Crypto-focused venture firm Dragonfly acquires hedge fund: Bloomberg Amid the grueling bear market for Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, the cryptocurrency industry is undergoing consolidation.Aug 15, 2022Sam Bourgi
Celsius Network coin report shows a balance gap of $2.85 billionThe latest findings could brew more trouble for the crypto lender for allegedly misleading and offering incorrect details in the court documents.Aug 15, 2022Prashant Jha
Galaxy Digital terminates BitGo acquisition, citing breach of contractAfter announcing plans to acquire BitGo in May 2021, Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital has eventually dropped the deal but is still pursuing a listing in the United States.Aug 15, 2022Helen Partz
Pandas, cyborgs, dogs, koalas dominate BNB Chain Red Alarm flag listBNB Chain’s Red Alert system flags projects based on obvious features that have been historically used in scams, rug pulls and phishing.Aug 15, 2022Arijit Sarkar
Tornado Cash community fund multisignature wallet disbands amid sanctionsThe peer-elected signatories for Tornado Cash’s community fund have left the management of the wallet to the DAO.Aug 15, 2022Ezra Reguerra
Zipmex gets 3-month protection in Singapore amid halted withdrawalsTroubled crypto exchange Zipmex has time to come up with a restructuring plan by Dec. 2 after halting withdrawals in July.Aug 15, 2022Helen Partz
Ethereum ICO-era whale address transfers 145,000 ETH weeks before the MergeThe amount of ETH transferred just a month before the Merge has generated community curiosity, with some claiming it’ll be dumped while others say it’s for staking.Aug 15, 2022Prashant Jha
Crypto needs ‘enabling environment,’ Philippines central bank saysThe Philippine central bank sees crypto’s potential for improving domestic and cross-border payments, but the authority is still negative about crypto as a legal tender.Aug 15, 2022Helen Partz
Samsung Next exec argues Web3 projects must face the challenge of utilityRaymond Liao believes 2022 is a good time for product builders and investors to focus on the Web3 space.Aug 15, 2022Ezra Reguerra
‘Final week of the bear rally’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this weekBitcoin’s highest weekly close since June fails to convince as volatility quickly enters with the start of the new week.Aug 15, 2022William Suberg
NFT games have edge over ‘money in, no money out’ games: Polygon's Urvit GoelNFT gaming business models could represent an attractive innovation for gaming publishers as they begin to make more of their titles available to play on blockchain.Aug 15, 2022Brian Newar
Celestia: Launching a blockchain to be as easy as deploying a smart contractNew crypto project wants to give online communities their own sovereignty by easily deploying their own blockchain with their own rulesAug 15, 2022Brayden Lindrea
Scaramucci highlights key factors why crypto market will soon recoverAnthony Scaramucci cited the Merge, improving macro indicators such as waning inflation, key business partnerships and pumping crypto prices as reasons for his optimism moving forward.Aug 15, 2022Stephen Katte
Network and token freeze after Acala exploit raises questions The Acala hack saw over 1 billion aUSD stablecoins minted from thin air, but now community members are scratching their heads wondering how a decentralized protocol would handle the clean-up.Aug 15, 2022Brian Newar
Kevin O’Leary says sacrificing Tornado Cash worth it for institutional adoptionMr. Wonderful thinks that crypto needs more regulation and less “crypto cowboys” like Tornado Cash creator Alexey Pertsev, who he suggested was a necessary sacrifice to create stability for institutional inflows.Aug 15, 2022Brayden Lindrea
Shiba Inu eyes 50% rally as SHIB price enters ‘cup-and-handle’ breakout modeThe Shiba Inu breakout appears almost ten days after SHIB’s addition to Binance Card.Aug 14, 2022Yashu Gola
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ADA, UNI, LINK, CHZ Bitcoin price is targeting $25,000 and holding this level could trigger breakouts in ADA, UNI, LINK and CHZ.Aug 14, 2022Rakesh Upadhyay
AML and KYC: A catalyst for mainstream crypto adoptionOne of the quickest ways to ensure crypto’s mainstream adoption is by working with the regulators, which includes implementing effective and investor-centric KYC and AML tools.Aug 14, 2022Arijit Sarkar
Bitcoin hits $25K as bearish voices call BTC price ‘double top’A casual dash over the $25,000 mark is fully retraced as weekend trading produces some classic volatility.Aug 14, 2022William Suberg
Velodrome recovers $350K stolen funds from team member GabagoolWhile many community members came in support of the prominent coder, Gabagool owned up to the allegations made against him following Velodrome’s investigation.Aug 14, 2022Arijit Sarkar
BlueBenx fires employees, halts funds withdrawal citing $32M hackBlueBenx’s lawyer, Assuramaya Kuthumi, revealed that the attack resulted in the loss of $32 million, which many investors found hard to believe.Aug 14, 2022Arijit Sarkar
Ethereum hits 8-month highs in BTC as money heads for ‘riskier’ altcoinsLiquidity is strong on alt markets as Bitcoin gives way to Ether after a battle that has raged throughout 2022.Aug 13, 2022William Suberg
Ominous Solana technicals hint at SOL price crashing 35% by SeptemberSolana is tailing broader crypto market trends while battling concerns about repeated network outages and centralization.Aug 13, 2022Yashu Gola
Metaverse still not ready for virtual weddings and legal proceedingsSince the legislative framework surrounding the Metaverse is quite gray, experts still don’t see the technology being used to settle legal issues.Aug 13, 2022Shiraz Jagati
Celsius Network is bankrupt, so why is CEL price up 4,000% in two months?Takeover rumors and an ongoing short squeeze help CEL price rally but is there enough momentum for more upside?Aug 13, 2022Yashu Gola
The Merge: Top 5 misconceptions about the anticipated Ethereum upgradeClear the fog around the most significant upgrade in the history of Ethereum, The Merge. Here are five misconceptions that stand out among the rest.Aug 13, 2022Arijit Sarkar
Bitcoin traders still favor new $20K lows as Ether hits $2KIt is high time for a deeper retracement on the “relief” rally in Bitcoin, say commentators, but upside targets of $28,000 stay on the table.Aug 13, 2022William Suberg
Bitcoin mining revenue jumps 68.6% from the lowest-earning day of 2022Since July 2022, the Bitcoin ecosystem recovered across numerous determinants, including miners’ revenue in USD, network difficulty and hash rate.Aug 13, 2022Arijit Sarkar
Talking with Eva Kaili, VP of the European Parliament, on MiCA regulationThe vice president of the European Parliament shares her perspective on the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets legislation and how it would affect the industry.Aug 13, 2022Tatiana Revoredo
Indian authorities freeze more crypto funds over money laundering allegationsThe Indian Directorate of Enforcement froze $46.4 million in the accounts of Vauld’s Indian branch until the exchange can account for the criminal proceeds it transferred out of the country.Aug 12, 2022Derek Andersen