950% increase from the previous 30 days, per DappRadar. (read more)

Investors have so far responded well to the ethereum network changes, with ether rising sharply since the fee-burn mechanism came into force. (read more)

Crypto payment service provider Bitpay has updated its wallet app to include Google Pay for U.S. cardholders to spend their cryptocurrencies. (read more)

The Indian bitcoin exchange will be allowing its users to purchase everyday goods such as pizza and coffee with bitcoin through in-app vouchers. (read more)

The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. warned, however, that its number of monthly transacting users and trading volume would be lower in the third quarter. (read more)

AMC Theaters, the largest movie theatre chain in the U.S., will soon accept bitcoin payments for tickets and concessions (read more)

The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has enabled crypto buys with Apple Pay, and instant cashouts of up to $100,000 per transaction. The company will also soon enable crypto buys with Google Pay. (read more)

Cryptocurrency is gaining mainstream traction among consumers who want to use it for purchases, according to a new report. (read more)

According to 20 Minutos, Spanish lawmakers in the country are considering a proposal enabling mortgage payments with crypto. (read more)

Transaction volumes on blockchain marketplace OpenSea are spiking amid the sudden surge of CryptoPunks NFTs. (read more)

The upgrade known as Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559 is similar, analysts said, to a bitcoin halving event in which periodic adjustments reduced the supply of bitcoin. Each halving helped propel bitcoin’s price to higher records. (read more)

The hashing power securing the world’s two largest blockchains is slowly recovering, as some Chinese miners have redeployed overseas. (read more)

Binance has reduced non-KYC withdrawal limits from 2 BTC to 0.06 BTC for new users and rolled out an API for the tax reporting system. (read more)

Shopify President Harley Finkelstein announced that his company is now allowing merchants on its platform to sell NFTs directly to customers. (read more)

E-commerce giant Amazon appears set to toe the digital currency waters, outlining a blockchain-specific role in a new job ad. (read more)

Despite JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s outspoken distaste for cryptocurrencies, the bank is now allowing clients access to crypto products. (read more)

The founder of Ethereum has high hopes for the network’s uses for social good that go way beyond the fast financial gains of DeFi investing. (read more)

Mastercard will use the USDC stablecoin as a bridge asset for cardholders who want to pay for goods using cryptocurrencies. (read more)

Richard Branson announced today that his commercial space company, Virgin Galactic, will accept Bitcoin in exchange for a ride into space. (read more)

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square, said Thursday that the payments services business is working to create “an open developer platform” focused on bitcoin-tied financial services. (read more)

Recently, both institutional and retail investors have shown an increasing interest in Cardano. It is fast becoming the coin of choice for investors who are (read more)

Uniswap said Tuesday that it is moving one step closer to bringing the popular decentralized exchange onto the layer-two protocol known as Optimistic Ethereum. (read more)

Meme coins like Dogecoin have gained increasing popularity this last year. Bets placed on internet jokes are now as common (read more)

Square, the payments company headed by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has decided to make a hardware wallet for bitcoin. (read more)

Sushi contributors have planned the launch of an NFT platform called Shoyu. It will feature an online marketplace and a 3D metaverse. (read more)

Global payment giant Visa said its crypto-linked cards processed more than $1 billion in spending in the first half of 2021. (read more)

The non-fungible token (NFT) market continues to defy odds and see significant growth despite some deeming it a passing fad. (read more)

IBC Group chairman and iMining CEO Khurram Shroff said China’s crackdown on Bitcoin and crypto mining is a temporary inconvenience. (read more)

Analysts are predicting a rise in Bitcoin mining profitability of 35% in the short term. This would be the effect of the crackdown in China. (read more)

A recent JPMorgan report estimates the crypto staking business is worth $9 billion and could reach $40 billion by 2025, if proof-of-stake becomes the dominant blockchain consensus mechanism. (read more)

Katy Perry announced Wednesday that she’s dropping an NFT collection in Q4 and that she bought a minority stake in a blockchain tech company. (read more)

The dollar-backed USDC stablecoin, now native to four blockchains, could soon be on eight to 10 more networks, CoinDesk has learned. (read more)

Shinhan joins a number of existing council members including LG Electronics, Binance, and Worldpay, among others. (read more)

HIPS Payment Group Ltd and Vourity have partnered to roll out crypto payments across 50,000 EV charging stations in Europe. (read more)

The premium auction, titled “Genesis,” will feature non-fungible tokens of popular works by Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali. (read more)

Blockchain Capital has announced the closing of its $300 million venture fund with help from investments by PayPal and Visa, among others. (read more)

Sotheby’s will be accepting bitcoin and ether for a rare 101.38-carat diamond that could fetch over $15 million at auction. (read more)

The supply of the stablecoin Tether (USDT) has been flat since the beginning of this month, according to The Block’s Data Dashboard. (read more)

The Philadelphia 76ers have become Socios’s first partnership with an NBA team as the fan engagement platform expands deeper into the United States. (read more)

El Salvador’s president says the village of El Zonte shows Bitcoin as legal tender can work. The truth is more complicated. (read more)

On June 13, the billionaire investor and co-host of the television series Shark Tank, Mark Cuban, explained his fascination with defi. (read more)

The El Salvadoran beach town of El Zonte is visibly poor, with dirt roads and a faulty drainage system. But in one way, it’s ahead of the rest of the country: It has bitcoin. (read more)

Billionaire Mark Cuban is very bullish on the future of DeFi, or decentralized finance, and DAOs, or decentralized autonomous organizations. Here’s why. (read more)

Elon Musk tweeted about Tesla and Bitcoin, and BTC went up—a reversal from the recent history of Musk and Bitcoin. (read more)

In a tweet, Jack Dorsey hinted that Twitter will integrate the Bitcoin layer 2 payments Lightning Network. (read more)

GIC, the sovereign wealth fund managing Singapore’s foreign reserve, has invested $70 million in Hong Kong-listed BC Group. (read more)

Solana’s price increase comes amid Solana Labs raising over $300 million in a recent funding round. (read more)

Cryptocurrency web traffic hit a record high of 638.2 million visits in May, according to data compiled by The Block. (read more)

Square and Blockstream have also committed to publishing data about the project’s economics and performance metrics. (read more)

Companies apply under the Payment Services Act, a comprehensive regulatory framework for companies handling activities relating to digital assets, including ... (read more)

Red Bull Racing is becoming the latest Formula One (F1) to get in on the crypto space. As they forge a new partnership with blockchain network Tezos, they... (read more)

The exchange Coinbase is making Dogecoin available to retail investors and will try to boost interest via a $1.2 million giveaway exchange. (read more)

Bloomberg senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone is in the bull camp when it comes to Bitcoin. He believes the market has likely bottomed. (read more)

Google is expanding the scope of its crypto-related advertisement policy, creating a new process for exchanges and wallet providers but nixing ads for ICOs and DeFi protocols. (read more)

Dogecoin finally made its debut on Coinbase yesterday, and its price has shot up since. (read more)

Coinbase’s debit card product is now usable via Apple Pay and Google Pay, according to a Monday blog post from the crypto exchange and services provider. (read more)

The amount of ether sitting in the Ethereum 2.0 staking contract has reached a new milestone — as the network moves to proof of stake. (read more)

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says that the San Francisco-based payments company wants to go public once its legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is resolved. (read more)

The likelihood of Ripple, the company behind the XRP token and blockchain-based payments network RippleNet, to go public is “very high.” (read more)

“We want them to be able to take the crypto they acquired with us ... to the destination of their choice,” Jose Fernandez da Ponte said at Consensus 2021. (read more)

ETH’s 70% decline from its all-time high pushed DEX volumes and daily trader numbers into record territory, while battle-testing stablecoins. (read more)

Red Bull’s F1 racing team will release a set of NFTs on Tezos. The team chose the blockchain for its energy efficiency, a statement revealed. (read more)

The price of ether, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, is significantly down from its all-time high this month, but May is still set to represent a record-breaking month for ETH miners. (read more)

The price of the asset remains relatively stable today. (read more)

The world’s first blockchain-powered COVID passport has gone live in Colombia as part of a joint project between Algorand (ALGO) and Koibanx. (read more)

New estimates from the Ethereum Foundation indicate that Ethereum’s upgrade to proof of stake will cut the network’s energy demands dramatically. (read more)

Instagram is hosting an event for non-fungible token (NFT) creators as part of its inaugural “Creator Week.” (read more)

Dan Harmon and Fox are launching “Krapopolis,” a show promising to be “the first-ever animated series curated entirely on the Blockchain.” (read more)

Gavin Wood, the creator of Kusama and Polkadot, said the launch of the parachains would proceed following a full external audit and Kusama executing an auction involving crownloads and hosting one functional parachain. (read more)

Earlier today, Samsung Electronics announced that its users can now access and trade cryptos directly on its Galaxy smartphones. (read more)

Elon Musk tweeted that he has engaged with “Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency.” (read more)

The online sales platform eBay is now permitting the sale of NFTs for digital collectibles. Users can bid on NFTs using USD. (read more)

Horizon Blockchain Games, NonFungible, and others join the game publisher’s Entrepreneurs Lab initiative, which has prominent crypto gaming alumni. (read more)

Just a week after topping $3,000 for the first time, Ether -- the cryptocurrency that runs on the ethereum blockchain -- passed another milestone at $4,000. (read more)

SpaceX will launch the “DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon” in the first quarter of next year, with Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company accepting the meme-inspired cryptocurrency dogecoin as payment. (read more)

Ethereum has exploded in the past 12 months. The price has increased over 16 times from $206 as of May 7, 2020, to $3,465 as of May 6, 2021, while the market cap has jumped over 17x from nearly $23 billion. (read more)

The affable canine-themed cryptocurrency dogecoin (DOGE) is up an eye-watering 13,611% year-to-date. (read more)

The decentralized exchange is introducing features that make liquidity go further and lower trading risk. (read more)

DOGE has reached resistance near $0.62 and has been rejected by it. However, technical indicators do not show significant signs of weakness. (read more)

At $52.5 billion, the market capitalization of Dogecoin has now surpassed that of Tether, car manufacturer Ford and social media giant Twitter. (read more)

Paxos has raised $300 million in fresh funding as it seeks out more PayPal-sized business clients. (read more)

MetaMask is reporting 500% user growth over the last six months. (read more)

Tokyo-based video game maker Nexon becomes the latest publicly listed technology firm that is allocating parts of its cash into bitcoin. (read more)

The world’s largest crypto exchange is the latest to launch an NFT marketplace, promising “minimal fees, high liquidity, and high-value collectibles.” (read more)

The JPMorgan bitcoin fund could roll out as soon as this summer, sources tell CoinDesk. NYDIG will be the fund’s custody provider. (read more)

The recent price movement of bitcoin indicates consolidation. This is a healthy pullback and will provide long-term stability to the world’s largest crypto asset. Ether is rallying because of the launch of ethereum ETF on a Canadian exchange, says experts (read more)

Solana price is pushing toward new highs as an increasing number of DApps, DeFi projects and stablecoins build platforms on the network. (read more)

Decentralized storage protocols like Filecoin and Sia aren’t quite as user-friendly as Amazon Web Services. For Filebase, that’s a business opportunity. (read more)

Online retailer Newegg has introduced support for Dogecoin (DOGE) payments on its platform, boosting the meme token’s price considerably. (read more)

Dogecoin is leaping ahead of April 20, or 4/20 – an unofficial holiday for many cannabis smokers that’s apparently also known as “Dogeday.” (read more)

An Edward Snowden NFT sold for $5.44 million. Proceeds from the auction are going to the Freedom of the Press Foundation. (read more)

With a market capitalization of more than $23 billion, Dogecoin is now the 8th largest cryptocurrency as its price inches toward $0.20. (read more)

Cuban says his Dallas Mavericks have pulled in some 112K DOGE in sales after supporting the meme coin in March—and they’re holding onto it. (read more)

Love or hate the meme coin, Dogecoin is seeing some of the most parabolic price action in the entire crypto market at present. (read more)

Binance has announced the launch of a new product, tokenized shares of publicly traded companies. The first to be listed is Elon Musk-led Tesla. (read more)

XRP, the token used in Ripple Labs’ network, has doubled in a week, the biggest weekly gain since December 2017. (read more)

Bitcoin price failed to continue higher above $60,800 and corrected lower against the US Dollar. BTC is now holding gains and it is likely to rally above $61,000 unless there is a break below the 100 hourly SMA. (read more)

Video game pioneer Atari announced on Tuesday the creation of a blockchain division that will seize on the technology to develop games and a cryptocurrency... (read more)

For now, the MobileCoin implementation is in beta. And only available in the UK. (read more)

The XRP token’s price jumped above $1 as it draws support from a community of loyal and devoted cryptocurrency traders. (read more)

Ethereum miners set a record for monthly revenue in March after doing the same thing in February, according to data gathered by The Block. (read more)

OpenSea, one of the leading NFT marketplaces, says it will use Immutable X to provide increased scalability and zero gas fees. (read more)

PayPal Holdings Inc will announce later on Tuesday that it has started allowing U.S. consumers to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay at millions of its online merchants globally, a move that could significantly boost use of digital assets in everyday commerce. (read more)

A new DeFi project called Delta launched on Uniswap. Its rebasing system has made trading volume on the decentralized exchange appear higher than normal. (read more)

Visa has announced that it will allow transactions to be settled using the cryptocurrency stablecoin USD Coin. (read more)

The biggest overnight growth spurts came from left-of-mainstream cryptocurrencies. (read more)

Data collected by The Block Research shows that bitcoin miners have earned more than $1.5 billion in revenue. (read more)

