Chinese online retail giant JD.com is diving into the nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, industry by introducing a special NFT series for its annual JD Discovery conference.Using its proprietary blockchain platform, JD.com will be distributing commemorative NFT certificates to attendees of the JDD 2021 event in Beijing, the Chinese new agency Sina Finance reported Oct. 20.JD.com will specifically issue one NFT…
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CELR Is Available on Changelly
Changelly announces the addition of yet another token to the platform — the CELR token. From now on, users can effortlessly exchange CELR tokens at floating rates. The Celer Network (CELR) is a smartly designed layer-2 scaling solution that provides off-chain transactions handling. The Celer platform offers fast, simple, and secure off-chain transactions for both payments and smart contracts. The…
Why ARKs Cathie Wood Isnt Buying Into the Bitcoin Futures ETF
In brief The first U.S. Bitcoin futures ETF, from ProShares, launched on Tuesday. ARK Invest has made many crypto-related investments, but isnt ready to buy into the first futures ETF. ARK Invest CEO and Chief Investment Officer Cathie Wood is big on cryptocurrency, investing in Bitcoin as well as crypto-related stocks like Coinbase and the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. But ARK…
Analyst That Said $200-300K Bitcoin ‘Looks Programmed’ Still Says BTC Price ‘Nowhere Near a Top’ – Market Updates Bitcoin News
On Wednesday, just before bitcoin surpassed the digital asset’s all-time high (ATH), the crypto analyst known as “Techdev” says the “2-week chart looks strong and ready for much higher highs.” Just 26 days ago, Techdev said that “$200-300K bitcoin looks almost too programmed” and this week, the analyst noted that we are “nowhere near a top.” Bullish Forecasters Rejoice Over…
Australian Lawmakers Want Crypto Framework That Recognizes DAOs
The Australian Senate’s Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre (ATFC) has today presented its final report outlining its recommendations for a clear regulatory framework for the digital assets sector in Australia. The report includes a total of 12 recommendations, including the establishment of legal structures to recognize decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Based on advice from crypto…
Grayscale parent company expands GBTC purchase allocation to $1 billion
According to an announcement issued on Wednesday, DCG is now authorized to buy up to $1 billion worth of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC).This development extends DCG’s prior authorization by $250 million if they choose to do so. Indeed, DCG has so far purchased $338 million in GBTC, according to the company’s announcement on Wednesday.As previously reported by Cointelegraph, DCG had…
Stronghold Goes Public At 19 Per Share IPO
Stronghold has upsized its IPO to $19 per share, with plans to raise $127 million. The company had previously announced an IPO price of between $16 and $18 per share, which would allow it to raise around $100 million. Stronghold’s common stock shares are expected to begin trading today under the ticker symbol $SDIG. Bitcoin miner Stronghold Digital has upsized…
SEC Clears VanEck to Launch Bitcoin Futures ETF Next Week
A new Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) is set to start trading on Wall Street next week, according to a Wednesday SEC filing. New York-based asset management firm VanEcks Bitcoin Strategy ETF will go live on the New York Stock Exchange after October 23, the filing said. Trading of VanEcks ETF will begin as soon as practicable after the effective…
Ethereum nears its own all-time high as ETH price retakes $4K
Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) is likely to hit its own record high in the short term as ETH has broken above $4,000, a crucial resistance level.Ethereum breaks $4,000, nearing new all-time highETH price rallied on Oct. 20 by over 5% to approach $4,100 on the Coinbase exchange for the first time since May 2021. The cryptocurrency’s run-up above $4,000…
Bitcoin Is Preferred Inflation Hedge Over Gold: Paul Tudor Jones
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones thinks Bitcoin is winning the race against gold, according to an interview on Wednesday with CNBC. Host Andrew Ross Sorkin reminded the billionaire American investorwhose company controls close to $40 billion in assets under managementthat when he last appeared on the show, back in June, Tudor Jones had called Bitcoin a hedge against…