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North Korean Lazarus Group Linked to New Cryptocurrency Hacking Scheme
The Lazarus group, a North Korean hacking organization previously linked to criminal activity, has been connected to a new attack scheme...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Races to 3-Week High on Monday
Bitcoin was trading above $17,000 on Monday, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency raced to a three-week high. Today’s move...
Litecoin eyes $100 after ‘rare’ LTC price breakout
Litecoin (LTC) could rise another 20% amid a rare trend reversal breakout that has already resulted in LTC outperforming most crypto...
The Fabricant Launches Wholeland: The Ultimate Web3 Fashion Experience
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5th December, 2022, Chainwire Pioneering startup The Fabricant has gone live with its boundary-pushing digital...
DigiByte price prediction for December 2022
Digibyte price has been in a slow recovery pace in the past few weeks as investors buy the coin’s dip. The DGB coin was trading at...
Spanish Soccer League Laliga Will Certify Goal Scoring Balls Using Blockchain Tech
Laliga, the premier Spanish soccer league, has announced the implementation of a new system that will use blockchain for tracking soccer...
Is it safe to buy Kadena as the rebound accelerates?
Kadena price has been in a strong bullish trend in the past few days as investors bought the coin’s dip. The coin surged to a high...
Swingby Partners With Chainlink To Secure Bitcoin Bridge
PRESS RELEASE. Swingby has recently announced a newly established partnership with Chainlink for Proof of Reserve. The recently publicized...
CRO rallies by 10% today as Crypto.com announces a partnership with Coca-Cola
CRO is one of the best performers amongst the top 50 cryptocurrencies by market cap today. Crypto.com’s native token is up by 10%...
Report: Nigerian Finance Bill Has Provisions Allowing Govt to Tax Crypto Transactions
A Nigerian finance bill, which seeks to amend the country’s various tax statutes, contains provisions which allow the government to...
Pakistan launches new laws to expedite CBDC launch by 2025
Regulators worldwide see central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as a way to enhance fiat capabilities by inheriting the financial prowess...
Brazilian Companies Break Crypto Purchasing Records Again in October
According to the latest reports from the Brazilian tax authority (RFB), institutions have again broken crypto purchasing records in...
‘Imminent’ crash for stocks? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts its first full week of December at three-week highs as bulls and bears battle on. After a weekly close just above...
Russia’s Largest Digital Asset Deal Denominated in Chinese Yuan
A Russian company has announced the country’s first authorized transaction with digital financial assets (DFAs) involving a foreign...
Save Thousands In Taxes by Harvesting NFT Losses – CoinLedger Explains How
There’s a silver lining to the crash in the NFT market — millions of dollars of potential tax-savings. To help NFT investors...
‘I Wanted to Punch Kanye’ — Free Speech Waffler Elon Musk’s Nonsensical Take on Bitcoin, CBDCs, and Censorship
“Vox Populi, Vox Dei, man.” So says self-proclaimed Chief Twit Elon Musk from a private jet flying high above the world during a Twitter...
Regulators face public ire after FTX collapse, experts call for coordination
2022 is nearing an end and might go down as one of the most eventful years for the crypto industry owing to the prolonged winter that had...
Blackrock CEO on FTX Collapse: Most Crypto Companies Aren’t Going to Be Around
The CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, says that most crypto companies will not be around following the collapse...
Jim Cramer Calls FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried a Pathological Liar, Conman, and Clueless Idiot
The host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer, says former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is a pathological liar and a conman. “That guy is a...
Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison Reportedly Spotted at a Coffee Shop in Manhattan With FTX Dog ‘Gopher’
On Dec. 4, 2022, the Twitter account and citizen journalist called Autism Capital shared two pictures of a woman that closely resembles...
Bitcoin’s Third Largest Wallet Changed Hands, but Onchain Data Shows It’s Likely the Same Owner
Last year and during the first half of 2022, speculators assumed the third-largest bitcoin address was a ‘mysterious whale,’...
Bitcoin price consolidation could give way to gains in TON, APE, TWT and AAVE
The United States equities markets shrugged off the hotter-than-expected labor data on Dec. 2 and recovered sharply from their intraday...
Web3 Crypto Onboarding Platform Transak Integrates With Coinbase Wallet
According to Transak, users of the Coinbase self-custody wallet in South East Asia can now use its Web3 onboarding platform “as a...
