ETH derivatives data shows bullish traders becoming more comfortable with the $1,700 price level, creating an opportunity for further rallies. The price of Ether (ETH) rallied 18% between Feb. 13 and Feb. 16 but has since been range trading near the $1,700 level. Despite the recent price improvement, Ether derivatives metrics remain neutral-to-bullish ponder the...Continue Reading

The ICF is also funding projects to drive Cosmos’s adoption and use cases, including programs like the Interchain Developer Academy and Interchain Builders Program. According to a medium post on Feb. 20, the Interchain Foundation (ICF), a non-profit organization behind the creation of the Cosmos (ATOM) interblockchain communications (IBC) ecosystem, has committed to spending approximately...Continue Reading

Experts from 10 industry organizations contributed to this pioneering examination of legal questions surrounding proof of stake. The Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA), a nonprofit industry alliance, has published two white papers examining on the status of deposit tokens in United States securities and tax law on Feb. 21. The papers were authored by representatives...Continue Reading

The Mastercard-Immersve partnership uses decentralized protocols to settle real-time cryptocurrency transactions on outlets accepting Mastercard payments online. A partnership between Web3 payment protocol Immersve and payments giant Mastercard will allow users to make crypto payments on digital, physical and the Metaverse worlds. USD Coin (USDC) tokens — a US dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Circle —...Continue Reading

Allinfra Climate exec thinks digitizing carbon market processes via distributed ledger technology can bring about efficiency and predictability that hasn’t existed before. Automated systems and blockchain technology are being increasingly utilized to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the carbon market, a critical component in the fight against climate change.   Cointelegraph spoke to Bill Kentrup...Continue Reading

Project DAMA is a novel digital asset management access system for transacting tokenized securities. According to a report on Feb. 21, Deutsche Bank Singapore and Memento Blockchain have successfully completed the proof-of-concept phase of Project DAMA (Digital Assets Management Access), designed to facilitate the management of digital funds investing in tokenized securities. Per the report,...Continue Reading

Some say “it takes money to make money,” but this isn’t true in crypto. Here’s a few free ways to start building a portfolio. Starting to invest in cryptocurrency does not necessarily require attaching a bank account or spending money (fiat) to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Another way to earn cryptocurrency and build...Continue Reading

On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss ChatGPT pump-and-dump tokens and why you should be cautious. This week on The Market Report, the resident experts at Cointelegraph discuss dozens of pump-and-dump tokens purporting to be related to ChatGPT and Bing AI chat. We will be doing things a little differently this...Continue Reading

ETH’s rally paused at key resistance levels according to on-chain and technical data but the downside risk appears limited based on the network’s activity. Ether (ETH) fell short of a bullish breakout based on technical and on-chain analysis, suggesting that the consolidation below the $2,000 price level could continue in the medium term. At the...Continue Reading

The stablecoin issuer is currently facing a lawsuit from the SEC in which the financial regulator claimed BUSD was an unregistered security. Stablecoin issuer Paxos was reportedly discussing the Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission following a Wells notice from the financial regulator. According to a Feb. 21 Reuters...Continue Reading