NFL Players Union Strikes Deal to Help Athletes Earn Crypto

Bitcoin (white) and gold (red) on Aug. 5. Source: TradingViewBitcoin is again acting like a macro asset, drawing bids amid a record rally in gold and a broad-based sell-off in the U.S. dollar. At the time of writing, the cryptocurrency is trading at $11,624.63, representing a 3% gain on the day, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin…

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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, has said the panel will "crack down on the use of crypto to fund terrorism and evade sanctions" at a time when the U.S. must stand with both Ukraine and Israel as "they fight back against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian-backed terrorists like

The surging price of bitcoin (BTC) has pushed the asset’s largest public holder, business software company MicroStrategy (MSTR), to unrealized gains of over $1.1 billion, 25% more than their cumulative investment.Bitcoin holdings at the company founded by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, who often tweets his support for the largest cryptocurrency, reached $5.7 billion late on

Oct 30, 2020 at 13:13 UTCUpdated Oct 30, 2020 at 13:43 UTC(canadastock/Shutterstock)Swiss Arm of Russia’s Gazprombank Launches Institutional Bitcoin OfferingsGazprombank, a bank from the fold of Russian energy giant Gazprom, is launching institutional cryptocurrency services in Switzerland.In an announcement Thursday, the regulated Swiss arm of the bank said it has now received authorization from FINMA…

Nov 18, 2020 at 4:05 a.m. UTCUpdated Nov 18, 2020 at 4:17 a.m. UTCBitcoin Closes in on All-Time High as it Blasts Through $18KBitcoin’s price broke through $18,000 in what some experts are attributing to global events and bullish fundamentals in crypto.The world’s top cryptocurrency by market capitalization reached a high of $18,062 at 03:01…

Ether (ETH), the world's second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has staved off an attempt by the bears to break a two-week uptrend. The cryptocurrency defended the trendline connecting the Sept. 17 low and Sept. 25 low yesterday, boosting the odds of a bullish break above the recent lower price high of $240. ETH also…

The Grayscale Avalanche Trust offers investors exposure to the AVAX token, used to pay transaction fees and secure the high-speed, ultra-scalable blockchain. Grayscale recently introduced a slew of decentralized AI token funds. 04:26 Binance CEO Navigates Regulatory Waters, Eyes Global Growth 04:00 The Power of Prediction Markets 01:48 Trump Tops Harris on Polymarket; German Regulator

Stani Kulechov has backed nearly 40 projects in his search for founders who see two or three moves ahead.Stani Kulechov (left) at Devcon V in Osaka, Japan.(Aave)Jan 29, 2021 at 10:14 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 29, 2021 at 10:20 p.m. UTCAave’s Founder Angel Invests to Grow DeFi’s Head Start on the BanksStani Kulechov used to think…