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Report: Thai Govt to Grant Tax Waivers to Issuers of Digital Asset Investment Tokens
Thailand’s government has said companies that issue digital tokens will receive a waiver that exempts them from paying corporate and...
Bitcoin breaks below $20K amid crypto bloodbath: Here’s what happened
Bitcoin price fell below $20,000 for the first time since November 2022. The top crypto asset by market cap dumped amid broader selloff...
‘CryptoGPT’ Twitter accounts spring up as hashtag trends on Twitter
A Twitter hashtag relating to a purported artificial intelligence crypto token called “CryptoGPT” has been trending on Twitter. Alongside...
Hedera confirms exploit on mainnet led to theft of service tokens
Hedera, the team behind distributed ledger Hedera Hashgraph, has confirmed a smart contract exploit on the Hedera Mainnet that has led to...
HT, Huobi’s native token, price crashed by 90% on Thursday: here’s why
$2 million HT tokens were sold on Huobi prior to the crush. HT price momentarily dropped from $4.6 to $0.31. Tron’s founder Justin...
Iran’s Crypto Rial Project Enters Trial Phase
The pre-trial stage of the project to introduce a digital Iranian rial has been completed successfully, the country’s central bank...
Investors might have avoided FTX if the SEC had addressed Bitcoin ETFs, says BitGo CEO
The collapse of crypto exchange FTX and other bearish events in the space were at the center of discussions among lawmakers and witnesses...
Bitcoin price falls to a multi-month low, but data points to a possible short-term bounce
March started off on a low due to a resurrection of inflationary fears. On March 7, hawkish comments from United States Federal Reserve...
‘Bad batch’ or flawed design? Compass Mining flags problems with new ASIC miners
Bitcoin mining company Compass Mining claims to have found “three issues” in the ASIC design of the two new Antminer S19 miners, units...
‘I anti-endorse these projects’ — Buterin’s shitcoin war sees him sent another 250K
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s latest salvo against “shitcoins” has ended up with him simply being sent more of it. Only days ago,...
Breaking: Bitcoin slips under $20K amid Biden budget, Silvergate collapse
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly slipped below $20,000 for the first time in nearly two months, following the latest budget from United States...
Founders of Multimillion-Dollar Global Crypto Ponzi Scheme ‘Airbit Club’ Plead Guilty
The founders and promoters of multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Airbit Club have pleaded guilty to various criminal charges....
Join the Plena Smart Wallet Referral Program and Win Big with $1,000,000 in PLENA Tokens
PRESS RELEASE. Plena Smart Wallet, which is one of the first self-custodial wallets to support Account Abstraction is thrilled to unveil...
Lego Prepares a Metaverse Collaboration With Epic Games to Target Digital Markets
Lego, the Danish toy company famous for its colorful plastic bricks, expects to diversify its entertainment offerings portfolio, targeting...
Steve Forbes Says the Fed Is ‘Inflicting Unnecessary Pain’ With Interest Rate Hikes
Media mogul Steve Forbes, chairman of Forbes Media, has warned that the Federal Reserve is “inflicting unnecessary pain” on...
Fed Chair Powell Provides Update on US Central Bank Digital Currency
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has provided an update on the Fed’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) work in a hearing...
Thailand’s $1B crypto sacrifice, Mt Gox final deadline, Tencent NFT app nixed: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. South Korea invests another $51M in...
Digital Real Pilot to Run on Ethereum-Compatible, Permissioned Blockchain
According to the Central Bank of Brazil, the digital real pilot project will use an Ethereum-compatible, permissioned blockchain for the...
New York Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Kucoin and Declares Ethereum a Security
On March 9, 2023, New York attorney general Letitia James announced that her office had once again cracked down on crypto platforms by...
US Accounting Watchdog Issues Warning on Crypto Proof-of-Reserve Audits: Investors Urged to Exercise Caution
According to a recent warning by the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), crypto proof-of-reserve (POR) audits have...
Why is XRP price up today?
XRP’s (XRP) price extended its gains on March 9, rising around 1.5% to $0.40, despite a general downturn in the cryptocurrency market. XRP...
Expert Warns of Possible Deflationary Depression as Money Supply Contracts: ‘Pay Attention to QT and the Money Supply’
During the Covid-19 pandemic, central banks such as the U.S. Federal Reserve loosened fiscal and monetary policy. Now, these same...
