As I go about the Miami conference, I wonder, Aside from some of the conference speakers, where are these Bitcoin maximalists I keep hearing so much about? When I tell the customs official Im going to Miami for the Bitcoin 2022 conference, there seems to be a light in the mans eyes. He peppers me...Continue Reading

Africa’s booming crypto ecosystem welcomes a new exchange platform MARA with backing from the likes of Coinbase Ventures and Alameda Research. East Africa is set to welcome a new cryptocurrency exchange backed by a formidable list of industry heavyweights looking to tap into a continent full of potential users. Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, Huobi Ventures...Continue Reading

As more and more people continue to invest in digital currencies, experts believe the coming few years will see crypto making an even larger impact on the retail sector. Even though the cryptocurrency market seems to be going through a bit of a lull at the moment, there’s no denying the fact that the industry...Continue Reading

The sculptor, Kristen Visbal, said that the proceeds from the NFT sale of Fearless Girl will be used to defend the original message of the artwork. The creator of the Fearless Girl statue in New York, which stands for the empowerment of women, has brought the emblem into the crypto space by dropping a nonfungible...Continue Reading

Potential relief for macro pressure offers no respite for Bitcoin as BTC price action returns to new ten-month lows. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by $1,500 in minutes on May 11 as the latest United States inflation data delivered mixed sentiment on the economic outlook. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin puts in fresh 10-month...Continue Reading

The SEC’s decision to expand its digital assets section was well received by industry experts and came as no surprise, given the growing interest in cryptocurrencies. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking to hire more people to focus on digital assets, raising the number of personnel charged with safeguarding investors in...Continue Reading

Bancor’s new liquidity mining strategy promises to bring organic on-chain liquidity and make DeFi staking easier for DAOs. Bancor, the first decentralized finance protocol to introduce liquidity pools, has come out with a new liquidity solution with the launch of its v3, called Bancor 3. Bancor 3 went live with a promise to offer protection...Continue Reading

Luna Foundation Guard is emptying its crypto reserves to bring its stablecoin back to its $1-peg, risking a massive AVAX selloff. Avalanche (AVAX) is paying the price for being one of the collateral assets that maintain Terra’s native stablecoin TerraUSD’s (UST) peg with the U.S. dollar. Major AVAX dump ahead? AVAX’s price dropped about 30%...Continue Reading

Do Kwon, the humbled co-founder of Terraform Labs, has shared a rescue plan for the de-pegged stablecoin UST. Do Kwon, CEO of Terraform Labs, will not admit defeat. After an 18-hour wait in which his coins Terra (LUNA) and TerraUSD (UST) endured a face-ripping freefall, Do Kwon has announced his “rescue plan” for the Terra...Continue Reading

Venture capital continues to target crypto and fintech for funding, with Web3 emerging as a major trend in 2022. London-based asset manager Fasanara Capital has launched a $350 million investment fund to back fintech and cryptocurrency startups that can deliver new use cases for the emerging Web3 economy.  The company, which manages $3.5 billion in...Continue Reading