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Samsung investment arm considering spot-Bitcoin ETF in Hong Kong
Hot on the heels of its Bitcoin (BTC) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Hong Kong, Samsung Asset Management has indicated it’s...
Climate tech VC argues Bitcoin’s ESG positives outweigh its negatives 31:1
A climate tech investor has painted a bright view of the Bitcoin network, suggesting its environmental positives outweigh its negatives by...
El Salvador Chivo Wallet Programmer Opens Up About Alleged ID Fraud, Tech and Money Laundering Issues
A Chivo wallet programmer has opened up about the different problems that the flagship cryptocurrency wallet of El Salvador faced during...
Web3 can help artists and companies manage music metadata: B2B music exec
The music industry has not shied away from its keenness on adopting Web3 solutions. From nonfungible tokens (NFTs) helping artists connect...
Belarusian Fined $1 Million for Illegal Crypto Trading
A Belarusian citizen will have to pay a hefty fine for illegally organizing the exchange of cryptocurrencies online. Law enforcement...
Cryptocurrency Exchanges Still Fighting Private Banks for Right to Open Bank Accounts in Chile
The conflict between banks and cryptocurrency exchanges in Chile is still developing, as some banks are reticent to serve this kind of...
‘Wall of worry’ led to digital wallets, blockchain tech ignored: Cathie Wood
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood believes that digital wallets and blockchain tech were among “game-changing innovations” that the equity...
Coinbase Shutting Down Most Crypto Services in Japan After Series of Job Cuts Globally
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is closing down most of its operations in Japan after announcing another round of job...
Major media want answers: Who guaranteed Bankman-Fried’s $250M bail?
Eight major media companies including Bloomberg, The Financial Times and Reuters have demanded public disclosure of the two individuals...
Crypto exchange WonderFi confirms merger talks with Coinsquare
Crypto exchange WonderFi, which is backed by crypto investor and billionaire Kevin O’Leary, has confirmed it is in preliminary discussions...
90% of businesses adopting blockchain technology, data
The crypto and blockchain space has had a turbulent past year, but that is not stopping users and enterprises from looking into the...
Crypto community unimpressed by SBF’s lengthy Substack letter
The crypto community has voiced their opinions on former FTX CEO Sam “SBF’ Bankman-Fried’s “pre-mortem overview” of the collapse of FTX he...
Cryptocurrency is headed toward surviving its first age
The past year was a challenge across the globe. Financial markets plunged deep into the red, affecting millions, if not billions, of...
Binance Now Authorized in 7 EU Countries — Sweden Becomes Latest Member State to Give Approval
Crypto exchange Binance is now legal to operate in seven European countries following the latest approval by Sweden’s financial...
Major media outlets demand identities of SBF’s $250M bond guarantors
Eight major media companies including Bloomberg, The Financial Times and Reuters have demanded public disclosure of the two individuals...
Miss El Salvador Features Bitcoin in Miss Universe 2023
The Miss Universe contestant from El Salvador this year has surprised viewers by featuring bitcoin as part of her national costume. El...
Nigerian crypto exchange Roqqu receives European virtual currency license
Nigerian crypto exchange Roqqu was granted a virtual currency license for the European Economic Area after two years of waiting for...
Here’s how to quickly spot a deepfake crypto scam — cybersecurity execs
Crypto investors have been urged to keep their eyes peeled for “deepfake” crypto scams to come, with the digital-doppelganger...
Bankruptcy Court Terminates FTX Naming-Rights Agreement for Miami Heat Arena
A federal bankruptcy court in the U.S. has ended the FTX naming-rights agreement for Miami Heat’s basketball stadium. The sports venue was...
Huobi employees revolt, GameFi lives, Antminer on steroids: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Huobi’s disgruntled employees According to...
FTX Donations to Early Covid-19 Researchers Raise Questions of Propaganda Tied to Pandemic Prevention
While the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, awaits his trial at the end of the year, reports indicate that the company donated...
Miss Universe contestant represents El Salvador with Bitcoin-inspired costume
Actress and model Alejandra Guajardo represented El Salvador in the preliminary competition of the Miss Universe 2022 pageant by wearing a...
Blockchain industry shows signs of stabilizing in 2023: Report
2022 was a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs for the blockchain industry. While the year’s first quarter looked promising, the crypto...
