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Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from one-week lows on March 8 after a lack of progress in Russia-Ukraine talks sent markets tumbling.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewCommodities "trading like meme stocks"Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD bouncing at $37,170 on Bitstamp after Monday’s Wall Street open.Overnight progress maintained support, with the pair trading…

Nonfungible tokens seem to be popping up everywhere lately — so why not on the big screen?Digital collectibles and virtual reality platform Terra Virtua is planning to launch today a line of Godzilla vs. Kong nonfungible token (NFT) collectibles created in collaboration with film production giants Warner Brothers — among the first-ever NFT drops to…

Digital asset custodian of software firm Anchor Labs has stated that it became the first entity qualified to support institutional custody for Telegram’s Gram (GRM) token.Gram to launch on Oct. 31Anchorage Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of California-based Anchor Labs, will be the first entity that will enable institutional investors and organizations to hold Gram…

At LAMINA1, Neal Stephenson will focus on “helping get artists and other value creators paid properly for their work, helping the environment [...] and seeing a truly open Metaverse get built” noted co-founder Peter Vessenes. 163 Total views 14 Total shares Neal Stephenson, the author who coined the term “Metaverse” 30 years ago is launching…

Ruby on Rails creator makes u-turn on Bitcoin due to Canada’s financial crackdown on COVID-19 vaccine protesters. 807 Total views 5 Total shares Canada’s move to freeze Bitcoin (BTC) wallets and bank accounts related to COVID-19 vaccine protests is driving cryptocurrency adoption, with some crypto naysayers reconsidering their stance on Bitcoin.David Heinemeier Hansson, the Ruby…

Earlier this week, it was revealed that EOS developer Block.one is attempting a 10% buyback of its stock, reportedly the second one in less than a year.It seems that some of the company’s investors are up for a big payday: The earliest backers could expect a hefty 6,567% return on their initial investments, while Michael…

A cataclysmic breakdown in global equities is not off the table for this year, with a "stagflationary shock" already in the making. 2092 Total views 32 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) headed lower into the weekly close on March 6 with geopolitical tensions and associated macro weakness firmly in focus.BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewCould…

In a major escalation against socialist president Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump’s administration has frozen all Venezuelan government assets. The United States’ hawkish move has been reflected in a new all-time-high for peer-to-peer trading volume on LocalBitcoins in the country.Trump takes on the ‘usurper’As the Associated Press (AP) reported on August 5, the U.S. administration’s action took…

Check out this week’s episode of the Bad Crypto podcast, which cites a bunch of great Cointelegraph reporting to generate an hour-long episode of crypto audio news.This week’s episode covers a wide variety of topics per usual. There’s the ever-developing story of BTC living life above $10,000. And wouldn’t you know it, it turns out…