Ether Futures See Unusually High Liquidations as Funding Rates Point to Bearish Sentiment
Futures tracking ether (ETH) have racked up almost $140 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours with a...
An NFT Marketplace Is Letting Buyers Avoid Royalty Payments. Creators Aren’t Pleased
Royalty payments have become a cornerstone of the growing non-fungible token (NFT) industry, allowing artists to make money when...
Can Ethereum Out-Engineer the Censors by ‘Shuttering’ the Beacon Chain?
In a previous edition of the Valid Points newsletter, we dove headfirst into the debate around censorship on Ethereum....
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Claws Back Above $20K; Singapore Bank Head’s Speech Reflects Growing Crypto Hostility
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin holds above $20K after slipping below the threshold earlier on Tuesday. Insights:...
Can Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Projects Avoid OFAC Sanctions?
The U.S. blacklisting of Ethereum addresses connected to the Tornado Cash mixing service raises uneasy questions about Bitcoin’s immunity...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds $20K Level; Altcoins Recover as Market Sentiment Improves
Price Point: As investor sentiment began to stabilize Tuesday, bitcoin held the $20,000 level while altcoins Ether and Avalanche's...
Slow Ventures Raises Stakes on Crypto Governance with ‘Timber sDAO’
The idealism of decentralized crypto ownership doesn't always play nice with the realities of U.S. securities law – especially...
Stablecoin Tether Dismisses Wall Street Journal’s Claim of Inadequate Reserves
Stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT) has refuted claims made in a Wall Street Journal report in relation to uncertainty over...
First Mover Asia: Taipei Blockchain Week Imperiled by Government’s COVID-19 Quarantine; Bitcoin Rebounds Above $20K
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin rebounded above $20K; ether rises. Insights: Taipei Blockchain Week is facing a...
The End of the Texas Bitcoin Mining Gold Rush
Texas was once a promised land for bitcoin miners, a business-friendly state with stable regulations and a seemingly endless...
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Denies Crypto Exchange Is Planning to Acquire Huobi
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said in a tweet Monday morning that the crypto exchange had no plans to acquire...
Crypto Coin AVAX Drops 11% After Self-Described Whistleblower Says Avalanche Weaponized Litigation Against Rivals
AVAX dropped to the lowest since July 13 on Monday after a self-described "whistleblower" website accused Ava Labs, the...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls to $19.6K as Investors Continue to Mull Fed Chair’s Comments
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin and ether traded down over the weekend. Insights: Analysts saw Fed Chair...
Inflation Hedge or Not, Bitcoin’s True Value Is Separation of Money and State
For the first week in a while, the non-crypto world was louder than the crypto world. Everyone is talking...
The Merge May Negatively Impact DeFi Protocols, Stablecoins: Report
Ethereum’s upcoming Merge could significantly impact the way DeFi protocols operate atop crypto’s most popular decentralized finance chain ...
Ethereum Could Get Kicked Off Cloud Host That Powers 10% of Crypto Network
Ethereum appears at risk of getting kicked off the cloud-networking provider that powers roughly 10% of the second-biggest blockchain....