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BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager, so when its CEO, Larry Fink, remarked recently that he was seeing “very little in terms of investor demand” with regard to crypto and Bitcoin (BTC) based on “my last two weeks of business travel,” it set off some alarm bells.A lively Twitter discussion followed one commentator’s remarks…

Elon Musk announced in 2021 that SpaceX had some Bitcoin holdings following an SEC filing showing Tesla planned to purchase $1.5 billion worth of the cryptocurrency. 1650 Total views 4 Total shares Aerospace technology firm SpaceX reportedly sold roughly $373 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) it acquired starting in 2021.According to an Aug. 17 report…

Despite only being a week into the new year, SuperRare adds to a number of firms announcing staff cuts such as Huobi and Genesis. 245 Total views 7 Total shares Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as an NFTNon-fungible token (NFT) marketplace SuperRare has announced a 30% staff-member cut as CEO John Crain explained…

Wednesday, Oct. 10: Crypto markets have suffered a sharp decline within an hour, with Bitcoin (BTC) plunging below the $6,300 threshold, and the top altcoin Ethereum (ETH) nearly touching $200.According to CoinMarketCap, virtually all the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap have suffered major declines at press time, with 19 out of the 20 top…

Coinbase continues to ramp up its support for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, announcing a fresh $1.1 million investment via its USDC Bootstrap Fund for two projects in the field.The USDC Bootstrap Fund — launched by Coinbase and Circle as part of the Centre Consortium in early fall 2019 —  aims to encourage DeFi development by…

One of the most intractable problems in DeFi may be facing a ecosystem-wide effort as a growing number of protocols are beginning to get creative with their advertising and outreach efforts. Automated market maker Uniswap announced today a collaboration with esports group Team Secret. Funded by the Uniswap Grants Program, Uniswap will become an official sponsor…

Decentralization is part of the cryptocurrency industry’s core, with various protocols trying over time to achieve the level of decentralization that Bitcoin (BTC) managed to get as it grew organically from a white paper published to a mailing list to a new asset class.Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have brought the idea of decentralization to a…

NFT artworks depicting “socialist cyberpunk” housing are being showcased at the Taobao Maker Festival in Shanghai. 482 Total views 4 Total shares This year’s Taobao Maker Festival — an annual event celebrating Chinese art and entrepreneurship hosted by the Alibaba-owned e-commerce platform Taobao — will showcase nonfungible tokens (NFTs) for the first time.This year’s event…

A handful of DeFi tokens saw strong rallies even as bears continue to pin Bitcoin price below $33,000. 1741 Total views 13 Total shares Today Bitcoin (BTC) price continued to face selling pressure in the $32,500 to $33,000 resistance cluster and this led to a mild 3% to 5% pull back from most altcoins.Despite the…