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Scammers hacked the official McDonald’s Instagram account to promote a sham memecoin based on the fast food giant’s mascot Grimace. 

A bail was granted to SBF on the conditions of a $250 million bond, home detention, location monitoring and the surrender of his passport. 345 Total views 13 Total shares Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as NFTFormer FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried landed in the United States on Dec. 21. And, at least till…

Launched in cooperation with ByteTree, the new BOLD ETP by 21Shares comprises 18.5% of BTC and 81.5% of gold at launch. 221 Total views 23 Total shares 21Shares, a major issuer of cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETP), is launching a new ETP tracking a mix of Bitcoin (BTC) and gold.The Switzerland-based firm on Wednesday announced the launch…

As September ended, the cryptocurrency markets recovered from the so-called “September curse” handsomely to hit a market capitalization of $2.32 trillion. The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has been an integral part of this growth. The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols grew more than 20%, from $113.5 billion on Sept. 28 to hit $137…

The proceeds will be used to 3D print a leg for a dog named Cuco and an arm for a young man named Jesus. 358 Total views 32 Total shares In a positive twist for the nonfungible token (NFT) mania, Canadian singer Kiesza backs an NFT drop called MetaMoves in partnership with NFT marketplace Portion…

Someone just anonymously gave the world a simplistic Ethereum 2.0 concept, via a Medium post. 2163 Total views 42 Total shares As the world awaits Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 staking implementation, someone operating under the pseudonym "heyheeyheeey" posted a Medium article with a solution based on the protocol.  The concept is a "design for an ETH2 staking…

Building a career or constructing a team in decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto relies on finding talent, skills and the right attitude anywhere, in anyone. While this is no different than other industries, what makes ours unique are the much-needed, specialized skill sets combined with finding a good culture fit in an international and remote…

The blockchain has seen many narratives over the years. Some of these have turned into actual use cases and continued with strength. But there is a new kid on the block, and they go by the name of real world assets (RWAs). What are RWAs? In simple terms, RWAs are tangible assets from the physical

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. In 2018, every consecutive fall of the crypto…