The NFT crypto collectibles platform is a smash, but coming off of CryptoKitties and Ethereum issues, it was no sure thing for the sports league. (read more)

Bitcoin price extended its decline and traded close to $50,000 against the US Dollar. BTC is now consolidating losses and it is likely to start a recovery towards $55,000. (read more)

The record bitcoin options expiry could be bearish overhang on the market. (read more)

The development team for Theta’s Mainnet 3.0 continues to work on a new NFT marketplace, as well as addressing potential issues with scalability. (read more)

Elon Musk says people can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin, sending the cryptocurrency higher. (read more)

NFTs have been a controversial topic as of late due to their large carbon footprint caused by a proof-of-work consensus mechanism. (read more)

Litecoin during the last cycle was as popular and hyped as other top cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum. This time around, however, the coin called digital (read more)

Tokens related to gaming, video and music streaming rallied to new highs even as Bitcoin price pulled back to the $54,000 support. (read more)

Dorsey has said he will donate all the proceeds from the sale of the tweet, which he tokenized using Cent, to charity. (read more)

Research firm Santiment has determined that Ethereum’s supply radius on exchange platforms is at a 28-month low. With 20.1% of ETH in its reserves, the last (read more)

an Ethereum-based stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar — has exceeded $10 billion in total supply for the first time. (read more)

Jerome Powell today said that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) wouldn’t remove the need for physical cash. (read more)

In a funding round led by a16z NFT platform OpenSea raises $23 million with a16z, Mark Cuban and other investor’s participation. (read more)

Ethereum is rising and it broke the key $1,800 resistance against the US Dollar. ETH price is showing positive signs and it is likely to continue higher towards $2,000. (read more)

Crypto’s recovery accelerated overnight as global market cap approaches historic new milestone. Wall Street also set new records. (read more)

In an interview for the Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast, Visa’s CEO Al Kelly reveals their efforts to integrate Bitcoin into their payment platform. (read more)

Meitu said the bitcoin acquisition would compose part of Miracle Vision’s treasury, while the ether purchase is part of wider product plans. (read more)

Markets are on the road to recovery after this week’s steep losses, with some projects fairing better than others. (read more)

Ripple is showing a few positive signs above $0.4200 against the US Dollar. XRP price is likely to start a decent increase above the $0.4650 and $0.4800 resistance levels. (read more)

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase after a drop towards $53,000 against the US Dollar. BTC is now forming an inverse head and shoulders, with chances of a break above $58,000. (read more)

Developers behind the TRON blockchain have published technical details of TRC-721, the project’s own standard for NFTs. (read more)

The team behind the New Economy Movement (NEM) blockchain has launched a new, business-enterprise-facing project today called Symbol. (read more)

The Google search volume hit a maximum value of 100 on March 8, according to data collected by The Block. (read more)

Polkadot’s DOT started a fresh increase from the $28.00 support against the US Dollar. It is rising and the bulls seem to be eyeing an upside break above the $40.00 resistance (read more)

The bizarre blocky virtual world of Etheria is almost as old as Ethereum itself. (read more)

Bitcoin price started a downside correction from the $61,700 high against the US Dollar. BTC is holding gains above the $58,500 and $58,000 support levels. (read more)

However, the rest of the crypto market is doing so-so. (read more)

The Binance exchange is adding new features for merchants to its cryptocurrency payments platform following a beta release in February. (read more)

With the world buzzing about NFTs and DeFi taking off, Ethereum 2.0 developers want to get the proof-of-stake network up and running soon. (read more)

Stablecoin USDT is now on Solana, which could attract users and builders to the blockchain network. (read more)

Bitcoin price extended its rise and it even tested the $58,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC is showing positive signs and it is likely to accelerate higher above $60,000. (read more)

Corporate bitcoin treasuries are becoming a global trend, spreading to Scandinavia and Hong Kong, following MicroStrategy and Tesla. (read more)

Binance coin price started a fresh rally above the $250 resistance against the USDT. BNB is gaining momentum and it is likely to clear the $300 barrier in the near term. (read more)

The Cryptonow voucher cards will be available in three different variants ranging from 100 to 500 francs. (read more)

The long-anticipated Berlin upgrade will include optimizations to gas fee usage when it deploys to Ethereum’s mainnet next month. (read more)

Bitcoin price rallied over 5% and it even broke the $52,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC is now above $53,000 and it is likely to continue higher towards $54,500 and $55,000. (read more)

THETA, $UOS and $ENJ soared to new all-time highs as the NFT craze continues and Bitcoin price closed above a key resistance level at $52,000. (read more)

Uniswap’s UNI climbed over 10% and it even broke the $34.00 resistance against the US Dollar. A new all-time high is formed near $34.60 and the price is likely to rise further. (read more)

Bitcoin price gained bullish momentum above the $50,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC traded towards $52,000 and it remains supported for more upsides. (read more)

Cayman Islands-incorporated Meitu said it bought 15,000 ETH and 379.1 BTC in open market transactions on March 5. (read more)

Distributed ledger company Ripple is releasing a private version of its public, open-source system XRP Ledger. (read more)

SushiSwap has deployed its contracts on xDai, Moonbeam Network, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and Fantom, noting that Optimism will also be coming soon. (read more)

Bitcoin price extended its rise and cleared the $50,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC is now consolidating gains and it is likely to climb further above $52,000. (read more)

The crypto-friendly browser is looking to compete with one of the most dominant companies on the planet. (read more)

Polkadot’s DOT corrected lower from $42.00, but it remained stable above $30.00. It is now rising and it seems like the bulls are eyeing a fresh increase to $40.00 and $42.00. (read more)

The free-to-play game based on Belgium’s Jupiler Pro League ties into the Ethereum-driven Sorare, which recently raised $50 million. (read more)

Bitcoin price recovered above $48,000, but it failed near $50,000 against the US Dollar. BTC is now holding gains above $47,000 and it is likely to make another attempt to surpass $50,000. (read more)

Japanese retailer Rakuten is making it cheap and convenient to spend cryptocurrency at supported retail outlets nationwide. (read more)

COVID-19 changed everything, even the way people view crypto. Now, one out of four Latin Americans wants to pay with digital assets. (read more)

Cardano’s price traded to a new multi-month high at $1.48 before correcting lower. ADA declined sharply below $1.20, but the bulls were active above $1.18. (read more)

Google Finance now has a new category. “Crypto” appears alongside traditional markets for the first time. (read more)

February’s adjusted on-chain stablecoin volume already broke the previous all time high according to data compiled by The Block. (read more)

The Dubai-based fund says Bitcoin is “pretty useless” and altcoins like Cardano are a better bet for new investors. (read more)

The growing popularity of NFTs and recent exchange listings helped lift Enjin Coin to a new all-time high. (read more)

Coinbase raked in a staggering $1.27 billion in total revenue ($1.14 billion in net revenue) in 2020, more than double its $483 million net revenue the previous year. (read more)

Ethereum started a steady recovery above the $1,600 level. ETH price is now facing a major resistance near $1,700 and $1,700. (read more)

Bitcoin price started an upside correction above the $48,000 and $50,000 levels. BTC is now consolidating above $50,000, but it could face a major hurdle near $52,000. (read more)

Cross-chain interoperability and lucrative DeFi yield opportunities appear to be supporting the price recovery in Cardano, Matic and Stacks. (read more)

Cardano’s price traded to a new multi-month high at $1.23 before correcting lower. ADA declined sharply below $1.00, but the bulls were active above $0.8500. (read more)

Growth returns to crypto as serveral projects including Ethereum and Binance show double digit growth. Stock Markets were choppy. (read more)

Square said Tuesday that it conducted $1.76 billion in bitcoin sales during the fourth quarter of 2020, with $4.57 billion sold for the entirety of last year. (read more)

The creator of Basic Attention Tokens wants to incentivize people to use them in a DEX. (read more)

Dapps built on the Binance Smart Chain are dominating the crypto sector as PancakeSwap races ahead of Uniswap in number of active users. (read more)

A new report from CrossTower argues institutional investors will step in to hold Bitcoin’s price above $50,000. (read more)

The value of Square’s $50 million bitcoin investment from October 2020 has increased five-fold to $257 million. (read more)

Bitcoin price remained in a positive zone and it traded to a new all-time high above $58,000. BTC is now correcting gains, but it is likely to continue higher towards $60,000. (read more)

At its high today of $57,705, a single Bitcoin smashed past the price of a kilo bar of gold. (read more)

BNB, the exchange token of Binance, has become the third largest crypto by market cap for the first time as its price rally continues. (read more)

The Tesla CEO said fiat money has a negative real interest and only “fools” wouldn’t look at other assets, such as Bitcoin. (read more)

Graphics card maker Nvidia unveiled a new processor chip dedicated to Ethereum mining on Thursday -- while also moving to render one of its top-shelf GPUs less useful for the process. (read more)

Bitcoin price started a downside correction from the $52,750 all-time high. BTC is now approaching a couple of important supports near $50,500. (read more)

Pancakeswap traded over $400 million in daily volume yesterday and briefly became the world’s second-largest DEX service. (read more)

Last week’s mining revenue eclipsed the previous record set in mid December 2017. (read more)

The decentralized exchange has come a long way since it launched in May 2020. (read more)

A World Economic Forum report is unveiling Deutsche Bank’s plans to introduce a digital asset custody platform that provides prime brokerage and storage for clients. (read more)

Bitcoins set yet another all-time high, just in time for Valentine’s Day. (read more)

With the dogecoin price up a blistering 600% since late January, developers who had long ago abandoned the memecoin are back and planning to update the aging software... (read more)

Gaming laptops have become the last-resort solution for Ethereum miners chasing big returns during a GPU shortage. (read more)

Mastercard is moving beyond crypto cards to support direct payments in “select cryptocurrencies”—but not Bitcoin. (read more)

Binance coin price is up over 50% and it is outperforming bitcoin. BNB rallied above USD 100 and USD 125, and it is likely to continue higher. (read more)

It costs a lot to swap assets on Ethereum. So, Equilibrium is building out a cross-chain version of Curve Finance on Polkadot. (read more)

Bitcoin price started a downside correction after trading to a new all-time high near $48,308. BTC is now consolidating gains and it is likely to continue higher above $47,000. (read more)

The Litecoin founder said Tesla’s decision to potentially hold on to the Bitcoin it receives from consumers was “huge.” (read more)

Bitcoin price started a strong surge above the $42,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC traded to a new all-time high near $47,500 and it remains supported for more gains. (read more)

The announcement that the crypto world has largely been waiting for is here: Tesla has invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin. (read more)

Snoop Dogg joins the crypto conversation with a photoshopped album cover. (read more)

The number of visitors to crypto exchange websites surged in January, according to data collected by The Block. (read more)

Large Bitcoin investors continue their move into cryptocurrencies as global market cap surpasses $1.18 trillion for the first time. (read more)

Bitcoin is in a bull market and anyone who understands the cryptocurrency’s potential knows that much higher prices are ahead in the short- and long-term. (read more)

A study by the Blockchain Research Lab shows the extent to which Elon Musk’s tweets affect the crypto market. (read more)

Polkadot’s DOT started a strong surge and cleared $20.00. It is trading with a strong bullish angle and it is likely to accelerate higher towards $24.00 or $25.00. (read more)

Earlier today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted an image of a rocket soaring past the moon, adding the word DOGE. And it’s set Dogecoin rallying again. (read more)

Bitcoin price gained bullish momentum and cleared the $38,000 resistance. BTC could correct lower, but the bulls are likely to remain active above $37,200. (read more)

It’s PayPal earnings day, and the firm has released new details about its cryptocurrency plans. (read more)

Ripple corrected gains from well above $0.5000 . XRP price is holding the key $0.3400 support, and it is likely to resume higher towards $0.4200 and $0.4400. (read more)

As ethereum breaks through $1,500 per ether token for the first time—up a blistering 700% over the last year—these are other major cryptocurrencies that are currently outperforming bitcoin... (read more)

Bitcoin’s on-chain metrics are painting a bullish picture after weeks of consolidation, with some analysts predicting a return to $40,000. (read more)

The crypto exchange has big hopes for Binance Pay, which is currently in beta. (read more)

Uniswap’s UNI climbed over 10% and it even spiked above $20.00. A new all-time high is formed near $20.78 and the price is currently correcting lower. (read more)

Central bank digital currencies aren’t needed as digital cash substitutes, say European economists Peter Bofinger and Thomas Hass. (read more)

Modest corporate adoption of Bitcoin could send the price higher, according to research by ARK Invest. (read more)

Binance Coin just set yet another new all-time high today, taking out resistance set back in 2019. With the resistance level now cleared and potentially (read more)

Dogecoin rallied by more than 85%, suggesting Wall Street Bet’s crypto wing may have decided that they weren’t done with DOGE yet. (read more)

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has clarified that he is a bitcoin supporter, if a bit “late to the party.” (read more)

Dogecoin today hit highs of $0.045 as the coin became popular on Twitter. (read more)

Data collected by The Block Research shows that decentralized exchange Uniswap has seen just over $30 billion in volume for January. (read more)

Ripple is up over 10% and it spiked above $0.3000. XRP price is showing positive signs and it is likely to continue higher towards $0.3100 and $0.3200. (read more)

The billionaire has joked about being the CEO of memecoin Dogecoin in the past but he now seems to be changing his focus. (read more)

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above $32,500 and $33,500. BTC is showing positive signs, but $34,500 and $35,000 still presents a major resistance. (read more)

For the first time ever, an altcoin has surpassed Bitcoin in terms of Twitter activity, according to The TIE. (read more)

