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LastPass attacker stole password vault data, showing Web2’s limitations
Password management service LastPass was hacked in August 2022, and the attacker stole users’ encrypted passwords, according to a Dec. 23...
Santas and Grinches: The heroes and villains of 2022
From an outside perspective, 2022 has been a rollercoaster ride for crypto. The market reached a total valuation of $3 trillion during the...
Elon Musk: Recent Fed Rate Hikes Might Go Down in History as Most Damaging Ever
Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk says the Federal Reserve’s recent rate hikes “might go down in history as most damaging...
SEC Will Use All Available Tools to Crack Down on Crypto Firms That Aren’t in Compliance With Its Rules, Says Chair Gensler
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has revealed that the regulator will use all available...
What is Wrapped XRP (wXRP), and how does it work?
Wrapped XRP (wXRP) is a crypto asset pegged to XRP (XRP) and can be used on blockchains other than Ripple’s native XRP Ledger. Ripple is a...
Caroline Ellison’s Testimony Claims FTX Boss SBF Directed Her to Co-Mingle Customer Funds Since 2019
On Dec. 23, 2022, Matthew Russell Lee from the Inner City Press published the recently unsealed guilty plea transcript of Caroline...
Report: SEC Heightens Probe Into Auditors Servicing Crypto Exchanges
According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Paul Munter, the agency’s acting chief accountant, the U.S. regulator is...
FTX Attempts to Freeze Robinhood Shares as Creditors Swarm to Scoop $450M in HOOD Stock
Court filings show that debtors from FTX Trading Ltd. and Alameda Research want 56 million shares of Robinhood stock frozen after multiple...
Price analysis 12/23: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, MATIC, DOT, LTC, UNI
Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to end the year with a loss of about 65%. This would mark the third negative year for Bitcoin with the other two...
Bitget’s KCGI 2022: Football Edition Celebrates the World Cup With Record-Breaking Participation
PRESS RELEASE. Victoria, Seychelles (December 23 2022) – Leading crypto exchange, Bitget, announces the conclusion of its biannual...
While anticipation builds for GPT-4, OpenAI quietly releases GPT-3.5
By Kyle Wiggers Image Credits: OpenAI Released two years ago, OpenAI’s remarkably capable, if flawed, GPT-3 was perhaps the first to...
Three inflection points for emerging tech in 2022 – Carbon removal, satellite broadband, and generative AI all had breakout years.
By Hayden Field, Jordan McDonald, and Grace Donnelly Every year has its breakout technologies, and 2022 was no different. Here’s a...
Biggest Movers: ADA, XRP Rebound From Recent Losses on Friday
Cardano climbed for a second consecutive session on Dec. 23, as the token surged to its highest point since Monday. Overall, crypto prices...
Top-five most Googled cryptocurrencies worldwide in 2022
Cryptocurrencies have suffered immensely in 2022 from the onslaught of a hawkish Federal Reserve and the implosions of crypto platforms...
BTC price ignores US PCE data at $16.8K as Bitcoin rejects volatility
Bitcoin (BTC) saw a flicker of volatility around the Dec. 23 Wall Street open as the latest United States inflation data came in line with...
Bitcoin Miners Discovered 53,240 Blocks This Year, Foundry Led the Pack, Hashrate Tapped an All-Time High
As the new year approaches, more than a dozen bitcoin mining pools still dedicate a total of 238 exahash per second (EH/s) toward the...
OpenSea blocks Cuban artists from the platform due to US sanctions
Nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has been banning artists and collectors from Cuba, citing United States sanctions as the key...
Helium token jumps 36%. Is this a bull trap?
Helium token rose by 36% on Thursday before correcting Helium powers IoT devices through its “hotspots” The cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin struggles but Okcoin CEO thinks 3 catalysts will make it bullish
Bitcoin has steadied above $16,000 Okcoin CEO expects Bitcoin’s bear market to be driven by key developments The cryptocurrency...
Astar Network Named ‘Product of the Year’ At the JBA Annual Blockchain Award
Tokyo, Japan, 23rd December, 2022, Chainwire Astar Network, the smart contract platform for multichain, has been awarded the Product of...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Nears $1,230 Resistance, Following Strong US GDP Data
Ethereum edged closer to a key resistance level of $1,230 on Dec. 23, as markets continued to react to better than expected U.S. GDP data....
Crypto price prediction: Lisk (LSK), Metal Pay (MTL), Litentry (LIT)
Cryptocurrency prices recoiled this week as investors reflected on the actions of the Federal Reserve and the collapse of FTX. Bitcoin...
