Maand: november 2021

The Avalanche ecosystem is getting yet another injection of liquidity with the launch of Blizzard, an AVAX-focused venture capital and incubation fund. Blizzard is kicking off with an initial seed investment of…

Blockchain firm and crypto exchange Huobi Group is staking its claim in the metaverse with the trial of its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, allowing users to buy and sell NFT artwork, collectibles…

Sfermion, an investment firm led by crypto podcaster and analyst Andrew Steinwold, says it has raised $100 million for a new fund focused on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with contributions from Marc Andreessen,…

Crypto is on the rise. Crypto knowledge, however, is stuck on the runway: It turns out that 96% of U.S. adults can’t pass a test on crypto basics. That’s according to the…

CORRECTION (Nov. 1, 13:05 UTC): Corrects that transaction was a secondary sale of DCG shares, did not raise new funds. Digital Currency Group (DCG), the crypto investment company whose holdings include asset…

Bitcoin mining company Fortress Technologies has ordered 4,500 Bitmain Antminer S19j Pro machines as it seeks to capture a greater share of mining revenue. The purchase will more than triple Fortress’ hashrate…

A hack on Boy X Highspeed (BXH), a decentralized cross-chain exchange, that drained $139 million of funds was probably the result of a leaked administrator key, and possibly an inside job, CEO…

Fast-food chain Burger King plans to give away crypto as prizes to its customers in partnership with brokerage platform Robinhood. Starting Monday for three weeks, members of Burger King’s Royal Perks loyalty…

South African pension funds are to be banned from investing in cryptocurrencies under new draft rules. “A fund may not invest in crypto-assets directly or indirectly,” the proposed rule change states in…

Bitcoin’s October rally appears to have put the cryptocurrency on a firm footing ahead of central bank meetings in the U.S., U.K., and Australia to assess the stickiness of inflation and determine…

Major Chinese tech giants Ant Group, Tencent, and JD.com signed a “self-regulation” convention on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with state organizations on Sunday, according to an Ant Group WeChat post and Chinese media….

Crypto mining rig maker Bitmain appointed Zhou Feng as its legal representative and general manager, the company said in a WeChat post. Zhou was a key deputy to Bitmain co-founder Zhan during…