Moonrock Times | Daily & Breaking Crypto News

2022-10-07 10:12:46 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $995 bn (-1.8%)
Volume: $54.8 bn (-11.3%)

BTC: $19,871 (-1.4%)
ETH: $1,354 (-0.7%)

Latest news:

Binance halted the BSC chain after an $100 million exploit.
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Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange creditors can now register to select a repayment method.
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MakerDAO initiated the first step toward allocating $500 million of its stablecoin reserves into short-term US treasury bonds and investment-grade corporate bonds.
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EU bans crypto payments from Russia in new sanctions package.
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Three Arrows’ NFT portfolio, including CryptoPunks, Art Blocks, and Rare Pepe NFTs, is now in the hands of liquidators.
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2022-10-06 10:27:57 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.0 tn (+0.1%)
Volume: $61.8 bn (+3.2%)

BTC: $20,224 (-0.1%)
ETH: $1,366 (+0.9%)

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Near Protocol partners with Google Cloud to support Web3 devs.
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Computing giant Asus announced the launch of its NFT platform. 
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Yuga Labs unveils BAYC community council to help shape future initiatives.
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USDC supply has dropped about $9 billion since early July.
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Russia blocks crypto exchange OKX's website.
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2022-10-05 10:43:00 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.0 tn (+1.5%)
Volume: $59.9 bn (+17%)

BTC: $20,262 (+1.7%) ETH: $1,355 (+0.7%)

Latest news:

Bitwise asset management has launched the Bitwise Web3 ETF.
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EU policymakers vote to modernize tax with blockchain technology.
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McDonald’s starts to accept Bitcoin and Tether in the city of Lugano.
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Russia plans to let any industry in the country to accept Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies for international trade.
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Solana NFT sales up 77% in September despite sluggish quarter.
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2022-10-04 10:03:03 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $979.5 bn (+2.9%)
Volume: $51.2 bn (+6.0%)

BTC: $19,804 (+3.1%)
ETH: $1,338 (+3.6%)

Latest news:

Ethereum miners and staking validators brought in about $407 million in revenue in September, down 51.7% from the previous month.
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US Treasury bills now make up more than half of Tether's reserves.
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A UN agency is urging the Federal Reserve to slow its increases in the federal funds rate to avoid recession.
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Citi says decentralized crypto exchanges are gaining market share from centralized peers.
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2022-10-03 09:50:33 Weekly Recap:

Blockchain platform rewards gamers for playing triple-A title.
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Cyber sleuth alleges $160M Wintermute hack was an inside job.
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Bitcoin notches highest trading volume in over 3 months.
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OpenSea pays $200,000 bounty to two ethical hackers.
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South Korean authorities look to freeze $67M Bitcoin tied to Do Kwon.
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Anonymus makes numerous allegations against Yuga Labs and its BAYC.
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Uniswap seeks more than $100M in funding at $1B valuation.
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2022-09-30 10:14:50 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $984.1 bn (+0.7%)
Volume: $69.6 bn (-16.8%)

BTC: $19,489 (+0.9%)
ETH: $1,337 (+1.3%)

Latest news:

BlackRock launches ETF in Europe with blockchain and crypto company exposure.
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OpenSea partners with Warner Music Group on music NFT drops.
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Binance starts Ethereum Proof-of-Work mining pool.
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Spanish telecom giant „Telefonica“ is allowing the use of cryptocurrency for purchases on its Tu. com marketplace.
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Ethereum scaling and bridge solution Aurora paid out $2 million to a pair of hackers who identified critical vulnerabilities.
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2022-09-29 10:06:13 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $976.4 bn (+2.2%)
Volume: $84.0 bn (-7.2%)

BTC: $19,392 (+3.5%)
ETH: $1,329 (+3.8%)

Latest news:

Interbank messaging service SWIFT has linked up with Chainlink Labs on a cross-chain interoperability proof-of-concept project.
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Circle expands USDC to Arbitrum One, NEAR, Optimism and Polkadot chains by the end of this year and Cosmos ecosystem sometime in early 2023.
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Circle introduces bridging protocol focused on USDC payments.
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Australia issues a white paper for a central bank digital currency.
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Safe token airdrop goes live with 43,000 users eligible for reward.
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2022-09-28 11:54:34 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $951 bn (-6.1%)
Volume: $90.5 bn (-0.2%)

BTC: $18,724 (-7.0%) ETH: $1,279 (-7.0%)

Latest news:

Revolut wins FCA registration to offer crypto services in the UK.
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MetaMask launches beta portfolio dApp for an integrative Web3 experience.
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OpenSea lists NFTs from the Layer 2 scaling network Optimism.
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Robinhood has chosen Polygon as the first blockchain network to support its newly launched Web3 wallet.
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Binance launches a global law enforcement training program to better prepare government agencies around the world to catch crypto crimes.
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2022-09-27 10:11:06 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.01 tn (+5.9%)
Volume: $225.5 bn (+135%)

BTC: $20,207 (+7.9%) ETH: $1,385 (+7.7%)

Latest news:

Cosmos dropped a new whitepaper proposing a revamped Cosmos Hub aimed at strengthening interoperability and security, along with key changes to its native ATOM token.
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FTX wins auction for bankrupt crypto lender Voyager.
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Hacker steals $950k through an exploit linked to vanity addresses, analogous to the Wintermute case last week.
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A group of U.S. state regulators announced an array of legal actions against crypto lender Nexo.
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The ECB is analyzing options for integrating decentralized ledger technology into existing payment settlement systems.
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2022-09-26 09:56:39 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $955.3 bn (-1.9%)
Volume: $59.5 bn (+14.6%)

BTC: $18,728 (-1.6%) ETH: $1,283 (-3.2%)

Latest news:

Interpol issued a red notice for Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon.
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Moscow Exchange gears up to enter digital asset market.
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Disney hiring transaction lawyer for NFT and DeFi plans.
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Tezos activates Kathmandu protocol upgrade on its mainnet.
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Tether's USDT stablecoin goes live on Polkadot.
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