Trader turns $3K into $46M in PEPE, Ethereum gas overhaul, Tornado dev guilty: Hodler’s Digest, May 12-18

Crypto investment fund 1Confirmation, backed by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, has raised $45 million for its second fund.Following the raise, 1Confirmation has over $75 million in assets under management for investing in new projects in the crypto industry, the firm’s founder Nick Tomaino announced on Sept. 25.San Francisco-based 1Confirmation is one of the earliest crypto…

A crypto exchange has announced that it has renewed its sponsorship of an English Premier League football team for the second season running.CoinDeal says the extension of its deal with Wolverhampton Wanderers gives the company the chance to get its brand in front of football fans around the world. With its logo proudly displayed on…

United States stablecoin giant Circle says tap to pay functionally for USDC will be coming “soon” to iPhones.

The Lone Star State is already home to many crypto and blockchain firms as well as miners taking advantage of the regulatory-friendly environment. 48 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTCody Harris, member of the Texas House of Representatives, has introduced a resolution aiming to have…

Dogwifhat open interest has spiked as its price has been trading below $1.90 since Aug. 25, while a trader points out a potential reversal pattern forming.

The Reserve Bank of India's ban on banks' dealings with crypto may be defunct but the institution remains apprehensive of — if not outright hostile to — cryptocurrencies. Its infamous circular directing banks to cease servicing crypto firms may have been overturned in the courts but India's central bank is showing no signs of softening…

Iranian bitcoin (BTC) miners are moving into mosques as the government launches an energy crackdown, social media users revealed on June 25.Iran, which offers free energy to mosques, now has around 100 miners occupying places of worship, generating much-needed income of around $260,000 a year. “This money goes a long way in Iran’s choked sanctioned economy,”…

A crypto YouTuber with more than half a million followers shares his crypto story and one of his biggest regrets. 336 Total views 7 Total shares Nicholas Merten, also known as DataDash, found Bitcoin (BTC) when it was $3. But, like many people at the time, Merten was very skeptical about crypto and found it…