Price analysis 3/26: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, DOT, XRP, UNI, THETA, LTC, LINKBitcoin price bounced off the 50-day moving average but the real test is near $57,500 where the bears are likely to push back.Mar 26, 2021Rakesh Upadhyay
NFT craze and institutional money to bring next 100 million crypto users, says Crypto.com CEOThe two main factors driving mass adoption are converging, says Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek.Mar 26, 2021Jackson Dumont
Tokenized real estate inches forward despite legal, technical hurdlesA rowdy virtual panel showcased the hurdles and promise of real estate on chainMar 26, 2021Andrew Thurman
Bitcoin can reach $400K in 2021 as ‘risk-off reserve asset’ — BloombergWith institutions demanding protection from inflation and dollar depreciation, historical trends could see BTC/USD 8X from current prices, says Bloomberg Intelligence.Mar 26, 2021William Suberg
Former OCC official says crypto has backing but dollar ‘may not’Former OCC acting comptroller Brian Brooks claimed that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin “actually are backed by something.”Mar 26, 2021Helen Partz
Catalytic event or unbridled optimism? Coinbase approaches public listingIs a $100-billion valuation justified? Profit margins could tighten with increased competition.Mar 26, 2021Andrew Singer
SushiSwap launches V1 of long-awaited Kashi releaseSushiSwap wants to offer a wider net of margin assets than independent DeFi lending platforms.Mar 26, 2021Andrey Shevchenko
Bison Trails supports Crypto.com’s payments blockchain with key infrastructure Crypto.com’s Crypto.org Chain aims to bring cryptocurrency payments mainstream.Mar 26, 2021Sam Bourgi
DeFi, derivatives and fixing an antiquated financial system: Kristin Boggiano“We have a very antiquated financial system and regulatory process — I think that there’s a natural struggle that’s happening between innovation, and trying to protect the retail.”Mar 26, 2021Elias Ahonen
Bitcoin no longer a fringe asset due to US dollar debasement, says Soros Fund exec Soros Fund Management's CIO said that Bitcoin is no longer out on the fringes, thanks to the debasement of the U.S. dollar over the past year.Mar 26, 2021Greg Thomson
China’s digital yuan is backup to AliPay and WeChat Pay, says officialAlibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay reportedly account for 98% of the mobile payment market in China.Mar 26, 2021Helen Partz
Bitcoin buyers mean business as Coinbase reserves drop $8B in 3 monthsDemand for Bitcoin remains solid and is fuelling a “supply shock” that shows no sign of abating, even at $50,000 and higher.Mar 26, 2021William Suberg
Our Man in Shanghai: Digital yuan tests, ‘bear market’ and ‘NFT’ searches spikeDigital RMB testing for cross border payments and electric vehicles continues, sentiment takes a dive and blockchain events return to meatspace.Mar 26, 2021Ben Yorke
Jamaica's central bank taps Irish tech outfit for CBDC projectThe Bank of Jamaica has partnered with an Ireland-based tech firm for its central bank digital currency project scheduled to begin in May.Mar 26, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Argo Blockchain to launch clean energy Bitcoin mining pool Hydroelectric energy will power a new Bitcoin mining pool following Argo's partnership with DMG Blockchain.Mar 26, 2021Greg Thomson
Crypto-focused software firm Lukka raises $53M in funding round Lukka said it planned to add additional features for customers dealing in derivatives, DeFi products, and other products of the crypto space.Mar 26, 2021Turner Wright
Russia’s Hermitage museum to host NFT art exhibitionThe NFT exhibition will be part of the “Hermitage 20/21” project.Mar 26, 2021Helen Partz
Nifty News: Sophia the Robot sells $1M worth, Cardano to clone NFT platforms, and moreSophia the Robot has generated more than $1 million in NFT sales, Bhad Bhabie is dropping NFTs to help the “troubled teen industry”, Cardano trying to convince top NFT platforms to port over.Mar 26, 2021Brian Quarmby
Australian government offers $6M in grants to innovative blockchain teamsThe Australian government has made two grants of up to $3 million available to blockchain teams targeting minerals certification and excise taxation solutions.Mar 26, 2021Samuel Haig
Options traders target $80K by May, Skew suggests just 6% chance they're rightOptions traders are betting big that BTC will be above $80,000 on April 30, but analytics provider Skew thinks there is a 94% chance their positions will be worthless.Mar 26, 2021Samuel Haig
China and Japan go full steam ahead with CBDC pilotsAsia’s largest economies are pushing forward with their respective CBDC trials, with six Chinese banks offering digital wallets and Japan establishing a new committee.Mar 26, 2021Samuel Haig
99.98% less power: Lighthouse’s first Ethereum and Eth2 merge transactionIt is one of the first steps towards Phase 1.5 that will ‘dock’ Eth1 with Eth2.Mar 26, 2021Martin Young
Bitcoiners love dogs, gold bugs prefer cats — Important new researchResearch has revealed crypto investors are more likely to be ‘dog people' while gold investors are more likely to be ‘cat people’.Mar 26, 2021Brian Quarmby
Avanti Financial raises $37 million to launch institutional crypto bankThe digital asset bank will be aimed at institutional investors only, and there is no exchange planned.Mar 26, 2021Martin Young
SEC’s ‘Crypto Mom’ warns selling fractionalized NFTs could break the lawFractionalized NFTs and baskets of non-fungible tokens could easily be considered investment contracts under U.S. securities law, warns SEC Commissioner, Hester Peirce.Mar 26, 2021Samuel Haig
$51K Bitcoin price not a problem as ‘structurally, nothing has changed’On-chain data points toward a bullish future for Bitcoin despite today’s sell-off to $50,400.Mar 26, 2021Jordan Finneseth
New Zealand retirement fund reportedly allocates 5% to Bitcoin Institutional uptake of BTC is on the rise. KiwiSaver of New Zealand appears to have built up exposure to Bitcoin in October 2020.Mar 25, 2021Sam Bourgi
Could LEGO be hopping on the NFT train?A mysterious, since-deleted tweet from the toymaker has piqued the interest of NFT collectors.Mar 25, 2021Turner Wright
Crypto.com launches CRO token mainnet The crypto exchange said the new open-source public blockchain was aimed at "payments, DeFi and NFTs."Mar 25, 2021Turner Wright
The NFT of record: New York Times raises $500,000 for charity in NFT column sale The NYT goes NFT as tokenized article auctions for over $500,000Mar 25, 2021Andrew Thurman