Banned Vape Company Uses Crypto to Fight Counterfeits
https://decrypt.co/55177/banned-vape-company-uses-crypto-to-fight-counterfeits

Cool Clouds join Walmart in the list of commercial vendors using sophisticated blockchain verification methods.

Why Polkadot Is The Hottest Crypto In China
https://decrypt.co/55163/polkadot-china-hottest-crypto

The network is especially popular among developers and investors in China. Here's why.

Bitcoin's Volatility Highest Since COVID-19 Crash: Skew
https://decrypt.co/55182/bitcoin-realized-volatility-highest-since-2020-crash-skew

Bitcoin’s volatility is higher than normal—but should we be worried?

How This Digital Artist Made $370,000 in Crypto on Their 18th Birthday
https://decrypt.co/55203/how-this-digital-artist-made-370000-in-crypto-on-their-18th-birthday

The 18-year-old crypto surrealist crypto artist FEWOCiOUS on Vegas, family and NFTs from their new pad in Seattle.

Analyst Gives Three Reasons Why $1.6 Billion in ETH Just Left Exchanges
https://decrypt.co/55213/analyst-gives-three-reasons-why-1-6-billion-in-eth-just-left-exchanges

We get to the bottom of what happened to the $1.6 billion ETH drained from exchanges.

Ethereum Booms as Investors Search for Something New
https://decrypt.co/55257/ethereum-booms-as-investors-search-for-something-new

Ethereum broke its previous all time high record over the weekend as the world's second largest cryptocurrency surges.

Attackers Use File Storage Platform to Secretly Mine Bitcoin
https://decrypt.co/55255/attackers-use-file-storage-platform-to-secretly-mine-bitcoin

File storage provider QNAP has issued an advisory to protect clients against targeted Bitcoin mining attacks.

Mining Bitcoin Is Now Trickier Than Ever
https://decrypt.co/55265/mining-bitcoin-is-now-trickier-than-ever

Bitcoin mining difficulty has soared to a new all-time-high amidst reports of global chip shortage hitting China's mining sector.

DeFi Market Cap Reaches $45 Billion as Token Prices Shoot Up
https://decrypt.co/55272/defi-market-cap-reaches-45-billion-as-token-prices-shoot-up

Decentralized finance tokens have been growing rapidly and now make up 4.6% of the $1 trillion crypto market.

Google Searches for Bitcoin Are Skyrocketing in Argentina
https://decrypt.co/55307/google-searches-for-bitcoin-are-skyrocketing-in-argentina

Citizens of the Latin American country have faced an ongoing economic crisis for years. But Bitcoin is proving to be a way out.

Marathon Invests $150 Million in Bitcoin—Stock Rises 7%
https://decrypt.co/55321/marathon-invests-150-million-in-bitcoin-stock-rises-7

Bitcoin mining firm Marathon purchased 4,800 Bitcoin to hold in its Treasury reserves, instead of US dollars.

Charlie Lee’s 9 Favorite Things About Litecoin
https://decrypt.co/55260/charlie-lees-9-favorite-things-about-litecoin

Litecoin marks its tenth anniversary in 2021—so who better to spill the beans on the "silver to Bitcoin's gold" than its creator Charlie Lee?

What is Balancer? How to Use This Automated Market Maker (2021)
https://decrypt.co/55229/what-is-balancer-automated-market-maker-amm-defi

Balancer is a DeFi platform known as an automated market maker (AMM) that can be used for swapping ERC-20 assets easily.

The Guy Who Sold Baklava for Bitcoin
https://decrypt.co/55342/the-guy-who-sold-baklava-for-bitcoin

George Mandrik recalls how he started selling baklava for Bitcoin before ending up in the epicenter of the crypto industry.

Miami Mayor Hires City’s First CTO in Fintech, Crypto Push
https://decrypt.co/55340/miami-mayor-cto-tech-crypto

Saif Ishoof, the vice president of engagement at Florida International University, will be the city of Miami’s first-ever chief technology officer.

Ex-Goldman Sachs CEO: Regulation Will ‘Undermine’ Bitcoin
https://decrypt.co/55358/lloyd-blankfein-goldman-sachs-bitcoin

Lloyd Blankfein has his doubts about Bitcoin, and thinks regulators may be "arming" themselves to deal with it.

Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital to Launch Ethereum Funds
https://decrypt.co/55366/galaxy-digital-ethereum-funds

The cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital is planning new funds for Ethereum’s native coin, Ether.

How Hedera is Ensuring the Safety of Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine
https://decrypt.co/55357/how-hedera-ensuring-safety-pfizer-covid-vaccine

CEO Mance Harmon joins The Decrypt Daily podcast to detail how it’s being used to track the temperature-sensitive doses.

Bitcoin, Current Crypto Assets Won’t Last: Bank of England Head
https://decrypt.co/55389/bitcoin-current-crypto-assets-wont-last-bank-of-england-head

Andrew Bailey told the World Economic Forum that he doesn't think existing cryptocurrenciess have the design or governance to stand the test of time.

Senate Confirms Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary
https://decrypt.co/55395/senate-confirms-janet-yellen-as-treasury-secretary

Janet Yellen is "not a fan" of Bitcoin, but she has vowed to implement a regulatory framework for digital assets.

Markets Decline But Investors See Stability Ahead
https://decrypt.co/55408/markets-decline-but-investors-see-stability-ahead

Cryptocurrencies across the board saw steep declines, but investor sentiment sees the move as a consolidation not capitulation.