DAOs Poised to Scale if They Can Clear Major Hurdles
DAOs are poised to become a dominant new structure in DeFi in 2022.
Regulators Target Crypto on Multiple Fronts in Pivotal Year
Regulating crypto is shaping up to be a major story in 2022.
Avalanche Accelerates AVAX Adoption with BitGo Deal
BitGo is adding Avalanche’s AVAX token to its platform.
Solana Powers Up Web3 Gaming Projects with $100M Funding Deal
Solana led a $100M funding round in Web3 ventures.
Marc Andreessen and Winklevoss Twins Back Sfermion’s $100M NFT Fund
An all-star investment team backed a $100M NFT fund from Smerfion
Sotheby’s Ups NFT Game with Launch of Metaverse Auction Platform
Maybe it’s time to retire the tulip bubble analogies. Anyone out there who still dismisses NFTs as nothing more than a digital fetish might want to check out the announcement from Sotheby’s today. It’s launching a dedicated marketplace for non-fungible, tokenized art called Sotheby’s Metaverse, a nod to the virtual world where NFTs are becoming …
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Gensler Vows Action Against DeFi Platforms That Operate ‘Outside the Perimeter’
All cryptocurrencies will be regulated. Or else. That was the clear and unambiguous message Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, delivered Tuesday in a livestream with The Washington Post. Gensler said there’s no question in his mind that digital tokens fit the definition of securities and are subject to federal registration …
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DeFi Market Stabilizes After White Knuckle Drops Monday
Crypto markets Tuesday morning appeared to be shaking off gut-wrenching falls in the last 24 hours. At one point Monday, At one point, ETH nosedived 2.8% in an hour. Ethereum was up 0.5% in trading at 7:15 AM, according to CoinGecko data. Cardano increased 0.4% and Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink were flat. So, too, was …
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OpenSea Vows to Probe ‘Incredibly Disappointing’ Insider NFT Buys
OpenSea, the world’s biggest NFT marketplace with $100M in daily volume, just learned a painful lesson — inside information can lead to unscrupulous trading by employees. Devin Finzer, OpenSea’s co-founder and CEO, said in a blog post Wednesday that an employee purchased “items” ahead of their public listing on the auction site’s front page. With …
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Billionaire Steven Cohen Goes Long in $50M Funding Deal for Sports NFT Player
Steven Cohen, the billionaire hedge fund manager and onetime crypto skeptic, has jumped into the NFT market in a move that could shake up sports marketing, as well as the Metaverse. DIGITAL, a Metaverse investment venture backed by Cohen, has led a $50M Series A fundraising round in RECUR, a tech startup that develops “on-chain …
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