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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...

This week brings both good and bad news, depending on where you look it from. For Metaverse aficionados, the week was quite great, but for the rest of the market – it was downright bleak. So, let’s start with the broader market. Bitcoin is down over 10% in the past seven days, and there’s no other way of looking at it – it wasn’t pleasant. The cryptocurrency tumbled below $56K for the first time since late October and liquidated millions worth of both long and short positions...

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...

The cryptocurrency market continues to decline as Bitcoin’s price dipped below $57K, while Ethereum reached as low as $3,950 on Binance. This left around $120 million liquidated in just an hour. The bitcoin price is now down 5% in the past 24 hours and 12% in the past week as it dipped below $57K moments ago. This is the lowest BTC has been trading at since October 28th. Chart by TradingViewIn the meantime, Ethereum’s price also took a beating as it dipped below $4K and...

Acala, an Ethereum-compatible DeFi protocol for scaling DApps, has secured the first slot on the much anticipated Polkadot’s parachain auctions.  Acala, a decentralized Layer-1 smart contract platform, recently won the first slot on the parachain auction on Polkadot with a total of 32,515,989 DOT ($1,250,895,296) locked from over 81,000 community members. The funds will be used for a myriad of cases. The first features include launching a stablecoin on the Polkadot network...

Grayscale’s parent company has announced that it has increased its credit facility by $600 million through a debt capital raise. The company plans to utilize the funds in order to enhance its investments in its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Digital Currency Group (DCG) announced the news earlier on November 18th, indicating that Elbridge served as administrative agent of the credit facility. The event also saw the participation of a syndicate of institutional lenders and funds...

Narendra Modi – the Prime Minister of India – urged democratic countries to work together and design a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. Without it, the asset class can be employed unlawfully and can even spoil the younger generations, he added. Regulations Are Necessary In a recent appearance at the Sydney Dialogue, India’s leader highlighted the importance of implementing regulatory policies in the digital asset industry. He opined that the process...

The largest grantmaker in the United States – Fidelity Charitable – has reportedly beaten all its previous records in terms of cryptocurrency donations received by the organization. Since the beginning of 2021, it has accepted nearly $274 million in digital assets. Crypto Donations Smashed The Records The news was reported by the British business newspaper City A.M. Keeping in mind the pace of the donations, they can even surpass the $300 million milestone by the end of the...