Biden’s comms director barred from former crypto clients: Report

United States President Joe Biden will reportedly ban his communications director from handling matters related to any crypto or technology firms he has previously worked with, while still allowing him to advise... Read more »

Bitcoin price crawls 2.5% off lows as weekly chart risks ‘bearish engulfing’

Bitcoin (BTC) sought to snatch back lost ground on April 23 as ten-day lows remained in place. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView $26,600 becomes popular BTC price target Data from... Read more »

From SNL and The Tonight Show to Sotheby’s:  NFT Creator Bryan Brinkman – Cointelegraph Magazine

From working on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show as an animator to now having more than 1,000 collectors of his NFTs, Bryan Brinkman is an example of how a digital... Read more »

Bitcoin at key point with BTC price at $28.8K — Bollinger Bands creator

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $29,000 into April 20 as bulls faced a battle for ground reclaimed in March. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Will $30,000 become Bitcoin’s latest “Bart Simpson”?... Read more »

Here’s how Ethereum’s ZK-rollups can become interoperable – Cointelegraph Magazine

The past few weeks have seen a wave of zero-knowledge proof project launches, including Polygon’s zkEVM and Matter Lab’s zkSync Era on mainnet, and the Linea zkEVM from ConsenSys on testnet. They... Read more »

Bitcoin Lightning Network is 1,000x cheaper than Visa and MasterCard: Data

Fresh data from Glassnode demonstrates that Bitcoin’s (BTC) Lightning Network is significantly cheaper to use than legacy payment networks. The median fee rate, or the cost of sending value across the Lightning... Read more »

Bitcoin ignores US jobs data as BTC price dip puts $28K support at risk

Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from new 10-day lows at the April 20 Wall Street open as the United States jobs data boosted investor confidence. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC price:... Read more »

Researchers find cryptocurrency ‘signatures of maturity’ similar to equities market

A pair of computer science researchers recently published pre-print research indicating that the nascent cryptocurrency market is beginning to show a level of maturity similar to the traditional equities market.  Dubbed “Collective... Read more »

Founder of collapsed crypto exchange Thodex detained in Turkey

The saga of the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex continues, with the founder being finally brought back home in two years after the platform halted trading. Faruk Fatih Ozer, founder and former CEO... Read more »

Here’s what happens to NFTs when you die: Nifty Newsletter, April 12–18

In this week’s newsletter, read about how Mastercard launched an accelerator program for musicians powered by nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and how online safety groups urged Meta to refrain from allowing minors into... Read more »