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By Kevin Helms The mastermind behind a large-scale Twitter hack to promote a bitcoin giveaway scam has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to three years in prison. During the hack, a number of high-profile companies, politicians, and celebrities saw their accounts taken over to promote the cryptocurrency scam. Graham IvanContinue Reading

By Benjamin Pirus After nearly a decade of progress since Bitcoin’s inception, regulators could be gearing up for further action, given the industry’s recent growth. Regulators may see crypto’s recent growth as a problem, according to Messari CEO and founder Ryan Selkis. “I’ve never been more bullish on crypto butContinue Reading

By Benjamin Pirus The U.S. does not want cash to go extinct in the presence of a CBDC, according to the Fed’s chairman. Many expect that a time could soon come when central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, replace physical dollars once and for all. Comments from U.S. Federal ReserveContinue Reading

By Wayne Jones DeFi investment fund DeFiance Capital has become part of the DeFi protocol Bancor’s ecosystem and will provide advice on tokenomics, financial and institutional liquidity management in the capacity of strategic advisors. DeFiance in Bancor Protocol DeFiance will use its BNT token to provide Bancor with network liquidityContinue Reading

By Felipe Erazo The Belarusian president held a meeting over the week where he mentioned cryptocurrencies within the context of regulating the IT industry. Alexander Lukashenko hinted at tightening the regulatory framework to control crypto usage in Belarus. Lukashenko Seeks to Create a Unified Governmental Regulatory Body According to newsContinue Reading

By Jordan Finneseth Bitcoin price briefly rallied above $60,000 but analysts say bulls are holding dry powder until after the March BTC futures expiry. Bitcoin ( According to Ben Lilly, an analyst and co-founder of Jarvis Labs, momentum from stablecoin issuance has translated into good price action for BTC overContinue Reading

By Turner Wright Kevin Weil has previously said that the launch of the Facebook-backed stablecoin would be “a journey of years and decades.” Kevin Weil, the vice president of product at Facebook’s digital wallet unit and one of the creators of the Libra token, now called Diem, will be leavingContinue Reading

By Anthonia Isichei The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), a self-regulatory advertising watchdog in the UK, has banned a bitcoin ad by cryptocurrency exchange, Coinfloor, for misleading a particular target audience. Bitcoin Ad Seen as Misleading and Socially Irresponsible According to an announcement on Wednesday (Mar. 17, 2021), the ASA upheldContinue Reading

By Anirudh Tiwari JP Morgan bunched proxy crypto stocks to give skeptical investors exposure to the crypto economy. Cryptocurrency adoption has been penetrating the mainstream at an exponential rate. While most investors are going straight into buying the likes of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), a few skeptical investors wantContinue Reading

By Jamie Redman Following the recently published survey by Mizuho Securities that estimates roughly $24 billion from the $380 billion in direct stimulus checks will go toward bitcoin, a Harris Poll was released that estimates around 1 in 10 Americans have used stimulus checks to invest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoinContinue Reading

By Marcel Pechman Cardano’s Coinbase listing helped push the open interest on its futures contracts above $1 billion, a signal that investors are seriously interested in ADA. Cardano ( As seen in the chart above, the VORTECS™ score registered a high of 66 on March 16, twelve hours before theContinue Reading

By Turner Wright The car manufacturer will reward eco-friendly drivers with a new type of Fiat currency — but it’s actually all crypto. Crypto users no longer have to set up a complicated mining farm in their cars to earn tokens while on the road — in a bit ofContinue Reading

By Wayne Jones On Tuesday, 16 March, Fiat’s parent company Stellantis outlined a new program that pays you with a cryptocurrency called KiriCoin if you drive a new 500, the brand’s EV minicar. Taking a Crypto Path Owners of the new Fiat 500e will be able to earn rewards forContinue Reading

By Dalmas Ngetich In a recent online panel Huobi’s Senior Director of Global Business Chern Chung sat down with Brian Kerr, Cofounder & CEO of Kava Labs to discuss how DeFi and centralized exchanges will have a relationship together heading into 2021 and the future. It would appear that DeFiContinue Reading

By Marcel Pechman Chainlink is down 3% from its all-time high, but on-chain and derivatives indicators show there is increasing interest from investors. Chainlink ( Daily adjusted transfers have been hovering around $600 million, a 235% accumulated gain since the start of 2021. The current level is two times largerContinue Reading

By Kirill Bryanov There are ways in which a tax on the ultra-wealthy could nudge them toward crypto, but hiding assets is not one of them. Levying a progressive tax on the ultra-wealthy has been a talking point long popular with many United States Democrats, yet such a policy wouldContinue Reading

By Turner Wright Will this new funding round pave the way for OpenSea to become the Amazon of NFTs? OpenSea, one of the largest digital collectible marketplaces, has secured backing from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, and others in a new funding round. According to Andreessen Horowitz, theContinue Reading

By Reuben Jackson Nearly ten years into failed fiscal and monetary policy experiments, when trust in institutions is ebbing near an all-time low, the rationale for holding bitcoin has never been stronger. Yet, many people are neutral and non-reactive on the matter, giving credence to the current state of affairsContinue Reading

By Wayne Jones The Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) of Switzerland has rejected Bitcoin Suisse’s application for a banking license. AML Weaknesses Contributed to the Rejection The move is a significant setback for the eight-year-old crypto broker, which is flush with cash, on track for a double-digit million-dollar profit inContinue Reading

By Dalmas Ngetich IQQ, created by the IQONIQ FanEcosystem, is a new utility coin which will be used in the new IQONIQ app platform, and is now available for trading on Bittrex, as per Bittrex Global’s Twitter announcement on March 18th. 🚨 #NewListingAlert 🚨The Iqoniq (IQQ) wallet is enabled.The USDT-IQQContinue Reading

By Osato Avan-Nomayo Cryptocurrency exchange platform and card issuer Crypto.com has partnered with Visa and plans to debut fiat lending. Crypto.com is now the latest cryptocurrency exchange and payment service to join the Visa network. According to a press statement issued on Wednesday, Crypto.com has inked a global partnership withContinue Reading