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Georgia Prepares to Launch Digital Lari Pilot in First Half of 2023
The central bank of Georgia intends to publish a document detailing the concept of a national digital currency in the coming months. Other...
Opinion: 2023 is a ‘buidl’ year for crypto gaming
2022 was a huge year for the play-to-earn (P2E) gaming scene. An influx of capital and users was followed by a sharp downturn in...
Opinion: The Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol will end ecosystem maximalism
When I entered crypto, I succumbed to the contest between blockchain ecosystems, believing one had to be “better” than others. I have...
DeFi, DAOs and NFTs: Crypto is redefining how charities raise funds
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and decentralized finance (DeFi) are redefining how charities...
BTC forming bottom akin to 2018 with one key difference: Bloomberg analyst
Mike McGlone, Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist believes Bitcoin (BTC) could be developing a “bottom” in the same...
Authorities in Germany, Bulgaria, Serbia, Cyprus Take Down Crypto Scam Network
Authorities in Germany, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Cyprus have taken down a cryptocurrency scam network in collaboration with Europol....
Bitcoin could see $25K by March 2023 as US dollar prints ‘death cross’ — Analysis
Bitcoin (BTC) shows the potential of stretching its ongoing price recovery to $25,000 by March, based on a mix of bullish technical and...
Bitcoin vs Ethereum: Community split between capped supply and deflationary model
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), the top two cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, have always been pitted against each other. With the...
Bitcoin price breakout or bull trap? 5K Twitter users weigh in
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at its highest levels in over two months, but the phrase on every trader’s lips is “bull trap.” After delivering...
Ethereum Validator Count Surpasses 500,000 Ahead of Upcoming Shanghai Hard Fork
According to statistics, the number of Ethereum network validators on the Beacon chain exceeded 500,000 as of Jan. 12, 2023. The validator...
Binance Launches Off-Exchange Settlement Solution ‘Binance Mirror’ for Institutional Clients
The largest crypto-asset exchange by global trade volume, Binance, announced that its custody business has launched an off-exchange...
SHIB Token Sees Rise Ahead of Shibarium Beta Launch
The meme token shiba inu has seen a rise against the U.S. dollar during the last seven days as the coin’s supporters anticipate the...
California cannabis producer adopts blockchain to track its weed
A California-based cannabis nursery has turned to blockchain and smart contracts to verify the authenticity of its medicinal plants. The...
Cross-border crypto scammers on the hit list for EU agencies
By the end of 2022, scammers shifted their focus to duping crypto investors who desperately tried to recoup their year-long losses. An...
Defunct Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Founders Seek $25 Million to Start New Exchange Amid Scrutiny
According to reports, the founders of the now-defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) are seeking to raise $25 million from...
Leading Crypto Tax and Accounting Provider Ledgible Unveils New Design
PRESS RELEASE. Ledgible, the leading digital asset tax and accounting solution for institutions, professionals, and investors unveils a...
Biggest Movers: SOL, SHIB Remain Near Multi-Month Highs, Despite Market Consolidation
Solana started the week trading near a two-month high, as momentum remained marginally bullish, despite market consolidation. The global...
Onchain Researchers Discover $63M in Ethereum From Harmony Bridge Attack Moved, Hackers Attempt to Launder Funds on Major Exchanges
On Jan. 15, 2023, onchain researchers discovered that funds stolen during the Harmony bridge attack had been moved. The suspected thieves,...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Consolidate Following Recent Highs
Bitcoin consolidated on Jan. 16, as U.S. markets closed in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday celebration. Traders have...
Bradesco, One of Brazil’s Largest Banks, Launches Tokenized Credit Notes in Blockchain Pilot
Bradesco, one of the largest banks in Brazil and the third biggest in all of Latam, has entered the cryptocurrency world by issuing its...
Fasttoken, Official Crypto of Fastex, to Launch to the Public on January 18
Developed by technology giant SoftConstruct, Fasttoken (FTN) is the official cryptocurrency in the Fastex ecosystem and the native token...
Nexo investigation is not political, Bulgarian prosecutors say
Siika Mileva, a spokesperson for Bulgaria’s chief prosecutors, denied political motivations behind the probe against the crypto lending...
BTC price cancels FTX losses — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week at new 2023 highs, but still divides opinion after a blistering price rally. In what is shaping up to be...
