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Journalist Claims She Identified the 2016 DAO Hacker, Evidence Shows Investigators ‘De-Mixed’ Wasabi Transactions
22.2.2022
An article published by journalist Laura Shin, and research stemming from the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis, claims to identify the alleged identity of The DAO hacker who drained millions of dollars worth of ethereum from the decentralized autonomous organization on June 17, 2016....
Grayscale Investments Asks Investors to Help Convince SEC to Approve Bitcoin Spot ETF
22.2.2022
Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, has launched a campaign aimed at convincing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve its bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) application. Grayscale seeks to convert its $25.7 billion bitcoin trust...
A DAO Is Attempting to Raise $4 Billion to Purchase the Denver Broncos
21.2.2022
A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) wants to purchase the National Football League (NFL) team the Denver Broncos. The DAO called “Buy the Broncos DAO” (BBD) wants to obtain the NFL team as a community and “put ownership in the hands of the fans.” A Newly Formed...
How to Recover $100 Billion in Lost Crypto Wallets – KeychainX CEO Robert Rhodin Explains
21.2.2022
KeychainX AG is a Swiss based crypto recovery company helping people access lost crypto since 2017. The company also has a patent pending keyless crypto wallet based on geographical and bio metrics using social recovery. Robert Rhodin is the CEO of KeychainX. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News...
Play-to-Earn Blockchain Game Axie Infinity Surpasses $4 Billion in All-Time NFT Sales
20.2.2022
This week, Axie Infinity, the blockchain-based online video game crafted by the Vietnamese software studio Sky Mavis, surpassed $4 billion in all-time non-fungible token (NFT) sales. Currently, the play-to-earn (P2E) game launched in 2018 is the third-largest NFT platform in terms of all-time...
Fireblocks to Acquire Crypto Payment Platform for a Reported $100 Million
20.2.2022
Digital asset custody service provider Fireblocks has announced it will acquire First Digital, a fellow Israeli company, for $100 million. The acquisition, which is said to be Fireblocks’ first, comes less than three weeks after the company revealed it raised $550 million in Series...
Report: Blockchain and Crypto VC Investments Grew Almost Tenfold During 2021 in Latam
20.2.2022
A new report issued by LAVCA, the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, has found that the venture capital (VC) investment in the region has grown immensely compared to the previous year’s numbers. In general, the region registered investments of more than $15 billion...
Flutterwave Raises $250 Million in Series D Funding Round, Startup Now Valued at Over $3 Billion
19.2.2022
Fintech startup Flutterwave announced recently that it has raised $250 million from its Series D funding round. The funding round, which attracted international investors, saw the startup’s value rise to over $3 billion. Capital Raised to Fund Flutterwave’s Expansion Plans...
Relatively Unknown Protocols Push TVL in Defi Above the $200 Billion Range
15.2.2022
On February 15, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) platforms is just above the $200 billion range, after a brief slump below that region last week. Out of the entire TVL in defi today, Ethereum commands 59.22% of that value with 532 defi protocols. Metrics during the last...
Global Crypto and Blockchain Investments Soared in 2021, Rising 5.5X to $30 Billion
10.2.2022
A new report by one of the Big Four accounting firms, KPMG, reveals that investment in the crypto and blockchain space grew 5.5 times the previous year to more than a record $30 billion in 2021. KPMG called 2021 a “Blockbuster year for crypto and blockchain.” ‘Blockbuster Year...
Report: Lebanon Planning to Devalue Currency by 93%, Depositors to Lose $38 Billion
9.2.2022
The Lebanese government is reportedly planning to devalue the local currency by up to 93% in a desperate bid to receive funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As part of the plan, a major portion of foreign currency deposits in the banking system will be converted into local currency...
Opensea’s All-Time NFT Sales Volume Crosses $20 Billion
9.2.2022
Data indicates the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea has crossed $20 billion in all-time sales. The leading NFT marketplace has seen more than 1.2 million traders leverage the platform since the market’s inception in 2017. 1.2 Million Opensea Traders and $20 Billion in Sales...
Why Meta Penguin Island Should Be Your Favorite Place to Look for NFTs This Winter
9.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Not only are the financial markets experiencing a revolution due to blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, but NFTs are changing the digital space for artists and consumers and investors. NFTs, already a multi-billion dollar sector, have witnessed an incredible rise of...
Russian Government Eyes $13 Billion in Taxes From Crypto Economy
9.2.2022
Authorities in Moscow expect to collect more than $13 billion as tax payments from the Russian crypto market, according to a government document quoted by media. The estimate comes as Russian institutions are holding discussions on the future of cryptocurrencies in the country. One Trillion Rubles...
Stablecoin Whale Domination — Tether Addresses Valued at $1M Own More Than 80% of USDT Supply
8.2.2022
As the market capitalization of the stablecoin tether nears $80 billion, with its current $77.9 billion valuation, data from onchain researchers at Santiment indicates that tether addresses valued at $1 million own more than 80% of the entire supply. Tether’s Whales Command More Than 80%...
Tesla Holding Bitcoin Worth $2 Billion — Sees Crypto as Both Investment and Liquid Alternative to Cash
8.2.2022
Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, has filed an annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showing bitcoin holdings with a fair value of almost $2 billion at the end of December. The company sees crypto as both an investment and liquid alternative to cash....
Technical Analysis: SHIB Climbs 50% Higher, as Meme Coin Hits $16 Billion Market Cap
7.2.2022
Shiba inu (SHIB) is up over 50% as of writing, with cryptocurrency markets continuing to gain momentum to start the week. The so-called ‘meme coin’ rally has seen SHIB recapture a $16 billion market capitalization. Biggest gainers On Monday, bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) both...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: Bitcoin Hits $43,000 After Tesla Announcement
7.2.2022
Following a strong weekend, bitcoin’s surge continued to start the week, as Tesla announced close to $2 billion worth of holdings in BTC. Overall, crypto markets were around 3% higher on Monday. Bitcoin Bitcoin, which consolidated for the majority of last week, moved closer to a three-week...
US Treasury Warns NFTs May Present New Illicit Finance Risks
6.2.2022
The U.S. treasury department has warned that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) may present new illicit finance risks. According to industry estimates, the NFT market could reach $35 billion in 2022 and more than $80 billion by 2025. NFTs May Present Illicit Finance Risks The U.S. Department of...
Value Locked in Defi Climbs 13% Higher Since Last Week’s Low, SOL Price Jumps 25%, AVAX TVL Spikes
5.2.2022
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has jumped back above the $200 billion range, hovering around $216.49 billion on Saturday morning (EST). The TVL in defi has increased 13.60% since tapping a low of $190.57 billion 13 days ago on January 23. The decentralized exchange...