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5 tips for landing a tech job
In today’s tech industry, there is a high demand for professionals with expertise in fields such as artificial intelligence, data...
Growing Links Between Middle East, Russia, China Pose Huge Challenge for US, Warns Former Treasury Secretary
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers has expressed concerns that a rising number of countries, including China, Russia, and the...
Police in Kosovo Seize Crypto Mining Rigs From Serbs
Kosovo police have seized dozens of crypto mining devices from residents of a majority Serb region in the north of the country....
CBDC Debate Heats Up: BIS Project Sparks Controversy Among Critics; Lynette Zang Warns of Dangers of CBDCs
During the weekend, discussions about central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, trended on social media as many people believe the idea...
The Fall of Medici Bank: Lessons on Fractional Reserve Banking From 15th Century Italy
Amid the banking chaos of the 21st century, some are looking back more than 600 years ago, to the Medici Bank — one of the most powerful...
With Close to 10 Billion Stablecoins Redeemed, BUSD’s Supply Drops to Lowest Level Since April 2021
Statistics recorded on April 15, 2023, show that the number of coins in circulation for the stablecoin BUSD dropped below the 7 billion...
Healthy Bitcoin rally: What does a margin lending ratio drop mean for BTC price?
Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied over 10% between April 9 and April 14, marking the highest daily close in more than ten months. While some...
Bitcoin traders in ‘disbullief’ as analyst predicts $30K BTC retest
Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated into the weekend as market participants stayed optimistic about further gains. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Arbitrum proposal to return 700M ARB fails, whale calls it a “power play”
A controversial proposal seeking the return of 700 million ARB governance tokens to Arbitrum’s DAO Treasury was rejected by a...
Circle exec to join US Congressional committee hearing on stablecoin payments, legislation
The United States House Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing on April 19 to discuss stablecoins’ position as a means of...
Shapella Upgrade Hits, Economist Predicts Biggest Crash ‘in Your Lifetime,’ US Bank Lending Plummets — Week in Review
In crypto news this week, the Ethereum network’s long awaited Shapella upgrade took effect, unlocking staked ether. In the broader...
Do Kwon’s Terraform Sent $7 Million to Law Firm Before Collapse, Report Unveils
Prosecutors investigating failed blockchain firm Terraform Labs have found out that its Singapore office sent millions of U.S. dollars to...
Report: Nigeria-China Currency Swap Agreement Fails to Ease Pressure on the Naira
Nigerian economic experts have said the country’s five-year-old currency swap agreement with China has not eased the pressure...
Silk Road Hacker Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Wire Fraud
On April 14, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Southern District of New York revealed that the hacker responsible for the Silk...
G20 Finance Chiefs Agree Global Policy Responses to Crypto Are Required
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have agreed that crypto regulation cannot be confined to one part of the world, said...
De-Dollarization Trend Irreversible, Flight From US Dollar Sure to Accelerate, Says Russian Official
Russia’s foreign minister says a flight from the U.S. dollar “is sure to accelerate,” emphasizing that “this trend is...
Jeffrey Tucker on De-Dollarization: USD Will No Longer Be King, We’re at Turning Point for US Dollar
Jeffrey Tucker says we are at the turning point for the U.S. dollar, citing a growing de-dollarization trend. “The dollar’s...
FTX considers reboot, Ethereum’s fork goes live and OpenAI news: Hodler’s Digest, April 9-15
Top Stories This Week Ethereum’s Shapella hard fork executed on mainnet The Ethereum blockchain’s mainnet, also referred to as the Beacon...
Former President Donald Trump Likens US Losing Currency War Against China to America Losing a World War
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. losing a currency war against China would be like America losing a world war....
U.S. Congress to introduce new draft bill for stablecoins
A new draft bill providing a framework for stablecoins in the United States was published on the House of Representatives’ document...
Economist Paul Krugman Criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Opposition to Central Bank Digital Currency
Economist Paul Krugman questioned why Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis opposes a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a recent...
Blackrock CEO Expects Inflation to Persist, but No Major US Recession in 2023
Blackrock’s CEO, Larry Fink, stated in an interview on Friday that he does not anticipate a “big recession” in the United States....
Musk Mulls AI Startup to Rival Chatgpt Maker Openai, Report
Entrepreneur Elon Musk is preparing to launch a startup that will compete with Openai, the creator of Chatgpt, a media report unveiled....
