US election optimism fuels $2.2B inflows in crypto products

While Hal Finney may no longer be with us, one of his proposals from 2011 may soon find its way to Bitcoin thanks to an expired patent. In a February 8, 2011 post on Bitcointalk, Finney said that reading a book titled “Guide to Elliptic Curve Cryptography” by Hankerson, Menezes, and Vanstone, gave him an…

This campaign rally probably did not turn out quite as the candidate had envisioned it. Presidential candidate Brock Pierce was served for his connection to alleged securities fraud during his campaign rally in New York City earlier today. Source: Twitter.James Koutoulas, the lawyer leading this case, told Cointelegraph that Pierce was served legal documents in connection…

In 2021, the firm made seven investments and one exit in an early-stage NFT business. 208 Total views 14 Total shares On Friday, NFT Investments PLC, a U.K.-based blockchain firm that invests in companies operating in the nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, space, announced that it would no longer pursue a 96 million pound acquisition of…

With the election of Mike Johnson as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congress will once again be able to move forward on crypto bills. 176 Total views 2 Total shares Members of the United States House of Representatives have chosen Mike Johnson to be the body’s next speaker — the second in line

While sporting a questionable name, the coin project says it wants to enable a “social and ethical” payment method. 163 Total views 7 Total shares The cryptocurrency community has raised concerns about Maricoin, a new token supposedly related to the LGBT+ community, with some people even suspecting the project to be a scam.Launched in December…

Ethereum layer-2 protocols continue to attract the biggest players in the decentralized finance sector, with liquidity protocol Aave deploying on scaling network Metis. 288 Total views 1 Total shares Decentralized liquidity protocol Aave has deployed on Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling platform Metis, bringing a host of decentralized finance (DeFi) features and products to its ecosystem.Aave’s…

Head of over-the-counter (OTC) sales at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken Nelson Minier has compared today’s cryptocurrency trading industry to how Wall Street used to be — adding that it is still too soon to call Bitcoin (BTC) a safe haven for investors.During the Nasdaq TradeTalks interview published on Aug. 22, Minier said:“Wall Street ain't what it…

YouTube seems to continue its shadow crackdown on cryptocurrency coverage, as it shuts down the official channel of Roger Ver's Bitcoin.com. 2072 Total views 52 Total shares YouTube has shut down the official channel of cryptocurrency news-focused website Bitcoin.com for “a violation of YouTube's Terms of Service”. According to a statement Bitcoin.com executive chairman Roger Ver…