Uniswap’s UNI token has nearly doubled its price in 7 days. The decentralized exchange is seeing volumes higher than last summer, too. (read more)

Crypto markets appear to be bouncing back from a week of sustained losses while Wall Street records worst day since October. (read more)

Popular online forum site Reddit is partnering with the Ethereum Foundation, according to an announcement made Wednesday. In a post penned by Reddit admin (read more)

Bitcoin price extended its decline below $31,000 and $30,000. BTC is correcting higher and it seems like the bulls are aiming a break above $32,000. (read more)

While markets continue their slide, DeFi projects like AAVE and Uniswap rack up back to back growth alongside NFTs. (read more)

Cathie Wood, the chief executive of a prominent investor in electric car-maker Tesla , Ark Investment Management, has said she thinks more companies are going to add bitcoin to their balance sheets... (read more)

Bitcoin price is stuck in a range below the $33,500 and $33,800 resistance levels. BTC is likely to continue lower unless it clears $33,800. (read more)

USDC backer Circle has announced ACH payment integration, allowing customers to easily transfer between the USDC stablecoin and US dollars. (read more)

Glassnode believes the local Bitcoin bottom is in after the BTC’s recent crash below $30k reset its Spent Output Profit Ratio. (read more)

Substantial spot volume, a favorable futures premium, and top traders buying the dip are all signals that Ethereum price should see continuation. (read more)

After overcoming regulatory hurdles, digital assets could overtake local currencies as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value. (read more)

Uniswap’s UNI surged over 25% and it broke many hurdles near $10.00. A new all-time high is formed near $12.98 and dips seems to remain attractive. (read more)

Ethereum broke its previous all time high record over the weekend as the world’s second largest cryptocurrency surges. (read more)

One analyst is pointing to a technical pattern that suggests Ethereum has massive upside potential in the near-term. (read more)

The network is especially popular among developers and investors in China. Here’s why. (read more)

Polkadot’s DOT surged towards $18.50 before correcting lower. It is holding gains above $15.00 despite a crash in bitcoin and Ethereum. (read more)

Some of the Bitcoin community’s most prominent voices (and also Facebook subsidiary Novi) are now hosting the Bitcoin white paper. (read more)

Despite being virtually identical products at launch, SushiSwap and Uniswap have taken divergent paths as they respond to users. (read more)

Mercadobitcoin is the most popular exchange in Brazil. Now it wants to be popular across Latin America. (read more)

Ripple is holding gains above $0.2800. XRP price is likely to accelerate higher towards $0.3500 once it clears the $0.3100 resistance zone. (read more)

Tron USDT volume eclipses Ethereum for the third consecutive week. (read more)

After setting a new record high Monday, the ether cryptocurrency could rally to $10,500, according to a Fundstrat Global Advisors strategist. (read more)

Bitcoin mining revenue for January has already surpassed December’s total, reaching the highest level seen since January 2018. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) rallied towards the $24.00 level before correcting lower, similar to bitcoin and Ethereum. The price is now trading near a major support zone at $20.00. (read more)

Brave users can now download content directly from IPFS by resolving ipfs:// URIs via a gateway or by installing a full IPFS node. (read more)

India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, CoinDCX, has launched a new app aimed to make it easy to buy and sell digital assets. (read more)

Cryptocurrencies have been consistently outperforming themselves in recent days, turning into one of the hottest asset classes out there in the global (read more)

A growing DEX ecosystem, competitive futures platform and low fee incentives pushed Binance Coin to a new all-time high one day ahead of its scheduled token burn. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) rallied after it broke the $18.00 and $20.00 levels, while bitcoin and Ethereum remained in a range. The price is correcting gains, but dips could be limited below $21.50. (read more)

In an exclusive interview with CoinDesk, the Xeno team announced that RBW has given the NFT exchange exclusive rights to mint and list their NFT-based digital products. (read more)

One analyst is still incredibly bullish on Ethereum, noting that there’s a strong possibility it sees a test of its all-time highs. (read more)

There are many advantages the Bitcoin network has over Ethereum that caused market strategist Lyn Alden to choose investing in BTC over ETH. (read more)

In a couple of tweets today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk put forward his own position on Bitcoin, only to receive an alternative view—which he acknowledged. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) is up 15% and it broke many hurdles near $16.20, similar to bitcoin and ethereum. The price is testing a major barrier at $18.00, above which it could test $20.00. (read more)

Powell reiterated today during a webinar that the central bank is taking a careful look at stablecoins and their effects. (read more)

Bitcoin is now struggling to break above $40k, and its reaction to this level should provide serious insight into where it trends next (read more)

With social media interest in Bitcoin at an all-time high, absurd things are starting to occur in the crypto space. (read more)

Polkadot’s DOT started a strong surge after it broke $10.00. It is up over 35% this week, and it is now facing hurdles near $11.50. (read more)

Polkadot is now the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. And it’s hot on XRP’s heels. (read more)

Internet hosting giant Cloudflare has unveiled a new connection to the “uncensorable” web. (read more)

Synthetix’s SNX remained in a bullish zone above $15.00, despite pullbacks in bitcoin and ethereum. SNX price is likely to rally towards $20.00 if it clears the $16.00 hurdle. (read more)

While prices have been rising and falling in quick succession, bitcoin whales appear to be increasing their holdings of BTC. (read more)

Crypto index provider Bitwise surveyed a group of financial advisors and found there is a rapidly growing interest in cryptocurrency. (read more)

Bitcoin has begun to drop lower once again despite the flush on Monday to $30,000. The leading cryptocurrency currently trades for $32,500, below the (read more)

Bitcoin is ripping higher despite yesterday’s correction. The cryptocurrency plunged as low as $30,000 yesterday as buying selling rapidly picked up on (read more)

PayPal records its highest ever crypto volume in one day as global market cap re-takes $1 trillion. Wall Street saw modest losses. (read more)

Binance and the Israeli firm developing a public blockchain infrastructure Orbs have teamed up to sponsor the DeFi.org accelerator. (read more)

The total cryptocurrency market cap fell by more than $200 billion as Bitcoin price dropped to $30,229 and altcoins correctly sharply. (read more)

The controversial political activist has long been involved with the Bitcoin Cash community but now wants to make it more popular. (read more)

Ripple started a strong decline after it failed near $0.3700. XRP price is currently testing a major support near $0.2600 and the 100 SMA (H4). (read more)

Ripple started a strong recovery wave above $0.3000 and $0.3100. XRP price is currently correcting gains from $0.3700, but dips remain limited. (read more)

A blow-off top may yet appear but market composition has changed and 20% dips are being bought with “aggression,” says filbfilb. (read more)

Bitcoin now looks poised to see further upside, and it may only be a matter of time before the crypto rallies towards $48,000. (read more)

Tether (USDT) held nearly three-fourths of December’s stablecoin volume. (read more)

South Korean gaming giant Nexon is reportedly preparing to acquire Bithumb, the country’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, for nearly $460 million. (read more)

A “healthy correction” is increasingly likely, says analyst Michaël van de Poppe as sellers dig in below the $40,000 mark. (read more)

Around 1% of all the money in the world is now held in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies. (read more)

The price of bitcoin soared to a new-all time high of $37,014.58, before settling back to $36,780.78, up 6.40% over the last 24 hours. (read more)

The price of Bitcoin has risen 26% in the last week and increased 10% in the last 24 hours. (read more)

Ethereum started a fresh increase above $1,050. ETH price is showing positive signs and it is likely to continue higher towards $1,200 and $1,250. (read more)

With a market cap of $638 billion, the total value of Bitcoin is close to the share values of Tesla and Alibaba. (read more)

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $33,200 resistance. BTC is likely eyeing more upsides above $34,500 and $35,000. (read more)

Stellar started a strong increase above $0.1500. XLM price is trading nicely above $0.1500 and it could continue to rise towards $0.1800. (read more)

Dogecoin gets some unlikely public petting from Australian adult star Angela White for its latest high-profile endorsement. (read more)

Ethereum is in the midst of rocketing higher despite stagnation in the Bitcoin price. Just minutes ago, the cryptocurrency pierced $1,100 after holding (read more)

Bitcoin preserves $30,000 so far but a mammoth rise in Ether and a market dominance drop sets the tone for an altcoin surge. (read more)

BTC is up another $5,000 in 2021, following a torrid December in which the price of bitcoin rose $10,000. (read more)

Ethereum has shot higher over the past 24 hours as Bitcoin has tried to consolidate after a 10% New Year’s Day rally. ETH is now up around 30% in the past (read more)

Polkadot’s DOT started a strong surge after it broke the $5.40 resistance. It is up over 20% this week, and it even rallied above $7.00. (read more)

XRP is no longer the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Now, Bitcoin spinoff Litecoin holds that title. (read more)

Ethereum started a downside correction from the $746 yearly high. ETH price is likely to find strong bids near the $684 and $675 support levels. (read more)

Big bitcoin balance holders, or “whales” are moving less crypto onto exchanges, signaling some reduction of sell-side pressure, according to CryptoQuant. (read more)

Ether is up over 11% in the past 24 hours. (read more)

The price of the leading cryptocurrency has risen about 14% in the last 48 hours. (read more)

New statement from a federal financial working group sets clearer expectations for stablecoin issuers. (read more)

Tidal will use the Polkadot blockchain to allow users to insure a set of DeFi applications against smart-contract failure or breaches. (read more)

Bitcoin miners used to be the biggest cryptocurrency dumpers when its price traded near all-time highs. Nevertheless, their sentiment has changed (read more)

Bitcoin is well above its former all-time high, but the “alt season” where altcoins explode in value relative to the top-ranked cryptocurrency has yet to (read more)

A dump of customer emails and addresses serves as a stark reminder that even companies in the privacy-minded crypto space are data honeypots. (read more)

Binance coin price is up over 7% and it is outperforming bitcoin against the USDT. BNB could rally further if it clears the $35.50 resistance zone in the near term. (read more)

Dogecoin (DOGE) is up 20% in the past 24 hours despite Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other segments of the crypto market correcting after a jaw-dropping rally. (read more)

In-game economies and NFTs mean that blockchain-based video game crowdfunding investors might get more bang for their buck than a few trinkets (read more)

Megan Thee Stallion’s fans have been whipped into a frenzy at the prospect of receiving $11 worth of BTC in a promotional giveaway. (read more)

Bitcoin’s price is setting records again Thursday as decentralized finance may be overlooked in a heated crypto market. (read more)

StableTech has brought wrapped ETH tokens to the Tezos blockchain in a bid to win over DeFi users sick of high fees on Ethereum. (read more)

Yield farming was the defi craze of summer 2020, taking the nascent industry by storm and ushering in new ways to distribute tokens, engage communities, (read more)

Bitcoin is heading north having blown past two price hurdles to reach another record all-time high, trading for around $22,150 at press time. (read more)

A new law in Germany will render old requirements to trade securities using physical papers obsolete. (read more)

Bitcoin surged to $20,800 today, notching an all-new record level. When will this digital currency break through another key, psychological level? (read more)

This week saw open interest in bitcoin options and futures surge to new highs, according to data collected by The Block Research. (read more)

Bitcoin piques the interest of global wealth managers as an alternative to a weakening greenback while Wall Street sets new records. (read more)

Physical Binance Visa Cards are now shipping within the European Economic Area region. (read more)

Ripple is struggling to settle above $0.5000 and declining. XRP price must stay above $0.4800 and $0.4750 to avoid a major downside break. (read more)

PayPal’s stock has vastly outperformed the Nasdaq and S&P 500 over the past month. The gains appear to coincide with the launch of its crypto trading services on Nov. 12. (read more)

Like many other exchanges, Coinbase has been focusing on decentralized finance (DeFi) over the past few months. The rise of decentralized exchange (read more)

Litecoin price is up over 5% and it broke $80.00. LTC is showing positive signs and it could continue to rally towards $90.00 and $95.00. (read more)

The U.K.-based digital bank startup Revolut said Friday that it is adding four additional crypto tokens and currencies for its Europe-based users. (read more)

Ethereum price is closing in on $600 and multiple metrics suggest the top altcoin is ready to notch a new 2020 high. (read more)

Chainlink still has a way to rally before it reaches its all-time highs in the lower-$20.00 region, but a move to here could be imminent. (read more)

Theta’s new upgrade is now live, bringing smart contract capabilities and a reduced staking threshold. (read more)

Ethereum and Bitcoin underwent a strong drop the other day after days of consolidation. Ethereum slipped from the $590 region to lows around $550, marking (read more)

Ripple broke a major support at $0.5740, similar to bitcoin and ETH. XRP price is likely to continue lower towards $0.5100 or even $0.4500. (read more)

The Efforce crypto token, which goes by WOZX, hit a high of $2.77 on December 8 after trading for a low of $1.32 on December 7. (read more)

XRP has a major bullish breakout recently, resulting in an over 200% rally. And while bullish technicals had been building, it was the Flare airdrop and (read more)

The traditional banking firm suggests that crypto naysayers are wrong to call it a fad, but stops short of recommending investment… for now. (read more)

Sentiment is mixed among Bitcoin investors as indicators point to continued bull or emerging bear markets. Nasdaq records record day. (read more)

Ripple is trading in a contracting range above $0.6000. XRP price is setting up for a major break either above $0.6200 or below $0.5800. (read more)

Bitcoin price is still trading in a broad range below $19,500. BTC must gain strength above $19,500 to start a fresh rally in the near term. (read more)

The reduction in Bitcoin mining rewards is having a profound impact on price discovery, says Frank Holmes. For Ethereum, he say the demand driver is coming from DeFi. (read more)

