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Riot Blockchain stock receives an upgrade as golden cross nears
Riot Blockchain stock price has done well this year as Bitcoin prices jump. The shares jumped to a high of $10.62 on Wednesday, the...
US Treasury to Attempt Coercing European Countries Into Implementing Sanctions Against Russia
Officials of the U.S. Treasury Department will travel to Europe this month with the objective of getting more countries to apply punitive...
Should you invest in cryptocurrencies as they bounced from the 2022 lows?
The cryptocurrency market remains resilient despite a wave of bad news in 2022 Bitcoin trades above $30k, up 80% YTD HODL seems to be the...
MetaPlayerOne’s New Co-Investment and Acceleration Program for GameFi Projects
PRESS RELEASE. MetaPlayerOne is bringing the power of Web3 communications to GameFi by introducing a new launchpad and standard for NFT...
Argentina securities regulator approves Bitcoin futures index
The securities regulator of Argentina has approved a Bitcoin-based futures index set to debut on the Matba Rofex exchange. The Bitcoin...
Nigerian Forex Inflows: ‘Ambiguous Foreign Exchange Regime’ Blamed After Inflows Dropped to $5.32 Billion in 2022
Between 2019 and 2022, the value of foreign capital that flowed into Nigeria dropped from $23.9 billion to $5.32 billion. The drop has...
Iran Top Security Official Believes Recent De-Dollarization Efforts Will Doom ‘Illegal Western Sanctions’ to Failure
Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the National Security Council of Iran, has stated that the recent bilateral cooperation efforts between his...
Push to ban ransomware payments following Australia’s biggest cyberattack
The Australian government is being pushed to ban the payment of cyber ransoms, usually demanded in cryptocurrency, following a local...
Less than 1% of staked ETH estimated to sell after Shanghai upgrade: Glassnode
Just 170,000 Ether (ETH) of the total 18.1 million ETH staked on the Beacon Chain will be unlocked within the first week of the Shanghai...
Hong Kong virtual bank to offer crypto conversions and accounts: Report
ZA Bank, Hong Kong’s biggest virtual bank by assets, is reportedly set to provide crypto account services and facilitate crypto-to-fiat...
Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade to Enable Staking Withdrawals Set to Go Live on April 12
The Ethereum blockchain is set to undergo its next major update since the network switched from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake through...
India Seeks Common Crypto Framework for All Countries to Deal With ‘Many Collapses and Shocks in Cryptocurrencies’
India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said during her official visit to the U.S. that crypto regulation is a very important part...
CoFund tokenizes $10M hotel in Bali via Tokeny
Tokenization infrastructure provider Tokeny has partnered with Ethereum real-estate tokenization marketplace CoFund, according to an April...
Circle and BlockFi questioned on banking with SVB by Warren and AOC
Executives at the stablecoin issuer Circle and the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender BlockFi have been questioned by two members of Congress...
Roubini: We’re Shifting to ‘Bipolar’ Global Reserve Currency System With Chinese Yuan as Alternative to US Dollar
Economist Nouriel Roubini, also known as “Dr. Doom,” predicts that the global reserve currency system will shift from unipolar...
Bitcoin holds $30K, but some pro traders are skeptical about BTC price continuation
Bitcoin (BTC) price has finally broken the $30,000 level after the key price zone lasted as a ten months resistance level. BTC price...
Bitcoin continues to shine with 98% of inflows into crypto investment products
On April 11, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its latest “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” revealing that...
The feds must rein in crypto-financed terrorism
While regulators and policymakers dither and try to decide if cryptocurrencies have a future in the economy, early adopters, including...
Google Trends Data Shows Bitcoin Search Interest Surged This Week Amid 10-Month Price High
According to worldwide data from Google Trends, the search term “bitcoin” has reached a score of 93 out of 100 in the last...
China’s Inflation Rate Drops to Lowest in 18 Months
The annual inflation rate in China has unexpectedly slowed down in March to its lowest level in a year and a half, the latest statistical...
Ronin (RON) bags a 500% gain as the gaming-focused project approaches a major upgrade
Ronin Network’s native token RON recorded 5x gains since the start of the year thanks to its plans to shift to a Delegated Proof-of-Stake...
Wyoming defends crypto-friendly bank charter regime in Custodia Bank’s lawsuit with Fed
The U.S. state of Wyoming has requested to intervene in the case between Custodia Bank and the Federal Reserve System, seeking to defend...
Cleanspark Purchases 45,000 Bitcoin Mining Devices, Adding 6.3 EH/s to Current Fleet
On Tuesday, the bitcoin mining company Cleanspark announced that it had purchased 45,000 Antminer S19 XP bitcoin mining devices for a...
