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Metamask Updates Privacy Policy, Explains When It May Process Users’ IP Addresses
Metamask, the popular Ethereum wallet, has updated its privacy policy. The update provides users with greater transparency and...
SEC Closes Ethereum 2.0 Investigation
Consensys has announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to close its investigation into Ethereum...
Stand With Crypto Endorses 18 New House and Senate Candidates
Stand With Crypto, a crypto and blockchain-focused political action committee (PAC), has decided to endorse 18 additional House and...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Bashes Fairshake Involvement in New York Democratic Party Primaries
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has criticized the involvement of Fairshake, a crypto-focused super PAC, in New York’s...
US Charges Empire Market Operators in $430M Dark Web Scheme — They Face Maximum Sentence of Life in Prison
The U.S. Homeland Security Investigations has charged two men for operating Empire Market, a dark web marketplace, facilitating...
Analyst: Bank of Thailand Boosts Gold Reserves to Push De-Dollarized Trading System Fueled by CBDC
The Bank of Thailand might be increasing its gold reserves to power a de-dollarized trading system, according to Jan Nieuwenhuijs,...
Ripple Working With 10 Governments Globally, CEO Reveals in Rediscovered Interview
In a resurfaced video clip, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated that his crypto firm is collaborating with around 10 governments...
Balaji Srinivasan Explains Why Crypto Will Dominate Post-AI Money Systems
Balaji Srinivasan argues that in the era of AI, money will become cryptocurrency, providing digital scarcity to complement...
Ripple CEO: Pro-Crypto Stance Will Win Votes in Upcoming Elections
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed his view on the political landscape in the U.S. regarding cryptocurrency regulation on...
Morpho becomes first L2 protocol to launch on Base
Morpho is the first Layer 2 protocol to launch on Coinbase’s Base. Morpho has introduced MetaMorpho Vaults and Morpho Markets on...
Coinmetrics Report Explores the Risks of High FDVs in Crypto Markets
A new report by Coinmetrics, along with researchers Victor Ramirez, Matías Andrade, and Tanay Ved, delves into the...
HashKey announces airdrop ahead of HSK token listing in Q3, 2024
HashKey Group announces HSK token launch set for Q3, 2024. A community airdrop is scheduled for late June to incentivize community...
Bank of America Predicts Bullish Trend for Silver, Prices to Hit $35/oz by 2026
Bank of America (BOFA) forecasts a bullish trend for silver, anticipating an increase in prices through the latter half of 2024...
Memereum Sells Over 23 Million Tokens in Presale As Solana (SOL) Struggles Below $150
Monaco City, Monaco, June 18th, 2024, Chainwire Memereum (MEME), a new altcoin, has demonstrated notable performance during its...
Tether Launches Alloy, Opening the Gates for Issuing Gold Standard Compliant Assets
Tether, one of the largest companies in the stablecoin arena, has announced the launch of Alloy, a series of assets pegged to the...
New SOL Meme Coin, Solciety, Launches Today With 30-Day ICO
London, London, June 18th, 2024, Chainwire Solciety, a new entrant in the crypto’s PolitiFi sector, officially launches today, 18th...
Bitcoin Price Decline Continues, Dipping to $64,050 on Bitstamp
The price of bitcoin (BTC) fell below the $65,000 mark on Tuesday, reaching a low of $64,050 on Bitstamp. At 10:10 a.m. Eastern...
Renzo, the $4b Liquid Restaking Protocol, Raises $17M to Expand Restaking Services
Denver, United States, June 18th, 2024, Chainwire Renzo, the Liquid Restaking Protocol, today announced $17M in funding. As of...
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Face Third Day of Outflows, $145 Million Drained on Monday
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced their third consecutive day of outflows on Monday, losing over $145...
Bitget Records Highest Capital Inflow and Open Interest Surged 39.2% in May, reaching $9.74 Billion
Victoria, Seychelles, June 18th, 2024, Chainwire Bitget, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has...
Coinbase International Adds Support for Trading Pre-Launch Tokens
Coinbase International has announced its support for pre-launch markets, a platform that allows traders to trade perpetual futures...
SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Chief Departs After 9 Years
The head of the Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Division of Enforcement...
Bitfinex Becomes First Exchange to List New USD-Denominated, Gold-Tethered Asset
Bitfinex, a leading digital asset trading platform, has announced the listing of a new USD-denominated Tethered Asset, AUSDT, by...
