Category: News
Latest news on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the crypto world in general.
CryptoPunks Collection NFT is Sold for $23.7M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChain infrastructure company CEO Deepak Thapliyal has purchased NFT CryptoPunk #5822 for 8,000 ETH (about $23.7 million).
BlockFi to Pay $100M in Fines to US Regulators
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCryptocurrency lending platform BlockFi will pay $100M in fines to settle its dispute with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state financial regulators.
Allbridge Project Integrates with NEAR Protocol
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAllbridge has announced it has integrated with the NEAR Protocol.
The European Union Will Consider Bill on Digital Euro in 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe European Union (EU) will consider in early 2023 a bill on its central bank digital currency (CBDC).
YouTube Will Use NFTs to Monetize Content
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVideo streaming platform YouTube is exploring the possibility of integrating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to monetize content on the platform.
Tezos Becomes Manchester United’s Official Blockchain and Training Kit Partner
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEnglish soccer club Manchester United has just announced it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Tezos.
iPhone Devs Announce New Crypto Function
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe developers of iPhone, Apple’s smartphone, have recently announced all their potential users will soon be able to make payments in cryptocurrency.
Miners Sold Their Bitcoins in Early February
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to a recent report released by Glassnode, the fall of the market in 2022 was partially caused by Bitcoin miners.
BlackRock Will Launch Digital Asset Trading Service
Reading Time: < 1 minuteInternational investment company with $10 trillion in assets under management BlackRock has announced it will add the ability to trade cryptocurrencies.
VerticalCrypto Art and Rarible Announce ART & NFT in Association with Whitewall
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVerticalCrypto Art (VCA) and Rarible have announced in partnership with Whitewall ART & NFT: The Digital Roots, a contemporary West Hollywood pop-up exhibition.
KPMG Canada Purchases Bitcoin and Ethereum
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Canadian branch of audit firm KPMG has recently announced it has purchased Bitcoin and Ethereum using the Gemini Trust Company service.
Hackers Hack Crypto Exchange PayBito
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe group behind the LockBit ransomware has gained access to the confidential information of the cryptocurrency exchange PayBito.
FBI Seizes $3.6B in Bitcoin Stolen From Bitfinex
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRepresentatives of the US authorities have announced the detention of persons involved in the hacking of Bitfinex in 2016, as well as the confiscation of $3.6 billion in Bitcoin.
Nvidia Will Not Buy Chip Maker ARM for $40B
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGraphics company Nvidia has recently announced that it has abandoned its $40 billion acquisition of chip manufacturer ARM.
Kazakhstan Wants to Raise Taxes on Crypto Mining
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe President of Kazakhstan has instructed at a government meeting to increase the tax on crypto mining and identify all mining farms.
FDIC Says Crypto Adoption Poses Risks to Financial System
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe FDIC acting chairman Martin Gruenberg has said cryptos and the assessment of the risks associated with them have been among the top priorities in the work of the FDIC for this year.
BuzzFeed is Criticized for Revealing Identities of Bored Ape Yacht Club Founders
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBuzzFeed journalist Katie Notopoulos has revealed the identities of two of the four co-founders of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection.
Russian Authorities May Receive 1 Trillion Rubles Per Year From Crypto Taxation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Russian authorities have estimated they will be able to receive up to 1 trillion rubles annually in taxes from participants in the crypto market.
Justin Sun is Accused of Manipulating Vote in Compound Protocol
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJustin Sun, the founder of Tron, has been accused of a “governance attack” on landing protocol Compound.
Crypto Exchange WhiteBIT Teams Up with Gaming Platform FACEIT
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto exchange WhiteBIT has partnered with competitive online multiplayer gaming platform FACEIT.
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.
Fundstrat Believes Bitcoin Will Hit a Local Low
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMark Newton, Managing Director of Fundstrat, has said that in the next few months, the Bitcoin price with a “good probability” may reach a local bottom, but investors should proceed with caution.
Bitcoin Volatility Falls to 15-month Low
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitcoin has been trading in a tight range over the past few weeks.
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.
Solana Announces $5M Hackathon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSolana has announced that it will hold an international Riptide hackathon from February 2 to March 17 with a $5 million prize pool and seed funding.
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