Month: November 2022

Bulls Aim Fresh Rally To $1.12

Aayush Jindal

MATIC price started a fresh increase from the $0.765 support zone. Polygon bulls are now aiming a fresh increase above the $1.00 resistance zone. MATIC price started a decent increase above the $0.90 resistance against the US dollar. The price is trading above $0.90 and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a key contracting triangle with resistance at $0.850 on the 4-hours chart of the MATIC/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could continue to rise towards the $1.00 and $1.12 resistance levels. Polygon’s…

LBRY says it ‘will likely be dead’ following SEC loss

Brian Quarmby

The firm behind the decentralized content platform LBRY said its days are likely numbered following its recent loss against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in court. It is specifically LBRY Inc that must die, the LBRY protocol and blockchain will continue. pic.twitter.com/SWwbqTq9In — LBRY (@LBRYcom) November 29, 2022 The SEC initially took LBRY Inc to court in Mar. 2021 over its LBRY Credit (LBC) tokens, alleging that the firm had been conducting unregistered securities offerings since 2016. The SEC ultimately won that battle last month on Nov.…

DWF Labs allocates $15 million to help troubled protocols via Binance’s Web3 recovery initiative

Anthony B

As a result of the recent turmoil in the cryptocurrency market caused by the failure of the FTX crypto exchange, several projects have taken a significant blow. In response, DWF Labs, a market maker that offers liquidity to cryptocurrency projects, along with Binance Labs funds, are assisting those initiatives that are struggling.  Notably, DWF Labs has provided an initial sum of $15 million to assist troubled protocols as part of the Web3 Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI) being led by Binance Labs, according to information obtained by Finbold through Etherscan data.…

Blockchain-based supply chain platform canned by IBM and Maersk

Brayden Lindrea

United States technology company IBM and Danish logistics firm Maersk have decided to discontinue their co-developed blockchain-backed supply chain platform, TradeLens, citing a lack of “global industry collaboration” as a key reason behind the decision. Maersk stated on Nov. 29 that it has begun taking immediate action to cease operations on the platform which should take full effect by Q1 2023: “The TradeLens team is taking action to withdraw the offerings and discontinue the platform […] During this process all parties involved will ensure that customers are attended to without…

BNB Coin Leads Gains Among Top Cryptos: Will Binance Continue

Alyz

BNB is currently trading at $300.082 with a 24-hour trading volume of $1,059,515,334. Despite the general market slump, the coin has been one of the top performers. It currently ranks at the number four position on CoinMarketCap.  The coin has a 24-hour low of 289.76 and a 24-hour high of $304.82. The price change in 24 hours is increase of 2.36%. However, this price change does not truly convey the strength of the token in the market. BNB’s trading volume increased by 3.51% in the last 24 hours. There is…

$16K Bitcoin dropping to $12K–$14K — Can this really happen? Watch The Market Report

Cointelegraph

On this week’s The Market Report show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the possibility of a $12,000–$14,000 Bitcoin (BTC) price and what that would mean for the rest of the crypto space. We start off this week’s show with the latest news in the markets: New BTC miner capitulation? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week Bitcoin prepares to exit a grim November just above $16,000 — what could be on the menu for BTC’s price this week? We discuss the protests in China, the possibility of Bitcoin miners being…

EIB settles €100 million digital bond on private blockchain

Zhiyuan Sun

According to a new press release on Nov. 29, the European Investment Bank, or EIB, issued a first-ever euro-denominated €100 million digital bond on a private blockchain-underpinned platform with tokenization help from Goldman Sachs. The latter, along with Société Générale Luxembourg, also act as the on-chain custodians for the financial instrument. The bond bears interest at a coupon rate of 2.57% per year with a maturity date of Nov. 29, 2024, and is governed by Luxembourger laws.  Banque de France and the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg participated in the project…