Author: Crypto Insider

From crypto industry giants to celebrity endorsements, “mainstream crypto” is more relevant than ever as outsiders join the decentralized movement. Does it help or hurt mainstream crypto when celebrities from outside the space endorse it? – examines Savannah Fortis of Be[In]Crypto. Crypto and the utility of blockchain-based solutions are no longer a fringe for those…

In collaboration with global investors, Binance Labs, the investment arm of Binance, has unveiled a $500 million fund to invest in crypto and Web3 startups at various phases of development. The move is representing the growing optimistic attitude to crypto investments despite the market decline last few weeks. Binance Labs said in a statement that…

Goldman Sachs, a Wall Street investment bank, is reportedly in talks with crypto exchange FTX as it plans to integrate a few features of its derivatives businesses. The CEOs of the two companies met in the Caribbean to discuss a potential partnership. Also, Goldman Sachs might work with FTX to help the exchange to achieve…

The US Federal Reserve is starting paring back its $9 trillion balance sheet that ballooned in recent years in a move called quantitative tightening (QT). What will happen to the crypto markets when quantitative tightening takes full effect, and the Federal Reserve stops the money printer? Whether QT, starting on June 1, will put an…

UAE telecom firm e& (formerly Etisalat Group) announced launching its first collection of NFTs, becoming the first technology and investment conglomerate in the Middle East to do so. Initially, e& says its NFTs will be available to select investors. The inaugural set of NFTs from e& will be distributed selectively, with the group providing further…

Actively pushing reforms and policies in the field of digital technologies, the UAE has conducted Metacon, the two-day event held at The Arena, Dubai World Trade Centre. The event aimed to help the building of a fast-growing Web3 community in the UAE, exhibiting the abundant opportunities of the metaverse on May 27-28. The UAE is…