Cornell Professor Warns of Disruption to US Bond Market From Potential Collapse of Major Stablecoin
A professor from Cornell University has warned about the potential effects a collapse of a major stablecoin could have on the U.S. bond...
Korean Court Orders Crypto Exchange to Pay Customers Suffering From Service Outage
South Korea’s supreme court has upheld the ruling for Bithumb, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, to pay damages...
Report: Egyptian Pound Reaches New Low Against US Dollar Despite Flexible Exchange Rate Regime
The exchange rate of the Egyptian pound versus the U.S. dollar fell to a new low on Jan. 11 after it tapped 32.14 per greenback. The...
Indian Central Bank Chief Insists Crypto Should Be Banned — Warns ‘It Will Undermine Authority of RBI’
India’s central bank has reiterated its stance on banning cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether. The governor of the Reserve Bank...
Nexo investigation is not political, says Bulgarian prosecutors
Siika Mileva, a spokesperson for Bulgaria’s chief prosecutors, denied political motivations behind the probe against the crypto lending...
Bitcoin Network’s Mining Difficulty Rises to All-Time High, Making Block Discovery More Challenging
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty printed a record increase on Jan. 15, 2023, rising 10.26% to 37.73 trillion at block height 772,128....
Jeff Booth Warns of Debt Deflation If Federal Reserve Keeps Hiking Interest Rates
The author of “The Price of Tomorrow,” Jeff Booth, has warned about debt deflation, calling it a “great depression on...
Combined Transactions on Arbitrum and Optimism L2 Chains Outpace Ethereum’s Daily Transfer Count
Since The Merge, Ethereum’s onchain fees have been considerably lower. However, combined transaction volume on layer two (L2)...
Poland’s Consumer Protection Agency Opens Case Against Cryptocurrency Exchange
The body ensuring that consumer rights are respected in Poland has initiated proceedings against a crypto exchange falsely claiming to be...
Report: Nigeria Debt Management Office’s $48.8 Billion Debt Contravenes the Law Says Expert
The Nigerian Debt Management Office (DMO) contravened the law when its borrowings exceeded the set limit which is equivalent to $2.2...
5 altcoins that could breakout if Bitcoin price stays bullish
The cryptocurrency markets have made a strong comeback in the past few days. That drove the total crypto market capitalization to $995...
NFT Sales Drop 59% in Second Week of 2023; Ethereum Dominates Top 20 Blockchains with 75% of Sales
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales have dropped significantly in contrast to the seven days prior, as NFT sales are down 59.35% this week....
Bitcoin fails to convince that bottom is in with $12K ‘still likely’
Bitcoin (BTC) may be circling its highest levels in months, but few are convinced that the bull market is back. Ahead of a key weekly...
Former President of FTX US Shares His Experience and Relationship With CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in Detailed Twitter Thread
The former president of FTX US, Brett Harrison, published a 49-part Twitter thread explaining why he left the firm and his relationship...
The aftermath of LBRY: Consequences of crypto’s ongoing regulatory process
The case of LBRY highlights a wave of renewed regulatory pressure that could affect both blockchain token-issuing companies and their...
Bankman-Fried’s Lavish Lifestyle Allegedly Revealed, Cuban Warns of Wash Trade Implosion, Experts Expect Soaring Gold Prices in 2023 — Week in Review
More information has come to light allegedly revealing the lavish lifestyle of FTX co-founder and “altruist” Sam...
Ukraine’s Tascombank Pilots Stellar-based E-hryvnia
Tascombank, one of the oldest banking institutions in Ukraine, has completed the pilot testing of a digital currency based on the Stellar...
Metamask Wallet Users Warned to Be on the Lookout for Address Poisoning Attacks
To avoid becoming victims of an address poisoning attack, Metamask wallet users should ditch the practice of copying and pasting wallet...
How to connect the Avalanche network to MetaMask?
One of the main properties advanced in blockchain technology is interoperability, the art of different blockchains communicating with one...
Hungarians Interested in Investment Potential of Cryptocurrencies, Poll Shows
A survey has indicated that Hungarians would like to learn more about the long-term investment opportunities presented by...
Polygon primed for hard fork aimed at reducing gas fee spikes: New details revealed
Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Polygon will undergo a hard fork on Jan. 17 in order to address gas spikes and chain reorganizations...
US Lawmakers Create ‘Congress’ First Ever’ Digital Assets Subcommittee
U.S. Congress’ “first ever” subcommittee on digital assets has been created as part of the House Financial Services...
