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Time for Serious Global Crypto Regulation, Germany Says
Germany’s financial watchdog has issued a call for global regulation of the crypto industry in the aftermath of the FTX collapse. The...
Relying on Centralized Databases Makes Dapps Vulnerable to Data Tampering Says Nate Holiday
Decentralized applications (dapps) are prone to data tampering because they “are largely built on top of centralized databases and...
FTX Bahamas co-CEO Ryan Salame blew the whistle on FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried
A high-ranking executive at FTX’s Bahamian entity tipped off local regulators of potential fraud perpetrated at the cryptocurrency...
Why has the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust discount hit an all-time high?
Key Takeaways Grayscale is the largest Bitcoin fund in the world Discount to underlying asset (Bitcoin) has reached record levels,...
Bitcoin retreats below $18k as Fed raises interest rate to a 15-year high
Bitcoin has dropped below the $18k once again following its rally earlier this week. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a...
Russian Social Media Giant Vkontakte Launches NFT Service
Russia’s largest social network, Vkontakte, has launched a feature allowing users to upload digital collectibles to the platform. Account...
Bitcoin retraces intraday gains as bears aim to pin BTC price under $18K
On Dec. 14, Bitcoin (BTC) broke above $18,000 for the first time in 34 days, marking a 16.5% gain from the $15,500 low on Nov. 21. The...
Realized losses from FTX collapse peaked at $9B, far below earlier crises
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has attempted to put the FTX collapse into perspective — comparing peak weekly-realized losses in...
Creditor offers Bitcoin miner Core Scientific $72M to avoid bankruptcy
Financial services platform B. Riley has offered Bitcoin (BTC) miner Core Scientific $72 million in financing to avoid bankruptcy and...
Alameda tried to redeem 3,000 wBTC days before bankruptcy: BitGo CEO
Mike Belshe, the CEO of digital asset custodian BitGo has confirmed that Alameda Research attempted to redeem 3,000 Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC)...
Kevin O’Leary Tells US Lawmakers FTX Failed Because Binance Intentionally Killed It
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has told U.S. Congress that he believes the collapsed crypto exchange FTX failed...
Crypto users claim Gemini email leak occurred much earlier than first reported
“Not handled well.” This was how one user described the revelations brought forth by Cointelegraph on Dec. 14 regarding the...
Senate FTX hearing: calls for regulation and crypto criticisms aplenty
United States lawmakers with the Senate Banking Committee had their share of crypto proponents and skeptics in a hearing exploring the...
The Agenda podcast chats crypto and sex work with WetSpace CEO Allie Rae
What do the cryptocurrency and porn industries have in common? As it turns out, both are frequent targets of the traditional financial...
Recently Signed 2009 Bitcoin Block Reward Linked to Hal Finney’s Set of BTC Transactions
At the end of November, an unknown person signed a signature tied to an extremely old block reward mined on Jan. 19, 2009, and the user...
Amid Withdrawals, Binance CEO Warns of Bumpy Months Ahead
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has reportedly told staff to expect some difficult months as the leading cryptocurrency exchange is...
How to trade crypto using Wyckoff accumulation theory
On Dec. 2, independent market analyst Stockmoney Lizards said Bitcoin (BTC) had entered the process of bottoming out inside its current...
Bitcoin bear market 70% dip kills BTC ‘tourists’ as metric screams buy
Bitcoin (BTC) speculators have disappeared from the market and their mood “destroyed,” says popular analyst Philip Swift. In a tweet on...
Nasdaq warns Bitcoin mining firm Bitfarms about share price deficiency
The Canadian Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Bitfarms is facing compliance challenges over its listing on Nasdaq due to the ongoing...
Fonbnk’s Michael Kimani sorts out facts on crypto adoption in Africa
The African continent has been tipped as an important market for crypto adoption due to its young population, lousy economic management by...
Bitcoin traders await FOMC, Powell as BTC price hits new 1-month high
Bitcoin (BTC) set new one-month highs on the Dec. 14 Wall Street open on a day full of key events for the United States Federal Reserve....
Reaching the Bitcoin price bottom is a process, says The Wolf of All Streets, Scott Melker
Crypto investor, trader and content creator Scott Melker, also known as The Wolf Of All Streets, joined the new Crypto Trading Secrets...
