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Crypto winter can take a toll on hodlers’ mental health
With so many struggling to maintain emotional well-being during this crypto winter, self-improvement and mental health experts can help...
Digital Assets Worth 2 Billion Rubles Issued in Russia in Less Than a Year
Digital financial assets (DFAs) for a total exceeding $26 million have been issued in Russia in the past year. This new market has been...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Moves Briefly Back Above $25,000
Bitcoin briefly moved back above $25,000 on Thursday, as markets rebounded from a volatile session the day prior. The potential collapse...
ETH/USD price forecast after reaching a new 2023 high
ETHUSD soared to a new high for the year The move was not related to the US dollar $2,000 is a pivotal level for the pair Less than...
After Presidential Rebuke, Nigeria’s Central Bank Says Demonetized Naira Banknotes Still Legal Tender
The Nigerian central bank has said the recently demonetized ₦200, ₦500 and ₦1,000 banknotes will remain legal tender until Dec. 31, 2023....
Meta Announces 10,000 Layoffs in ‘Year of Efficiency’ Move; Singles Out AI Over Metaverse as ‘Largest Investment’
Meta, the social media company, will continue to shed part of its workforce, recently announcing 10,000 new layoffs to be executed during...
Founder of Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Denies US Charges
The founder of cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato has denied guilt in a money laundering case in the United States. Anatoly Legkodymov was...
FBI Says Crypto Investment Fraud Rose 183% to $2.57 Billion in 2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says cryptocurrency investment fraud rose 183% from $907 million in 2021 to $2.57 billion in...
Court Dismisses Former Monero Developer’s Bid to Have His Extradition to South Africa Declared Illegal
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in South Africa has rejected former Monero lead maintainer Riccardo Spagni’s bid to have it...
India, UAE Collaborate to Boost Cross-Border Central Bank Digital Currency Transactions
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to collaborate...
Strategist Warns Credit Suisse Next to Collapse — Says ‘There’s a Run on the Bank’
Market strategist Greg Foss has predicted that Credit Suisse will be the next major bank to collapse, citing capital trouble and a run on...
Michael Burry Compares Current Banking Turmoil to Panic of 1907 — Highlights Markets Bottoming
Michael Burry, a hedge fund manager renowned for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, has drawn parallels between the current banking...
UK Treasury Budget Discusses Separate Reporting of Crypto Assets in Tax Documents
Taxpayers in the United Kingdom will have to report cryptocurrency assets separately in their tax documents for the tax year 2024-25,...
‘AI can be defeated with cryptography,’ says Chelsea Manning at SXSW
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic following the launch of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot created by research company OpenAI....
Europol seizes $46M from crypto mixer after $2.88B allegedly laundered
According to The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, commonly known as Europol, on March 15, the agency seized assets...
CBDCs could provide smooth cross-border payments, says Bank of Israel official
At Tel Aviv FinTech Week 2023, Yoav Soffer, the advisor to the deputy governor at the Bank of Israel, touched on the topic of central bank...
Tokenized mortgages can prevent another housing bubble crisis, says Casper exec
The 2008 financial crisis was a devastating time for many, as the collapse of the United States real estate market caused ripple effects...
Ethereum price reaches lowest level relative to Bitcoin in 5 months
The previous six months should have been extremely beneficial to Ether’s (ETH) price, especially following the project’s most significant...
Bitcoin Becomes 12th Largest Asset Worldwide by Valuation, Surpassing Visa
After dropping below $26,000 per unit, the price of bitcoin, the leading digital asset by market capitalization, is still up 9.6% since...
British Bank Natwest Implements New Limits on Cryptocurrency Payments to Combat UK Crypto Scams
On March 14, 2023, the U.K.-based bank Natwest Group announced new limits on cryptocurrency payments, citing crypto scams that cost U.K....
Forget HTTP: Ethereum has a new URL standard that can’t be blocked
Web3 URLs — enabled with the launch of ERC-4804 — have made it onto Ethereum, allowing internet users to access Ethereum applications and...
Bitcoin rejects at $25K as US PPI data meets Credit Suisse meltdown
Bitcoin (BTC) kept bears sweating near $25,000 on March 15 as encouraging macroeconomic data combined with concerns over banking crisis...
Price analysis 3/15: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, SHIB
The United States equities markets tumbled on March 15 after Saudi National Bank, Swiss Bank Credit Suisse’s largest investor, said it...