MetaMask third-party provider hacked, exposing email addresses
The email addresses of some MetaMask users may have been exposed to a malicious party due to a recently discovered cyber-security...
Liquid Staking Protocols See Increase in Monthly ETH Deposits Despite Withdrawals Post-Shapella Hard Fork
Following the Shapella hard fork on April 12, 2023, approximately 332,368 ether, valued at around $699 million, has been withdrawn....
Biggest Movers: ADA Price Climbs for Ninth Consecutive Day
Cardano rose to a fresh multi-month high on Saturday, as the token surged for a ninth consecutive session. The price is now up by over 15%...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Remains Above $2,100 to Start the Weekend
Ethereum remained above $2,100 to start the weekend, despite crypto markets moving into consolidation. Following this week’s gains,...
Chia Network Files for IPO With the SEC, Eyes Public Listing
On Friday, Chia Network Inc. announced that it had submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and...
Zebedee Partnership With Bitnob Sees African Gamers Rewarded With BTC
African users of the bitcoin gaming and payments app Zebedee will now be rewarded in the form of satoshis when they play games or when...
BlockSec launches collaborative testing toolkit for private forked chains
Blockchain security tech firm BlockSec has launched a new toolkit that enables collaborative testing on private chains “forked from...
Brazil and China Deepen Trade Integration to Move Away From US Dollar, as First Yuan-Based Settlement Is Processed
Brazil and China have reached a milestone in their economic integration, as the first bilateral settlement in Chinese yuan was completed...
Nigerian Crypto and Web3 Startup Lazerpay Shuts Down After Failing to ‘Close a Successful Funding Round’
The Nigerian crypto and Web3 startup Lazerpay announced on April 13 that it will cease operations. Co-founder and CEO Njoku Emmanuel said...
Hong Kong’s Largest Virtual Bank Offers Crypto Conversion Services
ZA Bank, Hong Kong’s biggest virtual-only lender, intends to expand its business into the region’s growing digital assets sector. The...
Flatcoiners should take a cue from TerraUSD’s fate
The post-COVID-19 era has brought the issue of inflation to the forefront, leading to increasing interest within the Web3 space for...
Price analysis 4/14: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) are trading above the psychologically important levels of $30,000 and $2,000 respectively. This suggests...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Taiwan: ‘Being an Ally Does Not Mean Being a Vassal’
French president Emmanuel Macron has decided to double down on his strategic autonomy policy thesis, declaring that Europe should not be...
MetaMask third-party provider was hacked, exposing email addresses
The email addresses of some MetaMask users may have been exposed to a malicious party due to a recently discovered cyber-security...
Less than 1% of staked ETH estimated to be sold after Shapella: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you...
Solana’s Crypto and Web3 Smartphone ‘Saga’ Available to the General Public on May 8
Solana’s cryptocurrency and Web3 smartphone, Saga, will be available for purchase on Monday, May 8, 2023. Crafted by OSOM, the...
SEC targets DeFi in vote to revisit proposal concerning the definition of ‘exchange’
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has announced it will be revisiting the proposed redefinition of an “exchange” under...
Bitcoin Price Outlook for April: BTC Hits $31,000, What Next?
At the halfway point of April, bitcoin has risen beyond the $31,000 point for the first time in ten months. This rise in bullish sentiment...
C6 Bank’s Climate Tool to Track CO2 Emissions From Customer Transactions Prompts Debate on Future of Banking
On April 13, a C6 Bank customer in Brazil shared screenshots of his online bank account, revealing that the financial institution was...
Enterprises should seek partners and solutions during crypto winter: Paxos report
Blockchain infrastructure provider Paxos has recently published a report, that aims at helping the community look beyond the crypto winter...
Bias in AI: What can blockchains do to ensure fairness?
Projects rooted in artificial intelligence (AI) are fast becoming an integral part of the modern technological paradigm, aiding in...
Tron Founder Justin Sun, Soulja Boy, and Austin Mahone Summoned by SEC in Crypto Asset Case
Court documents reveal that Justin Sun, Tron’s founder, has been sent a summons from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Ethereum on-chain data forecasts the withdrawal of 1.4M ETH over the next few days
Ethereum’s long-anticipated Shanghai and Capella upgrade was activated on April 12 and the total withdrawals in the first 40 hours after...
