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Nigeria’s June P2P Bitcoin Trade Volumes Surged Again Despite Central Bank’s Crypto Restrictions
12.7.2021
Nigeria’s peer-to-peer bitcoin trade volumes went up to just under $38 million in June 2021, the latest data shows. This surge becomes only the second time Nigerian P2P traded volumes have breached the $35 million mark in 2021. March 2021 is the only other period when P2P bitcoin traded...
S Korean Regulator to Banks: Stop Grumbling About Crypto Market Risk
8.7.2021
A leading South Korean regulatory chief has repeated calls for banks to stop complaining about absorbing crypto exchange-related risks and accept that any partnerships they undertake with trading platforms must be done so at their own peril.
As previously reported, banks in South Korea have stated...
Mass Effect: Corsair Was A Cancelled Spin-Off For Nintendo DS
6.7.2021
According to ex-BioWare producer Mark Darrah, Mass Effect: Corsair was set to be a first person adventure on Nintendo DS where you’d fly around in a ship, exploring a far-away galaxy.Read more
Mark Cuban-Backed NFT Marketplace Raises $13M in Series A
2.7.2021
The NFT market is on a roll with new projects, collaborations, and fundraising, showcasing its potential. Mintable, the Mark Cuban-backed marketplace for NFTs, became the most recent example of that. The Singapore-based platform raised over 13 million dollars in its investment round Series A....
Mintable platform raises $13M, will integrate 'carbon neutral' NFTs on XRP Ledger
2.7.2021
The NFT marketplace plans to integrate Ripple’s XRP Ledger blockchain
NFT Marketplace Backed by Mark Cuban Raises $13 Million in Series A
1.7.2021
The Mark Cuban-backed non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Mintable has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round, according to an announcement on Thursday. The Singapore-headquartered Mintable, plans to use the funds to expand its offerings, as the application already features 700,000 NFTs...
World Wide Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Sells NFT for $5.4M — ‘Embarrassing’ Coding Error Spotted in NFT
1.7.2021
Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, the English computer scientist who is well known for inventing the world wide web has sold a non-fungible token (NFT) in an online auction hosted by the auction house Sotheby’s. The NFT is basically a video of the World Wide Web’s source code created...
‘Doctor Bitcoin’ Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal Crypto Exchange in US, Faces 5 Years in Prison
30.6.2021
A Texas man, who calls himself “Doctor Bitcoin,” has pleaded guilty to running an illegal cryptocurrency exchange business, converting cash to bitcoin. He faces five years in federal prison. Crypto Exchange Operator Pleads Guilty The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday...
Iron Finance bank run stings investors — A lesson for all stablecoins?
28.6.2021
The Iron Finance stablecoin fiasco caused cries for regulation and shed light on the importance of complete collateralization
SEC Delays Robinhood IPO Over Questions Concerning the Company’s Crypto Business: Report
26.6.2021
Robinhood Markets Inc., the American financial services company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, has seen its initial public offering (IPO) delayed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a report citing “people familiar with the matter” the SEC...
NFT Marketplace Rarible Raises Over $14 Million, Plans to Launch on Flow Blockchain
24.6.2021
The non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Rarible has revealed the company has raised $14.2 million in a Series A funding round. Rarible details the funds will be leveraged to take NFTs to the mainstream and announced integration with the consumer-centric blockchain called Flow. Rarible Raises...
Judge rejects class certification in $400M Mt Gox fraud lawsuit
24.6.2021
The move awards another victory to former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Being Used To Attract Tourists
21.6.2021
Wrath of the Druids, the first DLC expansion for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, is set in Ireland and features a gorgeous recreation of the island country, complete with famous natural landmarks and centuries-old villages. Is all that enough to entice some digital Vikings to leave their homes...
Bearish or Bullish? Bitcoin Traders Argue Over Death Cross Outcome
20.6.2021
On Saturday, cryptocurrency analysts and traders have been discussing bitcoin’s recent chart patterns and the infamous death cross pattern has been a topical conversation. A number of traders believe when bitcoin’s short-term moving average (MA) dips below the long-term MA, the crypto...
Bitcoin under threat, El Salvador rejected, Mark Cuban stung, McAfee ‘has nothing’: Hodler’s Digest, June 13–19
19.6.2021
'Crypto Bank Run' Shows Mark Cuban That DYOR Comes Before Regulation
18.6.2021
Mark Cuban. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, The Filmy
Amid the algorithmic stablecoin debate prompted by what decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Iron Finance called "the world’s first large-scale crypto bank run," many in the Cryptoverse came down quite hard on Dallas Mavericks...
Nifty News: Hot Wheels, NBA game ticket NFTs and Crypto.com invests in eBay for NFTs
18.6.2021
Crypto.com has invested in a multichain NFT marketplace start-up, Hot Wheels are set to be tokenized, and you can now purchase NFT cosmetics
Mark Cuban calls for stablecoin regulation in wake of Iron Finance 'bank run'
18.6.2021
After a bank run on the Iron Finance protocol cost him dearly, Mark Cuban is calling for regulation to define “what a stablecoin is and what collateralization is acceptable.”
Mark Cuban Hit by Iron Finance Token Crash, Calls for Defi Regulation
18.6.2021
Billionaire investor and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban has called for cryptocurrency regulation focusing on decentralized finance (defi) and stablecoins after a token he invested in collapsed from $64 to near zero. Cuban Wants Defi and Stablecoin Regulation After Investing in Collapsed Token...
Iron Finance's Algorithmic Stablecoins Warning Hits Mark Cuban Too
17.6.2021
Mark Cuban. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Vanity Fair
DeFi protocol Iron Finance suffered a massive impact to their TITAN token in what they described as a "bank run," and what many in the Cryptoverse called a rug pull - but inadvertently providing an important warning...