The world’s securities law watchdog is scrambling to create ‘common standards’ for crypto

Never has the question of how securities laws should apply to cryptocurrency been more urgent. That’s the view of Lim Tuang Lee, assistant managing director, capital markets for the Singapore Monetary...

The Graph price analysis: GRT/USD is trying to test resistance at $0.1046

The Graph price analysis shows a balanced sentiment. While the bulls are trying to push the price higher, the downward momentum from the bears is preventing any significant price action. There isn’t m...

After The Merge, Ethereum NFTs will be environmentally friendly

After years of delay, Ethereum is set to migrate to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism this month, reducing the energy consumption needed to run the blockchain.   This will have a big impact on NFTs...

Volume on centralized exchanges, DEXs ticked down in August

Volumes across both centralized exchanges as well as decentralized exchanges, or DEXs, fell in August compared with the month prior, data collected by The Block Research show. As TBR’s Lars Hoffmann n...

Bitcoin mining stock report: Friday, September 2

Most bitcoin mining stocks tracked by The Block were down on Friday. The coin was trading at around $19,900, similar to the previous day, according to data from TradingView. Digihost was down by 11.74...

FIFA launches digital asset project on Algorand ahead of World Cup

FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, will release a digital collectibles project on the Algorand blockchain ahead of November’s World Cup.   The FIFA+ collection, set to launch later this...

Ethereum miners made $756 million in revenue in August ahead of the Merge

Ethereum miners generated $756 million in revenue in August, up 37% from July’s$545 million revenue. Just over $30 million of that amount constituted transaction fees — that is, ETH paid for tra...

Ether derivatives smash milestones left and right as The Merge looms

Trading in ether derivatives soared in August as traders bet on the Ethereum blockchain’s impending move from proof of work to proof of stake – a transition dubbed The Merge. Ethereum’s bi...

Why The Merge won’t solve Ethereum’s scaling challenges

Ethereum’s pivot from proof of work to proof of stake is imminent. But despite common belief, the event, known as The Merge, will not solve the network’s scalability challenges.   This pivot, schedule...

Bitcoin mining stock report: Thursday, September 1

Bitcoin mining stocks were down Thursday, some by double digits, as the coin’s value fell from the previous day. Bitcoin was trading at around $19,900 at market close, according to data from Tra...

Bitcoin mining revenues rose by 10% in August

Bitcoin mining revenues jumped 10% in August — the first month-over-month increase since March. Last month, miners brought in about $657 million in revenue, according to data compiled by The Block Res...

1inch announces 300,000 OP token airdrop for users on Optimism

Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch has announced it will give out a retrospective airdrop of 300,000 OP tokens to 1inch wallet users on the Optimism network — an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution...

Bitcoin mining stock report: Tuesday, August 30

Most bitcoin mining companies fell on the stock market Tuesday, as bitcoin dropped below $20,000. The coin was priced at around $19,900 at market close, according to data from TradingView. Stronghold ...

Five numbers to know going into Ethereum’s Merge

Ethereum’s long-awaited Merge is expected to arrive next month, and would-be blockchain watchers may want to pay attention to some notable metrics. The Merge — the final stage in Ethereum’s transition...

NFT project Art Blocks launches engine for generative asset creation

The team behind Art Blocks, the generative non-fungible token (NFT) project of technicolor squiggles, has launched a new product allowing creative teams to launch their own generative assets.  It has ...

Derivatives marketplace CME goes live with euro-denominated bitcoin, ether futures

CME Group, a derivatives marketplace, has launched bitcoin and ether futures denominated in the euro. The offerings were first announced earlier this month and complement the existing dollar-denominat...

Pow! Right in the ticker, Fed chair sends markets lower: This week in markets

Crypto markets fell at the end of the week in what appeared to be a reaction to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech in Wyoming.  Bitcoin was down 4.98% over the past seven days at the time of writi...

The Graph Price Analysis: Will GRT Sustain at the Upper Level of Consolidation Phase?

The Graph price is trying to sustain at the upper price range of the consolidation phase over the daily price chart. GRT crypto is trading below 20, 50, 100, and 200-day Daily Moving averages. The pai...

Bitcoin falls below $21,000, ether plunges more than 7%: Today in markets

The crypto market was in the red on Friday, in line with broader financial markets.   Bitcoin is down over 4% in the past 24 hours, trading at $20,689 at the time of writing, Coinbase data show. Elsew...

Taliban cracks down on crypto a year after seizing control in Afghanistan: Bloomberg

The Taliban are clamping down on cryptocurrency traders in Afghanistan, according to a report from Bloomberg.   A senior Afghan police officer, Sayed Shah Sa’adaat, spoke with Bloomberg about th...

NFT marketplace volumes fell further in August

The latest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace data show that the summer volume doldrums continued through August. The volume for this month is, as of August 24, $369.53 million, according to The Blo...

The Graph: Can this development push GRT to achieve new highs in the long-term

The Graph [GRT] appears to be having a rough time making a comeback after the slap down it received last week. Its attempts at a rally at the start of August demonstrated some promise for the bulls. H...

Over $100 million worth of NFTs were stolen since last year: Elliptic

A new report from the blockchain analytics firm Elliptic sheds light on non-fungible token (NFT) theft, scams and other illegal activity.  Elliptic’s report found that over $100 million worth of NFTs ...

Crypto lending platforms increase rates due to higher borrowing demand

Savings rates on crypto holdings have increased across lending platforms, despite several high-profile lending firms collapsing in June and July.   Following the collapse of Terra, lending companies f...

The Graph Price Analysis: GRT Continues the Consolidation at 2020 Lows, What about Recovery?

The Graph price got stuck inside the consolidation phase at 2020 lows and falters to gain strong uptrend momentum to register its breakout. GRT crypto is trading below 20, 50, 100 and 200-days Daily M...

CryptoPunks takes top pricing spot from Bored Apes

CryptoPunks is back on top. The Larva Labs NFT collection is the most expensive and exclusive one, taking the spot from Bored Ape Yacht Club’s (BAYC). The floor price is the lowest price at which a ty...

Ether down 18% as crypto markets in the red: the week in markets

Crypto markets surrendered gains this week as financial markets began to cool around the globe on persistent macroeconomic fears.  Dog-themed memecoins were outperforming the market earlier in the wee...

The biggest crypto stories in the week ahead

As we head into the last full week of August, despite much of the world being on holiday, the unsleeping crypto market may serve up yet more surprises.  While it’s hard to imagine what might hap...

The Graph Price Analysis: Bearish Rally Continues as GRT Ends up back Inside the Consolidation Phase at 2021 Lows!

The Graph price has fallen back inside the consolidation phase at 2021 lows with a strong bearish move. GRT crypto has slumped below 20, 50, 100 and 200-days Daily Moving Average. The pair of GRT/BTC ...

With a Mixed Graph of Ups and Downs, Bulls Anticipate Gains

A bullish trend prevailed yesterday, making silver a hot trade for those seeking a near-term option. Asian indices were a mix of ups and downs, with the majority recording an up-trend on the trading b...

Uniglo (GLO), Evmos (EVMOS), and The Graph (GRT)

The cryptocurrency market might be on its way to recovery. Crypto giants such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are slowly gaining ground, each growing by more than 7% over the last week. And they are taking th...

The Graph [GRT] short-term investors can expect this in Q3 2022

After being a victim of capitulation in May, The Graph [GRT] has continued to struggle. It all started with a hefty price fall from $0.34 to $0.12 between 5 May and 12 May.  Despite a good recovery fo...