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First Mover Asia: Terra's Difficult Post-Collapse Path: VCs Backing Away, Regulators Jumping on Stablecoins
23.5.2022
Some investors see salvageable pieces while others are bemoaning their involvement and want to forget the protocol ever existed; bitcoin gains
Web3 Gaming Company Metatheory Raises $24 Million With Backing From A16z, Pantera, and FTX
18.5.2022
Metatheory, a Web3 gaming company founded in 2021, has announced it has raised $24 million in a Series A funding round. The investment round, which was led by big VC names in the crypto space like a16z, also had the participation of Pantera Capital and FTX Ventures. Kevin Lin, CEO of the company...
Proposed Crypto Mining Ban in Norway Fails to Gain Support in Parliament
13.5.2022
A push to prohibit the energy-intensive proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies in Norway has been rejected by the majority of lawmakers. The ban had been suggested by the far-left Red Party which also didn’t win backing to raise an electricity tax for crypto miners. Norway Will Not...
Weiss Ratings Report Claims Crypto-Backed Home Loans Spell Trouble
3.5.2022
A report published on May 2 by the rating agency Weiss Ratings warns that crypto-backed mortgages “spell risk.” Weiss editor Jon D. Markman said backing a mortgage with crypto is an “interesting strategy,” but stressed that during these market conditions...
DAO Maker Gears Up to Release Maradona D10S NFT, This April 2022
12.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. GREENSBORO, April 11, 2022 — DAO Maker, a leading launchpad for cryptocurrency projects, is launching an NFT collection celebrating the late Argentinian football hero Diego Maradona this month. It is the first official Maradona-licensed NFT project and has the backing of...
Frax Stablecoin Backing to Feature Layer 1 Tokens, Real-World Loans
8.4.2022
Using real-world assets will allow Frax’s products to operate as intended even in a bear market
Luna Foundation to Add $100 Million in AVAX to the UST Decentralized Forex Reserve
8.4.2022
Following the Luna Foundation Guard’s (LFG) purchase of 5,040 bitcoin on Wednesday, the following day the Singapore-based non-profit announced it will be acquiring $100 million avalanche (AVAX) tokens. LFG detailed on Thursday that the purchase is meant to strategically align the Terra...
BNY Mellon to Custody Assets Backing Circle's USDC Stablecoin
31.3.2022
The relationship likely carries publicity upside for both financial brands
Western Union Suspends Operations in Russia, Belarus Over Ukraine War
12.3.2022
Remittance giant Western Union has joined other financial services companies supporting sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision will affect customers in the Russian Federation as well as those in Belarus, an ally of Moscow, backing its military operation. Western...
Bitcoin Hashrate Hits Another Milestone, Network’s Mining Difficulty Taps 13-Year High
17.2.2022
The processing power backing the Bitcoin network has continued its upward momentum tapping another all-time high (ATH) on February 15, 2022, at 249 exahash per second (EH/s). Following the latest ATH, the network’s mining difficulty increased on Thursday morning (EST), up 4.78% and reaching...
Bitcoin Hashrate Surges Tapping Lifetime High, Foundry Commands Top Mining Pool Rank for 30 Days
14.2.2022
The processing power backing the Bitcoin network has tapped another all-time high (ATH) in 2022, reaching 246 exahash per second (EH/s) on February 12. After the network reached an ATH on January 15, a month later the hashrate increased by 12.43% — this despite the network’s mining...
This is What’s Backing Ark’s Big Bitcoin, Ethereum and Web 3 Forecasts
26.1.2022
Ark Investment Management, the fund led by the well-known technology investor Cathie Wood, has revealed just how bullish they are on bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and Web3 more broadly -- while laying out their case for how BTC could reach a price of more than USD 1m in the next decade....
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Indonesian Religious Organization Issues Decree Forbidding Use of Crypto by Country’s Muslim Population
21.1.2022
Indonesia’s Tarjih Council and the Central Executive Tajdid of Muhammadiyah have issued a fatwa (decree) stipulating the illegality of cryptocurrency use or investment by the country’s Muslims. The fatwa points to the volatility as well as the lack of state backing as reasons...
Mozilla ‘Pauses the Ability to Donate Crypto’ After Complaints and ‘Environmental Impact’ Considerations
7.1.2022
On December 31, the software community founded in 1998, Mozilla, announced it was accepting crypto-asset donations via Bitpay. However, shortly after the announcement, a number of people complained about the decision the company made. A week later, Mozilla has announced it is backing away from...
E-Commerce Giant Amazon Backs Wax Blockchain-Based Fractional Trading Card Market Dibbs: Report
11.12.2021
According to reports, the e-commerce giant Amazon has recently invested in a fractional sports trading card marketplace called Dibbs. The platform, built on top of the Wax blockchain, allows users to purchase and sell fractions of collectible trading cards. Reports further add that the financial...
Inflation Plagues American Economy: US Consumer Prices See Fastest Rise in Close to 40 Years
11.12.2021
The consumer price index (CPI) data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show prices in the United States climbed 6.8% in November compared to 12 months ago. It’s the largest rise in close to forty years, and U.S. policymakers are backing away fast from saying inflation...
Norway Mulls Backing Sweden’s Call for Euro Ban on Crypto Mining
19.11.2021
The government in Norway is considering ways to limit the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining and may support Swedish proposals to that end, including a European ban on proof-of-work mining. The European Commission has revealed it is already working to promote a transition to “more...
$500M blockchain gaming proposal Game7 to come online with backing from industry veterans
18.11.2021
The vast majority of the funding will come from BitDAO, one of the fastest growing decentralized treasuries in the world
Two Entertainment Projects Featuring Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs Get Backing From Universal Music Group, Timbaland
14.11.2021
This week Universal Music Group, the Dutch–American multinational music corporation announced the formation of a non-fungible token (NFT) metaverse music group called Kingship, which features four Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs. Following the announcement, the hit record producer Timbaland...
Ethereum shillers call for $5K ETH, and this time derivatives data is backing them up
1.11.2021
Ether bulls have been calling for $5,000 ETH for years, and now derivatives data suggests that the price is finally realistic