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Ethereum validators earn a record $46M as staking rewards rate surges
Validators earned $46 million in the first week of May due to an increase in the staking rewards rate, which is a metric for validators’...
Price analysis 5/10: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
The United States consumer price index rose 4.9% annually, which was slightly less than estimates of a 5% increase. The CPI’s monthly rise...
Arbitrum’s DAO to receive over 3,350 ETH revenue from transaction fees
Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Arbitrum will distribute ETH (ETH) tokens worth nearly $6.2 million to its decentralized autonomous...
FTX Lawsuit Against Shaq Takes a Wild Turn: Court Documents Allegedly Thrown at NBA Star’s Car
In a recent court submission, legal representatives for basketball icon Shaquille O’Neal, commonly referred to as Shaq, claim he was...
Crypto price prediction: Bitcoin, Ethereum and KAVA after CPI data
Bitcoin price broke to $28,200 while Ethereum hovered above $1,800 as stocks climbed on US CPI data. KAVA price also rose, jumping 11%...
Synopsis Summit Comes to Istanbul on October 5–6, 2023
PRESS RELEASE. The international web3 summit Synopsis announced that its 6th edition will be held offline in Istanbul on October 5–6,...
Biggest Movers: TRON Nears Crypto Top 10, as MATIC Extends Declines
Tron moved closer to being in the cryptocurrency top 10 on Wednesday, as the token rose for a second straight day. Prices climbed by...
William Clemente III tips Bitcoin will hit six figures toward end of 2024: Hall of Flame
Will Clemente III has 680,200 followers on Twitter thanks to his viral crypto analysis content. He co-founded blockchain research firm...
Grayscale Investments Files for 3 New Exchange Traded Funds
On May 9, digital currency fund manager Grayscale Investments announced the establishment of the Grayscale Funds Trust and submitted...
Shiba Inu price lags as Pepe, Keke, Ben volume and traction jumps
Shiba Inu price performance has lagged that of new meme tokens like Keke, Ben, and Pepe. The volume of Shiba Inu in the past 24...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Hovers Near Key Price Floor, Ahead of US Inflation Report
Bitcoin was hovering close to a key price floor near $27,300 on Wednesday, as markets anticipated the upcoming U.S. inflation report....
Philippines Law Enforcement Busts Crypto Scam Center, Over 1,000 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued
Over 1,000 human trafficking victims were recently rescued from a “fraud factory” in Mabalacat, a town located nearly 90...
Massa Ecosystem’s Recent Hypergrowth Analyzed
PRESS RELEASE. Massa’s testnet has become a magnet for more than 16 projects since its launch back in July 2021. Interest towards this...
Bitcoin eyes $28K push as traders demand CPI day BTC price volatility
Bitcoin (BTC) tracked $27,500 on May 10 as markets geared up for what should be a positive United States inflation print. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Hong Kong to Have Tight Crypto Regulations, Head of Monetary Authority Says
Companies attracted by the plan to turn Hong Kong into a hub for digital assets should expect strict regulations, the region has...
ETH/BTC price has upside potential, according to this bullish pattern
Bitcoin’s YTD return exceeds Ethereum’s The best way to speculate on the difference between the two is to trade the ETH/BTC...
Bitcoin ‘under siege’ by BRC-20 coins as fees soar, claims analyst
Increased fees and a backlog of transactions are besieging the Bitcoin (BTC) network, and it’s due to a popular new “token” standard,...
Nigeria-China Currency Swap: Activist Lawyer Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Economic Sabotage’ to Promote US Dollar, Urges Nigeria to Join BRICS
Nigerian human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) of...
Lawmaker Warns US Default Risks Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status, Exploitation by China and Russia
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee has warned that China and Russia would seek to exploit the chaos resulting from a...
Bitcoin priced on Binance.US crypto exchange at $700 premium
Amid the global cryptocurrency exchange Binance recovering from several halts of Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals, its American arm, Binance.US,...
Bitcoin traders offer downside targets as BTC price risks sub-$25K dip
Bitcoin (BTC) treaded water below $28,000 on May 9 as markets prepared for macroeconomic data releases. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Dave Ramsey Dismisses De-Dollarization Concerns — Says BRICS Currency, Chinese Yuan Can’t Take Down US Dollar
Personal finance expert and best-selling author Dave Ramsey has dismissed de-dollarization concerns and the prospects of a BRICS currency,...
Bankrupt crypto exchange QuadrigaCX to start ‘interim distribution’ of funds
According to a May 8 post by Miller Thomson, the law firm representing users of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX, interim...
