Tag: cointelegraph

Dec 31
Eth2's Rocket Pool reaches $350M TVL and 635 node operators in five weeks

“In the staking market, there was significant latent demand for a decentralized option — it just needed our launch to spark an inferno,” said Rocket Pool general manager Darren Langley. 2036 Total views 61 Total shares Rocket Pool, a decentralized Ethereum 2.0 staking platform has surpassed $350 million worth of total value locked (TVL) within […]

Dec 31
Cross chain DeFi hub Umee raises $32M with Coinlist token sale

The Cosmos-inspired DeFi platform Umee set records for a Coinlist public sale with nearly one million unique applicants and 63,000 total contributors. 792 Total views 35 Total shares Cross chain DeFi hub Umee’s token sale on Coinlist has broken the record for user interest on the platform and concluded with nearly $32 million raised. Coinlist […]

Dec 31
Bitcoin has risen 7% to 36% in the first week of January each year since 2018

Some analysts are expecting big things for Bitcoin in the near future when all the institutional selling has completed and capital gets deployed to the market. 2452 Total views 26 Total shares Some crypto market analysts are highlighting the potential for a green first week on the crypto markets in January as part of what […]

Dec 31
DAO treasuries surged 40X in 2021: DeepDAO

DeepDAO ranks the Uniswap DAO, BitDAO and Lido Finance DAO as the top three in terms of treasury value at $2.9 billion, $2.4 billion and $602 million each. 924 Total views 35 Total shares The total combined value of treasuries, or assets under management (AUM) for the use of decentralized autonomous organizations, increased by around […]

Dec 31
First US Bitcoin ETF a ‘dud’ in 2021 as GBTC discount stays near record lows

There’s little to smile about when it comes to institutional participation in Bitcoin at the end of the year, data shows. 6251 Total views 57 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) institutional demand is conspicuously wanting at the end of the year as data flags the “underperformance” of the United States’ first Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF). […]

Dec 30
SEC chair has a new senior adviser for crypto

Corey Frayer has worked as a staff member of the Senate Banking Committee as well as a senior policy adviser for some members of the House Financial Services Committee. 2515 Total views 41 Total shares United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler has added a new staff member who will offer advice […]

Dec 30
Russian bank Sber launches blockchain ETF tracking Coinbase, Galaxy Digital

Called “Sber — Blockchain Economy,” the ETF will trade under the ticker SBBE and track major crypto companies. 3330 Total views 46 Total shares Sber, the Russian government-backed company and the largest bank in the country, is launching a blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF) to track the performance of major crypto companies, such as Coinbase and […]

Dec 30
Santo Blockchain to deliver 50 Bitcoin ATMs to Panama

Panama is doing its best to keep up with El Salvador’s Bitcoinization with the installation of 50 Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs in 2022. Thanks to Santo Blockchain, 50 of the planned 300 ATMs will begin shipping to Latin America in early 2022. A vertically integrated blockchain and cryptocurrency company with offices in Saigon, Vietnam and Panama […]

Dec 30
MicroStrategy purchases 1,914 Bitcoin, now holds almost $6B in crypto

The company’s holdings are valued at roughly $5.9 billion, representing more than $2.1 billion in gains since its initial purchase in August 2020. 1592 Total views 22 Total shares Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has added $94 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to its holdings after purchasing the crypto asset at an average price of $49,229. According […]

Dec 30
Bitcoin ‘died’ 45 times in 2021 as media still eager to post BTC obituaries

438 Bitcoin obituaries have been counted since 2010, and the year 2017 still remains to account for most “deaths.” 798 Total views 9 Total shares As Bitcoin (BTC) was hitting new historical highs above $68,000 this year, global cryptocurrency naysayers were increasingly blasting BTC for its extreme volatility and potential risks. According to Bitcoin Obituaries […]