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Arbitrum Launches Native Governance Token ARB and Self-Executing DAO Governance Model
The Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling solution Arbitrum has launched a native governance token named ARB and a self-executing decentralized...
Argentina Registers 6.6% CPI in February; Inflation Numbers Blast Past 100% YoY for First Time Since the 90s
The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina released February’s numbers for the consumer price index (CPI),...
Bitcoin bears could face $440M loss in Friday’s options expiry
The rejection that followed Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally to $26,500 may appear to be a victory for bears, but $24,750 on March 14 was the highest...
Chinese billionaire’s $1B fraud charges, Kwon’s $11M bet, Zhu Su and Islam: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Chinese billionaire arrested in U.S. for $1B...
US Senator: Signature Bank Collapsed Because It Embraced Crypto Customers Without Sufficient Safeguards
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren alleges that Signature Bank failed because it “bought into its get-rich-quick narrative” and...
European Commissioner Says Impact of SVB Collapse ‘Limited’ as Credit Suisse Drags Down Banking Stocks
Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse has had a “limited impact” on the European Union but authorities must still...
Orca DEX to block US users from trading with its interface
The Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Orca will block all United States users from trading using its web interface beginning March...
US lawmaker suggests Signature’s collapse was tied to instability of crypto
Michael Bennet, a United States senator representing the state of Colorado, has suggested that banks associated with crypto firms did not...
Republican Congressman Tom Emmer Queries FDIC on Alleged Efforts to Purge Crypto Activity from US
On Wednesday, Tom Emmer, the U.S. Republican congressman from Minnesota, revealed he sent a letter to Martin Gruenberg, the chairman of...
Ethereum Upgrade to Implement Beacon Chain Withdrawals Scheduled for April 12
During the Execution Layer Meeting streamed on March 16, 2023, Ethereum developers announced that the blockchain is scheduled to upgrade...
Shiba Inu community divided over allegations of code, chain ID plagiarism
A series of events erupted in the official Shiba Inu (SHIB) Discord on Mar. 17, when a top-ranked community member, Steve, alleged...
Ethereum core developers set April 12 for Shanghai hard fork
A target date for the highly anticipated Shanghai hard fork has now been set: April 12. Ethereum core developers approved the target...
Scam alert: $300K stolen by fake Blur airdrop websites
Scammers continue to prey on nonfungible token (NFT) users looking to claim Blur (BLUR) token airdrops through numerous scam websites....
Bitcoin returns to $25K as Credit Suisse bailout precedes EU rate hike move
Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded for a fresh challenge of $25,000 on March 16 ahead of a key interest rate decision in Europe. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Cointelegraph Markets Pro VORTECS Report summary — 179% gains from 4 alerts
In Cointelegraph Markets Pro’s latest VORTECS Report, the institutional-grade crypto alerts platform displayed how its members could have...
Bitcoin dominance nears 50% as research hails ‘bullish’ narrative flip
Bitcoin (BTC) accounts for more of the total value of all cryptocurrencies than at any time since June 2022. In the latest knock-on effect...
Report: US Government Auctions Off Failed Banks SVB and SNBY, Crypto Restrictions Apply
The U.S. government and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are auctioning off two failed American financial institutions,...
9 key metrics to analyze the health of a bank
A bank health check is a comprehensive assessment of a bank’s financial condition, performance and risk management practices. It is...
On the Brink of a New Trend: Credit Suisse Receives 50 Billion Swiss Franc Bailout From Swiss National Bank
Credit Suisse has experienced a loss of confidence in the financial institution’s health following a significant drop in its...
Biggest Movers: DOGE, SHIB Slip Following ECB Rate Hike
Dogecoin and shiba inu fell by as much as 5% in today’s session, as markets reacted to the European Central Bank (ECB) rate hike. The bank...
Crypto winter can take a toll on hodlers’ mental health
With so many struggling to maintain emotional well-being during this crypto winter, self-improvement and mental health experts can help...
Digital Assets Worth 2 Billion Rubles Issued in Russia in Less Than a Year
Digital financial assets (DFAs) for a total exceeding $26 million have been issued in Russia in the past year. This new market has been...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Moves Briefly Back Above $25,000
Bitcoin briefly moved back above $25,000 on Thursday, as markets rebounded from a volatile session the day prior. The potential collapse...
