DeFi
Adoption
This Chinese public company just bought $22 million in Ethereum (ETH)
It purchased another $17 million in Bitcoin and became the first public company to put Ethereum on its treasury books. Buying Bitcoin…and Ethereum You may…
Adoption
Mark Cuban and other billionaires join the NBA Blockchain Committee
NBA’s “Top Shot” business is booming, and the sporting giant is now taking its blockchain aspirations a step ahead. NBA’s blockchain aspirations American basketball…
Investments
Why is Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) trading at a discount?
The Grayscale product is one of the only Bitcoin-focused financial instruments for institutional and accredited investors. It’s now trading at a discount, however. What’s…
Regulation
Ripple says no trouble in Asia despite SEC lawsuit
Ripple, the blockchain-based payments firm, is in trouble with US authorities but says its Asian business remains unaffected. Ripple going strong Payments firm Ripple…
Investments
22% of Goldman Sachs clients say Bitcoin is going ‘over $100,000’ in the next year
A small but significant percentage of the clients of US bank Goldman Sachs say that Bitcoin would cross the six-figure mark in the coming…
Analysis
Bitcoin dips below $50,000 even as a “sell-side crisis” emerges
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap, lost the $50,000 price level this morning amidst a broader sell-off in both equity and crypto…
Academia
Polkadot developer Parity Technologies to partner with UC Berkeley
Parity would work closely with Berkeley’s blockchain community on education and proficiency in blockchain and Substrate. Parity for blockchain inclusion Today, the University of…
DeFi
Bitcoin DeFi project Badger DAO diversifies its $21 million treasury
Badger DAO is one of the only Bitcoin-focussed DeFi products on the market and is expanding its ambitions. Forwards for Badger Badger DAO, the…
Mining
‘Green’ Bitcoin miner Iris Energy doubles its fundraise ahead of IPO
A firm from Australia that uses renewable energy to mine Bitcoin (among other businesses) has raised two times the intended capital in a recent…
Culture
Kings of Leon to release the first-ever music album as an NFT
The rock band enjoys worldwide fame and says NFTs are the future of how artists will interact with the public. First-ever album NFT American…
NFTs
Litecoin creator Charlie Lee says NFTs are like ICOs in 2017
The founder of the ‘digital silver’ drew parallels of the booming NFTs market to the infamous ICO market of late-2017. Lee on NFTs Litecoin…
Investments
Another billionaire moves into crypto, but New York regulators sound alarm
Separate instances this morning saw a billionaire embrace the crypto sector and a regulator move away from it. One steps into crypto Dan Loeb,…