Bitcoin price rallies to $19K, but analyst says a $17.3K retest could happen next
Bitcoin (BTC) price has gained 15% in the past 13 days, and during this timeframe, traders’ bearish bets in BTC futures were liquidated in...
Trump’s NFT Prize Collection Surfaces on Secondary Markets, Generates $53K in 24-Hour Sales
Following the launch of Donald Trump’s non-fungible token (NFT) card collection, winners of the Trump-themed prizes are selling...
3 reasons why Avalanche (AVAX) price can double by March 2023
Avalanche (AVAX) has opened 2023 with a bang, rising nearly 55% in the first two weeks. And now, a mix of technical and fundamental...
Congress may be ‘ungovernable,’ but US could see crypto legislation in 2023
The United States House of Representatives finally elected a speaker last week, concluding a four-day, 15-ballot ordeal that left many...
Litecoin to Undergo Block Reward Halving in Just Over 200 Days, First Among Major PoW Cryptocurrencies
In roughly 202 days, the cryptocurrency network Litecoin (LTC) will experience a block reward halving on or around Aug. 3, 2023. Litecoin...
Nigeria revisits its payments landscape amid sluggish eNaira adoption
Nigeria’s central bank will explore the potential of stablecoins, the adoption of blockchain technology to power a central bank digital...
Nexo offices reportedly raided by police in Bulgaria
Troubled cryptocurrency lender Nexo is facing more pressure from regulators as its offices have been reportedly raided as part of an...
Illicit crypto transactions reached all-time highs in 2022: Report
2022 set the record in illicit on-chain transactions, setting aside the criminal investigations of failed crypto businesses like FTX,...
Bitcoin price fails to seal fresh CPI gains as $18K support hangs in balance
Bitcoin (BTC) wobbled at $18,000 at the Jan. 12 Wall Street open despite United States inflation continuing to fall. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Bitcoin Network Braces for Notable Difficulty Increase in 3 Days
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty, the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block and add it to the blockchain, is set to...
Biggest Movers: AVAX 22% Higher, as DOT Nears 1-Month High
Avalanche was one of Thursday’s big gainers, as the token rose by as much as 22% in today’s session. The move came as inflation in the...
Jack Ma surrenders control of fintech giant Ant Group
Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder, Jack Ma, will no longer control the fintech giant Ant Group as part of recent changes to the...
Nifty News: ‘Degen’ season returns with feet NFTs, disappointing Game of Thrones NFTs and more
‘Degen’ season smells like pixelated feet Feetpix.wtf’s newly launched nonfungible token (NFT) collection, “Feetpix,” has seemingly taken...
Play-to-earn falling out of favor after ‘massive shift in priority’ — BGA survey
A new survey has found that the blockchain gaming industry is experiencing a “massive shift,” with the once-popular play-to-earn...
‘Deflation’ is a dumb way to approach tokenomics… and other sacred cows
Having taught and studied token economics at the University of Nicosia, I’ve found that students often have some decidedly muddled beliefs...
Crypto Lender Nexo Under Investigation for Alleged Money Laundering, Russian Sanction Violations in Bulgaria
According to several reports, Bulgarian law enforcement officials are investigating crypto lender Nexo for alleged money laundering and...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Above $18,000, ETH Hits 2-Month High
Bitcoin rose to a four-week high on Thursday, as price surged above $18,000 hours before the upcoming U.S. inflation report. This comes as...
Germany’s Financial Watchdog Warns of ‘Godfather’ Malware Attacks on Crypto Apps
The agency overseeing the financial sector in Germany has issued a warning about the ‘Godfather’ malware attacking banking and crypto...
Bitcoin mining ETF tops equity ETF market in new year’s performance charts
Bitcoin (BTC) and other altcoins started the new year on a bullish note, with most cryptocurrencies surging to multi-month highs. Apart...
Samsung investment arm to launch Bitcoin Futures ETF amid rising crypto interest
In Hong Kong, the bell rings for Bitcoin (BTC). Samsung Asset Management Hong Kong (SAMHK), a subsidiary of Samsung’s investment arm...
13% of BTC supply returns to profit as Bitcoin sees ‘massive’ accumulation
Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers are returning to profit as new data hints the BTC price has put in the “foundation” of a macro bottom. The latest...
Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma Agrees to Cede Control of Fintech Giant Ant Group
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma recently agreed to give up control of Ant Group as part of changes to the fintech’s corporate structure,...
UK Treasury Considers Digital Pound, Maintains Crypto Hub Objective
The U.K. is mulling over launching a digital pound as it remains committed to becoming a cryptocurrency hub, a government representative...
Judge slams senators’ letter against FTX lawyers as ‘inappropriate’
The judge handling FTX’s bankruptcy has reportedly slammed a joint letter from four United States senators calling for an independent...
Ex-Coinbase Manager’s Brother Sentenced to Prison in Crypto Insider Trading Case
A former Coinbase employee’s brother has been sentenced to 10 months in prison in what the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) called a...
FTX customers names will remain sealed for now, rules judge
The names of up to nine million FTX customers are set to remain confidential for at least three more months following the latest ruling in...
Despite SEC Objection, Court Greenlights Billion-Dollar Asset Purchase Deal Between Binance US and Voyager
The asset purchase agreement between Binance US and bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital has reportedly received initial court approval...
Bitcoin surges above $18K to cap 8-day winning streak
Bitcoin (BTC) has clocked eight straight days of increasing prices and has surged back above $18,000 for the first time since...
El Salvador passes landmark crypto bill, paving way for Bitcoin-backed bonds
El Salvador has passed landmark legislation providing the legal framework for a Bitcoin-backed bond — known as the “Volcano Bond” — that...
The Fed Will Keep Focusing on Crypto — Fed Governor Says ‘We Do Not Want to Hinder Innovation’
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman says while “cryptocurrency activities can pose significant risks,” the Fed does not...
Ooki DAO misses lawsuit response deadline, default judgment on the cards
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has begun the process of getting a default judgment in its case against Ooki DAO after the...
From Bernie Madoff to Bankman-Fried: Bitcoin maximalists have been validated
Long before Bitcoin (BTC), Bernie Madoff sat atop the longest-running, largest fraud in history. The rise and real-time fall of Sam “SBF”...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on US Economy: ‘I Shouldn’t Ever Use the Word Hurricane’
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says he “shouldn’t ever use the word hurricane” when warning about the U.S. economy....
Huobi delists 33 tokens in one day, citing trading risk, low volume
According to a Jan. 11 announcement, cryptocurrency exchange Huobi will delist 33 tokens: ABT, ATP, APN, AST, DIE, DHT, DFA, EDEN, GEAR,...
Bitcoin price rally to $18K possible as $275M in BTC options expire on Friday
Bitcoin (BTC) price jumped to $17,500 on Jan. 11, driving it to its highest level in three weeks. The price move gave bulls control of the...
City of London, British trade groups form new digital currency advocacy alliance
The City of London has teamed up with a variety of trade associations to form the UK Forum for Digital Currencies, an alliance that will...
Bitcoin miner Northern Data says production increased by 315% Y/Y in 2022
Northern Data AG, a German company that specializes in Bitcoin mining and cloud computing, has released earnings results for its mining...
Price analysis 1/11: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, LTC, UNI
Crypto and stock markets are usually forward-looking. Meaning, traders tend to ignore the near-term negatives and focus on the positives...
Brazilian Cryptocurrency Law Likely to Be Reviewed by Lula’s Government
The recently approved Brazilian cryptocurrency law will likely be reviewed and revised by the newly inaugurated government of Luis Inacio...
Ava Labs Partners With Amazon Web Services to Accelerate Blockchain Adoption, AVAX Jumps 16%
Ava Labs, the team behind the layer one (L1) smart contract platform network Avalanche, has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS),...
Game of Thrones NFTs Sell Out Quickly, But Draw Criticism for ‘Poorly Drawn’ Characters
The cryptocurrency community is discussing the new “Game of Thrones” non-fungible token (NFT) assets that were launched on...
Solana price rally risks exhaustion after SOL’s 120% pump in two weeks
Solana (SOL) price is up an impressive 60% since the new year, partially boosted by hype surrounding meme cryptocurrency Bonk (BONK)....
A key change in Ethereum options pricing hints that ETH price could rise beyond $1,350
Ethereum price (ETH) gained 10.2% from Jan. 4 to Jan. 10, breaching the $1,300 resistance without much effort, but has the Ether price...
Ethereum’s Dominance on the Rise: Market Share Increases by 3% Among Global Crypto Assets
Since Dec. 31, 2022, ethereum’s market dominance has increased by more than 3% among the thousands of crypto assets worldwide,...
