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Latam Insights: Argentine Peso Plunges, Venezuela and Russia to Develop SWIFT Alternative, Bitcoin Mining Still Paused in Venezuela
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week....
WEF’s promo video shows Bitcoin mining, but leaves out the B-word
The World Economic Forum (WEF) showcased the facilities and tech employed by a cryptocurrency mining firm and implied its operations were...
Report: US Revenue Collector IRS to Send Four Crypto Crime Investigation Agents Abroad
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is planning to send investigators to four countries where they are expected to tackle the use of crypto...
Bitcoin price crawls 2.5% off lows as weekly chart risks ‘bearish engulfing’
Bitcoin (BTC) sought to snatch back lost ground on April 23 as 10-day lows remained in place. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp)....
US Court Sentences Russian Crypto Ransom Launderer to Probation and Fine
A Russian crypto entrepreneur, charged with laundering money from ransomware attacks, has been sentenced to probation and fined in the...
Syrian Official Says US Imposes Sanctions to Steal Nations’ Assets and Exert Control
The Syrian foreign minister says the U.S. imposes sanctions on Syria and Russia to steal their assets and keep them under its hegemony....
Anti-Russia Sanctions Will Trigger Global Economic Crisis, Russian Official Warns
Russia has warned that existing and new anti-Russia sanctions imposed by the U.S. and other Western countries will lead to a global...
Bitcoin price holding $27K could open buying opportunities in BNB, ADA, XMR and TON
Bitcoin (BTC) is on target to finish the week with a sharp fall of around 9%. This suggests that some traders may be booking profits in...
Janice McAfee Continues Battle for Release of John McAfee’s Remains, 670 Days After His Death
Last year in July, it was widely reported that the now deceased, enigmatic tech magnate John McAfee’s body was still in a Spanish morgue...
The Elusive Satoshi Nakamoto: Last Emails Reveal Bitcoin Creator’s Thoughts Before Disappearing Over a Decade Ago
Twelve years ago, on this very day of April 23, 2011, a cryptic individual, known only as Satoshi Nakamoto, penned one of the final...
Republicans Seek to Repeal Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act in Exchange for Raising US Debt Limit
There has been a lot of commentary concerning the U.S. raising its debt limit, as Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said last month that a...
Value Locked in Defi Descends Below $50B Range 9 Days After 2023 High
The total value locked in decentralized finance (defi) has descended below the $50 billion range after reaching a 2023 high of $53.63...
Chinese city public servants to receive digital yuan salaries starting May
The Chinese city of Changshu has stated that all civil servants in its jurisdiction will be paid their full salaries in digital yuan...
Non-Fungible Token Sales Spiked This Week Despite Crypto Market Volatility
In the midst of a turbulent week for the crypto market, non-fungible token (NFT) sales have shown resilience, experiencing a surge of...
Jeffrey Tucker Says Dollar Will Be Dethroned, Russian Official Speaks on De-Dollarization, and a Look at Historic Fractional Reserve Banking in Italy — Week in Review
Bitcoin proponents eyeing fiat failures are in no shortage of news on the topic as of late, as multiple officials, economists, authors,...
SBF’s lawyers unable to tap his parent’s phones to meet bail conditions
Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team have requested a third extension on the enforcement of his revised bail conditions, citing difficulties in...
How to play and earn in CryptoKitties
Reminiscent of Tamagotchi and Pokémon, the wildly popular digital pets and creatures of the 1990s, CryptoKitties is a blockchain-based...
Ukraine to Adopt Europe’s Crypto Rules, Clarifies Taxation
Officials have revealed that Ukraine intends to implement the crypto market rules approved by the European Parliament. While the...
Biden’s comms director barred from former crypto clients: Report
United States President Joe Biden will reportedly ban his communications director from handling matters related to any crypto or...
Russia to Work With Digital Currencies of Other Nations
The platform developed for the digital ruble will be able to operate with different state-issued digital currencies, the Bank of Russia...
China Warns of Global Financial Instability From US Economic Policies
China has urged the U.S. and other developed nations to assess the spillover effects of their economic and financial policies. “The...
Economist Peter Schiff Warns ‘Death Blow’ Coming for US Dollar — USD to Lose Reserve Currency Status
Economist Peter Schiff has warned that a death blow is coming for the U.S. dollar and the USD will lose its global reserve currency status...
Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki Shares Why He Loves Bitcoin — Expects BTC to Hit $100K
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has shared why he loves bitcoin and when he began investing in the cryptocurrency. Expecting to...