5 Natural language processing libraries to use
Natural language processing (NLP) is important because it enables machines to understand, interpret and generate human language, which is...
2023’s Bitcoin Obituaries: Bitcoin Defies 6 Death Predictions With 80% Price Increase Since End of 2022
It’s been more than 100 days since the end of 2022, and the price of bitcoin has risen more than 80% since then. Over the past 30...
BingX Introduces a New Trading Category Within the Market Segment in Preparation for Shanghai Ethereum Upgrade 2023
PRESS RELEASE. BingX, the Singapore-based crypto exchange, is pleased to announce the launch of a new category to optimise its trading...
Shapella could bring institutional investors to Ethereum despite risks
Ethereum’s Shanghai/Capella upgrade — also known by the portmanteau Shapella — may not be the technical marvel of last year’s “Merge” or...
Biggest Movers: SOL 15% Higher, as LTC Hits 5-Week High
Solana was up by as much as 15% on Tuesday, as momentum in cryptocurrency markets shifted higher. The global crypto market cap is up by...
we2net Gains Strong Traction in Korea with 200+ LP Holders and $760k Initial Liquidity
PRESS RELEASE. we2net, a new DeFi platform that aims to bridge the gap between centralized and decentralized finance, has gained strong...
XRP price rally stalls as SEC vs. Ripple ruling drags on — 25% drop ahead?
XRP (XRP) rose 2.1% to $0.52 on April 11, extending its daily gains from $0.50 alongside a broader cryptocurrency market rally, with...
ZK-rollups are ‘the endgame’ for scaling blockchains: Polygon Miden founder
ZK-rollups are the hottest thing in Ethereum right now, having seemingly appeared out of nowhere in late 2018 to fundamentally reshape the...
US Presidential Candidate RFK Jr. Says Bitcoin Provides An ‘Escape Route’ From Financial Turmoil
On Monday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once again cautioned the public to be wary of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and he insisted...
Microstrategy Bitcoin bet turns green as BTC price climbs to 10-month high
Business intelligence and Fortune 500 company Microstrategy’s Bitcoin (BTC) investment has turned green again as BTC broke past the...
Conflux price prediction: CFX outlook after 15% spike today
Conflux price spiked 15% after Binance announced support for the CFX mainnet. The CFX outlook on the 4-hour chart shows price recently...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Hits $30,000 on Tuesday, as ETH Nears $2,000
Bitcoin moved above $30,000 on April 11, as bullish sentiment returned to cryptocurrency markets. Markets surged after data in China...
Here’s why Solana price just made a bullish breakout
Solana price has made a strong bullish comeback in the past few days as investors focus on the great crypto comeback. SOL jumped to a high...
AI-Focused Cryptogpt Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding to Expand Into Asian Markets
A Layer two (L2) project, called Cryptogpt, which leverages ZK-rollup technology and artificial intelligence (AI), has announced that its...
Tether blacklists validator address that drained MEV bots for $25M
Tether, the issuer behind the leading stablecoin Tether (USDT), has blacklisted an address that drained Maximal Extractable Value (MEV)...
Seasonal Tokens: Summer’s Price Rises After the Halving as Expected
PRESS RELEASE. The Seasonal Tokens economy has gone through its second change of season. Like bitcoin, the four tokens – Spring,...
What is a crypto dusting attack, and how do you avoid it?
Malicious actors rely on the fact that cryptocurrency users don’t even realize they received tiny amounts of cryptocurrencies in...
Explaining ‘Bank Walks’ — Study Assesses How They Might Affect Credit
Bank walks are a new liquidity movement phenomenon identified by analysts, characterized by a slow drift of deposits to take advantage of...
TemDAO World Heritage Project Helps the Cultural Sector through Democracy-Fueled Donations
PRESS RELEASE. Tokyo, Japan, April 11th 2023, Chainwire. TemDAO is a world heritage project that seeks to protect and preserve cultural...
Strategist Expects US Recession by Year-End, Fed Tightening to Drag Down Economy
Investment bank MPS Capital Services has warned that the U.S. economy will be in a recession by year-end. The firm’s strategist...
Bitcoin price rallies to $29.4K as traders gear up for this week’s CPI print
Bitcoin (BTC) rose to its highest level in ten months on April 10 as traders await this week’s April 12 Consumer Price Index report to...
Bitcoin hits $30K to mark highest price since June 2022
Bitcoin (BTC) has hit price highs not seen since mid-2022 with the largest crypto by market cap touching $30,000 and setting a new high...
