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Exchanges

Crypto firm Amber Group hits $3 billion valuation in funding round

Singapore crypto firm Amber gets funding led by Temasek, helping them to hire and expand their institutional business.

Lisa Gibbons 3 min read 4 years ago

NFTs

Recent “phishing attack” drops OpenSea numbers

OpenSea disagrees with the data from DappRadar, says data on Dune Analytics are more correct.

3 min read 4 years ago

Metaverse

GensoKishi started onboarding NFT projects to its 3D Metaverse

Starting with SoulZ, the legendary Japanese game began onboarding the most promising NFT projects to its 3D Metaverse.

5 min read 4 years ago

Mining

Kazakh officials seize 360 illegal Bitcoin ASICs amid push for higher mining tax

Kazakhstan continues its "decisive action against gray mining.”

2 min read 4 years ago

Parachains

Aventus allies with Scytale in a bid to win a Polkadot parachain slot

The blockchain venture capital and consulting firm will support Aventus realize its goal of becoming fully embedded into the blossoming Polkadot ecosystem.

3 min read 4 years ago

Adoption

El Salvador’s tourism sector is booming after bitcoin adoption

The country is seeing a 30% uptick in tourism since it officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender.

2 min read 4 years ago

Stablecoins

Tether latest reserve attestation shows slash in commercial paper

Tether’s treasury bills and money market allocation increased significantly by 77.6% and 200%, respectively.

2 min read 4 years ago

Analysis

Bitcoin bounces back, markets worry less about Russia-Ukraine crisis

After a weeks-long bearish trend, bitcoin and the overall cryptocurrency market bounced back on Wednesday. The crypto market is showing renewed confidence after dipping in response to ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions.

4 min read 4 years ago

People

Charles Hoskinson calls on crypto investors to “zoom out” amid market turmoil

The Cardano founder sees this episode of fear and panic we are living in as a catalyst for change.

3 min read 4 years ago

Adoption

This is why Cosmos founders “Tendermint” decided to rebrand

The rebranding comes as a statement–Cosmos ecosystem is positioning itself to lead the mass adoption of decentralized services and Web 3.

3 min read 4 years ago

Analysis

Bitcoin’s TVL on Lightning Network now worth over $130 million

The adoption of Lightning Network by Twitter, El Salvador, and others have helped push its growth.

3 min read 4 years ago

Price Watch LUNC +3.20%

LUNA rallies as Terra raises $1 billion to create a Bitcoin reserve for UST

Terra’s native token LUNA is up over 14% following the news of one of the more impressive raises the crypto space has seen to date.

3 min read 4 years ago

Analysis

What is VVS Finance, the largest project on Crypto.com’s Cronos chain?

Most people know Crypto.com as an exchange and wallet app competing with the likes of Kraken and Coinbase with a series of high-profile advertising campaigns. These include commercials featuring Matt Damon, a Superbowl halftime spot with Lebron James, and naming rights to the former Staples Center.

4 min read 4 years ago