Openai’s GPT-4 Launch Sparks Surge in AI-Centric Crypto Assets
Following Openai’s release of GPT-4, a deep learning and artificial intelligence product, crypto assets focused on AI have spiked in...
Biggest Movers: ATOM, SOL Remain Close to Multi-Week Highs, as Markets Consolidate Recent Gains
Cosmos climbed by as much as 5% in Wednesday’s session, as the token remained close to a multi-week high. Cryptocurrency markets...
ChatGPT won’t replace developers – ETHDubai devs weigh in
The newest version of ChatGPT has caused a stir online, scoring high marks for SAT tests and highlighting vulnerabilities and exploits in...
Lark Davis on fighting social media storms, and why he’s an ETH bull: Hall of Flame
Lark Davis, a self-described “cheeky” and “sarcastic” personality, has been actively involved in the world of cryptocurrency since 2017....
Report: Shanghai Bank Mulls Buying Silicon Valley Bank’s Stake in Chinese Subsidiary
According to reports, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank may acquire the China-based subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Authorities in...
Binance to Restrict Ukrainian Hryvnia Operations Via 2 Payment Providers
Crypto exchange Binance will stop processing transactions with Ukrainian hryvnia through two payment platforms later in March. The move...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Hits 9-Month High, as ETH Moves Above $1,700
Bitcoin briefly surged to a nine-month high late on Tuesday, as prices moved above the $26,000 mark. Although prices have since declined,...
Bitcoin price recovery at risk amid new Credit Suisse crisis
Bitcoin and other financial assets now have a Credit Suisse problem. Credit Suisse credit default swaps signal that the company could...
Study Finds El Salvador Remains One of the Countries Most Interested in Bitcoin
A recent study that examined the interest of several countries in bitcoin and crypto ranked El Salvador as second for having the most...
Agoras Leads the Way in AI-Based User-Controlled Cryptocurrency
Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere these days. With the rise of ChatGPT and other trending AI applications, many...
The Pokémon Company Might Be Preparing to Make Moves in the Metaverse
The Pokemon Company, a corporation in charge of the development of the Pokemon brand, might be preparing to make some moves regarding the...
Meta Winding Down Support for NFTs on Facebook, Instagram
U.S. tech giant Meta is giving up on operations with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) amid ongoing turbulence in the crypto space. The company...
Central Bank Digital Currency Transactions to Reach $213 Billion Annually by 2030, Research Shows
A new study shows that payments via central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are expected to reach $213 billion annually by 2030....
Mad Money Jim Cramer on BTC Price Surge: ‘I Would Sell My Bitcoin Right Into This Rally’
The host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer, says he would still sell bitcoin despite the failures of major banks and growing public distrust in the...
Signature Bank Closure Has Nothing to Do With Crypto, Says Regulator
The decision to close down Signature Bank had “nothing to do with crypto,” said the New York State Department of Financial...
Billionaire ‘Bond King’ Jeffrey Gundlach Expects Fed to Raise Rates Next Week — ‘That Would Be the Last Increase’
Billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach, aka the “Bond King,” expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at its March meeting...
Moody’s Downgrades US Banking Sector to Negative After Collapse of Three Major Banks
After the failure of three major U.S. banks last week, with two of them being the second and third largest banking failures in the...
Federal Investigators Probe Silicon Valley Bank Collapse; SVB and Top Execs Sued by Shareholders
The parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Financial Group, and two senior executives have been sued by shareholders after SVB’s...
Tassat blockchain to join FedNow service with B2B on-ramp as pilot prepares for launch
Blockchain operator Tassat announced March 14 that it will provide access to the United States Federal Reserve’s FedNow payment system....
US Inflation Data Eases Concerns; Crypto Economy Jumps 11% Higher While Market Analysts Anticipate Fed’s Next Decision
The U.S. Labor Department released the consumer price index (CPI) report on Tuesday. Although inflation increased in February...
FNCT (Financie Token) Exceeds JPY 20 billion (USD 150 million) in IEO Applications
PRESS RELEASE. Trading available on Coincheck (exchange) from March 16 〜 FNCT (Financie Token) main page: https://fnct.xyz Financie, Inc....
Former Age of Empires producer talks blockchain game adoption and GameFi
The crypto ecosystem has spent over a decade proving it can disrupt the status quo as crypto and blockchain technologies like...
