Massachusetts regulator seeks to revoke Robinhood’s broker-dealer licenseState regulators claim that Robinhood has targeted inexperienced investors.Apr 16, 2021Helen Partz
Did Elon Musk’s ‘jet fuel’ set GameStop (and Bitcoin) ablaze? How many gallons of jet fuel does it take to send GameStop, Bitcoin and Dogecoin to the moon?Apr 16, 2021Greg Thomson
Turkey to ban cryptocurrency payments Turkey’s central bank is also banning payments providers from offering fiat-to-crypto onramps for cryptocurrency exchanges.Apr 16, 2021Erhan Kahraman
Dogecoin doubles in a day as YTD gains hit 5,000%, while Bitcoin price dipsEveryone’s favorite meme cryptocurrency has delivered 12,600% gains in a year and likely created a string of millionaires.Apr 16, 2021William Suberg
Chinese mining pools’ hash power plummets amid regional blackoutsBlackouts for safety inspections in China’s Xinjiang region have significantly impacted the hash rate of many top Chinese Bitcoin mining pools.Apr 16, 2021Samuel Haig
Brian Brooks defends fintech charter to House Financial Services Committee Brian Brooks has defended the fintech charter he oversaw while heading the OCC, warning heavy-handed crypto regulations could undermine U.S. competitiveness globally.Apr 16, 2021Samuel Haig
Liquity Protocol attracts $1B TVL in just 10 daysThe “interest-free loans” decentralized lending protocol now has $1 billion worth of locked-up value after it launched on April 5.Apr 16, 2021Brian Quarmby
Jim Cramer cashes out half his 'phoney money' Bitcoin to pay off mortgageCNBC host Jim Cramer says he’s “won,” cashing out half of his Bitcoin portfolio to pay off his mortgage, stating that it’s “phoney money paying for real money.”Apr 16, 2021Joshua Mapperson
Email server breach sees Celsians targeted by phishing attacksCelsius customers have been targeted with fraudulent SMS and email communications after a third-party email distribution server was compromised by hackers.Apr 16, 2021Samuel Haig
Our Man in Shanghai: Coinbase listing scorned, graphics cards seized, nostalgia coins ruleCoinbase and cryptocurrencies viewed cynically on Chinese social media, and news of a large mining GPU smuggling bust in Hong Kong.Apr 16, 2021Ben Yorke
Rothschild Investment Corp snaps up quarter of a million shares in Grayscale ETH TrustRothschild Investment Corp, has acquired more than 250,000 shares in Grayscale’s ETH trust, and added 8000 shares to its BTC trust holdings — however the firm holds zero ties to the famed Rothschild family dynasty.Apr 16, 2021Brian Quarmby
Dogecoin (DOGE) and Maker (MKR) soar as the altcoin market cap tops $1TDogecoin and Maker stole the spotlight as the hype around COIN faded and Bitcoin consolidates near $63,500.Apr 16, 2021Jordan Finneseth
DOGE passes Uniswap and Litecoin to become 8th largest cryptocurrency by market capThe price of the meme-based cryptocurrency is at an all-time high as it approaches $0.20.Apr 15, 2021Turner Wright
Mick Jagger is using NFTs to raise money for indie music venues The highest bid is currently $8,988, with 12 people having made an offer for the musical NFT.Apr 15, 2021Turner Wright
Google Cloud integrates Band Protocol for real-time crypto price data Price oracles are playing a leading role in driving blockchain adoption.Apr 15, 2021Sam Bourgi
Zcash (ZEC), Horizen (ZEN) and Hedget (HGET) soar as altcoins lift offNew partnerships and protocol upgrades back the strong rallies seen in Horizen, Hedget and Zcash over the past few months.Apr 15, 2021Rakesh Upadhyay
Tezos-native NFT platform H=N gains steam, launches World Art Day fundraiser The indie NFT platform is bringing an artist-first ethos to its design and events.Apr 15, 2021Andrew Thurman
BlockDown: DeFi institutional adoption is booming but gas fees hinder growthThe BlockDown panel discussed the current issues but also the potential improvements for DeFi.Apr 15, 2021Andrey Shevchenko
It was only a matter of time — Some NFTs now have human DNA sequencesThe future is starting to look "Gattaca"-esque as bidding for a crypto user's DNA sequence begins.Apr 15, 2021Turner Wright
UK hedge fund reportedly plans to invest $84M in crypto The firm’s co-founder Alan Howard already has a personal stake in One River Digital Asset Management's crypto ventures.Apr 15, 2021Turner Wright
Gold-as-a-currency: Kinesis launches government-backed monetary system in IndonesiaIn partnership with the Indonesian government, Kinesis is delivering digitized gold-based financial services to the local population.Apr 15, 2021Sam Bourgi
Blackrock CEO says crypto 'may become a great asset class' but is no substitute for currencyLarry Fink said he hadn't been seeing great institutional demand for crypto within Blackrock's circles.Apr 15, 2021Turner Wright
A cure for copyright ills? NFTs promise to empower creative economiesNFTs are not an immediate solution to all IP rights issues, but eventually they can give creators more power than they ever had.Apr 15, 2021Kirill Bryanov
Chainlink releases new white paper in a shift toward smart contract computationsIn its new vision, Chainlink would allow anyone to deploy an arbitrary executable on its network.Apr 15, 2021Andrey Shevchenko
Miami commissioner wants to let residents pay taxes in BitcoinA new resolution would establish a task force to study crypto in Miami-Dade County's public administration.Apr 15, 2021Helen Partz
One of Europe’s largest investment banks issues security token on TezosSociété Générale continues its crypto and blockchain experimentation by issuing a tokenized security on the Tezos network.Apr 15, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Client malfunction brings down Ethereum’s most popular block explorerEtherscan and OpenEthereum are stuck on one block shortly after Berlin hard fork.Apr 15, 2021Andrey Shevchenko
Experts debate whether NFTs really need blockchainCrypto YouTuber EllioTrades and law professor Edmund Schuster debated the value of NFTs and the role of blockchain in digital collectibles.Apr 15, 2021Helen Partz
Bitcoin at $62K ‘great buy’ before next surge, says fund manager Consolidation after fresh all-time highs means now is the time to buy BTC in “wildly bullish” conditions, argues Vailshire Capital.Apr 15, 2021William Suberg
COIN recap: Comparing Coinbase’s first day to other major public listingsFrom price volatility to becoming the most valuable U.S. exchange, here is how well Coinbase’s first day of trading tracks with other companies.Apr 15, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo