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Digital Yen Will Not Benefit Japan’s Financial Network, Former BOJ Official Claims

Hiromi Yamaoka – the former leader of the Bank of Japan’s financial settlement department – urged the institution to avoid using the digital...


Deutsche Börse Saw 922% Increase in Investors Demand for Cryptocurrency Products

The leading German stock market operator – Deutsche Börse – noted that cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) had been highly attrac...


GateIo First to List Alephium (ALPH)

[PRESS RELEASE – Lausanne, Switzerland, 31st January 2022] Alephium, an innovative Layer 1 blockchain announces today its first official li...


New Week Starts in Red: BTC Down $1K, LUNA Plunged 10% (Market Watch)

After failing to remain north of $38,000, bitcoin went down again and lost around $1,000 in hours. The alternative coins are in an even wors...


OpenSea Compensates Affected Users with Over $1.8 Million Following Exploit

In light of mounting criticism and complaints from the crypto community, one of the largest NFT marketplaces, OpenSea, has reimbursed about ...


Cardano Price Analysis: The Calm Before the Storm, ADA’s Breakout Imminent?

Cardano (ADA) has been consolidating inside a tight range for a while, but it appears that a possible breakout is likely incoming over the n...


Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Seen 20% Weekly Recovery, Is $3K Retest Next?

Ethereum managed to break above $2,600 after buyers took control of the short-term price action. Since recording a 6-month low on Monday ($2...


Market Watch: LINK and AXS Explode 10%, Bitcoin Maintains $38K

Bitcoin tried to take down $39,000 but was stopped and dropped to its current level of around $38,000. Most altcoins are slightly less fluct...


Justin Bieber Buys a Bored Ape NFT for $1.3 Million (500 ETH)

Justin Bieber becomes the latest member of the exclusive Bored Ape Yacht Club and the proud owner of Ape #3001 that he bought for 500 ETH. ...


Frahm: Framing the Metaverse

Non-fungible tokens have been the hot topic of 2021 – there’s no other way around it. Their astronomic rise had the entire industry in awe, ...


Criminals Laundered $8.6 Billion Worth of Crypto in 2021: Chainalysis Report

The blockchain-based data platform – Chainalysis – estimated that the total cryptocurrency value laundered in 2021 was $8.6 billion – 30% mo...


Love Hurts: British Man Loses $200K in a Bitcoin Romance Scam (Report)

An anonymous UK resident reportedly parted with nearly $200,000 of his savings after a woman he messaged in a dating app conned him. The man...


Goldman Sachs: Growing Crypto Adoption Might Not Push Prices Higher

According to analysts at the multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs, the growing mainstream acceptance might not result in higher price...


Robinhood’s Crypto Revenue in Q4 Declined Compared to Q3

The American financial services firm – Robinhood – announced that its cryptocurrency trading revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 totaled ...


Weekend Watch: Crypto Recovery – Bitcoin Eyes $38K, SOL Spikes 8%

Bitcoin’s recovery attempts continue with the asset aiming to overcome $38,000. Most alternative coins have produced even more significant g...


Google Cloud Launches a Digital Assets Team

Google Cloud, Google’s online data storage services division, is increasingly focusing on decentralized technologies and announced the creat...


Fidelity Files with The SEC to Launch Metaverse ETFs

The large asset manager – Fidelity Investments – filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a pair of exchange-traded...


Bitcoin Volatility Continues: LUNA Dips 13% (Market Watch)

Following another sub $36,000 dip, bitcoin bounced off and tapped $37,500 before it was rejected. Most altcoins are somewhat calm on a daily...


Russia Finance Ministry Proposes to Regulate Crypto Instead of Banning It

The Ministry of Finance proposed a regulatory framework that would enable cryptocurrency transactions to be carried out through Russia’s ban...


The Sandbox Partners with Warner for Musical Metaverse

The Sandbox is aiming to introduce a music-themed virtual world in a new partnership with Warner Music Group (WMG). In an announcement on Ja...


Joe Biden To Push For Crypto Regulations as a Matter of National Security

Joe Biden’s administration wants to clarify once and for all the regulatory landscape surrounding the crypto sphere —taking the opportunity ...


Acala Hints Core Products Rollout Following Official Launch on Polkadot

Following its successful launch on the Polkadot Mainnet this week, Acala, an Ethereum-compatible DeFi protocol for scaling dApps, has reveal...


Historical Price and Web 3.0 Aggregator Set to Launch

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Web 3.0 aggregator DefiSherpa has announced the beta launch of its web app. The app will allow use...


Augmented NFT Blockchain Ternoa Released its Launchpad

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] There’s no more doubt that the non-fungible token sector has expanded well beyond the realm of the...


Market Watch: Bitcoin Topped at $39K, Crypto Markets Lost $100B Following Fed’s Meeting

Bitcoin’s run-up was halted at around $39,000 after the Federal Reserve announced it will increase the interest rates in March this year. Th...


No Changes in Tesla’s Bitcoin Holdings in Q4 2021, The Financial Statement Shows

The financial statements published by Tesla in regards to its Q4 2021 performance indicated that the firm’s BTC position had remained the sa...


Reddit Joins The NFT Party With Profile Picture Testing

Reddit has jumped aboard the NFT bandwagon by testing a feature that allows users to add any NFT they own as their profile picture. The mov...