How The Geopolitics Of 2021 Will Shape The Year Ahead For Bitcoin
Developments around the global regulation, hash rate and adoption of Bitcoin made for a unique year in 2021. So how will 2022 play out? This past year was certainly a…
Canaan Expands Mining Operations in Kazakhstan Amid Power Deficit, Protests
Hardware manufacturer Canaan is expanding its crypto mining operations in Kazakhstan. The company is now cooperating with a number of mining firms there and has already deployed over 10,000 pieces…
Defi Lending Startup Aave Launches Permissioned Platform to Entice Financial Institutions
On January 5, the open-source non-custodial decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Aave launched a permissioned version of the protocol aimed at institutions. The platform dubbed Aave Arc will… ] Go…
Hut 8 Ends 2021 With 5,518 BTC In Reserve, Secures $30M Loan
The bitcoin miner added 276 BTC to its holdings in December after mining 8.9 BTC per day that month. Hut 8 mined 276 BTC in December, up from 265 in…
The Sandbox Partners With a Myriad of Hong Kong Luminaries, Plans to Launch Metaverse ‘Mega City’
The Animoca Brands subsidiary and blockchain-based virtual world, The Sandbox, has announced the firm has made multiple partnerships in Hong Kong, and has plans to create a “Mega City” in…
Global Central Bank Gold Holdings Rose to 36,000 Tons in 2021, Increase Attributed to Dollar’s Decline
The total quantity of gold held in reserves by central banks topped 36,000 tons for the first time since 1990, data from World Gold Council has shown. This increase follows…
Bitcoin’s Price Will Hit $100K by Mid-Year, Nexo Founder Predicts
The co-founder and managing partner of Nexo, a major cryptocurrency lender, has predicted that the price of bitcoin will be $100K by mid-2022. He highlighted “two simple reasons” why he…
In 2021, The Voices Of Bitcoin Rose
The emergence of social audio applications like Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces in 2021 amplified new and old Bitcoin voices. 2021 was the year of social audio applications. Clubhouse rose to…
2021 Was Huge For Bitcoin As Countries And Companies Worldwide Embraced It
This year was a turning point for Bitcoin as many doubters watched the world embrace the technology. 2021 marked the twelfth year of bitcoin’s “official” existence, and after last year’s…
Defi TVL Jumps 12% Since Mid-December, Close to $25B in Bridges, Convex Gains on Curve’s Dominance
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has risen 4% during the first four days of the new year from $245 billion on January 1, to $255.84 billion…