Ethereum layer-two developer StarkWare valued at $2B following $50M raiseSequoia Capital led zk-Rollup protocol StarkWare’s Series C funding round.Nov 17, 2021Ornella Hernández
Acting OCC head calls for consolidated supervision for crypto firmsMichael Hsu said this approach would require more cooperation from both federal and state regulators, with “less regulatory competition” and “more interdependence.”Nov 17, 2021Turner Wright
Portal partners with Polygon to advance DeFi on BitcoinPolygon’s scaling solution hosts in excess of 400 decentralized applications across a 1.5 million user base.Nov 17, 2021Tom Farren
Navigating CityCoins: Miami citizens to earn Bitcoin despite the city not holding cryptoThe mayor of Miami plans to give residents a Bitcoin dividend, but what exactly does this mean, and is there any real utility in this move?Nov 17, 2021Rachel Wolfson
Blockchain unicorn ConsenSys valued at $3.2B following $200M raise MetaMask’s monthly active users have grown thirty-eightfold since 2020 as demand for DeFi and NFTs continues to surge.Nov 17, 2021Sam Bourgi
Bacon Protocol offers industry-first ‘NFT mortgages’ Blockchain technology and smart contracts are helping to expand the residential mortgage market beyond the grip of big banks and governments.Nov 17, 2021Sam Bourgi
Oasis Foundation launches $160M development fund The funds are earmarked for DeFi, NFT, tokenization and Metaverse projects that are building on Oasis Network.Nov 17, 2021Sam Bourgi
Digital ruble should not affect inflation, Bank of Russia saysAccording to official data, Russia’s inflation rate reached 8.1% in October, the highest level in almost six years.Nov 17, 2021Helen Partz
Metaverse gaming tokens Ethverse and Axie Infinity avoid crypto downtrendMetaverse gaming tokens, including The Sandbox’s SAND and Axie Infinity’s AXS, have bucked the downtrend in Bitcoin and Ether.Nov 17, 2021Yashu Gola
Staples Center in Los Angeles will be renamed Crypto.com ArenaAfter a deal with its owner, AEG, the Staples Center will be known as Crypto.com Arena from December.Nov 17, 2021Arnold Kirimi
Binance Smart Chain hits record-high daily transactionsThe DeFi platform has recorded approximately 1.75 billion lifetime transactions since its launch in August 2020.Nov 17, 2021Tom Farren
Bitcoin toys with $60K as crucial price support level sees multiple retestsBitcoin price action stays undecided as BTC/USD flipflops around the $60,000 mark.Nov 17, 2021William Suberg
CZ reveals how many users left Binance after mandatory KYCBinance CEO Changpeng Zhao shed new light on the exchange’s compliance roadmap and its users’ take on KYC so far.Nov 17, 2021Erhan Kahraman
Nifty News: YGG partners with 8 P2E games, Ice Cube and Quiznos drop NFTsMicrosoft's head of gaming Phil Spencer said he is cautious about integrating NFTs with the Xbox Store.Nov 17, 2021Brian Quarmby
KuCoin Labs launches $100M VC fund to empower early-stage metaverse projects The world’s sixth-largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume is making its move into the metaverse.Nov 17, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
Australian baseball club Perth Heat to pay athletes in BitcoinPerth Heat will use the Bitcoin Lightning Network to make payments to professional baseball players and staff.Nov 17, 2021Arijit Sarkar
VeChain upgrades to proof-of-authority 2.0 consensus mechanismThe latest consensus mechanism upgrade is expected to improve several aspects of the network’s security and key operations while making it even more environmentally friendly.Nov 17, 2021Brian Newar
Sandbox Metaverse Alpha to launch Nov. 29 after four years in development SAND prices have surged to a new all-time high as The Sandbox announces its highly anticipated play-to-earn metaverse event.Nov 17, 2021Brian Quarmby
VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF launch day volume a fraction of BITO's Lower volumes compared to ProShares were expected, but Van Eck hopes its lower fees can give it an edge over competitors.Nov 17, 2021Brian Newar
Miramax sues Tarantino over 'money grab' Pulp Fiction NFTsThe film production company behind Pulp Fiction called Quentin Tarantino’s plans to make NFTs based on the film a “deliberate, premeditated, short-term money grab.”Nov 17, 2021Keira Wright
NYDIG partners with Houston Rockets basketball franchise, plans to pay team in BTC The deal seems to be part of a larger move for Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, who is also the chairman and CEO of a restaurant group that recently launched a Bitcoin rewards program.Nov 16, 2021Turner Wright
Mt. Gox rehabilitation plan is now 'final and binding'Nobuaki Kobayashi implied in October the "final and binding" ruling was the last major hurdle in the compensation process, hinting users who filed claims could receive the funds fairly quickly.Nov 16, 2021Turner Wright
Polygon launches a zk-STARK scaling solution for DApp deployment The move is expected to improve the validation process for DApps on the Polygon network.Nov 16, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
Tether launches Synonym to boost Bitcoin adoption through Lightning NetworkThe new venture is pursuing hyperbitcoinization by combining the Lightning Network’s speed with the architecture of an open peer-to-peer platform.Nov 16, 2021Sam Bourgi
US Justice Dept is selling $56M in crypto to compensate victims of BitConnect’s fraud “This liquidation is the largest single recovery of a cryptocurrency fraud by the United States to date,” said the Justice Department.Nov 16, 2021Turner Wright
Ripple outlines possible regulatory framework for crypto industry in USInnovation sandboxes, applying existing frameworks on crypto, and communication between the public and private sectors were included in Ripple's suggestions.Nov 16, 2021Turner Wright
3 reasons why traders want to buy the Bitcoin price dip to $58.5KBTC is retesting major support and resistance zones and analysts believe that the long-term outlook remains bullish if Bitcoin can close above $63,000.Nov 16, 2021Jordan Finneseth
The power of cheap transactions: Can Solana’s growth outpace Ethereum?Solana has grown nearly 13,000% year-to-date and while adoption has been increasing, there may be more than meets the eye.Nov 16, 2021Francisco Rodrigues
Brave launches browser-native crypto wallet to combat fake extensionsBrave Browser challenges wallet providers like MetaMask by introducing a native crypto wallet built into the browser.Nov 16, 2021Helen Partz
Bitcoin price dips under $60K as Dollar Strength Index reaches 16-month highsThe greenback regained strength in hopes that stronger inflation data in the U.S. would revive a tighter monetary policy and after better-than-expected retail sales growth.Nov 16, 2021Yashu Gola