Tassat blockchain to join FedNow service with B2B onramp as pilot prepares for launch
Blockchain operator Tassat announced March 14 that it will provide access to the United States Federal Reserve’s FedNow payment system....
Bitcoin derivatives suggest $26K resistance level won’t hold for long
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 28% between March 12-14, reaching $26,500, its highest level since June 2022. Some may attribute...
Bitcoin’s 2023 price action driven by the desire to regain losses, according to professional trader
Episode 7 of Cointelegraph’s Crypto Trading Secrets podcast is now live. This week’s episode features an interview with crypto trader...
Biggest Movers: LTC Back Above $80, DOGE Extends Gains Following Inflation Report
Litecoin rose by as much as 15% in Tuesday’s session, as markets reacted to the latest inflation report from the United States....
Bitcoin price sees new 2023 high as CPI sends BTC price above $26K
Bitcoin (BTC) spiked above $26,000 on March 14 as United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed mixed inflation signals. BTC/USD...
Bitcoin price breaks $26K as US inflation comes in at 6%
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) saw a sharp uptick over $26,000 as the United States Department of Labor released the latest Consumer Price...
How to create and sell Bitcoin NFTs
Bitcoin nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have captured the crypto world’s attention fast, opening new opportunities for the oldest blockchain and...
4 out of 10 NFT sales are fake: Learn to spot the signs of wash trading
Wash trading on nonfungible token (NFT) marketplaces is back in the spotlight after critics claimed the fast-growing NFT marketplace Blur...
Bitcoin hits $26K as investors react to latest CPI data
Bitcoin price hit highs of $26,553 on Coinbase, with 16% upside in 24 hours. US inflation data showed CPI rose 6% in the past 12 months in...
Report: DOJ and FBI Investigating Terraform Labs in Connection to Algorithmic Stablecoin Collapse
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are reportedly investigating the collapse of the algorithmic...
Alchemy Pay Partners With ZD Group, Parent Company of Mouette Securities, Shares Four Hong Kong Licenses and Receives Its Investment
The leading fiat-crypto payment gateway, Alchemy Pay, has revealed that it has joined forces with ZD Group, the parent company of Mouette...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Nearing $25,000 as Banks Face Exodus of Deposits
Bitcoin moved closer to $25,000 on Tuesday, as banking withdrawals rose following the collapse of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank....
Binance to lose its British pound on- and off-ramp provider in 9 weeks
Binance is scrambling to find a new service partner to process British pound transfers on its trading platform after its current partner,...
Liquity price rally is gaining steam: How high can LQTY go?
Liquity is a small but fast-growing blockchain platform that owns LUSD. LUSD has managed to maintain its peg during the period of strains....
Spain Prepares to Expand Offer of Gold Bullion Coins for Investors
The government of Spain has approved the resources for a new issuance of gold bullion coins, which will be directed to satisfy a higher...
FBI, NY authorities probes collapse of TerraUSD stablecoin: Report
The United States Justice Department is reportedly investigating the collapse of the TerraClassicUSD (USTC) stablecoin, which contributed...
Debtors saved over $100M using de-pegged stablecoins to repay loans
The depegging of USD Coin (USDC) and Dai (DAI) from the United States dollar prompted a frenzy of loan repayments over the weekend,...
Report: Egyptian Police Arrest 29 Alleged Masterminds of Crypto Mining App Scam
The Egyptian police are reported to have recently arrested 29 individuals associated with the Hoggpool cryptocurrency mining app scam. In...
Study Shows QR and Digital Payments Continue Gaining Ground in Argentina
A recent study made by Fiserv, a global payments company, shows that QR and digital wallets have grown significantly as payment options in...
Bitcoin futures premium falls to lowest level in a year, triggering traders’ alerts
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 14.4% between March 12-13 after it was confirmed that financial regulators had rescued depositors...
Bitcoin market cap flips tech giant Meta, widens gap on Visa
Despite a turbulent week for crypto following the downfall of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, Bitcoin (BTC) market cap has...
HSBC Acquires Silicon Valley Bank UK — Sale Facilitated by Government, Bank of England
The British government and the central bank, the Bank of England, have facilitated a private sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK to HSBC,...
SD Governor Urges 20 States to Block Legislation That Bans Crypto’s Use as Money — Says ‘Its a Threat to Our Freedom’
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has vetoed a bill that bans the use of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, as money. The bill,...
