Hamster Kombat turns down venture capital offers

Institutional investors have replaced high net-worth individuals as the biggest buyers of cryptocurrency transactions worth over $100,000, Bloomberg reported October 1.According to Bloomberg, traditional investors and buyers such as hedge funds have become more involved into the $220 billion cryptocurrency market through private transactions. Bloomberg also notes that miners — the biggest sellers on the…

Major buyer interest below $40,000 may get filled before Bitcoin price action launches to new all-time highs and beyond. 4403 Total views 8 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) sealed another $40,000 retest on Sept. 26 as the battle for the weekly close raged on.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBTC "unlikely" to linger below $40,000Data from…

Despite his actual term at the helm of the New York City government kicking off some 1.5 months from now, Eric Adams, the city’s mayor-elect, has already started governing by publicity. Making the Empire City more business and tech-friendly is a centerpiece of Adams’ vocally projected agenda, and — much to the crypto community’s delight…

According to Grayscale, the Volatility Shares ETF was an “even riskier" product than Bitcoin futures ETFs, suggesting the SEC should allow its spot crypto ETF to begin trading. Digital asset manager Grayscale has filed a letter in its lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the rejection of a spot Bitcoin…

With the price of Bitcoin moving above $40,000 for the first time in weeks, the company could soon hold more than 100,000 BTC. 1765 Total views 8 Total shares Business intelligence company MicroStrategy has completed its $500 million offering of secured notes, and said it plans to use the proceeds to purchase Bitcoin.In a Monday…

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the founders of the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, have obtained six stablecoin-related patents, according to filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Three of the patents — the first, second and the fifth on the list — all  describe systems for changing the supply of a public blockchain-based stablecoin. The first…

Crypto exchange Seed CX — a Chicago-based licensed platform targeting institutional clients — has launched a digital asset wallet solution with on-chain settlement, according to a press release published Jan. 10.  Seed CX has reportedly developed the new wallet solution together with its settlement subsidiary, Zero Hash — a crypto and fiat currency custodian providing…

The CEO of Nansen cited two reasons for the layoffs, including an overly aggressive hiring phase during the bull market and the prolonged crypto bear market that followed. Blockchain analytics platform Nansen has announced the trimming of its workforce by 30%. On May 30, Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik disclosed on Twitter that the company had to…

A Chainlink node operator has moved its data to a new "unstoppable" domain on the Ethereum blockchain. A Chainlink (Link) node provider is launching an “unstoppable” domain with oracalized crypto price feeds.Vulcan Link is placing Chainlink’s crypto price feeds on a ".crypto" domain. The domains are sold by Unstoppable Domains and reside on the Ethereum…