Can Canada stay a crypto mining hub after Manitoba’s moratorium?
Canada has remained a peculiar regulatory alternative to the neighboring United States in regard to cryptocurrency. While its licensing...
SEC Chairman Warns Most Crypto Will Fail — Says ‘Don’t Get Caught up in FOMO, Fear of Missing Out’
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has warned that most crypto tokens will fail. He has...
Polygon Announces Upcoming Hard Fork to Address Gas Spikes and Chain Reorganizations
The Ethereum scaling blockchain, Polygon, has revealed plans to initiate a hard fork on Jan. 17, 2023. According to the team, the network...
SBF denies stealing FTX assets, SEC charges Gemini and Genesis, and more: Hodler’s Digest: Jan. 8-14
Top Stories This Week Sam Bankman-Fried: ‘I didn’t steal funds, and I certainly didn’t stash billions away.’ In a “pre-mortem overview” of...
Decentralized Exchange Trading Volumes Remain Lackluster in the New Year, Uniswap Leads the Way with Daily Swaps
According to statistics, decentralized exchange (dex) monthly trading volumes have dropped significantly since Jan. 2022. After a brief...
Treasury Secretary Yellen Urges Swift Action to Increase Spending Limit, Avert Default on US Obligations
Janet Yellen, the U.S. secretary of the Treasury, sent a letter to Congress on Friday urging lawmakers to increase the spending limit....
Osprey Vies for Control of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust; Tron’s Justin Sun Offers to Invest Up to $1B on DCG Assets
Following charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against the crypto exchange Gemini and the digital currency lender...
Biggest Movers: SHIB Hits 6-Week High, Whilst SOL Extends Recent Gains
Solana surged by as much as 30% on Saturday, setting a fresh multi-month high in the process. The move comes as cryptocurrency markets...
Bitmex Co-Founder Criticizes Former FTX CEO for Not Liquidating Hedge Fund Alameda
The Bitmex co-founder, Arthur Hayes, criticized Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced FTX co-founder, on Friday after Bankman-Fried published...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Above $21,000 as ETH Hits Fresh 2-month High
Bitcoin surged to a fresh two-month high on Jan. 14, as crypto markets were significantly higher on Saturday. The world’s largest...
Polygon tests zero-knowledge rollups, mainnet integration inbound
Ethereum layer-2 scaling protocol Polygon (MATIC) is carrying out performance testing of zero-knowledge rollup (zk-Rollups) technology...
DMCC Crypto Centre Surpasses 500 member companies in 2022
The presence of over 500 blockchain and Web3 firms inside the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)’s Crypto Centre shows that...
El Salvador Approves Digital Assets Issuance Law
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved the Digital Assets Issuance Law, a framework that will allow the country to issue...
Decentralized social media a game changer for creator monetization — Web3 exec
The idea of decentralized social media platforms continues to gain significant traction, with users becoming increasingly concerned with...
DeFi was the most attacked ecosystem in 2022: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you...
3 blockchain use cases that extend beyond crypto
Blockchain use cases have expanded far beyond cryptocurrency in recent years, with multiple industries embracing the technology in a wide...
Bitcoin price rally over $21K prompts analysts to explore where BTC price might go next
After Bitcoin (BTC) hit a yearly high of $21,095 on Jan. 13, where is it headed next? Bitcoin is currently witnessing an uptick in bullish...
Bitcoin price blasts past $21K as 3-day short liquidations near $300M
Bitcoin (BTC) continued a stunning comeback on Jan. 14 as $21,000 appeared for the first time since early November. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Bill Gates Props Up AI Against Metaverse and Web3 Tech
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has given his opinion about the relevance of Web3, metaverse, and AI (artificial intelligence), a...
Bitconnect Victims to Receive Over $17 Million in Restitution From Ponzi Scheme
More than $17 million in restitution will be distributed among investors in the pyramid scheme Bitconnect under a court order in the...
Cryptocurrency Exchange to Sponsor Ukraine’s National Soccer Team
Ukraine’s national soccer team has secured a sponsorship deal with a player from the industry that wants to engage fans and promote...
Samsung’s Asset Management Arm Launches Bitcoin Futures ETF in Hong Kong
Samsung’s asset management arm has launched a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF). The new actively managed ETF is listed and...