Goldman Sachs Now Expects No Rate Hike in March Due to Stress in US Banking System
Goldman Sachs has revised its U.S. interest rate forecast due to “stress in the banking system.” The global investment bank no...
Robert Kiyosaki Warns of ‘Crash Landing Ahead’ as Bailouts Begin — Advises Buying More Bitcoin
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has reiterated his bitcoin, gold, and silver...
Bank Board Member and Dodd-Frank Co-Sponsor Barney Frank Suspects ‘Anti-Crypto’ Message Behind Signature Bank Failure
Barney Frank, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts and leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act,...
Circle Partners With Cross River Bank, Handful of US ‘Crypto-Friendly’ Banks Remain; Okcoin Suspends USD Deposits
Circle Financial, the issuer of the stablecoin USDC, is partnering with Cross River Bank after its former settlement partner, Signature...
Stablecoin Trading Dominates Monday’s Crypto Market, Tether and BUSD Sell at Premiums
On Monday, the crypto economy experienced significant market activity with $183.85 billion in global trade volume over 24 hours, with a...
Bitcoin price flash spikes to $50K on Binance after USD Coin peg snaps
The panic caused due to USD Coin’s (USDC) depeg from the U.S. dollar manifested itself in a wrong order, costing traders $50,000 per...
11 classic memes that have been sold as NFTs
Nonfungible token (NFT) memes have brought mainstream attention to the world of NFTs and digital art, helping to expand the market and...
FIL jumps 24% as Filecoin community eyes major network upgrade
Filecoin’s native token FIL spiked 24% to around $6.44 on Monday. The launch of the Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM), expected on 14...
Okcoin suspends USD deposits in wake of Signature Bank closure
According to a March 13 tweet by Okcoin CEO Hong Fang, the U.S. affiliate of cryptocurrency exchange OKX had no exposure to defunct U.S....
Price analysis 3/13: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, MATIC, DOGE, SOL
Three banks, Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank and Signaturecollapsed within a span of a few days. That increased demand for United States...
Crypto volatility back to FTX levels, with $791 million of liquidations in 4 days as SVB collapse rocks market
Key Takeaways Crypto volatility is back up to levels last seen when FTX collapsed in November $791 million of liquidations rocked...
Binance Converts $1 Billion BUSD Into Bitcoin, BNB, and Ethereum
On Monday, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, announced that the company had decided to convert $1 billion worth of BUSD from...
All rise for the robot judge: AI and blockchain could transform the courtroom
Earlier this year, Joshua Browder, CEO of AI startup DoNotPay, attempted to bring a robot lawyer into a California courtroom, despite...
State caps or federal regulation: What’s next for political crypto donations
On Jan. 25, the Committee on Elections introduced a bill to the Kansas House of Representatives aimed at capping political donations via...
Biggest Movers: LTC, ETC 15% Higher, as Crypto Markets Rebound on Monday
Litecoin was back in the green on March 13, as cryptocurrency markets rebounded to start the week. The token rose by as much as 15% in...
US bank bloodbath: Bitcoin hits $23.7K as BTC price analyst calls SVB dip ‘bear trap’
Bitcoin (BTC) hit its highest since the start of the month on March 13 as U.S. bank stocks saw the largest mass halt in history. BTC/USD...
FDIC Creates Bridge Banks for Failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Clients to Access Funds
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced that clients of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (SBNY)...
BinaryX Releases Trailer and Opens Beta Test For Futuristic Space Game Project Matthew
Singapore, Singapore, 13th March, 2023, Chainwire BinaryX announced today the upcoming release of a space-building simulation game,...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Back Above $22,000 as Silicon Valley Bank Depositors Are Rescued
Bitcoin moved back above $22,000, as the U.S. Treasury moved to avert a regional banking crisis, following the collapse of Silicon Valley...
Privacy-focused blockchain network closes Aztec Connect tool
Privacy-oriented blockchain platform Aztec is preparing to shut down Aztec Connect, the network’s privacy infrastructure serving as the...
Binance Launches Prepaid Card in Colombia
Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a prepaid cryptocurrency card in Colombia, expanding its reach in Latam. The card,...
Synthetix’s SNX price soars as Synth perps volume spikes
Synthetix has seen the volume of its perpetual futures jump. The network is gearing towards the launch of Synthetix V3. Synthetix...