EU set to invest $177B in blockchain and other novel technologies
EU officials have set their sights on significant direct funding for emerging technologies including blockchain. The European Union is reportedly...
Year: 2021
OpenSea exec used the platform’s influence to pump his own NFTs
Allegations of NFT insider trading have been confirmed by OpenSea, which issued a statement about its head of product lead....
BTC price hits $48K with little resistance left before $50K retest
The "final hurdle" before all-time highs is now in sight, say analysts, as Bitcoin adds to weekly gains. Bitcoin (BTC)...
NY Attorney General Shuts Down Crypto Trading Platform Coinseed That Cheated Investors out of Millions
New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a court order to shut down cryptocurrency exchange Coinseed. The order also...
State Bank of India Blocks Payments to Cryptocurrency Exchanges on UPI Platform
State Bank of India (SBI) has reportedly blocked payments to cryptocurrency exchanges using its Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Payment processors...
HOGE Announces Collaboration With the DeFi Angels
The Original DeFi Meme Token – HOGE has joined forces with the DeFi Angels to give their project a voice...
Bitcoin Will Not Become Legal Tender in Uzbekistan, Central Bank Official Insists
Cryptocurrency cannot be adopted as a means of payment in Uzbekistan, a high-ranking official from the country’s central bank has...
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin treasury exceeds cash held by 80% of S&P 500 non-financial companies
The Nasdaq-listed company recently announced it added another 5,050 Bitcoin to its coffers for about $242.9 million. The value of...
Why hardware wallets might not offer as much protection as you think, explained
Hardware wallet brands have been built on the promise of security — but in some cases, these devices aren’t as...
Turkish central bank taps local tech firms for digital currency R&D
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey has singed agreements with various firms to form the Digital Turkish Lira...
Bitcoin has now been above $10K for a whole year
While attention focuses on $100,000, few remember that BTC/USD has now been in five figures for over 365 days. Bitcoin...
The ongoing NFT boom: Can supply of nonfungibles outweigh demand?
Why do classic NFTs from 2017 continue to trade for high prices, and will new projects be as successful, even...
Amex Ventures backs $55M Abra raise
Venture capital continues to flow into the crypto industry, with high-profile investors such as American Express taking part in the...
Bank of Russia wants to block ‘emotional’ and suspicious crypto activity
The Russian central bank is planning to slow down payments to crypto exchanges and combat suspicious crypto activity. As cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin miner maker Canaan records highest quarterly profit since 2019 IPO
Chinese Bitcoin miner manufacturer Canaan Inc. has reported significant revenue figures for the second quarter of 2021. Despite the price...