Pepe Token Surges 77% in 24 Hours, Leading the Top 10 Meme Coins’ Market Gains
In the aftermath of a downturn in the wider crypto market, the top crypto assets bitcoin and ethereum have each risen modestly, between...
Do Kwon Challenges SEC’s Jurisdiction in Multibillion-Dollar Crypto Securities Fraud Case
Attorneys defending the co-founder of Terraform Labs, Do Hyeong Kwon, also known as Do Kwon, have presented their argument that says the...
Musk hints at suing Microsoft, US Rep. wants Gensler fired, and more: Hodler’s Digest, April 16-22
Top Stories This Week Elon Musk threatens Microsoft with lawsuit, claims AI trained on Twitter data Microsoft has been threatened with a...
Crypto AI Economy Suffers $730 Million Loss in 2 Months as Interest Wanes
Less than two months ago, a collection of 74 listed cryptocurrencies centered around artificial intelligence (AI) amassed an impressive $4...
Bitcoin Stamps Surpass 18,000 Collectibles, Creativity Takes Center Stage
With the latest non-fungible token (NFT) trend on the Bitcoin blockchain, known as Bitcoin Stamps, users have issued more than 18,000...
Citi Analysts Predict ‘Near-Perfect Conditions’ for Silver’s Ongoing Bull Market; Experts Suggest $30 an Ounce a Possibility
The price of silver fell 2.85% against the U.S. dollar last week. However, taking a broader perspective, the precious metal has made...
Bitcoin traders call for calm as BTC price slips 10% in a week
Bitcoin (BTC) barely held $27,000 on April 22 as another round of losses left bulls with little firepower. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Biggest Movers: DOGE, SHIB Drop to Multi-Week Lows, Following Crypto Red Wave
Dogecoin dropped to a multi-week low on Saturday, as a red wave continues to wash away recent crypto bulls. The meme coin dropped below a...
SafeMoon hacker agrees to return 80% of stolen funds: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Falls Under the $1,900 Level to Start the Weekend
Ethereum started the weekend trading below $1,900 for the first time in two weeks, as cryptocurrency markets continued to fall. The global...
Treasury Secretary Yellen Says US Government Will Take ‘Any Steps Necessary’ to Preserve Its Financial Dominance
According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the United States government is prepared to take the steps necessary to ensure its...
BRICS Bank ‘Re-taps Into USD Bond Market’ With $1.25 Billion ‘Green’ Bonds
The development bank established by the BRICS group of nations has issued its first “green” bonds in U.S. dollars (USD). Proceeds from the...
Report: Korean Central Bank to Gain Right to Probe Virtual Asset Entities After Financial Regulator Drops Opposition
The South Korean central bank is set to be granted the right to investigate virtual assets after the Financial Services Commission (FSC)...
NFT.NYC: Games and tokenization are driving NFT industry maturation
From tokenizing investment assets to game avatars, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have an array of applications that go beyond digital art,...
Dogecoin price limps below a key support after Dogeday turns into a sell-the-news event
Dogecoin (DOGE) suffered a big blow on April 20, popularly known as “Dogeday,” thanks to the failed test launch of SpaceX’s Starship...
Crypto Biz: EU looks under the hood of Big Tech algorithms, Musk’s TruthGPT and more
Whether the intelligence can provide truthful answers will have to be seen, but the move would undoubtedly strengthen Musk’s business...
Ethereum is going to transform investing
Ethereum is often depicted as traditional finance’s adversary in a Manichean struggle for decentralization. In reality, there isn’t any...
Financial Analyst Charles Nenner Warns About the End of the US Dollar and Its Consequences
Charles Nenner, a financial analyst that served as head of market timing for Goldman Sachs for more than a decade, has warned about the...
Global Reserves Held in US Dollars Fell to Less Than 50% — Official States It Has Become a ‘Toxic’ Currency
The percentage of reserves held in U.S. dollars by central banks has fallen to less than half of the global total of reserves, according...
White House Economist Warns China Wants to Weaken US Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status — Senator Says Biggest Threat Comes From Within
In a congressional hearing, White House economist Jared Bernstein says there’s “some evidence” that China wants the U.S. dollar to lose...
Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Discuss Potential BRICS-Saudi Arabia Collaboration
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud discussed potential collaboration between Saudi Arabia...
