Alex Mashinsky, the CEO of centralized finance platform Celsius Network, is saying that the flagship cryptocurrency and gold could surge next year. Mashinsky says in a Kitco News interview that fiscal and monetary policies in the US will boost Bitcoin (BTC) and gold in 2022 as the money supply grows and fiat currency debasement intensifies. …
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Snoop Dogg’s Son Cordell Broadus Named Creative Director at Doge Dash
Former UCLA football athlete Cordell Broadus is championing his own lane of innovation in the cryptocurrency and non-fungible token (NFT) industries. The new play-to-earn (P2E) gaming app Doge Dash tapped Cordell Broadus as its first-ever creative director to oversee its brand and artistic framework. Following his withdrawal from a promising career in sports, Cordell Broadus …
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Payments Giant Visa Says It Has Partnerships With 60 Crypto Platforms To Let Consumers Spend Digital Assets: Report
Credit card giant Visa is reportedly partnering with a growing number of crypto platforms as consumers embrace payments using digital assets. Visa’s head of crypto Cuy Sheffield tells NDTV in an interview that the world’s largest payment processor has more than doubled the number of its crypto partners in the past 18 months. “At Visa, the …
Fighting for Web 3.0: Digital wallet wars are the new browser wars
Most people might not remember that websites once had icons that said, “This site has been optimized for Internet Explorer,” but, two decades ago, it wasn’t uncommon. Just like today’s battle between Web 2.0 monopolies and Web 3.0 communities, at the beginning of the early consumer internet, there was a similar battle waged over who …
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Crypto Biz: What’s up with Jack? Dec. 16-23
When you’re no longer at the helm of a publicly-traded company, you have more leeway to express controversial views. Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took to social media this week to express his discontent over venture capital’s role in Web 3.0. Some of his Twitter followers agreed with his views, others disagreed and some even …
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Bakkt president Adam White announces departure from digital asset platform
Adam White, the president and founding executive of digital assets company Bakkt, is leaving the firm after three years. In a Thursday post on Twitter, White said next week would mark his departure from Bakkt, where he has served as both chief operating officer and president. White joined Bakkt after leaving Coinbase in 2018, where …
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What cryptocurrencies should you watch in 2022? | Find out live on The Market Report
Join Cointelegraph host and analyst Benton Yaun alongside resident market experts Jordan Finneseth and Marcel Pechman as they discuss some of their top cryptocurrency picks for 2022. Marcel kicks things off by tackling the question on everyone’s mind: Will 2022 be defined by a bull or bear market? Next up, Jordan and Benton each share …
The Dogecoin Foundation reveals big plans for $DOGE in 2022
The Dogecoin Foundation has released a “trailmap” detailing its plans going forward. At the heart of the release is a declaration that the project is community-driven and run for the betterment of all stakeholders. “Dogecoin is a community-driven, consensus based open-source project and its direction is formed by the many individual and organisational contributors to …
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Ripple CEO blasts the SEC on one-year anniversary of lawsuit
A year ago, on Wednesday, the SEC filed legal action against Ripple on charges of selling unregistered securities. With that, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse saw it fitting to post a tweetstorm of his thoughts on the matter. Summing up, he reiterated that the lawsuit against his firm was an attack on the whole crypto industry. …
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Bitcoin’s Hashpower Remains High, Up 163% in 5 Months, Foundry USA Commands Top Mining Pool
The hashpower behind the Bitcoin network has continued to stay above the 180 exahash per second (EH/s) zone after recently reaching a lifetime high. Five months ago the hashrate tapped a low at 69 EH/s and since then, the hashpower has increased by 163% during the last 178 days, or five months ago. Bitcoin Hashrate …
Pakistanis Own $20 Billion in Crypto, Report Reveals
In the absence of regulations, people in Pakistan have invested a serious amount of money in digital assets. New research claims Pakistanis keep some $20 billion in cryptocurrency, allegedly more than what their central bank has in foreign reserves. Government Urged for Regulations as Study Shows Pakistanis Hold $20 Billion in Cryptocurrency The Pakistani nation …
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Ebay Alternative Platform Ethair Market Launches Its Token, Sellers Can Now Accept Crypto for Goods
sponsored Ethair Market has listed ETHR token on Uniswap as a result of its first governance vote by the holders. Utilities of the token are directly tied to a user’s interaction with the marketplace. On top of the proprietary token, Ethair Market currently supports fiat and cryptocurrencies such as: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Stellar and USDC, …
Report: Illegal Trades Account for Less Than 3% of Total Bitcoin Transactions
According to a new report, illegal transactions, scams and gambling together make up less than 3% of the volume on the Bitcoin blockchain while exchanges and trading desks account for around 80% of volume. Exchanges Dominate Bitcoin Volumes A new study called “Blockchain Analysis of the Bitcoin Market” has found that illegal transactions, scams, and …
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Polygon (MATIC) Closing In on Price Discovery, According to Analyst Benjamin Cowen – Here’s His Timeline
A popular crypto analyst is setting the bar even higher for multi-chained scaling solution Polygon (MATIC) while the number-one crypto Bitcoin (BTC) limps along. In a new strategy session, Benjamin Cowen tells his 666,000 YouTube subscribers that Polygon’s daily levels dating back to July show a clear uptrend, and that price discovery mode might be …
Bitcoin hash rate nears record 200EH/s as 100K BTC turns ‘illiquid’ every month
Bitcoin (BTC) is about to hit a new all-time high in one essential area — and major mining pools have likely already clinched the title. Data from monitoring resource MiningPoolStats shows that, as of Dec. 20, the Bitcoin network hash rate is practically at its highest ever. Hash rate vanquishes specter of China Despite the …
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