Elizabeth Warren Blames ‘Crypto Risk’ for Silvergate Bank’s Liquidation, Critics Dismiss Senator’s Claims as ‘Terribly Misinformed’
After Silvergate Bank announced its voluntary liquidation, U.S. senator Elizabeth Warren is attributing the financial institution’s...
Biggest Movers: MATIC, SOL Fall to Lowest Point Since January
Polygon fell to its lowest point since January earlier in today’s session, as overall sentiment in crypto markets remained bearish....
SWIFT moves to next phase of CBDC testing after positive results
According to a statement on Mar. 9, bank messaging platform Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications, or SWIFT,...
Web3 platform partners with self-custody wallet to broaden crypto adoption in Africa
Cassava Network — an African Web3 platform focused on nonfungible tokens (NFTs), gaming and loyalty rewards — has launched the third...
ESG Analyst Daniel Batten Reveals Dynamic Charts Showing Bitcoin’s 52.6% Sustainable Energy Use
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten said Tuesday that the computational backbone of the Bitcoin network now...
Bitcoin price levels to watch as trader says ‘lights out’ below $21.6K
Bitcoin (BTC) rested at multi-week support at the March 9 Wall Street open as concerns over a deeper BTC price drop increased. BTC/USD...
XRP price prediction: XRP bulls wake up as Ripple vs. SEC decision edges closer
XRP price rose to $0.40 on growing bullish sentiment around the cryptocurrency. On Wednesday, bulls took advantage of positive news in the...
Trezor crypto wallet’s move into the semiconductor business isn’t for everyone
Crypto wallet maker Trezor recently decided to start manufacturing its own hardware wallet chips to respond quickly to demand-triggering...
5 countries leading the blockchain adoption
Countries lead blockchain adoption for various reasons, including recognizing its potential to transform multiple sectors of the economy,...
$54B fund partner runs women-only DAO, LatAm blockchain gaming guild
Clara Bullrich must have cloned herself or possibly invoked dark forces that shouldn’t be meddled with. Somehow, she’s managed to cram...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Moves to Fresh Multi-Week Low Following Silvergate Liquidation Announcement
Bitcoin continued to trade lower on March 9, as prices fell to a fresh multi-week low in today’s session. The decline came as...
BIT price recoils as BitDAO prepares for a $95M token unlock
BIT price continued its bearish run on Thursday as focus shifted to the upcoming token unlock. BitDAO’s coin retreated to a low of...
Report: Hong Kong Residents Lost More Than $216 Million to Crypto Scams in 2022
According to Hong Kong police, in 2022 there were 2,336 reported crypto scam-related cases in which more than $216.6 million was lost....
Bitcoin keeps liquidating longs as BTC price action gives up $22K support
Bitcoin (BTC) traders remain sensitive even to small price movements as data shows liquidations climbing. As BTC/USD approaches $21,600 on...
Fraudsters Offer Russians Bogus Chance to Invest in Fake ‘State Cryptocurrency’
Internet users in Russia have been targeted in an email campaign advertising the launch of an alleged cryptocurrency issued by the state....
Blockchain Retail Market Size to Top Over $2 Billion by 2028 — Study
According to Fortune Business Insights, the global blockchain retail market size is expected to surge from the $172.2 million recorded in...
Silvergate downfall sparks debate over whose fault it actually was
The voluntary liquidation of Silvergate Bank has sparked many to share their thoughts about the source of its troubles and the broader...
Deadline Approaching: Mt Gox Trustee Sets Final Cut-off Date for Creditors to Claim Over $3 Billion in Recovered Bitcoin
The Tokyo bankruptcy court trustee for the defunct Japanese bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, Nobuaki Kobayashi, has published a letter stating...
Coinbase Launches Wallet-as-a-Service to Bring Millions to Web3
On March 8, Coinbase announced the launch of its Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) product. The WaaS product aims to “bring the next...
Price analysis 3/8: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
On March 7, United States Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned that interest rates might remain higher for longer than previously...
Bitcoin NFT auction nets $16.5M in 24 hours: Nifty Newsletter, March 1–7
In this week’s newsletter, read about how Yuga Labs’ first Bitcoin-based nonfungible tokens (NFTs) earned $16.5 million in 24 hours, and...
Become a hot new NFT artist via the ‘soft shell taco method’ — Terrell Jones, NFT Creator
Artist: Terrell Jones, Michigan Date minted first NFT: March 28, 2021 Which blockchains? Ethereum, Tezos Influenced by classic gangster...
