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Reports of Hamas using crypto to fund recent attacks in Israel could make Coinbase’s lobbying efforts more difficult, says Berenberg lead analyst Mark Palmer. 327 Total views 4 Total shares The use of cryptocurrency by Hamas militants to fund recent attacks on Israel may have set back Coinbase’s crypto lobbying efforts in the United States

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have almost broken even on funds sold versus funds they raised, new research by Hong Kong cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX revealed Monday, October 1.The findings, compiled in partnership with crypto analytics resource TokenAnalyst, further suggested that despite Ethereum’s (ETH) price decline in 2018, ICO projects still had $93 million in “unrealized…

Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives trading looks set to reach record levels this month as volume spikes and open interest hovers near all-time highs.Data from CME Group shows that as of Jan. 16, open interest for its futures products alone totaled 5,328 contracts — or 26,640 BTC ($237 million).Open interest on track for recordThe figure is higher…

Using digital assets to earn yields and borrow capital became possible thanks to crypto lending, one of the fastest-growing sectors in the crypto ecosystem. 817 Total views 48 Total shares Crypto lending, one of the fastest-growing industries in the blockchain ecosystem, has made it possible to earn yields and borrow capital using digital assets.According to…

After the given deadline, Yingjiang County reportedly plans to “forcibly dismantle” the power supply to Bitcoin mining establishments within its jurisdiction. 970 Total views 7 Total shares Regulators from Yingjiang County in Yunnan, China have issued strict warnings to hydroelectric plants against supplying power to enterprises involved in Bitcoin (BTC) mining. A recent report claimed that…

Identity crisis: Cofounder of doodles says it’s not an NFT projectOne of the co-founders of nonfungible token (NFT) project doodles says it is going to pivot away from being an “NFT project” to becoming a “leading media franchise.”In a March 18 post on the project’s Discord, one of the doodle’s founders, Jordan Castro — who…

The government of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon has allocated over 12 million euros ($13 million) for the development of “Industry 4.0,” which includes blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and other emerging technologies. The news was announced by local news outlet La Vanguardia on Feb. 12.The funds —  the amount of which is reportedly…

Institutional inflows are primarily driving XRP alongside the rest of the crypto market today, with increasing whale holdings furthering the bullish outlook.