Nigerian Central Bank Increases Cash Withdrawal Limits After Receiving ‘Feedback From Stakeholders’
Barely a month after announcing the restricting of cash withdrawals to under $50 per week, the Central Bank of Nigeria said on Dec. 21...
MANA price needs a miracle to recover: Here’s why
Decentraland is one of the biggest players in the metaverse. But its population is less than 1,000 people. The metaverse is dead! MANA...
Should you buy KAVA after its integration with Axelar?
Kava has integrated with Axelar to make it easier for users to transfer assets across blockchains. KAVA is up by less than 1% today but...
Sheikh Hamad Salem Becomes a MaskEX Shareholder as Both Parties Collaborate to Develop a Smart City in the UAE
PRESS RELEASE. Sheikh Hamad Rakadh Salem Hamad Alameri, a well-known Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) member of the Royal Family in Abu Dhabi,...
Ether could end the week above $1,300 as the bullish sentiment increases
Ether maintained its price above $1,200 over the past few days and could rally higher soon. The total crypto market cap could reach the...
President of Brazil Sanctions Cryptocurrency Law
President Jair Bolsonaro has approved law 14.478, which regulates cryptocurrency-related operations and virtual asset service providers...
Uniswap allows crypto purchases using credit cards, but how is UNI price behaving?
Uniswap partnered with Moonpay for crypto purchases using a credit card and debit card. Uniswap token is under bear pressure amid slight...
Litecoin settles at $65 support. Who has a chance now?
Litecoin has corrected back to the $65 support LTC is nearly entering the bearish territory The cryptocurrency needs to recover above key...
XRP fails to mount a comeback despite whale accumulation. Here is the next target
XRP has been correcting as the SEC case drags Whales have been accumulating the cryptocurrency XRP could continue sliding to find support...
Polygon’s MATIC defends support as the last testnet launches with a huge milestone
Polygon announced the second testnet before going live on mainnet MATIC has consolidated at $0.8 for the past week The token could...
Axie Infinity breakout on a symmetrical triangle incoming after Google Play Store win?
Axie Infinity has lost 95% of its value from its ATH The cryptocurrency trades on a symmetrical triangle A breakout could shape the next...
Will Dogecoin build on its intraday 6% surge to finish the year strong?
Dogecoin rose 6% on Friday, with a slight increase in trading volume The cryptocurrency is moved by the slightest of positive news DOGE is...
Italy and Albania Bust €15 Million Crypto Investment Scam
Authorities in Italy and Albania have hit a fraud scheme enticing victims with promises of low-risk investments in cryptocurrencies....
The most eco-friendly blockchain networks in 2022
2022 saw the continued advancement of green crypto projects as more industry companies focused on sustainability to reduce carbon...
BTC miner Core Scientific gets interim nod for $37.4M bankruptcy loan
A U.S. bankruptcy court has granted Bitcoin (BTC) miner Core Scientific interim approval to access a $37.5 million loan from existing...
Buenos Aires to Tax Cryptocurrency Mining in 2023
The province of Buenos Aires in Argentina will begin taxing cryptocurrency mining and possibly staking, in 2023. A new proposal modifies...
BNB Chain now has more unique addresses than Ethereum, developer says
Unique addresses on the Build and Build (BNB) Chain have now surpassed Ethereum, according to a Dec. 22 statement from the developer. BNB...
India’s Central Bank Chief: Cryptocurrencies Will Cause Next Financial Crisis if They’re Not Banned
The governor of India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has warned that the next financial crisis will come from...
US Senator Introduces Bill to Regulate Payment Stablecoins
A U.S. senator has introduced a bill to “establish the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.” The...
‘We’re already living in the Metaverse’: Yat Siu — Big Ideas
Magazine:Animoca was a successful mobile gaming company, with 10 million downloads and various apps in the top 10 on Apple’s App Store....
Free Talk Live Co-Host Ian Freeman Found Guilty in Federal Crypto Trial
After close to two years, following the U.S. federal government accusing the Crypto Six of unlicensed money transmission, the case is...
SEC Charges Against FTX, Alameda Execs Wang and Ellison Reveal Key Findings, US Regulator Says FTT Is a Security
On Dec. 21, 2022, members of U.S. law enforcement detailed that FTX co-founder Gary Wang and ex-Alameda Research CEO have pleaded guilty...