Death in the metaverse: Web3 aims to offer new answers to old questions
The age-old question of “what happens after we die” is one humanity has grappled with for millennia. Religions, philosophers and thought...
Vitalik Buterin’s philanthropic fund donates 15M USDC to UC San Diego
According to a Mar. 7 announcement from the University of California San Diego (UCSD), the post-secondary institution has received a 15...
Crypto bill draft will be released in April, says Senator Gillibrand
According to United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a new draft of the bipartisan crypto bill pioneered by herself and Senator Cynthia...
UK Widens Crackdown on Unauthorized Crypto ATMs
Britain’s top financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has widened its crackdown on unauthorized cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin Proponents Slam Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman After Venmo Payment Issue
Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman complained on Twitter Wednesday that he was experiencing issues with the centralized payment processor...
Breaking barriers: Meet 7 women shaping the future of crypto and Web3
Women have been part of the crypto space since its genesis, developing projects, communities and brands, as well as tackling many trenches...
Silvergate Bank Announces Voluntary Liquidation as Crypto Industry Woes Persist
At 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Silvergate Bank announced its intention to wind down the crypto-friendly bank’s operations and...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin’s Address Sells Trillions of Airdropped Tokens, Causes Illiquid Coin Prices to Plummet
On March 7, onchain observers noticed that Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, had allegedly sold billions and trillions of...
Fed Chair Warns of Higher Interest Rates Than Previously Anticipated, Faster Hikes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has warned that “the ultimate level of interest rates is likely to be higher than previously...
India-Russia Oil Deals Chip Away at Dollar Dominance in International Trade
On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Western sanctions on Russia and oil trading between Moscow and India have started to erode the...
Biggest Movers: XRP Hits 2-Week High, SHIB Marginally Higher
Xrp rose higher for a third straight session on Wednesday, as prices moved to a two-week high. The rise comes despite market sentiment...
Silk Road Bitcoin for sale? US government-linked addresses transfer $1B in BTC
Over 50,000 Bitcoin (BTC), worth $1 billion, were moved from multiple wallets connected to United States Government law enforcement...
The ‘soft shell taco method’ of becoming a hot new NFT artist — Terrell Jones, NFT Creator
Artist: Terrell Jones, Michigan Date minted first NFT: March 28, 2021 Which blockchains? Ethereum, Tezos Influenced by classic gangster...
China’s Wechat Adds Support for Digital Yuan Payments
Chinese social media platform Wechat has introduced support for the state-backed digital yuan in its popular payment app. Over a billion...
Is it safe to buy the Voyager Digital token (VGX) rally?
Voyager Digital token jumped to February highs. The bankruptcy judge accepted that the company could be acquired by Binance. These...
Mizar Launches $MZR Token on Arbitrum and Unveils DeFi Roadmap
London, United Kingdom, 8th March, 2023, Chainwire Mizar, a social trading platform that boasts over 10,000 users and sees daily trades in...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Falls Below $22,000, as Powell Warns of Higher Rates
Bitcoin moved below the $22,000 level on March 8, as markets continued to react to U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony....
Is it safe to buy Bitcoin after Silvergate Capital’s stock price crash?
Bitcoin price crashed last Friday as Silvergate Capital delayed filling a 10-K report No bounce followed For bulls to have a...
Like Venezuela, Some Retailers in Argentina Are Now Pricing Items in Dollars
Some retailers in Argentina are already pricing imported items in U.S. dollars, according to reports from local news outlets. The idea...
Cathie Wood’s ARK ignores Silvergate, buys Coinbase stock for 6th straight month
Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Coinbase has remained a firm “buy” for ARK Invest throughout its recent price drop. The latest data shows ARK...
Brace for BTC price volatility? Bitcoin ‘coin days destroyed’ metric jumps to 2-month highs
On March 8, the U.S. government moved 49,000 Bitcoin worth $1 billion seized from the Silk Road. The transfer was accompanied by Bitcoin’s...
Solidus – Invest in the Future
PRESS RELEASE. It is incredible to see the utilisation of AI in every industry in some shape or form, but above all else, companies such...
Lawyers’ picnic: FTX counsel and advisers rake in $34M in January
The law firms, investment banks and consulting companies working with FTX on its bankruptcy case billed the crypto exchange a combined...
