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Crypto News
How Former U.S. Secretary of The Treasury Steven Mnuchin Approached The Cryptocurrency Industry
Documents of Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin stance towards crypto have been revealed — find out how he could have potentially impacted crypto regulations under President Trump.
By Andrey Sergeenkov
2yr ago
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Crypto News
Sick Of High Ethereum Gas Fees? Do This Instead
With average gas fees on Ethereum costing around $46, you can reduce fees by transacting on layer-2s, or use competing low-fee blockchains like Solana, Terra and Avalanche.
By Daniel Phillips
2yr ago
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Crypto Basics
How To Land A Job In The Crypto And Blockchain Industry
As we usher in the new year and set our resolutions for 2022, how about exploring a career in the exciting crypto industry? Find out how you can increase your chances of landing a role.
By Andrey Sergeenkov
2yr ago
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Tech Deep Dives
Polkadot Parachain Auctions Go Live
Parachain auctions are a totally new way to interact with blockchains.
By Will Kendall
2yr ago
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Crypto Basics
What Is a DAO? CoinMarketCap’s Definitive Guide
Decentralized autonomous organization explained, what you need to know about DAOs
By Avyan
2yr ago
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Tech Deep Dives
A Deep Dive Into MetaCartel
Learn more about the DAO with a sombrero-wearing dancing chilli as their logo, but a serious goal — to accelerate the development of web 3.0 and decentralized applications.
By Andrey Sergeenkov
2yr ago
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Tech Deep Dives
Hot or Not? These Are the Most Popular New Smart Contracts
What are the hottest contracts that smart money is flowing into this week? Find out with Nansen's hot contracts tool.
By Daniel Phillips
2yr ago
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Crypto Basics
What Are the World’s 10 Best Global Crypto Mining Hubs?
From Texas to Kazakhstan, the Bitcoin mining industry is booming after China’s ban forced many to move to friendlier destinations. Here are the world’s hottest mining destinations.
By Werner Vermaak
2yr ago
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Blockchain
Staggering Inflation Data Fails to Ignite Bitcoin
New data shows that the U.S. Consumer Price Index hit 6.8% in November, marking the fastest rate of inflation since 1982 — but it didn't help Bitcoin break $50,000.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Bitcoin
Podcast: Why Bitcoin Crashed... and Top Tips on NFTs
Also on this week's CoinMarketRecap podcast, all of this week's headlines — including a congressman who invented Mongoose Coin, OpenSea's U-turn, and the cryptocurrencies trending on Google.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Bitcoin
Crypto News, Dec. 10: New Memecoin Teases Congressman
The crypto markets are keeping a close eye on U.S. inflation data due out today — plus, yet another twist in the ongoing drama surrounding India's mooted ban.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Altcoins
Mongoose Coin Now Exists After Politician Makes It Up
After Brad Sherman mentioned "Mongoose Coin" in Congress, a cryptocurrency that didn't exist. Now, it's been created — and it already has a market cap of $25 million.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Trading
India Crypto Ban: Narendra Modi to Make 'Final Call'
There are conflicting views about what the country's law should look like. A total ban is being considered, but it's possible all crypto products could remain legal with regulation.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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NFTs
DAO 'Turned Down' Billionaire Who Won Constitution
Ken Griffin reportedly offered ConstitutionDAO joint governance and the chance to mint NFTs linked to the rare document, but he claims an agreement wasn't reached.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Altcoins
Solana: 'Fastest Blockchain in World' Hit by Attack
Is Solana down? A distributed denial of service attack caused transactions per second to fall below 500 — and there are fears the disruption is affecting confidence in the blockchain.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Crypto Basics
Top Crypto Officials Willing to Cooperate With Legal Authorities for Better Consumer Protection
The hearing between U.S. lawmakers and crypto officials went surprisingly well.
By Avyan
2yr ago
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NFTs
Crypto News, Dec. 9: A Warm Welcome in Washington?
Washington's receptive response at yesterday's crypto hearing took CEOs by surprise. And in other news, OpenSea has performed a U-turn on its IPO plans after an angry response from users.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Altcoins
Crypto CEOs Call for Clarity at Congress Hearing
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said: "I came in expecting some hostility and grandstanding, but instead found the discussion to be by and large productive and helpful."
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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