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Pan-African Exchange Yellow Card Raises $15 Million in Latest Funding Round
29.9.2021
Yellow Card, an Africa-focused crypto exchange platform, recently announced a capital raise of $15 million from its Series A funding round. The capital raise, which is Yellow Card’s largest, was led by Valar Ventures, Third Prime, and Castle Island Ventures. Square, Coinbase Ventures,...
China’s Great Firewall Censors Crypto Websites Coingecko, Coinmarketcap, Tradingview
29.9.2021
On September 28, reports stemming from social media and crypto-focused forums detailed that China has been blocking a number of cryptocurrency websites. The Twitter handle for 8btc News tweeted that the web portals coinmarketcap.com and coingecko.com have been blocked from mainland China....
Coinbase users can choose to deposit paychecks directly to accounts
27.9.2021
Customers will have the option to deposit "as much or as little" of their paychecks as they want in the feature rolling out in the next few weeks
Former Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith Pleads Guilty to North Korea Charge, Enters Plea Deal for 6.5 Years: Report
27.9.2021
On September 27, 2021, at the Southern District of New York courthouse, the trial against former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith started at 9:30 a.m. (EST). Griffith was facing 20 years behind bars for discussing blockchain technology in North Korea. Around 10:30 a.m., Griffith pleaded guilty...
DYDX Soars as Protocol Sees Trading Volume Double That of Coinbase
27.9.2021
t price of USD 20.82, the newly issued token has already risen more than 80% since coming into circulation on September 8 this year.Price of DYDX. Source: CoinGeckoThe rise today follows yesterday's tweet from dYdX founder Antonio Juliano in which he said that dYdX Protocol now, for the first
Derivatives DEX dYdX beats out Coinbase by volume amid China FUD
27.9.2021
Chinese traders appear to be flocking to derivatives DEX dYdX amid concerns over a renewed crypto crackdown in China
Fantom Launches NFT Marketplace Artion – Platform Aims to ‘Unburden Creators of High Fees’
26.9.2021
On September 24, 2021, the Fantom Foundation announced the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace that aims to compete with the myriad of NFT markets out there today. The market dubbed Artion is an NFT marketplace built on the Fantom network and claims to bolster “0%...
USDC Market Capitalization Hits $30 Billion — Stablecoin Adds $10 Billion in 4 Months
25.9.2021
As of September 25, 2021, there’s $129.3 billion worth of stablecoin assets in existence which represents 6.54% of the crypto economy. The second-largest stablecoin by market valuation, USDC, has seen its capitalization increase a great deal, rising more than $10 billion in 125 days. Since...
U.S. government goes to court over $11m USDT purportedly stolen by fake Coinbase rep
24.9.2021
In April, sharing their Coinbase account credentials with a fraudster had cost a California resident more than $11 million. Now, there might be recourse
SEC is 'open to discussion' when it comes to crypto: Kraken chief lawyer
24.9.2021
Kraken's Marco Santori points to the adversarial stance taken by some crypto firms towards regulators
SEC was the only regulator not willing to meet with Coinbase: Brian Armstrong:
24.9.2021
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has stated that SEC won’t meet with the firm, while asserting the 50% of Washington officials are concerned over the risks of crypto
Coinbase seeks new exec to debate with policymakers
23.9.2021
The U.S. exchange is looking to hire a leader with excellent political judgment to oversee relations with Washington D.C
Solana-Powered Defi Platform Orca Raises $18 Million — AMM Commands Over $300 Million TVL
23.9.2021
The decentralized exchange (dex) platform Orca has announced the platform has raised $18 million in a Series A financing round with Polychain, Placeholder, and Three Arrows co-leading the funding. The dex platform is a Solana-based project that aims to be the “go-to swap” platform...
Crypto Community Scoffs as SEC Chairman Gives Savings Advice for Students
23.9.2021
ecoins this week, equating them to “poker chips at casino tables” and hinting that more crypto regulation is on its way in the United States. The SEC has also reportedly
Solana DEX raises $18M Series A from Three Arrows Capital, Coinbase Ventures
22.9.2021
Several prominent investors took part in the Orca fundraiser, including Three Arrows Capital, Polychain and Coinbase Ventures
One River Digital raises $41M from Goldman Sachs and Coinbase
22.9.2021
One River Digital secures the first-ever raise to scale its crypto-focused institutional investment efforts
US Watchdogs Send More Warning Signs to Altcoins & DeFi, But Coinbase Has a Plan
22.9.2021
ing to steal a march on regulators – by issuing its own proposals for policing the sector.In a video interview with the Washington Post, Gensler likened stablecoins to gambling tokens, stating that “Stablecoins are acting almost like poker chips at the casino gaming tables.”He stated that
Coinbase Abandons Plan to Launch Lend Program After SEC Threatens Lawsuit
21.9.2021
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has dropped its plan to launch a lending program after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) threatened to sue the company. Coinbase Will Not Launch Lending Program Coinbase announced Friday that it has decided not to launch the Lend...
Coinbase Ventures, Samsung NEXT back Metrika’s $14M Series A
21.9.2021
The advent of the blockchain-driven economy is attracting new demand for operational intelligence and monitoring services
Following SEC notice, Coinbase abandons plan for crypto lending program
20.9.2021
The exchange hinted at difficulties in regulatory clarity across the crypto industry in its decision to not bring its Lend product to the market