Crypto lending firms on the hot seat: New regulations are coming?The sheer amount of money invested in the crypto space is causing regulatory dialog to occur at a frenetic pace as regulators struggle to keep pace.Oct 29, 2021Andrew Singer
Users unable to sell Squid Game token clocking 45,000% gainsThe crypto community suspects the token inspired by the Netflix show “Squid Game” of being a scam.Oct 29, 2021Helen Partz
Axie Infinity, Decentraland and ‘metaverse’ cryptos rally after Facebook rebrands to MetaThe net market capitalization of metaverse tokens grew 13.40% to $12.36 billion in the past 24 hours.Oct 29, 2021Yashu Gola
Major Russian bank explores crypto investment amid strong demandOne way or another, Russians get exposure to crypto even if they go abroad, Tinkoff Investments’ head said.Oct 29, 2021Helen Partz
Huobi closes crypto derivatives as part of wind-down for Chinese tradersBy shutting down derivatives trading on Huobi, the company takes one more step toward closing its operations in China.Oct 29, 2021Arnold Kirimi
Biggest Bitcoin fund in the world could become ETF by July as GBTC nears $40B AUMFiling to convert GBTC now is “perfect timing,” the company’s ETF head argues, but concerns remain over the overall strength of the industry.Oct 29, 2021William Suberg
Australian securities regulator issues guidelines for crypto ETPsThe Australian securities regulator decided not to require crypto ETF providers to hold domestic crypto custody.Oct 29, 2021Helen Partz
Russian crypto market worth $500B despite bad regulation, says execMany crypto exchanges with Russian roots have fled the country or operate illegally, Blockchain Life’s founder said.Oct 29, 2021Helen Partz
Major Indonesian Islamic organization declares crypto ‘haram’ — Or forbiddenThe Indonesian Islamic group NU says crypto is too volatile to be legal under Islamic law.Oct 29, 2021Keira Wright
Fight over Greenidge miner's legal threats to activists over ‘false' claims Greenidge has refuted the claims that it is pursuing legal action right now or “preventing anyone from sharing their position.”Oct 29, 2021Brian Quarmby
Ethereum hits new ATH after Altair upgrade shows clear path to the merge The price of ETH has been on a bullish tear recently. After dropping to around $1,780 on July 21, it has since gained 147% to sit at around $4,400.Oct 29, 2021Brian Quarmby
Immersive cooling tech could help Bitcoin mining go green by 2030 Immersive cooling technology helps to increase hash rates and minimize energy output.Oct 29, 2021Keira Wright
Cathie Wood’s Ark snaps up $80M Robinhood shares after crypto led price dipArk Invest took the opportunity to buy Robinhood shares at a discount following the trading company’s unsatisfactory earnings report.Oct 29, 2021Inigo Vaca
MicroStrategy added 9K BTC last quarter, its stash is now worth $7 billion As of Sept. 30, MicroStrategy held 114,042 BTC at an average purchasing price of $27,713.Oct 29, 2021Brian Quarmby
Memecoin mania triggers triple-digit gains from Binance Smart Chain-based altcoinsHOGE, ASS and TABOO are three Binance Smart Chain-based projects that have seen triple-digit rallies after traders’ rotation into meme coins.Oct 29, 2021Jordan Finneseth
Central Bank of Sri Lanka completes proof-of-concept KYC platformSri Lanka’s recent economic uncertainty seems to be the driving force behind its interest in cryptocurrency and the government's new exploration into KYC technology.Oct 28, 2021Arvin Donner
Decentralized design platform Moralis raises $13.4M in seed funding from EQT VenturesThe middleware DApp-building platform hopes to play a role in taking the sector mainstream.Oct 28, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
More than 40 digital currency ETFs await US regulatory approvalCompetitors are quickly following suit after the first U.S.-based Bitcoin ETF debuted earlier this month.Oct 28, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
Blockchain platform Alchemy raises 250M in Series C led by Andreessen Horowitz Alchemy's tertiary financing round brings the company's valuation to $3.5B.Oct 28, 2021John Gallagher
Mastercard is preparing its infrastructure for the deployment of CBDCsThe world's third-largest consumer payment processor remains bullish on the adoption of CBDCs.Oct 28, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
LinkedIn reports crypto and blockchain job listings have surged 615% since August 2020The team said that financial services firms were expected to hire more than three times as many staff with experience in digital assets than in 2015.Oct 28, 2021Turner Wright
BREAKING: Facebook rebrands to Meta as focus expands beyond social media The name change reflects Facebook’s growing ambitions beyond online social media, a medium it helped build over the past two decades.Oct 28, 2021Sam Bourgi
Coinbase regains #1 position on Apple App Store as Crypto.com jumps to third Crypto.com's jump to third could be the result of Matt Damon's recent TV spot promoting the exchange.Oct 28, 2021Turner Wright
Voyager Digital announces $75M strategic investment from Alameda ResearchThe entente brings together a retail cryptocurrency brokerage and an emerging cryptocurrency market maker.Oct 28, 2021Zhiyuan Sun
Bitcoin hodling rate reaches 9-month high, boosting hopes of ‘bull flag’ rally to $70KThe number of “hodled” and presumably lost Bitcoin tokens continues to surge in sync with the BTC price.Oct 28, 2021Yashu Gola
Project Serum allocates $100M to liquidity mining The Solana-based project is incentivizing automated market makers to interact with its order book across a range of trading pairs.Oct 28, 2021Sam Bourgi
Indian government is reportedly considering regulating crypto as a commodityOfficials from India's Finance Ministry said any potential law on cryptocurrencies would likely come around the time the government submits the Union Budget of India in February.Oct 28, 2021Turner Wright
Is Bitcoin price mimicking the 2017 bull run? Find out on The Market Report with ETF expert Eric Balchunas“The Market Report” with Cointelegraph is live right now with special guest Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst for Bloomberg.Oct 28, 2021Cointelegraph
FATF includes DeFi in guidance for crypto service providersDespite DeFi apps not being VASPs under the FATF standards, the authority still wants them regulated like VASPs.Oct 28, 2021Helen Partz
THORChain concludes 2 security audits following summer exploits DeFi has become a popular attack vector for cybercriminals. After a highly ambitious launch, THORChain suffered two major exploits in July.Oct 28, 2021Sam Bourgi