This Week in Coins: Google Cloud, BNY Mellon News Doesn’t Boost Bitcoin, Ethereum
It was the fourth consecutive week of losses or no movement for Bitcoin and Ethereum, both of which dipped lower...
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El Salvador’s Bukele Remains Popular Despite Bad Bitcoin Bets, Slumping Economy
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele bet on Bitcoin last September when he made it legal tender in the Central American...
Ethereum Decentralized Exchange Uniswap Raises $165M in New Funding
The crypto bear market may have scared off retail investors, but it hasn’t driven away venture capitalists looking to fund...
Crypto.com Follows Binance Into France, Invests $145M in Paris HQ
Binance isn’t the only crypto company seduced by France’s pro-business environment: today Crypto.com announced it would base its regional headquarters...
SEC Rejects WisdomTree Bitcoin Spot ETF Application—Again
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again stonewalled the launch of a Bitcoin spot ETF in the United...
EU Lawmakers Pass Landmark Crypto Assets Regulation Bill
Europe is one step further on its way to regulating the crypto industry. European Union lawmakers today signed off the Markets...
This Week on Crypto Twitter: Celsius Data Leak Causes Outrage, Jim Cramer Boasts Roasted
Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for DecryptCrypto prices barely moved this week. In the context of 2022, that doesn’t necessarily mean...
Why Synthetix’s Kain Warwick Thinks DeFi Governance Has Gotten Worse
Decrypting DeFi is Decrypt's DeFi email newsletter. (art: Grant Kempster)DeFi is teeming with interesting governance experiments, from Lido Finance’s DAO...
Zuckerberg’s Metaverse App on ‘Quality Lockdown’ as Even Employees Won’t Use It: Report
When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a first look at his company’s multi-billion dollar virtual reality metaverse gamble, Horizon Worlds,...
South Korean Court Dismisses Arrest Warrant for Do Kwon’s ‘Key Aide’ at Terra
A judge in the Seoul Southern District Court in South Korea has dismissed the arrest warrant for Terraform Labs’ Head...
Three Arrows’ CryptoPunks and Other ‘Starry Night’ Ethereum NFTs Set to Be Liquidated
In brief Ethereum NFTs belonging to Three Arrows Capital through its Starry Night Capital fund are now in the possession...
Ubisoft, Take-Two Back Ethereum NFT Game Maker Horizon in $40M Round
In brief Horizon, the Web3 startup behind NFT game Skyweaver, just raised a $40 million Series A funding round. Video...
NFT Artist Beeple Warns Discord Members of Wallet Drainer Exploit
In brief Beeple, a popular NFT artist, tweeted Monday that links pointing to his Discord server have been compromised. He...
This Week on Crypto Twitter: Musk and Dorsey’s Texts Leaked, Do Kwon Pleads (Further) Innocence
Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for DecryptBitcoin and Ethereum managed to escape a broader slide this week as the market briefly...
How PussyDAO Is Using Solana NFTs to Sell Physical Underwear
In brief PussyDAO is a new Web3 startup that plans to sell Solana-based NFTs that can be redeemed for physical...
T-Mobile Parent Deutsche Telekom Launches Ethereum Validator, Staking Support
Telecom giant Deutsche Telekom, parent company of T-Mobile, has announced that it will run a validator to support Ethereum staking. The...
Citadel’s Ken Griffin: Investors Leaving Bitcoin, NFTs and Meme Stocks Is Good for Economy
People moving on from the “speculative bubble” that is crypto, NFTs, and meme stocks is a positive sign for the...
Scaling Ethereum? Arbitrum Co-Founder Says Projects Should Consider 3 ‘Critical’ Points
The race to make Ethereum faster is heating up. With Polygon rolling out new zero-knowledge technologies, StarkWare announcing a token airdrop,...
Bitcoin Payments Company Strike Raises $80 Million in Series B
Bitcoin payments company Strike has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round. Venture capital firm Ten31, which focuses on...
Australia Pushes Ahead With Central Bank Digital Currency, Announces Pilot Timeline
Australia is pushing ahead with central bank digital (CBDC) currency research. On Monday, Australia’s central bank said in a whitepaper...
This Week on Crypto Twitter: Outrage as SEC Claims All Ethereum Transactions Happen in USA
Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for DecryptThe price of Ethereum was reeling this week after predictions that the merge would be...
How Uniswap Is Taking Aim at Coinbase and Binance
Decrypting DeFi is Decrypt's DeFi email newsletter. (art: Grant Kempster)The DeFi sector's largest decentralized exchange is embarking on a major...