ETH/USD price forecast after reaching a new 2023 high
ETHUSD soared to a new high for the year The move was not related to the US dollar $2,000 is a pivotal level for the pair Less than...
After Presidential Rebuke, Nigeria’s Central Bank Says Demonetized Naira Banknotes Still Legal Tender
The Nigerian central bank has said the recently demonetized ₦200, ₦500 and ₦1,000 banknotes will remain legal tender until Dec. 31, 2023....
Meta Announces 10,000 Layoffs in ‘Year of Efficiency’ Move; Singles Out AI Over Metaverse as ‘Largest Investment’
Meta, the social media company, will continue to shed part of its workforce, recently announcing 10,000 new layoffs to be executed during...
Founder of Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Denies US Charges
The founder of cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato has denied guilt in a money laundering case in the United States. Anatoly Legkodymov was...
FBI Says Crypto Investment Fraud Rose 183% to $2.57 Billion in 2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says cryptocurrency investment fraud rose 183% from $907 million in 2021 to $2.57 billion in...
Court Dismisses Former Monero Developer’s Bid to Have His Extradition to South Africa Declared Illegal
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in South Africa has rejected former Monero lead maintainer Riccardo Spagni’s bid to have it...
India, UAE Collaborate to Boost Cross-Border Central Bank Digital Currency Transactions
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to collaborate...
Strategist Warns Credit Suisse Next to Collapse — Says ‘There’s a Run on the Bank’
Market strategist Greg Foss has predicted that Credit Suisse will be the next major bank to collapse, citing capital trouble and a run on...
Michael Burry Compares Current Banking Turmoil to Panic of 1907 — Highlights Markets Bottoming
Michael Burry, a hedge fund manager renowned for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, has drawn parallels between the current banking...
UK Treasury Budget Discusses Separate Reporting of Crypto Assets in Tax Documents
Taxpayers in the United Kingdom will have to report cryptocurrency assets separately in their tax documents for the tax year 2024-25,...
‘AI can be defeated with cryptography,’ says Chelsea Manning at SXSW
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic following the launch of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot created by research company OpenAI....
Europol seizes $46M from crypto mixer after $2.88B allegedly laundered
According to The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, commonly known as Europol, on March 15, the agency seized assets...
CBDCs could provide smooth cross-border payments, says Bank of Israel official
At Tel Aviv FinTech Week 2023, Yoav Soffer, the advisor to the deputy governor at the Bank of Israel, touched on the topic of central bank...
Tokenized mortgages can prevent another housing bubble crisis, says Casper exec
The 2008 financial crisis was a devastating time for many, as the collapse of the United States real estate market caused ripple effects...
Ethereum price reaches lowest level relative to Bitcoin in 5 months
The previous six months should have been extremely beneficial to Ether’s (ETH) price, especially following the project’s most significant...
Bitcoin Becomes 12th Largest Asset Worldwide by Valuation, Surpassing Visa
After dropping below $26,000 per unit, the price of bitcoin, the leading digital asset by market capitalization, is still up 9.6% since...
British Bank Natwest Implements New Limits on Cryptocurrency Payments to Combat UK Crypto Scams
On March 14, 2023, the U.K.-based bank Natwest Group announced new limits on cryptocurrency payments, citing crypto scams that cost U.K....
Forget HTTP: Ethereum has a new URL standard that can’t be blocked
Web3 URLs — enabled with the launch of ERC-4804 — have made it onto Ethereum, allowing internet users to access Ethereum applications and...
Bitcoin rejects at $25K as US PPI data meets Credit Suisse meltdown
Bitcoin (BTC) kept bears sweating near $25,000 on March 15 as encouraging macroeconomic data combined with concerns over banking crisis...
Price analysis 3/15: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, SHIB
The United States equities markets tumbled on March 15 after Saudi National Bank, Swiss Bank Credit Suisse’s largest investor, said it...
Openai’s GPT-4 Launch Sparks Surge in AI-Centric Crypto Assets
Following Openai’s release of GPT-4, a deep learning and artificial intelligence product, crypto assets focused on AI have spiked in...
Biggest Movers: ATOM, SOL Remain Close to Multi-Week Highs, as Markets Consolidate Recent Gains
Cosmos climbed by as much as 5% in Wednesday’s session, as the token remained close to a multi-week high. Cryptocurrency markets...
