In today’s global crypto news, Coinbase is said to acquire one of the oldest crypto exchanges in Turkey, BtcTurk. The crypto boom in the country rose since the recent decline of their currency. Other popular crypto exchanges like Binance, Bybit, etc. have also been setting up their operations in Turkey. Though Coinbase and BtcTurk have not made any comments, a source told MergerMarket that a part of the deal could be a share swap.
Commerzbank, one of the banking giants of Germany has confirmed to local media that it applied for a crypto license with BaFin earlier this year. This approach is a very first for a major bank in Germany! Commerzbank serves over 18 million customers and over 70,000 institutional clients, and the cryptocurrency offering will reportedly target its institutional client base.
In today’s global NFT news, Rario, a non-fungible token (NFT) platform for cricket, raised a whopping $120 million in Series A funding. This round was led by Dream Capital, the venture capital arm of fantasy sports platform Dream Sports, to further launch both companies into Web 3.
Before diving into today’s news in detail, let’s take a collective look at the crypto market!
CRYPTO PRICES TODAY
| Price Trend | Price for April 22, 2022 | Percentage change |
| The global cryptocurrency market cap | $1,879,448,163,078 | -0.02% |
| The total crypto market volume | $106,978,132,313 | 0.16% |
| Bitcoin Price | $40,597.29 | -2.43% |
| Ethereum Price | $3,005.34 | -2.84 |
*All prices are latest by 10:10 AM, 22 April 2022.
TOP GAINERS AND LOSERS TODAY
TOP 3 CRYPTO GAINERS
| Crypto | Price | Percentage Change |
| Tron (TRX) | ₹5.42 | 8.31% |
| ZCash (ZEC) | ₹13,614.85 | 6.16% |
| Monero (XMR) | ₹22,747.69 | 5.24% |
*All prices are latest by 10:30 AM, 22 April 2022.
TOP 3 CRYPTO LOSERS
| Crypto | Price | Percentage Change |
| Ox (ZRX) | ₹73.99 | -12.93% |
| Synthetic Network (SNX) | ₹475.66 | -11.60% |
| Zilliqa (ZIL) | ₹9.51 | -9.07% |
*All prices are latest by 10:30 AM, 22 April 2022.
Crypto News Global
Coinbase in Talks to Acquire BtcTurk for About $3.2B: Report
Bloomberg reported on Thursday, Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) is in talks to buy Turkey’s BtcTurk. Founded in 2013, BtcTurk is one of Turkey’s oldest crypto exchanges and counts 4.5 million professional users, according to one of Turkey’s top newspapers, Cumhuriyet. Though Coinbase and BtcTurk have not made any comments, a source told MergerMarket that a part of the deal could be a share swap.
Source: CoinTelegraph.
German banking giant Commerzbank applies for crypto license
Commerzbank, one of the largest banking institutions in Germany has confirmed that it applied for a local crypto license earlier this year. This marks the first time a major bank has made a move toward the crypto space in the country. A spokesperson for Commerzbank confirmed to local media that it applied for the license with BaFin. Commerzbank serves over 18 million customers and over 70,000 institutional clients, and the cryptocurrency offering will reportedly target its institutional client base.
Source: CoinTelegraph.
Top NFT News
NFT Cricket Platform Rario Raises $120M Round Led by Dream Capital
Rario, a non-fungible token (NFT) platform for cricket, raised $120 million in Series A funding. This round was led by Dream Capital, the venture capital arm of fantasy sports platform Dream Sports. With the investment, Rario can access the Dream Sports platform and its users to further propel both companies into Web 3. Chief Strategy Officer of Dream Sports, Dev Bajaj said in a press release on Thursday that Dream Capital is partnering with Rario to help sports fans engage deeper with their favorite cricket teams.
Source: CoinDesk
NEW COIN LISTING ON COINDCX
| New Coin | Market Cap | Circulating Supply |
| Coti (COTI) | ₹19,533,363,464 | 1.05B COTI |
| SuperFarm (SUPER) | ₹19,296,543,586 | 402,410,904.42 SUPER
|
| XDC Network (XDC) | ₹55,864,315,482 | 12.31B XDC |
| Anchor Protocol (ANC) | ₹55,418,994,873 | 339,749,388.03 ANC |
| Stacks (STX) | ₹117,679,799,347 | 1.31B STX |
*All prices are latest by 10:30 AM April 21, 2022.*
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