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Several gaming and technology leaders have gathered to form Game7 – an upcoming blockchain ecosystem acceleration decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) with a $500 million budget. The DAO seeks to intersect the $180 billion gaming industry with blockchain technology. Accelerating Blockchain Adoption in the Gaming Industry The initiative was announced in a press release seen by CryptoPotato. Game7 was proposed as a $500M blockchain gaming DAO that will seek to accelerate...

According to data provided by the blockchain analysis company – Elliptic – investors have lost $12 billion to criminals targeting decentralized finance platforms since the beginning of 2021. More than $10 billion of that amount accounts for cases of fraud and theft on DeFi products. Seven Times More Than in 2020 Over the recent years, the total value locked in DeFi projects has skyrocketed from $500 million to nearly $250 billion. With this major increase, though, comes the...

Shortly after collaborating with one of the most popular Indian football clubs, the team behind Floki Inu has announced a partnership with Spain’s Cadiz. The joint venture will see the Floki Inu logo displayed on Cadiz’s jersey sleeves. The meme coin mania, which skyrocketed in popularity this year, led to the creation of countless Dogecoin spin-offs. As most of them saw the light of day just months ago, they are trying to get ahead with different strategies. Floki Inu, named...

The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released its annual report on criminal investigations, and cryptocurrencies played a starring role in the area of cybercrime. According to the IRS cybercrime unit’s report, more than $3.5 billion in cryptocurrencies were seized during 2021. This would make up to 93% of all seizures made in 2021. The Most Famous Crypto Cases Solved by The IRS: Among the most successful crypto cases closed by the IRS cybercrime unit are: The...

Despite the recent correction in which bitcoin lost roughly 20% of its value in a week, on-chain data suggests that the liquidity crisis could be increasing. In just three days, exchanges have seen more than 23,000 coins taken off, worth more than $1.3 billion. $1.3B In BTC Withdrawn From Exchanges in Three Days Citing data from the blockchain analytics company Glassnode, crypto analyst Ali Martinez outlined the recently enhanced bitcoin withdrawals from digital asset trading...

Changpeng Zhao – Chief Executive Officer of Binance – revealed that Binance US (the American arm of the cryptocurrency exchange) plans to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in a funding round. Additionally, Binance will soon disclose where its new headquarters will be. Funding Rounds Before The IPO Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, Zhao (commonly known as CZ) admitted he does not know the exact number of the fresh funding. However, it will be a...

Following the recent decline in the cryptocurrency market, in which bitcoin has lost nearly 20% of its value since its all-time high, the general sentiment among investors has changed drastically. The Fear & Greed Index has gone into a state of “Fear” for the first time in nearly two months. Fear Is Back Again The popular Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index is a metric that follows several factors within the digital asset community to reveal the momentary sentiment towards the...

European privacy-focused startup, Nym Technologies, has recently raised $13 million from industry investors in its third investment round. a16z and Others Invest In Nym According to an official press release shared with CryptoPotato, the just-concluded investment round was led by the leasing Silicon Valley firm – Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Nym noted that the fresh cash injection will be used to expand its community and add a dedicated project team just before the launch of...

The popular New York-based cryptocurrency exchange, Gemini, has recently revealed that it is seeking to raise about $400 million in a new funding round. Thus, its total valuation could rise to $7 billion. A Potential $7B Valuation Citing unnamed sources on Thursday, Bloomberg reported that the fundraising will bring the exchange’s valuation to $7 billion. Gemini, spearheaded by the Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler, is set to join the growing list of top crypto-related...

Maple Finance – an institutional capital marketplace for digital assets – has partnered with fintech investment firm Alameda Research to launch Defi’s first syndicated loan. Alameda will use Maple Finance’s new development to provide loans to accredited non-US institutions through a single-borrower DeFi lending pool. Decentralized Syndicated Loans Alameda is to operate as the sole borrower of the pool, leveraging its high profile to score better pricing on loans. Lenders to...