Vitalik Buterin talks crypto’s perils in Time Magazine interview

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin graced the front page of Time Magazine this month after he interviewed the publication about the potential perils of the industry he helped create.  During the 80-minute interview, Buterin explained the “dystopian potential” of digital assets if implemented incorrectly. Among his biggest worries are overzealous investors, high transaction fees and public displays of wealth by those claiming to have made a fortune trading cryptos and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). Although Buterin has high hopes for Ethereum — the network powering the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization and…

Apecoin up Nearly 100% on Second Day of Trading, AAVE, HNT Also Move Higher – Market Updates Bitcoin News

On its second day of trading, APE rose by nearly 100% and is up over 1,200% in the last two sessions. Although gains were significantly more muted, AAVE and HNT also climbed higher to end the week. AAVE Although APE was undoubtedly today’s biggest mover, there isn’t much to discuss in the way of technical analysis, due to it only being in circulation for less-than 48-hours. As such, AAVE takes this honor by default, as its price climbed by over 10% during today’s trading session. Following a low of $142.83…

Top US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Lists Eight Altcoins for Custody Support As Markets Stumble

Coinbase is expanding its crypto footprint by extending custodial services support to over half a dozen new altcoins. In a new tweet, the US-based cryptocurrency exchange says it’s adding eight new cryptos to its roster of 150+ assets that are part of the Coinbase Custody cold storage trust. Coinbase Custody now supports deposits and withdrawals for $API3, $BLZ, $GODS, $IDEX, $MDT, $GALA, $POWR, and $SPELL. Details here → https://t.co/HtybLZye3z pic.twitter.com/HaA4co8uPj — Coinbase Assets (@CoinbaseAssets) March 17, 2022 Coinbase Custody is a custodial service for institutional investors with big money. It’s…

Fact or fiction? Did ApeCoin (APE) really drop by 80% since launch?

ApeCoin (APE), the governance token of the well-known Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT project was airdropped to BAYC and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) owners at 8.30 AM EST on March 17 and only 8 hours after APE became tradable in the open market, it has already jumped to the 110th most traded token ranked by CoinGecko, totalling $900 million in trading volume across all tracked platforms. As one would expect, there were some volatile price movements minutes after the airdrop and headlines show the price of APE dropping…

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Bitcoin spikes to $41.7K highs as Ethereum nears $3K reclaim

Bitcoin (BTC) saw brisk upwards action during the Wall Street trading session on March 18, conforming to predictions that higher levels would see a retest. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bets placed on $46,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it advanced $1,650 from daily lows to nearly matching the $41,700 high from March 16. The move buoyed traders, who began to reinforce their short-term view of levels near the top of Bitcoin’s 2022 trading range being challenged. For popular trader Pentoshi, however, such a…

Japanese Fintech Firm Kyash Raises $41 Million, Jack Dorsey’s Block Participates in Funding – Fintech Bitcoin News

A Tokyo-based financial technology company called Kyash has raised $41.2 million in a Series D funding round which saw participation from the Block (formerly known as Square). The investment into the Japanese mobile financial app firm is the Block’s first investment in the Asia Pacific region, according to the announcement. Fintech Firm Kyash Gets a Capital Raise Boost From the Block According to a report by Nikkei, the financial technology (fintech) company Kyash has raised $41.2 million in a Series D financing round. Kyash was founded in 2015 and is…