From Bitcoin maximalism to Bitcoin realism

    Signs pointing to Bitcoin’s steady maturity and growth in the crypto space and beyond are undeniable, making a case for the cryptocurrency being the ultimate digital reserve asset, notes Ben Caselin on Cointelegraph. There was a time when all cryptocurrencies traded against Bitcoin (BTC). Speculators ventured into other coins when they saw assuring tokenomics or…

    Morgan Stanley sees risks for the NFT market

    Following the latest decline in the crypto market, Morgan Stanley warns investors in other digital assets about the risks of a fall. However, experts suggest that the fortunes of NFTs now depend on around “blue-chip” NFT collections, like CryptoPunks and Yuga Labs’ Otherside. According to last week’s report, the steep declines of Bitcoin, Ether, and…

    Abu Dhabi’s Dhahab Sports announces IDO of its utility tokens

    Dhahab Sports Management, a sports agency headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and Abu Dhabi, UAE and focused on career management of high-performance soccer talents, announced an IDO to distribute its fan tokens Dhahab Sports (DHS). The project also appointed Marcus Assunção, a former professional soccer player, as the brand ambassador and has plans to issue…

    BitOasis executive: Crypto asset deals in Saudi Arabia top $20 billion in 2021

    Ali Alobaid, the managing director of trading platform BitOasis in Saudi Arabia, expects cryptocurrency use in the MENA region to grow fast over the next few years. He said the value of virtual asset transactions in the Kingdom was worth around $20 billion, with over 800,000 Saudis using digital currencies last year. This year, Ali…

    Robinhood shares up over 30% after FTX CEO buys 7.6% stake

    Robinhood Markets shares surged more than 30% after crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried disclosed a 7.6% stake in the online brokerage. Bankman-Fried is the founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. On Thursday, Bankman-Fried acquired about 56.3 million shares in Robinhood Markets through his investment firm, Emergent Fidelity Technologies, according to a regulatory filing with the…

    Crypto Trends Weekly May 7 – 13

    Breaking crypto news from the last week (May 7 – 13, 2022): May 7: Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) announced plans to establish its metaverse headquarters in The Sandbox virtual world. Thus, VARA would become the world’s first regulator to enter the metaverse, showcasing the government’s attempts to turn Dubai into a hub for…