Everything You Should Know About Staked Ether
Before we start with Lido Staked ETH (stETH), it is important to understand 2 things – Beacon Chain and Lido. The ‘beacon chain’ is the base on which the…
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Anti-Crypto Hacking Hotline Established by Chainalysis, Details Here
In a bid to mitigate risks from crypto hacking attempts, blockchain research firm Chainalysis has launched a hotline to accept reports of such events. If entities are approached…
Crypto lending firm Celsius asks users for more time to fix issues after halting withdrawals
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky. Piaras Ó Mídheach | Sportsfile for Web Summit | Getty Images Embattled cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius has asked users to give it more time to…
Bitcoin rebounds 8% but struggles to hold above $20,000
Bitcoin continues to trade around the $20,000 mark, keeping investors on edge about where the price is going next. Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin jumped 8% on Monday after a…
Coinbase lays off 18% of workforce as executives prepare for recession and ‘crypto winter’
Coinbase Founder and CEO Brian Armstrong attends Consensus 2019 at the Hilton Midtown on May 15, 2019 in New York City. Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Coinbase is laying off almost…
Huobi Global Launches New DeFi-Focussed Investment Arm Named Ivy Blocks
Huobi Global, one of the largest trading platforms in the world by volume, has launched a new venture capital arm aimed at investing in upcoming blockchain, Web 3 and…
Crypto Investing in a Bear Market
People began talking about another crypto winter in January, when falling prices had wiped out $1 trillion (roughly Rs. 77,69,223 crore) in value from November’s peak.…
Deepak Chopra: Crypto is in crisis, but investors need to focus on the long-term
It’s been a brutal stretch for the crypto market, and a hard time for cryptocurrency investors to keep their emotions in check. The sector’s market cap collapse was…
After the crypto crash, here’s what industry experts are waiting for next
A visual representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Edward Smith | Getty Images Cryptocurrency companies dominated the main street at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, a…
Crypto firms say thousands of digital currencies will collapse, compare market to early dotcom days
With more than 19,000 virtual currencies in existence, the cryptocurrency industry has Nurphoto | Getty Images Several cryptocurrency industry players have told CNBC that…
Brazil Launches Blockchain Network for Its Public Institutions
The Brazilian government has unveiled a new blockchain network in a bid to combat corruption in public expenses by tracking them efficiently. The network was launched at an event,…
Ex-Binance Execs Open $100 Million Fund for Metaverse, Crypto Adoption
Former-Binance executives have put together a funding of $100 million (roughly Rs. 776 crore), in order to further the sectors of cryptocurrencies and the metaverse. The name of…
Tezos India Is Zeroing In on NFT Artists, IT Students: Here’s Why
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), that exceeded $25 billion (roughly Rs. 1,84,700 crore) in sales last year, have emerged as a delightful new chapter for the artist communities around…
Andreessen Horowitz raises $4.5 billion crypto fund to take advantage of bargains in down market
Chris Dixon, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, discusses cryptocurrency during the TechCrunch Disrupt forum in San Francisco, October 2, 2019. Kate Munsch | Reuters…
Bitcoin Pizza Day and NFTs: Crypto players take over main strip in Davos even after market crash
DAVOS, Switzerland — Crypto-related technology companies are out in force at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, even after a recent market crash that has wiped off…
IMF head says stablecoins not backed by assets are a ‘pyramid,’ hinting at UST debacle that crashed markets
DAVOS, Switzerland — Stablecoins that are not backed by assets to support them are a pyramid scheme, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Monday, hinting at the…
Crypto exchange FTX quietly shops for brokerage start-ups amid move into stock trading, sources say
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on June 5, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images FTX has…
China’s state-backed blockchain company is set to launch its first major international project
China’s Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) is planning a major international expansion project in August. Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images China’s…
Why I Am Bullish on Ether for 2022
Ethereum was created back in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin, a software programmer, and Joe Lubin, the founder of the blockchain software company ConsenSys. Within six years of its…
Crypto investor Katie Haun raises $1.5 billion, the largest debut fund ever by a female VC
Crypto investor Katie Haun has raised $1.5 billion for her new fund after leaving Andreessen Horowitz, and shattered multiple records in the process. Haun Ventures’ kickoff…
ConsenSys Says Valuation Doubled After Funding From Microsoft, SoftBank
Blockchain technology firm ConsenSys said on Tuesday its valuation had more than doubled to over $7 billion (roughly Rs. 53,421 crore) after its latest funding round that included…
Former Diem Employees Raise $200 Million for New Blockchain Project Aptos
Aptos Labs, a startup built by employees who developed the blockchain behind Meta’s now-defunct payment system Diem, claim to have a sum of $200 million (roughly Rs. 1,525…
Why I Am Bullish on Bitcoin for 2022
Bitcoin — you can love it or hate it, but you can’t ignore the world’s oldest cryptocurrency. Since its inception, BTC has always been the largest by market…
Chainalysis Launches Crypto Wallet Sanction Screening Tools for Russia Curbs
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has announced the launch of two screening tools that are meant to allow cryptocurrency investors to determine if their wallets of choice are…
Bain Capital Ventures Announces Dedicated $560 Million Fund for Crypto
Bain Capital Ventures, one of the world’s top venture capital firms with $5.1 billion (roughly Rs. 39,060 crore) in assets under management, announced the launch of a new…
Ape Rave Club to Become First NFT Artist to Perform at Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland is set to its first NFT performer this year. Ape Rave Club is a digital artist who emerged from the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection. Special NFTs from Ape Rave…
Bitcoin Again Viewed as Safe Haven Amid Russia-Ukraine Tension
aAfter initially falling to around $34,000 (roughly Rs. 25.82 lakh) following Russia’s advance into Ukraine last week, Bitcoin pushed about 10 percent higher on Monday and…
The Myth of Crypto Decentralisation
A cryptocurrency is a form of digital asset based on a network that is distributed across a large number of computers in the form of digital ledgers we call blockchains. One of…
This Metaverse Token on Uniswap is Fraud, Warns Animoca Brands
Animoca Brands, the noted Hong-Kong based investor in non-fungible token (NFT) and metaverse projects has issued a warning on Twitter about a scam that involves the sale of a fake…
Cardano Foundation Doubles Bounty Rewards for Ethical Hackers
Cardano Foundation, an independent Swiss not-for-profit organisation that oversees the advancement of Cardano’s smart contract-enabled blockchain and its ecosystem, has…