OpenSea walks back on IPO plan following community backlashOpenSea’s new chief financial officer, Brian Roberts, faced a firestorm of complaints from the NFT community based on what he said was “inaccurately reported” comments.Dec 9, 2021Brian Newar
Australian Reserve Bank’s ‘Project Atom’ CBDC research finds numerous benefits Following Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s “payments and crypto reform plan,” the RBA has published a report exploring DLT tech and wholesale CBDC issuance.Dec 9, 2021Brian Quarmby
Animoca Brands' treasury increased in value by 5X over two monthsThe firm has enjoyed tremendous success from its early plays on NFT game platforms and metaverses that provide digital equity to its users.Dec 9, 2021Brian Newar
Reddit launches waitlist for site-wide expansion of ‘Community Points’Reddit has launched a new website allowing mods and users to sign their subreddits up for the new “Community Points” token rewards program.Dec 9, 2021Keira Wright
3 reasons why DeFiChain (DFI) price has gained 60% in DecemberIn the last two weeks, DFI price bounced off its swing low and a number of data points suggest the project’s fundamentals will continue to improve.Dec 8, 2021Jordan Finneseth
Kickstarter plans to migrate to platform built on Celo blockchain “We are entering a significant moment for alternative governance models, and we think there’s an important opportunity to advance these efforts using the blockchain,” said Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan and co-founder Perry Chen.Dec 8, 2021Turner Wright
Frax co-founder Sam Kazemian believes stablecoin regulations are currently too harshKazemian clarified that it’s mostly fiat stablecoins bearing the brunt of regulatory scrutiny.Dec 8, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
US is 'unquestionably' behind the curve on crypto ETFs, says Brian BrooksBrian Brooks proposed regulators treat crypto in much the same way as traditional financial institutions rather than creating an entirely new body to create a single framework for digital assets.Dec 8, 2021Turner Wright
Discussion on crypto and major tech firms combine in hearing over decentralization of digital ecosystem“The point of crypto is to have true decentralization — the projects that succeed will be the projects that achieve that," said Brian Brooks.Dec 8, 2021Turner Wright
'Nation should not compensate investors for crypto losses' says UK's Financial Conduct Authority CEO UK's top financial watchdog wants to bar investors from accessing government compensation in the event of crypto scams or not-at-fault financial loss.Dec 8, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
Central Banks of France and Switzerland announce successful trial of digital Euro, Swiss Franc Although the project was a success, the central banks warned that significant rulebooks, contingency procedures and monitoring capabilities were needed to ensure the success of a CBDC.Dec 8, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
Hong Kong-based Chiron Partners launches $50M Terra fund Terra’s native cryptocurrency, LUNA, has emerged as one of the best-performing digital assets of the past 11 months.Dec 8, 2021Sam Bourgi
Bitcoin rebounds on Wall Street open as exchange BTC reserves plunge after $42K dipFriday's sell-off made exchanges shed excess BTC even faster than before, data shows.Dec 8, 2021William Suberg
Crypto CEOs request Congress provide regulatory clarity at hearing on digital assets “We don’t need knee-jerk reactions by lawmakers to regulate out of fear of the unknown rather than seeking to understand,” said Representative Patrick McHenry.Dec 8, 2021Turner Wright
What Facebook’s rebranding tells us about Big Tech’s ‘Game of Platforms’While built on the idea of connectivity, the Metaverse could instead break the internet apart, but the solution lies in how the business is done.Dec 8, 2021Ariel Shapira
French fintech startup Lydia raises $100 million in Series C funding roundThe Series C funding round was led by existing investors Tencent and Accel.Dec 8, 2021Prashant Jha
Dogecoin and Ether rank in top 10 news searches on Google in 2021Dogecoin was the fourth-most popular news on Google in 2021 both globally and in the United States.Dec 8, 2021Helen Partz
SBI announces crypto joint venture with Swiss digital exchange SIXThe crypto venture is expected to formalize its operation by the end of 2021 and start offering its services by early 2022.Dec 8, 2021Prashant Jha
House memo details Congress’ priorities ahead of crypto CEO hearingThe hearing on digital assets will involve discussions around four key aspects: crypto exchanges, stablecoin offerings, regulatory concerns in digital assets and federal regulatory responses.Dec 8, 2021Arijit Sarkar
Visa announces new crypto consulting service for merchants and banks Visa’s new crypto consulting services to push for mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies.Dec 8, 2021Arnold Kirimi
Bitcoin holds $50K as analyst says weekly timeframes confirm bull market remains intactThere’s no reason to discount the Bitcoin bull run yet, longer-term price data shows, but faith in an end-of-year rebound is thin.Dec 8, 2021William Suberg
Iceland cuts power to new Bitcoin minersStarting on Tuesday, no new requests for power from Bitcoin mining operations will be accepted from the country’s energy utility service.Dec 8, 2021Brian Newar
Enso mounting 'vampire attack' on six crypto index projectsThe Enso team hopes to capture over a billion dollars in total value locked (TVL) from the stunt, but users must remain staked for at least three weeks to see any benefit.Dec 8, 2021Brian Newar
Australian government gives nod to 6 world-leading crypto reforms“What is clear is that if we embrace these developments, Australia has an enormous opportunity to capitalize on the convergence between finance and technology,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said.Dec 8, 2021Brian Quarmby
Three Arrows buys 156K ETH in the weeks after CEO ‘abandoned ETH’Only a few weeks ago, CEO Zhu Su was blasting ETH on Twitter for high gas fees and accessibility issues. Now, his company is buying the dip.Dec 8, 2021Keira Wright
Central bank tells Thai banks not to offer crypto tradingThe Bank of Thailand doesn’t want local banks or businesses using crypto, while the tourism ministry is still trying to attract crypto whales.Dec 8, 2021Martin Young
Biden’s controversial anti-crypto Comptroller nominee withdrawsSaule Omarova backed out of her nomination to be the Comptroller of the Currency amid a blizzard of scrutiny over her positions on crypto and banking.Dec 8, 2021Brian Newar
CIA director says agency currently has ‘a number of different projects’ focused on cryptoWilliam Burns said that building knowledge on crypto was “an important priority” for the CIA, and he planned to devote “resources and attention” to it.Dec 7, 2021Turner Wright
Ubisoft launches Ubisoft Quartz platform for playable and energy-efficient NFTsStarting with Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Ubisoft will drop NFTs to PC players on the Tezos blockchain on Thursday.Dec 7, 2021Ornella Hernández
Dan Tapiero’s 10T will launch $500M fund for late-stage crypto firms With the addition of the new fund, 10T Holdings’ assets under management would likely exceed $1 billion.Dec 7, 2021Turner Wright