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Steve Hanke Blasts Bitcoin: It Is ‘Not a Currency’ and Has a ‘Fundamental Value of Zero’
Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, has criticized bitcoin, stating it is not a currency. The...
President Nayib Bukele Touts El Salvador as the ‘New Land of the Free’ in Vintage Americana Poster Featuring Bitcoin as Legal Tender
President Nayib Bukele is promoting El Salvador as the “new land of the free,” as part of an invitation for foreigners to move...
Breaking: Binance CEO CZ rejects allegations of market manipulation
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has rejected allegations from the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission, arguing that the crypto...
BlockFi to provide over $100K in refunds to California clients
Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi has agreed to refund more than $100,000 to California customers that had continued to repay loans even...
Bitcoin ATM maker to refund customers impacted by zero-day hack
Bitcoin ATM manufacturer General Bytes says it is reimbursing its cloud-hosted customers that lost funds in a “security incident” in March...
7 details in the CFTC lawsuit against Binance you may have missed
The surprise lawsuit from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against crypto exchange Binance sent shock waves across the...
Bitcoin hash rate spikes to 398 exahashes — analysts say miners coming back online
Bitcoin’s (BTC) hash rate spiked to all-time highs of 398 exahash on March 23, and analysts have been speculating miners are...
THORChain mainnet halted amid new vulnerability reports
Cross-chain liquidity protocol THORChain has paused its network due to new claims of a potential network vulnerability. THORChain took to...
Bitcoin Millionaire Tim Draper Advises Startups to Keep Bitcoin as a Hedge Against a ‘Domino’ Run on the Banks
Tim Draper, a venture capitalist and bitcoin millionaire, has included bitcoin as part of a series of cash management recommendations...
Breaking: Binance and CZ sued by CFTC over US regulatory violations
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed suit against Binance and CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao for trading...
Voyager’s $1B sale to Binance.US put on hold by US court
Voyager Digital’s $1 billion sale to Binance.US has been temporarily halted by a federal judge after a request by the United States...
Binance Experiences Significant BTC, ETH, and Stablecoin Withdrawals Following CFTC Lawsuit
After the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Binance for alleged violations of trading and derivatives rules, a significant...
Standing Together Against Disasters: CoinEx Charity Passes on the Spirit of Charity
PRESS RELEASE. Every year, natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods hit countries around the world, severely damaging...
Ethereum Co-Founder Says Crypto Ecosystem Has Never Been Better or Stronger
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin says the strength of the crypto ecosystem “has never been better or stronger.” He believes...
Market Strategist Discusses ‘Super Bubbles’ Bursting — Warns of ‘Outrageously Consequential, Painful Effects’
Market strategist Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of asset management firm GMO, has warned of “super bubbles” bursting. He...
Vaneck CEO Predicts Bull Cycle for Bitcoin and Gold — Expects Fed Tightening to End Soon
The CEO of investment management firm Vaneck has predicted a bull cycle for gold and bitcoin. “We are at the very beginnings of what...
Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches 400 Exahash per Second, Researcher Says Network Could Reach Zettahash Era by 2025
Despite Bitcoin’s difficulty reaching an all-time high at 46.84 trillion, participants in bitcoin mining have kept the hashrate...
Cheap, fast induction tech enables unlimited-size 3D metal printing
By Loz Blain The huge Mantis induction print system can print parts up to 26 feet wide and 20 feet Arizona company Rosotics says...
Paris Blockchain Week 2023: A net positive for the entire crypto industry
Paris Blockchain Week 2023 brought together some of the biggest names in the blockchain and crypto industry. Starting on March 21, the...
Top 7 legal and compliance jobs in the crypto market
Cryptocurrencies are a rapidly growing market that is changing how people invest, buy and sell goods and services, and transfer money....
An overview of fake product detection using blockchain technology
Blockchain technology can aid in the discovery of fake products by offering a tamper-proof and transparent record of the entire supply...
Crypto exchange Binance launches new regional hub in Georgia
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance continues expanding its global reach by setting up a new blockchain hub in crypto-friendly Georgia. On...
Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy repays Silvergate loan and buys 6.5K BTC
MicroStrategy, a business intelligence firm and major Bitcoin (BTC) investor, is acquiring more BTC amid the recent cryptocurrency market...
First Citizens Bank Acquires Silicon Valley Bank, Costing FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund an Estimated $20B
According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the troubled bank Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was acquired by First Citizens...
