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Bitcoin Holds Above $40K After Fed Hike, Avalanche’s AVAX Leads Gains Amongst Crypto Majors
17.3.2022
Demand for bitcoin was supported by the strengthening of stock indices and the weakening of the dollar, analysts said
Market Wrap: Cryptos Recover From Drop After Fed Rate Hike; Expect Higher Volatility
16.3.2022
Cryptocurrencies experienced a wild trading day after the Fed raised rates for the first time since 2018. Bitcoin (BTC) was up about 3% over the past 24 hours, while altcoins such as SAND and LINK outperformed
Kazakhstan Shuts Down Over 100 Crypto Mining Farms
16.3.2022
More than 100 crypto farms in Kazakhstan have terminated operations as a result of ongoing inspections of the mining sector. Authorities have revealed that some of the facilities are linked to prominent businessmen and former government officials. Financial Watchdog Goes After Crypto Miners Across...
Crypto startup employee quits after realizing telltale signs of failure
16.3.2022
Offering NFT services without proper infrastructure and purchasing crypto at ATH purely based on popularity were the red flags for the Redditor
India Targets 700 Crypto Investors for Non-Payment of Taxes: Report
16.3.2022
India’s income tax department has reportedly identified about 700 cryptocurrency investors who have failed to pay taxes on high-value crypto transactions. “We have a long list of people who were transacting in crypto assets but were not paying tax,” said an official with...
THORChain’s RUNE Continues to Rally After Positive Ecosystem Developments
15.3.2022
The RUNE protocol went live with synthetic assets trading on its platform as of last Thursday
Hacker Siphons $3 Million Worth of DAI and ETH From Defi Protocol Deus Finance
15.3.2022
Another decentralized finance (defi) protocol was breached this week after it was discovered that a hacker exploited the bilateral over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives platform Deus Finance. According to a post mortem Twitter thread published by the security firm Peckshield, Deus lost around...
RUNE Extends Rally After Interest-Free Loans, Synths Unveiled
15.3.2022
The price of RUNE, the native token of the THORChain decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, has risen strongly for the past week after a slew of new features was unveiled, including synthetic assets and loans with no interest....
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Bitcoin & Crypto Miners Set to Face Fresh EU Scrutiny After Rejected Proof-of-Work Ban
15.3.2022
The European Union still has its sights set on bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) miners – despite rejecting a proposed rule that would have effectively banned proof-of-work (PoW) mining across the union....
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‘Ecstasy Kingpin’ From Brockton Forfeits $2.3M in Bitcoin to Massachusetts Law Enforcement
14.3.2022
A man from Brockton, Massachusetts was sentenced to eight years in prison and forced to forfeit 59 bitcoin worth $2.3 million, after he was caught selling Xanax, ecstasy, and ketamine on the deep web. Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins stressed during the announcement that the government...
Market Wrap: Cryptos Decline After Rejection of EU Bitcoin Proposal
14.3.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptos were unmoved after the rejection of the EU bitcoin proposal on Monday. Traders expect a busy week ahead with the Fed meeting and geopolitical developments on tap
Deep dive: how Astroneer made it to 8 million players
14.3.2022
[The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert & company founder Simon Carless, and is a regular look at how people discover and buy video games in the 2020s.] Welcome to the working week, my friends and colleagues in ‘the game...
Bitcoin Below $39,000 After EU Vote on Crypto Regulation
14.3.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) still faces resistance below $40,000 as traders weigh aftermath of EU cryptocurrency legislation and rate hikes this week from the Fed
New Streamer Awards Show Designs Trophy After Pepe The Frog For Some Reason
14.3.2022
The Streamer Awards, an awards ceremony dedicated to livestreaming (and not to be confused with The Streamy Awards), hosted its first-ever show on March 12. Founded and organized by cooking streamer QTCinderella, the celebration pulled in 380,000 concurrent viewers, as big-name broadcasters like...
Pixar NFT drop sells out on VeVe shortly after launch
14.3.2022
It appears the collection sold for an equivalent of $3.3 million
PlayStation Allows Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Cross-Play After Blocking It On Borderlands 3
14.3.2022
Upcoming co-op shooter Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will get cross-play across all platforms, Gearbox announced yesterday. That might have seemed like a forgone conclusion in the year 2022, but it marks the first time Borderlands users from PlayStation and Xbox will get to play together.Read more
XRP Pumps and Drops After a ‘Huge Win’ for Ripple
14.3.2022
The price of XRP, the cryptoasset affiliated with the American fintech firm Ripple, pumped strongly on Friday, before falling back down over the weekend. The moves came after a federal judge had rejected the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s move to strike Ripple’s “fair notice”...
Dogecoin Spikes Briefly After Musk Says He Won't Sell His Crypto Holdings
14.3.2022
Prices of the memecoin often see a surge after celebrity mentions
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Jumps 15% Higher in 10 Days, Mining Difficulty Expected to Rise
13.3.2022
After bitcoin miners caught a break ten days ago when the difficulty dropped 1.49% lower, the network’s hashrate increased more than 15% since then. Currently, the processing power has been coasting along above the 200 exahash per second (EH/s) zone but another difficulty increase...
Stripe Brings Back Crypto Support After 4 Years — Says ‘Crypto Is Going Mainstream’
12.3.2022
Payment giant Stripe has brought back crypto support after it stopped processing bitcoin payments four years ago. The company now says, “Our optimism for the future of crypto was not unfounded … Crypto is going mainstream.” Stripe Brings Back Crypto Support Payment giant Stripe...