Crypto Exchange Bitrue Suffers $23 Million Hack
Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitrue has lost millions of U.S. dollars’ worth of ether and other coins in a hack. The trading...
Biggest Movers: ADA Surges to 7-Month High, as XRP Extends Recent Gains
Cardano rose to its highest level in seven-months on April 14, as cryptocurrency markets remained bullish. The global crypto market cap...
Crypto exchange Bitrue suffers $23M hack due to hot wallet exploit
Bitrue cryptocurrency exchange has suffered a hot wallet exploit, allowing attackers to withdraw various crypto assets worth nearly $23...
Tesla selling Bitcoin last year turned out to be a $500M mistake
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has grown by more than 50% since Tesla unveiled its approximately $1 billion BTC sales in July 2022. In other...
BTC price targets see $33K next as Bitcoin eyes key resistance flip
Bitcoin (BTC) preserved new ten-month highs at the April 14 Wall Street open as analysts kept hoping for further gains. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Stablecoins Cannot Function as Money Because They Have No ‘Assured Value’ — Bank of England Governor
Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has asserted that stablecoins “will need to have the characteristics of, and be...
Bitcoin’s dominance knocked by ETH’s post-Shapella rally
Ether (ETH) prices have topped the psychological $2,000 level following the Shapella upgrade this week and the result is a decline in...
Bitcoin price spikes above $31K as Ethereum gains spark ‘altseason’ calls
Bitcoin (BTC) broke through $31,000 on April 14 as bulls hoped altcoins would soon follow. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source:...
Crypto price prediction: Arbitrum (ARB), EOS, VeChain
Cryptocurrency prices had a strong performance this week as Bitcoin jumped above $30,000 and Ethereum soared to over $2,000. This rally...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Nears $31,000, as ETH Hits 11-Month High
Bitcoin moved towards the $31,000 mark on Friday, ahead of upcoming retail sales data from the United States. Sales are expected to remain...
Asia’s current gaming domination ‘crucial’ for Web3 games: DappRadar
Asia is “crucial” to the Web3 gaming industry, as it already boasts the majority share of gamers and gaming revenue, and has a high...
HashKey launches wealth management service, citing ‘significant’ demand
Hong Kong-based digital asset firm HashKey Group has launched a new wealth management platform geared toward professional and...
Casino Not on Gamstop at Mystake․com
PRESS RELEASE. Mystake.com is a popular non gamstop online casino platform that offers a thrilling gaming experience for players looking...
Twitter Users to Trade Crypto Through Etoro
Social trading company Etoro has partnered with Twitter to will allow users of the microblogging platform to invest in cryptocurrencies...
Analysts Weigh In on BRICS Currency as Tool to Face US Dollar-Based Sanctions
Analysts have begun considering using a future BRICS currency to sidestep U.S. sanctions and the dollar’s influence in international...
Winner of Canadian Lottery Jackpot Says Impostors Using His Name to Steal Bitcoins
The winner of the Canadian lottery, Scott Gurney, has confirmed that scammers impersonating him on Facebook have conned unsuspecting...
Uniswap proposal to launch on Polygon zkEVM is set to pass
Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap is seemingly set to launch on the new zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) roll-up...
Bank of Russia Analysts Note Ditching US Dollar Is ‘Hardly Possible’ Without Structural Changes to Foreign Trade
A report from the research department of the Bank of Russia shows that, due to the structure of foreign trade contracts, it will be...
Europeans to See More Interest Rate Hikes, Central Bank Governors Indicate
Further rate hikes are warranted by persisting inflation in the eurozone, according to members of its monetary authority’s decision-making...
Former Deutsche Bank Investment Banker Charged With Crypto Fraud in US
An investment banker formerly employed by Deutsche Bank has been charged with perpetrating a crypto-related fraud. The man from Brooklyn...
Uniswap launches iOS mobile wallet in select countries
Decentralized exchange Uniswap has launched a mobile wallet that features built-in support for the exchange, according to an April 13...
San Francisco authorities make arrest in stabbing of Cash App creator Bob Lee
The San Francisco Police Department has arrested a tech executive named Nima Momeni in connection with the April 4 stabbing of Cash App...
Peter Schiff Says Banking Crisis Not Over, Much Worse Financial Crisis Incoming — Warns of ‘Massive’ Recession
Economist Peter Schiff has cautioned that the present banking crisis is the cusp of a much worse financial crisis. “It’s going to...
