Institutional investment giant Grayscale is reportedly considering converting its Bitcoin Trust into a physically settled exchange-traded fund (ETF). On Oct. 17, Barry Silbert, the CEO of Grayscale’s parent company Digital Currency Group, hinted that Grayscale is making plans to convert its Bitcoin Trust into a spot-settled Bitcoin fund. After having taken to Twitter to criticize […]

Medical services company MDS Mexico has launched a rapid covid-19 testing service that uses blockchain technology to verify results. According to a Oct. 17 report from local media outlet iProUP news, MDS Mexico has launched a digital platform allowing its patients to access results that are updated in real-time. Results are also physically delivered, featuring […]

Trade volume for NBA Top Shot’s nonfungible tokens has skyrocketed over the weekend following the launch of their retro Run It Back 2005-06 packs on Friday, Oct. 15. According to Crypto Slam, daily volume on Top Shot’s marketplace jumped by more than 440% from $829,520 on Oct. 14 to more than $4.5 million the next […]

On Oct. 15, news that a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) could start trading as early as next week sent Bitcoin price to $62,933 but the rally has cooled off since then. Some market participants believe that traders who bought the rumor of approval for a Bitcoin ETF product may sell on the news. Crypto […]

Central banks and key leaders are increasingly raising further alarms for rising inflation, causing spirals of doubt across the world. Just recently, United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for Congress to either raise or suspend the U.S. debt ceiling, stating that the government will run out of money to pay its bills by October. What […]

In the past few weeks, Centric Swap (CNS), a dual-token model that gives stakers a fixed hourly yield that “stabilizes over time as it self-regulates token supply to meet ongoing changes in demand,” has rallied more than 850% and still about 200% away from its previous all-time high. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView […]

Overview Total spot trading volume at $1.01 billion, the 30-day average is $1.22 billion. Total futures notional at $321.0 million. The top traded coins were, respectively, Bitcoin (-1.3%), Ethereum (-1.1%), Tether (0%), Polkadot (-3.6%), and Flow (-12%). Strong returns from Keep (+30%), and Stellar (+9.7%). October 16, 2021  $1.01B traded across all markets today Crypto, EUR, USD, JPY, CAD, GBP, CHF, AUD  BTC $60873. ↓1.3% $311.7M ETH $3826.1 ↓1.1% $168.8M USDT $1.0 ↑0.02% $152.4M DOT $41.704 ↓3.6% $87.4M FLOW $15.624 ↓12% $75.6M USDC $1.0001 ↑0.02% $50.1M XRP $1.1333 ↓0.8% $27.9M […]

Bitcoin (BTC) market’s tendency to crash by over 80% after logging strong bull runs might come to an end. That is according to a new report published by California-based hedge fund Pantera Capital. In detail, the report notes that the recent periods of BTC price drops have been less severe than in the past. For […]

Why do you need this much Matic or Polygon?Lukas MooreOct 17 · 8 min read Ethereum is important other than bitcoin; everybody should have Ethereum in their portfolio. But what about Matic? I came across this article that talked about the required amount for Matic. I thought it was interesting.

The road to the adoption of blockchain and crypto in the marketing industry is a long and winding road. But make no mistake about it: Transformation is well on its way and the road will soon turn to a highway. As someone who has been a creative director, agency owner/partner, strategic planner, chief marketing officer […]

Ethan TanSep 22 · 5 min read Bitcoin is gradually taking centre stage as different countries, industries and communities are adopting Bitcoin for various reasons. For some it is used as a hedge against inflation, for others, it is to utilize Bitcoin’s underlying technology to build more resilient infrastructures and censorship-resistant applications. The Bitcoin Network […]

These coins have a great combination of fundamentals in a hot crypto trend and have promising upcoming prices.Lukas MooreOct 16 · 10 min read These coins have a lot of potentials, and given that the bull run will be over in three to six months. So İt’s important to get the gains while the going […]

Why Pavel Durov’s project got a second life and what prospects it opens up for holders of TONCOIN tokens.Baro VirtualOct 16 · 3 min readImage Credit: Crypto Economy In 2017, the news of the launch of Pavel Durov’s blockchain project and his TON team attracted the attention of many investors. In three rounds of attracting […]

In today’s article, we are going over why altcoins like Cardano’s ADA, VET, or even Ethereum seem to be staying flat and not as explosive as Bitcoin.Tom HollandOct 17 · 4 min readPhoto by Bermix Studio on Unsplash Note: You can become a member of Medium with the reference link below, so you can have […]

Sam MaiyakiOct 15 · 5 min readInvestment in cryptocurrencies is an individual choice. The most frequent method of attracting new members is through publishing on popular social networks and randomly tagging other users. The news that appears in them is typically about tycoons like Bezos, Musk, or Zuckerberg who claim to have made huge gains […]

PanteraOct 17 · 8 min readImage from: Pexels (modified) The rise of NFTs has been spectacular throughout the past two years. Ethereum, WAX, Enjin, and Polygon are some platforms enjoying rapid adoption and high popularity levels. Various artists and celebrities found it to be a lucrative business, and we watched too many entering this field […]

