Russia Shuts Off EU Gas, Vitalik Discusses Bitcoin Security, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
Macro markets and geopolitics dominated the news this week, with Russia cutting off Europe’s gas supply, hedge funds betting against...
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Nigerian Blockchain Startup Bitmama Closes $2 Million Pre-Seed Round
After raising $1.65 million via a pre-seed extension, Bitmama, a Nigeria-based blockchain startup, has now closed its pre-seed funding round...
Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Enters the Metaverse
DBS, the largest bank in Southeast Asia, says it is “the first bank in Singapore to make a foray into...
Devere CEO Explains Why He Is Buying the Bitcoin Dip
The CEO of Devere Group, a financial advisory and asset management firm, has shared multiple reasons why he is buying...
US SEC Sets Up Dedicated Office to Review Crypto Filings
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is setting up a dedicated office to review crypto-related filings. The securities regulator...
US Senators Press Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Crypto Scam Policies for Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp
Six U.S. senators have demanded answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about how his company is handling cryptocurrency scams on...
Ethereum Devs Successfully Complete Merge Shadow Fork With No ‘Client Incompatibility Issues’
Next week or roughly around four days from now, The Merge is expected to be implemented and Ethereum will transition...
Payments Firm Bolt Scraps Deal to Acquire Crypto Company Wyre
California-based online payments company Bolt is pulling out of an agreement to buy crypto provider Wyre. The news of the...
Blockchain Gaming Publisher and Web3 Firm Animoca Brands Secures $110 Million
Blockchain gaming publisher Animoca Brands announced the company has raised $110 million in a funding round led by Temasek, Boyu...
Biggest Movers: ADA, SAND Surge to Multi-Week Highs on Saturday
Cardano was one of Saturday’s notable gainers, with the token surging to a three-week high. The sandbox was also in...
While Bitcoin’s Hashrate Grew by 22,900% in 6 Years, Discovering Block Rewards Is Far More Difficult
Over the past 12 months, Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased by 85.77%, while 53,547 blocks were mined and 334,668.75 new bitcoin...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Bulls Targeting $1,800 This Weekend
Ethereum rallied to a fresh three-week high to start Saturday’s session, however gains eased as the day progressed. The token...
China to Crack Down on Copyright Infringement Through NFTs
Authorities in China are going after creators of digital collectibles based on other people’s works of art, the use of...
ETC Group Says It Will List an Exchange-Traded Product Based on Anticipated ETH Hard Fork
Digital asset-backed securities provider the Etc Group has said it will list an exchange-traded product (ETP) based on an anticipated...
Russia’s Sberbank to Allow Users to Issue NFTs on Its Blockchain Platform
Recognizing existing demand for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, one of the largest banks in Russia, Sberbank, now intends to allow...