8-word crypto amendment in infrastructure bill an ‘affront to the rule of law’A proposed bill waiting for vote in Congress contains a “dangerous” amendment.Nov 5, 2021Brian Newar
BetaShares’ crypto company ETF smashes Australian records on opening dayThe CRYP fund was marketed as an opportunity for stock market investors to dip their toes into crypto.Nov 5, 2021Keira Wright
ANZ bank executive: The ‘weight of money’ means crypto can’t be ignored“When you look under the hood on that, we've concluded that this is a major protocol shift for financial market infrastructure,” said Nigel Dobson, ANZ’s banking services portfolio lead.Nov 5, 2021Brian Quarmby
NY Mayor-elect Eric Adams will take his first three paychecks in BitcoinThe mayor-elect said he plans to make New York the “center of the cryptocurrency industry” once he takes office in January.Nov 5, 2021Keira Wright
ACX's parent company Blockchain Global collapses owing $15MInvestors are worried they may not be able to recoup their funds from ACX, now that parent company Blockchain Global has entered voluntary administration.Nov 5, 2021Brian Quarmby
Square’s Cash App Bitcoin profits fall 23% — Will opening it to teenagers help?Cash App’s Bitcoin profits fell in the third quarter, but overall profits are still on the rise.Nov 5, 2021Brian Newar
Mythical Games announces $150M raise as the company expands into NFTsThe game developer’s total valuation is now $1.25 billion, following a successful raise.Nov 4, 2021John Gallagher
Colombian exporter developing cryptocurrency to help transport long-horned beetles to Japan This Colombian beetle exporter once used biotechnology to reduce organic waste. It’s now moving into cryptocurrency development.Nov 4, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
'PlugWalkJoe' indicted for $784K cryptocurrency theft schemeJoseph O’Connor indicted on a raft of wire fraud, computer hacking, money laundering and identify theft counts.Nov 4, 2021John Gallagher
Layer-two and multichain DeFi platforms see record inflows as Ethereum fees soarSince October, multichain, compatible DeFi platforms have seen record inflows as investors and developers attempted to avoid the Ethereum network due to soaring gas fees.Nov 4, 2021Jordan Finneseth
Cointelegraph launches Crypto Biz newsletter Every Thursday, Crypto Biz gives readers a weekly pulse of the business behind blockchain and cryptocurrency, delivered directly to their mailbox.Nov 4, 2021Cointelegraph
Risk Harbor set to take over decentralized insurance protocol Ozone on Terra networkThe peer-to-peer insurance service provides DeFi users coverage in case of technical glitches on the Terra blockchain.Nov 4, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
Hawkish Fed comments and fears of stablecoin regulation spark market sell-offBTC, ETH and altcoins saw a slight pullback a day after the Federal Reserve signaled that its monetary policy is subject to cool off soon.Nov 4, 2021Jordan Finneseth
NYC and Miami mayors duke it out on Twitter over who is the bigger crypto advocate"I look forward to the friendly competition in making our respective cities a crypto capital," said recently re-elected Miami Mayor Francis Suarez.Nov 4, 2021Turner Wright
India’s top payment firm Paytm reportedly considers Bitcoin servicesIn India, the regulatory environment surrounding Bitcoin is still in a "grey area."Nov 4, 2021Arnold Kirimi
Google invests $1B in CME Group along with 10-year Cloud deal CME Group chair and CEO Terry Duffy said the investment and partnership would help the company "transform derivatives markets through technology, expanding access and creating efficiencies for all market participants."Nov 4, 2021Turner Wright
Bitcoin on-chain metric suggests 2017-style bull run will continue Dubbed MVRV, the indicator represents the ratio of Bitcoin’s market value to realized value.Nov 4, 2021Yashu Gola
RTFKT partners with Daz 3D to advance metaverse NFT’s The digital NFT collective is expected to debut their pfp avatar collection, titled CloneX, later this month.Nov 4, 2021Tom Farren
Chainlink’s total value secured surpasses $75B as DeFi continues to surge The oracle network’s exponential growth has been tied to the emergence of DeFi. Co-founder Sergey Nazarov said Chainlink is also powering metaverses.Nov 4, 2021Sam Bourgi
Ex-Wall Street execs lead new Bitcoin mining firm as US hash rate soarsPrimeBlock’s CEO was involved in the $98 billion direct listing for Coinbase that Goldman Sachs was leading.Nov 4, 2021Helen Partz
Bitcoin will peak at $253K, Ethereum at $22K this cycle if 2016 halving bull run repeatsA simple comparison shows just how much room both BTC and ETH price action have left to grow.Nov 4, 2021William Suberg
FTX-backed studio explains why Solana is better for game developersLightspeed Venture Partners and FTX led blockchain game developer Faraway’s $21-million funding round.Nov 4, 2021Erhan Kahraman
Bluzelle launches mainnet decentralized storage for NFT content Bluezelle's mainnet R2 file storage system aims to provide a decentralized alternative to IPFS.Nov 4, 2021Tom Farren
Kevin Durant’s new SPAC firm to focus on crypto and blockchainBrooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has been inducted into the “blank check” hall of fame.Nov 4, 2021Arnold Kirimi
Endaoment raises $7M for nonprofits in its first year as crypto donations thrive Charities are becoming more receptive to crypto donations thanks to the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin and other digital assets.Nov 4, 2021Sam Bourgi
Enjin wants to decentralize its metaverse with new $100M fundThe Efinity Metaverse Fund will focus on seed equity investments for projects building Efinity.Nov 4, 2021Helen Partz
NFTs and play-to-earn are future of gaming industry, says EA bossMajor video game publisher Electronic Arts sees NFTs and blockchain-based games as the future of the industry.Nov 4, 2021Erhan Kahraman
Iran Blockchain Association head calls for special council on crypto lawsThe Blockchain Association is offering to assist with crypto regulations in the Islamic state.Nov 4, 2021Arnold Kirimi
Apple App Store removes crypto wallet TokenPocket after PayPal complaintPayPal’s lawyers informed TokenPocket about the dispute over the company’s trademark earlier this year.Nov 4, 2021Helen Partz
Binance to spend $115M in France to develop European crypto ecosystemBinance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced the launch of the $115-million crypto and blockchain initiative during a conference in France.Nov 4, 2021Erhan Kahraman