Moonrock Times | Daily & Breaking Crypto News

2022-09-06 09:14:11 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.04 tn (+2.4%)
Volume: $67.5 bn (+37.2%)

BTC: $19,799 (+0.2%) ETH: $1,659 (+5.8%)

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Ethereum gets into ‘The Merge’ with the Bellatrix upgrade today.
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Binance introduces BUSD auto-conversion and effectively removes USDC as a tradable asset from its platform.
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Binance and Nigeria are in talks to create a digital economy powered by blockchain.
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Bank of Russia agrees to legalize crypto for cross-border payments.
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The Australian Federal Police has set up a new cryptocurrency unit.
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2022-09-05 09:27:05 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.02 tn (+0.2%)
Volume: $49.2 bn (+17.1%)

BTC: $19,767 (-0.1%) ETH: $1,564 (+0.7%)

Latest news:

Ethereum adds over 70,000 new unique addresses daily ahead of the Merge.
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Fed research papers warn about future risks from crypto CeFi and DeFi.
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According to DappRadar Gaming makes up over half of blockchain industry usage.
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‘Blocker Bug’ delays highly anticipated Y00ts NFT mint.
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US lawmaker says there is too much money and power behind crypto to ban it.
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2022-09-04 11:36:36 Weekly Recap:

Venture capital investments in blockchain startups increased ~600% in 2021 to almost $15 bn.
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The Avalanche founder claims the allegations to be involved in a smear campaign against competitors are false.
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Daily NFT trading volume on OpenSea falls 99% in past 90 days.
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crvUSD stablecoin could launch next month.
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Celsius’ latest bankruptcy court hearing sets stage for future.
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Crypto.com backs out of $495M sponsorship deal with UEFA Champions League.
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The official SUDO distribution was announced.
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2022-09-03 13:52:49 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.02 tn (-1.1%)
Volume: $60.6 bn (+0.2%)

BTC: $19,841 (-1.2%) ETH: $1,554 (-2.2%)

Latest news:

For the first time, the volume of Ethereum futures was larger than that of Bitcoin futures.
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Ethereum miners made $756 million in revenue in August ahead of the Merge.
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NFT marketplace Sudoswap unveils governance token and retroactive airdrop.
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Thailand's SEC creates new crypto advertising rules.
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FIFA launches NFT platform on Algorand ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
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2022-09-02 09:40:27 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.03 tn (+0.6%)
Volume: $60.5 bn (-6.2%)

BTC: $20,105 (+0.4%)
ETH: $1,586 (+2.2%)

Latest news:

DeFi platform Kyber suffered an $265k exploit resulted from malicious website code.
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Celsius is seeking court permission to allow some users to withdraw their digital assets.
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OpenSea plans to exclusively support NFTs based on the PoS version of Ethereum.
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Crypto.com has backed out of a 5 year sponsorship deal worth $495 million with the UEFA Champions League.
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SEC and CFTC want help building new crypto reporting regime for hedge funds.
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2022-09-01 09:12:51 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.02 tn (-1.9%)
Volume: $64.5 bn (-13.6%)

BTC: $20,031 (-1.7%)
ETH: $1,551 (-3.4%)

Latest news:

Curve Finance founder said the protocol’s upcoming stablecoin crvUSD could launch next month. 
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Japan financial regulator has proposed reducing taxes for crypto companies and individual investors.
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California crypto oversight bill moves closer to becoming law requiring crypto-related businesses to obtain a special license.
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Ethereum miner balance reaches four-year high before the ‚Merge‘ with similar levels seen last in April 2018.
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Ethereum Layer 2 network ‚Arbitrum‘ completes the Nitro upgrade which increases transaction throughput, reduces fees and improves UX for Devs.
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Credit Suisse held $31 million in ‘Digital Assets’ for clients last quarter, showing how traditional financial institutions are inching toward crypto custody.
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2022-08-31 09:35:27 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.03 tn (-0.1%)
Volume: $74.7 bn (+10.8%)

BTC: $20,321 (-0.4%) ETH: $1,598 (+1.2%)

Latest news:

FBI issues new warning for investors on DeFi hacks.
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Seven Seven Six, the VC firm led the by Reddit co-founder, plans to raise a new $177.6 mn crypto fund.
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Daily NFT trading volume on OpenSea falls 99% in past 90 days.
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Wireless network Helium is considering a move from its own custom blockchain to Solana.
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OpenSea expands its Seaport implementation to support Polygon.
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2022-08-30 09:33:03 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.04 tn (+4.4%)
Volume: $67.4 bn (+28.1%)

BTC: $20,407 (+2.9%) ETH: $1,578 (+8.8%)

Latest news:

The Avalanche founder claims the allegations to be involved in a smear campaign against competitors are false.
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Dubai‘s VARA announced new regulatory guidelines on the marketing, advertising and promotions of virtual assets.
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KuCoin partnered with Bit.Country to create the KuCoin Metaverse.
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Iran allows businesses to use crypto for import transactions.
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Meta expands NFT integration to Facebook.
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FTX CEO said that his firm has no plans to acquire the crypto exchange Huobi.
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2022-08-29 09:27:55 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $994 bn (-1.4%)
Volume: $52.6 bn (-0.3%)

BTC: $19,827 (-1.2%) ETH: $1,451 (-2.9%)

Latest news:

Global crypto market cap has fallen under $1 trillion.
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Singapore plans new regulations that will make it more difficult for retail investors to trade crypto.
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Venture capital investments in blockchain startups increased ~600% in 2021 to almost $15 bn.
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Taiwan will launch a new ministry focused on information security, Web3 and digital innovation.
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2022-08-28 10:28:12 Weekly Recap:

CryptoPunks takes top pricing spot from Bored Apes.
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Near Protocol’s Rainbow Bridge repels an attack in 31 seconds, while attacker loses 5 ETH.
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LookRare fork SudoRare rugs for $800K despite Twitter warnings.
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Mainet Merge announcement.
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Celsius Network sues ex-employee, accusing him of fraud.
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NFT project SudoRare disappears with roughly 520 Ethereal in user funds.
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Mars’ M&Ms partners with Universal Music’s Bored Ape NFT band KINGSHIP.
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