Food companies secure trademarks to enter metaverseMajor food brands seem to be indicating that they plan to launch virtual food, drink and restaurant services in the future.Oct 18, 2022Judith BannermanQuist
Bitcoin mirrors 2020 pre-breakout, but analysts at odds whether this time is differentBTC price performance weakens after another crack at resistance near $20,000, but exchanges are showing a mounting tug-of-war between bulls and bears.Oct 18, 2022William Suberg
Tech’s good intentions and why Satoshi’s new ‘social order’ founderedBitcoin’s creator seemed to succeed where others failed — initially. What did he do differently? He rotated record-keepers.Oct 18, 2022Andrew Singer
UK Law Commission to review international laws on crypto to consider legal reformsThe legal review authority will work to compile law reform proposals for public consultation in the second half of 2023.Oct 18, 2022Gareth Jenkinson
Apples and oranges? How the Ethereum Merge could affect BitcoinWhile the Ethereum Merge failed to move Bitcoin from a price standpoint, the industry believes we have yet to see the effects of its shift from PoW to PoS.Oct 18, 2022Erhan Kahraman
Ripple’s $250M fund backs Web3 projects focused on ‘entertainment and media’A Ripple executive said the company believes that tokenization can transform the creator economy and create new business models.Oct 18, 2022Judith BannermanQuist
Shopify partners with Novel to deliver accessible Web3 for merchantsNovel can deploy smart contracts over the NFT collections and make them available to users for purchases on the Shopify storefront.Oct 18, 2022Arijit Sarkar
$740M in Bitcoin exits exchanges, the biggest outflow since June’s BTC price crashBitcoin price technicals, however, remain bearish with the BTC price eyeing a run-down toward $14,000 in Q4.Oct 18, 2022Yashu Gola
Ethereum solo validators that censor blocks should ‘be tolerated’ — ButerinSpeaking about a hypothetical scenario, the Ethereum co-founder said censorship should be tolerated depending on the case.Oct 18, 2022Ana Paula Pereira
Interpol reportedly creates dedicated unit to fight crypto crimesLaw enforcement agencies are “very often” not properly trained or equipped to track crypto crimes, Interpol secretary general Jürgen Stock said.Oct 18, 2022Helen Partz
Bitcoin price ‘easily’ due to hit $2M in six years — Larry LepardThe current BTC price is nearing the level where Lepard will “back up the truck,” with the asset manager eyeing 100x gains.Oct 18, 2022William Suberg
EU Commissioner urges lawmakers to hurry up with crypto regulations During her visit to the United States, the official highlighted the importance of a truly global regulatory effort.Oct 18, 2022David Attlee
‘Performing as expected’ — Aptos Labs defends day 1 criticismAptos’ blockchain claims to handle three times the amount of transactions per second than Solana but day one of its launch saw the network transacting a much lower amount.Oct 18, 2022Jesse Coghlan
Bitcoin, space travel and TikTok debut in Guinness World RecordsThe latest edition has included a host of achievements from “Cryptomania,” including the record CryptoPunk NFT sale and El Salvador becoming the first country to adopt BTC as a legal Tender.Oct 18, 2022Brian Quarmby
Ripple wants to bring Ethereum smart contracts to the XRP LedgerThe EVM-compatible XRP Ledger sidechain is set to undergo its second phase in early 2023, which will make the chain permissionless and improve scalability.Oct 18, 2022Brayden Lindrea
3AC liquidators seek ‘alternative means’ to subpoena missing founders Advisory firm Teneo argued that standard methods to contact the Three Arrows Capital founders have failed, and is now looking for other ways to subpoena them.Oct 18, 2022Stephen Katte
‘Not even a single TX has been censored on ETH’ — Cyber Capital founderBons noted that even with 50% OFAC compliance among Ethereum validators, blocks will still be produced within 30 seconds.Oct 18, 2022Brayden Lindrea
Walmart CTO says crypto will become a ‘major’ payments disruptorSuresh Kumar suggested that crypto will become an important payment tool across the Metaverse and social media, as these areas will be a major way customers discover new products.Oct 18, 2022Brian Quarmby
Mango Markets exploiter said actions were ‘legal,’ but were they? A crypto lawyer believes the Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg could still face consequences despite users supposedly agreeing not to pursue legal action.Oct 18, 2022Jesse Coghlan
Facebook is on a quest to destroy the Metaverse and Web3Mark Zuckerberg’s tech empire has a long history of using centralized systems to hurt users. Now it’s trying to join Web3.Oct 18, 2022Wilson Wei
Celsius judge says court may look to UK consultation paper in absence of US guidanceJudge Martin Glenn says U.K. legal principles may be “persuasive” in the absence of U.S. legal precedents in the complex case of the crypto lending platform’s bankruptcy.Oct 17, 2022Derek Andersen
Texas investigates FTX for securities violations after objecting to Voyager auctionThe Texas State Securities Board enforcement director downloaded an FTX Trading app — not an FTX US app — in Texas using his own information and was able to earn interest on it.Oct 17, 2022Derek Andersen
Price analysis 10/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, MATIC, SHIBThese altcoins are carving out gains as Bitcoin price continues to trade within a tightening range.Oct 17, 2022Rakesh Upadhyay
The crypto industry fights regulators in the courts: Law Decoded, Oct. 10–17Grayscale and Ripple against the SEC, Coin Center versus the Treasury — it’s a hot season in the U.S. courts.Oct 17, 2022David Attlee
Terra developers propose revised 95M LUNA ecosystem funding program It is an update to the original 100 million ecosystem funding proposal, which Terra developers say did not fit the community’s needs.Oct 17, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
2 key Ethereum price indicators point to traders opening long positionsEther price is still at risk of falling below $1,000, but data points to traders opening fresh long positions.Oct 17, 2022Marcel Pechman
Société Générale progresses in crypto space with digital asset services registrationThe large French bank was registered by the country’s stock market regulator to provide custody, buy/sell and trading services on Sept. 27 but made no announcement of it.Oct 17, 2022Derek Andersen
New allegations arise regarding Binance’s regulatory frameworkThe report alleges that Binance tried to insulate itself from regulatory scrutiny — a suggestion the exchange denies.Oct 17, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
5 altcoins that could be ripe for a short-term rally if Bitcoin price holds $19KBitcoin price continues to trade within a tight range, setting up possible short-term breakout for MATIC, HT, QNT and OKB.Oct 17, 2022Rakesh Upadhyay
Cameron Winklevoss steps down from Gemini’s European boardDespite the shift, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss continue to run the cryptocurrency exchange’s global operations.Oct 17, 2022Ana Paula Pereira