The House Looks Into Crypto's Energy Impact

A House committee will take a look at crypto and its energy requirements this week. It’s another congressional look at crypto. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the...

OpenSea Acquires Dharma Labs – Crypto Briefing

Key Takeaways OpenSea has acquired Dharma, an Ethereum wallet project, to help build its team and scale over the next year. Dharma will sunset its wallet product over the next month, and its co-founde...

Roobic Crypto Platform With Friendly Access and Low Fees

Roobic.io is an EU based exchange that is aimed at providing multiple crypto-related activities: Buying/selling crypto vs. fiat in an OTC model for both individuals and businesses   Staking Crypto-bas...

Peckshield reports that Crypto.com hack netted $15 million

The hack of Crypto.com in the early hours of Monday was originally passed off as no funds being lost by CEO Kris Marszalek. However, an investigation by PeckShield, the blockchain security firm, has r...

HM Treasury Proposes New Legislation On Misleading Crypto Ads

Her Majesty’s Treasury, the UK government’s economic and finance ministry, announced today that it is studying ways of creating regulatory legislation that would address the challenge of misleading ad...

Solana (SOL) Remains a Favorite Among Institutions As Negative Crypto Sentiment Shows Signs of Cooling: CoinShares

Bearish sentiment among institutional investors in the crypto markets appears to be cooling despite millions of dollars in outflows from digital asset investment products. According to digital asset m...

Bitcoin-Integrated Altcoin Spikes After Earning Surprise Support From Coinbase

One altcoin that seeks to leverage the power of Bitcoin (BTC) is enjoying bullish price action after getting sudden support from Coinbase, the top crypto exchange in the US. In a new announcement, Coi...

Chainalysis: North Korea Stole a Lotta Crypto Last Year

A new report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis suggests that in the year 2021, North Korea stole as much as $400 million worth of cryptocurrency. As many as seven separate attacks were launche...

China Police Makes Rug Pull-related Arrests Amid Total Crypto Ban

No less than 8 people have been arrested by China police in relation to a RMB 50 million ($7.8 million) rug pull. The announcement was made via the official WeChat account of local police department o...

Congressional committee releases witness list in advance of crypto mining hearing

A hearing before Congress on Thursday seems set to be less hostile to proof-of-work crypto mining, especially Bitcoin, than has been the case traditionally.  On January 17, the House Energy and Commer...

UK FCA to regulate misleading crypto ads

TL;DR Breakdown • Regulators in the UK believe that crypto advertising could be misleading.• Spain and Singapore do not tolerate misleading crypto promotions. The beginning of 2022 has come with more ...

Mike Novogratz Issues Bearish Warning About Crypto

Alex Dovbnya Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz expects crypto and stocks to remain under pressure In a recent tweet, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz issued a bearish warning about cryptocurrencies a...

‘Hive Mind’ Algorithm Shows Crypto Traders Bullish on Polkadot (DOT), Avalanche (AVAX) and Polygon (MATIC)

An autonomous bot that’s been outperforming the cryptocurrency market by using data from weekly surveys of traders indicates that several altcoins are gobbling up market share from crypto titans Bitco...

Kosovo Crypto Miners Considering Selling Gear Following Ban

Some miners in Kosovo are considering selling their equipment, following a government ban on cryptocurrency mining. One crypto exchange co-owner based in Kosovo’s capital Pristina told Bloomberg he kn...

Crypto Gem: This Proof Of Meme (POM) Crypto Coin Is Up Almost 3000% Over Last year

The Constellation (DAG) price is still trapped in a moderate correction phase. The DAG/USD price started a recovery rally as the coin was entering the year 2022. However, a descending trendline is int...

Crypto job searches on LinkedIn gain by 395% in 2021

The crypto market recorded exponential growth in prices. However, this sector’s growth also created more job opportunities, and recent data shows that jobs related to the cryptocurrency sector increas...

