Bitcoin traders expect $60K by month’s end, marking $45K as ‘accumulation’

The bearish pressures facing the cryptocurrency market at the end of 2021 have continued into the first week of 2022 after the price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $47,000 on Jan. 1 and... Read more »

CFTC Fines ‘Decentralized’ Prediction Market Platform Polymarket $1.4 Million, Shuts Down Noncompliant Markets

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered a “decentralized” prediction market platform to shut down non-compliant markets and pay a fine of $1.4 million. “Polymarket had been operating an illegal... Read more »

Cosmos and Osmosis Surge While Rest of Market Flounders

Key Takeaways Cosmos and its largest decentralized exchange, Osmosis, saw positive price momentum that outpaced the rest of the market today. Cosmos, like Polkadot, is a base layer that connects multiple independent... Read more »

The Estonian government is not banning crypto, but drafts legislation to tighten regulation

Estonian Ministry of Finance released an official clarification of the recently submitted draft legislation that stirred up rumors about a possible ban on cryptocurrencies.  According to the rebuttal, the bill, which still... Read more »

Happy Birthday, Bitcoin! Industry players share a few words

To celebrate the Bitcoin network ‘s 13th anniversary, Cointelegraph gathered birthday messages from industry players to mark the occasion. Following a hash rate all-time high, Bitcoin (BTC) has officially reached its adolescent... Read more »

0.2 Zettahash: Bitcoin’s Hashrate Taps New Lifetime High, Mining Difficulty Nears ATH

Bitcoin’s hashrate tapped a lifetime high on the first day of 2022 reaching 209.39 exahash per second (EH/s). During the last 12 months, Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased by 47.92% from the 141.55... Read more »

Samsung to Support NFTs in New TV Range

Key Takeaways Electronics manufacturer Samsung has revealed that its latest TV product line will support NFTs. The platform will let users browse, display, purchase, and trade NFT artworks directly from their TVs.... Read more »

Square Enix starts the year focusing on blockchain games

In his New Year’s letter, Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda revealed the company’s plans to focus on incorporating blockchain-based games into its portfolio. Besides getting behind the blockchain games, the major publisher... Read more »

Bitcoin is new gold for millennials, Wharton finance professor says

Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s most-valued cryptocurrency, has replaced gold as an inflation hedge for young investors, according to Wharton’s finance professor. Gold’s performance was “disappointing” in 2021, Wharton School finance professor Jeremy... Read more »

Billionaire Ray Dalio Insists Governments Could Outlaw Bitcoin

Billionaire Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, has reiterated his warning that governments could outlaw bitcoin. “In history, they’ve outlawed gold and they’ve outlawed silver and... Read more »