Author: Chris Smith
Omicron Token Price Increases 10-fold After Emergence of New Strain of COVID-19
Reading Time: < 1 minute The price of Omicron (OMIC) has risen more than 900% after the identification of a new strain of COVID-19 that the World Health Organization (WHO) has named omicron.
Animoca Brands and Hex Trust Intend to Offer Financial Services for GameFi
Reading Time: < 1 minute NFT games operator Animoca Brands and custodian service Hex Trust have announced a joint venture aimed at developing an institutional digital wallet and launch financial services for gamers.
Hillary Clinton Warns Against Possible Manipulation of Crypto Market By Russia and China
Reading Time: < 1 minute Joe Biden’s administration needs to strengthen the regulation of cryptocurrencies in the face of manipulation by individual states and non-governmental players.
Panther Protocol Attracts $22M to Build Interoperable Privacy Layer for DeFi and Web3
Reading Time: < 1 minute Panther Protocol has just announced that it has completed a funding round in which it has raised over 22 million through a Public Sale.
Celsius Network Raises Additional $350M Following Investment Round
Reading Time: < 1 minute Celsius Network has increased the volume of funds raised during its recent Series B investment round to $750 million.
South Korea Wants to Tax NFTs
Reading Time: < 1 minute The financial regulator of South Korea has announced it is exploring the possibility of taxing non-fungible token (NFT) transactions.
US Banking Regulators Will Prepare a Crypto Guide in 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Fed, the FDIC and the OCC under the US Treasury Department have identified a number of areas related to digital asset regulation that require further clarification.
Alkimi Exchange Opens Staking Pool on Lattice Exchange
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alkimi exchange has just announced that its Staking Pool will open on Lattice Exchange tomorrow, November 24.
Flare Teams Up with Rival to Become Their Preferred NFT & DAO Token Platform
Reading Time: < 1 minute Blockchain company Flare has joined forces with eSports, gaming and fan engagement enterprise platform Rival to become their preferred NFT & DAO token platform.
Andreessen Horowitz Helps DJ 3LAU’s NFT Platform Raise $55M
Reading Time: < 1 minute NFT music platform Royal has recently completed a $55 million Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
IMF Says El Salvador Should Not Have Legalized BTC as Legal Tender
Reading Time: < 1 minute The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has criticized once again the decision made by the authorities of Latin American country El Salvador to recognize Bitcoin as an official currency.
Three Arrows Capital CEO Criticizes Ethereum and Says Crypto is a “Dystopia”
Reading Time: < 1 minute The CEO of Singapore-based venture capital fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), Su Zhu, has criticized Ethereum for its high fees.
TIME Magazine Will Keep ETH on its Balance Sheet
Reading Time: < 1 minute TIME magazine will hold Ethereum (ETH) on its balance sheet for the first time ever as part of a joint educational program on the metaverse with Mike Novogratz’s crypto trading bank Galaxy Digital Holdings.
Celer’s cBridge Exceeds $1B in Transaction Volume in Just 4 Months
Reading Time: < 1 minute cBridge has recently announced that its total cross-chain transaction volume and assets bridged have surpassed$1B.
Glassnode Analysts Say There Are No Signs of Panic in Whales Amid Bitcoin Crash
Reading Time: < 1 minute The about 20% correction in the price of the leading crypto has not pushed long-term investors to massive sales.
Osprey Funds Launches an Actively Managed NFT Investment Fund
Reading Time: < 1 minute Digital asset manager Osprey Funds has plans to launch an institutional-oriented fund for investments in the non-fungible token (NFT) segment in early 2022.
OpenSea to Reach $10B Valuation After New Investment Round
Reading Time: < 1 minute The estimates are based on the explosive growth in trading volumes on the platform.
Fidelity Receives Green Light to Work in Canada as Bitcoin Custodian
Reading Time: < 1 minute The IIROC has recently allowed Fidelity Investments to launch an institution-focused Bitcoin trading and custodian platform in the country.
US Senator Proposes to Exclude Crypto Brokers from Infrastructure Plan
Reading Time: < 1 minute A US senator has introduced a bill that seeks to repeal a provision of the infrastructure plan.
Mining Company Marathon Shares Drop After SEC Initiates Investigation
Reading Time: < 1 minute Marathon, a mining company listed on the US stock exchange Nasdaq, has announced it is being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
India Will Regulate Cryptocurrencies as Assets
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Indian government intends to ban the use of cryptocurrencies to make payments, however, it will allow them to be traded and held as assets like stocks, gold or bonds.
Startup Alex Raises $5.8M to Build Bitcoin-Based DeFi Platform
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alex’s Stacks blockchain-based decentralized platform team has attracted $5.8 million in a funding round led by White Star Capital.
US President Joe Biden Signs Infrastructure Plan Without Crypto Amendments
Reading Time: < 1 minute US president Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan bill to raise $1.2 trillion to upgrade infrastructure without amendments in favor of representatives of the cryptocurrency industry.
Entrepreneur First Rolls Out Web3 Startup Platform for Tezos Ecosystem
Reading Time: < 1 minute Entrepreneur First has just announced the launch of a blockchain-focused company-building platform: Entrepreneur First Web3 on Tezos.
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Increases by 4.69%
Reading Time: < 1 minute As a result of another recalculation, the complexity of mining the leading cryptocurrency has increased by 4.69%.