Varun KhatriOct 5 · 3 min readCredit: Timothy Hales Bennett on Unsplash What happened on a peaceful night of 4th October? Facebook said in a blog post Monday night that the six-hour outage that took it offline along with Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and OculusVR was the result of a configuration change to its routers — […]

Anuradha MalhotraOct 17 · 10 min read A Bitcoin block records the data related to a Bitcoin transaction. The blocks are mined one after the other with all the transactions in the network being recorded permanently. Being a very secure network, the Bitcoin blockchain makes it very difficult to modify or delete the data that […]

Bitcoin (BTC) faces a pivotal weekly close on Oct. 17 with bulls scrambling to squash final resistance before all-time highs.  BTC/USD 1-week candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin on the cusp of clearing final resistance Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD ranging throughout the weekend, crucially staying above $60,000. This week’s close was already […]

A 4-year-old girl has reportedly earned over 6,500% profit on a one Bitcoin (BTC) gift she received on the day of her birth.  João Canhada, the founder of a Brazilian crypto exchange Foxbit, gifted 1 BTC to his newborn daughter, roughly worth $915.80. Sharing details on the event, Canhada said: “As soon as my daughter […]

Ehsan YazdanparastOct 17 · 5 min read Dear small fish, you will win this game. Photo by Museums Victoria on Unsplash I was a small fish. I didn’t know how to win. I started to invest some of my money in crypto five years ago. In the beginning, I knew absolutely nothing about blockchains or […]

The World Blockchain Summit in Dubai hosted an exhibition boxing match between top cryptocurrency traders and influencers for the WBC Crypto Belt. The fights were supported by a charity event, featuring an auction of memorabilia including digital currency assets and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). What started off as a conversation for a friendly match with a […]

Privacy is a complicated topic. Few would argue that privacy is not important. It’s generally more interesting to talk about things that are disputable. So, the limited arguments against privacy actually make it somewhat boring to discuss and easy to take for granted. As Edward Snowden famously said: “Arguing that you don’t care about privacy […]

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This year, a great crypto cycle has played out with new all-time highs, euphoria and mainstream media paying lip service to the crypto trend du jour. However, the uncomfortable truth for us in the industry is that crypto is no more present in most people’s daily lives than it was in 2017. Four years have […]

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“Yahoo users will not be able to interact via mail with Google email (Gmail) users,” — If tomorrow’s headlines sounded like this, the earth would come to a halt. This headline shall never see the light for all the right reasons. However, blockchain tech and its favorite son, decentralized finance (DeFi), are heading towards this […]

Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance (DeFi) newsletter. In a week where Rari Capital achieved the $1billion TVL milestone, read on to discover why OlympusDAO is yielding four-figure sums on its most popular protocol. What you’re about to read is a shorter, more succinct version of the newsletter. For a comprehensive summary […]

Trader and cryptocurrency analyst Alessio Rastani believes Bitcoin (BTC) is entering the final stage of the current bull market, which will propel the leading cryptocurrency to a $100,000 price target.  To explain his prediction, Rastani cited the Elliott Wave Theory, which divides upward price trends into five waves. Rastani believes we have entered the final […]

It might seem that the volatility of digital assets’ prices and the lightning speed with which crypto markets move would mean that those who act fastest secure the heftiest rewards. And in certain cases this holds true – for example, when an announcement of a token’s listing on Coinbase or Binance first goes public, and […]

Jacobi Asset Management, a London-based multi-asset investment platform, received approval from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) to launch a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETF).  Speaking to Cointelegraph, Jacobi Asset Management CEO Jamie Khurshid said that the regulatory clarity helps corporations and institutions to get involved in Bitcoin investments safely without all the risks associated […]

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The rapid growth of mainstream attention toward cryptocurrencies has forced the hands of numerous governments to create their digital alternatives. Over the past few years, interest from various jurisdictions has been pointed towards central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) — digital versions of government-issued fiat. Given their capacity to use blockchain technology to facilitate a simplified […]

E-Crypto News: Please, can you tell us what CoinAgenda is about?  Erika Zapanta: VP and Global Director of Events: CoinAgenda connects investors, traders, family offices, and digital currency funds with top entrepreneurs in blockchain and cryptocurrency and has been the leading global blockchain investing conference series since 2014. E-Crypto News: What do potential participants stand […]

Bitcoin (BTC) saw some rare calm on Oct. 16 as the market continued to digest the approval of the United States’ first exchange-traded funds (ETFs). BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewLack of faith over non-futures ETF approvals Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $61,500 on Saturday, still up by 4% in […]

Bakkt Holdings, the digital assets management arm of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has announced it will soon become a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, starting Oct. 18.  The public listing for Bakkt comes as a result of a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, a Chicago-based special purpose acquisition company. According to […]

American financial service provider Square will soon begin investigating technical requirements for building an open-source Bitcoin (BTC) mining system, according to CEO Jack Dorsey. Dorsey shared a series of tweets explaining his intent to follow a collaborative approach in further decentralizing Bitcoin mining. He said: “Square is considering building a Bitcoin mining system based on […]

Crypto lenders are the institutions situated between consumers and the untamed, blockchain-based, and often unregulated space of cryptocurrencies. As such, they are in a peculiar position when it comes to responsibility towards their customers and the assets for which they provide services. Consequently, when choosing which currencies to support, lenders lead a delicate dance of […]

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