ChatGPT won’t replace developers – ETHDubai devs weigh in
The newest version of ChatGPT has caused a stir online, scoring high marks for SAT tests and highlighting vulnerabilities and exploits in...
Lark Davis on fighting social media storms, and why he’s an ETH bull: Hall of Flame
Lark Davis, a self-described “cheeky” and “sarcastic” personality, has been actively involved in the world of cryptocurrency since 2017....
Report: Shanghai Bank Mulls Buying Silicon Valley Bank’s Stake in Chinese Subsidiary
According to reports, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank may acquire the China-based subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Authorities in...
Binance to Restrict Ukrainian Hryvnia Operations Via 2 Payment Providers
Crypto exchange Binance will stop processing transactions with Ukrainian hryvnia through two payment platforms later in March. The move...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Hits 9-Month High, as ETH Moves Above $1,700
Bitcoin briefly surged to a nine-month high late on Tuesday, as prices moved above the $26,000 mark. Although prices have since declined,...
Bitcoin price recovery at risk amid new Credit Suisse crisis
Bitcoin and other financial assets now have a Credit Suisse problem. Credit Suisse credit default swaps signal that the company could...
Study Finds El Salvador Remains One of the Countries Most Interested in Bitcoin
A recent study that examined the interest of several countries in bitcoin and crypto ranked El Salvador as second for having the most...
Agoras Leads the Way in AI-Based User-Controlled Cryptocurrency
Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere these days. With the rise of ChatGPT and other trending AI applications, many...
The Pokémon Company Might Be Preparing to Make Moves in the Metaverse
The Pokemon Company, a corporation in charge of the development of the Pokemon brand, might be preparing to make some moves regarding the...
Meta Winding Down Support for NFTs on Facebook, Instagram
U.S. tech giant Meta is giving up on operations with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) amid ongoing turbulence in the crypto space. The company...
Central Bank Digital Currency Transactions to Reach $213 Billion Annually by 2030, Research Shows
A new study shows that payments via central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are expected to reach $213 billion annually by 2030....
Mad Money Jim Cramer on BTC Price Surge: ‘I Would Sell My Bitcoin Right Into This Rally’
The host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer, says he would still sell bitcoin despite the failures of major banks and growing public distrust in the...
Signature Bank Closure Has Nothing to Do With Crypto, Says Regulator
The decision to close down Signature Bank had “nothing to do with crypto,” said the New York State Department of Financial...
Billionaire ‘Bond King’ Jeffrey Gundlach Expects Fed to Raise Rates Next Week — ‘That Would Be the Last Increase’
Billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach, aka the “Bond King,” expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at its March meeting...
Moody’s Downgrades US Banking Sector to Negative After Collapse of Three Major Banks
After the failure of three major U.S. banks last week, with two of them being the second and third largest banking failures in the...
Federal Investigators Probe Silicon Valley Bank Collapse; SVB and Top Execs Sued by Shareholders
The parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Financial Group, and two senior executives have been sued by shareholders after SVB’s...
Tassat blockchain to join FedNow service with B2B on-ramp as pilot prepares for launch
Blockchain operator Tassat announced March 14 that it will provide access to the United States Federal Reserve’s FedNow payment system....
US Inflation Data Eases Concerns; Crypto Economy Jumps 11% Higher While Market Analysts Anticipate Fed’s Next Decision
The U.S. Labor Department released the consumer price index (CPI) report on Tuesday. Although inflation increased in February...
FNCT (Financie Token) Exceeds JPY 20 billion (USD 150 million) in IEO Applications
PRESS RELEASE. Trading available on Coincheck (exchange) from March 16 〜 FNCT (Financie Token) main page: https://fnct.xyz Financie, Inc....
Former Age of Empires producer talks blockchain game adoption and GameFi
The crypto ecosystem has spent over a decade proving it can disrupt the status quo as crypto and blockchain technologies like...
Tassat blockchain to join FedNow service with B2B onramp as pilot prepares for launch
Blockchain operator Tassat announced March 14 that it will provide access to the United States Federal Reserve’s FedNow payment system....
Bitcoin derivatives suggest $26K resistance level won’t hold for long
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 28% between March 12-14, reaching $26,500, its highest level since June 2022. Some may attribute...
