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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says Bitcoin Maximalism Hurting Crypto Industry’s Lobbying Efforts: Report

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says tribalism among different crypto communities is hindering the industry’s efforts to lobby for accommodating policy in Washington. In a new interview with CNBC, Garlinghouse says that he owns multiple cryptocurrencies, and expects all of them to rise together as the industry gains prominence. “I own Bitcoin, I own Ether, I

Number of NFT Collections Doubles This Year As Total Trading Volume Exceeds $54,000,000,000: IntoTheBlock

Crypto analytics platform IntoTheBlock is revealing that the number of non-fungible token (NFT) collections has risen dramatically in the first four months of 2022. In a new tweet, IntoTheBlock says that the number of NFT collections on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain has more than doubled since the year started, from around 40,000 to a total

BTC and ETH will break all-time highs in 2022 — Celsius CEO

During the recent Paris Blockchain Week Summit, Cointelegraph’s Joseph Hall sat down with Alex Mashinsky, CEO of Celsius Network, to talk about several topics, including where the Bitcoin and Ether markets are going.  According to Mashinsky, Bitcoin (BTC) received very strong support at around $30,000 to $33,000. The entrepreneur believes that Terra’s recent BTC purchase played a significant

MakerDAO deploys on layer-2 network StarkNet to enhance functions of DAI stablecoin

MakerDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization serving the popular DeFi lending protocol Maker, has announced an upcoming deployment schedule on the decentralized zero-knowledge (ZK) Ethereum rollup, StarkNet. Expected to become fully operational in the third quarter of this year as identified in the protocol’s roadmap, the integration will seek to enhance the multichain capabilities of their

Optimism-based projects spike on rumors of token airdrop

The native token prices from multiple projects that employ Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution Optimism have spiked around 20% amid rumors that the network will soon launch a token and airdrop it to the community. Optimism is a Layer 2 scaling solution that utilizes Optimistic rollups to process a high amount of transactions off the

Monero crypto of choice as ransomware ‘double extortion’ attacks increase 500%

A new report by blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace highlights the growing role that privacy-focused cryptocurrencies such as Monero are playing in the rising tide of ransomware. “Current Trends in Ransomware” delves into trends observed during 2021 but was only released this week. The firm revealed there was almost a 500% increase in “double extortion” ransomware

Institutional Investors Turn Cautious As Crypto Markets See Second Straight Week of Capital Outflows: CoinShares

According to a leading crypto asset manager, institutional investments in digital asset products have been declining for the second week in a row, suggesting investors are getting cautious. In the latest edition of the Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly report, CoinShares finds that crypto investment products saw outflows last week totaling nearly $100 million. “Digital asset