Category: Cryptocurrency

Jan 16
2021: A year of mass adoption for cryptocurrencies in Brazil

2021 was a year of affirmation for the Brazilian crypto market with good news in the national stock market, the promise of a CBDC and Brazilian soccer joining t… Source: Cointelegraph

Jan 16
Finance Redefined: Vitalik bearish on cross-chain, dYdX decentralizing, Jan. 7–14

Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance newsletter. Despite the market printing bearish numbers for a second consecutive week, the industry is not short of bullish fundamental news. Read on to hear about the most impactful DeFi stories of the last seven days. What you’re about to read is a shorter, more succinct […]

Jan 16
22-year-old Indonesian boy makes $1M by selling NFT selfies on OpenSea

Ghozali spent five years clicking selfies in front of his computer, which was later converted into NFTs and uploaded to OpenSea in December 2021. Source: Cointelegraph

Jan 15
CoinMarketCap allegedly lists 3 fake SHIB contract addresses, Twitter firestorm ensues

“Do not purchase SHIB from these addresses as your funds will be irreversibly lost,” said the team at Shiba Inu. 4753 Total views 77 Total shares A bit Twitter drama ensued on Thursday, continuing well into Friday afternoon, when developers behind popular meme token Shiba Inu (SHIB) issued a statement alleging that CoinMarketCap had listed […]

Jan 15
Going meta: Disney, Second Life and K-pop

Second Life creator Philip Rosedale returns to the fold, Disney’s patent for a “virtual-world simulator in a real-world venue” suggests an entry to the Metaverse, and Animal Concerts partners with South Korea-based Kakao’s Klaytn project. 1428 Total views 27 Total shares Following the announcement that Facebook’s parent company would be rebranding in a shift towards […]

Jan 14
70% of US crypto holders started investing in 2021: Report

46% of respondents reported having $1,000 or less in crypto, while another 25% said they held between $1,000 and $10,000. 4208 Total views 181 Total shares The vast majority of cryptocurrency owners in the United States made its first-ever crypto investments just within last year, according to a new survey. About 70% of crypto hodlers […]

Jan 14
Near Protocol raises $150M to promote Web3 adoption

Ethereum competitor Near Protocol raised funds for Web3 adoption, with Three Arrows Capital and Andreessen Horowitz supporting the PoS blockchain. 3844 Total views 60 Total shares Proof-of-stake blockchain Near Protocol has raised $150 million in seed investments to accelerate the adoption of Web3 technologies. The team announced that the fund would be used to develop […]

Jan 14
Battle of the bots: WTF token launch drains 58 ETH

Fees.wtf is a simple service that shows Ether (ETH) users their lifetime spending amount on Ethereum blockchain transactions by measuring gas. You plug in your wallet address on its website, and it tells you how much gas you spent.  The project released its WTF token in an airdrop Friday. Essentially, users were able to claim […]

Jan 14
Here is how one algorithmic indicator anticipated multiple phases of FXS’ protracted rally

Frax Share (FXS) has been one of the few altcoins to pull off a dominant price performance amid the down market of late 2021 to early 2022. In the month between Dec. 14 and Jan. 14, FXS was up 128% against the U.S. dollar and 159% against Bitcoin (BTC). In addition to this impressive feat, […]

Jan 14
Brazilian mayor to reportedly invest 1% of city reserves in Bitcoin

Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes talked about Bitcoin with Miami mayor and BTC bull Francis Suarez at Rio Innovation Week. 160 Total views 11 Total shares Eduardo Paes, mayor of Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro, wants to allocate 1% of the city’s treasury into Bitcoin (BTC), Cointelegraph Brazil reported. Paes reportedly announced plans for […]