Author: Tony Pearce
Thesis Attracts $21M in Series A Fundraising
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCryptocurrency venture studio Thesis has just completed a Series A funding round in which the company has attracted $21 million.
Dogecoin Daily Trading Volume Hits Nearly $1B in Q2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDogecoin’s trading volume has increased 13-fold during the second quarter of the year to nearly $1 billion.
People’s Bank of China Releases Digital Yuan WhitePaper
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe People’s Bank of China, the central bank of the country, has just published the whitepaper of the e-CNY, the digital version of the yuan.
Volume of Fraudulent Crypto Transactions Hits $1B
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe volume of illegal transactions in which digital assets have been used has hit $1B between July 2020 and July 2021.
Custody Platform Fireblocks is Integrating With Polygon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFireblocks has recently announced it has partnered with the platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development Polygon.
Market Update – Bitcoin Loses Almost $1,000
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe market’s leading cryptocurrency has lost almost $1,000 in the past day and is now trading at $31,791.66 (-1.87%).
SEC Puts Off Decision on WisdomTree’s Bitcoin ETF
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just postponed its decision on the Bitcoin ETF application filed by WisdomTree.
Crypto Derivatives Platform Bybit Launches Spot Trading
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bybit has just announced it is expanding its crypto-related services.
Market Update – Bitcoin Shows No Changes
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe leading cryptocurrency remains almost at the same level as yesterday, trading at $32,494.1, just a few dollars below yesterday’s price.
China’s Largest Electricity Provider Demands to Stop Crypto Mining
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChinese journalist Colin Wu has reported the Chinese state-owned power supplier State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has sent a notice to all regions of the country demanding to stop crypto mining.
S&P Launches Index That Tracks 240 cryptos
Reading Time: < 1 minuteS&P Dow Jones Indices has just rolled out a new crypto index tracking more than 240 cryptocurrencies.
UAE to Develop a National Digital Currency
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has just announced it intends to develop its own national digital currency (CBDC).
Polygon Teams Up With Community Gaming to Enable Scalable Esports Tournaments
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCommunity Gaming has partnered with Polygon to allow tournament organizers to deploy their esports tournaments onto the Polygon network.
Bitcoin Ransomware-related Addresses Receive More Than $33M This Year
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitcoin addresses associated to hackers involved in ransomware attacks have received over $33 million in 2021.
Clearmoon Network is Here to Educate
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe protocol is led by Alexander Lisin and offers something unique to the DeFi space – education.
Square to Develop a Crypto Wallet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSquare, the payments company owned by Jack Dorsey, has just reported it plans to build a cryptocurrency wallet.
Market Update – Bitcoin Almost Touches $35,000
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe market’s leading cryptocurrency is just a few dollars away from the $40,000 mark.
CoinGecko Debuts “How to DeFi: Advanced” Book
Reading Time: 2 minutesCoinGecko is furthering their efforts to help guide those interested in DeFi with the launch of their “How to DeFi: Advanced” book.
Iran Stops Exporting Electricity Because of Miners’ Excessive Consumption
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe general manager of Iran’s electricity distribution company has just announced the company has stop exporting electricity to other countries.
CryptoTask Migrates to Tezos Blockchain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCryptoTask has announced it is moving from the Ethereum to the Tezos blockchain.
40% of Institutional Investors Will Buy More BTC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to a survey conducted by London-based cryptocurrency fund Nickel Digital Asset Management, 82% of the 100 investors and wealth managers plan to acquire more digital assets until 2023.
Market Update – The Bitcoin Price Increases by Almost $1,000
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe price of the market’s largest cryptocurrency by capitalization has added almost $1,000 over the past day to currently trade at $34,226,91.
CoinShares to Buy Alan Howard’s ETF Business
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCoinShares has just announced it intends to buy the exchange-traded fund (ETF) business of Elwood Technologies.
Former Employee of Cryptocurrency Exchange Cryptopia Admits He Stole Cryptos
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn exemployee of now-defunt cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has admitted the stole some cryptocurrencies from the company.
Thailand’s SEC Accuses Binance of Conducting Unregistered Operations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Thai regulator has just filed a criminal complaint against crypto exchange Binance for reportedly conducting unregistered operations.
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