Meta announces plans to stop working on NFTs

Meta is ditching its pursuit of NFTs as the company looks to prioritize, according to Stephane Kasriel, head of commerce and financial technologies at Meta.  “Some product news: across the...

Leaders From Hollywood’s Multicultural Inclusion Organizations Toast To A Groundbreaking Oscar Year

Jamie Lee Curtis, from back left, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jonathan Wang, Michelle Yeoh, and … [+] Stephanie Hsu, Daniel Kwan, left front, and Daniel Scheinert, winners of the award for best fil...

Coinbase Ventures, Brevan Howard among early backers of compliant DEX Mauve

Violet, which offers compliance and identity infrastructure for decentralized finance, launched its compliance-focused decentralized exchange, Mauve. Coinbase Ventures and Brevan Howard joined t...

Celebrating The Strength Women Bring To Our Organizations

getty According to the US Department of Labor, 80 percent of healthcare decisions are made by women. Within Brookdale, 81 percent of our associates and 80 percent of our residents are women. As we cel...

Utah Passes Law Recognizing Decentralized Autonomous Organizations

The Utah State Legislature has approved a new law, the Utah Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Act, providing legal recognition and limited liability to decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO...

Blur captures 84% of ETH-based NFT transactions in first week of March

If you were an Ethereum-based NFT bought or sold in the first week of March, there’s an 84% chance that you changed hands on the Blur marketplace, according to data from The Block. As rece...

Crypto prices whipsaw on Fed Chair Powell’s Congressional testimony

Markets • March 7, 2023, 11:21AM EST Markets sank initially on the release of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress before rebounding slightly. Bitcoin was tradi...

Crypto derivatives on the CME reach new milestones amid regulatory uncertainty

Bitcoin and ether derivatives trading volumes in dollar terms continued to climb higher in February.  Futures and options trading volume for bitcoin rose by about 13%, and ether’s volumes ...

Grayscale’s day in court is nearly here, but a major decision could take time

Grayscale is set to present oral arguments in its case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. The asset manager brought the case against the regulator for rejecting its ...

Crypto prices flat, Silvergate declines ahead of Powell testimony

Crypto markets traded relatively flat as the market prepares for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Congressional testimony on Tuesday and the release of U.S. jobs data on Friday. Bitco...

FTX sues Grayscale and DCG, citing ‘exorbitant’ fees

Collapsed crypto exchange FTX filed a lawsuit against Grayscale Investment, citing mismanagement of the firm as evidence that it was in violation of Trust agreements. The FTX debtors also filed ...

Build A Platform Engineering Team To Support Your Organization’s Prize Talent — Your Developers

If your organization builds software, now is the time to focus on supporting and nurturing your developers. That’s because retaining developers and maximizing their productivity are critical to your b...

Bitcoin, crypto prices tread water ahead of pivotal Powell testimony and US jobs data

Crypto markets were relatively flat to start the week ahead of Jerome Powell testimony and some significant economic indicators. Bitcoin was trading around $22,500 by 12:30 p.m. EST, up 0.3%, ac...

Silvergate may be poorly capitalized, reevaluating strategy in light of ‘regulatory challenges’

Silvergate Capital Corporation told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it may be “less than well-capitalized” and said it was “reevaluating its business” in a filing with the agenc...

Bitcoin inches higher as prices continue in narrow range, Silvergate whipsaws after downgrade

Markets • March 1, 2023, 10:28AM EST Crypto prices were slightly higher halfway through the week, with most trading within a narrow range. Crypto stocks dipped after the open. Bitcoin was tradin...

UBS says Mt. Gox repayments are unlikely to destabilize bitcoin price

UBS strategists say impending Mt. Gox bankruptcy repayments might not be cause for concern for the price of bitcoin. Crypto prices have been sluggish toward the end of February. Bitcoin was trad...

