Moonrock Times | Daily & Breaking Crypto News

2022-10-21 10:18:16 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $948.2 bn (-0.7%)
Volume: $49.7 bn (-2.7%)

BTC: $19,023 (-0.5%)
ETH: $1,285 (-0.4%)

Latest news:

USDT will be available at more than 24,000 ATMs across Brazil starting on 3rd November. 
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Coinbase will waive commission fees for trading USDC via any fiat currency.
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Europe’s digital bank N26 launches crypto trading service.
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Former FBI agent joins Binance US as Head of Investigations.
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Staking rewards for ether and for ether-backed liquid staking derivatives have shot up in recent weeks.
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2022-10-20 10:54:29 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $956 bn (-0.3%)
Volume: $51.1 bn (-54%)

BTC: $19,149 (-0.4%)
ETH: $1,292 (-0.4%)

Latest news:

South Africa declares crypto to be a financial product subject to financial services law.
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Tesla did not sell any of its Bitcoin holdings nor purchase any additional bitcoin in the third quarter, the company reported Wednesday.
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Binance is now the second-largest entity by voting power in the Uniswap DAO.
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Mango Markets DEX will soon start returning the funds stolen during the $114 million exploit.
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FED may undertake a higher-than-expected interest rate hike next month as inflation and the labor market stay strong.
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2022-10-19 09:56:06 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $959 bn (-1.7%)
Volume: $111.2 bn (+107%)

BTC: $19,193 (-2.2%)
ETH: $1,296 (-3.1%)

Latest news:

DeFi lending protocol Moola Market hit by $8.4 million exploit.
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Newcomer cryptocurrency Aptos has been falling short of expectations, according to some prominent crypto traders.
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EU Commission plans to introduce a rating system for cryptocurrencies according to environmental impact and warns crypto mining may be halted in energy emergency.
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Investment bank Société Générale has gained approval to operate digital asset services in France.
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Walmart’s global CTO tipped cryptocurrency to become a major area of disruption, particularly in how customers pay for virtual and physical goods in the future. 
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2022-10-18 10:50:20 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $979 bn (+1.6%)
Volume: $53.6 bn (+32%)

BTC: $19,614 (+1.7%)
ETH: $1,334 (+1.9%)

Latest news:

Mastercard is launching a program to let financial institutions offer cryptocurrency trading to their clients.
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Mango Markets is proposing to pay back users in different tokens following the $114 million hack.
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Aptos (APT), a new L1 network built by Meta alums, launched its mainnet.
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NFT marketplace Rarible has introduced a NFT aggregator that enables users to browse listings across several marketplaces and compare prices.
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Binance continues its push into the embattled crypto mining industry with a plan to begin offering a crypto cloud mining product next month.
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2022-10-17 10:20:52 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $964 bn (+0.8%)
Volume: $40.6 bn (+15.0%)

BTC: $19,285 (+0.7%)
ETH: $1,311 (+2.0%)

Latest news:

Solanas NFT marketplace Magic Eden moves to an optional royalty model.
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Banking giant Société Générale offers new services for asset management companies based on cryptocurrencies.
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India aims to develop crypto SOPs during G20 presidency.
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Polkadot hits all-time high in development activity.
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2022-10-16 10:31:50 Weekly Recap:

Google to allow crypto payments with new coinable deal.
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FTX and Visa launches crypto debit card in 40 new countries.
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Formula One files „F1“ trademarks covering crypto, NFTs and Metaverse.
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Samsung will utilize blockchain technology in their security protocols for all smart devices.
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Binance launches $500M fund to provide loans to Bitcoin miners.
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Blockchain.com and Crypto.com restricting Russian-tied accounts.
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2022-10-12 10:09:31 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $964 bn (+0.8%)
Volume: $50.4 bn (-10.9%)

BTC: $19,146 (+0.4%) ETH: $1,296 (+1.4%)

Latest news:

A hacker stole $100 million from Mango Markets, a trading and lending platform on Solana.
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BNB Smart Chain will undergo a hard fork as a fix for the exploit that drained the platform of an estimated $100 million on Oct. 6th.
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Russians are swapping cryptocurrencies for cash in “street exchange offices”.
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Crypto investment product firm 21Shares has launched a physical bitcoin exchange-traded-product (ETP) in the Middle East.
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EU lawmakers signed off the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA). It is expected that MiCA will be ratified and published in the official journal in Q1/2023.
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2022-10-11 10:20:49 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $958 bn (-2.2%)
Volume: $56.6 bn (+60.7%)

BTC: $19,054 (-1.8%)
ETH: $1,278 (-2.9%)

Latest news:

Ethereum supply turns deflationary, but the price still struggles.
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Polygon has launched its zkEVM public testnet.
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Federal Reserve vice chair forecasts restrictive monetary policy 'for some time’.
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Portugal plans to impose 28% tax on crypto gains.
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The OECD submitted a framework to increase international transparency in crypto to the G20.
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2022-10-10 10:24:39 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $981.2 bn (+0.1%)
Volume: $35.2 bn (+12.4%)

BTC: $19,425 (-0,1%)
ETH: $1,318 (+0.1%)

Latest news:

Huobi founder sells Bitcoin exchange to Hong Kong investment firm.
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Flashbots co-founder steps down after disagreements with team over censorship
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Solana co-founder says 'long-term fix' to network outages is in the works.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is stepping towards initiating a digital rupee pilot.
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Dapper Labs has suspended Russian accounts after the European Union imposed new sanctions against Russia and its nationals.
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2022-10-09 08:44:54 Weekly Recap:

Credit Suisse executives reassure investors after CDS spike, Financial Times reports.
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MetaMask launches beta portfolio.
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Hugo Boss partners with imaginary ones for NFT metaverse project.
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South Korea reportedly freezes Do Kwon’s crypto worth $40M.
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Telegram bot now lets users exchange crypto with each other.
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Most expensive Three Arrows Capital NFTs to be liquidated.
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$570M worth of Binance’s BNB token stolen in another major crypto hack.
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