Microsoft leads startup Palm NFT Studio’s $27M series B round
M12 adds early-stage Palm NFT Studio to its portfolio with participation from venture firm Griffin Gaming Partners. Crypto startup Palm...
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CFTC Commissioner Opposes Regulation by Enforcement, Says Crypto Needs Clearer Rules
A commissioner with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Dawn Stump, has voiced concerns about cryptocurrency regulation through enforcement —...
Reddit Introduces ETH-Based Community Points Beta Program With Custom Tokens for Subreddits
The popular forum and news aggregation web portal Reddit has revealed the firm’s Community Points beta program where Reddit users...
Central Banks of France, Switzerland and BIS Complete Cross-Border CBDC Trial
Bank of France, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), and the Bank for International Settlements have successfully tested the application of...
Crypto Biz: Smart money ignores BTC price correction as $800M set to flow into blockchain startups, Dec. 9
Crypto- and blockchain-focused capital raises continue to make headlines as venture funds look to support the emergence of Web 3.0....
Ross Ulbricht’s debut NFT sold for $6.2M at auction
FreeRossDAO buys the Silk Road founder's NFT created from prison and auctioned off via SuperRare to fund future efforts to...
MicroStrategy purchases $82M in Bitcoin, now holds 122,478 coins
MicroStrategy’s holdings are valued at more than $5.9 billion, representing more than $2.2 billion in gains since its initial purchase...
Coinbase announces support for hardware wallets, starting with Ledger
The partnership will take into effect during the first quarter of 2022, with the Coinbase mobile app planning to also...
Semiotic AI granted $60 million by The Graph Foundation to support ecosystem growth
Semiotic AI will become the third core protocol developer to join the Web 3 network this year, and is set...
Ethereum transaction energy use equals 2.5 miles in a Tesla Model 3: Report
One Ethereum transaction uses enough energy to power a house all day, but how much does the fiat financial system...
US lawmaker purchases exposure to Bitcoin through Grayscale shares
Congressperson Marie Newman bought between $15,001 and $50,000 of GBTC in addition to up to $215,000 in Coinbase Global's COIN...
Inflation benchmark Frax Price Index to launch on Partisia blockchain
By using crowdsourced price oracles, the developers behind Frax and Partisia hope to accomplish a more complete picture of the...
Pepsi-Cola Celebrates the Soft Drink’s Birth Year With 1,893 Generative NFTs
The carbonated soft drink manufacturer Pepsi has revealed the company is stepping into the world of blockchain with its first...
Binance Investment Director Ken Li Talks About Investing in Web3, Gaming and More Exciting Trends
Binance Labs is a chain-agnostic investor and incubator focused on supporting the global blockchain ecosystem and decentralized web. Their portfolio...
CIA Working on Various Crypto-Focused Projects, Director Confirms
The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has revealed that the agency is working on a number of...