Bitcoin’s price settled over the weekend, but Ethereum grew thanks to the boom in Defi and Eth 2.0 rollout bringing more users. (read more)

Ripple started a downside correction below $0.6500. XRP price is likely preparing for the next major move, similar to bitcoin and ETH. (read more)

Over $600 million is now staked on the world’s most-used blockchain, just days after its ‘beacon chain’ launched. (read more)

Polkadot has launched a DeFi Alliance to help its network meet the needs of decentralized finance. (read more)

The STABLE Act would force stablecoin issuers to have bank licenses, a move that could portend legal challenges for the industry. (read more)

One trader explained in a recent tweet that he is watching for XRP to see some massive momentum in the near-term. (read more)

Miners on the Ethereum network made roughly $262 million in revenue during November, an increase over October’s figures. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) is showing positive signs above $13.00, similar to bitcoin. The price is likely to accelerate towards $15.00 or higher. (read more)

Theta Labs says it plans to democratize content delivery with its decentralized video platform, now live in beta. (read more)

Bitcoin price remained in a range above the $18,500 support . BTC is trading above $19,000 and it could start a strong surge if there is a clear break above $19.3K (read more)

The Stable Act aims to “protect consumers from risks posed by emerging digital payment instruments.” (read more)

Ripple started a fresh decline after it failed to clear $0.6800. XRP price is showing bearish signs below the 100 hourly SMA and facing many hurdles. (read more)

The Libra Association is rebranding itself Diem to distance itself from the original multi-currency stablecoin vision. (read more)

Despite seeing some short-term turbulence, one economic model is still forecasting an incredibly bullish year for Bitcoin. (read more)

Yearn Finance is joining forces with SushiSwap to enhance both protocols. The latest DeFi collaboration could benefit users looking for innovative projects and better security. (read more)

Ripple started a fresh increase above $0.6000, similar to bitcoin and ETH. XRP price is likely to continue higher towards $0.7000 and $0.7200. (read more)

There’s not a whole lot users must do during Phase 0 of the proof-of-stake network. (read more)

Bitcoin bucked sluggish activity across global markets, hitting all-time highs on several exchanges during Monday morning’s trade session. (read more)

Bitcoin price is up over 5% and it is trading above $19,500. BTC bulls seem to be aiming a new all-time high above the $20,000 resistance. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) remained stable above $11.50 and started a fresh increase, similar to bitcoin. The price is trading above $13.50 and it could surpass $15.00. (read more)

United Overseas Bank, Singapore’s third-largest bank by total assets, appears to be developing a crypto custody solution. (read more)

“Hodling bitcoin is still important, but to support a circular economy, we need both sides going.” Bitcoin Black Friday aims to do just that. (read more)

Bitcoin price this week reached a high of $19,500, following a six-week, 60% rally. From the moment the first-ever cryptocurrency made it above $12,000, (read more)

APEX:E3 is providing seed capital and mentorship to each of the 15 teams, but only the winners get to keep their profits. (read more)

Bitcoin’s price rise stalled out just before hitting $19,500 Wednesday while the Ethereum network’s fees are in an upswing. (read more)

Anchorage and Tokensoft unveiled wFIL on the same day that Filecoin announced its storage capacity has exceeded one billion gigabytes. (read more)

The crypto market is in a phase where altcoins from the previous rally, 2017′s bull market, are absolutely ripping faces off. While Bitcoin is up 5% in (read more)

The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has enough funds to begin activation of its most ambitious upgrade yet. (read more)

XRP has been one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies over the past day. After lying dormant for much of the past few months, the cryptocurrency has (read more)

The U.S. has its regulatory downfalls, but Decred’s co-founder sees it as the best for crypto, while Horizen’s co-founder said Puerto Rico tops the list. (read more)

Bitcoin has undergone a strong rally over the past few weeks, rallying from the $11,000 range to $18,700 as of this article’s writing. A comparison (read more)

Litecoin price is up over 10% and it broke $80.00. LTC is consolidating gains and dips are likely to be limited below $78.00 and $76.50. (read more)

Bitcoin reached 16th place among the world’s biggest entities after its market capitalization grew to nearly $335 billion. (read more)

The decentralized blockchain storage network wants to take on centralized cloud storage. It’s hit a major milestone on that journey. (read more)

One analyst is noting that there’s a possibility that further upside is imminent, as XRP just bounced at a previous resistance level. (read more)

Dell-owned software company VMware has commercially launched its blockchain platform for enterprises. (read more)

Bitcoin can pass its $20,000 all-time highs within weeks, says Alex Saunders, while Ether only needs a year to beat its own record (read more)

Ripple started a downside correction from $0.3080. XRP price is trading above $0.2900 and it must surpass $0.3000 for a fresh rally. (read more)

IBC Group, a Dubai-based boutique investment firm, is staking $10 million worth of ether (ETH) to support the Ethereum 2.0 launch. (read more)

One analyst is even going so far as to note that a move up to the range between $0.50 and $0.85 could be right about the corner for XRP. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) gained momentum after it broke $13.00. It traded towards $14.25 before correcting lower sharply, but it seems like dips remain limited. (read more)

Bitcoin sharply dropped after nearing $18,500 on Binance and Coinbase. The plunge comes as large sell orders were spotted on both spot and BTC futures exchanges. (read more)

Yearn.finance (YFI) is erupting higher as Bitcoin pushes to new year-to-date highs. The coin is up 20% in the past 24 hours alone, rocketing from under (read more)

Ripple surged over 12% and it even broke $0.3000. XRP price is currently trading near $0.3010 and dips might be limited in the near term. (read more)

A new Uniswap governance vote would continue yield farming rewards for certain asset pairs as the original allocation ends. (read more)

MMOs on the blockchain? A new patent awarded to IBM highlights the tech’s role in running games with huge player bases. (read more)

One analyst is now pointing to the benchmark cryptocurrency’s RSI indicator for insights into where Bitcoin may trend next. (read more)

Bitcoin Cash split into two blockchain again, but one of the new chain has received no hashpower so far. (read more)

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $65.00. LTC is likely to continue higher towards the $70.00 and $72.00 resistance levels. (read more)

One trader is pointing to a recently formed pattern, noting that he believes that Yearn.finance’s YFI is poised to rally significantly higher (read more)

Layer-1 blockchain network Polkadot is the most popular when it comes to staking. According to The Block Research, nearly $3 billion worth of DOT, Polkadot’s native token, are at stake. (read more)

A Uniswap community call attempts to get some answers as UNI mining concludes. (read more)

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $62.00. LTC is likely to continue higher (similar to bitcoin), and it could even break $65.00. (read more)

Crypto exchange Binance has launched an Ethereum mining pool, seven months after launching a Bitcoin mining pool. (read more)

Customers will be able to trade up to $20,000 a week, rather than the originally announced $10,000. (read more)

Bitcoin price started a strong increase after it broke the $16,000 resistance. BTC is up 5% and it is now facing hurdles near $16,500. (read more)

Cardano’s price climbed towards $0.1150 before correcting lower. Bitcoin price is in uptrend, and it seems like ADA price is likely to rally. (read more)

A crypto payments network has signed a partnership with one of the top five gaming server providers worldwide (read more)

One trader is now noting that a move towards $17,000 could be imminent if bulls are able to post a high time frame close above $16,000. (read more)

A hard fork that split Ethereum’s chain in two was activated on purpose, calling into question Ethereum’s client coordination. (read more)

The Bitcoin mempool cleared to zero this week, making it possible to get transactions confirmed in the upcoming block for 3 sat/byte fees, for the first time since mid-October. (read more)

Ethereum is slowly rising and trading above $460. ETH price is likely to rally towards $495 or $500 if it clears the $470 resistance zone. (read more)

New data from Arcane Research shows surging Bitcoin trading volume in the first week of November. Bitcoin futures trading on CME is also trending higher. (read more)

Even after the recent rally, the prices of top DeFi coins are down massively since the summer highs. Data from CoinGecko indicates that the average DeFi (read more)

The effective storage power on Filecoin has grown 40% since miners’ standoff in mid-October following network upgrades and the surge in FIL lending. (read more)

Yearn.finance (YFI) has surged 21% on the day. It is continuing to show strong momentum following a DeFi marketwide resurgence. (read more)

Private stablecoins “could transform the way people store and exchange their money,” said HM Treasury. (read more)

Decentralized finance (DeFi) coins have undergone an extremely strong recovery from last week’s lows. As of last night, at the highs of the recovery (read more)

From last week’s highs, Bitcoin sustained a heavy correction into Saturday. The cryptocurrency fell from $16,000 to a low of $14,300, marking the first (read more)

As part of Tsukuba City’s “smart city” initiative, Layer X develops new blockchain-based voting protocol (read more)

One analyst is watching for a move to over $13.00. He points to Chainlink’s ability to hold strong above all of its short-term time frames. (read more)

Ripple, the $10 billion fintech company responsible for XRP, is set to open a regional HQ in Dubai, while the plans for a new global HQ are still being hammered. (read more)

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $60.00. LTC is likely to continue higher (similar to bitcoin) towards $70.00 or $75.00. (read more)

Animoca Brands and Formula E are teaming to launch racing game with NFTs, while Skymarch has partnered with Enjin to develop three token-powered games (read more)

Aave and Axie Infinity, winners from the summer’s DeFi and NFT expansion, are joining forces to promote one another and reward users. (read more)

Square said that it sold $1.63 billion in bitcoin through its Cash App during 2020′s third quarter. (read more)

Bitcoin has continued to explode higher in the face of a further drop in the U.S. dollar. The price of the leading cryptocurrency has almost reached (read more)

Cardano’s price is correcting higher from $0.0880. Bitcoin price is surging, but ADA must climb above $0.1000 to start a strong rally. (read more)

A lively day of trading amid U.S. election uncertainty sees Bitcoin add to its gains which took it above pivotal $14,000 resistance (read more)

Ripple started an upside correction from the $0.2280 support. XRP price could start a strong rally if it clears the $0.2400 resistance zone. (read more)

Bitcoin fell after President Trump alleged “fraud” in the presidential election and pledged to stop vote counting. (read more)

Bitcoin has only been around for two US presidential elections, but the price has risen significantly with each successive race (read more)

The launch of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH2 or Serenity) has long been expected. It was first slated to arrive earlier this year, but multiple delays have pushed (read more)

PayPal’s CEO struck a bullish tone on central bank digital currencies and his firm’s potential involvement with them during its Q3 earnings call. (read more)

Brave’s monthly active user count has increased 230% in the past year. (read more)

The Reserve Bank of Australia said on Monday it is exploring the potential use of a blockchain-based central bank digital currency in a wholesale form. (read more)

Ripple found support near $0.2320 and recovered higher above $0.2380. XRP price is consolidating gains and it could rally towards $0.2500. (read more)

The European Central Bank wants to hear your views on the future of the euro. (read more)

One analyst is now noting that he expects Bitcoin to put in a temporary top around $13,800, and potentially spark a massive altcoin rally. (read more)

Chinese technology giant Huawei has launched a new smartphone, which supports a built-in hardware wallet for China’s digital yuan. (read more)

Some analysts are warning of a potential “governance quagmire” should UNI whales abuse governance proposals to advance their interests (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) started a sharp decline after forming a HS pattern (as discussed in the previous analysis). The bears are gaining strength and aiming a test of $10.20. (read more)

While Bitcoiners wait for the price to rise, they’re putting their money to use on Ethereum. (read more)

Bitcoin smashing through $12,000 gave the cryptocurrency enough momentum and energy to take out $13,000 and revisit last year’s highs. But while it did (read more)

Coinbase is launching its Visa debit card in the U.S. early next year. (read more)

Cardano’s price is holding the $0.0950 support and recovering higher. ADA must surpass $0.1020 and $0.1040 to start a fresh rally. (read more)

Crypto company Protocol Labs has partnered with digital database Internet Archive to launch Filecoin Archives, a community project meant to preserve information at risk of being lost. The team behind decentralized data service Filecoin has partnered with Internet Archive to launch Filecoin Archives (read more)

One analyst is pointing to a few key patterns that suggest Ethereum is bound to see some notable upside in the near-term. (read more)

Blockchain firm ConsenSys is becoming increasingly active in the central bank digital currency space. (read more)

Ripple is showing positive signs above the $0.2500 support. XRP price could start a strong rally if it clears the $0.2550 resistance zone. (read more)

One economist believes that Bitcoin could extend this momentum past this its resistance and reach $15,000 before seeing a strong selloff. (read more)

The “Big Four” accounting firm and cryptocurrency market data provider have announced a plan to integrate some of their products. (read more)

The blockchain-based music platform sent 50 million in AUDIO tokens to its “top 10,000 artists and fans.” (read more)

Top western DeFi firms will collaborate with their eastern counterparts on strategies for risk management, liquidity provision, and fostering innovation in decentralized finance (read more)

Dorsey’s keynote “will revolve around the concepts of decentralized finance and opportunities it creates for financial inclusion.” (read more)

Chainlink is the best performing crypto asset of the top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap in 2020, and the years prior since it first came into (read more)

Bitcoin’s plaudits continued to weigh in on the project’s performance over recent months, while DeFi’s downturn starves decentralized exchanges. (read more)

Survey on professional investors finds that 36% have already bought crypto, as big pockets look to enter the market. (read more)

Jack Ma blasted global regulation and said that “digital currency could create value” during a speech yesterday. (read more)

One trader is now pointing to a multitude of different factors that highlight just how bullish Chainlink is at the moment (read more)

Crypto collateral locked in DeFi protocols has surged to an all-time high of over $12 billion as round two of the bull market begins. (read more)

