SiennaSwap adds Bitcoin, Monero trading pairs in push for privacy-focused DeFi The addition of BTC and XMR to the SeinnaSwap decentralized exchange was endorsed by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Roger Ver.Dec 7, 2021Sam Bourgi
India to set maximum penalty for violating crypto norms at fine of $2.7 million or 1.5 years in jail The country wishes to see all crypto activities take place on platforms regulated by SEBI.Dec 7, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
Crypto City: Guide to Austin“Because the crypto space is largely a challenge to central banks, at least in a lot of people’s minds, then anything that happens in banking and finance is interesting to us.”Dec 7, 2021Turner Wright
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says US lawmakers shouldn't hold crypto to 'remain impartial'"I want to do my job as ethically and impartially as I can," said AOC, who added that as a member of the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee she has chosen not to hold stocks or investments, including digital assets.Dec 7, 2021Turner Wright
Coinbase adds ‘ETH2’ despite tomorrow’s Ethereum upgrade postponing difficulty bomb But ETH2 is not a new cryptocurrency and the exchange appears to be prepping for Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake.Dec 7, 2021Yashu Gola
Former Google CEO is now a strategic advisor for Chainlink LabsHaving previously described Bitcoin as "a remarkable cryptographic achievement" and with an estimated net worth of roughly $23.6 billion, Schmidt will likely be one of the wealthiest individuals to act as a Chainlink advisor.Dec 7, 2021Turner Wright
Bitcoin price aims for $52K as stocks rebound fuels bullish returnBTC/USD adds to its overnight gains at the Wall Street open, but punters are still betting on another price dip.Dec 7, 2021William Suberg
Fidelity and Nexo are entering institutional lending marketThe collaboration aims to give institutions access to digital assets with a new innovative product designed specifically for their needs.Dec 7, 2021Arnold Kirimi
Smart crypto policy could keep India’s tech dominance on topExperts are fairly confident that the Indian government will most likely choose to regulate rather than ban its thriving crypto economy.Dec 7, 2021Shiraz Jagati
Survey says crypto popular holiday gift for Americans — NFTs not so muchBitcoin, Dogecoin and Ether lead the list as the most popular cryptocurrencies Americans plan to gift during the holiday season.Dec 7, 2021Erhan Kahraman
Russia’s largest bank struggles to register its digital asset platformState-owned bank Sber is trying to launch digital asset tools, but regulators remain skeptical about the industry.Dec 7, 2021Helen Partz
Bitwise CIO ‘not so sure’ about Bitcoin hitting $100K in 2021Many crypto people predicted Bitcoin to break $100,000 in 2021, but BTC has yet to climb higher than $68,000.Dec 7, 2021Helen Partz
Third-biggest Bitcoin whale’s holdings total $6B after ‘whopping’ 2.7K BTC buy-inNot every large-volume holder is interested in selling or sitting on their hands this week.Dec 7, 2021William Suberg
Nasdaq Stockholm lists Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded notesThe number of crypto-based exchange-traded products in Europe continues to expand as 2022 draws nearer.Dec 7, 2021Arnold Kirimi
Gibraltar's government plans to bridge the gap between public and private sectors with blockchainOfficials have already started digitizing government services on the smart contract network RSK, but plan to step up work on the integration in early 2022.Dec 7, 2021Turner Wright
Crypto tumblers, exchanges under microscope as DOJ launches new task forceUnder the pretext of holding corrupt actors accountable, the new task force will address crimes related to the criminal misuse of cryptocurrency.Dec 7, 2021Arijit Sarkar
This Bitcoin price metric just hit ‘oversold’ for only the 7th time in 8 yearsAdvanced NVT was already hinting that Bitcoin was “seriously cheap” but has now printed a rare buy flag.Dec 7, 2021William Suberg
Retail buyers made up more than 80% of NFT transactions in 2021: ChainalysisChainalysis has determined that most NFT transactions so far this year have been from retail buyers, but the big volumes were driven by collectors and institutions.Dec 7, 2021Brian Newar
Gemini partners with Colombia's biggest bank for crypto trading The partnership will allow Bancolombia customers to trade a number of popular cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH and LTC.Dec 7, 2021Keira Wright
Massive jump in number of Australians who own crypto: SurveyCEO of Independent Reserve Adrian Przelozny told Cointelegraph that he expects the trend to continue as crypto matures and becomes less volatile.Dec 7, 2021Keira Wright
Sophia AI robot to be tokenized for Metaverse appearance A collection of 100 “intelligent NFTs” will be auctioned in Binance on Dec. 16 as Sophia takes a trip into the Metaverse.Dec 7, 2021Brian Quarmby
Jack Dorsey’s Spiral demos Bitcoin Lightning Development KitA puppet of Jack Dorsey has been used to explain the Lightning Network in a new video promoting Spiral’s LDK.Dec 7, 2021Brian Newar
Australian women owning crypto has doubled in 2021: SurveyThe IRCI survey of 2,000 Aussies also found that 56.7% of the women surveyed said that they would enter the crypto market based on advice from family and friends.Dec 7, 2021Keira Wright
Korean crypto investment firm Hashed reportedly under tax investigationSouth Korea’s tax agency is looking into crypto investment firm Hashed according to local media.Dec 7, 2021Brian Newar
Projects are collecting Toys for Tots crypto donations this holiday season“The cryptocurrency bull market has been good to all of us in this industry and this holiday season is the perfect time to pay it forward,” said Unbanked co-CEO Ian Kane.Dec 6, 2021Turner Wright
Japan’s financial regulators may propose legislation in 2022 restricting stablecoin issuance The move comes as the Bank of Japan wants to roll out a digital yen CBDC by the end of next year.Dec 6, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
Coinbase launches open-source cryptography library Kryptology The library will aid in building complex cryptographic techniques to match the needs of the bourgeoning DeFi sector.Dec 6, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
Price analysis 12/6: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, DOT, DOGE, LUNA, AVAXBitcoin and most major altcoins are attempting a recovery, but they are likely to face strong resistance at higher levels.Dec 6, 2021Rakesh Upadhyay
Former Facebook engineers at Mysten Labs raise $36M for Web3 infrastructure“We believe fundamental limitations in existing crypto infrastructure are frustrating broader adoption of Web 3.0,” said Mysten’s team, citing the scalability of existing chains as well as the lack of interoperability of many smart contracts.Dec 6, 2021Turner Wright
Here’s why analysts expect ‘choppy’ Bitcoin price action between $42K and $53KTraders expect Bitcoin price to stay in a “choppy” $42,000 to $53,000 zone until confidence returns to the market.Dec 6, 2021Jordan Finneseth