First Mover Asia: Singapore’s Distaste for Retail Crypto is Spooking Institutional Money
2.5.2022
Three Arrows Capital's decision last week to move its headquarters to Dubai reflects growing concerns about Singapore's increasing regulatory scrutiny of crypto; bitcoin returns to where it started the weekend
Warren Buffett Won’t Pay $25 for All Bitcoin in the World — Charlie Munger Calls BTC ‘Stupid and Evil’
2.5.2022
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett says he won’t buy all the bitcoin in the world for $25. Meanwhile, his longtime business partner and right-hand man, Charlie Munger, says bitcoin is stupid and evil, noting that the cryptocurrency makes him look bad. Warren Buffett Explains Why...
Uzbekistan President Issues Decree Regulating Cryptocurrencies, Mining and Trading
1.5.2022
The government of Uzbekistan has moved to expand its crypto regulations through a decree signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The document provides definitions for terms like crypto assets, exchange, and mining, and determines the main regulatory body for the industry. Agency Under President...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, LUNA, NEAR, VET, GMT
1.5.2022
A few days of consolidation from BTC price could lead to a healthy bounce from LUNA, NEAR, VET and STEPN
Wikipedia to Stop Accepting Crypto Donations on Environmental, Other Grounds
1.5.2022
After Solana’s Co-Founder Said BTC Should Change Its Consensus Algo, Solana Mainnet Loses Consensus for 7 Hours
1.5.2022
While Ethereum users participating in the Otherside metaverse land sale caused network fees to rise and created issues for the blockchain explorer Etherscan, it overshadowed Solana’s blockchain network outage. It seems a flood of inbound transactions on Saturday caused Solana’s...
Value Locked in Defi Drops Below $200 Billion, April’s Dex Trade Volume Drops 21% Lower Than March
1.5.2022
While the crypto economy shed billions this week, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance protocols slipped under the $200 billion range to $196.6 billion. The TVL in defi lost roughly 3.16% during the last day, and the $592 billion in smart contract protocol tokens dropped in value...
BAYC Team Raises $285M With Otherside NFTs, Clogs Ethereum
1.5.2022
The virtual land rush for the ape-centered metaverse project has already cost traders more than $176 million in fees alone
Crypto Venture Capital's Rejection of Venture Capital and ‘The Box’
1.5.2022
The mechanics behind crypto yield farming are eerily simple, but that simplicity should act as a warning label rather than an advertisement
The Largest NFT Mint in History — Bored Ape’s Otherside Virtual Land Sale Raises $320 Million
1.5.2022
On Saturday, the creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Yuga Labs, revealed the Otherside metaverse virtual land sale which turned out to be one of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) mints to date. The Otherside metaverse virtual land sale raised close to $320 million by selling 55,000 parcels...
6 Questions for Dawn Newton of Netki
1.5.2022
Go green or go home? What the NY State mining moratorium could mean for crypto industry
1.5.2022
The “anti-technology” bill could accelerate mining operators' switch to renewable energy, experts say