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Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Back Above $48K, Expect Consolidation

Cryptos gain alongside stocks.

Markets  ·  25 August 2021
Bitcoin

Citigroup se prepara para operar futuros de bitcoin en la Bolsa Mercantil de Chicago

El banco comenzará a negociar primero los futuros de bitcoin y luego notas de bitcoin negociables en el mercado, según confirmó una fuente a CoinDesk.

Business  ·  25 August 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Rises, Extending Recovery After China Crackdown

The Bitcoin blockchain's mining difficulty increased by 13%, but industry experts say operators are still looking at fat profits ahead.

Markets  ·  25 August 2021
Opinion

Some Filipino Merchants Prefer Payment in Axie’s SLP

Hoping to benefit from the success of the blockchain game, merchants in the Philippines are now accepting Axie's Smooth Love Potion (SLP) token.

Features  ·  25 August 2021
Scams

SEC Official Calls Crypto Scams the ‘Flavor of the Year’

Scams involving celebrity endorsements of digital assets are becoming more common.

News  ·  25 August 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Miners Hold Onto Rigs, Betting the Bull Run Will Continue

Supply has dried up despite a glut of available bitcoin mining rigs since China’s crackdown in May.

Tech  ·  25 August 2021
Newsletters

OnlyFans’ Porn U-Turn Is a Victory Against Banking Censorship

Banks helped force a hugely disruptive porn ban on OnlyFans. With public fury focused on their outsized power, the banks seem to have backed down.

Opinion  ·  25 August 2021
Binance

FCA Said Binance Had Complied With Its Requirements, But Was ‘Not Capable’ of Being Supervised

The FCA had ordered Binance to cease carrying out regulated activity in the U.K.

News  ·  25 August 2021
FTX

Recently Hacked Exchange Liquid Global Secures $120M Loan From FTX

Liquid Global lost $90 million in the cyberattack.

Business  ·  25 August 2021
Acquisitions

NFT Aggregator Platform HODL Assets Acquires Crypto-Commerce Firm CoinLinked

HODL Assets is moving forward in its efforts to secure a Series A funding round to fuel expansion of its operations.

News  ·  25 August 2021
Video Games

Inside Alien Worlds, the Biggest Game in the Metaverse

The co-founder of Alien Worlds says the popular blockchain game is more than play-to-earn. It's helping educate people on crypto governance and strategy.

Features  ·  25 August 2021
Solana

Pyth Launch to Bring Quant Firms’ Market Data to Solana

Backed by an array of high-frequency traders, the data pipeline’s mainnet launch is imminent. But key details like governance structure remain unresolved.

Business  ·  25 August 2021
Privacy

Privacy Startup Nym Hires Whistleblower Chelsea Manning to Audit Mixnet

Manning has joined privacy startup Nym as a security consultant.

Tech  ·  25 August 2021
Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs Raises Odds of Fed Taper in November

"Historically, Fed taper has been a headwind for bitcoin," one fund manager said.

Markets  ·  25 August 2021
eToro

eToro’s Crypto Trading Commissions Soar to $264M in Q2

Crypto trading commissions increased from just 7% of total commissions a year ago to 73% in the second quarter of this year.

Business  ·  25 August 2021