Bitcoin price extended its rise to a new monthly high near $13,200. BTC is consolidating gains and dips are likely to remain attractive. (read more)

The company’s CEO said the “shift to digital forms of currencies is inevitable.” (read more)

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $55.00. LTC is likely to continue higher towards $60.00 or $65.00 as long as above the 100-day SMA. (read more)

Earlier this week, all eyes were on Bitcoin, not DeFi. The leading cryptocurrency shot a handful of percent higher while altcoins actually began to move (read more)

Bitcoin price rallied to $11,900 but traders are unsure whether the move is a breakout or a fakeout. (read more)

Cardano’s price is holding the $0.1000 support level and recovering higher. However, ADA must surpass $0.1100 to start a fresh rally. (read more)

The partnership also means Splinterlands will implement Brave as its official browser while Brave will advertise one of the most popular crypto games out there. (read more)

For Bitcoin to enter a bull market, its price must surmount $13,000. A move past this level could put fresh all-time highs back on the table (read more)

During the third quarter of 2020, $897.7 million in venture funds were allocated across 212 crypto and blockchain startups, according to data compiled The (read more)

Ethereum extended its decline below the key $365 support. ETH price is correcting higher and it must surpass $380 for to avoid another bearish wave. (read more)

The total value of all assets in the Ethereum ecosystem has breached $100 billion dollars, according to the blockchain database startup Messari. (read more)

One analyst notes that Chainlink is nearing the apex of a pennant that has been forming in the time following its decline from $20.00. (read more)

Citizens can make fuel and retail payments using a state-backed mobile application that operates without the use of the internet and does not charge transaction fees. (read more)

Filecoin, designed as a decentralized alternative to Amazon Web Services, is now live as of block height 148,888, or 14:44 UTC. (read more)

The largest cryptocurrency will “massively outperform gold” before that, says the Real Vision founder (read more)

Filecoin (FIL) started a strong rally above $60.00 $65.00. The price is correcting lower, but there is a strong support near $60.00. (read more)

One trader is noting that a move past $4.00 could be imminent, but it is imperative that Uniswap’s UNI first reclaims a key support level. (read more)

Breitling, the 136-year old luxury watchmaker based in Switzerland, has begun issuing Ethereum-based digital certificates for its watches. (read more)

Ethereum failed to clear the $388 resistance. ETH price is currently holding the $365 support and it could resume its upward move. (read more)

More gamers around the world are moving into crypto (read more)

Kraken, Huobi and Gemini confirmed that they will list the token ahead of launch. (read more)

If Chainlink is in an accumulation phase, then a visit to its near-term resistance levels may be imminent in the days and weeks ahead. (read more)

Banking giant JPMorgan believes that more payment companies will allow their clients to purchase bitcoin (BTC) via their apps, similar to Square’s Cash App. (read more)

Ripple remained in a positive zone above $0.2500. XRP price is likely to rally further if it clears the main $0.2600 resistance. (read more)

New research from Fidelity shows Bitcoin is uniquely decoupled from the movement of other asset classes, and suggests how it should fit into your investment portfolio. (read more)

Maker, an early DeFi token that helped get the now unstoppable trend off the ground, has set a new all-time high in total value locked, just as the rest (read more)

Cardano’s price surged above $0.1000 and started a strong increase. ADA is likely to continue higher towards $0.1250 in the coming days. (read more)

UK media boss and former banker Alexander Lebedev has revealed he is looking to launch a decentralized finance-powered “bank 2.0.” (read more)

After starting last week rather weak, Bitcoin began to push higher into Friday and into the weekend, ending up pushing as high as $11,500. For context, (read more)

The client teams will use the testnet results to make “final preparations for a mainnet launch,” says Ethereum researcher Danny Ryan. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) started a strong increase above $10.00. The price is now attempting another upside break above the $11.00 resistance. (read more)

On-chain data shows Ethereum miners saw a 39% surge in revenue as fees soared during the DeFi craze. (read more)

One analytics firm explained in a recent tweet that data shows whales have been accumulating massive amounts of Chainlink in recent times. (read more)

Bitcoiners are looking to make the most of Ethereum’s decentralized finance smart contracts (read more)

The lightning vulnerability was made public on Oct 9. (read more)

Ethereum’s fees have been more expensive than Bitcoin’s for a record-long streak, but developers aren’t finding consensus on how to resolve the problem. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) found a strong buying interest above $8.50. The price is trading above $9.20, but it must surpass $10.00 for more gains. (read more)

The recent DeFi frenzy has seen $900 million worth of Bitcoin tokenized using Wrapped Bitcoin over the past two months. (read more)

Following news of yesterday’s partnership with Block.one, Google Cloud says it is not getting into EOS for the tokens. (read more)

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, closed out the LA Blockchain Summit on Wednesday by talking about DeFi, decentralization, and staying relevant. (read more)

It’s been a tough past few weeks for the DeFi market, especially for coins like Yearn.finance’s YFI token and the Curve DAO Token. (read more)

Ethereum’s hashrate, or the network’s processing power, hit a new all-time high yesterday amid continuous growth in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) started a fresh decline after it failed near a major hurdle at $11.00. It could accelerate lower below $8.00. (read more)

Analysts are noting that further downside could be imminent in the near-term for Yearn.finance (YFI), which could lead it down towards $15,000 (read more)

Google is the first Silicon Valley giant to seek to become an EOS block producer. Through this new partnership, Google Cloud will work with Block.one to enable new ways for its open-source community of developers to engage and build applications on EOS. (read more)

Ethereum is trading near a major resistance at $355. ETH price is likely to accelerate higher once there is a proper close above $355. (read more)

The booming DeFi sector is driving up MetaMask’s user base, with the popular Ethereum wallet report now reporting more than one million active monthly users (read more)

A public token sale for Flow, a new blockchain platform developed by Dapper labs, was the listing platform’s largest-ever. (read more)

It’s been a tough past few weeks for all leading decentralized finance coins. (read more)

Uniswap processed $15.3 billion in monthly volume in September, outpacing Coinbase and signalling that DeFi is here to stay (read more)

XRP is outperforming the market in the short term, but has struggled against other top ten cryptocurrencies when measured year-to-date (YTD). (read more)

Cryptocurrency exchanges in The Block’s legitimate volume index reported over $169 billion in volume for the month of September. (read more)

It’s been a tough past few days for all altcoins. Polkadot (DOT), especially, has suffered. The native digital asset of the Polkadot ecosystem has shed a (read more)

The European Central Bank (ECB) has today published a comprehensive report on digital euro, saying that it needs to be prepared to issue a digital currency if and when the need arises. (read more)

Bitcoin plunged alongside the US stock futures in early morning trading on Friday after Donald Trump revealed that he and his wife Melania tested positive (read more)

Australia’s Prime Minister has announced the Federal Government’s biggest investment in blockchain to-date, with two pilots set to receive almost $5 million (read more)

Ethereum is showing positive signs above the key $355 support. ETH price could accelerate higher if it clears the $365 resistance zone. (read more)

SushiSwap has unveiled a new website and other product improvements. Is a move to Solana next? (read more)

While decentralized finance (DeFi) has seen a strong surge in 2020, Maker (MKR), a token strongly tied to DeFi, has underperformed. (read more)

Ethereum 2.0 developers will run yet another testnet “Zinken” in the coming days as the Spadina testnet didn’t go smoothly enough. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) started a strong upward move above $9.00. The bulls are facing a strong resistance near $10.50, $11.00, and 100 SMA (H4). (read more)

Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is looking to round out its digital assets team with two new international hires. (read more)

One analyst believes that upside could be imminent for Uniswap’s UNI, noting that it is imperative that bulls reclaim $4.70 in the near-term (read more)

On September 24, the newly established XRP Ledger Foundation (XRPLF) announced its existence. (read more)

Crypto exchange Binance has unveiled a new “decentralized” stablecoin system called Venus. (read more)

Ethereum transaction fees are a benchmark for activity on the blockchain. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) has been one of the top-performing crypto-assets after its crash early last week. The coin is up 5% in the past 24 hours alone, outpacing (read more)

This alien doesn’t care about taking over the Earth, but it may steal your Bitcoins and dollars. (read more)

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju says Bitcoin whale inflows are decreasing. For decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens, it could serve as a lifeline. (read more)

Yearn.Finance (YFI) had such an abrupt rise to fame, now that momentum has changed, the plunge could be equally as dramatic. Thus far, any attempt to hold (read more)

Ocean Protocol is teaming up with Balancer Labs to create the first automated market maker (AMM) for datasets. (read more)

Bitcoin price failed to correct higher and declined below $10,200. BTC remains at a risk of more downsides below the $10,000 support. (read more)

Ethereum price volatility is likely to ramp up this week with crypto’s biggest expiry of ETH options this Friday. (read more)

Following the regulatory sandbox approval by Canadian regulators, Wealthsimple announced that it has launched “Canada’s first regulated crypto platform.” The new crypto exchange is regulated by the federal government as well as regulators in 13 provinces and territories in Canada. (read more)

With Bitcoin holding strong above $10,000, the halving in the past, and months of positive price action, it is hard to not be bullish on the first-ever (read more)

Last week, the decentralized exchange Uniswap shocked the crypto world when it released its own token, UNI. (read more)

TBTC, a decentralized way to copy bitcoin (BTC) over to Ethereum, is relaunching today after a smart-contract bug sunk the project in May. (read more)

UNI logged a rollercoaster opening session last week after rising by almost 2800 percent in just less than 24 hours. The token reached a record level of (read more)

The MEME crypto asset has blasted into new all-time highs of $1,775 after being listed on Poloniex. (read more)

As banks, with their expensive branch networks and legacy computer systems, struggle in the post-Covid, digital-first world, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are expected to see a “pandemic-led acceleration of adoption”... (read more)

As much as it may be looked down on in the “real world,” the crypto industry is full of copycats. (read more)

Kraken’s move to become a bank in Wyoming is more about getting traditional finance to adapt to the crypto industry than the other way around. (read more)

Bitcoin is attempting to form a bottom altcoins continue to decline, which opens up opportunities on the long and the short side (read more)

Hardware wallet company Ledger introduced a new software feature, Coin Control, which guards the privacy of users transacting in Bitcoin. (read more)

Two of Britain’s most successful gamebook authors will turn VeChain’s VulcanVerses NFT game into a fantasy trilogy series. (read more)

Uniswap’s launch caught DeFi off guard—a move that resulted in major problems for congestion on the Ethereum network. (read more)

Ripple is gaining pace above $0.2500. It seems like XRP is aiming a run towards the $0.2700 resistance level as long as it is above $0.2400. (read more)

Uniswap is taking on SUSHI head on with the launch of a new governance protocol token UNI, leading to a flurry of activity from more than 13,000 DeFi users. (read more)

The state-sanctioned Blockchain-Based Service Network is bringing public chains to China, according to an internal memo obtained by CoinDesk. (read more)

Kraken has become the first cryptocurrency exchange to receive a US banking charter issued by the Wyoming Banking Board. (read more)

The native token of Bella Protocol, BEL token, surged by a whopping 1000% in less than three hours after Binance listing. From a mere $0.75. During … (read more)

One trend seen while looking towards Ethereum’s daily moving averages is incredibly bullish and is strikingly similar to one seen in 2016. (read more)

Filecoin and its FIL token might be the most complex thing the blockchain industry has ever brought to market. Here’s what you need to know. (read more)

After a group of DeFi traders mistakenly sent $1 million to the wrong address, Tether swooped in to help recover the funds. (read more)

DAML smart contract language is expanding globally each day. (read more)

A second pre-launch sandbox, the Spadina testnet, is coming for Ethereum 2.0, with a specific focus on deposits and genesis testing. (read more)

Huobi DeFi Labs have announced 10 new members, including sector heavyweights Aave, Curve Finance, and Synthetix. (read more)

If Bitcoin reacts to the recent substantial printing of more Tether stablecoins the same as it has in the past, we may finally have a catalyst for the (read more)

Pax Gold and Amp are also the latest additions to the exchange. (read more)

One trader is looking towards a continuation of Binance Coin’s uptrend, explaining that it has allowed BNB to shatter a crucial resistance (read more)

A vulnerability in the Bitcoin network—now fixed—could have led to entire systems of nodes being shut down. Luckily, hackers never took advantage of the bug. (read more)

Despite the recent mini price crash, DeFi users have injected more than 20,000 Bitcoin into DeFi projects in the last week, suggesting the DeFi bull run isn’t over. (read more)

Supply of USDC, the Coinbase-backed stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, has grown 80% since July and is showing no signs of slowing down. (read more)

One analyst observed that Tezos (XTZ) has been showing some signs of intense weakness against its BTC trading pair in recent days. (read more)

When it comes to bitcoin, Singapore’s DBS Bank sees a “pandemic-led acceleration of adoption.” (read more)

Doing its IPO on the Ethereum blockchain gives the public, and INX itself, a novel vista on the process, which traditionally has been a back-room affair. (read more)

XRP has become among the more somber stories of the crypto market since the bubble burst. The once third-ranked asset has fallen down the list of top (read more)

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Bitcoin price struggled to gain momentum above $10,400. BTC is currently trading near $10,000 and remains at a risk of a sharp decline. (read more)

A survey of representatives from popular DeFi protocols found most expect the Ethereum network to hold off competition from other networks. (read more)

It may be too early to draw parallels between the DeFi explosion and the ICO bubble of two years ago. (read more)

Ethereum is recovering higher and trading above $335. ETH price is likely to accelerate higher if it clears the $360 level and the 100 hourly SMA. (read more)

Chinese demand for DeFi is surging, with local exchanges struggling under the weight of withdrawals destined for yield farming protocols. (read more)

