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It’s safe to say that 2021 was a particularly explosive year for the entire cryptocurrency market. It was also one where particularly strong narratives were centered around different segments – a year full of plot changes and various metagames. With this said, as we approach the last hours of the year, we’ve taken the liberty to cherrypick five of the most influential trends during the past 12 months. The below come in no particular ranking as all of them excelled in specific...

Bugs and vulnerabilities are part of a blockchain network. Polygon revealed how it dodged a bullet after detecting a vulnerability, introduced a fix, upgraded the network, paid off a bounty to the whitehat hackers, all with a silent patch. Polygon’s Silent Patch According to the latest blog post by the team, it all started when two whitehat hackers informed the bug bounty platform, Immunefi of an issue in the Polygon PoS genesis contract on December 3rd. The vulnerability in...

MicroStrategy – the company, spearheaded by one of the most popular and prominent Bitcoin permabulls, Michael Saylor – announced today that it had bought another $94 million worth of BTC. MicroStrategy has definitely made a name for itself in the past couple of years when it comes to acquiring BTC. Today, Saylor announced that the company has bought another 1,914 bitcoins for roughly $94.2 million in cash. The average price of the buy was around $49,229 per BTC. At the time...

India’s crypto saga did not have any significant breakthrough this year. As the regulatory climate remained unclear, the country’s market regulator feels mutual fund houses should not come up with fund offers related to cryptocurrency assets. SEBI Not Excited About Crypto NFOs The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairman, Ajay Tyagi, reportedly noted that the regulatory entity does not want the domestic mutual funds to develop any crypto-based new fund offers...

FTX US, the United States division of global cryptocurrency exchange, FTX.com, revealed today that its customers will soon be able to access crypto derivatives and non-fungible token (NFT) services on the platform. According to Brett Harrison, the president of FTX US, the exchange is building a self-hosted wallet that will support FTX NFTs and NFT gaming. The crypto exchange is also looking to offer tokenized stock trading to US customers. – derivatives for US customers–...

One of the largest cryptocurrency mining companies – Marathon Digital Holdings – bought 78,000 Antminer S-19 XP Miners from the Chinese manufacturer – Bitmain. To acquire the equipment, the firm spent nearly $900 million. Marathon Deepens Its Mining Efforts According to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ symbol: MARA) will receive the machinery in the second half of 2022. Bitmain will deliver 13,000 units per month in...

The world of NFTs continues to boom as more and more people seem attracted to the idea of scarce digital art. However, while some projects are surging in value, others are on a rather downward slope. Data reveals that over the past three months, the floor price, which is the lowest price for a non-fungible token (NFT) from a certain collection, for the Board Ape Yacht Club NFTs increased by a considerable 35%. As CryptoPotato reported earlier in December, the floor price for...

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are becoming an essential part of the digital landscape. They are unique and non-interchangeable crypto assets issued on the blockchain, and the most popular ones are on Ethereum and Solana. As of 2022, their market has grown from $350 million to roughly $15 billion in just one year. Quick Navigation Unlike standard tokens, NFTs are non-interchangeable. They serve as digital representations of items, such as artworks, images, videos, or anything...

Tesla’s CEO – Elon Musk – opined that digital assets could reduce the error in the money database. In his view, cryptocurrencies are not ideal, but they are “fundamentally better” than any other financial product. The entrepreneur once again claimed that Bitcoin’s main use case is a store of wealth, while Dogecoin is better suited for payments. Nothing Better Than Crypto so Far During a recent interview with Lex Fridman, one of the most influential individuals in the...

The Chinese government has gone out of its way on the crypto crackdown. Despite this, the industry has evolved tremendously and continues to capture the imagination of many. Joe Tsai, who happens to be the executive vice-chairman of the Chinese e-commerce behemoth, Alibaba Group, is the latest to share his feelings on Twitter in three simple words, saying – “I like crypto.” Tsai is Bullish on Crypto Joe Tsai’s latest comment on crypto has created a frenzy in the...