Wallet Bot on Telegram Adds Bitcoin Support to Web Interface Following Tether Integration
Telegram users can now buy, sell, and send bitcoin, as the leading cryptocurrency has been integrated into the Wallet bot on the popular...
Warren Buffett was wrong about a ‘rat poison’ Bitcoin portfolio, data shows
Legendary investor Warren Buffett sees no value in Bitcoin (BTC), infamously calling it “rat poison squared.” But data shows that adding...
Price analysis 4/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
Bitcoin (BTC) and most major cryptocurrencies have pulled back from their recent local highs, signaling profit-booking by traders. Is the...
Toy Manufacturer Mattel to Launch P2P Marketplace for Virtual Collectibles on NFT Platform
On April 20, the American toy manufacturing company Mattel announced an update to its virtual collectibles platform, which will go live on...
How Blockchain Pioneers David Rojas and Ashissh Raichura Are Disrupting the Industry With Their Vision and Leadership
Blockchain technology has been a significant disruptor in various industries over the past decade, and it’s only expected to...
Societe Generale Subsidiary Launches Euro Stablecoin, but Faces Criticism Over Smart Contract Issues
According to Societe Generale-Forge (SG-Forge), a regulated subsidiary of Societe Generale Group, the company has launched a stablecoin...
The future of crypto taxes: Understanding the ever-changing landscape
A closer look at the current state of crypto taxation worldwide reveals a trend toward increased regulation and maturity, with many...
Bitcoin Whale Transfers $13 Million Worth of Dormant Coins Dating Back to 2012 and 2013
Following the transfer of $60 million worth of bitcoins on April 19, after more than nine years of dormancy, another whale has made its...
Papers Associated with Bitcoin and Related Topics in Law: Part XVIII
By Craig Wright, Wang et al. (2020) look at the development of the Internet of things (IoT) as the structure for creating more efficient...
Shib Original Vision ($SOV): Riding the Wave of Meme Coins Success
PRESS RELEASE. In recent years, meme coins have gained significant traction due to various social media trends and hype. This is because...
How to stake Polygon (MATIC)
The Polygon network, formerly the Matic network, is an Ethereum-scaling protocol that reduces cost and embeds high security. In a short...
Biggest Movers: XRP, ADA Drop to Multi-Week Lows on Friday
Xrp plunged to a multi-week low in Friday’s session, as the token slipped for a third consecutive session. The move pushed prices...
Bitcoin price fills CME futures gap but forecasts say $25K may be next
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new intraday lows on April 21 as traders warned that $25,000 might come next. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp)....
The game theory of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies
The unique characteristics of cryptocurrencies make them an interesting subject for game theory analysis, as they can help explain the...
Bitcoin Lightning Network is 1,000x cheaper than Visa and MasterCard: Data
Fresh data from Glassnode demonstrates that Bitcoin’s (BTC) Lightning Network is significantly cheaper to use than legacy payment...
EU Parliament Greenlights Markets in Crypto Assets Law, Tracing Rules
Members of the European Parliament gave their final approval to a package of EU-wide regulations for crypto assets. The legislators also...
How can AI Article Generators help WordPress
AI Article Generators can help Wordpress in many ways. Firstly, they can generate fresh and engaging content on a regular basis....
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Falls Below $28,000 as Losses Intensify
Bitcoin’s downturn continued on Friday, as prices fell for a third consecutive session, leading to a move below $28,000. Market...
Crypto price prediction: The Graph, BitTorrent, Toncoin
Bitcoin price has pulled back in the past few days as the recent bullish momentum faded. The shake-up has seen the coin retreat in the...
Bank of Russia Has Stockpiled Reserve Comprised of Non-US Sanctioned Assets, Governor States
Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, has affirmed the bank has stockpiled reserves in assets that are not susceptible to...
Introducing Worker or Sheikh: A Revolutionary Play-to-Earn Game Powered by Cutting-Edge AI Technologies
PRESS RELEASE. The team behind Worker or Sheikh is excited to announce the launch of their groundbreaking Play-to-Earn game, designed to...
Report: Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon Charged by Montenegro Prosecutors
Nearly a month after Do Kwon’s arrest by Montenegro law enforcement, local prosecutors have now indicted the co-founder and CEO of...
Fugitive Crypto Exchange Founder Faruk Ozer Extradited to Turkey
Albania has extradited the founder of Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex to his home country where he is charged with defrauding...
