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Playing Crypto Games for a Living Is More Than Just a Meme

Mar 28, 2021 Jeremy Parkinson Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Key Takeaways Pro gaming has long been a unique income source for many around the world. This same trend is unfolding in various blockchain-based games like Axie Infinity and Decentraland. With gamers making a sustainable living in the metaverse, VCs are keeping a close eye. While games such as World of Warcraft originally blurred the […]

Uniswap V3 Video NFT Sells for $525,000

Mar 27, 2021 Jeremy Parkinson Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Key Takeaways A tokenized version of Uniswap’s V3 video teaser has sold for $525,000. A DAO set up to buy the NFT placed the winning bid. The video’s artist pplpleasr said that the funds would be donated to charities supporting ethnic minority groups. Uniswap announced its highly anticipated V3 update earlier this week. It’s scheduled […]

Filecoin Uptrend Nears Exhaustion After 70% Advance

Mar 27, 2021 Jeremy Parkinson Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Key Takeaways Retail investors are growing euphoric about Filecoin after a recent announcement. FIL has risen nearly 70% in the past three days, reaching new yearly highs. Despite the upward price action, on-chain and technical metrics suggest a pullback is coming. This news was brought to you by Phemex, our preferred Derivatives Partner. Filecoin has […]

IR35 for entrepreneurs: The April 2021 changes

Mar 27, 2021 Jeremy Parkinson Business 0

Ever heard of IR35? A job for your accountant or legal team, perhaps. But don’t shrug off your responsibilities. If you’re working out of an intermediary (limited company) IR35 is likely to fall onto your ‘to do’ list in some shape or form. Here’s what you need to know… What is IR35? IR35 has existed […]

Is General Motors Planning to Accept Bitcoin Payments?

Mar 26, 2021 Jeremy Parkinson Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Key Takeaways General Motors CEO Mary Barra has commented on Bitcoin. Though GM does not want to invest in Bitcoin, Barra implied it could accept BTC as payment during a recent investor call. This ultimately depends on whether there is customer demand. Automotive giant General Motors is monitoring Bitcoin’s potential, according to statements from its […]

Crypto Analytics Firm Chainalaysis Now Valued at $2 Billion

Mar 26, 2021 Jeremy Parkinson Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis secures a $100 million investment at a valuation of $2 billion. Chainalysis Continues to Turn Heads Chainalysis’s eighth funding round was led by Paradigm, with participation from TIME Ventures, the investment fund by billionaire investor Marc Benioff, including early stakeholders Addition and Ribbit. Previously, it has obtained $166 million in seven […]

DeversiFi DEX Announces New Token and Airdrop

Mar 26, 2021 Jeremy Parkinson Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Key Takeaways The Scalable layer 2 DEX, DeversiFi has introduced new DeversiFi Token (DVF). The DeversiFi team will give out ~50% of the token supply for incentivizing adoption through liquidity mining and a user airdrop. The DEX is backed by large crypto firms such as Bitfinex, ConsenSys, and Ledger. This news was brought to you […]

Ethereum Scaling Solution Optimism Delays Launch to July

Mar 26, 2021 Jeremy Parkinson Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Key Takeaways Layer 2 solution Optimism has delayed its mainnet launch. The project is now planning to go live in July. The team said that they intend to give the community “time to integrate, audit and test.” Optimism is arguably Ethereum’s most anticipated Layer 2 solution, favored by DeFi staples like Synthetix and Uniswap. This […]

DeFi Project Spotlight: Small-Cap Lending Platform Cream Finance

Mar 26, 2021 Jeremy Parkinson Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Key Takeaways Cream Finance is a fork of Compound but offers far more assets to lend and borrow against. Though it offers additional features, they are less competitive than the original offerings. The CREAM token also lacks clear utility. Cream has proven that the underlying code is secure thanks to an audit from Trail of […]

Bitcoin, Ethereum Primed to Rebound Despite Losses

Mar 25, 2021 Jeremy Parkinson Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Key Takeaways Bitcoin has endured an 18% correction over the past two weeks and now sits on top of stable support. Ethereum whales are slowly reentering the network as a number of new buy signals pop up in the market. Despite the significant losses incurred recently, it seems that both cryptocurrencies are poised to rebound. […]