Three US Senators propose narrowing crypto tax language in infrastructure bill “While Congress works to better understand and legislate on issues surrounding the development and transaction of cryptocurrencies, it should be wary of imposing burdensome regulations that may stifle innovation,” said Senator Pat Toomey.Aug 4, 2021Turner Wright
Analysts identify $40K as the make-or-break level for Bitcoin priceTraders identify $40,000 as the pivotal level Bitcoin price needs to trade above in order to avoid a revisit of July’s swing low.Aug 4, 2021Jordan Finneseth
Akon’s Akoin pilot heralded a success, eyes countrywide rollout in Kenya MMTC founder Julius Mwale and Akon are expected to be in attendance at next month’s major launch event that will unveil Akoin’s national rollout across Kenya.Aug 4, 2021Sam Bourgi
Clever user makes $80K profit in CryptoPunk 'smash and grab' The buyer, most likely in an attempt to snatch up the valuable piece before everyone else, paid an Ethereum miner 22 ETH to prioritize their bid.Aug 4, 2021Turner Wright
State Street-backed Securrency partners with GK8 for custody and institutional blockchain infrastructure “Banks and other financial institutions are waking up to the fact that blockchain is more than crypto, and that any financial instruments can be tokenized,” says Lior Lamesh, CEO and co-founder of GK8.Aug 4, 2021Sam Bourgi
Russia grants $200K to build tool for tracing crypto transactions A Russian company indirectly backed by Russia's largest bank will build a crypto tracking platform as part of a $200,000 procurement contract.Aug 4, 2021Helen Partz
Victory Capital files SEC application for crypto ETFThe firm first announced its intention to launch a private fund for accredited investors tracking the Nasdaq Crypto Index in June.Aug 4, 2021Turner Wright
Pantera, Coinbase Ventures and Sony back NFT-focused MakersPlace in $30M Series A“At MakersPlace, we view our work as an investment in the future of creativity,” said co-founder and CEO Dannie Chu.Aug 4, 2021Sam Bourgi
AXS price gains over 16% as Axie Infinity closes in on 1M daily active usersThe interplay between Axie Infinity’s rising popularity among gamers and its booming revenue has helped its native token AXS become one of the top-performing digital assets in 2021.Aug 4, 2021Yashu Gola
Bitcoin hits $39K highs as SEC Chair comments give BTC price 2% boostGary Gensler fuels a BTC price rebound Wednesday, but unclaimed moving averages are causing a headache for traders on longer timeframes.Aug 4, 2021William Suberg
Circle and Unstoppable Domains to introduce username-based USDC paymentsUSD Coin holders will soon be able to transfer the stablecoin via human-readable addresses across supported wallets and crypto exchanges.Aug 4, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Mike Novogratz blasts US officials for poor grasp of crypto industryThe billionaire crypto proponent said politicians and regulators have a flawed understanding of crypto and its technological underpinnings.Aug 4, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Bitcoin price clings to $38K, but Dollar Index bounce could put BTC under pressure Bitcoin is in wait-and-see mode as the dollar trades near two-month lows on warnings that the Fed could continue its stimulus programs.Aug 4, 2021Yashu Gola
New Spanish bill aims to enable mortgage payments in cryptoThe draft bill intends to allow property owners to pay mortgages with crypto and authorize the real estate sector to use their own crypto for mortgage purchases in Spain.Aug 4, 2021Helen Partz
Panic selling is crypto investors’ biggest mistake, new survey revealsOut of 1,021 U.S.-based crypto owners, one-third have already fallen for a crypto scam via emails, websites and fake mobile apps.Aug 4, 2021Arijit Sarkar
Crypto is a fundamental technological breakthrough, a16z co-founder saysMarc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, says crypto represents the latest, most significant transformation of the tech industry.Aug 4, 2021Marie Huillet
FBI joins Mirror Trading probe in Africa to help recover US investor fundsThe Federal Bureau of Investigation is joining the investigation into one of the largest alleged crypto scams of 2020.Aug 4, 2021Marie Huillet
Bitcoin eyes $36K support as chart hints at potential golden cross within weeksOptimism is still rampant despite intraday losses accelerating on BTC/USD, which is targeting giant buyer support at $36,000.Aug 4, 2021William Suberg
Binance to bring Bitcoin payments to Shopify via new partnershipBinance Pay users will be able to pay across merchants of Alchemy Pay’s partners, including e-commerce giant Shopify and software technology firm Arcadier.Aug 4, 2021Helen Partz
Rothschild’s trust led funding round for Aspen Digital’s London expansionAspen Digital aims for the Europe, Asia and Middle Eastern markets, leading the initiative by establishing headquarters in London and Singapore.Aug 4, 2021Arijit Sarkar
FTX launching NFT sports platform, backs LCS esports league with 7-year deal FTX is teaming up with Dolphin Entertainment to create an NFT marketplace that will target brands within sectors such as sports, entertainment, gaming, esports and charity.Aug 4, 2021Brian Quarmby
China crypto crime: Still ‘top ranked’ for illicit activity, but crime is fallingChinese wallets both sent and received more than $2 billion worth of crypto associated with illicit activities between April 2019 and June 2021.Aug 4, 2021Samuel Haig
Square’s value could 5x thanks to Afterpay deal: Pompliano“Maybe you don’t simply get a 20X the value of the business, but could you two, three, four or five X the business? Absolutely,” said Anthony Pompliano.Aug 4, 2021Brian Quarmby
Top Shot to sell exclusive NFT moments at live basketball gamesThree exclusive Top Shot NFTs will be minted to commemorate this weekend’s NBA Summer League games.Aug 4, 2021Samuel Haig
Google running crypto ads again as new policy goes into effectUnder Google’s new policy, which went into effect on Aug. 3, advertisers offering cryptocurrency exchange and wallet services are once again allowed to market their products.Aug 4, 2021Brian Quarmby
Breaking: BSV reportedly suffers ‘massive’ 51% attack “After an attempted attack yesterday, some serious hashing power was unleashed today at 11:46 am and attackers are succeeding,” said Lucas Nuzzi of Coin Metrics, referring to the Bitcoin SV chain.Aug 3, 2021Sam Bourgi
Ethereum’s London hard fork is expected to arrive on Thursday, ushering in EIP-1559 Think Ethereum is going to morph into a deflationary asset over night? Not so fast!Aug 3, 2021Benjamin Pirus
Terra (LUNA) price rallies 162%, while Bitcoin and altcoin prices dropSteady fundamentals and rising demand for UST and LUNA are just a few of the reasons why the altcoin has gained 162% in the past two weeks.Aug 3, 2021Jordan Finneseth
'Nakamoto's innovation is real,' says SEC Chair Gary GenslerGary Gensler describes Satoshi Nakamoto as an important innovator in cryptography and that their "innovation spurred the development of crypto assets and the underlying blockchain technology."Aug 3, 2021Sam Bourgi
Thanks to Bauhaus, I totally get NFTs nowIt’s not like I didn’t get NFTs before. I just *really, really* get them now.Aug 3, 2021Jon Rice