XRP price: ‘sell the news’ moment nears after crypto-leading 20% weekly gain
XRP (XRP) price is currently outperforming all other major cryptocurrencies as of March 27, rising over 20% in the past seven days....
Price analysis 3/27: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, MATIC, DOGE, SOL
The news and events related to the banking crisis in the United States and Europe have led to a rotation of funds into investments...
Titanium Blockchain CEO behind BARs ICO fraud, put behind bars for 4 years
The California-based CEO of Titanium Blockchain has been sentenced to four years of prison — putting an end to a 2018 initial coin...
Minecraft, GTA may yet change their tune on blockchain: GameFi execs
While several mainstream game studios have taken a noticeable step back integrating blockchain tech, three blockchain gaming executives...
Terra co-founder in S.Korean crosshairs following Do Kwon arrest
Following Terraform Labs’ co-founder Do Kwon’s arrest in Montenegro while trying to board a plane using fake documents, South Korean...
Gaming and Web3 outlook, what’s available on the market? Report
Where gaming and finance meet in Web3 has been termed GameFi, and it has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past few years. There...
Traditional finance fears drive digital asset investment inflows to $160M
On March 27, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” which revealed that...
Crypto market rally stalls at the $1.2T level, but bulls are getting positioned
After gaining 11% between March 16 and March 18, the total crypto market capitalization has been battling resistance at the $1.2 trillion...
Experts Predict More Bank Failures in the US Following Interest Rate Hike and Unsettled Banking Crisis
After the recent bank collapses in the U.S., a number of people believe that more failures are coming following the Federal...
Binance Sued by CFTC for Alleged Violations of Trading and Derivatives Rules
The world’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, Binance Holdings Ltd., has been sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading...
Biggest Movers: XRP Nears 5-Month High to Start the Week, Despite Crypto Market Consolidation
Xrp moved back towards a five-month high on Monday, as prices surged for a third straight session. The token formerly known as ripple was...
Polygon price: MATIC poised as highly anticipated zkEVM goes live
Polygon Labs has announced its Polygon zkEVM is now live. MATIC, the native Polygon token is trading 8% down this past week and 3% down in...
Sphynx Ink and OpenSea Partner for “Winkles & Flam” Digital Collectibles
Toronto, Canada, 27th March, 2023, Chainwire Winkles & Flam™, the ‘Cosplaying Canadian Kitties™,’ are the...
Microstrategy Buys 6,455 More Bitcoin — Now Holds 138,955 BTC
Microstrategy has purchased 6,455 bitcoins for approximately $150 million at an average price of $23,238 per coin. With its latest...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidates Near $28,000, as First Citizen Agrees to Acquire Silicon Valley Bank
Bitcoin started the week trading around the $28,000 mark, as markets reacted to the news that Silicon Valley Bank was to be acquired....
This catalyst could push Litecoin price higher soon
Litecoin has been one of the top-performing large-cap coins. The countdown of Litecoin halving has started, with 130 days to go. Litecoin...
‘The Only Way to Truly Scale Blockchains Is to Parallelize Processing’ Says Piers Ridyard
Despite being touted as the possible panacea, decentralized finance (defi) still faces obstacles which greatly diminish the prospects of...
Analyst Predicts Gold Prices Might Exceed $8,000 in the Next Decade as Central Banks Lose Confidence in Foreign Currency
Jan Nieuwenhuijs, a gold market analyst, has predicted that gold might exceed prices of $8,000 during the next decade, as the current...
European DeFi startups saw 120% increase in VC investment in 2022: Data
2022 was a turbulent year for the crypto space, to say the least; from an ongoing bear market and crash for LUNA to the downfall of FTX...
Number of Irretrievably Lost BTC Now 6 Million — Cane Island Manager
The number of irretrievably lost bitcoins has now reached 6 million, which leaves 13.3 million as coins that remain in circulation,...
$4M ‘exit scam’ suspected as Kokomo Finance flies off radar, token plunges
Optimism-based lending protocol Kokomo Finance has been suspected of a $4 million “exit scam” that has seen user funds plucked out from...
A Look at the Fed’s Recent Custodia Bank Denial and the Central Bank’s Push Back Against Narrow Banking
Over the past century, the number of American banks has significantly decreased, dropping from 30,000 banks in 1921 to 4,997 U.S. banks in...
