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Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Expected to Hold Support Above $45K

Analysts expect bitcoin to remain above its 200-day moving average.

Markets  ·  19 August 2021
Hiring

Lloyds Banking Group Is Looking to Hire a Digital Currency Manager

The manager will look to develop business and investments around digital currencies, among other responsibilities.

Business  ·  19 August 2021
Binance

Binance.US Taps Joshua Sroge to Be Interim CEO

Sroge takes over from Brian Brooks, who resigned unexpectedly after just four months.

News  ·  19 August 2021
Ether

Ethereum 2.0 Staking Contract Now Holds the Most Ether: $21.3B

“It just shows that staking on Eth 2.0 is incredibly popular,” said Ben Edgington, lead product owner at ConsenSys.

Markets  ·  19 August 2021
Funding Rounds

A16z Leads $4.6M Investment in Yield Guild Games

The funding will be used to invest in virtual worlds in the play-to-earn space.

News  ·  19 August 2021
DeFi

VC Firm FinTech Collective Raises $250M to Support New DeFi Strategy

The funding round brings the firm’s total assets under management to over $500 million.

Business  ·  19 August 2021
China

‘Block Kong’: Dim Sum in a Crypto Hub

A global center for finance, Hong Kong is an often overlooked hub for the blockchain industry, as documented in "Block Kong."

Features  ·  19 August 2021
DeFi

Gary Gensler Isn’t Buying Your Decentralization Theater

The SEC chief has a point: DeFi is often not as decentralized as its proponents like to claim.

Opinion  ·  19 August 2021
CFTC

Crypto Booster Brian Quintenz to Step Down as CFTC Commissioner

Quintenz will leave by Aug. 31.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 August 2021
BlockFi

Top NBA Pick Paid in Bitcoin for BlockFi Sponsorship Deal

Former Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham's multi-year deal with the crypto lender includes a bitcoin signing bonus.

Business  ·  19 August 2021
Visa

Visa Adds Crypto Payments Startup Wyre to Its Fast Track Payments Program

Wyre’s push-to-debit program will now allow instant payouts of crypto holdings to users' bank accounts using the Visa debit cards.

Business  ·  19 August 2021
DAOs

Polygon to Form Decentralized Autonomous Organization

Polygon's aim is for the DAO to attract 100 million users.

News  ·  19 August 2021
NYDIG

Wells Fargo Launches Passive Bitcoin Fund for Wealthy Clients

JPMorgan also registered its passive bitcoin fund with U.S. regulators Thursday.

News  ·  19 August 2021
DeFi

Poly Network Sends Bounty as Attacker Holds $141M Hostage

Ethereum blockchain transaction records confirm the transfer of 160 ETH (about $480,000) to the "Poly Network Exploiter 2" wallet address.

Markets  ·  19 August 2021
DeFi

Cross-Chain Protocol Chainflip Raises $6M to Fund Growth, Security Audits

Funding will also go toward external communication campaigns and to build out Chainflip’s products and team.

News  ·  19 August 2021