What were the biggest crypto outcomes of 2021? Experts Answer, Part 1
What was the most important thing that happened within the crypto and blockchain space this year? How has it affected the whole industry? André Neves of Zebedee: André is the chief technology officer of Zebedee, which enables programmable payments and …
Bitcoin daily losses near $4K as S&P 500 hits 69th all-time high of 2021
A Christmas party for stocks masks “a massive amount of weakness,” one commentator warns, as Bitcoin sentiment votes with its feet. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped nearly $4,000 on Dec. 28 as the market offered a sharp reminder that the bull run …
From art to gaming: The biggest NFT trends of 2021
Pop culture NFTs, blockchain art games, Metaverse NFTs, charity auctions and worldwide NFT art are the year’s central themes. According to a recent report by Cointelegraph Research, the volume of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) sold this year could eclipse $18 billion. …
Ferrari’s new deal with blockchain firm Velas hints at NFTs
Ferrari will be issuing exclusive digital content for its fans in collaboration with Swiss blockchain startup Velas. Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari is moving into the blockchain industry by inking a partnership with Swiss blockchain startup Velas Network. Ferrari …
GameFi apps revived interest in blockchain gaming: Huobi Research
GameFi initiatives have seen a steep increase since June 2021, owing to a sizable reduction in transaction costs and improved user experience. Crypto exchange Huobi’s research arm, Huobi Research, has identified a rising interest in blockchain gaming as a direct …
Ethereum whales dumping ETH as price slides below $4K, data shows
The number of Ethereum addresses holding at least 1,000 ETH dropped to a four-year low this week. Ethereum is having difficulty keeping its richest investors in line as its native token, Ether (ETH), hints at logging more losses in the …
Speed, scaling, regulation to play key role for crypto in 2022: FTX CEO
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried says stablecoins could be the most straightforward route to crypto industry regulation in revealing tweets. FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as “SBF,” rounded off 2021 on an optimistic note. SBF waxed lyrical about …
Veteran Bitcoin hodlers are still selling record low amounts of BTC despite 70% gains in 2021
It’s “younger” BTC bought at the Summer $30,000 lows that’s moving in Q4, data shows. Seasoned Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers have hardly spent any coins despite $69,000 all-time highs this year, data shows. According to the Coin Days Destroyed (CDD) metric …
Crypto exchange Kraken’s new NFT marketplace to issue loans
Jesse Powell said the exchange will expand into a marketplace for nonfungible tokens and NFT-backed loans beginning in 2022. Kraken founder and CEO Jesse Powell recently shared in an interview with Bloomberg News that the crypto exchange will launch a …
New to crypto trading? Here are 5 tips on how to start 2022 on the right foot
Trading stocks and cryptocurrencies can be complicated, but here are a few tips on how to get started. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are at trading because nothing can be done to protect a person against the might of …