Bitcoin price (BTC) is down $2,000 from yesterday’s high set right around the time that Coinbase Global (COIN) went live on Nasdaq. The price action frighteningly mimics a fractal flashback from the CME futures launch…
How DeFi Season Could Send YFI To $270,000…
When Andre Cronje released Yearn Finance (YFI), the DeFi fever was brewing. Two events converge and launched the sector into full madness: Uniswap’s UNI airdrop and governance token YFI breaking every foreseeable resistance to reach…
MIT Crypto Professor Gary Gensler Confirmed as New…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now has a new chairman, Gary Gensler. President Joe Biden’s pick, the MIT professor, whose classes included blockchain technology, digital currencies, and financial technology, has been confirmed by…
Insurance Giant AXA Allows Swiss Clients to Pay…
The French multinational insurance firm AXA is now allowing clients in Switzerland to pay for services in bitcoin. The newly added support is part of the company’s “digital future” and stems from customer demand for…
200-Year-Old American Wine Shop Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies
Nearly every day now a new company is announcing the acceptance of cryptocurrencies in some form or another. Now one of the world’s largest fine wine auction houses and America’s oldest wine shop Acker has…
Crypto-First Trading App SimpleFX to Introduce Staking
press release PRESS RELEASE. SimpleFX, one of the world’s leading trading apps with both crypto and fiat accounts is going to invite traders to try out their beta staking module. The trading app is already…
Billionaire Puts £175mn London Apartment up For Sale,…
Billionaire property tycoon Nick Candy is selling his two-story penthouse overlooking Hyde Park for a cool £175mn (US$240mn). The kicker is, he’s open to accepting Bitcoin. Despite BTC cracking $64k this week to post a…
What Does the Success of Coinbase’s Public Offering…
The New York times referred to the launch of the Coinbase’s public launch as a “cryptocurrency coming-out party”: a moment–or possibly the moment– when cryptocurrency is truly hitting the “mainstream.” When the listing went live…
Over $750 Million in Bitcoin from the 2016…
On Wednesday, after bitcoin prices touched a new all-time high, thousands of bitcoins from the August 2, 2016, Bitfinex hack were transferred to unknown wallets. The exact count of BTC moved from the hack is…
BENQI Closes $6M Round to Create Algorithmic Liquidity…
press release PRESS RELEASE. BENQI, a liquidity market operating on the Avalanche network, has completed a private funding round. A total of $6 million was raised in a round led by Ascensive Assets. A number…