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USD 1.2M Bid Placed on NFT Piece by Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
3.12.2021
A piece from the non-fungible token (NFT) collection by the Silk Road darknet market founder Ross Ulbricht has already fetched a bid of nearly USD 1.2m with days more to go.
Ulbricht, currently in his ninth year of serving a double life without parole in a US federal prison, previously...
Deadmau5 and Portugal The Man release single as 1M NFTs in bid to go platinum
3.12.2021
The award-willing artists want their new release “This is Fine” to become the first NFT single ever to go platinum, but it’s unclear whether that is even possible
Nigerian Central Bank Wants Financial Institutions to Develop Products Based on Its CBDC
29.11.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it wants players in the country’s payment industry to develop and help introduce products based on its central bank digital currency, the e-naira. Central Bank Open to Suggestions In its bid to deepen the adoption of the e-naira, the Central Bank...
Crypto Donors Pay $1Million in Fees for a Failed Bid
25.11.2021
A group of cryptocurrency donors had come forward to purchase a rare copy of the US Constitution. Not only did the group fail to proceed with the purchase, but it also was compelled to pay $1 million in fees. The group of around 17,000 crypto donors grabbed the limelight when they attempted to...
Silver Linings Abound as Constitution DAO Falls Short in USD 47M Sotheby’s Bid
19.11.2021
An audacious attempt to buy one of the few surviving copies of the United States Constitution by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) fell short of what would have been a dramatic victory for the crypto space – losing out in an auction at Sotheby’s....
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DFG piles $12.6M into Astar Network’s Polkadot parachain bid
16.11.2021
Astar Network currently ranks third place in Polkadot’s first parachain auction behind Acala and Moonbeam
Sotheby’s to Bring Down the Hammer in Ethereum on 2 Iconic Banksy Paintings
11.11.2021
Sotheby’s, the British-founded American luxury auction house, has announced the company will be selling Banksy works for real-time bids in ethereum at “The Now Evening Auction” on November 18. While the upcoming auction will have pieces from highly acclaimed artists such...
Man ‘Murdered’ as Crypto Miners’ Bid to Protect Rigs Turns Deadly
26.10.2021
The bizarre tale of crypto mining in Abkhazia has taken a deadly turn, with a bloody firefight over mining rigs resulting in a death in the de facto South Caucasus state....
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Seoul to Hold Firm on Crypto Tax Launch, Suggests NFT Tax May Follow
7.10.2021
dozen or so non-big four crypto exchanges are allowed to go bust.A number of online petitions have called on the government to reverse its bid to begin taxing crypto trading profits at a flat rate of 20% from January 1. Seoul will order tax filings from anyone earning over USD 2,1
Judge rejects XRP hodlers' bid to join SEC against Ripple case as defendants
5.10.2021
The judge ruled that the SEC would be required to launch enforcement actions against each individual XRP holder should they be allowed to participate in the case as defendants
US Crypto Tax Loss Harvesters Make Hay While the Sun Shines – But the Clock’s Ticking
30.9.2021
hat crypto traders are allowed to write off their losses by selling tokens at lower prices – only buying the same type of coin again within the next 30 days. Furthermore, some traders seek to buy offsetting positions in a bid to avoid having to file capital gains declarations.CNBC
Messari Founder Ryan Selkis Announces Senate Run for 2024 — ‘Enough Talk’
22.9.2021
Ryan Selkis, the founder of Messari, a cryptocurrency research company, has announced he will be running for the U.S. Senate in 2024. The entrepreneur made the announcement on Twitter after finding out one of the speakers at Messari’s Mainnet conference, whose identity could not...
Bitcoin Trims Losses Ahead of Major Options Expiry
21.9.2021
recovered from its overnight lows of USD 40,200, with a large bullish “wick” now visible in the daily chart as evidence that dip buyers arrived to bid the price higher.Following yesterday’s selling, a summary of the situation from crypto derivatives exchange Deribit also gave some traders ho
Politicians Want USD 16B More From US Cryptofolk, But S Korea Sees Better News
14.9.2021
but then buying the same type of coin again within the next 30 days. They also want to make sure that people who buy offsetting positions also file capital gains declarations.The bid was detailed in
Bid to Have MTI Ponzi Declared Unlawful Scheme Suffers Setback — More Investors Oppose Motion
11.9.2021
A slew of late court filings by lawyers representing Mirror Trading International (MTI) investors has forced a South African judge to postpone the hearing of the liquidators’ application to have the online bitcoin scam declared an illegal business. Concern Over Implications of Declaration...
Bitcoin Fundamentals Remain Strong Despite Flash Crash - Analysts
8.9.2021
most altcoins were still down markedly over the past 24 hours, despite dip buyers coming to the rescue to bid up the prices of many coins from their lows yesterday. For now, the price of bitcoin remains down by 10% for the past day, trading at around USD 46,129, while ETH is also down by 10% to a pr
Bitcoin’s Legal in El Salvador – But Still Has a Mountain to Climb
7.9.2021
ntroversy is already blighting the move, masterminded by the El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. Some claim that a clause in the new law that forces businesses to accept BTC as a form of payment if requested is an example of “strong-arm tactics.”In a bid to drive up the pace of adoption – and
Sotheby’s Bored Ape NFT Auction Attracts Nearly USD 20M In Bids
6.9.2021
UTC, but the price offered for the Yacht Club collection has already exceeded the initial estimate of between USD 12m and USD 18m. As of September 6, 10:00 A.M. UTC, the current bid is USD 19m, with a total of 44 bids placed to date. For the Kennel Club collection, for which bidders ca
The Second-Edition Of Kusama Parachain Slot Auctions Promises Heated Competition
3.9.2021
ve weeks, similar to the first five rounds held during June and July. Auctions will begin within two days of initial bidding for each round, followed by a five-day ending period.Kusama's first five rounds of auctions witnessed some of the most promising blockchain projects bid for the limited
County Treasurer in Illinois accepts crypto donation in reelection bid
25.8.2021
The Lake County treasurer plans to HODL the crypto campaign donations in the hopes of a significant price rally for cryptocurrencies