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06.02 / 00:21
Blockchain
Technology
Investments
Banks
crypto sector
TradFi
3 things the crypto sector must offer to truly mainstream with TradFi
In the past year, we’ve seen the crypto economy undergo exponential expansion as heaps of money poured into various cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (DeFi), nonfungible tokens (NFT), crypto indices, insurance products and decentralized options markets.
05.02 / 02:09
markets
defi
Investments
education
Winter is coming! Here are 5 ways to survive a crypto bear market
The cryptocurrency market has an interesting way of catching even the most seasoned veterans off guard as each bull and bear market initially shows similarities to previous cycles only to veer off in an unexpected direction and wipe out the fortunes of newly minted crypto millionaires.
04.02 / 04:51
business
NFT
Investments
reports
valuation
Reports Bored Ape creator in talks with A16z: Potential valuation $5B
Silicon Valley tech VC Andreessen Horowitz (A16z) is reportedly eying an investment in Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs, with a reported valuation as high as $5 billion.
04.02 / 01:23
business
Investments
Television
Media
ad
park
South Park destroys Matt Damon's Crypto.com ad in season premiere
More than three months after its release, the ad from crypto exchange Crypto.com featuring Hollywood star Matt Damon was the subject of ridicule in the latest episode of the animated series South Park.
03.02 / 00:03
business
Investments
Funding
Media
Pixel Vault raises $100M for NFT development platform
Operator-led venture capital firms Velvet Sea Ventures and 01 Advisors invested $100 million into Pixel Vault, a large nonfungible token collection of superheroes, to jointly launch the rebranded multi-franchise nonfungible token (NFT) entertainment company, Pixel Vault Inc.
01.02 / 00:33
Investments
CoinShares
Bitcoin
week
Is the bottom in? Institutional crypto funds record second week of inflows
After recording heavy outflows at the start of 2022, cryptocurrency investment funds have seen a gradual uptick in investor demand over the past two weeks, offering cautious optimism that the worst of the market downturn had passed.
31.01 / 16:17
markets
Investments
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Price
Bitcoin price down 20% so far in 2022 after worst January since 2018
Bitcoin (BTC) is heading for its worst January performance in four years — could all not be what it seems?
31.01 / 13:53
markets
Ethereum
Investments
Interest rates
Ethereum price risks dropping to $2K on 'bear flag' setup
Ethereum's native token Ether (ETH) will extend its 30% slump this year to the lowest price level since July 2021, if a textbook technical indicator plays out.
28.01 / 15:07
defi
Investments
Africa
United Nations
Backed
stake
Nigerians are among the first to take advantage of decentralized loans backed by small-stake personal cryptocurrency
Global climate change continues to challenge the world's productivity and has already badly impacted the overall ability to maintain minimum sustainable goods production in Nigeria, as well as impacting overall food security for much of the population. Today, 100 million people in Africa face multiple crises, emergencies and catastrophic levels of food insecurity - with an increase of more than 60% between 2019 and 2020. As a result, social uplift has become a key goal for Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) impact investing and global interest under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNDP).
28.01 / 00:37
Ethereum
defi
Investments
Funding
donates
Bybit donates $134M to BitDAO and integrates Arbitrum
The news about crypto derivatives exchange Bybit was two-fold Thursday, as the company announced via Twitter its $134 million contribution to the BitDAO Treasury in the form of Ether (ETH), Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC), as well as the completion of the integration of Ethereum layer-2 solution Arbitrum.
27.01 / 21:51
business
Facebook
ETF
Investments
Holdings
Zuck got PUNKed — new Metaverse-linked ETF shorts Meta shares in holdings
An exchange-traded fund linked to companies involved with the Metaverse launched on the Cboe BZX Exchange — shorting shares of Facebook’s parent company, Meta.
27.01 / 19:51
ETF
Investments
SEC
Bitcoin
Wise
spot ETF
SEC rejects application for Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust spot ETF
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has disapproved asset manager Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust spot exchange-traded fund application.
27.01 / 03:07
Blockchain
Adoption
Investments
Sandbox
The Sandbox announces $50M fund for its startup accelerator program
Virtual world project The Sandbox announced its metaverse accelerator program that will push the development of the open metaverse by investing $50 million in startups. The Animoca Brands subsidiary is partnering with the venture accelerator firm Brinc to target 30 to 40 blockchain startups a year for the program.
26.01 / 23:23
ETF
Investments
SEC
Bitcoin
21Shares
SEC pushes decision on ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF to April 3
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has extended its window to approve the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund originally proposed in July 2021.
26.01 / 13:23
business
Investments
valuation
Crypto exchange FTX US closes $400M funding round to reach $8B valuation
Chicago-based crypto exchange FTX US has reached an $8 billion valuation following new funding.
26.01 / 08:41
business
Investments
coinbase
Grayscale
Low
Grayscale considers VeChain and Iota as Coinbase lists 4 low-cap coins
Grayscale, the world’s largest crypto asset manager, has added 25 coins to the list of assets it is considering adding to its investment products including VeChain, Iota, Monero and Axie Infinity.
25.01 / 21:13
defi
Investments
DEX
ICO
veteran
Why crypto industry needs venture capital: Q&A with veteran investor
Traditional funding in the crypto space was once considered useless. After all, the industry itself offers different, controversial, but nonetheless, ways to fund a project – initial coin offering (ICO), initial exchange offering (IEO) and the current darlings of offerings – launchpads and initial decentralized exchange (DEX) offerings.
25.01 / 14:43
Adoption
Investments
MicroStrategy
Bitcoin
Orange-pilled by Michael Saylor, NorthmanTrader CEO now a Bitcoin supporter
There is still room for humility and humor amidst a gloomy January for Bitcoin (BTC). A former outspoken Bitcoin critic has flipped bullish on Bitcoin after conversations with Michael Saylor, CEO of Microstrategy.
25.01 / 07:47
Ethereum
Investments
Bitcoin
Green shoots? Institutional crypto funds see first inflows in 5 weeks
After five weeks of constant outflows, institutional investment is finally trickling back into crypto funds with BTC the asset of choice and ETH falling out of favor.
24.01 / 23:37
Investments
stocks
Congress
lawmakers
end
House members call for an end to lawmakers trading stocks — is crypto next?
Congresspeople currently HODLing or actively trading in crypto may have to stop doing so while in office if recent pushes to ban lawmakers from investing in stocks gain enough support.
24.01 / 14:53
NFT
Hackers
Investments
security
BUG
NFT marketplace bug undervalues tokens, helps exploiter nab $750,000
A bug in the front end of popular nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has reportedly led to an exploit allowing users to buy popular NFTs at their previous listing price.
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