Twitter Adds Crypto Price Charts to Search Results
Twitter is now providing price charts with search results for major cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ether. This new feature is...
Bitcoin low volume sparks BTC price warning as metric hits ‘value zone’
Bitcoin (BTC) price action may be “unsustainably high,” as one metric hits its highest levels in seven months. Data from on-chain...
Crypto trader regrets not catching the top of the bull run
Are crypto traders playing “god?” The world of cryptocurrency trading can be highly uncertain, yet many are actively looking for...
Still bullish: 40% of survey respondents plan to buy crypto in 2023
Despite the gloom of the ongoing cryptocurrency winter, coupled with failures of crypto giants like FTX, the community appears to remain...
Immunefi says it has facilitated $66M in bug bounty payouts to whitehats since inception
According to a new report released on Dec. 21, blockchain security firm Immunefi said that it has processed more than $65,918,994 crypto...
5 cryptocurrencies to keep an eye on in 2023
It has been a tumultuous year for the crypto investors who have witnessed the total crypto market capitalization tumble from about $2.2...
Financie Commenced to Prepare for the IEO of Entertainment DAO Project “SUPER SAPIENSS” Led by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Katsuyuki Motohiro, and Yuichi Sato
PRESS RELEASE. ”SUPER SAPIENSS NFT” Public-Sale on December 24. Financie, Inc. (headquarters, Tokyo; CEO, Hironao Kunimitsu; hereinafter...
Bitcoin dips below $16.7K as US GDP meets fresh BTC price ‘death cross’
Bitcoin (BTC) fell at the Dec. 22 Wall Street open as United States equities reversed previous gains. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
North Korean hacking activity ceases after regulators implement KYC – Report
According to a new press report published by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), North Korean hackers have stolen...
3 FTX Execs Have Snitched on SBF, Now Scrutiny Is Aimed at Nishad Singh and Ramnik Arora
On Dec. 21, U.S. law enforcement officials from the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...
Biggest Movers: DOGE Rebounds on Thursday, LTC Nears 1-Week High
Dogecoin rebounded from Wednesday’s decline, as the meme coin moved away from a key support level. Prices have been hovering close...
Yat Siu’s Big Ideas: We’re already living in the Metaverse
Magazine:Animoca was a successful mobile gaming company, with 10 million downloads and various apps in the top 10 on Apple’s App Store....
Rate Hikes Needed to Reduce Eurozone Inflation Despite Recession, Top ECB Official Says
Interest rates will continue to rise while the euro area falls into recession, a high-ranking executive at the European Central Bank (ECB)...
2022: Looking back at the top 10 coins one year ago today
Key Takeaways Crypto was crushed across the board, with all of the top 10 coins getting hammered LUNA was the worst as it death spiralled...
Here is why Terra Classic is up by more than 6% in the last 24 hours
LUNC is up by more than 6% in the last 24 hours, outperforming the broader crypto market. The rally comes after the team revealed that the...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Consolidate Ahead of United States GDP Data
Cryptocurrency prices mostly consolidated on Thursday, ahead of upcoming GDP figures from the United States. Bitcoin remained close to the...
UNI looks to rally following Uniswap’s Moonpay partnership
UNI is up by less than 1% today as the broader crypto market continues to underperform. Uniswap announced a strategic partnership with...
Paxful to Drop Ethereum Trading Due to Increased Centralization and Consensus Mechanism Pivot
Paxful, a New York-based, peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchange, will drop Ethereum trading from its platform on Dec. 22. Ray...
Update from B2BinPay: New Pricing, Tokens, and Merchant Models Along with Redesigned Website
B2BinPay is perfect for businesses looking for a reliable, cost-effective cryptocurrency payment processing solution; the top payment...
HFT price rockets higher and Hashflow gets overbought
HFT price has staged a strong comeback in the past few days. Oscillators show that Hashflow has gotten overbought. HFT price made a slow...
Twitter adds BTC and ETH price indexes to search function
Social media platform Twitter has added a new crypto feature that enables users to search the price of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH)...
Crypto could spark the next financial crisis, says India’s RBI head
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Shaktikanta Das, did not mince his words when discussing the crypto sector at a recent...
Frozen bank account triggers switch to Bitcoin salary for a whole year
As Bitcoin (BTC) adoption continues to sow seeds around the world, more and more people are choosing to accept the original cryptocurrency...
Stablecoin settlements can surpass all major card networks in 2023: Data
Stablecoins play a very critical role in the crypto economy today and despite the recent run-down in the broader market, stablecoin...