Users can securely farm new assets on Binance Launchpool as part of the cryptocurrency exchange’s pivot into DeFi products. (read more)

SushiSwap experienced a tumultuous weekend after its founder sold $13 million’ worth of his stake in the decentralized, automated market maker project. (read more)

Altcoins such as Chainlink took a strong beating over the past three days, plunging dozens of percent from their recent highs as Bitcoin and Ethereum (read more)

Blockchain is being leveraged across the mining sector and major mining firm Vale and its partners completed its first iron sale on blockchain (read more)

Crypto exchange giant Binance is delving deeper into the world of DeFi-style products with its latest offering, an automated market maker called Binance Liquid Swap. (read more)

Crypto wallet service and Web3 browser MetaMask’s mobile app is now available on Android and will soon be accessible on iOS as well. (read more)

Uniswap has become the first decentralized exchange to tag ten-figure volumes amid the yield farming frenzy and vampire attacks from rival platforms (read more)

Tron price is up over 5%, while bitcoin is down over 5%. TRX is testing a crucial resistance near $0.0385 and it could correct lower. (read more)

One analyst is pointing to XRP’s ability to reclaim the level where its first bull ran first began as a positive sign for its outlook. (read more)

RealT is working with Aave to stake tokenized real estate shares as collateral for loans. (read more)

Ripple extended its rise above the $0.2920 resistance. XRP price even broke the $0.3000 resistance and it is currently correcting gains. (read more)

Ethereum miners are gaining big as transaction costs or gas fees continue to rise amid decentralized finance (DeFi) boom. (read more)

The Ethereum-based Yearn.finance (YFI) was forked multiple times in July and August as developers looked to replicate the original’s success. For context. (read more)

It’s not SUSHI. It’s not YAM. It’s KIMCHI. And it’s super hot...for now. (read more)

Ethereum extended its rally by 5% and it broke $440. ETH price is likely to break the $450 resistance, above which the bulls might aim $500. (read more)

Leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has launched its mobile trading app in 140 countries, the exchange told CoinDesk. (read more)

Two months ago, lending protocol Aave had only issued $14 million in flash loans total. They did that amount in a single transaction this weekend. (read more)

All services on Swipe are immediately available on Binance Card (read more)

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $60.00. LTC is likely to continue higher towards $68.00 or $70.00 as long as it is above $58.00. (read more)

Crypto exchange Yellow Card recently expanded into South Africa and Botswana, and in September will launch its service in Kenya and Cameroon. (read more)

One analyst explained that as long as bulls guard against a dip below $17.00 in the coming few hours, Chainlink (LINK) could rally to $19.00. (read more)

Over 7,000 blocks reorganized after August’s third Ethereum Classic 51% attack. (read more)

Framework Labs – a firm that incubates and supports DeFi projects – has stepped out of the shadows with the announcement of a successful seed funding round. (read more)

Binance coin price is up over 5% and it broke the $23.00 resistance. BNB is likely to continue higher and it could even surpass $24.00 and $25.00. (read more)

Brave users can trade and access Gemini account balances directly from the browser, while creators can use Gemini to take custody of earned BAT. (read more)

Bitcoin price is forming a strong support and a possible double bottom near $11,140. BTC is likely to rally if it clears the $11,500 resistance. (read more)

A UI for DeFi has netted $1.5 million in seed round funding after winning Kyber’s DeFi Hackathon last year. (read more)

One trader is expecting the strong support just below Chainlink’s current price to act as a launchpad that sends LINK up towards $19.00. (read more)

After migrating to a proof-of-stake blockchain last month, Cardano has started doling out the rewards. (read more)

Despite DeFi’s meteoric growth, only half a dozen projects represent more than 90% of the capital locked in the sector (read more)

Ripple is declining and it broke the $0.2800 support. XRP price is currently correcting higher, but upsides are likely to remain capped near $0.2810. (read more)

Decentralized lending and borrowing protocol Aave has taken the number one slot in total value locked (TVL), snatching that position from rival MakerDAO. (read more)

Bitcoin broke above $10,000 and is trading well above the key level. Ethereum is up over 200% year to date, and the rest of the crypto market is right (read more)

Florida’s financial regulators granted Binance.US a money transmitters license in July. (read more)

Ethereum gained bullish momentum above the $400 resistance. ETH price is currently consolidating above $400 and it is likely to climb above $410. (read more)

Thus far, 2020 has been the year of the altcoin, not Bitcoin. Which altcoin is the year’s biggest star may be arguable, but its quite clear that the (read more)

Cosmos (ATOM) has broken through the stratosphere of late with gains upward of 130% this month and a further 10% rally in the past 24 hours. (read more)

Ethereum is holding a crucial support zone near $380. ETH price seems to be basing for the next move and it might surge above $400 in the near term. (read more)

The top ten crypto wallet applications hit all-time-highs last month, according to a report by Apptopia published on Thursday. (read more)

Despite a strong technical outlook, analysts are also concerned that Polkadot’s massive growth will cause DOT to see slowing momentum in the near-term (read more)

MetaMask, the popular Ethereum wallet service, has migrated its open-source code under a new limited license, the firm announced Friday. (read more)

Lightning Labs has added Wumbo channels to let users send larger bitcoin transactions via Lightning Network channels. (read more)

Ripple is holding important supports near $0.2800. XRP price is currently testing a crucial resistance near $0.2980, above which it could rally significantly. (read more)

OMG: this token is on fire! But can Tether’s USDT stablecoin really be enough to keep the flames burning? (read more)

Stablecoin issuer Tether is today moving 1 billion USDT coins, or 8% of its total supply, from TRON to Ethereum blockchain. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) started a sharp downside correction from $19.93. It is now trading above the $15.00 support and eyeing a fresh surge above $17.00. (read more)

With the explosive rise of DeFi has come radical new ways to collectively make decisions. The Ethereal Sessions virtual conference on Thursday takes a deeper look. (read more)

After announcing plans to integrate Tether (USDT) into the OMG Network at the end of May, the stablecoin is now live on the network. (read more)

Today, Yearn.finance (YFI) did what many believed was impossible: the altcoin’s price crossed above that of Bitcoin (BTC). (read more)

WAVES has seen a surge of well over 100% over the past week, while a stablecoin built on the platform is launching on Ethereum (ETH). The new launch establishes a port between the two competing blockchains. (read more)

The Colibra app is providing a means for air travelers delayed for any reason to receive compensation in crypto (read more)

Ethereum challenger Polkadot’s DOT tokens were unlocked today at block number 1,205,128. (read more)

Learn more about the Shelley hard fork and future development plans as she joins The Decrypt Daily podcast. (read more)

Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $65.00. LTC is likely to continue higher towards $75.00 or $80.00, similar to bitcoin and ethereum. (read more)

Bitcoin surged to a new 2020 high of $12,486, posting a 73% year-to-date return on investment. Here are the key factors driving its price. (read more)

Following in Bitcoin’s steps, Ripple’s XRP appears to be shaking off the bearish sentiment of the last two years and now testing a yearly high. (read more)

Huobi DeFi Labs, Huobi Group’s new research and incubation platform focused on decentralized finance, has launched a new consortium effort. (read more)

Could blockchain fight against state-sponsored censorship in a post-coronavirus era? (read more)

Compound’s recent momentum coupled with its technical outlook indicate that COMP may be just days away from reclaiming its recent highs. (read more)

Crypto exchange Binance had the highest number of visitors in July at 25.0 million, followed by Coinbase and BitMEX, with 22.5 million and 6.9 million visitors, respectively, according to The Block Research. (read more)

Curve, a decentralized exchange (DEX) for trading stablecoins, has become the third decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol to hit $1 billion in total value (read more)

Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff is about to become non-fungible (read more)

Ethereum climbed over 8% and it broke the main $400 barrier against the US Dollar. ETH price traded to a new 2-year high above $430 and it is likely to continue higher. (read more)

Tron price rallied over 15% and it surpassed the key $0.0220 resistance zone against the US Dollar. TRX could correct lower in the short term, but the price action suggests more gains. (read more)

A friendlier approach and a new API suggest a fresh attitude—one that could well serve its potential decentralized future. (read more)

Ripple is reportedly struggling to find use cases for XRP and its underlying technology and is looking to shift its strategy. (read more)

ETH sees it’s highest price since the end of the boom, in August, 2018. Chalk it up to DeFi Madness? (read more)

An anonymous developer deployed the open source contracts for the hotly anticipated DeFi governance token, CRV. The Curve team has confirmed the token has launched. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) is ripping higher once again, despite a stagnation in the price of Bitcoin and other top cryptocurrencies. The altcoin is up 20% in th (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) rallied over 30% and it traded close to the $17.000 level against the US Dollar. It dethroned bitcoin cash and moved to the 5th spot in terms of the market cap. (read more)

Iran’s government is urging its citizens to invest in oil. But the asset has only struggled this year. (read more)

Ethereum transaction or gas fees reached an all-time high of $6.87 million yesterday, August 12, according to The Block Research. (read more)

The biggest DeFi token doesn’t seem to be slowing down in its heroic ascent. (read more)

Gold was up Wednesday morning after posting its worst day in seven years a day prior. (read more)

The CEO of Animoca Brands, Yat Siu discussed his firm’s strategy of bringing the benefits of blockchain technology to non-crypto-native games with loyal audiences (read more)

Coinbase has resigned from cryptocurrency and blockchain advocacy group the Blockchain Association following the admittance of Binance.US. (read more)

Tezos, a close contender for the top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap, has gone on a powerful, over 45% rally in the last 11 days. These incredibl (read more)

It’s been a tough past few days for the crypto market. Bitcoin and Ethereum are both down by approximately 5% in the past 24 hours (read more)

The Medalla test network is serving as a kind of dress rehearsal for Ethereum 2.0′s eventual mainnet launch. (read more)

Despite stagnation in the value of ETH, demand for Ethereum transactions continues to increase day after day. (read more)

Ripple is forming a strong support base above the $0.2800 level against the US Dollar. XRP price is showing positive signs and it seems like it could rally above the $0.3100 and $0.3200 levels. (read more)

Enterprise companies like Mastercard, Visa, and PayPal have shown a lot of interest in the crypto card/reward space. This is why the competition in the debit crypto card space will get fierce. (read more)

Money market protocol Compound has released its own price oracle as part of its efforts to migrate to the Open Price Feed. (read more)

DeFi might be all the rage in crypto. But traders in the troubled economies of Argentina and Brazil appear to be turning to Bitcoin as their currencies falter. (read more)

Chainlink (LINK) has been in a strong uptrend once again after a drop into the end of July. Just minutes ago, the asset crossed over the pivotal $10 (read more)

Bitcoin’s supply continues to become more evenly distributed just as the cryptocurrency’s “realized price” reaches a new milestone, Glassnode data shows. (read more)

Casa has released a new service that allows users to buy bitcoin directly from its free wallet app. (read more)

One analyst is pointing to a massive bull flag as a factor that could send Tezos (XTZ) surging significantly higher in the coming days and weeks. (read more)

Older investors are still clinging to gold, the report suggests, while younger investors see a brighter future with Bitcoin. (read more)

Travala.com now offers a total of 3 million accommodation options users can book with cryptocurrency (read more)

Record BTC and USDT inflows push market cap up nearly a half a billion dollars as on-ramps for crypto get more traffic. (read more)

The partner of Coca-Cola’s largest U.S.-based bottling company is expanding its use of blockchain to enhance efficiency across the beverage company’s supply chain (read more)

A panel of compliance experts from the crypto industry agreed that law enforcement and institutional finance have been hearing more positive narratives about crypto (read more)

Mexico-based cryptocurrency exchange Tauros has launched the region’s first crypto debit card through a deal with Dash and Visa. (read more)

One trader is even noting that a moon shot could send Chainlink (LINK) as high as $13.75 – although this would require a perfect storm of factors. (read more)

Square said Tuesday that it made $875 million in bitcoin revenue during the second quarter via its Cash App service. (read more)

DappRadar attributes Ethereum’s bumper month to the rise of DeFi. (read more)

After spending over two years running atop the worst crypto market performers list, XRP has potentially begun a long-term recovery. (read more)

Traders seem to be taking notice of Tezos’ technical strength, as XTZ open interest on trading platform Bitfinex recently soared to a fresh all-time high. (read more)

Ripple’s Q2 report showed $32.5 million in OTC sales of XRP during the second quarter. The firm also said that it has been buying XRP on the secondary market via a subsidiary. (read more)

The Binance-backed travel agency brought in $400,000 in July, a 100% increase from the month before. (read more)

Aggregated open interest for bitcoin futures hit an all-time high on August 1. (read more)

Ripple surged more than 30% this past week to climb above $0.3000. XRP price nosedived below $0.3250, but technicals suggest a fresh increase above $0.3150. (read more)

The entire sequence of events happened in a total of 15 minutes. Ethereum hit $418, then dropped to $302, and rebounded to $385, recording a 25% drop and a 27% upsurge, respectively. (read more)

Bitcoin reminded investors of both its promise and peril in trading this weekend. The world’s largest cryptocurrency rose to $12,112 in trading just after midnight New York time Sunday, its first foray above $12,000 since August 2019 (read more)

Bitcoin and Ethereum faced strong liquidation events just 12 hours ago. Even still, Chainlink (LINK) has continued to push higher (read more)

On July 30, the day that marked the five-year anniversary of Ethereum’s official launch, the network’s overall transaction volume moved closer to the $1 trillion mark. (read more)

“Gold bull” Dennis Gartman is getting out of the “overcrowded” gold market. Robert Kiyosaki thinks he should give Bitcoin a try instead. (read more)

