Cointelegraph By Brian Newar
Financial research firm FSInsight predicts in a new report that Bitcoin could reach $222,000, and Ether could reach $12,000, by the end of 2022.At current prices of BTC ($43,350) and ETH ($3,080), that would mean a nearly five-time and four-time increase in price for each coin respectively.The Digital...
Stock brokerage firm DriveWealth has entered the cryptocurrency industry by launching two subsidiaries designed to allow its partners to offer crypto trading to retail investors. DriveWealth is a New Jersey-based company backed by Japanese tech giant Softbank and is valued at $2.85 billion. The push into the crypto space...
The Kazakh government is considering a three-pronged proposal designed to make crypto miners pay much more for operating in the country, which could make Kazakhstan less attractive to the industry.On Feb. 4, Kazakhstan’s First Vice Minister of Finance, Marat Sultangaziyev, proposed a price increase from $0.0023 per Kwh...
The Meter Passport token bridge platform has incurred $4.4 million in losses due to a smart contract hack which also caused Hundred Finance to lose $3.3 million through under-collateralized loans.Meter.io’s Meter Passport (MTRG) is a token bridge that is compatible with Ethereum and its sidechains. This attack affected...
The Japanese government is considering a proposal to make it easier for registered crypto exchanges to list digital assets in the local retail trading market.Sources quoted in Bloomerg said that if the new rules are passed, exchanges that have registered with the Financial Services Agency (FSA) would be...
Manchester United, one of the world’s most popular soccer (or football) teams is reportedly set to announce a multi-year training kit sponsorship by Proof-of-Stake blockchain platform, Tezos.First reported by The Athletic, the deal is apparently in excess of $27 million per year, allowing Tezos to place its logo...
Silicon Valley tech VC Andreessen Horowitz (A16z) is reportedly eying an investment in Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs, with a reported valuation as high as $5 billion.Sources for the Financial Times revealed that Yuga Labs is seeking funding for a multi-million dollar piece of the company....
A Nashville couple’s lawsuit over taxes they paid on unclaimed and unsold Tezos staking rewards is coming to an end with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agreeing to issue them a refund.The decision may set a precedent for future guidance on how crypto rewards earned through staking are...
Philadelphia is on the cusp of following in the footsteps of Miami, Austin and New York City by partnering with CityCoins to develop a crypto for the city of Brotherly Love.Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has endorsed the concept and told government news media site Statescoop that his office...
The Wormhole token bridge experienced a security exploit today, resulting in the loss of 120,000 wETH tokens ($321 million) from the platform.Wormhole is a token bridge that allows users to send and receive crypto between Ethereum, Solana, BSC, Polygon, Avalanche, Oasis, and Terra without the use of a...
