US getting ready to “tighten the screws” for DeFi
    17 Aug 2021
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    A cryptocurrency amendment was introduced to the US Senate, which would greatly complicate any operations with cryptocurrencies, hitting decentralized services the hardest. And it is backed by the Joe Biden administration. There is a lot of fuss around the second cryptocurrency amendment to Joe Biden’s $ 1 trillion infrastructure bill HR 3684. On August 6,…

    Institutions are accumulating Bitcoin like in Q4 2020
    16 Aug 2021
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    Bitcoin reserves available on derivatives exchanges dropped to their lowest since May 11, before the start of miners’ crackdown in China and the following crypto price crash. That reflects institutions still accumulating crypto funds like in late 2020. According to data from CryptoQuant analytics service, confirmed that as of Tuesday, derivatives reserves reached 1.256 million…

    Crypto Trends Weekly 07 – 13 Aug
    15 Aug 2021
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    Breaking crypto news from the last week (07 – 13 Aug.2021): 07 Aug.: MakersPlace, one of the original NFT marketplaces, has announced a $30 million Series A round of venture financing on Aug 4, led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Pantera Capital. It also includes a number of backers from the venture arm of Coinbase…

    The vague notion of a “Crypto Bank”
    15 Aug 2021
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    The concept of a “crypto bank” has grown increasingly popular in recent years. It’s only natural: where there is money, there is a bank. And crypto money needs a crypto bank. But in fact, the whole thing has been rather difficult to define so far. To begin with, there are as many as four definitions…

    NFT boom: OpenSea trading volume skyrockets 76,240%
    14 Aug 2021
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    The NFT boom caused OpenSea trading volume to explode 76,240% year-to-date. The non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace processed 1.18 million transactions worth $1.06 billion just in the last 30 days. Trading volumes on peer-to-peer nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea in 2021 have surged by over 12,000%. According to DappRadar data, the total incoming value to OpenSea’s…

    KPMG study: Crypto and blockchain investments doubled 2020 value
    14 Aug 2021
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    According to a new KPMG report, cryptocurrency and blockchain investments continue to grow thanks to ever-rising investor interest and have already doubled the value since 2020. Investors now have a better understanding of crypto assets and the operational and procedural side of crypto, a report claims. The study, titled “Pulse of Fintech H1 2021,” covers…