David Marcus, the head of Meta’s cryptocurrency and fintech unit Novi, will step down from his role by the end of 2021. Taking over from Marcus will be Stephane Kasriel, the former CEO of Upwork who has been at Meta, formerly known as Facebook, since August 2020. Marcus announced the decision via a Dec. 1 …
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Capital venture firm Borderless Capital has launched a fund worth $500 million to support projects building on the Algorand blockchain. According to a Nov. 30 announcement from the Miami-based company, the Borderless ALGO Fund II will aim to back digital assets powering the “next generation” of decentralized applications (DApps) on Algorand. We are excited to …
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India is preparing a bill that could impose a ban on crypto and make way for a central bank digital currency. The Indian government could impose heavy restrictions on cryptocurrency at an upcoming parliamentary session beginning in late November. On November 23, the Indian Parliament of Lok Sabha posted a bulletin on its website stating …
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Chainlink (LINK) oracles are now powering dApps on NEAR Protocol Chainlink’s decentralized oracles have launched on NEAR Protocol, a sharded, developer-friendly, proof-of-stake public blockchain that’s going head to head with Ethereum. 2 min read → Go to Source
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announced on Monday that he’s resigning his position at the company, sparking rumors of moving into a dedicated crypto role. In a resignation letter posted on the social media platform, Dorsey spoke about the limitations of founder-led companies, saying he believes such setups are severely limiting and risky, in the sense, …
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The publicly-listed crypto-asset exchange Coinbase has announced the company has acquired the Israeli firm Unbound Security. The announcement follows Coinbase acquiring the cryptocurrency wallet BRD last week and the Unbound acquisition is aimed at the company’s “commitment to providing the safest, most secure, and most trusted venue for anyone to interact with the [crypto economy].” …
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has explained its dogecoin issue which resulted in withdrawal suspension and Tesla CEO Elon Musk calling the problem “shady.” The exchange says it was a “rare issue” and no one was at fault. Binance’s ‘Rare’ Dogecoin Issue, Withdrawals Resumed Binance explained its dogecoin problem Monday, stating: What began as a fairly straightforward …
A leading tech-focused retailer, Newegg, has announced its support for the meme cryptocurrency shiba inu (SHIB) with the launch of a massive billboard ad campaign. Newegg says it is set to accept shiba inu for payments in early December, which would be sooner than when AMC Theatres plans to add SHIB. Newegg Launches Massive Ad …
BTC/USD Is in a Sideways Trend as Bitcoin Fluctuates Above $56k- November 30, 2021 Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has retraced from the $59,000 resistance to the $56,000 support as Bitcoin fluctuates above $56K. BTC/USD fluctuates between $56,000 and $58,000 price levels. In the lower time frame, long candlesticks wicks are pointing to the $59,000 resistance zone. …
As institutions, corporations, countries, and more buy into Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency is beginning to transition from a speculative asset to a macro financial asset much like gold, oil, and others. But before that happens, the top cryptocurrency by market cap is mimicking Jesse Livermore’s “speculative chart” with incredible accuracy and precision. If this rare chart pattern …
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For those who can afford it, the recent dips in Bitcoin price have been nothing more than an opportunity to buy the digital asset at a discounted price. This has certainly been the case for El Salvador and now MicroStrategy, as both these entities have moved swiftly to take advantage of the price dip to …
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On-chain data shows that the percentage of Ethereum supply present on exchanges has set new lows of around 14%. Ethereum Supply On Exchanges Continues To Go Down As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the ETH supply present on exchanges has been going down since a while now. It has now hit …
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When Tony Richards, the Head of Payments Policy at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), read the recent survey results from Finder’s Crypto Report saying that almost one in five Australians owned crypto, he didn’t believe it for a second. However, the results had already been widely published around the country, gracing headlines for weeks. …
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Ethereum (ETH) developers have put out a call to the community to help test the long awaited Merge between the Ethereum Mainnet and the proof-of-stake (PoS) based Beacon Chain. The Merge is a major milestone towards the transition to Eth2 as it will see the Ethereum network become a PoS blockchain, decreasing its energy consumption …
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Grayscale Investments has fired back a the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the recent rejection of VanEck’s spot Bitcoin ETF application. The operator of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) issued a letter to Secretary of the SEC, Vanessa Countryman, on Nov. 29 to argue the SEC is wrong to reject spot Bitcoin ETFs …
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