Here is why Bitcoin price gave back all its intraday gains
On Dec. 14, Bitcoin (BTC) price hit a 1-month high and saw a brief resurgence in bullish momentum, but the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open...
Federal Reserve Hikes Rate by 50bps, FOMC Signals Rate to Rise to 5.1% Next Year
The U.S. central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) convened on Wednesday and raised the federal funds rate by 50 basis...
NFT Sales This Week Jumped 27% Higher, Cryptopunks Rise Above Bored Apes
On Dec. 14, 2022, statistics show that non-fungible token (NFT) sales jumped 27.72% higher than NFT sales recorded last week. The Bored...
Biggest Movers: SOL Hits 3-Week High, as ADA Consolidates Ahead of FOMC Meeting
Solana surged to a three-week high ahead of this afternoon’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting (FOMC). The token rose for a...
SBF to Remain in a Bahamian Jail for 2 Months, Report Claims FTX Execs Had a Covert Chat Channel Called ‘Wirefraud’
On Tuesday, the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), appeared in court with his newly appointed lawyer Mark Cohen, and his legal...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Remain Higher Ahead of Fed Rate Decision
Bitcoin continues to trade close to $18,000 on Wednesday, as markets remain bullish, following the latest U.S. inflation report. Following...
Crypto blame game back on US politicians’ menu following SBF arrest
The arrest of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried by the Bahamian authorities served as a cue for anti-crypto proponents to reignite...
Russia Cracking Down on Crypto Miners Minting in Residential Areas
Russian authorities are now prosecuting miners extracting cryptocurrency using subsidized electricity for the population, according to a...
Is it safe to buy Bonfida (FIDA) today?
Bonfida turned 2 years this week. The volume of Solana Name Service (SNB) purchases has risen. Bonfida price rose slightly as investors...
Dvision Network Announces Dvision World 2․0 Release In Beta Mode
PRESS RELEASE. As part of their ongoing development, Dvision Network has announced the launch of their upgraded Dvision World 2.0 in Beta...
Optimism price has rocketed by 15%: Will it retest $2 soon?
Optimism price has risen by about 15% in the past 24 hours. Its DeFi TVL has crashed to $674 million from over $2 billion. Optimism price...
Immutable X’s new trading reward design could push IMX past $0.50 soon
Immutable X has introduced a new Trading Rewards design. IMX has added 5% to its value today and could rally higher over the next few...
Bitso Partners With Felix Pago to Offer Whatsapp-Based Remittance Services Between Mexico and US
Bitso, a Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with chat-based payments provider Felix Pagos in order to offer...
Binance Coin Price Prediction: A Mountain of Red Flags
Binance Coin has been on edge following the collapse of FTX. Binance holds most of the BNB coin in circulation. There are too many red...
How Ukraine Became a Crypto Innovation Hub – Alex Bornyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation
Alex Bornyakov is the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk about...
Mobile Payments Outpacing Debit Cards in Argentina According to Central Bank Reports
Mobile payments are thriving in Argentina, leaving behind other traditional payment methods, including credit and debit cards. According...
Is DeFi back? GMX rallies toward all-time high and LOOKS price gains 30%
In a recent blog post, cryptocurrency legend and former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes mentioned he holds sizable bags of GMX and LOOKS tokens....
US Lawmaker Calls on SEC Chair Gensler to Testify About His Crypto Regulatory Failures
U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer has called on the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, to testify before...
FTX Co-Founder Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Manhattan, Bahamian Magistrate Denies SBF’s Bail
On Dec. 13, 2022, the Southern District of New York (SDNY) prosecutor’s office and SDNY attorney Damian Williams revealed that the...
Ethereum rallies to $1,350, but derivatives metrics remain neutral to bearish
Ether (ETH) rallied 6.3% to $1,350 on Dec. 13, mimicking a similar failed attempt that took place on Nov. 10. Despite reaching the highest...
‘You can commit fraud in shorts and T-shirts in the sun,’ says SDNY attorney on SBF indictment
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said the investigation leading to charges against former...
CFTC Follows SEC by Filing a Lawsuit Against Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
On Dec. 13, 2022, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), FTX Trading LTD.,...
Binance net withdrawals topped $3.6B over the last 7 days: Report
Binance appears to be suffering from a decline in liquidity. A report from crypto analytics firm, Nansen, indicates that Binance has had...