NFT trading volume rose 230% in Q1, Nansen finds
NFT trading volume rose 230% in Q1, 2023 with over $4.54B in sales compared to $1.97 billion in Q4, 2022. According to Nansen Data...
President Raisi Calls on Central Bank of Iran to Ditch US Dollar in Trade, Shift to National Currencies
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has called on the Central Bank of Iran to lay the groundwork necessary to ditch the U.S. dollar for...
Worldcoin Launches World App to Bolster Decentralized Identity and Finance for Mass Adoption
Worldcoin, the project supported by Openai CEO Sam Altman, has launched the World App to complement the release of World ID. The...
Meme Token PEPE Plunges Below $1 Billion Mark Amidst Market Decline
The recently launched meme token, inspired by Pepe the Frog and dubbed PEPE, experienced a 12% decline against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday,...
PayPal’s crypto holdings increased by 56% in Q1 2023 to nearly $1B
Financial technology company PayPal recently disclosed its cryptocurrency holdings in a quarterly report filed to the United States...
Bitcoin Community Divided: Scaling Challenges Trigger Intense Debate as Mempool Overflows
This week, the Bitcoin community has been abuzz with discussions about the network’s scaling challenges. As the blockchain’s...
Private equity tokens aim to bring greater liquidity, transparency and accessibility
As the burgeoning blockchain technology paradigm has continued to evolve, a whole host of unique asset classes have started to make their...
$3.4B of Bitcoin in a popcorn tin: The Silk Road hacker’s story
Where would you hide $3.4 billion worth of Bitcoin? For James Zhong, the ideal spot was to store it on a computer — with its circuitry...
FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Seeks Dismissal of Charges Filed After Extradition
Former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has asked a judge in the U.S. to dismiss several charges against him filed after his...
Here’s why the Bitcoin SV (BSV) price just went vertical
Bitcoin SV price surged to the highest level since March 1 as investors moved to the coin, which is an alternative to BTC. BSV jumped...
‘Unjustly enriched’ — Core Scientific knocks back $4.7M claim from Celsius
Bankrupt Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Core Scientific has objected to paying a $4.7 million administrative claim put forward by crypto lender...
Ordinals inscriptions approach 4.8M, nearly doubling in just over a week
The number of Ordinals inscriptions on the Bitcoin (BTC) network has witnessed another meteoric rise, almost doubling from 2.5 million to...
Bitcoin ordinals hit Binance NFT Marketplace in latest update
Bitcoin ordinals — also known as Bitcoin NFTs — have made their way into the limelight of the Web3 space, as more marketplaces continue to...
Warren Buffett dumps $13.3B in stocks — A warning sign for Bitcoin and risk-assets?
Warren Buffett moving into cash suggests he’s bracing for a possible collapse in risk-on asset prices. With Bitcoin (BTC) up 70%...
How to send and receive payments on the Lightning Network
To send and receive payments on the Lightning Network, users must first set up a Lightning wallet and fund it with Bitcoin. From there,...
32% of home offices invest in digital assets: Goldman Sachs
While the interest in crypto investments was on the rise last year among home offices, 2023 saw a massive decline in investors’ certainty...
Experts Say Nigeria’s Blockchain Adoption Strategy Likely to Add Clarity and Legitimacy to Ecosystem
The recent approval of a blockchain adoption strategy by the Nigerian government has been described as a milestone that will “add...
STAR Unveils Opportunity for Japanese SMEs to Gain International Prestige
Tokyo, Japan, May 9th, 2023, Chainwire The STAR project is a new initiative to help Japanese SMEs gain international recognition and...
Liechtenstein Prime Minister Says Government to Accept Bitcoin Payments, Open to Investing Reserves in BTC
Liechtenstein’s prime minister has reportedly revealed that bitcoin payments will be accepted for some government services....
MakerDAO launches Spark Protocol, a new DeFi lending solution for DAI users
MakerDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that operates on the Ethereum blockchain and issues stablecoin DAI, has announced that...
Estonia squeezes out 400 crypto firms after new laws
Almost 400 virtual asset service providers (VASPS) have voluntarily shut down or had their authorizations revoked in Estonia following the...
Binance Announces Lightning Network Withdrawal Implementation Amidst Bitcoin Network Congestion Issues
Binance has announced its intention of implementing Lightning Network, a layer 2 Bitcoin scaling protocol, on its platform after...
Ron Paul States Federal Reserve’s ‘Decade of Near 0% Rates’ Caused Today’s Financial Crisis
Former House Representative Ron Paul has presented his stance when it comes to the financial crisis that the U.S. is currently facing....
Bank of America: Threats to US Dollar’s Dominance Largely Domestic — Not BRICS Currency or Chinese Yuan
Bank of America has warned that the key threats to the U.S. dollar’s dominance are largely domestic, as opposed to competition from other...
Worth it? Trader spends $120K on gas buying $155K worth of a memecoin
A single trader just spent a staggering 64 Ether — equivalent to $118,000 — in gas fees purchasing $155,000 worth of a memecoin called...
Elon Musk Shares ‘Massive Incentive to Move Money out of Bank Accounts’
Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has shared a “massive incentive” to move money out of bank accounts, citing a significant...
Crypto Exchange Bittrex Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection Following SEC Lawsuit
Bittrex Inc., the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware after being sued by the...
Ripple CEO Says Company Spends $200 Million Fighting SEC Lawsuit Over XRP, Ruling Could Come in 3 Months
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has revealed that his company is spending $200 million defending itself against the SEC in its lawsuit over...
Warren Buffett Sees ‘No Option’ Other Than US Dollar as Reserve Currency, but Warns Fed Can’t ‘Just Print Money Indefinitely’
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the most renowned investors in the market, stated that he saw no viable option to...
Tencent-backed Everledger collapses amid lack of funding: Report
The Australian blockchain company Everledger has reportedly entered insolvency proceedings after failing to raise new funding from an...
5 common interview questions for Web3 jobs
When interviewing for Web3 jobs, it’s important to be prepared for a range of questions that may vary depending on the specific role and...
What is the risk/reward ratio in cryptocurrency trading, and how to use it
The risk/reward ratio or risk/return ratio is a commonly used metric in trading that compares the potential profit of a trade with the...
Study Reveals Top Countries Fueling Meme Coin Interest in 2023
In 2023, meme coins have maintained their popularity, and the recent surge of PEPE demonstrates that investors remain enthusiastic about...
Crypto remains hopeful as market moves sideways: Report
After a turbulent month for the crypto industry in March, Bitcoin’s (BTC) price went sideways in April despite some volatility. The...
Biggest Movers: XRP, SOL Move 5% Lower to Start the Week
Xrp plunged to a six-week low on Monday, as cryptocurrency markets moved further into the red. The global crypto market cap fell by over...
Average Bitcoin Transaction Fees Skyrocket to $19.20 per Transfer as Over 440,000 Transactions Remain Unconfirmed
Bitcoin transaction fees have surged significantly in the past 24 hours, with the average fee reaching $19.20 per transfer. The increase...
‘Ethical’ SBF game axed, Web3 games sign-up process sucks, Tomb Chaser: Web3 Gamer
Our biweekly roundup for the Web3 gaming community, featuring news, reviews and the latest on new releases. Storybook Brawl shuts down...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Extends Declines, as Markets Continue to React to Nonfarm Payrolls
Bitcoin fell below $28,000 to start the week, as markets continued to react to last Friday’s United States nonfarm payrolls (NFP)...
‘No other options’: Hong Kong moving forward with crypto licensing, FinTech chair says
Crypto-friendly Hong Kong is still gung-ho about giving its citizens access to crypto trading despite other jurisdictions “taking a step...
Binance ‘FUD’ meets CPI — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week at the center of new crypto industry drama as the highest fees in two years pressure price action....
Bitcoin options: How to play it when BTC price moves up or down 10%
Here’s how Bitcoin (BTC) traders can profit whether its price move up or down 10% within 55 days. Bitcoin options: Bracing for...
Syrian Crypto Dealer Freed From Kidnappers Who Demanded Ransom of Over $1.1 Million
Spanish law enforcement recently nabbed three individuals who befriended and eventually kidnapped a Syrian cryptocurrency dealer....
Latam Insights: Bolivia Sells Gold for Dollars, Argentina Bans Fintech Crypto, Fitch Upgrades El Salvador’s Credit Rating
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week....
You can now create a shitcoin in less than 23 seconds
With memecoins having captured the attention of the wider crypto industry in recent weeks, a viral video has emerged detailing just how...
PEPE price dives after Whale transfers trillions of tokens to Binance
At press time, PEPE was trading at $0.000002328. The token price has declined by 10.93% in the last 24 hours. PEPE hit an all-time high of...
Pepe’s sudden drop leaves whale 500k in the red
The price of new memecoin Pepe (PEPE) has plunged more than 42% only days after reaching its all-time high on May 6, leaving at least one...
Central Bank’s Gold Purchases Make ‘Record Breaking Start’ in Q1 2023; 228.4 Tonnes Added to World Reserves
Central banks have continued to consistently purchase gold during the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest report of the World...
The Ethereum Foundation just sold $30M in Ether — But will ETH price fall this time?
On May 6, Ethereum Foundation transferred nearly $30 million in Ether (ETH) to the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, causing jitters in the...
Binance halts Bitcoin withdrawals for the second time in 12 hours
Crypto exchange Binance halted Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals for the second time on May 8, citing a large backlog of pending withdrawals....
‘Bitcoin is not under attack:’ BTC maxis allay fears of a DoS offensive
A sudden spike in Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees and unconfirmed transactions sparked concern on Crypto Twitter over the weekend of a...
Russia May Take Up 18% of Bitcoin Hashrate in Next Big Migration of Crypto Miners, Experts Say
Increasing regulatory pressures, tax burden and energy costs in countries like the U.S. and Kazakhstan are likely to result in a new great...
‘Landmark’ Crypto Law Proposed in New York to Establish ‘Strongest and Most Comprehensive’ Crypto Regulations in US
New York State Attorney General Letitia James has proposed “landmark” crypto legislation that claims to be “the strongest and most...
Nigerian Payments Provider Nomba Secures $30 Million in Pre-Series B Funding Round
The Nigerian payments startup, Nomba, is reported to have raised $30 million via a pre-Series B that was led by Base10 Partners. The new...
Louisiana Senator Compares Modern Banks to ‘Sophisticated Ponzi Schemes’
Louisiana Republican senator John Kennedy recently stated in an interview published on Wednesday that the U.S. Federal Reserve may need to...
Binance closes BTC withdrawals amid congestion on the Bitcoin network
Crypto exchange Binance closed Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals on May 7 due to an alleged overflow of transactions on the Bitcoin network....
5 cryptocurrencies with the best upside potential in the week ahead
Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility has shrunk further this week and it is on track to form an inside-bar pattern on the weekly chart. Although the...
Bitcoin Network Overwhelmed by 390,000 Unconfirmed Transactions and Surging Fees
In just under two weeks, the number of unconfirmed transactions on the Bitcoin network has skyrocketed from 134,000 to over 390,000,...
Bitcoin’s BRC20 Token Economy Skyrockets 192% to $279 Million in Just Four Days
Four days ago, the market capitalization of all the BRC20 tokens built on top of the Bitcoin network was a modest $95 million. However,...
Upgrade to Bring Bitcoin Cash Smart Contracts, Ted Cruz on BTC, Global De-Dollarization Efforts — Week in Review
Software developer Jason Dreyzehner says smart contracts “comparable to Ethereum,” but remarkably more efficient will be...
Swedbank Strategist Says US Banking Crisis Is Spreading — Warns of More Banks Failing in ‘Vicious Spiral’
A strategist at Swedbank, a Swedish bank, has warned that the regional banking crisis in the U.S. is spreading. After several bank...
Digital Assets for 1 Billion Rubles Issued in Russia in a Month
Platforms authorized by the Russian government issued digital assets worth around a billion rubles in April, the local press reported. The...
Binance Reportedly Investigated in US for Russia Sanctions Violations
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is facing a U.S. probe over suspected violations of sanctions against Russia, according to a media report....
Bitcoin Provides Insurance Against Fiat Currency Failure, Says Validus Power Corp.’s Greg Foss
On May 4, in a recent Youtube video, Validus Power Corp.’s executive director, Greg Foss, discussed the potential for the banking...
Lawyer Expects SEC to Lose if It Sues Coinbase Due to ‘Fatal Flaw’ of Gary Gensler’s Own Making
A lawyer has explained why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will likely lose if the regulator takes crypto exchange...
Billionaire Bill Ackman on US Banking Crisis: We Are Running Out of Time to Fix This Problem
Billionaire Bill Ackman has warned that “We are running out of time” to fix the problem that led to the collapses of regional banks. “How...
Fed Reveals 722 Banks Reported Unrealized Losses Over 50% of Capital as Concerns Over US Banking Crisis Grow
The U.S. Federal Reserve has revealed that 722 banks reported unrealized losses exceeding 50% of their capital at the end of the third...
Memecoin sends BTC fees to the moon, miner profits top $50B and more: Hodler’s Digest, April 30-May 6
Top Stories This Week Memecoin hype drives Bitcoin transaction fees to multi-year highs The ongoing trading frenzy of memecoins like Pepe...