October 14, 2021

Coinbase Jumps After Sign-Up Numbers for NFT Marketplace Revealed

October 14, 2021

Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) rose 6% after reports that the crypto exchange’s new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace had more than one million people on its waitlist to sign up on the first day it was announced earlier this week. As of Thursday morning, the waiting list was at 1.35 million, which is four times the 300,0000 users that OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, has, according to a BTIG note. “We believe the immediate and emphatic reaction of retail customers to its announcement on Tuesday that it would launch a non-fungible…

Strike Users in US Can Now Get Paid in Bitcoin — CoinDesk

October 14, 2021

The Pay Me in Bitcoin option, introduced Thursday, allows users to direct deposit their salaries to their Strike accounts and choose the amount that is automatically swapped and credited to their bitcoin balance. Strike is not charging a fee for the service. Source

15 NFT Use Cases That Could Go Mainstream — CoinDesk

October 14, 2021

Jamie Burke, CEO of Outlier Ventures (a U.K.-based blockchain VC and accelerator lab), was originally encouraged by research showing that “people spend five times more in a blockchain game than in a conventional game.” He said that skeptics originally “poo-pooed” this research, but then came Axie. The Axie juggernaut is proof, said Burke, that if the gamer can exit the game and cash out with crypto, and if they’re free to “do whatever the hell they want with the money,” then they’ll spend more money. “It feels really obvious now,”…

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October 14, 2021

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CME Bitcoin futures open interest hits 8-month high, greater than when BTC price was at $65K

October 14, 2021

Open interest (OI) for Bitcoin (BTC) Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) inched toward a new record high Thursday as BTC reclaimed its five-month high of $58,550 on BitStamp. The total number of outstanding derivatives contracts on CME Group’s Bitcoin Futures market reached $3.22 billion, according to data provided by ByBt.com, just $40 million below its record high logged in Feb 2021. Nonetheless, the OI came out to be higher than it was at the Bitcoin price’s peak in mid-April. In detail, the Bitcoin Futures OI on CME…

Regulators and industry join to fight ransomware

October 14, 2021

With an increasing number of people forced to work from their homes, data suggests that ransomware attacks are at their all-time highest with the frequency of these incidents increasing by 45% over the course of April 2021 alone. Not only that, some are adamant that the rise in ransomware attacks is closely connected to the meteoric growth of the crypto sector. Also, in the midst of the recent positive crypto market activity, news of the United States regulators aggressively studying the link between crypto and ransomware seems to be dampening…

How a Startup Is Supplying a Whole City With Heat From Bitcoin Mining — CoinDesk

October 14, 2021

The company uses an “immersion” technology that captures the heat generated in mining and goes to hot water utilities known as “District Energy,” which is then distributed to the customers, MintGreen’s CEO, Colin Sullivan explained to CoinDesk in an interview. Source

Uniswap Labs Hires Former Obama Spokesman as DC’s DeFi Scrutiny Ramps Up — CoinDesk

October 14, 2021

Hari Sevugan, a former Washington operative who has held senior staff positions for multiple high-profile statesmen, will manage public-facing communications for Uniswap Labs, including “helping the company tell its story to existing users and new audiences and managing media affairs,” per a Uniswap spokesperson. Source

Sotheby’s Takes Its NFT Experiment Into the Metaverse — CoinDesk

October 14, 2021

Sotheby’s, the 277-year-old British auction house, is staking its claim in the metaverse with the launch of a new platform called “Sotheby’s Metaverse” that allows visitors to view digital artworks available at auction, as well as learn about the collectors and artists behind the non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Source

What will happen if a Bitcoin ETF is approved? Find out on ‘The Market Report’ with Mati Greenspan

October 14, 2021

Join Cointelegraph host and analyst Benton Yaun alongside resident market experts Jordan Finneseth and Marcel Pechman on “The Market Report” — which is live right now! Here’s what to expect in this week’s markets news breakdown: $820 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) options are set to expire on Friday. The bulls are ready to celebrate as they target prices above $58,000. Billionaires are backing Bitcoin over gold as governments in the West print more and more money. What does this mean for the crypto market? Could we soon be able…