De-Dollarization Escalates Amid US ‘Economic Warfare’ and ‘Error-Fraught’ Policies, Economist Says
Economist Peter C. Earle says de-dollarization has begun, emphasizing that “It’s not just the conscription of the dollar in economic...
Bitcoin glory on Chinese TikTok, 30M mainland users, Justin Sun saga: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Bitcoin’s day of glory on Chinese TikTok On...
Mastercard Launches NFTs to Support Emerging Musicians Through Web3 Technologies
According to Mastercard, the payments giant has launched non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that grant access to the Mastercard Artist Accelerator...
3 signs Arbitrum price is poised for a new record high in Q2
Arbitrum’s ARB token has emerged as one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies following Ethereum’s long-awaited Shanghai upgrade....
London Stock Exchange’s LCH SA to Clear Bitcoin Futures and Options on GFO-X Through New Service
On April 13, 2023, the London Stock Exchange’s LCH division, a clearing house group serving major international exchanges and a...
Bitcoin-friendly PPI data boosts bulls as Ether price fights for $2K
Bitcoin (BTC) preserved $30,000 support at the April 12 Wall Street open as more United States macroeconomic data boosted bulls. BTC/USD...
UK forms Bitcoin Policy org to boost BTC education and adoption
God save our gracious coin, and long live the coin. A team of entrepreneurs, environmentalists and Bitcoin (BTC) advocates have assembled...
Bitcoin derivatives data shows bulls positioning for further BTC price upside
Bitcoin (BTC) price maintained the $30,000 support as lower-than-expected U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on April 12. The...
ETHGlobal Hackathon Kicks Off in Tokyo With First Ever Pragma Summit
As previously announced by ETHGlobal, the first-ever Pragma summit kicked off the wider ETHGlobal Tokyo hackathon on Thursday as a...
Unsiwap launches iOS mobile wallet in select countries
Decentralized exchange Uniswap has launched a mobile wallet that features built-in support for the exchange, according to an April 13...
First of many? How Italy’s ChatGPT ban could trigger a wave of AI regulation
Italy has recently made headlines by becoming the first Western country to ban the popular artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot...
‘Nothing is a coincidence with the government,’ claims US lawmaker on Operation Choke Point 2.0
United States Congressperson Byron Donalds criticized the country’s regulatory agencies on April 12 at NFT.NYC 2023 conference in New...
Brazil’s President Lula Urges Developing Countries to Abandon Dollar as Global Reserve Currency
According to Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, developing countries should abandon the U.S. dollar and strengthen their own...
Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade Unlocks Staked Ether, Over 860K ETH Poised for Withdrawal, Price Surges 6%
On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Ethereum’s Shapella upgrade was successfully implemented, enabling...
Biggest Movers: DOGE Snaps Losing Streak as SOL Hits Fresh 6-Week High
Dogecoin snapped a two-day losing streak on Thursday, as sentiment in crypto markets remained bullish. The meme coin moved to a one-week...
FTX Finds $7.3 Billion in Liquid Assets; Lawyers Consider Rebooting Shuttered Crypto Exchange
FTX debtors revealed during a hearing on April 12th that the restructuring team has collected $7.3 billion in liquid assets. The exchange...
Ether staking withdrawals: Crypto exchanges set calendar for unstaking
Ethereum mainnet successfully completed the Shapella upgrade on April 12. The successful execution of the Shapella upgrade means Ethereum...
Why join a blockchain gaming guild? Fun, profit and create better games
Blockchain gaming guilds are the continuation of an ancient tradition. Guilds have existed since the beginning of capitalism in the...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Hits $2,000 Following Shapella Upgrade
Ethereum moved above $2,000 on Thursday, as markets continue to react to the successful Shanghai update. The upgrade, which is also known...
Balaji Srinivasan: ‘Giant Robot’ of Crypto-Friendly States Needed to Battle ‘Giant Monster’ of US Gov., Explains Why He Made Bitcoin Bet
Tech entrepreneur, angel investor, and author of The Network State, Balaji Srinivasan, says a proverbial “giant robot” of...
Here’s why Ethereum Classic (ETC) price could jump by at least 12%
Ethereum Classic price has made a bullish break-out as cryptocurrencies rally. It jumped after the latest American inflation data...