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Bitcoin has grown from being ‘internet money’ used by only a few thousand people during its first few years to being part of the balance sheets of big companies and sovereign states. El Salvador is a case in point for a country that has committed fully to the bitcoin mission, putting millions of dollars into […]

By Trent Fuenmayor, Program Manager, Coinbase Giving In August, we made a call for applications through our Crypto Community Fund focused on blockchain developers who contribute directly to a blockchain codebase, or researchers producing white papers. Today, we’re excited to announce the Fund’s second batch of developer grants to 6 recipients: AMIS Technologies, Josie, Escanor Liones, […]

Starting today Inverse Finance (INV), Liquity (LQTY), Polyswarm (NCT) and Propy (PRO) are available on Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase customers can now trade, send, receive, or store INV, LQTY, NCT and PRO in most Coinbase-supported regions, with certain exceptions indicated in each asset page here. Trading for these assets […]

Bitcoin has enjoyed some uptrend over the past day as the crypto once again visits the $44k price level. On-chain data suggests that an uptick in exchange outflows may be behind the move. Bitcoin Exchange Outflows Observe A Spike In The Past Couple Of Days As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, […]

Billionaire Jeff Gundlach has shared his thoughts around bitcoin, saying that the digital asset is massively overvalued. Gundlach who is also known as the ‘Bond King’ is the founder of the investment firm, DoubleLine Capital. Bitcoin which has suffered numerous dips that have caused it to lose over 30% of its all-time high value continues […]

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a blockchain-based alternative finance system focused on providing decentralized financial services created by developers that anyone can take advantage of and access from anywhere in the world. These are non-custodial financial services that differ from centralized alternatives, as they are run by groups of individuals through decentralized organizations and give users […]

While the space race for humanity began in the mid-1950s, blockchain technology took its first steps outside Earth in February 2018, and now Elon Musk has declared the start of the space race in early June 2021. With the recent news that SpaceX was going to carry some payload funded by Dogecoin, the latter was […]

Web3 is the latest buzzword to see an uptick in interest in recent months — What does it actually mean? Around the Block from Coinbase Ventures sheds light on key trends in crypto. Written by Connor Dempsey Angie Wang & Justin Mart. A lot of definitions have been thrown around, but at Coinbase, we generally think of Web3 as […]

On Jan. 11, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Senate legislators that nothing prevents privately issued stablecoins from coexisting with a prospective Fed central bank digital currency (CBDC). Jerome Powell Confirms Fed-issued Digital Currency Is Underway Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) asked Powell during his confirmation hearing for a second term as Fed chairman whether there […]

Since their inception, cars have captivated artists. Cars have been featured in studios and galleries worldwide as objects of love, hate, and even as a fetish. And, more often than not, this is because artists are self-proclaimed fans of the art they create. With Web3 being a powerhouse of revolution, art has taken a whole […]

Even Wikipedia fell for the environmental FUD surrounding Proof-Of-Work mining. A proposal to “stop accepting cryptocurrency donations” is currently under discussion. It starts with the same very thin arguments that the whole mainstream media irresponsibly uses. However, it gets better and more interesting. In general, it’s amazing to see both sides of the argument unfolding. […]

Monetizing your internet connection According to OpenVault’s broadband study from 2021, the average US household uses approximately 435GB of data per month. However, many internet service providers (ISPs) offer 1TB+ monthly data allowances or unlimited data plans. Many internet users waste hundreds of millions of gigabytes worth of unused bandwidth every month. Now there is […]

SocialGood has a smartphone app worldwide, called the SocialGood App, which allows users to get SocialGood (SG) crypto assets for free by shopping at over 1,800 online retailers. Shopping with the app through a process called Shopping Mining, users can shop and receive SG as a form of “cryptoback”. How is SocialGood beneficial for your […]

Ethereum gained pace above the $3,250 zone against the US Dollar. ETH price is correcting gains from $3,400, but dips might be limited in the near term. Ethereum started a strong increase above the $3,250 resistance zone. The price is trading above $3,250 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a major bullish […]

The payment company giant Visa Inc just surveyed 2,250 small businesses from nine countries to understand if merchants are planning to adopt crypto to receive payments. Results show that over 25% of them want to start doing so this year. Reuters reported that Visa expects many retail businesses to join the crypto boom starting this year. […]

Metaxy, a Free-to-Play and Metaverse NFT game, will conduct its IDO on four launchpads: GameStation, KoiStarter, BinStarter, and DAOLaunch on January 17, 18 & 19, 2022. After a fruitful year of explosive growth and success of NFT games like Axie Infinity or Gods Unchained, it was only a matter of time before blockchain gaming exploded. […]

Community governance is a concept that hearkens back to the early days of cryptocurrency, when intrepid cypherpunks pooled resources, shared ideas, and tinkered with one another’s proposals. With everyone pulling in the same direction, but each bringing his own talents and theories to the table, the idea was that those most committed to a project […]

Bitcoin started a strong upward move above $43,000 against the US Dollar. BTC spiked above $44,000 and currently correcting lower. Bitcoin gained pace for a move above the $43,000 resistance zone. The price is trading above $42,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near […]

Crypto leverage has been high across some particular digital assets in the space. Global open Interest in the space still sits at a reasonable point currently, but some assets boast significantly higher open interest to market cap ratios than others. Thus, this report will be examining the leverage for these assets to see which ones […]

The Lightning Network has been integrated into Cash App, a peer-to-peer payment service operated by Block, previously Square Inc. The feature allows transactions between parties that aren’t connected to the blockchain network. It was created to address the scalability issues with the flagship cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Lightning Important For Speedy Transactions Block (previously Square), a fintech […]