Here’s what happened in crypto today

Ethereum and Dogecoin hit new highs as investors brace for Elon Musk’s SNL debut and Bitcoin bulls push the price closer to $60,000. 531 Total views 12 Total shares The crypto market has rallied into the weekend as Ether (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shibu Inu (SHIB) hit new all-time highs as they lead the pack…

With Acting Comptroller Brooks on his way out the door, the OCC has given its first digital bank charter. 1468 Total views 12 Total shares Custody pioneer Anchorage is the first crypto firm to see a charter from the U.S. national bank regulator.Per a Wednesday announcement from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,…

The partnership will use blockchain technology for some of its best-suited use cases in increasing transparency, verifying data, and storing sensitive genetic information. 277 Total views 31 Total shares The Bitcoin-based genetic data tracking system Eggschain has announced a partnership with the Boston IVF chain of 30 fertility clinics in the United States.The new partnership…

Some of the most common methods of duping crypto investors include false advertisements claiming to sell mining equipment and fake websites posing as crypto exchanges. 213 Total views 9 Total shares Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has detected more than 1,500 fraudulent entities targeting potential crypto investors and miners just in the first half of 2021.…

The buyer of last year’s most expensive NFT has finally come forward. 847 Total views 14 Total shares In May 2019, a non-fungible token representing the first digital F1 car minted for the blockchain game F1 Delta Time was sold for a record breaking $110,000. The winner of the auction has just come forward, revealing…

The global food and agriculture industry is a trillion-dollar sector that is growing exponentially. According to findings from the World Bank, agriculture alone accounted for 4% of global domestic product, or GDP, f the United States in 2018. The report further noted that agriculture could account for more than 25% of GDP in developing countries. Meanwhile,…

The United Arab Emirates is approaching its 2021 deadline for migrating at least 50% of all government transactions onto distributed ledger technology-based platforms.Cointelegraph spoke to Leon Smith, the CEO of Dex — an Abu Dhabi-based crypto firm that has been issued with an in-principle approval ahead of the country’s forthcoming regulatory framework for crypto asset…

ALGO price struggles to clear technical resistance despite the ongoing Algorand-FIFA partnership hype. 404 Total views 3 Total shares Algorand (ALGO) prices rallied higher on May 3 after becoming FIFA's official blockchain solution provider. Nonetheless, the ALGO/USD pair continues to face selloff risks.High-profile partnershipALGO's price jumped 20% to $0.74, its highest level since April 22.…

CoinShares' pleas last year went unheard as crypto futures and ETNs will be soon banned. In a landmark decision issued on Tuesday by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority, companies in the country will no longer be able to offer cryptocurrency derivatives products such as futures, options and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail customers.The decision comes…