Committee Advises SEC to ‘Aggressively Assert Authority’ Over Crypto — Says Virtually All Crypto Tokens Are Securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee has advised the SEC to “aggressively” assert...
Economist Harry Dent Expects Biggest Crash in Our Lifetime to Hit Between Now and Mid-June
Harry Dent, economist and author of several best-selling books, has warned that the biggest crash in our lifetime is “going to hit...
New tax rules could mean a US exodus for crypto companies
The new R&D law has overly broad language that states “any and all” software development must be amortized over five years if the...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Says Banking Crisis Not Over — Warns of ‘Repercussions for Years to Come’
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says the U.S. banking crisis is not over and “there will be repercussions from it for years to...
French President Emmanuel Macron States Europe Must Reduce Its Dependence on the US Dollar to Avoid Becoming ‘Vassals’
Emmanuel Macron, president of France, clarified his position on the future of Europe and its relations with China and the U.S. in the...
NFT and Traditional Artists Descend on New York for Babylon Art Exhibition
New York, US, April 10th, 2023, Chainwire Babylon x NYC, an exhibition of more than 100 physical and digital artworks, will take place in...
FTX Debtors Unveil Report That Identifies and Discusses Control Failures by Sam Bankman-Fried Led Management
FTX Debtors said on April 9 that it had released a report that “identifies and discusses control failures” by Sam...
Price analysis 4/10: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, MATIC, DOGE, SOL
Bitcoin’s (BTC) tight consolidation near its local top suggests that traders are waiting for a catalyst to start the next trending move....
SinVerse Secures Strategic Partnership and Investment from DWF Labs to Drive Web-3 Gaming Industry
PRESS RELEASE. SinVerse Studios, a trailblazing web-3 game studio, has secured a substantial seven digit investment deal led by DWF Labs...
Bitcoin Proponents Accuse the New York Times of Publishing One-Sided ‘Hit Piece’ on Bitcoin Mining
After the New York Times was accused of writing favorable pieces about disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and inviting him to...
‘Pop or drop?’ Bitcoin analysts decide if BTC price will beat $30K
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to tread water at the April 10 Wall Street open, but crypto market participants are betting on a serious breakout...
South Korean crypto exchange GDAC hacked for nearly $14M
South Korean crypto exchange GDAC has been hacked for approximately $13.9 million worth of crypto. The exchange has halted all deposits...
Biggest Movers: DOGE, SHIB Consolidate to Start the Week
Dogecoin was consolidating in today’s session, following a volatile few days of trading last week. The meme coin rose by nearly 30% last...
Bitcoin proponents respond to New York Times’ BTC mining report
The New York Times’ latest report on Bitcoin (BTC) mining, titled “The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin,” has irked many...
Top 5 VR puzzle games
Playing virtual reality (VR) games provides a highly immersive and interactive experience, allowing players to feel as though they are...
Economists Expect the Fed to Reveal Another 25bps Rate Hike Before Pausing for the Rest of 2023
After the March rate hike by the Federal Reserve, economists believe that the recent move by Saudi Arabia and several members of the...
CPI to spark dollar ‘massacre’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts the week on a firm footing as bulls send BTC price to a new 10-month high weekly close. After a relatively calm week,...
The state of the Bitcoin Lightning Network in 2023
The Lightning Network, a layer-2 payment solution built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, is six years old. Products, users and the amount...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Jumps Back Above $28,000, Following Easter Break
Bitcoin started the week climbing back above $28,000, as markets returned from the Easter holidays. The move saw the world’s...
Chiliz Price Recoils as JUV, Alpine, ATM, OG fan tokens slip
Chiliz price drifted sideways on Monday as the price of key fan token dropped sharply. The CHZ token was trading at $0.1297, where it has...
Report: Crypto Exchange Binance in New Partnership that Seeks to Deepen Crypto Adoption in Africa
In what has been described as a collaboration that will deepen crypto adoption, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance recently said it...
LABEL Foundation Secures 7 Digit Investment From DWF Labs
PRESS RELEASE. As per the latest news, LABEL Foundation, a Korean-based organization dedicated to revolutionizing the music industry...
Bitcoin price prediction: Watch out for CPI event this week
Bitcoin price hovers above $28k with a ranged trading over the past month. Analyst Michael van de Poppe says the US consumer price index...
‘Right time’ for Hong Kong’s Web3 push despite market flux — financial secretary
Now is the “right time” for Hong Kong to push forward with Web3, despite the crypto market fluctuations, according to the...
