Bitcoin hits $49K as BTC price gets unlikely boost from Erdoğan’s Turkish lira tinkering

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded over 5% on Dec. 21 as a dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of the Turkish lira boosted investors’ confidence.  BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Wishing on a... Read more »

Ethereum-based liquid staking solution Lido announces the integration of Chainlink Price Feeds

Ethereum‘s largest staking platform, Lido, recently announced adopting stETH/USD Chainlink Price Feed. stETH is the platform’s tokenized form of staked Ethereum, that combines the value of the staked deposit with staking rewards.... Read more »

Indian Government Seeks Wider Consultation Before Finalizing Crypto Bill: Report

The cryptocurrency bill that was listed to be taken up in the current session of parliament is reportedly being reworked. The government seeks wider consultation on crypto before finalizing the rules to... Read more »

Crypto regulation is coming, but Bitcoin traders are still buying the dip

Looking at the Bitcoin chart from a weekly or daily perspective presents a bearish outlook and it’s clear that (BTC) price has been consistently making lower lows since hitting an all-time high... Read more »

Fantom DeFi Project Grim Finance Suffers $30M Hack

Key Takeaways An unknown hacker has stolen $30 million from the Fantom-based DeFi project Grim Finance. The hacker exploited a reentrancy bug in the project’s smart contracts. Following the attack, Grim Finance’s... Read more »

Despite ban, China’s Bitcoin miners keep operating

Despite the total ban on cryptocurrencies in China, which makes it illegal for anyone to mine bitcoin within the country, several bitcoin miners still have their shops open under the radar. Recall... Read more »

Illegal Crypto Miners Threatened With Jail Time in Russia

Cryptocurrency miners that are illegally connecting their equipment to the power grid should go to prison, says a Russian lawmaker who recently announced that his nationalist party is working on draft legislation... Read more »

Dubai World Trade Centre to create new crypto hub and become regulator

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to emerge as one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency-friendly jurisdictions as the government of Dubai has a new initiative to support local crypto development and regulation.... Read more »

Cryptojacking Activity Decreased for the First Time Since 2018, Says Intelligence Report

Cryptojacking activity seems to be losing momentum, specifically types that mine monero, as a recent report unveiled a slowdown in the illicit crypto-mining activities in the cloud. A threat intelligence firm compiled... Read more »

Polygon grows as network offers developers solutions to Ethereum’s problems

MATIC has recovered since the Dec. 4 crash, with a 35% correction, and is approaching its highest closing price in seven months. Footprint Analytics: Polygon Token Price This comes after news that... Read more »