Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 19, 2022

This episode is sponsored by Kava. Today’s Stories: First Mover Asia: Fed Tightening, Economic Woes Continue to Spook Crypto Investors Cardano’s ADA Token Leads Crypto Majors Lower, Bitcoin Nears $41K as Bond Yields Rise European Stocks Muted as Government Bonds Come Under Selling Pressure | Financial Times Stock Futures Waver as Bond Yields Rise – WSJ Wall Street Banks Eye ‘New Normal’ for Trading Revenue | Reuters Bank of America Gets Boost From Loans as Consumers Start Borrowing Again Brazilian Asset Manager Hashdex to Launch DeFi ETF Including UNI, AAVE…

Smart contracts can redefine business — But this doesn’t imply wide openness

In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century. The contract, an obligation that party A will do something party B desires at a price both agreed to be fair, is in many ways foundational for a functioning human society. As a testament to that, even King Hammurabi, credited as the author of one of the oldest legal codes in the world, saw it…

Liquidity Mining Is Dead. What Comes Next?

For instance, in the case of a stablecoin like Terra’s UST, deposits in Curve pools help UST ensure healthy, liquid markets, aid in UST remaining pegged to a dollar and create utility for the stablecoin – achieving all the goals a liquidity mining program might, but with much more transparent costs, payoffs and goals. Source

a16z, Google lead $20M investment in Africa Web3 game publisher Carry1st

Web3 and social games publisher Carry1st has raised $20 million in Series A funding to further expand product development in Africa — a continent that could become the premier hub for the gaming industry over the next decade.  The investment round was led by Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, which has been highly active in the blockchain space, with additional participation from Avenir and Google-parent Alphabet. Carry1st’s existing backers, including Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Raine Ventures and TTV Capital, also participated in the investment round. The cash injection will…

BEST Time To Buy Bitcoin (Tesla Accepts DOGECOIN!)

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Is now the best time to buy bitcoin? Is the cycle still going? We’ve got a lot of crypto news for you today. In today’s show we discuss: -BTC/ETH charts -BTC cycle is not over -BTC ETF update -ADA Dapps Explode -Ethereum deflation -China NFT’s -Dogecoin and Tesla -XRP lawsuit In today’s video, we will discuss Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, and other top trending Crypto assets and altcoins. ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● Connect with Me & the BitSquad! Join the BitSquad ➡️ Join the BitBoy Lab…

Cryptocurrency ATMs Close Down in Singapore Following Central Bank’s Announcement – Regulation Bitcoin News

Cryptocurrency ATMs have closed down in Singapore following the guidelines issued by the central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). “To comply with the sudden announcement, we have ceased to offer buy or sell services via our five ATMs while seeking further clarification from the MAS,” said one crypto ATM operator. Crypto ATMs Shut Down in Singapore to Comply With the Central Bank’s Guidelines Cryptocurrency ATMs are closing down in Singapore to comply with new regulations published Monday by the central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Singapore’s…

Crypto IRA Platform iTrustCapital Raises $125M at $1.3B Valuation

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Maren Altman is a star – Cointelegraph Magazine

Are future prices written in the stars? Meet Maren Altman, presciently named for cryptocurrency, who combines astrology and day trading crypto into a winning blend. In 1973, Princeton University professor Burton Malkiel published his book A Random Walk Down Wall Street, in which he famously states that a “blindfolded monkey throwing darts at a newspaper’s financial pages could select a portfolio that would do just as well as one carefully selected by experts.” Fast forward to 2013, and Rob Arnott, CEO of Research Affiliates, conducted research mimicking monkeys using AI…

How GAIMIN Is Supporting Metaverse and Web 3.0 Ecosystems – Sponsored Bitcoin News

sponsored Facebook changes its name to Meta and the world suddenly becomes interested in the metaverse however the term has been around for some time, and is closely associated with Web 3.0. So what is Web 3.0, the Metaverse and how is GAIMIN involved? Web 3.0 Web 3.0 is the term used to describe the next paradigm shift in the Internet. In Web 1.0, Internet browsers connected everyone online – Netscape for example. Web 2.0 is where we were connected into online communities – Facebook. Web 3.0 is perceived to…