Bahamian Government Officials Allegedly Asked SBF to Mint Millions of Dollars in New Tokens Amid the FTX Collapse
On Monday, court documents from lawyers involved with the FTX Trading LTD Chapter 11 bankruptcy case allege that the government of The...
FTX hearing: US lawmakers criticize use of Quickbooks, creepy dough, and ‘conscientious stupidity’
Though Sam Bankman-Fried could not attend the congressional hearing virtually due to his recent arrest in the Bahamas, United States...
Amid Speculation and Rumors Surrounding Binance, Exchange Token BNB Suffers Losses From the Alleged FUD
Following the FTX collapse, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, Binance, has been surrounded by rumors and speculation in...
Zogi Labs Enters Partnership with Cronos to Launch The Legends of Bezogia
Dubai, December 13th – Zogi Labs, a pioneering crypto company & gaming studio famously known for the BEZOGE token and the...
Coinbase launches USDC trading on Avalanche – AVAX is up by 8% today
Crypto exchange Coinbase now supports the native trading of USDC on Avalanche. AVAX is the best performer amongst the top 20...
Biggest Movers: AVAX Hits 1-Week High, as LTC Also Climbs Following US Inflation Data
Avalanche rose to a one-week high on Tuesday, as markets reacted to the latest inflation report in the United States. Consumer prices rose...
Decentralized solutions for climate change are key as COP disappoints
Climate change has become one of the most pressing issues in the modern world with mounting pressure on companies to develop and implement...
Bitcoin sees CPI volatility as lower inflation sends BTC price to $18K
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new one-month highs on Dec. 13 as United States inflation data sent a surge of optimism through markets. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Can Bitcoin survive a Carrington Event knocking out the grid?
“In a massive solar storm, which would be hugely damaging to a modern economy’s infrastructure, the blockchain parts might well be the...
Markets Pro delivers up to 1,123% ROI with quant-style crypto analysis for investors
Since Cointelegraph Markets Pro launched — bringing professional crypto market intelligence to every investor — the platform has helped...
Crypto hotspots continue to thrive despite FTX collapse
The sudden failure of FTX has left many people questioning the impact this will have on the cryptocurrency ecosystem. For instance, it...
US Securities Watchdog Charges Sam Bankman-Fried With Fraud Over FTX Collapse
According to a statement published on Dec. 13, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the disgraced FTX...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Rallies to 1-Month High, as ETH Nears $1,300
Bitcoin surged to a one-month high on Dec. 13, ahead of the latest inflation report from the United States. It is expected that consumer...
Crypto.com Land – The First Frontier: Land Sale Details
Singapore, Singapore, 13th December, 2022, Chainwire We’re one step closer to the first-ever land sale from Crypto.com! For this...
What is VeChain (VET) and how does it work?
The fundamental traits of blockchain technology, including decentralization, immutability, transparency and automation, have proven to be...
Report: Chinese Company Launches Digital Currency Insurance Product
The Suzhou branch of the Chinese insurance company China Pacific Insurance, together with the Bank of Communications, recently announced...
Panther Completes the Decentralized Launch of Its Protocol’s v0․5, a DAO-Led Effort
PRESS RELEASE. Panther, a cross-chain application that will allow retail users as well as institutions to access DeFi privately and...
What is a golden cross pattern and how does it work?
A golden cross pattern on the charts excites crypto traders for its promises of profitable opportunities ahead, largely due to its...
Binance exchange daily BTC withdrawals top $500M as CZ says ‘FUD helps us grow’
Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals from largest crypto exchange Binance have passed $500 million in the past 24 hours as its CEO calls out “FUD.”...
10 Best Upcoming ICO Cryptos to Invest in 2022
With the blockchain adding new projects almost daily, it can be hard to decide which ones offer investors sound returns. To help you...
Bitcoin Miner Terawulf Raises $10M in Fresh Capital to Pay Down Debt, Restructures Deal With Bitmain
On Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, the Maryland-based bitcoin mining company Terawulf announced that the firm has raised $10 million in capital to...
Top penny cryptos to watch in December
Cryptocurrencies have been muted in December. There are signs that crypto outflow is increasing. OCEAN, FET, and XRP are great tokens to...
Blackrock Warns of Unprecedented Recession for 2023, Bull Markets Not Returning
Blackrock, one of the largest asset management companies in the world, has warned that 2023 will be a year of recession different from...
