Congress tells SEC redefining long-standing concepts would be bad for digital ecosystemRepublican House Financial Services Committee members are resisting proposed changes to the 1934 Exchange Act in a letter to the SEC.Apr 18, 2022Derek Andersen
Atari claims its namesake token is now 'unlicensed' as it terminates blockchain joint venture The company appears to have abruptly terminated the ATRI token partnership, but indicated that it still sees a bright future for blockchain related ventures within the company.Apr 18, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
Price analysis 4/18: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, ADA, LUNA, AVAX, DOGE, DOTBitcoin and select altcoins slipped below their immediate support levels, opening the door for further downside.Apr 18, 2022Rakesh Upadhyay
Law Decoded: Paris is always a good idea, even for talking crypto policy — April 11–18Ripple rejoices, the SEC gets challenged to a narrative battle and Brazil moves ahead with crypto legislation.Apr 18, 2022Derek Andersen
Self-regulatory organizations growing alongside new US crypto regulationSROs can eventually provide the “connective tissue” between the crypto industry and U.S. government as regulatory infrastructure forms.Apr 18, 2022Derek Andersen
Crypto-focused PAC has used $9M to support Democratic candidates since JanuaryThe Protect Our Future PAC used more than $9 million toward mainly digital, television and radio ad buys for U.S. House of Representatives candidates' campaigns.Apr 18, 2022Turner Wright
Monero community reaches consensus for July hard fork Monero hard forks are meant to improve the base protocol and will not result in the splitting and creation of a new coin.Apr 18, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
Kevin O’Leary-backed WonderFi to acquire Canadian crypto exchange Coinberry for $38.5MWonderFi plans to expand its operations in Canada by acquiring digital asset trading platform Coinberry after its recent Bitbuy acquisition.Apr 18, 2022Ezra Reguerra
What is driving institutions to invest in crypto? BlockFi's David Olsson explains “Out of the 80% of Top 50 hedge funds in the world we’ve spoken to, they all are embarking on some sort of crypto journey,” says Olsson.Apr 18, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
Gulf Energy pursues joint venture with Binance, invests in BNB The Bangkok-based holding company has identified digital infrastructure and “digital-asset related initiatives” as priority areas.Apr 18, 2022Sam Bourgi
Decred price soars 45% in one day three weeks before a major hard fork The upcoming Decred hard fork also plans to increase DCR rewards for PoS validators from 30% to 80%.Apr 18, 2022Yashu Gola
How Web3 is redefining storytelling for creators and fans through NFTs Web3 has given rise to generative NFTs that allow both fans and creators to tell stories across different mediums.Apr 18, 2022Rachel Wolfson
BTC could drop to $30K in 2 weeks, trader warns as gold goes for $2K highThe precious metal is stealing the limelight as Bitcoin languishes under $40,000 after the Easter weekend.Apr 18, 2022William Suberg
Finance Redefined: MetaMask institutional offering, Polygon to go carbon neutral, and more In this week’s DeFi newsletter, we look at the growing market of MetaMask, Polygon’s pledge to go carbon neutral, and more.Apr 18, 2022Prashant Jha
Crypto firm Exmo exits Russia and Belarus by selling part of its businessRussia-linked crypto exchange Exmo will no longer provide services to users from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.Apr 18, 2022Helen Partz
Is asymmetric information driving crypto’s wild price swings?Will Coinbase’s latest efforts help to level the user playing field? Perhaps, but more adoption, liquidity and regulation will also be needed.Apr 18, 2022Andrew Singer
Myspace founder predicts blockchain gaming to be ‘dominant place’ for socializingFormer Myspace CEO and founder Chris DeWolfe believes that “play-to-earn represents the future of gaming.”Apr 18, 2022Ezra Reguerra
GitHub suspends accounts of Russian developers linked to sanctioned firmsDespite its promise to cater to the needs of individual developers, the latest wave of sanctions has forced the open-source platform to block even former employees of sanctioned firms.Apr 18, 2022Prashant Jha
Iran to stiffen penalties for illegal use of subsidized energy in crypto mining The fines will reportedly triple compared to current rates while repeated violations will lead to jail time.Apr 18, 2022David Attlee
Russian bankers reportedly want to outlaw noncustodial crypto walletsThe Association of Banks of Russia has previously collaborated with Binance as part of its expert center focused on crypto regulation.Apr 18, 2022Helen Partz
NFTs offer astronauts 'new outlet' to share experiences, says spaceman Scott KellyAmerican astronaut Scott Kelly recognizes that blockchain has a lot of potential and believes that it will someday contribute to space development.Apr 18, 2022Ezra Reguerra
Bitcoin average transaction fees lowest in two years at $1.04The average BTC transaction fee saw a steady decline from an all-time high of $62.788 in April 2021 before coming down.Apr 18, 2022Arijit Sarkar
US dollar strength mimics 2020 coronavirus crash — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this weekThe U.S. dollar runs the show behind the scenes as Easter weekend sparks pain for Bitcoin bulls.Apr 18, 2022William Suberg
Nifty News: Hyundai partners with Meta Kongz, Activision surveys on NFTs and moreHyundai also gave cryptic clues to a possible metaverse in line with its earlier concept for robots to bridge the real and virtual worlds to enhance mobility.Apr 18, 2022Jesse Coghlan
Terra’s UST flips BUSD to become third-largest stablecoinUST market cap has surged to flip BUSD. However, its trading volumes are still only around one-fifth worth of the Binance digital dollar.Apr 18, 2022Brian Quarmby
Beanstalk Farms loses $182M in DeFi governance exploitThe stablecoin protocol saw its own governance proposal system exploited enabling the malicious actors to extract all of its $182 million in collateral.Apr 18, 2022Brian Newar
MetaMask warns Apple users over iCloud phishing attacksThe firm warned that If an Apple user has enabled automatic iCloud backups of their MetaMask wallet data, their seed phrase is being stored online.Apr 18, 2022Brian Quarmby
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, XRP, LINK, BCH, FILTechnical charts indicate that BTC, XRP, LINK, BCH and FIL may be on the verge of a sharp breakout, but traders are unsure of the direction.Apr 17, 2022Rakesh Upadhyay
6 Questions for Lynn Liss of Akoin“I see Ethereum remaining as the dominant L1 for years to come, while Bitcoin retains its status as the primary store of value on the blockchain.”Apr 17, 2022Cointelegraph
DOGE price analysis hints at 30% drop despite Elon Musk’s Twitter bidThe head-and-shoulders pattern emerging on Dogecoin charts suggests a lack of upside conviction among DOGE traders.Apr 17, 2022Yashu Gola