India to regulate, not ban, crypto: Cabinet documents
Indian crypto investors will reportedly be given a certain time frame to declare their crypto holdings, and must then hold their assets on crypto exchanges regulated by SEBI. According to…
5 year study looks at if token rewards can improve HIV patient outcomes in Africa
A Kenyan university and a blockchain healthcare provider will join forces to study whether Africa’s HIV crisis can be helped by using crypto and blockchain technology. A groundbreaking five-year study…
DeFi disasters: $31M drained from MonoX and BadgerDAO losses top $120M
A disappointing week of exploits has put a temporary grim cloud over the end of 2021, with BadgerDAO and Huobi-listed MonoX suffering major losses. More than $150 million has been…
Shanghai Man: CZ is wealthiest Chinese person with $90B, NFT yachts, and MonoX hacked
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industrys most important news, including influential projects, changes in the regulatory landscape, and enterprise…
Increased utility in DeFi, NFTs back Ethereum’s 3-year high in its ETH/BTC pair
Ethereum price hit a new all-time high in its ETH/BTC pair and a classic technical analysis pattern suggests the altcoin has a lot more upside. This week, Ether (ETH) price…
Okcoin hires former Facebook spokesperson Randi Zuckerberg to grow female user base
With the hiring, Okcoin has many women in key leadership positions, including CEO Hong Fang as well as head of content and brand Mandy Campbell. Cryptocurrency exchange Okcoin has announced…
Regulatory fears put a damper on Ethereum traders’ $5,000 target
This week, ETH price came within 2% of a new all-time high before U.S. lawmakers announced a hearing to discuss stablecoins and the need for eventual regulation. This week Ether…
MercadoLibre plans to accept BTC and cryptocurrencies as payment for all products
The Latin American e-commerce platform selected Brazil to kick-off crypto payments via its MercadoPago application. MercadoPago, the fintech arm of e-commerce giant MercadoLibre, has enabled its Brazilian customers to buy,…
Gaimin․io Developed a PC-Based Platform to Create a Global, Decentralized Data Processing Network
UK and Swiss based gaming and blockchain company, GAIMIN.IO Ltd has developed a PC-based platform to create a global, decentralised data processing network with “supercomputer” level performance. The GAIMIN platform…
Payments Company Square Rebrands to ‘Block Inc.,’ Crypto Service Will Be Called ‘Spiral’
Following Jack Dorsey’s resignation announcement on Monday, two days later Dorsey’s payments company, Square Inc., disclosed that it was rebranding and changing its name to Block Inc. The company said…
Monster-Sized Bitcoin Whale Transfers: Blockchain Parser Catches Significant Amounts of ‘Cold BTC’ Moved to Active Exchanges
Two days ago on November 30, the price of bitcoin (BTC) tapped a high that day reaching $59,250 per unit, but it has since dropped close to 5% in value…
Exploit Allows Hackers to Siphon $120 Million From Defi Protocol Badgerdao
The decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called Badgerdao has disclosed that it has “received reports of unauthorized withdrawals of user funds.” The analytics team Peckshield estimates that over $120 million was…
Crypto Biz: Wall Street veteran launches $1.5B crypto fund, MELD ISPO shines spotlight on Cardano, Dec. 2
The Crypto Biz newsletter is delivered weekly to your inbox. Join the mailing list to stay up to date on the week’s biggest crypto business stories. Crypto converted another Wall…
First NFT-focused ETF lists on NYSE Arca
The launch comes as Cointelegraph Research projects nonfungible token (NFT) sales will hit nearly $18 billion by the end of the year. On Thursday, registered investment adviser and fintech firm…
The Giving Block raises $2.4M for charity on ‘CyberGivingTuesday’
Giving Tuesday marked the start of the season for crypto giving and The Giving Block is leading the crypto fundraising campaign. After Thanksgiving Thursday, Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes…