Circle, the United States-based issuer of USD Coin (USDC), has set its sights on thriving Asian crypto markets. In a move to strengthen its presence in Asia, Circle picked Singapore to establish a regional headquarters. The company is also setting up an investment arm called Circle Ventures, according to Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire’s interview with Bloomberg. The venture arm’s first…
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced an action against Terraform Labs, the company behind the design of the Terra blockchain, and its co-founder and CEO Do Kwon. The SEC is seeking an order for Kwon to comply with a series of subpoenas he has failed to address. The investigative subpoenas seek Kwon’s testimony and the production…
Bitcoin (BTC) begins a new week with a race towards all-time highs as bulls save the day — and the week — at the last minute. A week of sideways BTC price action came to an end just in time for the weekly close, with Bitcoin bouncing back to $66,000. It is a classic move that has become all too…
This year, the Sky Mavis-crafted blockchain game Axie Infinity has seen incredible growth and has recently surpassed $3 billion in all-time sales. However, researchers at Naavik explain in a recent study that Axie Infinity players called ‘scholars’ are seeing daily earnings drop, and many have seen earnings dip below the minimum wage line of countries like the Philippines. Naavik Researchers…
In development since 2018, Integritee AG’s solution enables sensitive business or personal data to be securely handled in an interoperable blockchain ecosystem. Using a hybrid of blockchain technology and hardware-enabled trusted execution environments, it enables businesses to securely process sensitive data, aiding compliance with privacy laws like GDPR. Alain Brenzikofer is the CTO and Co-founder of Integritee Network. He recently…
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) continue to disrupt the mainstream entertainment industries, with NFT gaming firm Animoca Brands partnering with Korean record label, talent agency and music production company, Cube Entertainment, to build a “K-pop music metaverse.” Announced on Nov. 15, the partnership will see Animoca and Cube work together to create multimedia NFTs celebrating popular actors and K-pop musicians on Cube’s…
Skybridge Capital’s founder says bitcoin “will easily trade at $500,000 a coin,” noting that investors should buy some right now, even at the current price. “I’m trying to do my best to explain to them why they need to own this right now,” he said, emphasizing that we are still “very, very early.” ‘These Coins Will Easily Trade at $500K…
Bitcoin (BTC) price continues to weaken following the shakeout of the leveraged traders in the derivatives markets on Nov. 10. This caused the derivative funding rates to drop to the neutral territory of 0.01% across exchanges. Data analysis firm Arcane Research said in its latest weekly newsletter that the derivatives markets had matured compared to the run to the previous…
From a bird’s-eye-view, BTC is still in an uptrend and a bounce off the $62,000 support could provide the signal for LTC, LINK, VET and AXS to move higher. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/top-5-cryptocurrencies-to-watch-this-week-btc-ltc-link-vet-axs
In brief Greg Isenberg’s week-long course will introduce students to non-fungible tokens, and decentralized communities. To access the course, students have to purchase an NFT. So you want to get into NFTs, but don’t know where to start? Greg Isenberg, a serial entrepreneur and crypto enthusiast, may have what you’re looking for—and he’s not afraid to use a little FOMO…
