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The world of decentralized finance continues to amaze. Roughly around 12 hours ago, someone bid almost $800,000 for a collection of nun-fungible tokens (NFT) in what seems to be the most expensive purchase of digital art in the cryptocurrency industry.$800,000 Paid for NFT Digital Art CollectionMike Winklemann is a graphic designer from Charleston, USA, who uses the artistic pseudonym Beeple. His work spans a broader field and includes short films, VR and AR work, as well as Creative Commons...

Jim Cramer, the host of the financial TV show Mad Money, has recently increased his bitcoin position by buying “nicely from the top.” He also advised investors who want to enter the BTC market to do it with caution and be aware of the asset’s notorious volatility.Cramer Doubles-down on BitcoinThe popular TV host changed his mind on bitcoin earlier this year, as he admitted on Anthony Pompliano’s podcast. He asserted that the actions undertaken by the US Federal Reserve during the COVID-19...

CoinShares data reaffirms the narrative that institutional investors continue to allocate considerable amounts into cryptocurrency assets. Last week was the second-highest seven-day period with nearly $430 million inserted in the crypto market, driving the assets under management to an all-time high of $15 billion.Record-Breaking Weeks For Institutional Money In CryptoBy citing data from the digital asset manager CoinShares, Reuters reported the significant growth of institutional money...

Despite growing in price and popularity in the past few months, bitcoin still far away from receiving attention from the masses. A recent study compiled in the UK concluded that only 10% of the participants had purchased BTC, with Londoners being most akin to bitcoin exposure.10% Of UK Citizens Bought BTCFollowing the latest developments in the cryptocurrency markets when the prices started booming once again, Opinium and AltFi conducted a survey to garner people’s perspective on digital...

The world wants crypto and Grayscale knows it. After announcing a massive purchase of over $280 Million in Bitcoin last week, Grayscale is now also betting on Ethereum.According to a report issued by Grayscale to the SEC, the company revealed having purchased 11455 ETH for a total of $74,135,609. The decision follows a terrific year for Ethereum, with the rise of DeFi projects and the launch of Ethereum 2.0 as the leading reasons behind the price rally of its native token, ETH.Genesis...

A recent report by a blockchain analytics company showed that criminals have started to utilize privacy wallets to hide their illicit bitcoin transactions. The usage of such wallets has skyrocketed since 2019, and now over 13% of all crime proceeds go through them.The Growing Role Of Privacy Wallets For Illicit ActivitiesThe UK-based analytics company Elliptic highlighted in its latest report the increase in the number of money laundering cases using bitcoin. However, it pointed out a...

Russia’s attempts to provide more clarity toward cryptocurrencies continue with a new amendment to the Digital and Financial Assets (DFA) – a law that’s already in effect. The country has signed a decree obliging Russian officials to reveal their digital asset investments by June 30th, 2021.Russian Officials To Disclose Crypto HoldingsAccording to local news, President Vladimir Putin has signed the decree on December 10th. Country officials have to disclose thorough information regarding...

The NASDAQ-listed business intelligence company has surpassed its previous plans to offer $400 million in convertible notes. Instead, the firm announced today that it has raised $650 million via a senior convertible notes offering and asserted that the proceeds with be invested in bitcoin.The official announcement reads that “the aggregate principal amount of the notes sold in the offering was $650 million, which includes notes issuable pursuant to an option to purchase.”Although the company...

A year after PayPal suspended transactions for the leading adult website Pornhub, MasterCard, and Visa have followed the example in the midst of child abuse allegations.With cryptocurrencies remaining one of the few available options for payments, the question stands if such association is indeed positive for the industry.Visa and MasterCard Block Use Of Cards On PornhubThe popular adult website has attracted lots of negative attention to itself in the past few years. The situation worsened...

Chainlink has just received another endorsement —this time on behalf of the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the ecosystem: BinanceBinance announced the successful integration between the decentralized oracle platform Chainlink and its smart contract blockchain, Binance Smart Chain.The integration is on a root level; that is, the Oracles would need no support for the Ethereum network since they would be running directly on the Binance Smart Chain. This constitutes a significant advance in...