U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase has launched a rewards program for customers holding the Dai stablecoin from popular DeFi project Maker. (read more)

After five years of development, Cardano will launch the Shelley mainnet today at 21:45 UTC. (read more)

The cryptocurrency markets are finally heating up in July. (read more)

XRP is a polarizing cryptocurrency asset, perhaps the most across the industry. It has some of the most die-hard believers. (read more)

Shelley, the latest upgrade to the Cardano blockchain, has finally arrived. (read more)

Binance has gone live with a new crypto trading platform in Australia. (read more)

Ripple traded to a new monthly high above $0.2400. XRP price is currently up over 8% and it is likely to continue higher towards $0.2500. (read more)

The Bitcoin futures market is popping off alongside Bitcoin’s price, with aggregate open interest and trading volume seeing their highest numbers since March. (read more)

Ledger said Wednesday that the hardware wallet firm’s marketing and e-commerce database was compromised in June due to a now-patched vulnerability. (read more)

Digital Assets Data CEO Mike Alfred explains increased Bitcoin interest from a number of parties (read more)

One crypto-focused economist just pointed to one breakout signal that Bitcoin just posted as a reason why further upside could be inbound. (read more)

Flash loans on Aave have grown massively in the past few weeks, as DeFi traders take advantage of millions in temporary free money. (read more)

What a day it’s been for the Bitcoin market. After holding under $9,000 for multiple days and weeks, the asset saw an extremely explosive breakout that saw it r (read more)

The Ethereum Foundation has released a tool to make it easier to become a node validator on the new network. (read more)

Bitcoin’s latest rally has also bolstered its technical outlook, with multiple factors now working firmly in the favor of BTC’s bulls. (read more)

The total value of open Ethereum futures contracts has surpassed $1 billion for the first time ever—in yet another sign of increased interest in the crypto. (read more)

Bakkt saw a big volume spike in its bitcoin futures market on Monday. (read more)

MakerDAO, a non-custodial lending protocol, has become the first decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol to hit $1 billion in total value locked. (read more)

Bitcoin rallied over 4% and it broke the key $10,000 resistance. BTC is showing a lot of positive signs and it is likely to rise further above $10,200. (read more)

A Ripple executive has unveiled a personal peer-to-peer payments project based on XRP that will work in popular web browsers. (read more)

The price of gold and Tether’s XAUT rallied to more than $1,900 today, a value not seen since September 2011 (read more)

Bitcoin rose above $10,000 for the first time since June 10. The largest cryptocurrency spiked into five digits around 6 a.m. New York time on Sunday. (read more)

Ethereum followed a strong uptrend above $250 and $270. ETH price surged above the $300 level and it is currently consolidating gains. (read more)

Coinbase has continued to enjoy phenomenal growth, according to a new report. It now has over 35 million users in 100 countries. (read more)

Over the last 48 hours, the crypto asset known as Maker has been making many investors happy with a nearly 40% rally. But what’s behind the pump? (read more)

Binance has partnered with licensed German investment firm CM-Equity to offer crypto asset management and brokerage services in Germany and Europe. (read more)

On Wednesday, the Bitcoin and crypto market was treated with positive news from U.S. regulators. (read more)

Decentraland users can see the works of Marvel and DC comic artist José Delbo at the in-game MakersPlace gallery (read more)

With the likes of social media giant Facebook and Wall Street stalwarts including JPMorgan embracing cryptocurrencies, Visa, Mastercard and PayPal are gearing up to drive the next wave of bitcoin and crypto development and adoption... (read more)

A US federal regulator has clarified that US banks can operate as crypto custodians. Will they? (read more)

Ethereum is showing positive signs and it traded to a new monthly high at $281. ETH price likely to continue higher as long as it is above $260. (read more)

Web browser Opera has expanded its feature, which lets users buy cryptocurrency directly via its in-built wallet, in the U.K. (read more)

With 25+ wallets already linked to Visa, the payments titan outlines an outlook that isn’t tied to any particular coin or platform. (read more)

XRP is often the butt of many jokes across the crypto space due to general distaste toward the altcoin and years of underperformance. But one of the biggest run (read more)

Shapeshift have launched their new mobile trading app in over 120 countries, giving users full control of their private keys (read more)

Orchid, an Ethereum-based VPN service for privately browsing the web, now has a desktop app for Mac users in the Apple App Store. (read more)

A big late day pump shot the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum up. (read more)

Litecoin appears to have gained some visibility despite its lackluster price action. The eighth-largest cryptocurrency in the market took the spotlight. (read more)

The release of YFI, yEarn’s governance token, has drawn hundreds of millions in liquidity to the Curve DeFi protocol. But is it sustainable? (read more)

With $150M of deposits coming in virtually overnight, the YFI token itself has soared by more than 80x to as high as $2,500. Here’s why. (read more)

The final public testnet for ETH 2.0 aims to launch just two weeks from now (read more)

Despite growing calls for the Federal Reserve to begin work on a digital dollar, the U.S. is falling behind digital currency projects elsewhere in the world, a former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has warned... (read more)

With DeFi’s total value locked hitting $3 billion today, some crypto users are counting on that number to keep going up... a lot. (read more)

Verisign, a publicly traded company providing domain name registry services, has been granted a blockchain-based patent (read more)

Coin Metrics found that decentralized finance is the reason why you’re paying more for Ethereum transactions. But it’s not all bad. (read more)

The adorable Ethereum game Axie Infinity just delivered another compelling reason to play thanks to a partnership with Digix. (read more)

Following delays to the rollout of ETH 2.0, it’s no secret that the Ethereum community grows restless over the wait. (read more)

Ethereum’s Ether is recovering and trading above the $235 resistance. ETH seems to be preparing for a crucial upside break above $238 and $240. (read more)

The crypto-native payments platform has already launched its Visa crypto debit card—and can now issue the same with Mastercard. (read more)

Bitcoin is trading above the $9,150 support. BTC seems to be preparing for a major increase if it succeeds in clearing the $9,200 resistance zone. (read more)

British banking giant Standard Chartered’s Singapore-based venture arm SC Ventures is reportedly building a crypto custody solution for institutional investors. (read more)

Payments giant PayPal is said to have partnered with Paxos Crypto Brokerage to launch its crypto service. (read more)

Binance coin price is gaining bullish momentum above $18.00. BNB is trading in a nice uptrend and it could aim a break above the $18.99 monthly high. (read more)

Ripple is still trading above the $0.1920 support zone. XRP price seems to be following a bullish flag pattern and it could rally above $0.2100. (read more)

The price of the world’s strangest cryptocurrency rose—then fell—today, and stands at $0.0034. (read more)

Entrepreneur and blockchain gaming executive Yat Siu described NFTs as driving a property rights revolution that will redefine the gaming industry (read more)

Lyn Alden says she turned “quite bullish” on Bitcoin in early 2020, and remains highly optimistic in BTC in a recent paper (read more)

Institutional demand for bitcoin is soaring amid the coronavirus crisis, with multi-billion dollar bitcoin and crypto-asset manager Grayscale reporting its biggest-ever quarterly inflows of almost $1 billion... (read more)

British digital artist Terry Flaxton has put his first piece up for sale on MakersPlace, a blockchain-based marketplace for rare art. (read more)

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is said to be conducting an inquiry into Wednesday’s attack on Twitter (read more)

The seismic Twitter hack exposed Bitcoin to millions of potential new users yesterday. But was it really the type of exposure that the crypto industry wants? (read more)

A wide array of Twitter accounts owned by popular figures, large companies, and crypto exchanges were targeted Wednesday in a wide-ranging attack on Twitter. (read more)

Atari have partnered with WAX in their latest move in the blockchain space, two months before a planned Atari token public offering (read more)

The pandemic has disrupted global supply chains, and organizations from the World Economic Forum to the World Bank are casting blockchains as a serious potential solution. (read more)

Brave has partnered with crypto exchange Gemini to let its users trade cryptocurrencies from within the privacy-focused browser itself. (read more)

Hackers were able to get away with posting fake Bitcoin giveaways on various Twitter accounts thanks to high level internal admin access (read more)

Usability is a critical requirement for cryptocurrency adoption, and the industry should maintain a sharp focus on designing for ease of use. (read more)

Joe Biden, Apple, Kanye West, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and many Bitcoin-related accounts have posted scam Bitcoin giveaways in the last few hours. (read more)

Revolution Populi, which is planning to raise funds for its assault on Silicon Valley toward the end of this year, has announced it will use the booming cryptocurrency chainlink for its planned decentralized digital ecosystem and social network... (read more)

Crypto exchange company Binance has announced the official launch of its crypto payments card, Binance Card in Europe and the U.K. (read more)

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration unveiled a new initiative focused on food safety Monday, publishing a policy blueprint that cites the potential role of blockchain tech in tracking products. (read more)

The bitcoin mining difficulty jumped 9.89% on Monday, pushing the total rate to above 17 trillion for the first time. (read more)

Best-selling author Robert Kiyosaki says he still invests in gold, silver, and Bitcoin because he doesn’t trust the US government (read more)

Ethereum has delivered 3X the return of bitcoin this year. This is why. (read more)

Fresh off of releasing its own first crypto game, juggernaut publisher Ubisoft throws its weight behind an upcoming RPG. (read more)

Huobi, top dog of the derivatives industry, is launching Bitcoin options on its trading platform in Q3. (read more)

The Bank of England’s governor Andrew Bailey discussed the U.K. central bank’s work around digital currency on Monday. (read more)

In its latest major release, Electrum now supports a number of innovations that could make using Lightning more secure and less bumpy for users. (read more)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is ready to deploy its multi-currency blockchain payments project for commercial use (read more)

A new report from Reuters is claiming that the crypto trading platform Coinbase is in the process of filing for a direct listing in the U.S. markets. (read more)

Few analysts have suggested that bitcoin price could be much lower without one large phenomenon occurring over the past 3 months, DeFi explosion. (read more)

Blockchain tech implementation into the gaming industry could seriously disrupt its closed investment ecosystem (read more)

CZ follows the company’s Swipe acquisition with a tantalizing tease of the much-awaited crypto debit card. (read more)

While the decentralized exchange landscape continues to heat up competitively, Uniswap has maintained its dominance by the number of assets supported, according to The Block’s research findings. (read more)

In its first public appeal for crypto donations, the children’s heart charity was able to raise almost $48,000 through The Giving Block’s platform. (read more)

Brave has found a major partner in Japan to explore the growing Japanese market with (read more)

Animoca Brands, the firm behind noted NFT-powered games The Sandbox and F1 Delta Time, has reported record revenue amid the COVID-19 lockdown (read more)

One analyst is now noting that the “fragile” monetary system could hold heavy influence over Bitcoin in the months and years ahead. (read more)

Kyber Network has launched its long-awaited Katalyst upgrade alongside its new KyberDAO. Less than 24 hours later, millions in KNC have already been staked. (read more)

Ripple has hit the $0.20 mark for the first time since early June. The currency has shot up by more than 9% to finally break its bearish patterns. (read more)

Ethereum miners generated an all-time high of nearly 17% of their total revenue from the transaction fees in June — up from just 10% in May — based on a 30-day rolling average. Cryptocurrency miners typically generate their revenues through block subsidy rewards and transaction fees. (read more)

The Japanese government will appoint Ryozo Himino as the next commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (read more)

Gains from a fresh viral campaign in support of DOGE on TikTok lead to an appeal to speculators from the @Dogecoin account (read more)

After the block reward halving, many analysts in the Bitcoin space expected a “death spiral.” (read more)

DChat, from Unstoppable Domains, is a blockchain-based peer-to-peer chat app that puts its users in control. (read more)

Dune Analytics data reveals explosive growth in DeFi users since the beginning of summer. (read more)

Binance has donated 27,000 KN95 masks worth over $60,000 to the U.K. National Health Service’s Pru Trust to aid the fight against COVID-19. (read more)

The founder of blockchain platform Neo, Hongfei Da, discussed the importance of next-generation internet at Unitize (read more)

The decentralized finance (DeFi) market continues to grow fast. It has now hit a $2 billion mark in total value locked (TVL), according to DeFi Pulse. (read more)

The Dapp.com Q2 2020 Dapp Market Report shows big gains for Ethereum in users and transaction volume, led in large part by the DeFi boom. (read more)

The outstanding supply of WBTC, which accounts for nearly 80% of the total tokenized bitcoin in circulation, has seen a 632% increase since May. (read more)

Expedia now allows its over 700,000 accommodations to be booked with cryptocurrency through crypto travel platform Travala.com (read more)

There are 234 companies in Singapore’s blockchain landscape (read more)

Cardano is a third-generation proof of stake blockchain that reportedly offers 1 million transactions per second via Hydra Sharding. (read more)

Brock Pierce joins the 2020 elections as a last-minute presidential candidate (read more)

Despite it having a strong fundamental premise, Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has yet to see the adoption that its proponents hoped would happen. (read more)

After months of delays, and a $150 million cash injection, the EOS-based Voice platform is now open for viewing. (read more)

Crypto.com’s CEO Kris Marszalek told CoinDesk the total number of users had increased by 50% in the past couple of months. (read more)

The Bank of Japan announced on Thursday that it would experiment with a CBDC to check its feasibility from a technical perspective (read more)

Huobi has become the first major exchange to run a Chainlink node in an effort to improve data authenticity and integrity (read more)

Bitcoin hacks and thefts have exploded since bitcoin’s epic 2017 bull run saw the price balloon to around $20,000. (read more)

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has awarded 5 million euros ($ 5.6 million) to six winners competing in the Blockchains for Social Good program. (read more)