Coinbase wants devs to build inflation-pegged ‘flatcoins’ on its new ‘Base’ network
Crypto exchange Coinbase sees inflation-pegged “flatcoins” as one of four “critical” innovations that should be built on its recently...
US Seizes 18 Crypto ATMs Purchased Using Fraudulent SBA Loans — Arrests Owner
U.S. law enforcement has seized 18 cryptocurrency ATMs that were purchased using fraudulent loans from the Small Business Administration...
US Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Affirm Blockchain Developers and Non-Custodial Services Are Not Money Transmitters
A U.S. lawmaker has introduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act to ensure that developers and non-custodial service providers in...
Arrested Bitzlato Exchange Founder Seeks Help From Crypto Community
The founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato, who is facing a money laundering case in the U.S., is seeking support from members of the...
XRP, LTC, XMR and AVAX show bullish signs as Bitcoin battles to hold $28K
The recent banking crisis in the United States seems to have shaken the belief of some customers in the legacy banking system. According...
Greenpeace Unveils ‘Skull of Satoshi’ to Spark Debate Over Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact; Creator Clarifies It ‘Wasn’t Meant to Be Anti-Bitcoin’
Greenpeace, the well known environmental NGO, has unveiled the “Skull of Satoshi,” an art installation intended to spark...
G7 to collaborate on tighter crypto regulation: Report
The next G7 meeting might bring a push from the seven biggest democracies for tougher regulations on cryptocurrencies around the world,...
Report: Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Plans to Appeal Detention Extension After Arrest in Montenegro
According to the Montenegro-based newspaper Vijesti, Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, also known as Kwon Do-hyung, is appealing...
Bitcoin is 1 week away from ‘confirming’ new bull market — analyst
Bitcoin (BTC) has a matter of days to go before beginning a new macro uptrend, the latest analysis says. In his latest Twitter activity,...
US Government Remains a Top Bitcoin Holder With Seized Stash Valued at $5.6 Billion
As of March 25, 2023, the U.S. government held 205,515 bitcoins worth $5.6 billion, which is approximately 1.06% of the circulating...
Stablecoin Market Sees Fluctuations With Some Coins Gaining and Others Reducing Supply
According to statistics, on March 26, the stablecoin economy was valued at $135 billion, with the top stablecoins representing $31.8...
How does the economy work?
The economy is a complex system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Understanding how the economy works...
A Million-Dollar Bitcoin Bet, Financial Crisis Warnings Abound, and Ordinal Inscriptions Surpass 500,000 — Week in Review
Venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan says hyperinflation is happening now, and is making million-dollar bets that the price of bitcoin...
Nasdaq Aims to Launch Crypto Custody Services in Second Quarter
Nasdaq intends to launch its custody services for digital assets like bitcoin by the end of this year’s second quarter. The...
Report: Regulations Governing Tokenized Deposits and Crypto Assets in South Africa Set to Effect in January 2025
Regulations governing tokenized deposits and crypto assets are likely to become effective on Jan. 1, 2025, a senior fintech analyst at the...
Billionaire Barry Sternlicht Warns of Hard Landing — Says ‘Economy Is Going to Implode’
Billionaire Barry Sternlicht, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, has warned that the U.S. economy is going to implode,...
Billionaire Bill Ackman on US Banking Crisis: ‘I Fear We Are Heading for a Train Wreck’
Billionaire Bill Ackman has warned that the U.S. economy is “heading for a train wreck” if the government allows the current...
Robert Kiyosaki Says Fed Rate Hikes Will Crash Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate, and US Dollar
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has warned that the Federal Reserve’s continued rate...
Euler Finance exploiter returns over 58,000 stolen Ether
The hacker behind the $196 million exploit on lending protocol Euler Finance has returned the majority of the stolen assets, according to...
SEC targets Coinbase, Do Kwon arrested and FTX sells $95M in Mysten Labs: Hodler’s Digest, March 19-25
Top Stories This Week Coinbase could face SEC enforcement action for ‘potential violations of securities law’ Crypto exchange Coinbase...
Credit Suisse, UBS, Other Banks Facing Russia Sanctions Probe in US, Report
Switzerland’s troubled Credit Suisse and its rescuer, USB, are subject to an investigation into whether bankers helped Russian oligarchs...
NFT Sales Drop 5.4% to $193M, Ethereum Dominates with $107M in Sales: Weekly Recap
Over the past week, statistics show non-fungible token (NFT) sales totaled $193.08 million, down 5.44% from the previous week. Ethereum...