Crypto market maker Byte Trading raises $7 million in seed funding

Byte Trading, a crypto market maker specialized in derivatives, has raised $7 million in a seed funding round. Sharing the news exclusively with The Block on Tuesday, Byte Trading said Switzerland-bas...

Former pro-crypto CoC Brian Brooks to testify in a House hearing on the energy impacts of mining

As U.S. Congress is preparing to take a thorough look at the energy use of crypto mining, the list of witnesses for the Thursday hearing contains more proponents of blockchain technology than its outr...

England Soccer Manager Enmeshed in Crypto Scam

Alex Dovbnya England soccer manager Gareth Southgate is lawyering up after his name became unwillingly embroiled in a crypto scam According to a report published by The Times, Gareth Southgate, the ma...

FTX the Fastest-Growing Crypto Exchange in 2021: Report

Key Takeaways FTX has released an impressive end-of-year report for 2021. The report concludes that FTX was the fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchange in 2021. FTX’s success is likely attributa...

Crypto Regulatory Ecosystem Is ‘Balanced on a Knife’s Edge’: Sam Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto derivatives giant FTX, says the crypto regulatory ecosystem is on a knife’s edge right now. “It’s been really interesting being at the forefront of crypto regulatory t...

Crypto job offers, + 400% in 2021

According to LinkedIn, the most popular business-related social network, crypto-related job vacancies have seen dramatic growth in 2021.  Crypto job ads, data from LinkedIn In the US, job openings wit...

Polygon (MATIC) or Cardano (ADA) ? Which Altcoin Can Rally Hard In Coming Days? – Coinpedia – Fintech & Cryptocurreny News Media

While the coin market remains in a very volatile state, there have been some significant changes in the price of coins like Polygon (MATIC) and Cardano (ADA).  According to Coin Bureau, on January 17,...

Blossom Capital’s Newly Launched $432 Million Fund to Focus on Crypto Startups – Finance Bitcoin News

Blossom Capital, the London-based venture capital firm founded by Candice Lo, Imran Ghory, Mike Hudack, and Ophelia Brown plans to dedicate more funds to the growing cryptocurrency ecosystem. On Janua...

Arabic Cash: UAE Oil in the past – Long live Crypto!

While many countries tend to simply ban Bitcoin (BTC) and virtual assets, regulators in the United Arab Emirates are taking a different approach. The country is consistently building the groundwork fo...

UK tightens on crypto advertising

The UK has clamped down on misleading crypto advertising. The decision has been officially announced by the UK Government, which intends to subject cryptocurrencies to the same laws as advertising for...

Crypto.com Reportedly Loses $15M After Pausing Withdrawals

The crypto market is full of uncertainties, and not just in a standard manner. Crypto.com realized it recently as the platform experienced several customers reporting alleged thefts and suspicious act...

5 Next Meme Coin Cryptocurrency to Explode – January 2022 Week 3

The crypto market is showing mixed performances this week, but investors are still rushing to find the next meme coin cryptocurrency to explode. Meme coins are susceptible to significant price volatil...

Big Four Accounting Firm Says Financial Institutions Need Regulatory Clarity on Crypto To Remain Competitive

Ernst & Young, one of the world’s leading accounting institutions, says that financial services firms must learn how to navigate the regulatory issues in the crypto markets to remain competitive. ...

A Guide To Crypto & Casino – What Does the Future Hold?

Cryptocurrencies appear to be sweeping the internet. It’s a less expensive, faster, and safer way to transact at online casinos than traditional ways. So naturally, gaming companies incorporate crypto...

New Spanish Regulations to Target Crypto Investment Ads – Regulation Bitcoin News

As part of regulations that are set to become effective in mid-February, crypto-asset investment promoters will be required to inform the Spanish securities watchdog of the contents of any ad that tar...

Near Protocol (NEAR) Falls By 15% After Reaching New All-Time High — Multi Coin Analysis

BeInCrypto takes a look at the price movement for seven different cryptocurrencies, including Near Protocol (NEAR) which recently hit a new all-time high. BTC BTC has been decreasing underneath a desc...