The popular Ethereum wallet has an update—and privacy is its forte. (read more)

The total supply of stablecoin USDC surpassed 1 billion on July 1, network data shows. (read more)

Many Wirecard clients are looking to migrate to new vendors, according to experts. One company, which appears to gain the most from the Wirecard saga in the crypto market, is Contis. (read more)

Crypto is making a case to be a payment system, through the use of cards, but it is not an easy path for companies trying to intergrate the two systems. (read more)

Binance has confirmed a partnership with Swipe for its debit card launch in a now-deleted webpage. Binance Card would enable “real time” conversion of crypto to fiat currency to use at merchants globally. (read more)

Mode Banking reports significant increases among older buyers during the pandemic, nearly matching the month-over-month rates of Millennials and Gen Z. (read more)

Decentralized exchanges saw their busiest month ever in terms of trade volume, according to new market data. (read more)

COMP governance token holders have approved a vote to change how Compound distributes rewards—a move that aims to influence yield farmers’ harvests. (read more)

Count this as the latest sign that the market for crypto prime brokers is overheating. (read more)

Weeks ago, NewsBTC reported that the market capitalization of leading crypto stablecoin Tether (USDT) was on track to $10 billion. This week, after a large mint (read more)

Decentralized exchange infrastructure provider 0x has launched its first consumer product: an platform that aggregates liquidity from other decentralized exchanges. (read more)

Witnesses will discuss stablecoins and tokenized dollars during Tuesday’s Senate Banking hearing on the digitization of money. (read more)

Analyst Justinas Baltrusaitis says Bitcoin’s return on investment from 2015 to 2020 puts the digital asset ahead of many traditional markets (read more)

Binance is finalizing a deal to acquire a majority stake in crypto startup Swipe.io, The Block has learned. The move paves the way for the crypto exchange giant to move ahead with its plan for a branded payments card. (read more)

Why are several small-cap altcoins setting new all-time high price records while top crypto assets Bitcoin and Ethereum struggle? (read more)

The number of Bitcoin that has not moved in over 12 months achieved a new all-time high. The statistic indicates investors are confident in the long-term trend (read more)

Since 2013, the blockchain industry has seen 129 M&A transactions, with an aggregate deal value around $2.9 billion per The Block’s research findings. (read more)

Card issuer Crypto.com is refunding 100% of customer balances as the U.K. regulator orders Wirecard Card solutions to cease operations. (read more)

Compound Finance’s CEO announced Friday that $1 billion is now locked into the protocol. (read more)

Telegram has settled its six-month court case with the SEC, agreeing to pay $18.5 million in penalties and to notify the agency if it plans to issue another digital asset in the next three years. (read more)

Ethereum has seen a decentralized finance craze over recent weeks. (read more)

Ripple is currently correcting higher from the $0.1783 low. XRP price is showing positive signs, but it must surpass $0.1850 to continue higher. (read more)

The Bitcoin options market is about to see its largest options expiration yet. Should we expect price waves? (read more)

Coinbase Earn has added COMP to its list of supported assets. (read more)

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, a major Japanese traditional financial institution, is working towards launching a digital security exchange in Japan (read more)

Earlier this month, Paxful passed LocalBitcoins in weekly global trading volume after nipping at its heels for half of a year. (read more)

Yesterday, Signature Bank, based in New York, announced a new client service – a blockchain-based digital payments platform called Signet, with Fireblocks. (read more)

Surprise Binance listings have led to a sudden 25% spike in the price of Compound’s Governance Token (read more)

Binance Coin has been consolidating within a narrow trading range. However, the high levels of activity on its network adds credence to this optimistic outlook. (read more)

Australians can deposit money for a local Bitcoin exchange at the post office (read more)

Synthetix, Curve and Ren have teamed up to launch Bitcoin liquidity incentives. The program combines three Ethereum-based flavors of Bitcoin. (read more)

The USDC stablecoin is set to launch on the Algorand blockchain as part of a new framework focused on multiple network implementations. (read more)

Today’s Chainlink rally leaves the price just 3% away from setting a new all-time high, but can bulls maintain the current momentum? (read more)

An over 300 million active register accounts on PayPal highlights just how important digital scarcity is to Bitcoin’s value. (read more)

The Block sat down with Binance.US CEO Catherine Coley to talk the exchange’s position in the American market, its long-term vision and more. (read more)

Handshake minimizes the role of centralized entities in the internet’s basic infrastructure. First, it was a new domain system. Now it’s a browser. (read more)

DeFi “yield farming” is the latest meme exciting investors in the crypto universe. Yield farming is the act of leveraging DeFi protocols and products to generate high rates of return, in some cases reaching over 100% annualized yields when factoring in “cashback” bonuses and incentives. (read more)

Huobi Token is the first foreign exchange token approved by the Japan’s financial regulator. (read more)

New rumors circulating the web suggest that payments processing giant PayPal and subsidiary Venmo are making a major play in crypto. (read more)

At a recent protest for Black Lives Matter, one of the speakers talked about bitcoin as an alternative for the financial systems that had oppressed them for so long. (read more)

Bitcoin ATM company LibertyX has teamed with retailers 7-Eleven, Rite Aid, and CVS to bring its cash for crypto services to 20,000 locations. (read more)

The Italian Banking Association announced last week that its banks were interested in piloting a digital euro. (read more)

VeChain’s medical records blockchain platform in Cyprus lets people prove, and control, COVID-19 test results (read more)

Compound has overtaken MakerDAO, Saturday, June 20, to become the largest decentralized finance protocol by total value locked according to data from DeFi Pulse. There is approximately $500M in cryptocurrency locked on Compound compared to $486M on MakerDAO. Compound began distributing its native go… (read more)

Draper Goren Holm partner’s plug-in is creating passive income opportunities for website operators. (read more)

Miners on Ethereum are currently in the process of increasing the network’s gas limit from 10,000,000 to 12,500,000 in response to increased network utilization. Users pay gas fees to include transactions in an Ethereum block. The network’s block size is bounded by the amount of gas that can be spen… (read more)

After reaching 1,000+ US cities in less than a year, Helium eyes a new target while introducing new hardware. (read more)

Turkey has dramatically increased resources into blockchain and cryptocurrency technology. (read more)

Hironao Kunimitsu, the founder of Tokyo social gaming firm Gumi, spoke about the future of gaming and NFTs at Cointelegraph Japan’s Traders Live last week (read more)

Ripple, Brave, Huobi and 40 other companies have joined the Open Payment Coalition to launch instant payment network PayID worldwide (read more)

MyEtherWallet is adding an integration with IPFS to let its users easily launch websites on the decentralized web, but the network is still quite limited (read more)

A chess game between grandmaster Sergey Karjakin and Algorand founder Silivio Micali was recorded on the blockchain (read more)

Matter Labs’ zkSync product has launched on the Ethereum mainnet, making trustless and scalable payments on the network a reality. (read more)

Reddit is accepting proposals to scale Ethereum in the wake of launching a new crypto project, the Block has confirmed. (read more)

Singaporean carpooling app Ryde announced the launch of its own cryptocurrency wallet which will facilitate Bitcoin payments for its service (read more)

In July 2019, U. S. President Donald Trump came out harshly against Bitcoin, broadcasting skepticism about the asset class to his dozens of millions of Twitter followers. (read more)

Crypto.com’s new exchange doesn’t shift a whole lot of volume, but it still wants to play with the big dogs. (read more)

Sarah Olsen, a former executive at crypto exchange Gemini, has joined the ranks of JPMorgan’s blockchain staff, a spokesperson for the bank confirmed to The Block. Olsen, who previously was a managing director at Gemini, joined JPMorgan in June, according to her LinkedIn profile. As an executive di… (read more)

As the world braces for the economic fallout from widespread coronavirus lockdowns, a rising hedge fund star has warned of “holes within traditional financial systems” and backed a bitcoin brokerage that has seen its clients double each month since January... (read more)

After plenty of dabbling around blockchain, the massive game publisher debuts a riff on CryptoKitties. (read more)

Coinbase has open-sourced the technical framework it’s been using to list new tokens to its platform, the San Francisco exchange announced Wednesday. (read more)

With Bitcoin failing to break past the highs it established earlier this year, there have been some commentators seriously considering a steep correction. (read more)

As businesses open their doors to a Covid-19 world, this new app will let employees prove the results of their most recent medical tests, and eventually whether they’ve been vaccinated, without revealing anything else about who they are. (read more)

The Giving Block launches crypto donation drive with big ambitions, aided by a matching grant from Gitcoin. (read more)

Reddit’s new crypto project has captured the imaginations of enthusiasts who hope it might lead to a legitimate mainstream application, but if it takes off it could cause network congestion. An emerging new scaling tool called an optimistic rollup could clear the way for much larger transaction volu… (read more)

The cryptocurrency mania of 2017 inspired some of the largest companies in the U.S. to experiment with blockchain systems. Large corporations jumped at the chance to be associated with blockchain technology, due to its novelty and its association with technological innovation. IBM, for example, has… (read more)

Bitcoin continues to be the dominant payment method for BitPay, according to new payment statistics released by the firm. Since November 2019, bitcoin has maintained a 90% market share of all payments processed, by payment count, through BitPay’s platform. The closest competing asset is bitcoin cash… (read more)

Global installations have jumped by 150% in two years, with the US leading the pack. But regulation is coming. (read more)

A survey by Japanese crypto exchange BitMax shows 25% of traders prefer XRP, compared to only 9% in ETH and 26% BTC (read more)

Ripple started a strong increase from the $0.1820 support zone against the US Dollar. XRP price seems to have formed a double bottom pattern and it could rise f (read more)

The LocalCryptos community has spoken, and the peer-to-peer exchange has listed: Litecoin trading is now live. (read more)

The growth of stablecoins in 2020 has been unlike anything seen before. Each week, more and more of the fiat-backed crypto assets are printed, nearly as fast an (read more)

Where on earth on does Bitcoin most dominate interest compared to other coins? A new interactive “cryptocurrency world map” tallies up Google Trends. (read more)

Bitcoin successfully passed its “first real” stress test during March’s global economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to JPMorgan strategists. (read more)

An anonymous investor bought $1,000 worth of ten top crypto assets on January 1, 2018 and regularly kept track of the portfolio’s performance. (read more)

The censorship-resistant, unconfiscatable properties of bitcoin have been recognized by the Human Rights Foundation as instrumental to the work of activists, journalists, NGOs, and citizens in politically repressed regimes across the globe (read more)

JPMorgan, one of Wall Street’s biggest banks and up until recently an outspoken bitcoin critic, has changed its tune on the world’s number one cryptocurrency... (read more)

It is now two years since the EOS mainnet was launched and activated. In just two years we’ve seen and experienced a lot, the community and Block.One have... (read more)

IOHK, the company behind the Cardano (ADA) blockchain, has joined Hyperledger, an open-source community focused on developing blockchain technology. (read more)

Written by the CoinEx Institution, this series of jocular and easy to understand articles will show you everything you need to know about major cryptocurrencies, making you fully prepared before… (read more)

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As peaceful protests deteriorated into riots, it became clear that people were not just upset about racism, they were fed up with the abuse of authority that has pervaded modern society. One anti-authoritarian community stood up in solidarity and tweeted: “Bitcoin is a peaceful protest.” (read more)

Researchers have concluded that the recent Ether transfers that spent over $5 million in gas fees are the result of hackers trying to extort a compromised exchange (read more)

A Spacex bitcoin scam has frequently appeared on Youtube, claiming to give away BTC. Its promo video features the recent Spacex launch with two NASA astronauts and an interview with Spacex and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The scammers claim that anyone sending bitcoin to them will be “airdropped” twice the … (read more)

Bitcoin’s speedy recovery from the March crash earns it praise from JPMorgan strategists (read more)

The number of long-term Bitcoin holders has been increasing rapidly since October 2019. The last time the level of “HODLing” rose this high, the price of BTC surged from $500 to $20,000. (read more)

Different options trading will help to diversify the market, making it flourish on the global financial scene (read more)

Ripple says it signed 28 new production contracts for its XRP remittance platform in the first quarter of 2020. (read more)

With existing social media platforms increasingly coming under fire for alleged censorship, free speech proponents may now be one step closer to another blockchain-based alternative that says it will “take social back from big tech.” (read more)

Traders discuss if the price of Bitcoin is headed to $12,000 or to $8,000 next by looking at key macro indicators (read more)

Binance is said to be operating a mysterious domain for Chinese traders (read more)

New managing director for Asia, Jeremy Ng, will help the exchange secure a license in Singapore. (read more)

Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development has informed parliament of its disapproval of the bill to ban cryptocurrency. Experts say a ban will be ineffective as people can use technology to bypass it, leading to the creation of an “uncontrolled black market.” (read more)

The price of Bitcoin plunged from $10,160 to $9,012 within less than 28 hours, dropping by 11.3%. (read more)

Congressional candidate Jonathan Herzog hosted a live YouTube broadcast with Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin on Monday, along with author Glen Weyl. (read more)

The popular DeFi app Celsius Network has publicly launched a $15 million equity offering, selling out over two-thirds of its target in less than six hours (read more)

Reports from China show that a number of small mining operations are struggling and older bitcoin mining machines are becoming useless. (read more)

A number of analysts believe that at some point in the future, Bitcoin prices will touch the six-digit zone or $100,000 or more per unit. This price point has been predicted by a variety of experts and analysts including the stock-to-flow (S2F) proponent Plan B, financial analyst Peter Brandt, the popular crypto trader Theta Seek, Blockfyre’s Simon Dedic, and Morgan Creek CEO Mark Yusko. (read more)

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