Decentralized file-sharing services that Big Tech companies can’t control are the only way internet users will be able to maintain their freedom in the years ahead. While censorship resistance and privacy are not the same thing, they are closely intertwined. When the government or another entity, such as an advertiser, can track everything you do,...Continue Reading

The cryptocurrency exchange had previously reported that it expected losses of $500 million this year amid the bear market. The CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, has revealed that the exchange’s trading revenue has declined by approximately 50% or more when compared to last year, according to a Dec. 7 report from Bloomberg. Armstrong made the...Continue Reading

LINK marines pile in as Chainlink staking launches, but will the event turn out to be a buy the rumor and sell the news event for the altcoin’s price? Chainlink has a busy start to December when it comes to development launches. The Chainlink (LINK) staking program opened up for early access on Dec. 6...Continue Reading

New York Democrat Ritchie Torres introduced the short bills, which are meant to supplement more comprehensive legislation, earlier this month with little fanfare. United States Congressman Ritchie Torres has introduced bills in the House of Representatives to prohibit misuse of customer funds by cryptocurrency exchanges and to require exchanges disclose proof of reserves to the...Continue Reading

EU officials previously rejected an outright ban on crypto mining, but the Markets in Crypto Assets bill could require firms to report any potential environmental impact. Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), proposed banning crypto assets with a significant environmental impact as part of efforts to address risks. In...Continue Reading

The current weakness in BTC and major altcoins shows that investor sentiment remains negative and that bears are active at higher levels. The FTX crisis kept Bitcoin’s (BTC) price under pressure in November, but data from Bitstamp exchange shows institutional investors may have viewed the dip as a buying opportunity. The exchange told Cointelegraph that...Continue Reading

The new feature increases token emissions if more liquidity is put into the pool. Crypto Twitter is divided, to say the least. Cardano’s decentralized exchange has announced a new feature to draw in liquidity.  Called “organic APR,” the feature increases token emissions as more liquidity is put into the pool, according to a Twitter thread...Continue Reading

This announcement comes months after the crypto exchange removed all trading fees for Bitcoin transactions. Binance US has announced that it has expanded its “zero fee price model” to Ether (ETH) effective immediately.  According to the announcement, users are now able to freely trade four Ether spot market pairs: ETH/USD, ETH/USDT, ETH/USDC and ETH/BUSD. Just in...Continue Reading

BTC bulls could secure a $130 million profit in the Dec. 9 options expiry, but bears aim to balance the scales by keeping Bitcoin price below $17,000. Bitcoin (BTC) price crashed to $15,500 on Nov. 21, driving the price to its lowest level in two years. The 2-day-long correction totaled an 8% downtrend and wiped...Continue Reading

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted that the company is hopeful about the metaverse despite costing billions of dollars. In this week’s newsletter, read about how the word “metaverse” placed second in Oxford’s Word of the Year. Check out how Meta is pushing forward its metaverse plans amid doubts and how the nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace...Continue Reading