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The world’s leading digital asset manager – Grayscale Investments – has readjusted its DeFi Fund. The firm rebalanced the financial product’s weightings with AMP (the native token of the Flexa payment Network), while Bancor Network Token (BNT) and Universal Market Access Protocol (UMA) were removed. Adjusting The DeFi Fund According to a recent series of tweets posted by the company, this will be the first time AMP – a token employed to collateralize payments on the Flexa...

The ruling political party of South Korea – The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) – will reportedly roll out non-fungible tokens for fundraising in a presidential election. The collectibles will depict Lee Jae-myung’s image (DPK’s candidate for president) and serve as a bond allowing holders to exchange the NFTs with other individuals. NFTs Fueling Presidential Campaign According to a January 3 report by The Korea Times, the initiative will start later this month. Assuming the...

The Twitter accounts of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), and Mann Deshi Mahila Bank (a local bank that supports female micro-entrepreneurs) were hacked on Sunday (January 2). The bad actors renamed the handle “Elon Musk” and initiated a cryptocurrency scam. The Most Recent Attacks After carrying out the cyber outbreak, the perpetrators posted many tweets promoting cryptocurrencies. They also changed the name and the profile...

Antoni Trenchev – Co-Founder of the cryptocurrency lending platform Nexo – predicted that bitcoin will hit a price of $100K by mid-2022. In his view, the leading digital asset is an inflation hedge equal to gold. BTC Trading at $100K in a Few Months Despite increasing its USD value by over 60% in the last 12 months, bitcoin finished 2021 on a downtrend as many experts expected the asset to top the $100,000 milestone. In a recent interview for CNBC, Antoni Trenchev –...

The year started on a rather bland note, far below the bold predictions made by several notable Bitcoin proponents in terms of BTC’s price. While 2021 was quite impressive, the cryptocurrency market entered a familiar territory of extreme fear as it began the first week of 2022. In contrast, though, Bitcoin’s hash rate has registered a new all-time high, indicating that the network’s robustness has never been more secure. Bitcoin Hash Rate Taps a New Peak According to the...

The start of a new year provides an opportunity to reflect on the past and move forward with intention and purpose. And while other crypto personalities started 2022 with bullish predictions, Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin chose to travel back in time, revisiting some of the things he predicted over the last ten years. He also shared what he learned and what he thinks about the subjects today. As a programmer, writer, and an active member of the cryptocurrency space...

Following yesterday’s minor price slides, most of the cryptocurrency market is in the green today. This includes a slight increase from bitcoin to above $47,000 and more impressive gains from Polkadot and Avalanche. Bitcoin Stands Above $47K As 2021 was coming close to its end, bitcoin seemed stuck around $47,000, but a sudden price pump drove it to above $48,500, as CryptoPotato reported on December 31st. However, the landscape changed quite quickly in the following hours....

Nayib Bukele, who made history last year by becoming the first President to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, believes two more countries will follow this example in 2022. Additionally, he predicted a price tag of $100,000 for the primary cryptocurrency. It’s safe to say that El Salvador is the most open country in terms of BTC adoption as it voted for the asset to become legal tender in 2021. Following this historic move, the nation and its pro-bitcoin President have continued...

Israel’s authorities continue their efforts in order to clamp down on individuals and companies supposedly related to funding terrorism. In the latest example, they seized just over $800,000 in digital assets from such a firm. According to a recent local report, Defense Minister Benny Grantz has signed the order for the seizure. The coverage indicated that the total amount was NIS 2.6 million (worth approximately $840,000) in undisclosed crypto assets. The funds were...

The hip hop megastar Marshall Mathers, better known for his stage name – Eminem, has become the latest super celebrity to purchase a Bored Ape NFT. Bored Ape #9055. Source: TwitterAs CryptoPotato reported earlier, NFTs from the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection have seen their floor price increase by 35% while that of other popular collections decreased in turn. Part of the reason for this might be the fact that many super celebrities such as Steph Curry have jumped on...