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100 NFT Collections Surpass $20 Billion in Volume — Cryptopunks, Bored Apes Capture Top Volumes
31.12.2021
Non-fungible token (NFT) assets were extremely popular this year and to date, there’s been more than $20 billion in volume recorded in terms of NFT sales among 100 collections. While many single NFTs sold for millions of dollars a number of NFT projects and collections saw hundreds...
US Senator on Crypto: We Need Real Solutions to Make the Financial System Work for Everyone, Not Just the Wealthy
30.12.2021
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has argued that cryptocurrency is not a path to financial inclusion like crypto advocates claim. “Bitcoin ownership is even more concentrated within the top 1% than dollars,” she said, emphasizing the need for “real solutions to make the financial...
Gas DAO Project Forms to Airdrop Tokens to Ethereum Users That Spent $1,559 in Fees
29.12.2021
A new type of airdrop has been very popular during the last quarter of 2021 as quickly assembled decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have been distributing lots of value to existing crypto users. Just recently, Opendao gave Opensea users an airdrop and many people accrued thousands...
Mexico’s Third Richest Billionaire’s Advice: Invest in Bitcoin, Stay Away From Dollars, Euros
28.12.2021
Mexico’s third-richest billionaire has advised people to stay away from fiat currencies, like the dollar and euro, and invest in bitcoin. Calling fiat “fake money made of paper and lies,” he stressed that “central banks are printing more money than ever before.”...
This Year’s Top 10 Crypto Asset Gainers Outshined BTC’s and ETH’s 12-Month Returns
27.12.2021
Digital currencies had a phenomenal 2021 as the crypto economy surged past a couple of trillion dollars in value this year. Over the last 12 months, bitcoin gained more than 90% in value and ethereum spike more than 540%. However, while those gains are decent, numerous digital assets outperformed...
Million-Dollar Digital Collectibles: An In-Depth Look at the Top 10 Most Expensive NFTs Sold This Year
27.12.2021
2021 is coming to an end and one prominent theme this year in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology most definitely belongs to non-fungible token (NFT) assets. This year NFTs became a billion-dollar industry and many NFTs have sold for millions of dollars. The following is a look...
7 DeFi Hacks, 30B VC Dollars and 20 Crypto Jokes
25.12.2021
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Matrixport Founder Jihan Wu Believes Crypto Space Will Swell to ‘Tens of Trillions of Dollars’
24.12.2021
Seven months ago, during the first week of May, the digital currency entrepreneur Jihan Wu said at a conference that he expects the crypto industry to surpass the internet and the following August, Wu’s firm Matrixport raised $100 million and joined the crypto industry’s growing list...
Mandates Ban Unvaccinated From Visiting Banks in Multiple Countries, Australian Premier Says ‘There’s Going to Be a Vaccinated Economy’
22.12.2021
Over the last few weeks, furious debates over Covid-19 and vaccine mandates have divided people into two classes. On December 21, one individual from Argentina explained in a forum that “banks in Argentina are not letting unvaccinated people inside.” The person said that whether...
Billionaire Ray Dalio’s Investing Advice: Avoid Cash, Think in Inflation-Adjusted Dollars, Crypto Helps Diversify
20.12.2021
Billionaire Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, has shared his investment strategy with cryptocurrency as part of his portfolio. He warned that cash is the worst investment because it is eaten away by inflation. Ray Dalio’s Investment...
Novi Launches Whatsapp Integration Pilot Program for Selected Users in the U.S.
10.12.2021
Novi, the remittance and payments initiative of Meta (formerly Facebook), has launched a Whatsapp pilot test for customers in the U.S. This means that a small number of Whatsapp users will be able to send and receive payments, as well as purchase digital dollars directly from the interface of...
Billionaire Barry Sternlicht Discusses Bitcoin Price Rising to $1 Million — Calls BTC a ‘Smart’ Hedge
8.12.2021
The chairman of Starwood Capital Group, billionaire Barry Sternlicht, has shared his view on how bitcoin could grow to be worth a million dollars a coin. He calls the cryptocurrency a “smart” hedge in a world where the government just keeps on printing money. Billionaire Barry...
Ross Ulbricht Genesis Collection NFT Auction Sees Millions of Dollars in Ethereum Bids
5.12.2021
Two days ago on December 2, the Ross Ulbricht Genesis Collection auction of non-fungible token (NFT) assets kicked off at Art Basel Miami via the Superrare platform. The Ulbricht NFT collection auction ends on December 8, and so far the auction has seen a bid of 666 ether or roughly $2.6 million....
Crypto Flash Crash Prompts El Salvador to Buy the Dip — 150 Bitcoins Added to Treasury
4.12.2021
As the crypto market shed billions of dollars, El Salvador bought the dip, taking advantage of the falling price of bitcoin early Saturday morning. With the latest buy, El Salvador has purchased a total of 1,370 bitcoins altogether. According to Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele, the coins were...
Annual Volume of Crypto Transactions Made by Russians Reaches $5 Billion, Bank of Russia Finds
28.11.2021
With the growing capitalization of the crypto economy, Russians have been making crypto transactions worth billions of dollars a year, data gathered by the Central Bank of Russia shows. Russian residents are some of the most active participants in the crypto market, the regulator has acknowledged....
Digital Land Plots Selling for Millions in Metaverse Projects
27.11.2021
The concept of the metaverse is starting to blow up, and many of the early companies that are invested in it are already reaping some of the benefits from this new trend in the market. Digital land plots in virtual worlds are now selling for millions of dollars on different platforms, including...
IRS Expects to Seize Billions of Dollars in Cryptocurrency Next Year — More Than $3.5 Billion in Crypto Seized This Year
22.11.2021
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed that $3.5 billion in crypto was seized during the fiscal year 2021. This represents 93% of all funds seized by its criminal investigation unit during the same time period. The agency expects to seize billions of dollars more in cryptocurrency next...
Canada Detains Teen for Alleged $36 Million Cryptocurrency Theft
21.11.2021
A teenager has been arrested in Canada after committing what law enforcement officials in Ontario have described as the largest crypto theft by a single person. The Canadian is accused of stealing tens of millions of dollars through a SIM swap targeting a crypto holder in the U.S. Teen Arrested...
IRS Warning: The Taxman Cometh – For 'Billions of Dollars' Worth of Crypto
19.11.2021
America’s central tax body, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has stated that it expects crypto worth billions of dollars could be seized again next year.
Bloomberg quoted the IRS Criminal Investigation Chief Jim Lee as stating:
“I expect a trend of crypto seizures to continue as we move...
As the Dollar’s Purchasing Power Drops, Janet Yellen Stresses ‘Pandemic Calls the Shots’ for the Economy, Inflation
16.11.2021
Inflation has continued to make the price of goods and services in America rise as the U.S. dollar’s purchasing power is not what it used to be. Meanwhile, the Obama administration’s former economic advisor, Larry Summers, recently told the press that “We’re going to...