Binance Launches Blockchain Education Program in Kazakhstan
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is behind an initiative to qualify university students in Kazakhstan to work in the industry. Under an...
Alameda’s Caroline Ellison and FTX’s Gary Wang hit with additional fraud charges
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have hit former Alameda...
Defi More Scalable Than Traditional Finance, New Study Says
Despite the market conditions that prevailed in much of 2022, decentralized finance (defi) still demonstrated its greater scaling...
US Lawmaker: Crypto Self-Custody Is Antidote to FTX Fraud — ‘Keep Your Coins Act’ Will Protect Self-Hosted Wallets
U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson has touted the self-custody of cryptocurrencies as the antidote to crypto exchange FTX’s fraud. He...
Bitcoin price fails to retake $17K with market ‘not prepared’ for dip
Bitcoin (BTC) divided traders yet again on Dec. 21 as sideways BTC price action split opinion on the future. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Under the Christmas tree: The best crypto gifts this holiday season
Each person who receives cryptocurrency becomes a member of a community already numbering in the millions, with common goals, interests...
Bitcoin miner Northern Data says it has no financial debt, expects $204M in revenue for 2022
According to a Dec. 21 letter to shareholders from CEO Aroosh Thillainathan, German Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Northern Data expects to...
Bitcoin rebound to $18.4K? BTC price derivatives show strength at key support zone
Bitcoin (BTC) price lost 11.3% between Dec. 14 and Dec. 18 after briefly testing the $18,300 resistance. The move followed a seven-day...
10 crypto tweets that made a splash in 2022
Another year in the crypto space has nearly passed. As usual, Twitter has been a hotbed of crypto-related conversation during the...
FTX’s Gary Wang and Alameda’s Caroline Ellison Plead Guilty to Fraud, Duo Is ‘Cooperating’ With Feds
On Dec. 21, 2022, U.S. attorney Damian Williams announced that the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Department of Justice (DOJ) filed...
Guggenheim CIO Scott Minerd Warns of a Crypto ‘Washout’ Similar to the Internet Bubble
Guggenheim Partners CIO Scott Minerd believes there is going to be a crypto washout similar to the internet bubble. “There’s...
Coinbase Secures Regulatory Approval to Operate as a Virtual Asset Service Provider in Ireland
Coinbase has announced it has secured regulatory approval as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) in Ireland, according to a company...
2022’s Market Review: Crypto Economy Loses $1.4T, Top 10 Token Knockouts, Terra’s Collapse
2022 is coming to an end and during the last 12 months, the crypto economy has lost roughly $1.486 trillion in value against the U.S....
Price analysis 12/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, MATIC, DOT, LTC, UNI
As the year comes to an end, investors will be keenly watching for a Santa Claus rally on Wall Street as many believe that if the rally...
$1.7M in Quadrigacx Bitcoins Move, Court Trustee EY Says Transfers Were ‘Unauthorized’
On Dec. 19, the Twitter account Zachxbt revealed he discovered five cold wallets from the now-defunct Quadrigacx crypto exchange move 104...
Swarm, Ethereum’s Storage Network, Announces Mainnet Storage Incentives and Web3PC Inception
PRESS RELEASE. Swarm, the decentralised storage and communication system built on Ethereum, is announcing the mainnet release of its...
Is PancakeSwap’s bullish market over?
PancakeSwap was bullish up to November, doubling in price PancakeSwap token has been weighed by the risk contingencies of the FTX sage The...
Tron token making slow but sure gains amid plan to empower “elite” startups
Tron token rose by 1.72% on Wednesday. TRX gains come amid news that Tron was supporting startup blockchains. TRX could continue to surge...
Biggest Movers: ETC Moves Away From Multi-Month Lows, as XMR Extends Recent Gains
Ethereum classic rallied for a second straight session on Wednesday, following better-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence data. The...
Ethereum Classic prediction as the price recovers 4% in a bear market
Ethereum Classic rose 4% on Wednesday. The cryptocurrency remains trapped by a descending trendline. ETC could fall to the July lows as...
Core Scientific Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Firm Plans to Continue Mining Bitcoin to Pay Down Debt
On Dec. 21, 2022, one of the largest bitcoin mining operations in the industry, Core Scientific, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Polkadot token disappoints again. What could be its next price?
The Polkadot token has crashed by double digits in the past two weeks The cryptocurrency was among the tokens heavily shorted on major...