Ukraine has today become the first government to announce a cryptocurrency airdrop since El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender in 2021. The snapshot will be taken tomorrow at 2 pm Kyiv time on March 3...
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Crypto Gaming Firm Bans Russians to Comply With Sanctions
One of the biggest blockchain game developers has become the first crypto-related firm to block Russian users from accessing its services. Animoca Brands‘ co-founder announced the decision following R...
Top Five Rising Crypto Projects
The crypto world is filled with opportunities. If market participants manage to get in early, they can generate astronomical rewards. However, it is challenging to find up-and-coming projects with dif...
Brand New Ethereum Feature Might Be Disruptive for Crypto Industry: Here’s How
Arman Shirinyan The new Ethereum feature allows decentralized and secure authentification in analogy with email log-in Contents Why it’s important for the industry The technical side of the proc...
Why Russia can’t use crypto to evade sanctions
As the war in Ukraine is continuing on its sixth day, sanctions imposed on Russia are both widening and deepening. More and more countries and international institutions are implementing sanctions, an...
Ukraine Government Asks Binance, Coinbase, Other Major Crypto Exchanges to Halt Support for Ruble
The Ukrainian government made an “official request” to eight crypto exchanges to halt support for the Russian ruble, the Ukrainian government told Decrypt via email yesterday. “Yest...
Institutional Crypto Investors Show Resilience, BTC Inflows Surge
With weekly institutional inflows of $17 million, BTC remained the preferred crypto asset of investors last week. The crypto market showed resilience lately in terms of institutional investment. While...
How To Keep Your Crypto Safe When Hodling Or Trading
Investing in crypto is in vogue and it’s hardly surprising, what with numerous stories of people who’ve gone from rags to riches simply by getting in early enough before the next hot token goes “to th...
5 Top Tips To Get A Job In Crypto
“How do I get a job in crypto/blockchain?” Crypto and blockchain companies are set to hire extensively in 2022 Getty Images The crypto job market is hot at the moment. According to LinkedI...
Ukraine Government Announces Airdrop Amid String of Crypto Donations
The government of Ukraine has announced an airdrop as part of its ongoing push for cryptocurrency donations amid Russia’s invasion. An airdrop is when a project or organization sends cryptocurr...
Billionaire Ken Griffin Admits He Was Wrong About Bitcoin, Crypto
Billionaire Ken Griffin has a rocky relationship with the crypto sphere, to say the least. After being one of the fledgling critics of the young industry, he distinguished himself by buying up at the ...
80% Of China’s Crypto Fradulent Schemes Carried Out Using USDT
Several cryptocurrencies have been implicated as the biggest facilitators of crypto crime in China.Citing data from a large number of valid cases related to crypto fraud and money laundering, Ethereum...
Here’s What’s Next for Bitcoin After BTC’s Rally Past $40,000, According to Crypto Strategist
A closely followed crypto analyst is mapping out what’s ahead for Bitcoin (BTC) after the leading cryptocurrency skyrocketed past the $40,000 price level. In a new strategy session, pseudonymous analy...
Ukraine Receives Over $7M in Crypto Donations After Airdrop Announcement
The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set ...
Crypto Influencers Promoting NFT Scams Could Face Class-Action Lawsuit After Bitconnect Case
Arman Shirinyan You could become part of a class-action lawsuit if you are a victim of an NFT or crypto influencer Cryptocurrency and blockchain sleuth zachxbt, who previously found out the real ident...
Colorado Becomes First US State to Accept Crypto for Tax Payments
Colorado has become the U.S. state to accept cryptocurrency for tax payments. The state’s governor, Jared Polis first announced the move in late February and also said that it was one step in the move...
Ukraine Receives $13M Support From the Crypto Space
The Russian invasion of Poland is getting unprecedented attention from the crypto space. Last week, projects like Litecoin and CoinGatecom reached out to help the people of Ukraine. This week, the Ukr...
Turkish Female Investors Shows More Crypto Knowledge than Male Counterparts, Study Shows
In Turkey, more women are investing and trading cryptocurrencies as their crypto curiosity tops that of men, according to a survey by crypto exchange KuCoin. Per the announcement: “One of the ke...
Hillary Clinton calls out crypto exchanges for failing to ban Russian users
Hillary Clinton, the former presidential candidate in the US elections, has criticized the cryptocurrency exchanges that have failed to block and freeze the accounts of Russian users. She has now call...
Ukraine Announces Airdrop As Crypto Aid Crosses $50 Mln
The Ukraine Government said on Tuesday it would airdrop crypto donated to the country’s official wallet, as donations crossed $50 million. The country’s official twitter handle said an airdrop was con...
Bitcoin’s Price Up $10K As Crypto Is Predicted To Breach $100K In 5 Years
Bitcoin’s price spike, which briefly exceeded $44,500 Tuesday afternoon, is now easing. BTC has retreated to roughly $43,912 on Wednesday, but is still up nearly $10,000 in the last five days and is o...
Crypto Inflows Continue Despite Ongoing European Conflict
A sixth consecutive week of inflows for crypto and digital asset investment products occurred last week, drawing in a mere $36 million. According to the latest CoinShares report, the inflows persisted...
Uniswap (UNI) to ease Ukraine crypto donations through a new interface
Uniswap, a leading decentralized exchange (DEX), has announced the launch of an interface that will facilitate the conversion of ERC-20 tokens into Ethereum. ERC-20 tokens include Aave (AVAE/USD), Cha...
Blockchain Payment Company Facepay Launches Facepay Crypto Service
Blockchain payments company Facepay Inc. announced Tuesday local time for the release of Facepay Crypto, bringing cryptocurrency payments to auto stores. Facepay Crypto will allow auto shops to accept...
Ukraine promises crypto ‘airdrop’ while leaving many questions unanswered
advertisement With its nation laboring under Russian invasion, Ukraine set crypto Twitter abuzz with the promise of an airdrop, a common reward to early investors in new coins and NFTs. “Airdrop conf...
Electric Capital Secures $1 Billion to Invest in Early-Stage Crypto Projects
Blockchain venture firm Electric Capital has raised $1 billion to back seed and early-stage startups in the crypto industry. Electric Raises $1B to Invest in Crypto Startups According to a Tuesday rep...
Experts reject concerns Russia will use crypto to bypass sanctions: ‘Totally unfounded’
Experts on crypto policy argue that concerns expressed by high profile politicians about Russia evading economic sanctions using cryptocurrency are “totally unfounded.” They say the crypto market is n...
The Crypto Crime Series: Money laundering underpins all forms of cryptocurrency crime
The rise in cryptocurrency-related crime we’ve seen in the past year has been somewhat expected. As the crypto market grows, so does the number of malicious actors that operate in it. To read the rest...
Intel Bonanza Crypto Mining Chip Rivals ASIC Market Leaders
The new second-generation ASIC crypto mining chips from Intel may well rival, and in many cases beat, existing leaders in the market. Intel, the semiconductor giant, recently stepped onto the crypto i...