SEC chair's regulatory agenda fails to include clarity on crypto, says Hester Peirce
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SEC chair’s regulatory agenda fails to include clarity on crypto, says Hester Peirce

Hester Peirce, a commissioner for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission known by many in the space as Crypto Mom, is pushing back against the regulatory body’s agenda for not including clarification on digital assets. In a Monday joint statement, Peirce and SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman said they were “disappointed” in the content of chairperson Gary Gensler’s regulatory agenda…

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Hacker Steals $140 Million From Polygon Gaming Platform, NFT Marketplace Vulcan Forged
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Hacker Steals $140 Million From Polygon Gaming Platform, NFT Marketplace Vulcan Forged

You think this is a game?  Well, players on the Vulcan Forged platform, a blockchain game studio that runs a decentralized exchange and NFT marketplace to complement its play-to-earn titles, want to log off. A hacker exploited the Polygon-based platform to get hold of the private keys to 96 crypto wallets and grab roughly 4.5 million of Vulcan Forged native…

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Economist Mohamed El-Erian Says Fed’s Characterization of Inflation as ‘Transitory’ the ‘Worst Call in History’  – Economics Bitcoin News
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Economist Mohamed El-Erian Says Fed’s Characterization of Inflation as ‘Transitory’ the ‘Worst Call in History’  – Economics Bitcoin News

On Monday, December 13, following Friday’s U.S. consumer price index report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans are discussing the Federal Reserve. Thousands of tweets concerning the Federal Reserve topic have been trending on Twitter, as inflation has gripped the U.S. economy. Furthermore, Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic advisor for the German multinational financial services company Allianz says…

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Day 22: Pay Me in Bitcoin!
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Day 22: Pay Me in Bitcoin!

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling day 22… Congratulations! You’ve made it past all 21 days and now you’re ready to orange-pill the world. Well, what’s left to talk about? We’ve covered everything from how to invest in bitcoin and how to properly store it, to what Bitcoin can do for the world. Now that you understand why…

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Bitcoin, Ethereum Down 6% as Uncertainty Around Fed Taper Lingers
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Bitcoin, Ethereum Down 6% as Uncertainty Around Fed Taper Lingers

Market troubles from last week still haven’t cleared up. As of Monday afternoon, Bitcoin and Ethereum were down about 6% from the previous day, according to CoinGecko.  Last week closed with news that Chinese real estate developers Evergrande and Kaisa had missed U.S. dollar bond payments, causing stocks and crypto markets to dip. Analyst and trader Alex Kruger told Decrypt…

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Decentralized Social (DESO) is launching on Coinbase Pro
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Decentralized Social (DESO) is launching on Coinbase Pro

Starting Today, Monday December 13, transfer DESO into your Coinbase Pro account ahead of trading. Support for DESO will generally be available in Coinbase’s supported jurisdictions with certain exceptions as indicated in each asset page here. Trading will begin on or after 9AM Pacific Time (PT), Tuesday December 14, if liquidity conditions are met. One of the most common requests we…

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90% of Bitcoin's Supply Cap Has Been Issued, Miners Have 119 Years Left to Mine BTC – Bitcoin News
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90% of Bitcoin’s Supply Cap Has Been Issued, Miners Have 119 Years Left to Mine BTC – Bitcoin News

On December 12, crypto advocates celebrated the fact that 90% of the 21 million bitcoins that will ever exist have been mined into circulation. Currently, Bitcoin’s inflation rate per annum is around 1.88%, which is lower than the central banks’ traditional 2% target reference. Furthermore, in 875 days, the network’s inflation rate is expected to drop to 1.1% after 19.98…

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German Savings Bank to Offer Bitcoin Trading
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German Savings Bank to Offer Bitcoin Trading

The market leaders among German financial institutions are reportedly working on a bitcoin trading feature, which could launch in 2022.The Sparkassen are centuries-old regional institutions with about 370 branches and 50 million customers.The offering would cut down intermediaries and enable Sparkasse customers to trade BTC from their checking accounts. Sparkasse, a German savings bank, is working to implement a bitcoin…

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Bitcoin price slips below $47K as stocks, crypto prepare for this week’s FOMC meeting
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Bitcoin price slips below $47K as stocks, crypto prepare for this week’s FOMC meeting

Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are once again on the defensive foot after the breakout momentum that put the price above $50,000 on the weekend evaporated and pulled the price under $47,000. Analysts say the slight pullback in equities markets and the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting are the primary reasons for today’s pullback and a few suggest that a…

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Bored Ape Yacht Club to Launch Play-to-Earn NFT Game
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Bored Ape Yacht Club to Launch Play-to-Earn NFT Game

In brief The Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection will be turned into a play-to-earn crypto game. Yuga Labs has partnered with Animoca Brands to co-develop the upcoming game. In less than eight months, the Bored Ape Yacht Club has become one of the most valuable and best-known NFT projects around, with celebrities “aping in” to the club, Adidas signing…

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