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News has come about that the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace has experienced a huge lapse in trading. So much, in fact, that it’s down roughly 97 percent from its all-time high recorded in January of this year. That means in just under ten months, the world of non-fungible tokens has practically become non-existent. The NFT Space Is Burning This cannot simply be attributed to the general collapse of the crypto market. It’s one thing to say BTC and ETH are suffering,...

Coinbase’s institutional-grade service will allow MakerDAO to earn up to 1.5% of the rewards of the funds.On Monday, October 24, crypto exchange Coinbase announced that the MakerDAO governance has finally voted in favor of the proposal to custody $1.6 billion worth of MarkerDAO’s USD Coin (USDC) treasury.In return, Coinbase’s institutional-grade service will allow the DAO to earn up to 1.5% of the rewards of the funds. This is for the first time that Coinbase is expanding its USDC rewards...

For the World Cup event that will start on November 20 in Qatar, FIFA has named Crypto.com as its official exchange partner while Algorand, a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain protocol, has been tapped as a blockchain partner for the event.With the FIFA World Cup less than a month away, the fan tokens of National Football teams have been recording a massive slump, signifying sentiments for the countries who have these tokens and will be participating in the Mundial.According to data from the...

Behnam made this remark while speaking at the Regulating Financial Innovation event on October 24, where he added that he thinks Gary Gensler, chair of the SEC, thinks otherwise or at least hasn’t certainly declared one or the other.Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam has reaffirmed that Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency in the crypto market, is a commodity.Behnam made this remark while speaking at the Regulating Financial Innovation event on October 24,...

The lower performance in UBS’s equity derivatives, cash equities, and financing revenue all dragged the investment banking unit to record a 19% slump in its revenues.Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) has posted lower revenue in its third quarter compared to its performance in the year-ago period.The company posted revenue of $8.3 billion as against the $9.1 billion it reported in the year-ago period. UBS said its net income for the...

The CFTC has been working closely with the SEC to help provide crystal clear cryptocurrency regulations.The cryptocurrency market is getting shaped by global geopolitics. In the United States, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), under Chair Rostin Behnam, has been at the forefront of cryptocurrency industry regulations. However, it has been regarded as a friendlier regulator than the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).During a panel discussion hosted by law firm Lowenstein...

ADA price seems to be forming a support base above the $0.34 level against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $0.35 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.375 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The price could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $0.380 and $0.400 levels. Cardano price is showing positive signs above $0.350 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. ADA price...

Ethereum price is gaining pace above the $1,300 level against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading above $1,320 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $1,320 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could climb further if it clears the $1,370 resistance zone. Ethereum price is rising above the $1,320 level against the US Dollar. ETH/USD could rise further if it clears the...

Gary Gensler – chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – said on Monday that crypto markets are, ironically, not decentralized. The chairman argued that there is significant market dominance among a few “intermediaries” in the industry, which is stifling competition.  Centralization in Financial Markets According to the chairman’s prepared remarks at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s annual meeting, central intermediaries in...

The thorough analysis and several investigations that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched on notorious crypto-related entities seem to be working out for the industry so far. 60% of the respondents in a recent survey said they are more likely to enter the digital asset ecosystem after seeing how the regulator interacted with several troubled firms, including Celsius Network, Three Arrows Capital (3AC), and Yuga Labs. Investors Fond of the SEC’s...