By Marie Huillet After issuing a warning against a Baht-pegged stablecoin produced by a South Korea-based firm, Thailand plans to introduce a series of regulations for stablecoins in 2021. The Bank of Thailand, or BoT, is upping its game on the stablecoin front. This week, the institution had warned citizensContinue Reading
By Cointelegraph By Helen Partz English Premier League soccer club Manchester City is debuting a blockchain-based fan token, promising free tokens for registered Cityzen fans. Source:: cointelegraphContinue Reading
By Cointelegraph By Osato Avan-Nomayo The retail trading platform plans to increase its workforce while adding more cryptocurrency pairs. Source:: cointelegraphContinue Reading
By Michaël van de Poppe Bitcoin is very close to new all-time highs once again but the final hurdle may take some time to overcome. Bitcoin’s ( The 4-hour chart shows apparent support at $53,000, which held once again. The subsequent continuation upward is seen on the 4-hour chart ofContinue Reading
By Marco Castrovilli Kraken’s head of growth, Dan Held, thinks Bitcoin could reach $1 million within the current market cycle. According to Dan Held, growth lead at Kraken, Bitcoin is currently experiencing a supercycle that could propel it all the way to $1 million. In Held’s view, this market cycleContinue Reading
By Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel Ethermine has announced the launch of its Maximal Extracted Value (MEV) beta program. The mining pool claims MEV will enable its miners to make more profits and cushion the effect of the impending EIP-1559, which is designed to slash miner rewards, according to a tweet onContinue Reading
By Helen Partz Global banking giant Deutsche Bank expects governments to start regulating Bitcoin by the end of 2021. Bitcoin’s (BTC) market capitalization of $1 trillion and potential for continued growth have made the cryptocurrency “too important to ignore,” according to Deutsche Bank analysts. Deutsche Bank Research, the financial researchContinue Reading
By Marie Huillet The mining subsidiary of Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings is opening its pool services to institutional and retail customers alike. SBI Crypto, the mining subsidiary of Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings, has opened its mining pool to the general public. As one of the fruits of aContinue Reading
By William Suberg The Big Sats Index reveals that a single McDonald’s burger now costs less than 10,000 satoshis — cheaper than ever before. Gold may buy less and less Bitcoin (BTC) this year, but another measure of the cryptocurrency’s strength has just hit a historic milestone. Data from on-chainContinue Reading
By Liam Frost Bitcoin (BTC) is “exceptionally volatile,” “impractical,” and extremely harmful to the ecosystem, said Bank of America’s (BofA) analyst in a research report cited by TheStreet today. Titled “Bitcoin’s Dirty Little Secrets,” the report stated that there is “no good reason to own Bitcoin unless you see pricesContinue Reading
By Greg Thomson Ripple’s expansion plans haven’t been halted by an ongoing XRP securities lawsuit, as it appoints a new managing director for the Southeast Asia region. Ripple has appointed a former Uber executive to lead its expansion into the Southeast Asia region, the firm announced on March 18. BrooksContinue Reading
By Shaurya Malwa Jerome Powell, head of the US Federal Reserve, said state-backed digital currencies and official Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) can function alongside fiat money in the coming years, as per a report on business outlet Bloomberg on Thursday. A crisis Powell made the comments in a prerecordedContinue Reading
By Jeffrey Gogo Crypto assets that are linked with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) marketplaces have risen sharply since the mania took off a few months ago. NFTs are selling at prices that many consider ridiculous for intangible artwork. Third-Largest Art Sale by a Living Artist Was Tokenized One piece of artContinue Reading
By Samuel Haig Korean media has reported that Morgan Stanley is in talks with Bident — who owns a 10% of Bithumb Korea. According to Korean media, U.S.-based multinational investment banking giant Morgan Stanley is rumored to be negotiating the acquisition of a significant share in leading Korean cryptocurrency exchange,Continue Reading
By Reuben Jackson The famed American actress, artist, singer, and entrepreneur is set to auction her exclusive collectibles on a Tron-based NFT auction platform, joining the chorus of celebrities promoting coins and projects in the blockchain ecosystem. Hollywood Star to Promote NFT Education & Adoption in Upcoming Clubhouse Session TheContinue Reading
By Martin Young The number of wallets holding over 10K ETH has hardly dropped in four weeks. The number of addresses holding more than 10,000 ETH has hardly changed since the asset hit an all-time high of $2,050 on Feb. 20. In fact, according to data from Santiment, the numberContinue Reading
By Brian Quarmby A Grumpy Cat NFT fetched more than $80,000 while the Grumpy Cat coin community raised more than $70,000 for an animal shelter. The community behind meme cryptocurrency Grumpy Cat Coin, or GRUMPY, has donated 39 ETH worth almost $70,000 to the Sterling Animal Shelter in Massachusetts. (OwingContinue Reading
By Samuel Haig NEM has launched its tokenization chain, Symbol, despite pre-mainnet configuration issues pushing the launch back by two days. Veteran crypto team NEM Group has announced the successful launch of its Symbol mainnet. According to a March 17 announcement, NEM now comprises a “two chain ecosystem,” with NEM’sContinue Reading
By Bitcoin.com PR NFT tokens are taking over the investment scene these days, with unbelievable valuations and all kinds of brands and major artists rushing in. On the technology side SmartKey shows that NFT tokens can be used for more than just speculation, bringing real value and utility to theContinue Reading
By Martin Young NFT related tokens are surging as digital tulips make an appearance. The NFT craze is showing no signs of slowing down with a newly launched NFT tulip collection epitomizing how some view the current state of the crypto art ecosystem. The NFT collection appears to be anContinue Reading
By Felipe Erazo The Russian President held a meeting with the attorney general’s office where cryptocurrencies came to the discussion table. Vladimir Putin raised red flags toward taking measures to prevent illegal activities on cross-border transfers with cryptos. Putin Calls Other Offices to Join the Fight Against the Usage ofContinue Reading
By Samuel Wan Anthony Scaramucci appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to talk Bitcoin. In doing so, he said, the world is changing when it comes to money. To illustrate the significance of this, he compared Bitcoin’s takeover of finance to the publishing of Copernicus’s heliocentric theory. “It was 1500 somethingContinue Reading
By Brian Quarmby Tony Hawk auctions tokenized ollie, NY man sells NFT farts (with low ‘gas fees’), Star Wars and Marvel NFTs to be burned by the artist and Ripple wants to cash in on the NFT craze. Retired pro skateboarding icon Tony Hawk is the latest celebrity riding theContinue Reading
By Samuel Haig Bank of America strategists have estimated that it takes in-flows of just $93 million to move Bitcoin’s price by one percent. The now infamous Bank of America research note slamming Bitcoin also contains research suggesting that it takes just $93 million worth of inflows to move Bitcoin’sContinue Reading
By Kevin Helms Bank of America sees no good reason to own bitcoin other than “sheer price appreciation.” The firm’s strategists found that the cryptocurrency’s “inflation hedging benefits are not particularly apparent.” Bank of America also claims that bitcoin does not offer diversification benefits and is “impractical as a storeContinue Reading