$24M CryptoPunk NFT quietly sold, Trump earned over $7M from NFTs: Nifty Newsletter

While Bitcoin (BTC) is showing strength through new higher highs and making a new yearly high, Ethereum's Ether (ETH) shows weakness, particularly the ETH/BTC pair.ETH weakness is also a clear indication that most altcoins are not showing strength either since they tend to reflect Ether's performance. The 0.03 sats level is a crucial barrier to hold…

Binance Coin is now the third crypto to receive a branded hashtag on Twitter, which appears to be in preparation for its three year anniversary. 1249 Total views 13 Total shares Binance and its eponymous cryptocurrency, Binance Coin (BNB), is the third entity to receive a branded emoji hashtag following Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto.com.This was…

Malaysian cryptocurrency regulation comes into effect on Tuesday, Reuters reports on Monday, Jan. 14.The Malaysian finance minister, Lim Guan Eng, reportedly said today that the Capital Markets and Services Order 2019 would become effective on Jan. 15. According to Reuters, the new regulation classifies digital currencies, tokens and crypto-assets as securities, placing them under the…

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) creators Yuga Labs has announced a new NFT collection on Bitcoin dubbed “TwelveFold.” The move was announced via Twitter on Feb. 28, with Yuga Labs unveiling 300 tokenized computer generated artworks as part of the TwelveFold collection that will go up for auction later this week. Introducing TwelveFold. A limited…

Bitcoin (BTC) price continues to defy gravity and its strong bullish breakouts frequently result in short sellers needing to cover their positions in a hurry. A repeat of this happened on Feb. 9 when Bitcoin soared on the news of Tesla’s $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase. Bybt data shows that about $1.34 billion worth of Bitcoin…

The Iranian government has authorized cryptocurrency mining as an industrial activity.A report from IIDO-owned Mehr News Agency on July 29 revealed that the decision was taken this weekend, during a Sunday cabinet session chaired by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani.First step towards legalizing crypto?Now that mining has been officially authorized, entities engaged in the activity will…

Binance Charity, the philanthropic wing of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has begun a campaign to help support victims of Hurricane Dorian.On Sept. 5, Binance Charity started accepting cryptocurrency donations for a campaign that will help provide food and aid for hurricane victims through local organizations in affected areas.On the campaign website, Binance states that donations…

Chinese Bitcoin (BTC) miners are now responsible for controlling as much as 66% of global hash rate, a new report claims.China’s Sichuan province is accounting for over half the global hash rate, according to a study by London-based digital asset manager CoinShares, Reuters reports Dec. 11.Hash rate is a measure referring to the overall computing…