“For cryptocurrency to grow and thrive … we must provide more direction and certainty to the marketplace …,” said Josh Gottheimer. House Financial Services Committee member and New Jersey Representative Josh Gottheimer has introduced legislation that would have the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation back stablecoins in a manner similar to fiat deposits. In a draft…
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Resistance still has a shot at being flipped on Feb. 15, but it looks like anything but plain sailing for hodlers, thanks to macro cues. Bitcoin (BTC) passed $44,500 at the Wall Street open on Feb. 15 with traders compounding overnight enthusiasm. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Resistance attacks slowly form Data from…
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Mastercard targets banks and merchants that need help when adopting crypto-enabled technologies and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). Continuing its goal to pursue a spot within the crypto industry, Mastercard recently announced that the firm is expanding its consulting business with practices that are dedicated to crypto. In the announcement, Mastercard’s data & services president Raj Seshadri…
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On February 14, Cere Network and Polygon launched a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace and Web3 platform called Davinci, a project that aims to bolster the security behind NFT data. The platform is described as an “all-in-one Web3 media platform” that leverages Cere’s decentralized data cloud (DDC) platform and the proof-of-stake blockchain network Polygon.
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On February 15, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) platforms is just above the $200 billion range, after a brief slump below that region last week. Out of the entire TVL in defi today, Ethereum commands 59.22% of that value with 532 defi protocols. Metrics during the last seven days show a…
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The CNMV, the Spanish securities regulator, has issued a warning about the existence of an unknown party asking for information and offering to sell bitcoin on its behalf. The fraudsters are said to perform the scam attempt via phone calls, where they ask for personal information and offer the benefit of purchasing bitcoins said to…
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PRESS RELEASE. LONDON, February 15, 2022 – Independent video game studio and publisher Utopian Game Labs, has teamed up with alphabit fund, the crypto asset fund advancing the overall development of the sector by investing in the world’s most innovative blockchain projects, to bring you Time Raiders, a fast-paced shoot and loot NFT game in…
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Following four consecutive sessions of declines, bitcoin rallied late on Monday, into Tuesday, as it was reported that Russia was withdrawing some troops from the Ukrainian border. Overall, crypto markets are up close to 5% on the day. Bitcoin BTC finally rebounded during Tuesday’s session, as bulls once again re-entered the race to $45,000. Following…
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In the end, Quentin Tarantino ’s “Pulp Fiction” NFT Collection collapsed under its own weight. Did Miramax’s lawyers scare them off? Or was there not sufficient interest in the collection by the buyers? Did the Secret Network have any technical problem that they’re not telling us about? Sadly, we can’t answer those questions at the…
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A judge in Washington D.C., USA, denied bail to Ilya Lichtenstein while releasing his wife, Heather Morgan, from detention on bail. The duo was previously granted bail by a New York judge for an alleged conspiracy to launder USD 4.5bn worth of bitcoin (BTC) stolen from the 2016 hack of the major crypto exchange…
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