Taunt Battleworld Announces Launch of Black Magic NFT Collection
PRESS RELEASE. Taunt Battleworld, a digital collectible competitive fighting game for the metaverse, will launch its next NFT collection,...
FTX’s Exchange Token FTT Sees Mysterious Pump Amid Bankruptcy Case, SBF Fraud Charges
As the FTX bankruptcy case and fraud charges against co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried continue to unfold, the value of the exchange’s...
WazirX releases proof of reserves with majority of funds in Binance wallets
After the paranoia and turmoil in the crypto industry caused by the FTX liquidity and bankruptcy scandal, major digital-asset service...
Music NFTs are helping independent creators monetize and build a fanbase
The music industry is notoriously centralized, with major record labels often controlling nearly every facet of an artist’s career — from...
Nigerian innovator launches first active Bitcoin Lightning node in the country
A Bitcoin Lightning Network node (BTC) has struck the earth in one of the most challenging operating environments. Lagos, the capital of...
Biggest Movers: ATOM Hits 2-Month High, as XRP Extends Recent Gains
Cosmos rallied to a two-month high on Thursday, as cryptocurrency prices rebounded following Wednesday’s decline. Xrp was also...
Bitcoin gained 300% in year before last halving — Is 2023 different?
Bitcoin (BTC) is facing a “bottoming candle” in 2023, but BTC price action is still more than able to surprise the market. In a tweet on...
FTX has recovered over $5B in cash and liquid crypto: Report
According to FTX attorney Andy Dietderich, the troubled cryptocurrency exchange has “recovered $5 billion in cash and liquid...
Abu Dhabi-based Venom Foundation launches $1B fund for Web3 and blockchain
Abu Dhabi-based blockchain platform Venom Foundation and investment manager Iceberg Capital announced they will allocate $1 billion of...
Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert Responds to Accusations by Gemini’s Cameron Winklevoss With Shareholders Letter
Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), has released a letter to shareholders in response to a recent open letter from Gemini...
Argo Blockchain mines 25% less Bitcoin due to winter storm at Helios
Publicly-listed Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Argo Blockchain saw a significant drop in mining activity in December 2022 due to a winter...
DCG chief Barry Silbert pens letter to shareholders, community reacts
The crypto community woke to another drama-filled day after the Digital Currency Group (DCG) chief’s letter to shareholders went wrong....
Hong Kong watchdog aims to restrict retail traders to liquid products
The new licensing program, scheduled to take off in June, will restrict retail traders in Hong Kong to “highly-liquid” digital assets,...
Dutch exchange Bitvavo rejects DCG’s proposal to repay 70% of debt
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitvavo, a major creditor of the troubled crypto company Digital Currency Group (DCG), has dismissed DCG’s...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Hits Fresh 3-Week High, Ahead of Thursday’s US Inflation Report
Bitcoin raced to a fresh multi-week high on Wednesday, as markets turned their attention to tomorrow’s U.S. inflation rate report....
AGIX price defies gravity as Singularity demand soars
SingularityNET’s token has risen in the past six days and moved to its October high. It has surged by over 200% from its lowest...
Its the calm before the storm in crypto markets
Key Takeaways Crypto volatility has come down and extreme on-chain activity subsided in period of relative calm Several concerning...
BNB price prediction as Binance Inflows Rebound
BNB price has soared by more than 26% from the lowest point in December. Binance has seen over $7.5 billion in outflows in the past 30...
Introducing Civilization Network, the Gate to DEFI – Presale Live Token Listing January 23
PRESS RELEASE. In the crypto world, 2022 was one of the most challenging years. In the wake of the FTX bankruptcy, users lost trust in...
Brazilians Turn to Stablecoins as Alternative to US Dollar for Hedge Against Volatility
Brazilians are turning to stablecoins as a way of shielding themselves from the volatility of economic circumstances. This is happening...
Optimism and Arbitrum flip Ethereum in combined transaction volume
Ethereum layer-2 on-chain activity has been increasing to the extent that the leading two networks now process more transaction volume...
Bitcoin nodes data: Frankfurt houses the largest city-wide network
While the United States holds the biggest share of Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate contribution and ATM network, the city hosting the most...
Bitcoin price taps $17.5K as traders in ‘disbelief’ doubt crypto rally
Bitcoin (BTC) staged a brief but promising return to $17,500 overnight on Jan. 11 as newfound strength lingered. BTC/USD 1-day candle...