Ether set to gain market leadership as the ‘stars are aligned,’ say Bernstein analysts

Crypto prices traded in a narrow range throughout February after a rip-roaring January saw some coins rally 40%, as Bernstein analysts say the Ethereum network could be set to explode.  Ether wa...

Cumberland Labs backed Hashnote launches regulated DeFi platform

Deals • February 28, 2023, 9:00AM EST A regulated decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for institutions, Hashnote, launched after a $5 million incubation with early stage blockchain investor Cumberla...

Tokenized Texan house listed for sale on Solana

A company called Homebase listed a property-backed NFT on Solana, allowing consumers to invest in a tokenized house.  Buying a share of the three-bed house in McAllen, Texas — the first on the p...

Yuga Labs drops bitcoin-based NFT collection TwelveFold

Web3 • February 27, 2023, 6:00PM EST Yuga Labs, the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, announced the release of a new bitcoin-based NFT collection called TwelveFold. The collection will consis...

NFT weekly trading volume on Ethereum rises to highest level since May

Web3 • February 27, 2023, 2:19PM EST The lull in NFT activity is showing signs of subsiding with weekly trading level on Ethereum last week hitting its highest level since May, according to data from ...

Binance bites back against Forbes report claiming transfer of $1.8 billion in client collateral

Binance denied using client assets without consent after a Forbes report said the crypto exchange moved “$1.8 billion of collateral meant to back its customers’ stablecoins.” Forbes ...

Crypto’s correlation with macro events, US equity markets is weakening, Bernstein says

Crypto prices are continuing to trade in a broadly similar range as the correlation with U.S. equities and macro events weakens, Bernstein analysts said. Crypto-related stocks opened higher on Monday,...

Base Protocol’s token jumps 250% despite no affiliation with Coinbase

Base Protocol’s token skyrocketed today, reaching a high of nearly $7.50 around 11:30 a.m EST after months of price stagnation below $1. The spike may have been caused by a misunders...

IMF calls for coordinated action over fears crypto could undermine global monetary system

The International Monetary Fund took a seemingly tough stance toward growing crypto adaptation with a set of recommendations for member countries and a call for a “coordinated response.” &...

Bitcoin flirts with $24,000; Coinbase pares gains following Layer 2 announcement

Markets • February 23, 2023, 11:45AM EST Cryptocurrency prices were up over the past day, relatively unaffected by the release of the Fed’s latest meeting minutes on Wednesday. Crypto-related st...

Bitcoin, crypto prices sink for second day; Coinbase down as markets look to Fed minutes

Cryptocurrency and stocks dipped as the focus turned to the release of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s January meeting minutes later today.  Bitcoin was trading at $23,700 by 11.20 a.m. EST, do...

Coinbase earnings beat thanks to USDC interest income, analysts say

Coinbase’s fourth-quarter revenue beat estimates thanks to USDC interest income, analysts said. Interest income for the quarter came in at $146 million, up more than 100% from the previous...

Coinbase fourth-quarter revenue beats estimates despite falling 57% year-on-year

Coinbase’s fourth-quarter revenue beat estimates, with the exchange reporting revenue of $604.9 million compared to the $589 million FactSet estimate. Although ahead of expectations, full ...

Euro-backed stablecoin, Euro Coin set to trade on Coinbase

Support for Euro Coin (EUROC), a euro-backed stablecoin, will go live on Coinbase in regions where trading is supported, the exchange said on Twitter. Trading is slated to begin on or after 9 a....

Coinbase inches higher ahead of earnings as Silvergate slips after downgrade

Coinbase climbed higher shortly after the open today, while Silvergate and other crypto-related stocks dipped.  Shares in the crypto exchange traded up by 1% to about $66 by 10:45 a.m. EST, acco...

Bitcoin slips as altcoins lead drop in prices

Markets • February 21, 2023, 8:31AM EST Cryptocurrency prices dipped over the past 24 hours. Altcoins experienced a sharp sell-off, with Polygon’s MATIC down about 5% as the project announced jo...