China Keeps Stockpiling Gold, Adds 18 Tons in March to Reach 2,068 Tons in National Reserve
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) reported an increase in the country’s gold reserves of 18 tons in March, continuing its...
US President Joe Biden Extends Sanctions Against Russia, Has Argued Alternatives Would Involve Waging Third World War
U.S. President Joe Biden decided to extend the sanctions that the U.S. government enacted against Russia for one more year, arguing that...
Dollar to Play Lesser Role Due to Its Weaponization, Digital Currencies, Economist Jeffrey Sachs Says
Within the next decade, the U.S. dollar will play a much less dominant role than it is today, according to Jeffrey Sachs. The renowned...
Sushiswap Smart Contract Bug Results in Over $3M in Losses; Head Chef Says Hundreds of ETH Recovered
According to several reports, a bug introduced to the decentralized exchange (dex) protocol Sushiswap’s smart contract has resulted...
Coinbase CEO says Bitcoin Lightning is ‘something we’ll integrate’
Bitcoin (BTC) layer 2 scaling solution Lightning may feature on the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in some capacity, according to its...
US Economy at Risk of Crash Landing, Allianz Warns
Allianz, one of the world’s largest insurers, has warned that the U.S. economy is headed toward a crash landing. “We expect the economic...
US Dollar Could Lose Most of Its Value in 5 Years, Investment Manager Warns
Investment manager Larry Lepard has warned that the U.S. dollar could lose most of its value within five to 10 years. Following the onset...
Luck Strikes Again: Player Wins 6 BTC Jackpot on Book of the Fallen at Bitcoin.com Games
A thrilling adventure in Book of the Fallen by Pragmatic leads to a huge win of 6 BTC! Another Massive Win on Bitcoin.com Games It seems...
Ordinal Inscriptions Surpass 1 Million Mark, Miners Collect $4.7M in Fees as Bitcoin NFT Trend Continues
On April 8, 2023, the number of Ordinal inscriptions surpassed the million mark as the non-fungible token (NFT) trend has seemingly become...
Bitcoin price sets up for an explosive move as ADA, XLM, AAVE and CFX turn bullish
The long weekend has not produced any fireworks in Bitcoin (BTC) price, which continues to trade inside an ever-narrowing range. Bitcoin...
Russian Law Enforcement Prepares to Seize Crypto Assets, Seeks Permission to Set Up Wallets
Russian investigators are pressing the parliament and government in Moscow for permission to open their own cryptocurrency wallets. This...
Community wants Arbitrum Foundation to return 700M ARB to DAO Treasury
As per the proposal, the Foundation should proceed with its budget plan only after returning the tokens. “This is a symbolic gesture...
Economist Jim Rickards Says US Dollar’s Greatest Enemy as Reserve Currency Is the Treasury
Jim Rickards, an economist and the author of “Currency Wars,” says the U.S. Treasury is actually the biggest threat to the...
US Bank Lending Drops by Record $105 Billion in Two Weeks, Trillions Moving to Money Market Accounts, Elon Musk Warns ‘Trend Will Accelerate’
The banking industry in the United States is still struggling after the collapse of three major banks. According to statistics, bank...
‘Not Related to a Digital Currency’ — US Central Bank Addresses Concerns Over Fednow Payment Network
The U.S. Central Bank has issued an update regarding the Federal Reserve’s Fednow project, which is scheduled to commence in July....
Texas lawmakers propose a gold-backed state digital currency
Two Texas lawmakers have introduced identical bills for creating a state-based digital currency backed by gold, a move that comes despite...
Mounting Trend of Challenges to USD Hegemony Reported: Saudi Arabia, BRICS; Ron Paul Weighs in on Potential Fall of Dollar as Reserve — Week in Review
The United States dollar has been a hot topic in recent weeks, with multiple reported developments occurring globally which could signal...
Russia Takes Second Place Rank by Power Capacity in Crypto Mining, Reports
Russia is now ranking second in terms of energy capacities engaged in the extraction of cryptocurrencies, new data suggests. Despite...
CATO Institute: CBDC the ‘Single Largest Assault to Financial Privacy Since Creation of Bank Secrecy Act’
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) may turn out to be the “single largest assault to financial privacy since the creation of the...
NFT Marketplace Looksrare Launches Version 2, Cutting Protocol Fees by 75% and Introducing Bulk Purchases
Looksrare, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, has launched version two, also known as v2, which reduces protocol fees by 75%....
Crypto Exchanges Must Share User Data With Russia, Prosecutor General Demands
Digital asset exchanges must be obliged to provide user information to Russia’s law enforcement agencies, the country’s Prosecutor General...