SEC Doubles Down on Crypto Enforcement as Agency Expands Watchdog Unit to 50 Staff
Protocol Primer On May 3, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sent a clear signal to the cryptocurrency industry: […]
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Renewable Crypto Mining in the Arctic: How Swedish Hydro Plants Power the Green Bitcoin Experiment
The Contenders As the crypto industry faced mounting pressure over its environmental footprint in early May 2022, two competing visions
Wikipedia Breaks Ties With Crypto: Wikimedia Foundation Ends Digital Currency Donations After Community Vote
Protocol Primer On May 2, 2022, the Wikimedia Foundation—the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia—officially announced it would stop accepting cryptocurrency
Telegram Opens Crypto Doors: 550 Million Users Get Native Bitcoin and Toncoin Trading via Chat Integration
TL;DR The Ton Foundation launches a wallet bot enabling Telegram’s 550 million users to send, receive, and trade Bitcoin (BTC)
Altcoins Emerging Narrative: Market Analysis for April 21, 2022
The Emerging Narrative On April 21, 2022, the altcoin market presented a complex picture of resilience amid broader market turbulence.
Bitcoin Suisse Bridges Traditional Finance and DeFi as Altcoin Market Shows Mixed Signals
The Emerging Narrative April 20, 2022 marked a significant milestone in the convergence of traditional finance and decentralized finance as
Coinbase NFT Beta Launch Signals a New Era for Altcoin and Digital Collectible Markets
The Emerging Narrative On April 20, 2022, Coinbase — the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States by trading volume
Terra Ecosystem Surges Past Billion Combined Market Cap as UST Stablecoin Challenges DeFi incumbents
Protocol Primer The Terra blockchain, founded by Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs, has emerged as one of the most formidable altcoin
Ethereum Miners Push Hashrate to Record 1.13 Petahash Per Second as the Merge Looms Closer
Protocol Primer Ethereum, the world’s largest smart contract platform, is witnessing an unprecedented surge in mining activity just months before
Traditional Banks vs Lightning Network: The Global Race to Bring Crypto Payments to the Masses
The Contenders The race to bring cryptocurrency to mainstream finance took several dramatic turns on April 8, 2022, as both