Bitcoin vs bank: Nayib Bukele reminds Peter Schiff why banks can’t trump BTC Peter Schiff’s bank closure highlights why Bitcoin is crucial for financial freedom, as the nascent asset class has already helped nearly 4 million unbanked in El Salvador to gain banking facilities.Jul 7, 2022Prashant Jha
Crema hacker returns $8M, keeps $1.6M in deal with protocolThe Crema Finance team awarded the hacker who made off with nearly $10 million in funds from the protocol 16.7% of the stolen funds as a white hat bounty.Jul 7, 2022Brian Newar
WSJ editorial slams SEC’s ‘bewildering’ Bitcoin ETF denialsThe editorial board has drawn attention to a two-pronged approach employed by SEC’s Gensler, which makes it practically impossible to get a spot Bitcoin product approved.Jul 7, 2022Tom Mitchelhill
Bloomberg analyst tips bullish BTC recovery in next six monthsThe price of BTC could be set for a bullish rebound this year, says Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlon, as the market shows similar signs to the bottom of 2018.Jul 7, 2022Brian Quarmby
All aboard! Elon Musk’s Vegas Loop now taking Dogecoin paymentsTBC founder Elon Musk seemingly confirmed the news on Wednesday with a tweet responding to the news, saying: “Supporting Doge wherever possible.”Jul 7, 2022Felix Ng
Crypto owners banned from working on US Government crypto policiesA new legal advisory notice from the US Office of Government Ethics prohibits any employee who owns cryptocurrency from working on Federal crypto regulation.Jul 7, 2022Tom Mitchelhill
Korean startup Uprise lost $20M shorting LUNCThe crypto custodial service and AI trading platform managed to lose nearly all of its customers’ assets by shorting LUNC, the Terra Classic native token.Jul 7, 2022Brian Newar
Ethereum testnet Merge mostly successful — ‘Hiccups will not delay the Merge.’Merge trials on testnets are essential to allow Ethereum developers and independent project developers to understand what they can expect when the actual Merge takes place.Jul 7, 2022Felix Ng
Bitcoin-friendly Próspera hits back at controversy in The Guardian Some residents have reportedly told the crypto-friendly city of Próspera to “go home” following the Honduran government’s repeal of the ZEDE legislation which enabled it.Jul 7, 2022Brian Quarmby
Bitcoin price holds $20K, but analysts say ‘expect 6 months of sideways’ price actionBTC bulls are holding $20,000, but most traders are confident that the price will remain range-bound for at least six more months.Jul 7, 2022Jordan Finneseth
Coming to Texas: Riot Blockchain announces plans to move NY miners to Lone Star StateMoving rigs from New York to Texas was part of Riot's effort to reduce the firm’s operating expenses through lower power costs and eliminate “all third-party hosting fees.”Jul 6, 2022Turner Wright
Belgian regulator reviews crypto asset classifications while awaiting harmonizationThe Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority created a chart to differentiate crypto asset securities, investment instruments and financial instruments.Jul 6, 2022Derek Andersen
NFTs to authenticate racing car parts: Nifty Newsletter, June 29–July 5The most-followed TikTok creator Khaby Lame also partnered with Binance to create Web3 content and create nonfungible tokens with the exchange.Jul 6, 2022Ezra Reguerra
Price analysis 7/6: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, SHIB, LEOBitcoin and select altcoins are making an attempt at flipping key resistance levels, but negative news-flow and selling from BTC miners could continue to weigh on market sentiment.Jul 6, 2022Rakesh Upadhyay
Exodus of pro-crypto financial regulators in UK amid allegations of misconduct in PM's governmentIn his resignation letter, Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen said that “vital reforms" to the country’s financial services were ready to be presented to Parliament.Jul 6, 2022Turner Wright
DeFi protocol Porter Finance shuts down bond issuance platform after just one monthThe firm cited better interest rates from traditional finance loans and regulatory risks in mulling the bond platform.Jul 6, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
Circle looks to reaffirm commitment to transparency as USDC market share soars"With USDC, our business model is minimizing risk, not taking and managing risk,” wrote Jeremy Fox, Circle's chief technology officer.Jul 6, 2022Arnold Kirimi
World’s first short Bitcoin ETF sees exposure explode 300% in daysSince launching last month, the ProShares Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITI) has eclipsed others in inflows.Jul 6, 2022William Suberg
What does a bear-market ‘cleanse’ actually mean? The latest bear market should send a clear signal to projects: It’s all about finding a problem that needs to be solved, and actually using your product to solve it.Jul 6, 2022Ariel Shapira
Bitcoin mining stocks rebound sharply despite a 70% drop in BTC miners’ revenueThe rally across top Bitcoin mining stocks could trap bulls as BTC price sentiment remains gloomy.Jul 6, 2022Yashu Gola
Hardware crypto wallet sales increase as centralized exchanges scrambleHardware wallet providers are seeing increases in revenue in this bear market as crypto investors withdraw assets off centralized exchanges.Jul 6, 2022Rachel Wolfson
NFT platform wars could be ahead, says new DappRadar reportOpenSea, UniSwap, MagicEden, eBay and others are acquiring NFT aggregation tools and taking a stand to gain market share of the evolving NFT ecosystem.Jul 6, 2022Sean Moore
Ethereum Name Service registrations surge by 200% amid lower gas feesENS domain registrations went from 11,042 to 29,727, as the domain “000.eth” was bought for 300 ETH.Jul 6, 2022Ezra Reguerra
Bear market delivery! Bitcoiner rejoins DoorDash to buy more BTCA software developer from Ohio is taking on extra work at DoorDash to grow his stack of Bitcoin.Jul 6, 2022Joe Hall
El Salvador's Bitcoin wallet Chivo scores $52M in remittances in 2022El Salvador payment app Chivo processed $52 million in remittances over the past six months, as expatriates make use of commission-free BTC transfers.Jul 6, 2022Gareth Jenkinson
Salary payments in USDT stablecoin ruled as illegal in the Chinese courtTether USDT stablecoin cannot be used for salary payments, a Chinese court ruled, citing the country’s blanket ban on all types of crypto transactions.Jul 6, 2022Helen Partz
Web3 will unite users from social media platforms, says Aave exec At this year’s NFT.NYC conference, Aave executive Christina Beltramini shared detailed insights into the platform’s recent launch and future vision.Jul 6, 2022Tom Farren
Australia’s world-leading crypto laws are at the crossroads: The inside storyAustralia’s opportunity to legislate the world-leading Digital Services Act has stalled with a recent change of government. Magazine talks to key players to find out what’s going on.Jul 6, 2022Liam Gibson
Majority of British crypto owners revealed to be hodlers: SurveyIn the U.K., crypto owners prefer centralized exchanges and claim their assets to be largely profitable.Jul 6, 2022David Attlee
85% of merchants see crypto payments as a way to reach new customers: SurveyThe crypto payment report noted that crypto payment fees are around 1%, which is much lower than other payment options that charge between 1.5% and 3.5%Jul 6, 2022Ezra Reguerra