Day: December 6, 2021

Virtual land in the Metaverse dominated NFT sales over past week

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Digital land is in high demand in what is already a highly lucrative market as the past week’s NFT and Metaverse sales figures revealed. Data from the industry metrics platform, NonFungible, indicates that over the past week there have been more than $300 million in NFT sales. Of that total, almost a quarter have been for digital land in the Sandbox Metaverse.  Over the past week, each one of the top ten NFT Metaverse sales across the top five collections were for in-game digital land. The Sandbox traded a total…

Phemex Is Bringing Its Community’s Dreams to Life Celebrating Its Second Anniversary – Sponsored Bitcoin News

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sponsored Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Phemex is celebrating its 2nd anniversary this November. It’s been an eventful couple of years for the derivatives platform, and with its Choose Your Reality event, this anniversary is going to be a memorable one. Phemex’s dedication to its users has created a thriving community, and to celebrate their impressive growth the exchange is inviting participants to wish them a happy birthday by talking about their own dreams and aspirations. They’re also giving away grand prizes to those participants who come up with the most creative…

Decentralized exchange aggregator trading volumes surge to new highs

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Trading volumes on popular decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregators have surged to new highs over the past few weeks. Decentralized exchange aggregators provide a way for token traders and swappers to scan several DEX platforms to get the best swap rates at the time. According to Dune analytics, popular DEX aggregators such as 1inch, 0x, and Paraswap have seen volumes surging over the past month. The combined volume for those three hit a cumulative weekly all-time high of $6 billion last week, increasing by around 50% since the beginning of November.…

Singapore suspends Bitget exchange license over K-Pop coin promotion

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Singapore-headquartered digital asset platform, Bitget, has reportedly been suspended by the Monetary Authority of Singapore after getting into a dispute with an agency for the popular K-Pop boy band BTS. As reported by the Financial Times on Dec. 5, Bitget lost the Singapore license following the controversial listing of a new K-Pop-related cryptocurrency called Army Coin. However, the crypto exchange still claims to have licenses in other jurisdictions such as Australia, Canada, and the United States. The issue arose on Oct. 25, when the Bitget exchange shared a tweet promoting…

Ethereum Lacks Momentum Above $4,200, But Dips Likely To Be Limited

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Ethereum is facing resistance near the $4,250 zone against the US Dollar. ETH must stay above $4,000 to start a steady increase in the near term. Ethereum started a recovery wave after a major drop below $4,000. The price is now trading below $4,250 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $4,150 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh rally if there is a clear break above $4,250 and the…

El Salvador’s President Tells Peter Schiff Benefit of Switching Gold Reserves to Bitcoin – Finance Bitcoin News

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The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has revealed that his country holds 44,106 oz. of gold in its reserves that has lost some value over the past year. He told gold bug Peter Schiff that if El Salvador had sold its gold and bought bitcoin last year, it would now be worth $125 million more. Bitcoin vs. Gold: El Salvador Could’ve Made Millions More Switching Reserves From Gold to Bitcoin El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele has revealed some details of his country’s gold reserves in a conversation on Twitter…

Binance plans to become registered UK firm despite regulatory setbacks

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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the exchange is planning to expand to the U.K. in the next six to 18 months, despite being instructed by the country’s regulator to cease trading earlier this year. The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revoked Binance’s ability to trade in Britain in June, amid a sweeping regulatory crackdown on crypto exchanges. Binance is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. To become a registered crypto asset firm in the U.K., the platform must abide by money laundering and terrorist financing controls. To meet these…