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Crypto Regulatory Moves in US & EU, Banks Help Binance's Competitors + More News
8.7.2021
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Regulation news
In a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, US Senator Elizabeth Warren said she needed...
Goldman Sachs Sees More Potential in Ether Than Bitcoin
8.7.2021
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs says ether is the cryptocurrency with the highest real use potential and it could overtake bitcoin as the dominant digital store of value. Ether Could Overtake Bitcoin as Dominant Store of Value, Says Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs shared its view on the future...
Robinhood COO: We have enabled more women to trade crypto
7.7.2021
Gretchen Howard described crypto investments "stereotyped as a male-dominated space,” but she has seen significant growth for women during her two years at Robinhood
NFT Market Becomes More Active, But Prices Drop
7.7.2021
In June, activity in the non-fungible token (NFT) market increased after it bottomed in May, while average prices seem to be still dropping.
For example, yesterday, the number of weekly NFT sales reached 36,050, compared with a low of 12,976 in May, per Nonfungible.com data. Meanwhile, the value...
Russian Crypto Seizure, Crypto.com Enters New Ring + More News
7.7.2021
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Regulation news
Russia’s Prosecutor-General Igor Krasnov has claimed that the government is preparing new legislation that will allow...
Anime Cels Are Starting To Get More Valuable Than Ever
7.7.2021
Last month, Heritage Auctions sold $2.1 worth of anime art. The above My Neighbor Totoro cel, for example, drew 69 bids and ultimately went for $84,000. According to Heritage, that’s 17 times the pre-auction estimate. Read more
Survey: 40% of institutional crypto investors intend to buy a lot more
7.7.2021
More than 80% of institutional investors polled that have already invested in digital assets expect to increase their exposure
STASIS and Free TON DeFi Alliance Partners to Boost the Development of Free TON DeFi Ecosystem
6.7.2021
Free TON, a decentralized proof of stake blockchain powered by its community and STASIS, a EU compliant EURS stablecoin project, partnered to make DeFi more functional and affordable for everyone. The STASIS team will be deploying their protocol to the Free TON ecosystem, so that their stablecoin...
Brazilian ‘King of Bitcoin’ Arrested for Involvement in Alleged $300 Million Fraud
6.7.2021
Claudio Oliveira, owner of the Bitcoin Bank in Brazil and known as the ‘King of Bitcoin,’ was arrested yesterday for his alleged participation in a fraud scheme involving $300 million. According to inquiries from federal authorities, Oliveira faked a Bitcoin hack back in 2019 in which...
UBS Warns Of Regulation While Crypto Adoption Signs Keep Coming + More News
6.7.2021
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Swiss banking giant UBS has warned its clients that regulatory crackdowns "could...
Japanese Ruling Party Official Says Digital Yen Clarity Will Be Revealed in 2022
6.7.2021
While the U.S. ramps up discussions of a digital dollar and China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) draws near, Japan’s CBDC, otherwise known as the digital yen, is getting closer to its realization as well. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party member, Hideki Murai...
TIE Fighter Has Been Remade With More Modern Visuals
6.7.2021
If EA’s Squadrons wasn’t quite to the scale you were hoping for from your Star Wars flight game, never mind: you can always replay 1994 classic TIE Fighter, which now has vastly-improved visuals and some other modern tweaks instead.Read more
248% Weekly Gains — Baby Doge Coin Continues to Rally While Most Crypto Asset Markets Slump
5.7.2021
Four days ago, the crypto community and mainstream audiences caught a whiff of a new meme-based crypto asset called baby doge. The coin got a lot more attention when Tesla’s Elon Musk tweeted about baby doge and almost immediately after the tweet, the asset’s value skyrocketed. Musk...
Bullish Bitcoin Flows, Barclays' Move Against Binance + More News
5.7.2021
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Investments news
For the first time in five weeks digital asset investment products saw inflows, totaling USD 63m last week, according...
Svitky od Mrtvého moře: Co odhalí nově objevené artefakty z Jeskyně hrůz?
5.7.2021
V polovině března oznámili izraelští archeologové nejzásadnější objev posledních šedesáti let – nové fragmenty tzv. kumránských svitků, známých také jako svitky od Mrtvého moře. Co nového se podařilo zjistit o jednom z nejdéle osídlených míst planety?
EY Releases Nightfall 3 — Protocol Aims to Bolster Private and Affordable Ethereum Transfers
5.7.2021
EY, the multinational professional services network commonly known as Ernst & Young, has announced the company has contributed a set of tools for privately managing transactions on the Ethereum network. EY’s global media relations executive Joanna Hardy explained on Thursday how...
To change the art industry, NFTs must be more secure
3.7.2021
A more secure nonfungible token infrastructure holds the key to disrupting the current art world
Ukraine Shuts Down Illegal Mining Farm With 150 Rigs
3.7.2021
Law enforcement officials in Ukraine have closed down a cryptocurrency mining farm that was minting digital coins using stolen electricity. The facility had more than 150 mining rigs that have been confiscated during a raid in Chernihiv region. Authorities in Ukraine Seize Over 150 ASICs From...
Bitcoin Blocks Will Soon Be 27% Easier to Find — Miners Brace for the Largest Difficulty Drop in BTC’s Lifetime
3.7.2021
Bitcoin, the leading crypto asset in terms of market capitalization, has seen the cryptocurrency’s network hashrate drop considerably during the last two weeks. On Saturday, July 3, the network’s mining difficulty will see the largest epoch drop in history as the difficulty is set...
ETH 2.0 Contract Exceeds 6 Million Ether, Data Shows Ethereum Outperformed BTC in Q1 and Q2
2.7.2021
Statistics show that the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract has exceeded 6 million ether this week as more than $12.4 billion worth of ethereum is held in the contract today. Onchain metrics show that Ethereum has seen some significant drawdowns in recent times and decentralized finance (defi) activity...