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Total Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $200 Billion — Fantom, Avalanche, Harmony, Arbitrum TVLs Swell
12.10.2021
Decentralized finance (defi) has swelled quite a bit this year and on October 5, the total value locked (TVL) in defi protocols crossed the $200 billion mark. Since January 1, the defi TVL across various blockchains has risen almost 855% from $21.4 billion to today’s $204 billion. Total...
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
South Korean Taxman to Be Granted Right to Search Crypto Tax Evaders’ Homes
25.9.2021
oins could be liquidated – and bailiffs could be sent to search their houses.Crypto is not yet taxable in South Korea, but as of January 1, 2022, all crypto profits above USD 2,100 will need to be declared, and traders will be
Most Surveyed South Koreans Want the Government to Tax Crypto
21.9.2021
ted the government to start taxing crypto traders and investors. The remainder stated they were unsure or undecided on the matter.Crypto tax was due to be introduced in October this year, but politicians agreed to push the launch back to January 1, 2022. The decision was made after domestic e
South Korean Ruling Party Squabbles over Crypto Tax
17.9.2021
tax code, which will see a flat rate of 20% tax levied on crypto tax profits of over USD 2,100 a year. If unamended, this change will come into force on January 1, 2022.But the ruling Democratic Party is wary of a backlash from angry voters aged 20-39 – the backbone of the party’s support –
The total market cap of public crypto stocks has quadrupled since January
2.9.2021
The combined capitalization of publicly-traded crypto stocks surged from roughly $25 billion in January to around $100B today
Survey Shows 3 in 4 Crypto Investors Turned a Profit Investing, Crypto Represents 12% of Millennial Portfolios
19.8.2021
Digital currencies have seen significant gains in 2021 jumping 154% in value since January 1. On August 18, Cryptovantage published a study that shows 3 in 4 crypto investors said they had made money on their crypto holdings and cryptocurrencies represent 12% of the average millennial portfolio....
An In Depth Look at Bitcoin’s First Chain Split: Satoshi Helps Reverse the Creation of 184 Billion BTC
15.8.2021
Since January 3, 2009, the Bitcoin network has been functional for 99.98662952015% of the time. However, the protocol has had a few hiccups along the way and on a few occasions, the chain split into two. Most people are well aware of the Bitcoin Cash split that took place on August 1, 2017, but...
Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Doubled Since January Reaching 221 Million Users: Report
31.7.2021
A new report issued by Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency exchange and fintech services firm, discovered that the number of people using cryptocurrencies has more than doubled since January, reaching 221 million last June. The report states that the rise of the defi movement, institutions like Tesla...
Crypto population doubled to over 200M users since January, report says
29.7.2021
It only took four months for the crypto population to almost double from 106 million in February to 203 million in May, according to a new Crypto.com report
Bank of Russia forms first digital ruble testing group
30.6.2021
Twelve Russian banks including Sberbank, VTB and Tinkoff Bank will help the Bank of Russia test the digital ruble in January 2022
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Drops Below 100 Exahash, Observers Describe China’s ‘Great ASIC Exodus’
23.6.2021
Most of the crypto community has been focused on the developments in China and more specifically, the crackdowns against bitcoin miners in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Yunnan, and Sichuan. On Wednesday morning (EST), Bitcoin’s overall hashrate has continued to drop and is now below...
From Software's Elden Ring Coming January 2022
10.6.2021
Geoff Keighley and Summer Games Fest brought the goods today, finally revealing the release date for highly anticipated From Software project Elden Ring. It’s coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on January 21, 2022.Read more
Sending Large Files
29.4.2021
I’ve got a podcast that will be 10 years old this coming January! Most of those episodes have one or more guests (plus me and Dave). Despite fancy modern options for recording podcasts with guests, like Riverside.fm or Zencastr…
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Gemini exchange’s crypto custody doubled since January, reaching $25B
20.4.2021
Gemini Custody has quickly emerged as a leading platform for institutional investors
14 Years of Art for $500K: Youtuber Ali Spagnola Compiles All Her Free Paintings Into an NFT
12.4.2021
In mid-January, Bitcoin.com’s newsdesk wrote about the popular artist and Youtuber, Alicia Dawn “Ali” Spagnola after she “accidentally got bitcoin rich” from her Free Paintings project. Since then, a great number of people told her to create a non-fungible token (NFT)...
Over $6B in Bitcoin Options Set to Expire Today, April Contracts Show Bets for $80K per BTC
26.3.2021
A number of options traders are betting that bitcoin prices will tap $80,000 by May 2021. Meanwhile, over 100,000 bitcoin options worth more than $6 billion are set to expire on Friday, smashing the previous record expiry seen in January. $6 Billion in Bitcoin Options Set to Drop, April Bets Target...
BTC Hashpower Swells: Bitcoin Network Touches 185 Exahash, Hashrate Climbs 18,400% Since 2016
19.3.2021
During the last week, the Bitcoin network’s hashrate has jumped to a record high of 185 exahash per second on March 14, 2021. The hashpower has relentlessly continued to rise, climbing a whopping 18,400% in five years since January 21, 2016. Bitcoin Price Jumps Over 1,500% in a Year, Hashrate...
Valkyrie Hopes to Launch ‘Innovative Balance Sheet ETF’ Backed by Companies Exposed to Bitcoin
13.3.2021
At the end of January, the Texas-based firm Valkyrie Digital Assets filed an exchange-traded fund (ETF) registration for the “Valkyrie Bitcoin Trust” with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This month, the cryptocurrency investment manager announced it has filed...
20 Bitcoin Block Rewards from 2010 Moved Today, Mystery Miner Spent $400 Million in BTC Since Black Thursday
28.2.2021
On Saturday, February 27, 2021, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the great number of 2010 and 2011 block rewards being spent this year. In that report, it was said that the mysterious whale entity we’ve been hunting “did not move a major string of bitcoin’s” since January...