Hexa Raises $20.5 Million to Take Real Objects to the Metaverse
Hexa, a 3D modeling company, has raised $20.5 million in its latest funding round to facilitate the task of bringing products into the...
India subjects crypto transactions to anti-money laundering law
While there’s nothing new in imposing anti-money laundering (AML) standards on crypto, it is only now that the Indian government has...
BIS Releases Report On ‘Project Icebreaker’ — Develops Cross-Border Retail CBDC Payment Model
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report summarizing the “Project Icebreaker” trial, which explored...
More than just an airdrop? Arbitrum builds a resilient DeFi fortress with unique primitives
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance applications on Arbitrum, the layer-2 Ethereum network blockchain, has doubled since...
Key Bitcoin price metrics point to BTC downside below $22.5K
Bitcoin (BTC) faced a one-hour $1,420 pullback on March 3 following Silvergate Bank’s 57.7% stock crash, which was due to significant...
Ethereum price action and derivatives data confirm bears are currently in control
The price of Ether (ETH) declined 6% between March 2 and 3, followed by tight-range trading near $1,560. Still, analyzing a wider time...
Hacker returns stolen funds to Tender.fi, gets $97K bounty reward
The hacker behind the exploit of the decentralized finance lending platform Tender.fi has returned the stolen funds for a $97,000 bounty...
Vitalik dumps $700K worth of shitcoins that he never asked for
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has gone on a shitcoin selling spree, exchanging nearly $700,000 worth of tokens previously airdropped...
Compass Mining Alerts Bitcoin Miners of Changes in Bitmain’s ASIC Design
Compass Mining, a bitcoin mining firm, published a blog post stating that Bitmain, the company behind the application-specific integrated...
Russian Crypto Industry Association Asks Putin to Help With Regulations
The organization representing Russia’s crypto and blockchain sector has urged Vladimir Putin to spur regulatory efforts. The association...
North Macedonia Says Bomb Threats Come From Russia, Crypto Used to Hide Origin
The government of North Macedonia believes that an ongoing wave of false bomb threats against public targets in the country is coming from...
7 blockchain project ideas for women
Blockchain projects not only create new jobs and spur female entrepreneurship but also enhance women’s rights and other...
Fed Chair Powell on Crypto: We See Turmoil, Fraud, Lack of Transparency, Run Risk
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has outlined several risks related to crypto activities during a hearing before the Senate...
Report: Perth Mint Faces $9 Billion Recall From China Over ‘Doped’ Gold Scandal
Perth Mint, Australia’s official bullion mint, currently faces a $9 billion recall from China for allegedly selling...
DeFi lender Tender.fi suffers exploit, white hat hacker suspected
An alleged ethical hacker has drained $1.59 million from the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Tender.fi, leading the service...
Silver Proponent Predicts Medium-to-Long-Term Prices of $125 Per Ounce Thanks to Auto Industry
Silver prices have been hovering just below the $21 per troy ounce mark over the last 24 hours, after jumping above the $24 range in...
Yuga Labs’ Twelvefold Collection of Ordinal Inscriptions Generates 735 Bitcoin, Worth More Than $16 Million
Yuga Labs, the creators of the blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) collection Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), announced that the team has...
Biggest Movers: XRP, MATIC Rebound on Tuesday, Following Recent Lows
Xrp rose higher in Tuesday’s session, as prices continued to move away from a long-term support point. Overall, sentiment in...
Crypto turns red as Fed Chair Jerome Powell hints at higher rates
Crypto and stocks reacted negatively to comments about US inflation by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Bitcoin traded to lows of $22,120 while...
Alameda Research Sues Grayscale Investments Seeking to Unlock Billions in Value for Shareholders
FTX Debtors and affiliate Alameda Research Ltd. have filed a lawsuit against Grayscale Investments, seeking injunctive relief to unlock $9...
Recapping Cointelegraph Markets Pro’s Crypto Winter Recovery Summit
On its live summit, “The Crypto Winter Recovery Plan,” Cointelegraph Markets Pro revealed how traders could have mostly avoided a...
D&D nukes NFT ban, ‘Kill-to-Earn’ zombie shooter, Illuvium: Zero hot take — Web3 Gamer
In this inaugural edition of Cointelegraph’s monthly Web3 gaming column, we highlight some of the top stories and events in the blockchain...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Stall Ahead of Powell Testimony
Bitcoin remained in consolidation earlier in Tuesday’s session, as markets prepared for this afternoon’s testimony from Fed...