DeFi
DeFi
Ethereum-based liquid staking solution Lido announces the integration of Chainlink Price Feeds
Set to expand the utility of Lido’s staked assets, the platform announced the first in a row of Chainlink Price Feeds.
Gaming
Sanctor Capital wraps up another mentorship program for early-stage founders exploring Web3 and Metaverse
Project demos were followed up by four compelling panels that hosted some of the industry's top experts, who shared their stance and ideas regarding the future of Web3 infrastructure, NFTs, on-chain gaming, and finally, privacy and interoperability.
Regulation
SEC postpones decisions on Bitcoin ETFs from Bitwise and Grayscale until February
US financial watchdog delayed decisions on the two ETFs that would allow more direct exposure to Bitcoin until early February.
Adoption
Peter McCormack acquires a local football club and reveals his agenda–“with Bitcoin at its heart” to the EPL
Peter McCormack plans to leverage a global army of Bitcoin holders and companies, with whose support the small football club will rise to the Premier League.
Scams
Rug pulls pushed this year’s crypto scam revenue over $7.7 billion, Chainalysis finds
Rug pulls surfaced as the “go-to scam” this year, accounting for 37% of all cryptocurrency scam revenue in 2021.
Partnerships
Nexo teams up with Three Arrows Capital and launches NFT Lending Desk
The crypto lender is currently accepting Bored Apes Yacht Club and CryptoPunks NFTs, with more collections to be added in the coming weeks.
Analysis
This Bitcoin on-chain analyst says retail hasn’t “bought the dip this hard” since the Covid crash
Ever since the plunge on December 3, Bitcoin price has been struggling to move past the $50.000 resistance.
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky analyses the most bullish factors that drove adoption in 2021
While rehashing this year’s key events that opened the crypto adoption floodgates, Mashinsky touched on several issues that are yet to be resolved–so the next big wave could flood the mainstream.
Exchanges
Binance partners with Indonesia’s largest telecom and prepares to launch a new exchange
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume is set to expand the blockchain ecosystem in Indonesia.
Gaming
Gensokishi Online “META WORLD” enters into a technical alliance with Polygon
Gensokishi Online “META WORLD” is a new GameFi version of the popular Gensokishi game that won the “Game of the Year” Gold Award in Taiwan back in 2012.
Adoption
Bank of England warns crypto could threaten the established financial system
The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies could pose a danger to the established financial system, according to a senior Bank of England official.
Adoption
German banking group “Sparkasse” confirms rumours–wants to launch a crypto wallet
The leading German banking group admitted to working on a pilot project for crypto integration.
