Moonrock Times | Daily & Breaking Crypto News

2022-09-13 15:56:13 August CPI in the US rose 0.1% month over month, even with falling gas prices. Core inflation rose 0.6% month over month. Dow futures drop 400 points after publication.
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2022-09-13 09:37:11 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.1 tn (+1.2%)
Volume: $93.7 bn (+16.2%)

BTC: $22,417 (+3.1%) ETH: $1,720 (-0.4%)

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Tether has launched its USDT stablecoin on the Near blockchain.
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Near Protocol forms working group to promote DeFi governance.
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Huobi delists Monero and other privacy coins for compliance reasons.
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Starbucks integrates Polygon to offer NFT-based loyalty program.
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Next Bitcoin halving is expected much earlier for the last quarter of 2023.
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2022-09-12 11:49:21 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.1 tn (+1.4%)
Volume: $80.6 bn (+2.4%)

BTC: $22,238 (+2.7%)
ETH: $1,757 (-0.4%)

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Algorand foundation declares $35 million exposure to troubled crypto lender Hodlnaut.
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New Flashbots upgrade could revolutionize crypto markets after the Merge.
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NFT mints on Solana have surged to an all-time high.
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Singapore's biggest bank DBS partnered with The Sandbox to create a metaverse experience.
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The NEAR Foundation is introducing a $100 million venture capital fund and venture lab.
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2022-09-12 00:53:44 Weekly Recap:

BlackPink take award for the best metaverse concert at the VMAs.
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Russia’s finance ministry, central bank agree to legalize cross-border crypto payments.
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FIFA launches NFT platform on Algorand in run-up to World Cup.
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Hacker stole Ethereum worth $185,000 from Bill Murray after he auctioned an NFT for charity.
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LG Electronics enters the NFT market.
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White House report proposes possible restrictions on PoW crypto mining.
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2022-09-10 09:34:11 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.1 tn (+3.0%)
Volume: $101.5 bn (+17.2%)

BTC: $21,234 (+10.3%) ETH: $1,710 (+4.9%)

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UK wants to become the hub of new crypto tech.
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MicroStrategy could raise up to $500 million to buy Bitcoin.
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Tornado Cash used to launder $500k stolen from DAO Maker last year.
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European Union plans to combat counterfeiting with NFTs by 2023.
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Ethereum ready for The Merge as last shadow fork completes successfully.
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2022-09-09 09:52:53 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.07 tn (+5.0%)
Volume: $86.6 bn (+19.6%)

BTC: $20,652 (+7.2%)
ETH: $1.711 (+5.1%)

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BNB Chain announces zero-knowledge proof based scaling solution for Web3 dApps.
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The White House wants federal agencies and states to make mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin more climate-friendly.
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Polygon plans to continue hiring despite the bear market and increase its overall headcount by over 40%.
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Binance launches the Binance Account Bound Token (BAB) on the BNB Smart Chain as proof of identity for Binance users.
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Coinbase backs the first legal challenge to the U.S. Treasury’s sanctions on Tornado Cash.
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Crypto markets see flood of Queen Elizabeth II. memecoins and NFTs.
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2022-09-08 15:27:40 ECB raises rates by 75 basis points to tackle soaring inflation.
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2022-09-08 09:54:04 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.02 tn (+3.8%)
Volume: $72.4 bn (-18.9%)

BTC: $19,271 (+2.5%)
ETH: $1,627 (+7.0%)

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Algorand announced a new upgrade to its protocol that could boost its blockchain TPS fivefold.
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A Hacker steals $370K via Avalanche flash loan arbitrage attack.
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Digital Euro will only focus on personal use and not Web3 in the first stage EU officials said.
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FED vice chair calls for crypto specific regulations.
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Tether’s lead over USDC hits $16B as Binance moves to limit stablecoin competitors.
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2022-09-07 09:46:35 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $994.1 bn (-5.5%)
Volume: $89.3 bn (+32.3%)

BTC: $18,778 (-5.3%) ETH: $1,517 (-8.7%)

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As for the rest of 2022, KPMG predicts a slowdown in crypto interest and investment, particularly retail firms offering coins, tokens and NFTs.
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Dust Labs, the NFT startup tied to y00ts and DeGods, has raised $7 million in seed funding.
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Russia's finance ministry is working on stablecoin platforms to avoid international payments in USD and EUR.
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AAVE suspends ETH borrowing as the risk of high utilization leading up to the Merge could affect ETH liquidity.
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Ethereum miners are looking to shift their computing power to cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of the Merge.
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2022-09-06 14:49:39 First part of „The Merge“ on Ethereum, the Bellatrix upgrade, has been successfully prcocessed.
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