Citi calls out potential risks of crypto-backed mortgages and benefits of metaverse property"Ultimately, the cryptocurrency may be liquidated if the collateral value falls below a certain threshold, such as 35% of the property value,” said the report.Jun 29, 2022Turner Wright
Polkadot's founder announces steps toward full decentralization with new governance model Gavin Wood said that he seeks to transform the Polkadot blockchain into a full technocracy.Jun 29, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
It’s time to refocus on crypto infrastructure, CoinShares CSO saysCoinShares CSO Meltem Demirors finds crypto infrastructure and developer tools more interesting than Web3 and the money aspect of crypto during the current bear market.Jun 29, 2022Helen Partz
Bitcoin holds $20K as ECB warns inflation may never return to pre-COVID lowsMarkets beyond the euro slow to react as Europe acknowledges higher inflation may be permanent.Jun 29, 2022William Suberg
Governments, enterprise, gaming: Who will drive the next crypto bull run?With all the recent turbulence in the crypto space, the question of the moment is: What will drive the next crypto bull run?Jun 29, 2022Ariel Shapira
Better than Axie Infinity: Kieran Warwick’s 2032 plan for Illuvium“Being brothers, we just couldn’t agree on game mechanics — we were arguing for 2–3 days until Aaron designed a beta version. That’s how Illuvium came about.”Jun 29, 2022Elias Ahonen
Lending network enables transparent credit history in Africa via blockchain partnershipCreditcoin founder Tae Oh said the partnership brings them closer to their goal of giving the unbanked a fairer shot.Jun 29, 2022Ezra Reguerra
MicroStrategy scoops up 480 Bitcoin amid market slump The business intelligence firm has now amassed 129,699 BTC at an average price of $30,644, according to CEO Michael Saylor.Jun 29, 2022Sam Bourgi
21Shares responds to bear market with crypto winter ETPThe Swiss crypto ETP issuer wants to make it easier for investors to get exposure to Bitcoin amid extreme fear on the market.Jun 29, 2022Helen Partz
Alkemi Earn integration brings DeFi lending to 1.5M Ledger users The objective of the Ledger project is to provide consumers with a way to purchase and use digital assets without giving up control to third-party platforms or systems.Jun 29, 2022Arnold Kirimi
VTB sealed the first deal with digital financial assets in Russia VTB Factoring acquires a tokenized debt pool of industrial companies via the Lighthouse blockchain.Jun 29, 2022David Attlee
Flipside Crypto launches NFTs to pull multi-chain dataFlipside Crypto co-founder and CEO Dave Balter stated the NFTs will save users the trouble of having to “manage nodes, complex data pipelines or petabyte-scale databases.”Jun 29, 2022Brian Quarmby
Double bubble? Terra’s defunct ‘unstablecoin’ suddenly climbs 800% in one weekThe USTC price rally does not mean it would reclaim its lost U.S. dollar peg in the future.Jun 29, 2022Yashu Gola
Bitcoin Lightning Network developer updates node software with Taproot supportThe latest software release, named lnd 0.15 beta (v0.15-beta), aims to empower developers to create solutions for more use cases by leveraging the Bitcoin Network’s capabilities.Jun 29, 2022Arijit Sarkar
British Virgin Islands court reportedly orders to liquidate 3ACThe order reportedly came on the same date that Voyager Digital issued a notice of default to 3AC for its failure to pay its 15,250 Bitcoin and 350 million USDC loan.Jun 29, 2022Helen Partz
Bitcoin advocate criticized for backing wallet authentication projectAfter being swarmed by critics, Bitcoin advocate Nic Carter asked crypto Twitter to unfollow him if they disagree with any of his investments.Jun 29, 2022Ezra Reguerra
Crypto market crash wipes out millions from North Korea's stolen crypto fundsWhile North Korea leads the world in crypto crime, crypto analytic firms have estimated that DPRK hackers have found it increasingly difficult to launder stolen crypto funds.Jun 29, 2022Prashant Jha
No flexing for Bitcoin Cash users as BCH loses 98% against BitcoinAmid controversy surrounding major supporter Roger Ver, the Bitcoin hard fork plumbs new depths in BTC terms.Jun 29, 2022William Suberg
Anchorage launches Ethereum staking for institutional investors Anchorage's new service comes in anticipation of the Ethereum network’s long-promised shift to proof-of-stake consensus.Jun 29, 2022David Attlee
Bitcoin price limps under $20K as Asia extends global stocks weaknessNo let-up in risk assets means Bitcoin faces more selling pressure, but hope remains that a key moving average could soon see a challenge.Jun 29, 2022William Suberg
Trader puts faith in crypto despite the failed first investmentDespite his initial losses in trading, JC Enriquez still strongly believes that crypto will bring him more profit in the years to come.Jun 29, 2022Ezra Reguerra
Bear market will last until crypto apps are actually useful: Mark CubanThe billionaire investor said a bigger focus on applications and utility outside of finance would bring more back to the crypto space and possibly reverse the declining market.Jun 29, 2022Jesse Coghlan
MakerDAO looks to invest $500M into ‘minimal risk’ treasuries and bondsThe DAO intends to generate yield with its native DAI stablecoin via traditional investments in U.S. treasuries and possibly even corporate bonds.Jun 29, 2022Brian Newar
Regulatory uncertainty creates rash of ‘novel’ lawsuits: Legal experts “Litigation and enforcement activity is likely to accelerate in the current regulatory climate, perhaps in unpredictable ways,” says lawyers from Choate Hall & Stewart LLP.Jun 29, 2022Felix Ng
Surprise twist as BlockFi receives Money Services License in IowaDespite a significant fine from Iowa’s regulator just two weeks earlier, BlockFi has scored itself a license in the state.Jun 29, 2022Jesse Coghlan
Battle-hardened Ronin bridge to Axie reopens following $600M hackThe Ronin bridge tied to Axie Infinity is back up with a new design after Sky Mavis introduced a circuit breaker system and daily withdrawal limits.Jun 29, 2022Brian Quarmby
75% of Marathon’s mining fleet still offline two weeks after huge stormMarathon’s CEO Fred Thiel said that it will take time to get the facility back to full strength, but that the company could decide to speed up its move out of Hardin.Jun 29, 2022Brian Newar
Roger Ver denies CoinFLEX CEO’s claims he owes firm $47M USDC Not mentioning CoinFLEX by name, Roger Ver said he had not “defaulted on a debt to a counter-party,” and alleged the platform owed him “a substantial sum of money.”Jun 28, 2022Turner Wright
Bitcoin miner Mawson to defer all major capital expenditures until market conditions normalizeThe bear market is affecting all segments of the crypto industry, including Bitcoin miners, which have seen their revenues decline sharply this year.Jun 28, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
Key Bitcoin price metrics say BTC bottomed, but traders still fear a drop to $10KOn-chain and technical analysis indicators suggest BTC price may have bottomed, but several traders are still wary that BTC price could fall as low as $10,000 in the short-term.Jun 28, 2022Jordan Finneseth