Category: News
Latest news on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the crypto world in general.
Number of Employees in Blockchain Industry Increases by 160% in 4 Years
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy the mid-2023, the total number of employees in the blockchain industry has nearly doubled since 2019, reaching close to 190,000, according to K33 Research.
Blockchain Capital Participates in RISC Zero’s $40M Funding Round
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRISC Zero, the startup behind the zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) Virtual Machine, has raised $40 million in Series A funding.
Monerium and Safe Team Up to Develop On-chain Payments in EUR
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSafe and Monerium have partnered to promote both off-chain and on-chain payments in euros using Monerium’s EURe stablecoin, integrated into Safe’s Web3 accounts.
Number of Kraken Users Increases x5
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKraken’s share of the US crypto market has more than doubled in 18 months due to the bankruptcy of FTX in November and lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase in July 2023.
Uniswap Labs Launches its Liquidity Aggregator UniswapX
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUniswap Labs has recently launched UniswapX, its open-source liquidity aggregation protocol in beta mode on Ethereum.
zkSync Devs Create New Proof Mechanism
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMatter Labs has just unveiled its new STARK-based proof system, Boojum, for their Layer 2 Ethereum solution, zkSync Era.
Ark Invest Sold Almost 500,000 Coinbase Shares Last Week
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast week, Cathy Wood’s asset management firm, Ark Invest, sold off almost 500,000 shares of the crypto company Coinbase which earned them an impressive $53 million.
Crypto Funds See Influx of Funds for 4th Consecutive Week
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCoinShares analysts have reported that from July 8 to July 14, inflows into cryptocurrency investment products totaled $137.4 million.
SEC Accepts Spot Bitcoin ETFs Applications
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe SEC has accepted applications for spot Bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock, VanEck, Invesco, Fidelity Investments and WisdomTree.
Indonesia Will Launch a National Crypto Exchange This Month
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Indonesian Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency announced in January that a national cryptocurrency exchange is slated for completion in 2023.
JPMorgan: Bitcoin Halving is Similar to a Stress Test for Crypto Miners
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJPMorgan strategists Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou and his team have noted that a Bitcoin halving can have a positive effect on the cryptocurrency’s price.
US Authorities Arrest Former Celsius CEO
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnonymous Bloomberg sources reported yesterday that US law enforcement officers had apprehended Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of the Celsius crypto lending platform.
Crypto Exchange Bitget Says its Reserves Amount to $1.44B
Reading Time: < 1 minutePopular cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has recently revealed that its total reserves amount to $1.44 billion. Most of these funds are held in Bitcoin, Tether, Ethereum and USDC.
Crypto Exchange Binance Appoints Eleanor Hughes as Company’s General Counsel
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEleanor Hughes has been appointed as General Counsel of Binance, according to a press release.
Celsius Network Demands $150M from StakeHound
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBankruptcy company Celsius Network has accused StakeHound, a platform on the LSD blockchain, of failing to return tokens worth approximately $150.3 million.
The Digital Real Will Increase Financial Services Availability in Brazil
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Central Bank of Brazil is aiming to introduce a digital real (CBDC) into the financial system by the end of 2024, partnering with fintech startups and commercial banks.
Fox Unveils Premiere Date for its NFT Series Krapopolis
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFox Broadcasting Company has declared that the animated series “Krapopolis” from the creator of “Rick and Morty” Dan Harmon will have its premiere on September 24, 2023.
Number of Jobs in Crypto Industry Falls by 10%
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA report from K33 Research has found that there has been a 10% decrease in the number of people employed in the cryptocurrency sector, dropping from 210,000 to 190,000.
Berenberg Believes Bitcoin Rally Will Benefit MicroStrategy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnalyst firm Berenberg Capital Markets has predicted that the value of the IT giant will boom during the next Bitcoin bull market.
Russia’s Parliament Approves Law on Introduction of Digital Ruble
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe State Duma of the Russian Federation has passed in the second and third read ings a law which lays the groundwork for the integration of the central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Crypto Funds See Influx of Funds for Third Consecutive Week: CoinShares
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CoinShares analysts have assessed that the inflow of funds into cryptocurrency investment products over the past week (July 1-7) was $136.1 million, up from $124.7 million the week before.
Study: Gaming Industry is Ahead of DeFi and NFT Markets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to a new study from DappRadar, the gaming industry is leading the blockchain economy and is far ahead of the DeFi decentralized finance market and the NFT ecosystem.
Mining Firm HIVE Blockchain Mined 259 BTC Last Month
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHIVE Blockchain Technologies mined 259 Bitcoins in June, bringing their reserves up to 1967 BTC.
Europe Warns Against Exclusion of DeFi Sector from MiCA Regulation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAFME has called on regulators to keep DeFi services within the MiCA regulatory framework in order to protect market integrity, financial stability, and end users while promoting financial and technological innovation.
Arthur Hayes: Bitcoin Will Rise in the AI Era
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArthur Hayes, the founder of crypto exchange BitMEX, has recently reaffirmed his bullish forecast for Bitcoin, claiming its value could soar to $760,000.
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