Dogecoin price prediction amid a new rejection at $0.1
Dogecoin is unable to break above the $0.1 resistance level It failed to rally in 2023 If Bitcoin gives up some of its 2023 gains,...
Terawulf Energizes 50 MW at Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility Nautilus
Bitcoin mining company Terawulf has announced the full deployment of its 50-megawatt (MW) stake in the nuclear-powered Nautilus Cryptomine...
Crypto firms alleged to have faked execs using AI and actors: Cali regulator
A number of firms claiming to offer artificial intelligence-assisted crypto trading services have been hit with allegations of being...
Arkansas Makes Gold, Silver Legal Tender; 23 States Involved in Similar Legislation to Establish US Dollar Alternatives
A bill signed into law on April 11 has made gold and silver legal tender in the U.S. state of Arkansas, allowing citizens to use gold and...
Iranian Professor: Saudi Arabia May Join De-Dollarization Shift as US Dollar Is Now ‘Unreliable and Dangerous’
A University of Tehran professor and member of Iran’s Presidential Delegation to China has stressed the importance of...
Commodity Strategist Warns US Economy Heading Toward ‘Severe Deflationary Recession’
Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior commodity strategist, Mike McGlone, has warned that the U.S. economy is “heading towards a...
3AC cooks up a storm, Bitcoin miner surges 360%, Bruce Lee NFTs dive: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Three Arrows Capital (3AC), a...
Dollar Dominance Fading Amid Growing China Trade, Russia Sanctions Risks, Ray Dalio Says
Fewer nations are willing to hold the U.S. dollar as America’s share in the global economy becomes smaller while China’s role in...
Bitcoin ignores US jobs data as BTC price dip puts $28K support at risk
Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from new 10-day lows at the April 20 Wall Street open as the United States jobs data boosted investor confidence....
Industry leaders and policymakers react to passage of MiCA in EU
Though a crypto-focused regulatory framework still needs approval from the European Council before final passage, many in the space have...
Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Linked to Mt Gox Saga Moves $60 Million for the First Time Since 2013
According to onchain data, a bitcoin whale address transferred 2,071.5 bitcoin, worth approximately $60 million, after remaining dormant...
Bitcoin Miners Contend With Fifth Network Difficulty Increase of 2023
Bitcoin miners are contending with the fifth network difficulty increase since February 24, 2023, following a 1.72% rise on April 20 at...
Terra co-founder Do Kwon reportedly indicted for document forgery
Prosecutors in Montenegro have reportedly issued the indictments to Terra co-founder Do Kwon after arresting the executive in late March....
A brief history of digital banking
Digital banking, also known as online banking or e-banking, refers to the delivery of financial services through digital channels such as...
Foreign trade and pensions: What’s next for Russia’s CBDC project?
The pilot for Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot should have been launched on April 1, but it was delayed at practically...
SAI․TECH’s SAITIME 2023 Will Unveil Revolutionary Products for Mining and Computing Industry
PRESS RELEASE. SINGAPORE – SAI.TECH Global Corporation, a clean-tech company specializing in Bitcoin mining, heating, and power...
Biggest Movers: DOGE Sellers Scupper Rebound, as LTC Remains Near 3-Week Low
Dogecoin rebounded from Wednesday’s drop, with the meme coin briefly climbing back above $0.090 in today’s session. However...
Bitcoin at key point with BTC price at $28.8K — Bollinger Bands creator
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $29,000 into April 20 as bulls faced a battle for ground reclaimed in March. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Here’s how Ethereum’s ZK-rollups can become interoperable
The past few weeks have seen a wave of zero-knowledge proof project launches, including Polygon’s zkEVM and Matter Lab’s zkSync Era on...
New ‘Pepe the Frog’ Crypto Token Becomes Sixth Largest Meme Coin by Market Cap
A new token named after Pepe the Frog, the infamous meme, and cartoon character created by Matt Furie, has entered the meme coin economy....
Riot Platforms stock has moved to a bear market: buy the dip?
Riot Platforms stock has dropped by over 20% from the YTD high. This decline has happened because of the BTC price dip. Riot Platforms...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Moves Below $29,000, Hitting a 10-Day Low
Bitcoin dropped for a second consecutive session on Thursday, as price moved towards a key point of support. Today’s sell-off has...
Ethereum gas fee jumped due to memecoin frenzy with mixed comments on network usability
Ethereum network’s gas fee skyrocketed to a new multi-month high amid a growing memecoin frenzy. The high transaction fee has swelled...