Bitcoin price wants to retest 2017 all-time high near $20K — Analysis
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed near $19,000 at the Jan. 13 Wall Street open as traders hoped a week of swift gains would stick. BTC/USD 1-day candle...
Price analysis 1/13: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, LTC, UNI
Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $19,000 on Jan. 12, the highest level since Nov. 8. Although a bull market may not start in a hurry, Glassnode...
Metamask Launches Ethereum Staking Services via Lido and Rocketpool
On Friday, the Web3 wallet firm Metamask, a subsidiary of the Ethereum-centric company Consensys, announced the beta launch of ethereum...
Total crypto market cap closes in on $1T right as Bitcoin price moves toward $20K
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization reached its highest level in over two months on Jan. 13 after breaking above the $900...
Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Awaits Trial, Passes Time Playing Video Games and Blogging on His New Substack Newsletter
The former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), has published a Substack newsletter on Jan. 12, 2023, and the first post is titled...
Hodlnaut creditors reject the restructuring plan, prefer liquidation
The Singapore-based crypto lender Hodlnaut is looking at a possible liquidation as the firm’s creditors have rejected the proposed...
Tesla turns tables on Bitcoin as 2023 gains outpace BTC price comeback
Bitcoin (BTC) may be up 16% in 2023, but one stock it outperformed last year is now getting its revenge. Data from Cointelegraph Markets...
FTX allowed by bankruptcy judge to sell LedgerX, other assets
The judge in charge of overseeing the FTX bankruptcy proceedings has given the embattled crypto exchange the approval to sell some of its...
Lawyer explains new federal virtual asset law in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has passed a new law that governs virtual assets, setting up the country’s initial regulatory regime...
Ethereum ‘shark’ accumulation, Shanghai hard fork put $2K ETH price in play
Ether (ETH) price technicals suggest that 35% gains are in play by March 2022 due to several bullish technical and fundamental factors....
MetaMask Staking launches, plugging into Lido and Rocket Pool liquid staking
MetaMask users are set to have access to Ethereum liquid staking providers Lido and Rocket Pool courtesy of a new integration unveiled by...
What is regenerative finance (ReFi), and how does it impact NFTs and Web3?
In many countries, millions of people clack basic equitable access to the financial services that would allow them to meet their daily...
SEC Charges Genesis and Gemini — Winklevoss Says Regulator’s Lawsuit Is ‘Super Lame’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged crypto exchange Gemini and crypto lender Genesis Global Capital, a...
Nexo Bitcoin Withdrawals Surge Following Raid of Bulgarian Offices
After the offices of crypto lender Nexo were raided in Bulgaria, the digital currency lending platform experienced a significant amount of...
Biggest Movers: SHIB Hits 6-Week High, ETC Extends Recent Gains
Shiba inu was one of Friday’s biggest gainers, as the meme coin raced to a six-week high. The move came as the global...
800 victims of ‘massive’ Bitconnect fraud to receive $17M restitution
A group of crypto fraud victims of the BitConnect investment scheme will see some respite from the multi-billion dollar fraud scheme after...
Crypto lender Nexo wants to sue Bulgaria after office raids
Troubled cryptocurrency firm Nexo is planning to sue the Bulgarian government after massive raids at the company’s offices in Sofia. Nexo...
Biden Vows to Veto House Republicans’ ‘Fair Tax Act’ Proposing Elimination of IRS
Several U.S. House of Representatives Republicans have proposed legislation that would significantly decrease funding for the Internal...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Hits 2-Month High, Climbing Above $19,000
Bitcoin continued to trade higher on Jan. 13, with prices racing above the $19,000 level, hitting a two-month peak in the process. The...
Cryptocurrency price prediction: AGIX, MULTI, Aptos
Cryptocurrencies had a strong week as investors reacted to the FTX bankruptcy proceedings and the latest American inflation data. In the...
More Than 65% of Oman’s Crypto Holders Are College Graduates — Study
Approximately 65,000 of Oman’s residents are holders of crypto and a majority of these are either high school or college graduates,...
Forbes Gives Alchemy Pay Web3 Innovation Pioneer Award
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, 12 January 2023: Fiat-crypto payment gateway Alchemy Pay and its co-founder and majority shareholder, Shawn Shi,...
Winklevoss slams SEC charges against Gemini as a ‘super lame … manufactured parking ticket’
Tyler Winklevoss, the co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, has hit out at the regulator charging the exchange over issuing...