3x NBA champion Andre Iguodala becomes the latest athlete to receive salary in crypto
On Monday afternoon, Andre Iguodala, three-time NBA champion and the professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors, announced via…
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Five coins that saw huge gains in 2021
The year 2021 was unprecedented for crypto, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) gaining 60.58% and 408.5% throughout the year,…
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Kazakh government resigns, shuts down internet amid protests, causing Bitcoin network hash rate to tumble 13.4%
On Wednesday, Kazakhstan, the second-largest country in the world when it comes to Bitcoin (BTC) mining hash rate, experienced unprecedented…
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The 5 weirdest crypto stories of 2021
In 2021, the market cap of cryptocurrencies skyrocketed 286% year over year, uplifting a $2.17 trillion industry into the stratosphere.…
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US Financial Stability Oversight Council identifies stablecoins and cryptos as threats to financial system
In an annual report published on Friday, the United States Financial Stability Oversight Council, or FSOC, voiced its concern over…
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Banning crypto in Russia is ‘quite doable’
In a Friday press conference, Central Bank of Russia governor Elvira Nabiullina further escalated the fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD)…
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Russia to decide between blanket crypto ban and legalizing exchanges in 2022
On Thursday, conflicting reports emerged in Russia on the state of crypto regulatory affairs. First, a report by Reuters indicated…
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NYDIG raises $1B in funding, valuation now $7B
On Tuesday, New York Digital Investment Group, or NYDIG, a financial institution specializing in Bitcoin financial services such as savings…
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Virtue Gaming launches play-to-earn crypto model to bring online poker to US players
On Friday, Virtue Gaming, a decentralized online poker platform built on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, launched the first play-to-earn digital…
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Stacks’ Mitchell Cuevas talks building integrated DeFi bridges for Bitcoin users
The Stacks ecosystem is a collection of independent entities, developers and community members working to build a user-owned internet on…
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