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Alex Tapscott says Web3 offers “a set of tools” that can be used to “build new business models, to create new kinds of organizations [and] to transform existing industries.” 386 Total views 1 Total shares Web3, blockchain, crypto and mass adoption were major buzzwords in 2021 and 2022, but the public interest in the terms

All cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin (BTC) were first described as altcoins for a single reason: There was a rise of projects that copied and pasted Bitcoin’s source code. The cryptocurrencies in the early stages weren’t unique enough to have a distinctive term, so “altcoin” (alternative coins) best fit their description. The community, at that point,…

The Canadian miner with a focus on green energy should be available to trade in the coming weeks. 623 Total views 5 Total shares While the SEC continues to slow-roll the listing of a Bitcoin ETF, traders on legacy exchanges eager to get some exposure to crypto will soon have another outlet. In an announcement on…

As fears of a prolonged trade war set in, investors fear a protracted downturn in risk assets and the end of the crypto bull market. 11811 Total views 10 Total shares The current Bitcoin (BTC) bear market, defined as a 20% or more drop from the all-time high, is relatively weak in terms of magnitude

Solana nonfungible token, or NFT, marketplace, Magic Eden has announced a partnership collaboration with popular sporting entertainment platform Overtime to launch an NFT collection proposing to enhance fan engagement and exclusive experiences.The partnership is orientated around the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, a national college championship conference often referred to as March Madness, and considered…

Bitcoin (BTC) saw ongoing rejection below $22,000 into Feb. 14 as markets braced for macroeconomic data impact.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin vs. CPI: "Expect volatility"Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD failing to expand beyond $21,800 ahead of the United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) print for January.Already called the “most…

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s chairperson Gary Gensler announced this month that the crypto industry should not escape the purview of the regulator. He highlighted that decentralized finance (DeFi) trading and lending protocols need particular attention when it comes to investor protections.Regulation can extend into a menu of options that covers custody, reporting,…

Blockchain startup Digitex Futures is ready to launch its commission-free futures exchange. The platform is planning to add traditional futures markets — including forex, metals, commodities and indexes — to crypto options in order to attract different groups of traders.One of the goals of the new startup is to fill the gap that Digitex sees…

A seven-hour Sequencer outage prevented transactions from being processed for the period, but all is operational again at the time of publication. 143 Total views 17 Total shares The Ethereum layer 2 network Arbitrum has suffered its second outage in less than five months following a hardware failure.Arbitrum is back online at the time of…