Mysterious Bitcoin miner shows off oldest signature dated Jan. 2009
Online forums are integral to the Bitcoin origin story, where Satoshi Nakamoto and early contributors collaborated to discuss and create a...
Bitcoin analysts eye weakening US dollar as BTC price fights for $17K
Bitcoin (BTC) bulls attempted to retake $17,000 into the Dec. 4 weekly close as volatility looked set to return to the market. BTC/USD...
The Crypto 6 Case Heads to Trial With Only 1 Defendant Left, Prosecutor’s So-Called ‘Expert’ Excluded
On Dec. 6, 2022, the “Crypto Six” case will be heading to trial, and out of all six defendants, only Ian Freeman, co-host of the radio...
Addresses That Sat Idle for Years Transferred 1,221 Bitcoins Worth $20M Over the Last 4 Days
During the last seven days, bitcoin’s price has remained above the $16K region following the aftermath of FTX’s collapse....
Failed FTX Rescue Attempt Revealed, Putin Calls for Digital Currency Settlements — Week in Review
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has revealed his and Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed attempt to raise $8 billion to rescue the now...
Bitget Shares Merkle Tree Proof of Reserves to Enhance Transparency Users’ Assets Safeguarded With at Least 1:1 Reserve Ratio
Leading global cryptocurrency exchange, Bitget, announces today that it is launching its Proof of Reserves Page, which will demonstrate to...
Nobel Prize Laureate Paul Krugman Warns of an Eternal Winter for Blockchain
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has warned about the possibility of a perennial winter for blockchain projects, including...
Report: AAX Users Storm Crypto Exchange’s Nigerian Offices, Attack Employees
Nigeria users of the crypto exchange AAX, which suspended withdrawals on Nov. 12, reportedly stormed its offices in Lagos and began...
Demand for Cryptocurrency Miners Rises in Russia Amid Low Prices of Hardware
Russia’s market for specialized crypto mining equipment has been seeing high demand over the past couple of months, with buyers...
Maxine Waters Criticized for Praising SBF — Lawmaker Says ‘We Appreciate That You’ve Been Candid’
Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been heavily criticized for saying that she appreciates former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) being...
Elon Musk Suspects Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Donated Over $1 Billion to Support Democrats
Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk says that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) probably donated over $1 billion to support the...
Russia’s Sber Bank Aims for Blockchain Integration With Ethereum and Metamask
Banking giant Sber wants to integrate its blockchain platform with the Ethereum blockchain and the Metamask wallet. The Russian bank...
The FTX collapse continues to unfold, BlockFi announces bankruptcy filing and Kraken settles a sanctions breach: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 27 – Dec. 3
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst)...
Applied Direct Response — ERCOT Study Shows Bitcoin Mining Is Beneficial to the Texas Grid
On Nov. 29, 2022, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) published a report on seasonal assessment and resource adequacy for...
How to buy food with Bitcoin?
Bitcoin (BTC) is a dynamic monetary asset with the potential of being both — a commodity and a currency. For instance, the Securities and...
An Unknown Individual Signed a Message Associated With BTC Block 1,018, Reward Was Minted 16 Days After Satoshi Launched Bitcoin
On Nov. 15, 2022, a post was created on the forum website bitcointalk.org and the thread’s creator asked people to share signatures...
WAHED Projects Donates 5 Million WAHED Coins to Fund Autism Research and Therapy
Cranfield, England, 3rd December, 2022, Chainwire Investment and philanthropy platform WAHED has donated 5 million of its utility token...
Report: Genesis Owes Gemini Customers $900 Million, Exchange Is Attempting to Recoup Assets
According to a recent report from the Financial Times (FT), Genesis Global Capital allegedly owes $900 million to Gemini customers. The...
Is Solana’s consolidation a wait for takeoff or a further slide?
Solana token fell the most in November Social metrics are negative for the cryptocurrency SOL has been consolidating for weeks and faces...
Biggest Movers: QNT Remains Near Multi-Week High, XMR up for Fifth Straight Session
Quant was one of the biggest gainers to start the weekend, as price remained close to a multi-week high. This comes as cryptocurrency...
Litecoin price stalls. Will the token maintain the uptrend?
Litecoin performed strongly in November. The cryptocurrency witnessed increased accumulation last month. LTC has found resistance at $80,...
Dogecoin confirms a golden cross. Is a bullish rally coming?