Bitcoin’s 2023 price action driven by the desire to regain losses, according to professional trader
Episode 7 of Cointelegraph’s Crypto Trading Secrets podcast is now live. This week’s episode features an interview with crypto trader...
Biggest Movers: LTC Back Above $80, DOGE Extends Gains Following Inflation Report
Litecoin rose by as much as 15% in Tuesday’s session, as markets reacted to the latest inflation report from the United States....
Bitcoin price sees new 2023 high as CPI sends BTC price above $26K
Bitcoin (BTC) spiked above $26,000 on March 14 as United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed mixed inflation signals. BTC/USD...
Bitcoin price breaks $26K as US inflation comes in at 6%
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) saw a sharp uptick over $26,000 as the United States Department of Labor released the latest Consumer Price...
How to create and sell Bitcoin NFTs
Bitcoin nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have captured the crypto world’s attention fast, opening new opportunities for the oldest blockchain and...
4 out of 10 NFT sales are fake: Learn to spot the signs of wash trading
Wash trading on nonfungible token (NFT) marketplaces is back in the spotlight after critics claimed the fast-growing NFT marketplace Blur...
Bitcoin hits $26K as investors react to latest CPI data
Bitcoin price hit highs of $26,553 on Coinbase, with 16% upside in 24 hours. US inflation data showed CPI rose 6% in the past 12 months in...
Report: DOJ and FBI Investigating Terraform Labs in Connection to Algorithmic Stablecoin Collapse
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are reportedly investigating the collapse of the algorithmic...
Alchemy Pay Partners With ZD Group, Parent Company of Mouette Securities, Shares Four Hong Kong Licenses and Receives Its Investment
The leading fiat-crypto payment gateway, Alchemy Pay, has revealed that it has joined forces with ZD Group, the parent company of Mouette...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Nearing $25,000 as Banks Face Exodus of Deposits
Bitcoin moved closer to $25,000 on Tuesday, as banking withdrawals rose following the collapse of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank....
Binance to lose its British pound on- and off-ramp provider in 9 weeks
Binance is scrambling to find a new service partner to process British pound transfers on its trading platform after its current partner,...
Liquity price rally is gaining steam: How high can LQTY go?
Liquity is a small but fast-growing blockchain platform that owns LUSD. LUSD has managed to maintain its peg during the period of strains....
Spain Prepares to Expand Offer of Gold Bullion Coins for Investors
The government of Spain has approved the resources for a new issuance of gold bullion coins, which will be directed to satisfy a higher...
FBI, NY authorities probes collapse of TerraUSD stablecoin: Report
The United States Justice Department is reportedly investigating the collapse of the TerraClassicUSD (USTC) stablecoin, which contributed...
Debtors saved over $100M using de-pegged stablecoins to repay loans
The depegging of USD Coin (USDC) and Dai (DAI) from the United States dollar prompted a frenzy of loan repayments over the weekend,...
Report: Egyptian Police Arrest 29 Alleged Masterminds of Crypto Mining App Scam
The Egyptian police are reported to have recently arrested 29 individuals associated with the Hoggpool cryptocurrency mining app scam. In...
Study Shows QR and Digital Payments Continue Gaining Ground in Argentina
A recent study made by Fiserv, a global payments company, shows that QR and digital wallets have grown significantly as payment options in...
Bitcoin futures premium falls to lowest level in a year, triggering traders’ alerts
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 14.4% between March 12-13 after it was confirmed that financial regulators had rescued depositors...
Bitcoin market cap flips tech giant Meta, widens gap on Visa
Despite a turbulent week for crypto following the downfall of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, Bitcoin (BTC) market cap has...
HSBC Acquires Silicon Valley Bank UK — Sale Facilitated by Government, Bank of England
The British government and the central bank, the Bank of England, have facilitated a private sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK to HSBC,...
SD Governor Urges 20 States to Block Legislation That Bans Crypto’s Use as Money — Says ‘Its a Threat to Our Freedom’
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has vetoed a bill that bans the use of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, as money. The bill,...
Goldman Sachs Now Expects No Rate Hike in March Due to Stress in US Banking System
Goldman Sachs has revised its U.S. interest rate forecast due to “stress in the banking system.” The global investment bank no...
Robert Kiyosaki Warns of ‘Crash Landing Ahead’ as Bailouts Begin — Advises Buying More Bitcoin
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has reiterated his bitcoin, gold, and silver...