Not medical advice: Bitcoiner implants Lightning chip to make BTC payments by hand
The Lightning Network continues to shock the Bitcoin (BTC) community. A swiss IT Professional called F418 (not his real name) surgically...
Nvidia Projects Automotive Industry to Include Metaverse Tech in Its Operations in 2023
Nvidia, a graphics processing unit and artificial intelligence (AI) company, believes that 2023 could mark the start of a metaverse-driven...
Sam Bankman-Fried Wants to Start New Business to Repay FTX Users — ‘I’m Going to Try if I Can’
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has revealed that he wants to start another business in the hope of earning money to repay FTX...
13% of Americans have now held crypto: JPMorgan research
Around 13% of the American population — or 43 million people — have held cryptocurrency at some point in their lives, new research from...
Breaking: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested, set to be extradited to US
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange and founder of trading firm Alameda Research has been...
Bahamian AG and Prime Minister Announce Sam Bankman-Fried’s Arrest in The Bahamas
Disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has been arrested in The Bahamas, according to local reports citing the country’s...
While Elon Musk Plans to Purge 1.5 Billion Inactive Twitter Names, Bitcoiners Beg Him to Preserve Hal Finney’s Account
On Dec. 9, 2022, Twitter’s owner Elon Musk told the public that the social media company plans to purge 1.5 billion accounts. Musk...
Bitcoin traders cross fingers in hopes that a positive Fed meeting triggers a run to $18K
Bitcoin (BTC) failed to break above the $17,250 resistance on Dec. 11 and subsequently faced a 2.2% correction. More importantly, the last...
Bitcoin’s bear market is far from over, but data points to improving investor sentiment
It’s been a near-unprecedented year of extremes and black swan events for the crypto market, and now that 2022 is about to wrap up,...
Coinbase report shows dramatic increase in law enforcement enquiries worldwide
Coinbase has seen information requests from law enforcement surge over the past year, the cryptocurrency exchange reported in its latest...
Fugitive Do Kwon Now Staying in Serbia Report Says — Terraform Labs CEO Suggests SBF Is to Blame for UST Depeg
A new report has claimed that Do Kwon, the fugitive CEO of Terraform Labs, is currently staying in Serbia. The report added that the South...
Dogecoin loses $0.09. But watch for this bullish signal when the daily candlestick closes
Dogecoin has lost 15% in the week amid a bear market The lack of positive fundamentals has been ailing the meme cryptocurrency DOGE will...
Cardano is bearish amid increases in activity. But this prediction sounds very bullish
Cardano has witnessed an increase in activity after the Vasil upgrade. “ADA Whale” expects Cardano token to turn bullish in...
Will this “worrying” Binance’s proof of reserves crash BNB further?
Binance has been criticised for the quality of its proof of reserves Mazars say the crypto exchange is 97% collateralised BNB trades down...
Bitcoin still on a limited upside, but this analyst thinks the worst is still to come
Bitcoin lost 1% on Monday ahead of the US inflation data. A crypto analyst expects the inflation data and Fed’s meeting to affect...
Report: Alameda’s Caroline Ellison Retains SEC’s Former Enforcement Division Chief
After more attention has been cast on the former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, a report details that Ellison has hired Wilmerhale...
NYC mayor stands by Bitcoin pledge amid bear market, FTX: Report
Eric Adams, who became mayor of New York City in January, has reportedly stood behind a campaign pledge to make the city a crypto hub,...
Price analysis 12/12: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, MATIC, DOT
The consumer price index (CPI) data on Dec. 13 and the outcome of the Federal Reserve meeting on Dec. 14 could influence the United States...
Decentralized Finance Protocols Flounder as Value Locked in Defi Shed More Than 25% Since FTX Collapsed
On December 12, 2022, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been range bound after falling 25.5% from $55.94...
Cryptowisser: 51 Crypto Exchanges Dead in 2022 – Exchange Deaths Down 40% Despite Crypto Winter
PRESS RELEASE. Cryptowisser, a leading Crypto service comparison website, announces the launch of its annual Crypto exchange graveyard for...
Biggest Movers: SHIB Slips to 20-Day Low, DOGE Also Declines
Shiba inu was in the red to start the week, with prices falling to a 20-day low on Monday. The meme coin has now moved lower for four...
Binance CEO Zhao could face criminal charges – what does this mean for crypto?
Department of Justice prosecutors split on whether enough evidence to file criminal charges against Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao...