Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekNFT-focused Animoca Brands valued at $5B following $358M raiseNFT and virtual property-focused … [Read more...] about Animoca Brands doubles valuation to $5B, OpenSea tops $3.5B in Jan volume, Microsoft eyes metaverse gaming: Hodler’s Digest, Jan 16-22
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Checkout.com, Backend Firm for Crypto Giants, Raises $1B, Eyes Web 3 Push
London-based global payments processor Checkout.com has raised $1 billion in Series D funding at a $40 billion valuation. The funding will help drive three key initiatives: U.S. market growth, continued evolution of the technology platform and Web 3 efforts. Source link … [Read more...] about Checkout.com, Backend Firm for Crypto Giants, Raises $1B, Eyes Web 3 Push
Bitcoin Price Eyes Breakout as Trading Range Tightens
Bitcoin (BTC) is stuck in a narrow $550 range between the key long-term moving averages today, but may be prepping for a breakout, the technical charts suggest.With the bull/bear bias now unclear, the big problem now is trying to work out in which direction the price will go.As of writing, BTC is changing hands at $8,760 on Bitfinex, and is trading between the 50-day moving … [Read more...] about Bitcoin Price Eyes Breakout as Trading Range Tightens
Opera Eyes Polygon for Next Mobile Wallet Integration
The debut lines up Polygon, an ethereum scaling solution, as Opera’s first supported layer-2 token. MATIC is the gas for Polygon’s EVM-compatible ecosystem of 3,000 decentralized applications, including trading, NFTs and lending. Being in Opera’s native wallet lineup means users will have more seamless access to that realm. Source link … [Read more...] about Opera Eyes Polygon for Next Mobile Wallet Integration
On-Chain Data Hub Nansen Eyes Aggressive Growth With $75M Raise
If blockchain technology is going to become the backbone of a new financial infrastructure, some company will have to serve as an intelligence hub for its data – storing the world’s information and making it useful, as the old Google saying goes.With a $75 million raise backed by some of the world’s leading investment firms, on-chain analytics platform Nansen is now positioning … [Read more...] about On-Chain Data Hub Nansen Eyes Aggressive Growth With $75M Raise