Kraken seeks $10B+ valuation in new funding round: Report Major U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken is reportedly in talks for a new funding round that could double the company’s valuation to $10 billion, or more. The raise was reported by Bloomberg, who cited anonymous sources claiming Kraken is in discussions with top investors including, Fidelity, Tribe
Crypto leaders back MIT’s four-year initiative to harden Bitcoin’s security The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Digital Currency Initiative has revealed a new “Bitcoin Software and Security Effort” intended to foster research into bolstering the Bitcoin network’s defenses. The open-source initiative has received support from a diverse group of crypto industry leaders, including Gemini’s Cameron and
Beeple NFT sells for record $6.6M as bidding for ‘Everydays’ at Christie’s hits $2.2M Buzzy digital artist Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, made NFT history yesterday with his piece, “Crossroads”, netting $6.6 million on the secondary market via Nifty Gateway. Like many Beeple artworks, Crossroads was inspired by the 2020 U.S. presidential elections. It was designed
6M noobs have bought coins on Robinhood Crypto already in 2021 Retail-focused trading app Robinhood has revealed the number of new monthly customers buying from its crypto platform this year is 15 times the 2020 average. According to the company’s new report, “Crypto Goes Mainstream,”more than three million new users purchased from Robinhood Crypto in
JPMorgan report endorses 1% allocation to Bitcoin as a hedge Strategists at Wall Street banking giant JPMorgan have suggested that a one percent portfolio allocation to Bitcoin would serve as a hedge against fluctuations in traditional asset classes such as stocks, bonds, and commodities. A small percentage allocation was advised to mitigate the risk of
Grammy-winning producer Illmind auctions rights to new samples as NFT NFTs are being used to explore a new business model that puts music makers back in control of sales and copyright issues. Grammy winning producer Illmind released what he calls the “first ever NFT-backed sample loop/melody pack” on Feb. 25, putting a collection of 10
Focus on DeFi ‘fairness’ benefits Holochain, Orion Protocol and Dodo Bitcoin’s (BTC) strong bull run and the immense popularity of the decentralized finance space have attracted several new investors to cryptocurrencies. A report from Crypto.com shows a massive increase in crypto users as the figure rose from 66 million in May 2020 to 106 million
Exchange listings and NFT boom back Enjin’s (ENJ) 52% rally to a new high Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are rapidly becoming a focal point of the cryptocurrency market as evidenced by stories of millions of dollars being raised in minutes for one-of-a-kind tokenized art pieces and rare collectibles that traders rush to get their hands on.
Gemini collaborates with The Giving Block and others, adds donations option United States crypto exchange Gemini has added a way for customers to donate crypto to over 100 nonprofits worldwide via The Giving Block. Gemini now gives customers the option to “Give Back With Crypto,” The Giving Block unveiled in a blog post on Thursday.
$580M open interest makes Cardano (ADA) the third largest futures market On Feb. 3, Cardano conducted a hard fork and successfully integrated the Mary upgrade to the testnet, transforming the blockchain into a multiasset network similar to Ethereum. This event seems to be one of the reasons for the impressive 475% year-to-date rally of ADA, and the altcoin
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