Search
South Korean Police Have Seized $1.3m in Crypto in 2022, Critics Say It’s Not Enough
19.10.2022
South Korean police have seized $1.3 million worth of crypto in criminal investigations so far this year, official numbers have revealed.
According to Segye Ilbo, the figure is just a small fraction (1.4%) of the total $92 million worth of assets seized by officers in criminal...
Why This Crypto Crash Is Different
29.6.2022
There can be no return to the highly-leveraged, fractionally-reserved cryptocurrency system whose illusory riches are now giving way to real losses, says our columnist
Latin American Investors ‘Hoping to Ride Crypto Prices to the Moon’ as Adoption Set to Continue
31.5.2022
A report on the state of crypto in the Latin America region has concluded that adoption is likely to continue apace for the rest of the year – and will find fertile ground for growth in the world of cross-border payments and “crypto credit cards.”
The report was issued by Americas Market...
Crypto Bottom is In and ‘Massive Rally’ Awaits, Pantera Capital Predicts
5.4.2022
After a 50% decline from the top, the bear market in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto more broadly is probably over for now, and a new “massive rally” is likely to happen within the next year, crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital’s CEO Dan Morehead has said.
Morehead wrote in his latest newsletter...
88% of Surveyed High-Net-Worth Art Collectors Interested in Buying NFTs
30.3.2022
A whopping 88% of high-net-worth (HNW) traditional art collectors say they are interested in buying digital art in the form of NFTs, a new report on the art market for 2022 has found.
According to The Art Market 2022 report, which is published jointly by the annual art exhibition Art Basel...
Staking in 2022: Ethereum’s Merge, Institutions, Layer-2, and Liquid Staking
27.2.2022
_____
_____
Staking is seemingly set for a big 2022. With Ethereum (ETH) planning an eventual move to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism this year, it will bring staking to thousands if not millions of users who’ve never tried it before, with the growth of ETH staking likely to feed into...
Web3 in 2022: Defining a Concept & Developing a New Paradigm
20.2.2022
_____
_____
Web3 is the logical consequence of crypto. In a world where digital currencies and blockchain networks have allowed for the decentralization of money and financial services, it was all but inevitable that the decentralization of the Web would follow....
Read More: Web3 in 2022:...
Blockchain Games in 2022: Play-to-Earn, Gamification, Interoperability and Major Publishers
13.2.2022
_____
_____
Video games have long been regarded as a Trojan horse for new technologies. Whether it be home computers, smartphones, or virtual reality, the pleasure of gaming is usually one of the most effective ways of interesting the public in new tech, and the same is true when it comes...
DEX Trends in 2022: Greater Market Share, New Products, Familiar Challenges
12.2.2022
Debate continues to rage over just how decentralized crypto really is. While cryptoassets such as Bitcoin (BTC) operate with no obvious center, critics note that the overall market is far too reliant on a handful of centralized exchanges -- Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken (to name a few) --...
‘Far More Bearish’ Survey Predicts Doubling of Ethereum Price This Year
9.2.2022
Ethereum (ETH) could reach as high as USD 7,609 this year and is expected to end the year at USD 6,500 -- more than a doubling its current market price, found a new survey of industry experts conducted by comparison website Finder....
Read More: ‘Far More Bearish’ Survey Predicts Doubling...
What’s in Store for DAOs in 2022?
6.2.2022
____
______
2021 was the year of the non-fungible token (NFT), at least according to Collins Dictionary. However, this year another big thing in crypto may just end up being decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), which are expected to become the future of online communities. ...
Read...
Layer 2 in 2022: Get Ready for Rollups, Bridges, New Apps, Life With Ethereum 2.0, and Layer 3
5.2.2022
_____
_____...
Read More: Layer 2 in 2022: Get Ready for Rollups, Bridges, New Apps, Life With Ethereum 2.0, and Layer 3
Bitcoin to Hit USD 93K This Year, According to Less Optimistic Survey
28.1.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) could rise to a high of USD 93,000 or more this year, and close to USD 193,000 by the end of 2025, a panel of industry players gathered by comparison website Finder predicted. However, they were less optimistic than in October.
By averaging out responses from the panelists, Finder...
Analysts See Slower Bitcoin Hashrate Growth in 2022 Amid Market Correction
26.1.2022
The Bitcoin (BTC) network’s hashrate – or computing power that goes into mining new coins – could reach 327 EH/s by the end of the year, a research note from the crypto-focused financial services firm BitOoda has predicted, after the firm cut an earlier forecast for the year....
Read More:...
Crypto Tax Trends in 2022: Increased Reporting, Updated Rules, and a Wealth Tax Debate
23.1.2022
____
____
Crypto isn’t a secret anymore, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the concerted efforts of various governments to make sure crypto traders pay taxes on their gains. 2021 saw an increasing movement towards the creation of taxation regimes for crypto, and 2022 might see more...
Two Main Macro Scenarios in Play for Bitcoin & Crypto in 2022 - CryptoCompare
19.1.2022
Persistent inflation, tighter monetary policy, or a reversal to lower inflation leading central banks to keep rates low are all scenarios that could play out and have an impact on crypto markets in 2022, crypto market data provider CryptoCompare said in a new report....
Read More: Two Main Macro...
Metaverse Trends in 2022: Prepare for More Gaming and New Virtual Experiences with NFTs
16.1.2022
____
_____
While ‘non-fungible token’ (NFT) may have been Collins Dictionary’s word of 2021, there’s a good chance that ‘metaverse’ came a very close second (Collins did indeed mention the word in its blog commemorating NFTs). Because ever since Facebook changed its company name to Meta...
Crypto Fundraising in 2022: More VC, Metaverse, Gaming, and Regulatory Questions
15.1.2022
____
____
The nascent crypto industry is very dependent on funding. Not just the funding we’ve seen in the form of various coin offerings and private fundraising, but also the indirect funding that occurs whenever retail traders buy a cryptoasset and boost its price, thereby increasing...
Bitcoin & Crypto Mining in 2022: New Locations, Technologies, and Bigger Players
9.1.2022
___
___
2021 has been a stellar year for crypto, which must also mean it’s been a stellar year for miners. And to a large extent, it was, with miners pocketing USD 3bn in revenues from Bitcoin (BTC) mining in the month of April alone....
Read More: Bitcoin & Crypto Mining in 2022: New Locations...
CBDCs in 2022: New Trials and Competition with Crypto
8.1.2022
___
___
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) were one of the biggest stories of 2021 as far as blockchain and cryptocurrencies were concerned, even if CBDCs don’t necessarily have anything to do with either blockchain or decentralized cryptocurrencies. Because for each new all-time high...