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⁠$250K bounty 'not too low to be insulting,' says Coinbase white hat hacker The white-hat hacker responsible for discovering a crisis-level flaw in Coinbase API said the $250K bounty was not "too low."

⁠BTC price falls below $38K as Tencent leads worst China tech rout since July Pressure on Chinese tech stocks adds to a potent cocktail of inflation and geopolitical strife, with Wall Street closed for trading.

⁠Happy to be regulated? Fallout from BlockFi settlement is a matter of speculation The record-breaking $100-million fine could mark the dawn of a new era for crypto lending platforms.

⁠Crypto winter 2022: Here’s what crypto industry veterans expect Industry executives predict that the next Bitcoin bull run is likely to happen in 2024 or early 2025, tied to Bitcoin’s fourth halving.

⁠Kazakhstan likely to lose Bitcoin hash rate leadership in next index update Several Chinese crypto mining giants like BIT Mining have already scraped some of their expansion plans in Kazakhstan.

⁠Pro-Bitcoin president of El Salvador to offer citizenship for foreign investors The 52 proposed legal reforms call for less bureaucracy, less red tape, creating tax incentives to make El Salvador one of the most freedom…

⁠Georgia punches well above its weight for Bitcoin mining: Report The tiny population of Georgia is a dark horse for Bitcoin mining, contributing close to one percent of the industry’s total hash rate, according to a rep…

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⁠Intel unveils 2nd-gen Bonanza Mine chip for efficient Bitcoin mining Intel's new chips are powered by a high-performance miner to deliver up to 40TH/s in a balanced environment.

⁠'Coin days destroyed' spike hinting at BTC price bottom? 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week Large and smaller hodlers alike are seizing the chance to stack, figures show, as on-chain data hints that the bottom is in…

⁠KB Bank to launch South Korea’s first crypto investment fund The investment fund will be the first offered by a bank in the country and is expected to include a type of crypto index and ETFs.

⁠Former Cisco employee launches DAO to buy Denver Broncos The next owners of the Broncos could be a humble DAO organized by a group of professionals who may wind up paying the most ever for a North American sports team.

⁠Credit Suisse data leak reveals decades of shady clients and activity Swiss bank secrecy laws have protected Credit Suisse from having to disclose whether it was banking criminal activity, which is a far cry from the tr…

⁠Future of finance: US banks partner with crypto custodians Traditional financial institutions must work hand-in-hand with crypto custodians, sub-custodians and service providers moving forward.

As the CEO of Lightning Labs, Elizabeth Stark is laser-focused on developing the Lightning Network as demand for Bitcoin payments grows. With Cash App adopting its system at the beginning of the year, the future of Light…

No. 62 on the Top 100 is billionaire and popular crypto entrepreneur Mike Novogratz. His company, Galaxy Digital, launched a Bitcoin mining operation, bought BitGo for $1.2B and will likely become publicly traded this ye…

Ever heard of Bitcoin’s four-year cycle? Bob Loukas is the mind behind the popular theory, and our No. 63. Loukas has helped popularize the notion that most coins, not just BTC, tend to move in four-year cycles.

A veteran of the entrepreneurial and telecom space, our No. 64 Alex Mashinsky is the CEO of the crypto lending platform Celsius. Following a $400M funding round, Alex has his eyes on Bitcoin’s price reaching $140K by the…

A strong advocate for women in blockchain, Kerry Wong’s 2021 proved she is an ideal role model. As head of investor relations at crypto investment firm Pantera Capital, she helped the firm grow to manage more than $6.4 b…

You’ve seen No. 66 Raoul Pal interview high-profile financial figures as the CEO of Real Vision. 2021 saw Pal expand his educational platform, and the veteran investor may soon act as a bridge between TradFi and crypto.

The Blockchain for Climate Foundation, founded by Joseph Pallant, seeks to unlock the solution to the climate crisis by advancing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and blockchain technology to bring forward a more effecti…

Number 68 is fintech veteran Vanessa Grellet who's using her role at CoinFund to manage the portfolio of over 50 early-stage and Web3 companies. As the company invests more into the DeFi and NFT markets, her fingerprints…

2021 was a year of reflection for our number 69, Andre Cronje as he opened up about his love-hate relationship with DeFi. But his passion appeared to be reinvigorated after revealing he was working on a new project on th…

One of ETH’s greatest champions is No. 70. Joseph Lubin had a big year as the project fended off competition to remain the largest smart contract blockchain to thrive off of the NFT boom. 2022 can be even bigger as the n…

Who’s ready for No. 70-61 on our #CTTop100? 🎆 We are so excited to present some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs, creators, and names shaping the future of blockchain. Presented by Crypto .com

⁠The Metaverse will bring a further erosion of privacy The Metaverse isn’t coming, it’s already here. And that’s why we look at its impact on our privacy and how decentralization could help.

⁠What is the importance of blockchain in the RegTech ecosystem? RegTech enhances compliance for financial services institutions. This guide explains how blockchain works in banking to achieve this goal.

⁠NFTs, payments and conferences: Crypto in Latin America in 2021 Between the bull market, the NFT craze and DeFi taking off, 2021 was an interesting year for Latin America.