Financial Stability Board Emphasizes Need for Global Crypto Regulation to Prevent Arbitrage
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Plenary met in Toronto on June 14 to discuss various financial stability issues. Key topics...
Korean Exchanges Set to Reevaluate Over 600 Listed Virtual Assets
South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges are set to reevaluate more than 600 digital assets, and those failing this process will...
Zimbabwean Regulators Develop Framework for Virtual Assets Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) are reportedly developing a...
Tanzania Targets Crypto Traders With Proposed Income Tax Act Amendment
Tanzania plans to amend its Income Tax Act to tax crypto trades. The proposal includes a three per cent withholding tax on income...
Wasabi Wallet Lead Developer: ‘Bitcoin Developers Are Failing El Salvador’
Adam Ficsor, the lead developer of Wasabi Wallet, a privacy-centric Bitcoin wallet, has revealed his position regarding the slow...
Fidelity’s Director of Global Macro Sees Bitcoin as ‘Exponential Gold’ on Store of Value Team
Fidelity Investments’ Director of Global Macro sees bitcoin as “exponential gold” and “an aspiring player on the...
Solana (SOL) price prediction as new Solana meme coin launches tomorrow
Solana shows signs of recovery but must break $150 and $152.50 resistances. Solciety (SLCTY) meme coin launches June 18, merging...
JPMorgan Questions Sustainability of $12 Billion Crypto Inflows
JPMorgan analysts have raised concerns about the sustainability of the $12 billion year-to-date inflow into crypto assets, given...
Is Solciety the next big thing in political meme tokens?
Meme coins have dominated headlines in the past few months as some of them have grown to become giants in the crypto industry. For...
US-Listed Bitcoin Miners Hit Record Market Cap of $22.8 Billion, JPMorgan Says
As of June 15, U.S.-listed bitcoin miners have reached a record market capitalization of $22.8 billion, according to global...
Chinese Telecom giant Coolpad to buy Bitcoin mining rigs worth $13.5 million
Coolpad Group plans to acquire 2,700 BTC mining rigs for $13.5 million. The company will deploy these rigs in North America....
Analyst Forecasts Silver Shortage, Price Increases As Consumers Tap Dwindling Secondary Inventories
Peter Krauth, a silver market analyst and author of “The Great Silver Bull,” has predicted an upcoming silver shortage...
Toncoin, ZKsync in focus as Bitbot aims at top exchange listing
Toncoin and ZKsync are in focus after TON rallied to an all-time high, while ZK is listed on top crypto exchanges. Bitbot recently...
Resolving the Liquidity Dilemma: Orderly Network’s Next-Gen Trading Infrastructure Elevates DeFi Efficiency with Institutional-Grade Liquidity
By enhancing liquidity, simplifying the user experience, and supporting diverse trading solutions, an omnichain trading...
Bitget Wallet Launches Smart Money Feature for Solana, Introduces Cross-Chain Transactions
Victoria, Seychelles, June 17th, 2024, Chainwire Bitget Wallet introduces the “Smart Money” feature for Solana within Bitget Swap....
PlayDoge Meme Coin Hits New Heights with $4.5M Presale Raise, Analyst Forecasts Big Gains
PlayDoge (PLAY) is cementing itself as one of the most anticipated new meme coin launches this year. The retro Play-to-Earn project...
SOLJU’s beverage-themed meme coin launches on Solana. Will it rally like Beercoin?
Key takeaways Solju is introducing beverages to the meme coin ecosystem by blending South Korea’s popular Soju alcoholic beverage...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Endures Persistent Downward Trend Amid High Volatility
As of June 17, 2024, Bitcoin is trading at $65,805, with a 24-hour intraday range between $65,518 and $66,992. The cryptocurrency...
Waka Flocka Flame (FLOCKA) debut hit with insider trading allegations
Waka Flocka Flame’s FLOCKA token launch marred by 40% supply grab pre-announcement. Blockchain investigator flags rapid token...
Singapore’s National Goalkeeper, Hassan Sunny, Appointed as Chief Security Officer for HTX Global and TRON
Singapore’s national goalkeeper, Hassan Sunny, has been appointed as the Chief Security Officer and spokesperson for HTX Global and...
VALR Concludes European Tour with Strategic Engagements Across Key Financial Hubs
Singapore, Singapore, June 17th, 2024, Chainwire VALR, the Pantera-backed crypto exchange, has embarked on a significant tour...
