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Elon Musk Tweet Spurs 7% Aptos Price Surge
14.4.2023
Aptos (APT) surged by 7.4% on Friday after Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted “AI APT OTT!” before deleting it one hour later
ARB Token Airdrop: Anticipation Spurs IOU Markets for Arbitrum’s Native Cryptocurrency Asset
23.3.2023
A week ago, the Ethereum layer two scaling solution Arbitrum announced the launch of its native token called ARB, and since then IOU markets have launched giving some indication of how much the token may be worth. ARB claiming begins March 23 and when people get their coins on exchanges,...
Friendsies NFT Collection Deletes Twitter After 'Pause' Announcement Spurs Rug Pull Accusations
21.2.2023
Prominent NFT influencers such as generative artist Jen Stark and Rug Radio host Farokh were named as early promoters of the project, which raised millions from its initial drop
DYdX DeFi Grants Renewal Proposal Spurs Polarized Community Discussion
10.2.2023
Nearly 90% of voters favor the grants proposal, but many in the community pointed out controversial limitations
Long Traders Bear Brunt as Bitcoin, Ether Slide Spurs $220M in Liquidations
10.2.2023
Over 90% of all liquidated positions originated from traders betting on higher crypto prices
Healthcare, Selling Lemons, and the Price of Developer Experience
9.2.2023
Every now and then, a one blog post is published and it spurs a reaction or response in others that are, in turn, published as blogs posts, and a theme starts to emerge. That’s what happened this past week and …
Healthcare, Selling Lemons, and the Price of Developer Experience...
War Spurs Crypto Activity in Russia and Ukraine, Chainalysis Reports
15.10.2022
The deadly conflict that started with Russia’s assault on Ukraine has increased crypto-related activity in both countries, according to Chainalysis. Fiat inflation and sanctions pressure led to several spikes in transaction volumes this year, the blockchain forensics firm has found, while Eastern...
First Mover Asia: Dissecting Three Arrows Capital's Fall; Ethereum Merge Spurs Continued Market Gains
20.7.2022
Thanks to the transparency of court documents, the public knows how much the beleaguered crypto hedge fund owes different creditors; the second largest crypto by market cap has risen about 50% over the past week
Ukraine's Airdrop Tease Spurs Influx of Microdonations
3.3.2022
Thousands of small donations ranging from 0.0001 to 0.01 ETH are flooding the Ethereum blockchain
DOGE in Red While Elon Musk Spurs Starlink, SpaceX Speculations
14.2.2022
Elon Musk has long proved his capacity to unleash waves of speculations and trigger market uncertainty through often cryptic statements. Most recently, Tesla’s CEO encountered a chance to stir up the crypto market when asked by a Twitter user whether his spacecraft business SpaceX...
Bitfinex hack recovery spurs crypto community responses
9.2.2022
As the Bitfinex hack recovery ensued, crypto figures across social media shared their thoughts, raised questions and expressed disbelief
Metaverse Spurs USD 100M In Weekly Land Plot NFT Sales
2.12.2021
The demand for digital land in Meta (formerly Facebook)’s Metaverse are booming, with last week bringing USD 100m in non-fungible token (NFT) land sales, according to a recent report by dapp information provider DappRadar. The four leading virtual worlds, The Sandbox, Decentraland, CryptoVoxels...
China’s Crackdown Spurs Massive Onchain Transfers, Cold Wallets Move $3 Billion in Bitcoin and 800K Ether
26.9.2021
Following the latest statements from China’s central bank concerning cryptocurrencies and offshore crypto exchanges, massive amounts of funds have been moving onchain. On September 26, at approximately 1:00 a.m. (UTC) 72,999 BTC or $3.1 billion in bitcoin was dispersed to unknown wallets....
DraftKings Courts U.K.’s Entain With $22.4 Bln Offer as U.S. Sports Betting Spurs Deals
22.9.2021
Entain, U.K.’s gambling firm, said on Tuesday that DraftKings, the top fantasy sports betting company in the U.S., has offered them $22.4 billion for a takeover. Entain also claimed that an earlier approach by DraftKings was rejected when they were willing to pay 25 pounds per share. The fantasy...
Dogecoin Price Spurs as Elon Musk Reconciles His Love for DOGE
22.12.2020
Dogecoin that was seen trading below 45th position in the global crypto market, has now climbed to be one of the top 45 cryptos, with a clear bullish divergence. After drawing a flattish trend until the beginning of the ongoing month, Dogecoin was seen strengthening, and with a bullish candlewick...
COVID-19 Spurs Crypto Adoption Says BRD Wallet as it Hits 6m User Mark
8.10.2020
The Swiss operator of the BRD crypto wallet claims it has in excess of six million users worldwide, with much of its growth coming from users based in India and the Latin America region – and COVID-19 helping bring people to crypto in their droves.
Speaking to media outlet Tech Crunch, the firm...
Updated Bitcoin CoinSwap Protocol Design Spurs Further Discussion
28.8.2020
UK-based developer Chris Belcher has released a design document for a routed multi-transaction CoinSwap implementation, further developing his work on improving Bitcoin (BTC) transaction privacy and fungibility. The post, which comprises a detailed design of the first protocol version, has spurred...
‘Huge Demand in India’ Spurs Zebpay to Launch OTC Bitcoin Trading Desk
30.7.2020
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay is launching an OTC bitcoin trading desk. The exchange has shared the details with news.Bitcoin.com, stating that “There is huge demand” among bitcoin traders and arbitrageurs in India for OTC desk services. Zebpay Sees Huge Demand for OTC Crypto...
Zimbabwe Halts Mobile Transactions as Hyperinflation Spurs Currency Flight
30.6.2020
Zimbabwe's central bank, seeking to block attempts to avoid the country’s hyperinflation, halted all transactions conducted by "mobile money agents" this week
Pandemic Spurs Top Port Operator to Join Blockchain Shipping Platform
28.5.2020
One of the world’s leading ports operators is joining the blockchain shipping platform created by IBM and Danish logistics giant Maersk