Dogecoin has been rising in anticipation of integration into Twitter payments Dogecoin has initiated a bullish golden cross The...
GMX benefits from FTX collapse and breaks from consolidation. Should you buy it?
GMX token has more than doubled in price The DEX has witnessed increased activity in November GMX broke from consolidation and is a buy on...
Price analysis 12/2: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, LTC, UNI
Non-farm payrolls in the United States rose by 263,000 in November, exceeding economists’ expectations of an increase of 200,000. Analysts...
DXY bounces at major support, reducing Bitcoin’s chance at breaking the $17.2K resistance
On Dec. 2, the United States dollar index (DXY), an index that measures the dollar’s strength against a basket of top foreign...
Avalanche to power Alibaba Cloud’s infrastructure services in Asia
Alibaba Cloud, a.k.a Aliyun, a subset of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, announced an integration with Avalanche blockchain to power the...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidates to Start the Weekend
Bitcoin was consolidating to start the weekend, as prices once again fell below $17,000. The move comes as traders continued to digest the...
Stellantis Owned Fiat Launches Metaverse Store Using Touchcast and Microsoft Tech
Fiat, an automotive brand property of Stellantis, has launched its first metaverse-based store, which the company claims is the first...
Korean VC Firm Daesung Private Equity Announces $83 Million Metaverse Fund
Daesung Private Equity, a Korean venture capital firm, has announced the launch of a metaverse fund of 110 billion won ($83.5 million)....
EU Parliament to ‘Vote on Adopting the Regulation on MiCA’ — Expert Says Industry Needs Legal Clarity
In a recent statement, the European Parliament said its members would shortly “vote on adopting the regulation on markets in...
Uzbekistan Approves Rules for Issuance and Circulation of Crypto Assets
The authority responsible for crypto oversight in Uzbekistan has determined the order of issuing and circulating digital assets in the...
US Lawmakers Say Any Digital Dollar Must Be Open, Permissionless, and Private
Nine U.S. lawmakers have raised concerns regarding the U.S. central bank digital currency project led by the Federal Reserve Bank of...
US Senator: Bitcoin Is a Commodity — ‘There Is No Dispute About This’
U.S. Senator John Boozman says bitcoin, although a cryptocurrency, is a commodity in the eyes of the federal courts and the Securities and...
Inside LBank’s Exquisite Afterparty at DCENTRAL Miami
PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Dec 2nd, 2022 – LBank, a global crypto exchange, hosted an ‘LBank & Crypto Friends’ afterparty...
DeFi ecosystem still haunted by FTX contagion: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you...
US Regulator CFTC Met With Sam Bankman-Fried 10 Times Before Crypto Exchange FTX Collapsed
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revealed that he and his team met with Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX...
XRP eyes a breakout as lawyer makes a prediction on Ripple case with SEC
Crypto lawyer expects a sweeping ruling in Ripple case with SEC XRP has met resistance at $0.40 The cryptocurrency is bullish but needs a...
While the FTX Co-Founder Claims He ‘Wasn’t Running Alameda,’ SBF Is Asked Why He Threw Caroline Ellison ‘Under the Bus’
While the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has done numerous interviews, during these discussions he’s explained on numerous...
Jasmy token attempts breakout at 50-day MA. Should you buy it now?
JasmyCoin has recovered by double digits in a week The token has hit a descending trendline JASMY could correct in line with the...
Cardano predicted a further 60% decline. Does the price action show this?
Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen expects ADA to fall another 60% The cryptocurrency has been on a downtrend since August amid growing...
Polygon’s MATIC becomes bullish. When to buy the token?
Polygon has onboarded Indian retailer Flipkart for Web3 expansion The native token has hit a resistance A breakout is on the horizon if...
Bitcoin’s Total Hashrate Slides Lower in December as BTC Miners Struggle for Profits
While bitcoin prices have been lower than the estimated cost of bitcoin production, the network’s hashrate has dropped a great deal...
MEXC’s Changing for You | The 1st Exchange to Launch a Zero Maker Fee Event for Futures Orders
PRESS RELEASE. In September of this year, blockchain media outlet, Cointelegraph, reported that cryptocurrency trading platform MEXC has...
Bitcoin bulls lie in wait as US dollar strength hits 5-month lows
Bitcoin (BTC) continued to hold key support on Dec. 2 as United States stocks fell on the Wall Street open. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Biggest Movers: DOT Hits 12-Day High, UNI up for Fourth Straight Day
Polkadot rose to its highest level in nearly two weeks on Dec. 2, despite cryptocurrency markets sliding following the latest nonfarm...