Japanese Regulator Issues Warning to Unregistered Crypto Platform Lbank Exchange
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan issued a warning to Lbank Exchange, an overseas cryptocurrency platform, for operating...
Binance lists ZKsync (ZK) with distribution program
Binance will list ZKsync (ZK) on Monday, June 17. The exchange will add ZK/BTC, ZK/USDT, ZK/FDUSD and ZK/TRY spot trading pairs....
Block Earner Co-Founder: Lack of Regulation Limits Australian Crypto Market to Token Sales Only
Regulation through enforcement often yields suboptimal outcomes for all stakeholders, including consumers, as it creates a negative...
Putin Criticizes U.S. Dollar’s Lack of Gold Backing, Calls for Alternative Payment Systems
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the United States for its abandonment of the gold standard, remarking in a...
Study: Crypto Market Participants Favor Meme Coins, Shun High-FDV Projects
Crypto market participants’ growing preference for character or celebrity meme tokens signals a growing disdain for projects...
Ripple Legal Chief Countered SEC Allegations: No Victims to Compensate
Ripple’s chief legal officer has countered the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s allegations following...
Crypto Sector Secures $317M in Venture Capital Deals in Early June
With the first half of June concluded, there have been 37 venture capital deals and fundraising events in the crypto sector....
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Envisions US Spot Ether ETFs Launching This Summer
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has indicated to lawmakers that he expects spot ethereum...
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan: Stablecoins Can Help Fight an Upcoming US Debt Crisis and China’s Growing Influence
Paul Ryan, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has assessed the possible role that stablecoins will play in fighting...
Missed Pepe and Book of Meme? SolJu could be the next hit
Meme coins have a market cap of over $60 billion. Tokens like Pepe and Bonk have made many millionaires. SolJu could be the next...
JPMorgan Chase Captures 18% of US Bank Profits, Highlighting Growing Market Dominance
A report has found that JPMorgan Chase Bank accounted for a substantial 18% share, or $11.7 billion, of the total $64.2 billion net...
The State of Crypto Merchant Adoption in 2024
Merchants are increasingly adopting cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum, reflecting a growing trend towards digital currency...
Salvadoran Government Introduces Bitcoin Banking Law Reform
The Salvadoran government has presented an initiative to accelerate the inclusion of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in its...
Paxos Lays Off 65 Employees Following Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Launch
According to sources familiar with the matter, the stablecoin issuer Paxos is cutting 20% of its workforce. This development comes...
Openai Reportedly Mulling For-Profit Shift
Openai, the artificial intelligence (AI) company, is considering shifting to a for-profit model, according to The Information. Sam...
T-Mobile Owner Deutsche Telekom Unveils Bitcoin and Lightning Network Node Operations
This week at the BTC Prague conference, Deutsche Telekom’s subsidiary T-Systems MMS announced its operation of a Bitcoin...
Report Says Biden Administration, Mark Cuban, and Ro Khanna Set for Critical Crypto Roundtable
Members of the Biden administration are reportedly convening for a bitcoin and blockchain roundtable with American entrepreneur and...
Latam Insights: Paraguay Unveils Bitcoin Mining Centric Development Strategy, Itau Unibanco Rolls Crypto Trading for All Customers
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In...
Trump Champions Bitcoin Mining, Vietnamese Increase Gold Buying, and More — Week in Review
Former U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for the bitcoin mining industry, advocating for producing the remaining...
Experts Warn SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail Is Unconstitutional
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) newest surveillance tool, the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), has sparked...
An Introduction to Bitcoin Ordinals
Bitcoin Ordinals have emerged as a novel way to enhance the functionality and use of Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency. By...
Bonk Loses Key Price Levels; Arbitrum Struggles With Momentum; RECQ Becomes a Go-To Investment
Bonk trades below a critical price level. Arbitrum loses steam, falling below $1. Rebel Satoshi Arcade’s blend of memes, GameFi and...
Malaysia Launches Special Operation to Crack Down on Crypto Tax Evasion
Malaysia’s Inland Revenue Board (IRB), in collaboration with the Royal Malaysia Police and Cybersecurity Malaysia (CSM),...
Tech Entrepreneur Suggests Mainstream Companies May Have Adopted NFT Loyalty Programs Prematurely
According to Juan Otero, CEO of the crypto-native travel booking platform Travala, many mainstream companies that attempted to use...
