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Amid P2E downturn, Sky Mavis turns to user-generated content for Axie Infinity
31.5.2022
Out of 2,000 applications submitted for the Axie Infinity Builders Program, only 12 projects were selected
Old Fashion Research Launches $100 Million Latam and Emerging Markets Crypto Metaverse Fund
31.5.2022
A VC company founded by former Binance employees, Old Fashion Research, has announced the launch of a new crypto fund in the midst of the current downturn the market is facing. The fund, which will have $100 million at its disposal, will focus resources on metaverse investments and in carrying...
Latam Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitso Announces Layoffs Amidst Expansion to Colombia
28.5.2022
Bitso, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latam, has announced a series of layoffs due to the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market. The exchange, which has a workforce of 800 workers, has decided to let go of more than 10% of its staff citing a change in the long-term strategy...
Argentinian Cryptocurrency Exchange Buenbit Announces Staff Layoffs
25.5.2022
Buenbit, an Argentinian cryptocurrency exchange, has announced a series of layoffs due to the downturn that traditional and crypto markets are currently facing. Buenbit’s co-founder and CEO, Federico Ogue, clarified that this move had nothing to do with the recent Terra ecosystem disaster...
Argentinian Crypto Exchange Buenbit Cuts 45% of Staff Due to Tech Industry Downturn
24.5.2022
The company will focus on its current operations in Argentina, Mexico and Peru, and freeze previous plans to expand into other countries
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Back Under $2,000 as Balenciaga Gains Lose Steam
24.5.2022
Following strong gains to start the week, BTC once again fell under $30,000, as crypto prices moved lower on Tuesday. The downturn follows up from yesterday’s rally, which came as Balenciaga announced it would be accepting crypto payments. ETH also dropped, falling under $2,000 today....
India’s Central Bank Governor Warns About Crypto After Collapse of Terra LUNA, UST
24.5.2022
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has warned about investing in the crypto market following the collapse of cryptocurrency terra (LUNA) and stablecoin terrausd (UST). “We have been cautioning against crypto and look at what has happened to the crypto market...
Amid Market Downturn, ‘Goblintown’ NFTs Have Their Moment
23.5.2022
The goblin-themed PFP collection did over $7 million in sales volume this weekend, fueled by rumors a larger team could be behind the scenes
Tim Draper Bullish on Bitcoin Due to Its Inflation Hedge Traits
21.5.2022
Tim Draper, an early bitcoin investor, has declared he is still optimistic about the value of the first cryptocurrency even with the downturn its price has taken in the last months. Draper believes that the asset is still valuable as an inflation hedge, and that the market we are navigating right...
KuCoin, OKX Stick to Their Hiring Plans Despite Downturn as Coinbase Slows Down Hiring
20.5.2022
Crypto exchanges KuCoin and OKX, say they do not intend to make any major changes to their respective hiring plans, maintaining a steady stream of new job openings.
While the ongoing downturn in the crypto market has pushed some major industry players such as Coinbase to modify their earlier...
NFT Sales Volume Down by Nearly 55% Amid Crypto Downturn
19.5.2022
Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have plunged by more than 54% over the past week as the crypto market dropped sharply.
Over the course of the past week, NFT sales volume reached USD 25m, a drop of 54.6% compared to the earlier week, according to data by NonFungible.com.
Similarly,...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Slows Hiring Amid Market Downturn
19.5.2022
Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase is slowing hiring, citing the current down cycle in the market as a reason to rethink its staffing strategy. The company’s management believes the move will allow the trading platform to match its hiring needs with its business goals. Coinbase...
Coinbase Slows Down Hiring Plans Amid Market Downturn, Lower Financial Results
18.5.2022
The ongoing downturn in the crypto markets is triggering changes to the hiring plans by some of the major industry players, with crypto exchange Coinbase announcing it will slow down its expansion plans with regard to creating new jobs this year. The latest development follows the release...
A16z Addresses Downturn in Inaugural State of Crypto Report
17.5.2022
The inaugural report discussed Web 3 trends and why Ethereum remains the dominant blockchain
Two Clues for When Bitcoin Downturn Might End
12.5.2022
As the crypto market crash continued on Thursday, analysts told Cryptonews.com that traders should keep a close eye on the bitcoin (BTC) price on Coinbase, as well as tether’s (USDT) progress towards getting back to its dollar peg, for clues about when the worst selling pressure might end.
“If...
Terra Fiasco Stirs Value Locked in Defi — Lido, Anchor Plummet to Lower Positions
11.5.2022
Decentralized finance (defi) protocols are having a hard time weathering the storm, as the total value locked in defi today is down 39.26% since April 3, from $230.18 billion to the current $139.81 billion. The sudden value drop stemming from Terra’s native assets, LUNA and UST, has pushed...
Stablecoin Implosion — LUNA and UST Lose Significant Value, Downturn Ripples Across the Crypto Economy
11.5.2022
During the last few days, the crypto economy has been tumultuous as billions have fled the market in search of safety. The issues with LUNA sparked a significant sell-off as Terra’s native digital asset dropped 97% in value against the U.S. dollar in 24 hours. Terrausd has slipped 67% lower...
Crypto Downturn Shakes Digital Collectible Markets as NFT Sales Slip 42% Lower Than Last Week
10.5.2022
Non-fungible token (NFT) markets are starting to feel the pain from the crypto market carnage that’s taken place during the last week. Over the last seven days, NFT sales have dropped 42.85% lower than the previous week. NFT sales on Ethereum were hit the hardest as the blockchain saw...
Biggest Movers: DOT, ADA, SHIB Down Under 10%, as WAVES Rallies on Monday
9.5.2022
Monday’s downturn in crypto markets sent several tokens lower, with cardano, polkadot and shiba inu all falling by over 15%. Despite this, there were some notable exceptions which rose to start the week, WAVES being one of them. WAVES WAVES was trading in the green on Monday, as prices rose...
Peter Schiff Warns Economic Downturn in the US ‘Will Be Much Worse Than the Great Recession’
6.5.2022
Following the Federal Reserve’s rate hike on Wednesday, economist Peter Schiff has had a lot to say since the U.S. central bank raised the benchmark rate by half a percentage point. Schiff further believes we are in a recession and says “it will be much worse than the Great Recession...