Arbitrum Discord hacker shares phishing announcement amid airdrop hype
The crypto community’s warning against fake Arbitrum (ARB) airdrops materialized as hackers managed to drop a phishing link into...
Custodia Bank’s membership denied for ties with crypto markets, says US Fed
The United States Federal Reserve released an 86-page report on March 24 detailing the reasons for denying Custodia Bank’s...
Arbitrum’s Governance Token ARB Ranks Within Top 40 Market Capitalizations Following Airdrop
Following the Arbitrum token airdrop, ARB has become a top 40 cryptocurrency as it currently holds the 37th largest market valuation out...
Bitcoin Difficulty Increases for Third Time in Six Weeks, Miners Remain Undeterred With High Hashrate
On March 23, 2023, bitcoin experienced another difficulty increase, following two previous rises in the last month, jumping 7.56% higher....
Biggest Movers: XRP Climbs 5%, as LTC Nears Multi-Week High on Saturday
The crypto asset xrp rose by as much as 5% on Saturday, following declines of a similar amount during yesterday’s session. This...
What is fiscal policy, and why does it matter?
Fiscal policy is a tool used by governments to regulate economic activities in their country. It involves the use of government spending,...
Bitcoin liquidations vanish as trader hopes $30K will hit before dip
Bitcoin (BTC) drifted lower on March 25 as eerily calm conditions saw liquidations evaporate. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Binance)....
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Fall Towards $27,000 to Start the Weekend
Bitcoin moved close to a breakout below $27,000 on Saturday, as markets moved lower following a volatile week of trading. Market...
In-Chat Tether Transfers Introduced in Telegram
Users of the Telegram messenger will now be able to send each other the leading stablecoin, tether (usdt), directly in the chats. The new...
NFT investor accidentally burns $135K CryptoPunk trying to borrow money
A nonfungible token (NFT) from the CryptoPunks collection worth 77 Ether (ETH) was sent to a burn address to be permanently destroyed....
US Banking Crisis: Nigerian Banks Not Directly Exposed to SVB Says Central Bank Governor
A recent review of Nigerian banks’ bond portfolios showed that the institutions were not directly exposed to Silicon Valley Bank,...
Tom Brady’s Estranged Wife Gisele Bundchen Claims FTX Collapse ‘Blindsided’ Her
Former U.S. National Football League (NFL) quarterback Tom Brady’s estranged wife Gisele Bundchen has said she was...
80 Crypto Firms Interested in Establishing Presence in Hong Kong, Official Says
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury has revealed that more than 80 crypto companies have expressed interest in...
How Crypto Ended Up at the Center of a Potential $20 Billion Internal Corruption Scandal in Venezuela — Bitcoin Mining Shutdown Results
The establishment of sanctions by the Trump administration towards PDVSA, the state oil company in Venezuela, reportedly forced the hand...
ProBit Global Exclusive Presents Arbitrum’s New ARB Token at 50% off
PRESS RELEASE. The Next Link In Blockchain Has Arrived. Launched in 2021, Arbitrum takes the exceptional security of Ethereum one step...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Drops From 7-Month High, as Market Volatility Heightens
Ethereum fell from a 7-month high March 24, as traders reacted to further uncertainty within the European banking sector. Shares in...
Digital Euro Key for European Payment Autonomy, ECB President Lagarde Says
The digital euro has an important role in preserving the payment autonomy of Europe, the head of the eurozone’s monetary authority...
Biggest Movers: XMR Rises to 1-Month High, XRP Moves 4% Lower
Monero jumped to a one-month high on Friday, as overall sentiment in crypto markets remained largely unchanged. The global market cap is...
Treasury Secretary Yellen Holds Unscheduled Meeting With Top Financial Regulators Amid Turmoil in Banking Sector
U.S. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen initiated an unscheduled Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) meeting with the country’s top...
Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Faces Extradition to South Korea
According to a report published by AFP, Do Kwon, CEO of Terraform Labs, has been charged with document forgery in Montenegro. Kwon was...
Shares of Deutsche Bank, Other Euro Lenders Tumble
Deutsche Bank shares plunged on Friday, along with the stocks of other European banks, amid investor concerns over the stability of the...
Moody’s Warns of Potential Financial Disruption Spillover Beyond US Banking Sector
Roughly ten days ago, the credit agency Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the U.S. banking sector from “stable” to...