Coinbase Ventures backing DeFi in the Polkadot ecosystem The leading United States digital currency exchange is backing Acala, Polkadot’s all-in-one DeFi hub.Apr 1, 2021Sam Bourgi
Coinbase expects direct listing on April 14The San Francisco-based company could be the first crypto exchange to go public in the United States.Apr 1, 2021Turner Wright
April greater fools: Apes pile into ‘joke’ hat voucher Unisock cloneHat voucher tokens are now going for as much as $3,700 in a joke sale that got out of hand.Apr 1, 2021Andrew Thurman
Morgan Stanley adds Bitcoin exposure to 12 investment funds Bitcoin exposure has been added to the end of “Other Securities and Investment Strategies” sections for a dozen investment funds.Apr 1, 2021Sam Bourgi
A new era of content monetization? Blockchain tech can get you paidCurrent content monetization systems are seen as broken, but some blockchain solutions claim to hold the key to solving their issues.Apr 1, 2021António Madeira
Thai SEC says investors should have crypto trading experience Secretary-general Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said the commission will be offering a free training course for investors who have no experience trading in cryptocurrencies.Apr 1, 2021Turner Wright
Draper Goren Holm adds Tezos startups to its $25M venture fund The Los Angeles-based venture fund plans to incubate startups building on the Tezos blockchain.Apr 1, 2021Sam Bourgi
Is Theta worth the hype? Theta price volatile ahead of mainnet launchFollowing the delay of Theta’s Mainnet 3.0 launch, the token dipped by 25%, but what drives the lively price action of Theta?Apr 1, 2021Shiraz Jagati
Ethereum breaks out against Bitcoin: Is a strong bull rally in the works?The price of Ether broke out against Bitcoin for the first time in almost a month as its technical momentum strengthens.Apr 1, 2021Joseph Young
Cinedigm integrates Theta blockchain tech into anime streaming channelAmerican content distribution company Cinedigm now uses Theta’s TFUEL cryptocurrency as a reward for sharing and watching content.Apr 1, 2021Helen Partz
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank's DCash digital currency goes liveThe ECCB has launched a regional central bank digital currency in partnership with Caribbean fintech outfit Bitt.Apr 1, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Making DeFi idiot-proof with Kava’s gamer CEO, Brian Kerr“People don’t need to know that DeFi is there.”Apr 1, 2021Elias Ahonen
To the 'literal moon'? Elon Musk SpaceX tweet gives Dogecoin a 35% liftoffRight on cue for April Fool's Day, Musk promises to "put a literal Dogecoin on the literal moon," but for hodlers, the resulting gains were anything but a joke.Apr 1, 2021William Suberg
Hong Kong and China test cross-border digital yuan, says PBoC officialThe digital yuan continues to develop apace.Apr 1, 2021Helen Partz
Finance Redefined: The slow march forward, March 24–31DeFi keeps chugging along while everyone is focused on NFTs.Apr 1, 2021Andrey Shevchenko
South Korean gov't makes $10.5M profit from 4-year-old Bitcoin crime haul The coins languished in cold storage for four years after being confiscated by authorities during an arrest.Apr 1, 2021Greg Thomson
Total crypto market capitalization posts new all-time high above $1.9TTotal crypto market cap briefly surpassed that of Saudi Aramco.Apr 1, 2021Helen Partz
South Korea will use blockchain to prevent counterfeit vaccine passportsBlockchain technology is being used to cement confidence in the integrity of new health surveillance measures such as COVID-19 vaccine passports.Apr 1, 2021Marie Huillet
April Bulls Day? Bitcoin just closed its best March and Q1 in 8 yearsNo hint of bearish traditions returning to Bitcoin markets this year as 2021 bucks the trend for March to bring serious downside. Will Q2 deliver on expectations?Apr 1, 2021William Suberg
NFT investment vehicle set to go public in London The newly formed investment firm expects to reach a valuation of just under $35 million.Apr 1, 2021Greg Thomson
Japan's FSA asks cryptocurrency industry group to introduce FATF Travel RuleJapan has been a member of the FATF since 1990.Apr 1, 2021Helen Partz
Nifty News: Weeknd NFT collection, arm space ads, Takashi Murakami joins revolution The Weeknd to drop NFTs on the weekend, a tennis player sold space on her arm as an NFT and Takashi Murakami has released 108 NFT flowers.Apr 1, 2021Brian Quarmby
South Korea to launch blockchain-based vaccine passportsThe Prime Minister of South Korea has announced a blockchain-based vaccine certificate will launch later this month, but the concept has proven controversial across the world.Apr 1, 2021Andrew Fenton
Hot DOGE nips at the heels of r/Bitcoin on RedditR/Dogecoin was the third-most active crypto group on Reddit behind r/CryptoCurrency and r/Bitcoin this week.Apr 1, 2021Samuel Haig
Oakland Athletics MLB team has sold a suite season ticket for Bitcoin for the first timeThe A’s become the first team in Major League Baseball to sell tickets for cryptocurrency.Apr 1, 2021Martin Young
Riot Blockchain’s hashing capacity grew 460% in 2020: ReportRiot Blockchain has published its 2020 financials and revealed it has increased its hashrate by 460%.Apr 1, 2021Brian Quarmby
Bitcoin closes six monthly green candles for the first time since 2013Bitcoin's last six monthly candles have closed green, tying its previous record streak for bullish monthly candles.Apr 1, 2021Joshua Mapperson
Bakkt launches payments app as institutions compete for crypto assetsBakkt believes its new crypto payments app will unlock more than $1 trillion worth of digital assets for commerce.Apr 1, 2021Samuel Haig
Yearn.finance reveals ‘Coordinape’ decentralized grant distribution platformA new system that functions primarily at the social layer will soon be managing Yearn's grant programApr 1, 2021Andrew Thurman
BlackRock SEC filings show $360K gained from Bitcoin futures The filing from the regulatory body comes after BlackRock chief investment officer Rick Rieder said the firm had “started to dabble” in crypto.Mar 31, 2021Turner Wright