ApeCoin risks 30% crash after APE staking debut in December
The multi-week ApeCoin (APE) market rally is nearing exhaustion owing to a mix of technical and fundamental factors. Fundamental — ApeCoin...
Revising Ethereum Classic after Coinbase plans to end support for the cryptocurrency
Coinbase has earmarked Ethereum Classic as among the tokens to remove from its wallet ETC has been on a clear downtrend since August The...
Coin price predictions: Band Protocol, Litecoin, Bitgert
Cryptocurrency prices crawled back as investors bought the dip. Band Protocol rose sharply as DeFi volume bounced back. Litecoin rallied...
US Trustee Plans to Appoint an Examiner to FTX Case, While SBF Describes Strange Margin Trading Practices
On Dec. 1, 2022, an attorney for the U.S. Trustee submitted a written letter to Delaware bankruptcy court officials that seeks to...
Bitcoin miner outflow ratio hits 6-month high in new threat to BTC price
Bitcoin (BTC) is entering a prime “low-risk bottom” zone as sellers finally accept FTX losses. Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Higher Following US Nonfarm Payrolls Report
Ethereum moved closer to the $1,300 level on Dec. 2, as prices remained near a multi-week high. This comes as the latest U.S. nonfarm...
BNB Chain-Based Defi Protocol Ankr Suffers Major Exploit
Decentralized Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr has become the latest victim of a hacking attack targeting the defi space. The...
Data Lake Secures First Blockchain-Based Consents for Medical Data
PRESS RELEASE. December 2th, Warsaw – Poland: Data Lake has collected the first consents on the blockchain for patients’...
South African Government to Add Crypto Entities to ‘List of Accountable Institutions’
According to the South African government, crypto entities — or businesses whose activities include the exchange or transfer of crypto...
ANKR dips by 5% after Ankr’s aBNB suffered an exploit
Ankr’s aBNB token has been exploited, and the project is working with exchanges to halt trading activities. ANKR has lost 5% of its...
Animoca Brands Plans $2 Billion Metaverse Fund to Support Established Projects
Animoca Brands, the parent company of metaverse projects like The Sandbox, has announced it plans to launch a $2 billion metaverse fund....
NYDFS proposes regulation to assess costs of ‘supervision and examination’ for licensed crypto firms
The New York State Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS, has proposed a regulation that would allow the government department to...
SBF Was ‘Delusional,’ Will ‘Spend Time in Jail’ Says Galaxy’s Mike Novogratz — ‘He Needs to Be Prosecuted’
Galaxy Digital’s CEO Mike Novogratz talked to Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC’s Squawk Box and gave his reaction to Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF)...
Web3 Antivirus Is Now on Guard of Your Digital Assets
PRESS RELEASE. A game-changing Web3 security solution was launched on December 1, 2022. As the digital world is getting more advanced,...
Proof-of-Reserves Are at ‘Best Incomplete, at Worst Misleading and Deceptive’ Says Crypto Analyst Martin Hiesboeck
While many crypto exchanges have seemingly embraced the use of proof-of-reserves (PoR) to showcase their transparency and reassure nervous...
This AI chatbot is either an exploiter’s dream or their nightmare
The online crypto community has discovered a new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot that can either be used to warn developers...
DEX token GMX rallies 35% after beating Uniswap on trading fees for the first time
The price of GMX rallied to its second-highest level in history on Dec. 1 as traders assessed the decentralized exchange’s ability to...
MATIC attack: How smart crypto traders “got out” before a 35% price drop
Disparities in information access and data analytics technology are what give institutional players an edge over regular retail investors...
Trader Joe takes its first step into the Ethereum ecosystem
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Trader Joe has announced its very first expansion from Avalanche and onto the Ethereum ecosystem, as...
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Warns of Extended Multi-Year Recession in US
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned about “an extended multi-year...
Kevin O’Leary, Bill Ackman Slammed for Defending Sam Bankman-Fried — ‘I Think SBF Is Telling the Truth’
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary and billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman have been slammed for stating that they believe Sam...
Bitcoin price volatility expected ahead of Friday’s $430M BTC options expiry
Bitcoin (BTC) has been stuck below the $18,600 resistance for the past 19 days and while bears successfully breached the $16,000 support...