Katie Haun – a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (known as a16z) and one of the leaders of the company’s digital asset arm – revealed that she will leave the firm early next year. She will launch a venture capital fund focused on cryptocurrencies and Web3 startups. Jumping into New Crypto Adventure The cryptocurrency investor...Read More
Gita Gopinath – Chief Economist for the International Monetary Fund – recently said that developing economies should refrain from banning crypto. Instead, she called global regulation of the industry “the need of the hour”. The Global Challenge of Crypto Gopinath outlined the regulatory difficulties around crypto at an event by the National Council of Applied...Read More
Deutsche Börse – a German stock market operator – completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Crypto Finance AG – a leading Swiss firm focused on digital asset services. The deal was initially signed in June but got officially closed on December 15. Deutsche Börse and Crypto Finance Signed the Agreement Deutsche Börse announced...Read More
Consensys – a leading Ethereum Software company – recently launched ConsenSys Rollups in collaboration with payment giant Mastercard. The software solution will help provide scalability and privacy to Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible blockchains. Enhancing Throughput and Privacy Consensys announced its new software in a company blog post on Thursday. It will reportedly provide “enterprise-grade...Read More
Last year’s Christmas run-up was one of bitcoin’s most bullish periods as the asset gained 50% of value at the end of December. With the uncertainties around the most recent Fed meeting over now, the question arises if BTC can do it again. The 2020 Christmas Rally 2020 was a wild year from all perspectives,...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] “American Heroes” is a 62 piece 3D art collection that counteracts pop culture’s glorification of fictional superheroes by shining the light on real-life historical figures who fought on the side of good long before the emergence of protagonists with superpowers. Each token represents an iconic hero of American history...Read More
The cryptocurrency lending platform Nexo announced the launch of a new non-fungible token lending desk in collaboration with the hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. Nexo Unveils NFT Lending Desk According to a Thursday press release shared with CryptoPotato, the partnership with Three Arrows Capital will boost Nexo’s crypto credit issuance capabilities with the needed risk...Read More
The popular decentralized exchange 1inch announced that the second version of its limit order protocol is now live. One of the most prominent features that the project outlined is allowing users to gaslessly place limit orders to swap into ETH dozens of tokens that support permits. 1inch V2 Limit Order Protocol Goes Live The project...Read More
Many mainstream investors are still skeptical about investing or using cryptocurrencies for daily transactions since they are part of a nascent industry. They prefer transacting with traditional financial institutions whom they “trust.” However, banks and credit card companies often impose several unnecessary and hidden charges on unsuspecting users, making them lose control over their finances....Read More
The hottest new trend in the cryptocurrency industry – GameFi – operates on a play-to-earn model. Earnings via games can be very effective. But not everyone is a fan of it. One such example is Dash Huang – CEO of TapTap, a popular Chinese game distribution platform, who believes that the current blockchain Play-to-Earn games...Read More
The Solana ecosystem has emanated as one of the top-tier altcoin projects of 2021. By setting up groundbreaking milestones, the SOL platform has gained the traction of a larger user base. Its potential to outstrip primary cryptocurrencies such as BTC and ETH with its underlying blockchain technology has granted momentum to its price action. Advertisement...Read More
Bitcoin ended the month of November down 7% but hedge funds with a more diverse portfolio of cryptocurrencies only dropped 2% for the period according to the Eurekahedge Crypto-Currency Hedge Fund Index. According to Bloomberg, the outperformance may suggest that altcoins could offer investors better returns than Bitcoin which has currently fallen 29% from its...Read More
Metaverse crypto games are going to be the next big hype in 2022. Most projects are still in the early stages of their development, but we already have a few leaders like Decentraland and The Sandbox with multi-billion dollar valuations. The crypto ecosystem moves fast, and there are always new gems on the rise. Let’s...Read More