Boxing Sensation Ryan Garcia Teases the Launch of His Own Meme Coin
In a series of recent social media posts, American professional boxer Ryan Garcia hinted at the creation of his own meme coin....
Turkish Bank Garanti BBVA Embraces Digital Assets With New Crypto Wallet and Trading Platform
In a significant move towards embracing digital assets, Turkish bank Garanti BBVA has launched a crypto wallet and trading...
Indian Authority Cracks Down on Highrich Online’s Crypto Operations
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches that uncovered a Ponzi scheme involving cryptocurrency...
SEC Now Demands $102.6 Million Penalty From Ripple in XRP Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is now pursuing a $102.6 million penalty from Ripple, a substantial reduction...
Rapper Lil Pump Gets Dual Solana-Themed Tattoos
Gazzy Garcia, also known as Lil Pump, his professional rapper name, surprised his over 15 million followers on Instagram and X by...
Robert Kiyosaki Frustrated by ‘Lame Excuses’ to Avoid Buying Bitcoin – Foresees Significant Price Rise
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has urged investors to buy bitcoin despite the cryptocurrency’s high prices....
IMF Data Shows Decline in US Dollar Dominance
Recent data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) points to an ongoing decline in the U.S. dollar’s share of allocated foreign...
New York Recovers $50 Million From Gemini — Bans the Exchange From Crypto Lending in the State
New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a $50 million settlement from cryptocurrency exchange Gemini for Earn program...
Nigerian Regulator Warns Against Investing in Meme Coin Linked to Davido
The Nigerian securities regulator warned residents against investing in a meme coin linked to singer and celebrity Davido. The...
CBDC Interest Climbs Steadily Over Five Years, Google Trends Data Shows
Google Trends data reveals a consistent increase in search interest for “CBDC,” which stands for central bank digital...
Whale Activity Propels Rebel Satoshi (RECQ) Presale Amid Slumping Prices for Polygon (MATIC) and Arbitrum (ARB)
TLDR Despite a recent surge, experts have an overall bearish outlook on Polygon (MATIC). Arbitrum (ARB) dipped slightly over the...
Bloomberg Analyst Now Expects Spot Ethereum ETFs to Launch on July 2
Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst has updated his spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) prediction. “We are moving up...
Why Game Fox (GFOX) Could Be a Hot Meme Coin Pick in 2024
TLDRGame Fox (GFOX) is a new meme coin launched in April with web3 gaming feature PEPE and Floki Inu (FLOKI) face price declines as...
NFT Market Sees Gains for Second Consecutive Week, Sales Up 10.95%
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales increased by 10.95% this week compared to the previous week, marking the second consecutive week of...
Announcing SolJu (SOLJU), meme coin of the future on Solana
SolJu (SOLJU) is the newest Solana meme coin. The project blends South Korea’s popular Soju alcoholic beverage drink and Solana’s...
Crypto Friendly Evolve Bank Under Scrutiny: Cease and Desist Order Issued
The Federal Reserve and Arkansas State Bank Department have mandated sweeping reforms at Evolve Bank & Trust following...
Innovative Block Size Upgrade Takes Spotlight at Bitcoin Cash Bliss Conference
Following the BCH Bliss conference, a focal event for Bitcoin Cash enthusiasts held May 14-15 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Jonathan...
Electrocoin Launches Its New Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform, Electrocoin Trade
PRESS RELEASE. One of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange services in Croatia, Electrocoin, has recently launched their new...
Chinese Gang Arrested for Exploiting Digital Yuan
In Zhejiang province, China, a criminal gang exploited digital yuan accounts to illegally cash out over 200,000 yuan ($27,566)...
Memeinator in focus as most meme coins beat Bitcoin in 2024
Bitcoin and Ethereum have jumped by over 50% this year. Meme coins like Floki, Pepe, and Book of Meme have done much better....
56% of Fortune 500 Firms Pursue Crypto and Blockchain Projects, Says Coinbase
A Coinbase report reveals that cryptocurrency and blockchain initiatives among Fortune 100 companies rose by 39% year-over-year,...
Analysts Predict BTC Hitting $200,000 Next Year and $1 Million by 2033 — ‘We Believe Bitcoin Is in a New Bull Cycle’
Global asset management firm Alliance Bernstein’s analysts predict that the price of bitcoin could soar to $200,000 by 2025,...