Tag: cointelegraph

Jan 03
New year, same ‘extreme fear’ — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin (BTC) begins its first full week of 2022 in familiar territory below $50,000. After ending December at $47,200 — far below the majority of bullish expectations — the largest cryptocurrency has a lot to live up to as signs of a halving cycle peak remain nowhere to be found. With Wall Street set to […]

Jan 03
Bitcoin holdings of public companies have surged in 2021

The amount of BTC held by public companies has gained significant market share from that held in spot ETFs since Microstrategy’s “Bitcoin for Corporations” conference during Feb 2021. 3482 Total views 33 Total shares The quantity of Bitcoin held by private corporations has increased significantly during 2021, building on increases from the previous year. In […]

Jan 02
NFTs to help brewers and farmers preserve UNESCO Belgian beer heritage

As a part of the partnership, Zeromint will mint and offer exclusive NFTs on the GoChain blockchain, which will be made available for international beer fans via BBA. 5074 Total views 64 Total shares Brewers and farmers from Belgian Barrels Alliance (BBA) have partnered with Zeromint to offer nonfungible tokens (NFTs) aimed at preserving the […]

Jan 02
Bitcoin starts 2022 at $47.2K as fresh research pins performance on China trader exodus

Exchanges deplatforming Chinese citizens prior to the Dec. 31 deadline may have added to BTC selling pressure. 18877 Total views 71 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) bears lost out at the last minute as 2021 came to an end — and consensus is building around China again being the reason for weakness. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart […]

Jan 02
VCs don't understand that Cardano has a community: Charles Hoskinson

Hoskinson also highlighted the need to change Silicon Valley’s “bizarre mantra of move fast and break things” in crypto, which caused losses of $10.5 billion in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space in 2021. 17902 Total views 63 Total shares In a recent YouTube video, Charles Hoskinson highlighted the rapid growth of the Cardano (ADA) ecosystem […]

Jan 02
DAOs are the foundation of Web3, the creator economy and the future of work

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) started out as a simple concept envisioned as organizations, created by an idea and fueled by developers, that automate business functions and processes by leveraging smart contracts and all the fundamental tenets of blockchain. The core idea was to flatten the complex business process that various organizations are mired in and […]

Jan 02
The year for Bitcoin — A 2021 roundup of the flagship crypto

While 2021 did provide some sort of respite for investors operating across the global crypto landscape, it was still largely been driven by fears that first reared their ugly heads back in 2020. From rising inflation rates to another wave of coronavirus-related outbreaks, the ground beneath everyone’s feet continued to move even without them knowing.  […]

Dec 31
Shanghai includes metaverse in its development plan

Shanghai’s five-year plan calls for the use of a metaverse in public services, businesses, entertainment and industrial manufacturing. 3654 Total views 37 Total shares Shanghai, China’s most crowded city, is looking for ways to use a metaverse in public services over the next five years. Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology’s five-year development […]

Dec 31
Cointelegraph Consulting: Crypto events of 2021 in retrospect

The year 2021 is coming to a close, and if there’s one way to describe how the cryptocurrency industry fared in the past 12 months, it would be momentous growth.  Major cryptocurrencies shattered previous records, adoption grew, new sectors sprouted and novel blockchain use cases made significant breakthroughs. The Market Insight’s latest edition recalls the […]

Dec 31
Bitcoin gains $1.5K in under an hour as BTC price erases days of downtrend

Bitcoin rises above $48,500 in a show of strength as over $6 billion of options expires. 11733 Total views 81 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) put in an early end-of-year flourish on Dec. 31 as an upward boost saw BTC/USD retake $48,000. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Options expiry fades Data from Cointelegraph Markets […]