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• Crypto DAO spends €2.66M on Jodorowsky's Dune thinking they would own its copyright, receives mass ridicule on Twitter
  It's the latest addition to a series of crypto-crowdfunding campaigns to receive increased spectator scrutiny. Late Saturday, Spice DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that owns a copy of an unpublished manuscript of Frank Herbert and Alejandro Jodorowsky's never completed Dune film, announced its roadmap going forward. In the Tweet, Spice DAO said it would "Make […]
• Pakistan's president calls for more training in blockchain technology
  Among the panel of experts that met with President Arif Alvi was Bitcoin Association founding president and Bitcoin SV advocate Jimmy Nguyen. Arif Alvi, currently serving as the president of Pakistan, called for additional training in emerging technologies including blockchain, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity while meeting with a delegation of blockchain technology experts.In a Monday […]
• OpenSea surpasses $3.5B in monthly Ether trading volume setting new ATH
  OpenSea's record-high daily volume on Sunday was $261 million. Thus far this month, OpenSea has averaged $169 million in trading volume for each day. With two more weeks left in January, nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has seen its monthly trade volume in Ether (ETH) exceed $3.5 billion for the first time ever.According to data […]
• Bitcoin stays in tight range as analyst eyes potential 'interesting week' in BTC
  It may be all quiet on Jan. 17 in the absence of Wall Street, but Bitcoin markets might not stay that way for long. Bitcoin (BTC) hovered near $43,000 on Jan. 17 as its "boring" price action combined with signs that the market could be stabilizing.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewLeverage comes off all-time […]
• Crypto job posts on LinkedIn rocketed 395% in 2021
  Job postings with terms like “Bitcoin,” “Ethereum,” “blockchain” and “cryptocurrency” grew 395% in the United States last year. It wasn’t just a bull run for prices last year. Careers in crypto outstripped price action in 2021, as crypto job searches soared by 395% in the United States alone, according to LinkedIn.Crucially, the crypto industry outpaced […]
• UK 3rd for ETH ownership as crypto adoption grows 1% in December: Survey
  Per a December survey conducted by Finder.com, the U.K. held third place worldwide in adoption rankings for Ether, while overall cryptocurrency adoption crept up by 1%. British crypto enthusiasts were busy consolidating and rebalancing during the last gasp of 2021. Finder.com surveyed 2,013 internet users in the United Kingdom in December 2021 with varying results.Since […]
• Crypto.com pauses withdrawals due to ‘suspicious activity’
  Dogecoin founder Billy Markus noticed a suspicious transaction pattern on Etherscan that prompted the company to halt all transactions for the time being. Major crypto wallet and platform Crypto.com has temporarily halted withdrawals after “a small number of users reporting suspicious activity on their accounts,” but all funds are reportedly safe at the moment. We have […]