Author: Tony Pearce
MIT and Fed Publish Digital Dollar White Paper
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have published a white paper and open source CBDC as part of the first phase of exploring its potential release.
Kiss Bassist Gene Simmons Plans to Sell His Las Vegas House for Crypto
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKiss musician and bassist Gene Simmons has put up for sale a 1,000-square-foot Las Vegas home for $13.5 million and will allow the buyer to pay with cryptocurrencies.
The Russian Authorities Value the Russian Crypto Market at $214 Billion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Russian authorities have valued the Russian crypto market at $214 billion.
Binance Bans Nigerian Users
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto exchange Binance has suspended 281 accounts of Nigerian traders to prevent money laundering and ensure the security of the platform.
OpenSea Refunds Affected Users More Than $1.9 Million
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNFTs marketplace OpenSea has refunded 750 ETH (about $1.95 million) to users who suffered losses due to a vulnerability in the NFT listing feature on the platform.
The White House Intends to Speed Up the Development of Crypto Regulation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe administration of US President Joe Biden plans to instruct federal agencies to analyze digital assets and prepare the appropriate regulatory framework to ensure national security interests.
Cryptocurrency Startup Superdao Raises $10.5M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe developer of operating systems for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) Superdao has recently completed a $10.5 million seed round.
Kingfisher Capital Increases Investment in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS wealthy investment firm Kingfisher Capital has bought 93,463 shares of Grayscale Investments’ Bitcoin trust (GBTC) during the fourth quarter.
Crypto Funds Record Influx of Funds for First Time in Six Weeks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe inflow of funds into products based on digital assets from January 15 to 21 amounted to $14.4 million.
Unknown Hackers Hack YouTube Accounts of Crypto Bloggers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome hackers have attacked several crypto YouTube bloggers and published videos on their behalf with calls to send money.
Polkadex Announces Parachain Bid and Aims to Join Second Round of Parachains
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolkadex has just announced its parachain bid and that it aims to join the second round of parachains scheduled in March.
Morocco’s Largest Bank Joins RippleNet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAttijariwafa Bank, one of the leading banks in Morocco, is joining Ripple’s payment network RippleNet.
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits New Record High
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe difficulty of mining the largest cryptocurrency in the market has increased by 9.32% as a result of the last recalculation.
Crypto.com Reveals Hackers Have Stolen About $34M From the Platform
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring the recent attack on the Crypto.com infrastructure, the accounts of around 400 users were hacked.
NFT Marketplace OpenSea Confirms Purchase of Dharma Labs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNFT marketplace OpenSea has confirmed the purchase of Dharma Labs, the developer of an Ethereum wallet with the ability to buy tokens on Uniswap for fiat.
QANplatform Rolls Out World’s 1st Ethereum Compatible Quantum-Resistant Blockchain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteQANplatform, a quantum-resistant Layer 1 hybrid blockchain platform that will allow developers and enterprises to build quantum-resistant products, has just launched its testnet.
US Banking Regulator Says Supervision Will Increase Confidence in Stablecoins
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBanking regulation can increase confidence in stablecoins, said Michael Hsu, acting head of the OCC at the US Treasury.
Tether Freezes 3 Ethereum Addresses with $160M in USDT
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTether has blacklisted three addresses on the Ethereum blockchain with USDT stablecoin assets worth over $160 million.
DeFi Project Solrise Hires TradFi Executive to Grow and Expand Ecosystem
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSolrise, a cryptocurrency project that is taking DeFi in a new direction, has just announced it has expanded its team hiring Joseph Edwards.
Bitcoin Rises Amid Improving Conditions in the US Stock Market
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe improvement in the situation in the US stock market has had a positive effect on the positions of both Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Correlation Between Bitcoin and S&P 500 Hits High Since July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnalysts associate the January fall in the cryptocurrency with the retreat of US stock indices.
US Congressional Candidates Issue NFTs to Fund Their Campaigns
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCalifornia Democrat Shrina Kourani and Arizona Republican Blake Masters have proposed the use of NFTs to raise funds for their campaign for the US Congress.
Bloomberg Estimates Changpeng Zhao’s Fortune at $96 Billion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe fortune of the founder and CEO of crypto exchange Binance Changpeng Zhao is $96 billion, according to Bloomberg.
ATOM Price Approaches All-time High
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe price of the altcoin ATOM, the native token of the Cosmos project, has surpassed the $44 mark.
JPMorgan: Ethereum Will Lose Ground in the Decentralized Finance Market
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to a report by analysts from investment bank JPMorgan, Ethereum still tops the blockchain rankings in terms of DeFi protocols deployed.
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