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Examining the Holdings of 5 Centralized Crypto Exchanges: A Look at Binance, Okx, Crypto.com, Bitfinex, and Huobi
After FTX collapsed, the incident prompted many major crypto exchanges to publish proof-of-reserves and lists of known addresses so users...
Debt Deflation Warnings, Shibarium Buzz Sees SHIB Rise, Former FTX US President Talks SBF, and More — Week in Review
“The Price of Tomorrow” author Jeff Booth has warned of a “great depression on steroids” if the U.S. Federal...
OpenOcean Integrates Verse DEX to Deepen Available Liquidity on Ethereum
PRESS RELEASE. OpenOcean, a leading Web 3 middleware developer and DEX Aggregator across 19 chains, backed by top investors –...
Binance SWIFT banking partner set to ban USD transfers below $100K
Binance has informed its retail customer base of a potential incoming service disruption that may halt on and off-ramp bank payment...
Ukraine’s Financial Watchdog Reports Blocking Russian Crypto Exchanges
The financial monitoring agency of Ukraine has restricted access to a number of online crypto exchangers operating out of Russia. Some of...
Kenyan Fintech Kwara Raises $3 Million in Seed Extension
A Kenyan fintech that digitizes credit unions, Kwara, is reported to have raised $3 million via a seed extension round that was backed by...
Darknet Market Solaris Hacked by Competitor, Elliptic Reveals
A leading marketplace on the dark web, Solaris, has been hit by a rival, according to crypto analytics company Elliptic. The Russia-linked...
Going cashless: Norway’s digital currency project raises privacy questions
The small Nordic country of Norway may not be particularly notable on the global crypto map. With its 22 blockchain solution providers,...
Bank of America: ‘Digital Currencies Appear Inevitable’
Bank of America says “digital currencies appear inevitable,” adding that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and...
Jim Cramer Thanks SEC Chairman for Standing up to ‘Crypto Bullies’ Seeking Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval
The host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer, has thanked Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler for standing up to the...
Morgan Stanley CEO Says Inflation Has Peaked and China Has Made a Major Pivot
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman says two changes have happened recently that “really matter” to the economy. The executive...
Genesis files for bankruptcy, FTX explores a reboot, and Bitzlato news: Hodler’s Digest: Jan. 15-21
Top Stories This Week Crypto lender Genesis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy FTX contagions continue to spread through the crypto industry,...
All Eyes on the Next Fed Meeting: Market Trajectories Hinge on Decision
Equities, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies have been on a tear during the last three weeks of 2023, and all eyes are now focused on...
FTX VCs liable to ‘serious questions’ around due diligence — CFTC Commissioner
Amid ongoing investigations around the defunct crypto exchange FTX, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) questions the due...
Objections Raised Over Appointment of Sullivan & Cromwell as Debtors’ Counsel for FTX
On Friday, bankruptcy judge John Dorsey approved the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) to be appointed as the debtors’...
Bitcoin due new ‘big rally’ as RSI copies 2018 bear market recovery
Bitcoin (BTC) is in for a new “big rally” as market strength copies conditions from after the 2018 bear market. According to the latest...
Bitcoin’s Crypto Market Action Holds the Upper Hand as Dominance Level Surpasses 40%
On Jan. 21, 2023, the price of bitcoin reached a 24-hour high of $23,333 per unit at 5 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. The entire...
US Government Seizes $700 Million in Assets From Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
Federal prosecutors have seized $697 million in assets, mostly comprised of more than 56 million Robinhood shares worth $526 million, from...
Biggest Movers: SOL up 20%, ADA Hits Highest Point Since November
Solana rose by as much as 20% Saturday, as crypto markets came alive to start the weekend. The token hit a 12-week high in today’s...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Moves to 5-Month High, as ETH Nears $1,700
Bitcoin surged to a five-month high to start the weekend, as bullish sentiment returned to cryptocurrency markets. Prices of the...
Bitcoin hits 5-month high as bulls push BTC above $23K
Bitcoin hit highs of $23,342 on Binance, with a breakout above $22k extending year-to-date gains. BTC price is up 30% in a month and has...
Switzerland Less Affected by Crypto Industry Crisis, Study Finds
While the global industry built around digital assets is losing funds and jobs are dropping off, Switzerland seems to be weathering the...
Dead cat bounce? Bitcoin price nears $23,000 in fresh 5-month high
Bitcoin (BTC) took a swing at $23,000 into Jan. 21 as Asia buyers drove fresh market strength. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp)....
UAE Says No Virtual Asset Service Provider Has Been Granted an Operating Permit
The United Arab Emirates virtual assets regulator has said no crypto entity has been granted the full market product (FMP) license....
Davos 2023: CBDCs Are the Future of Central Bank Money but They Are Still Not Ready
A World Economic Forum (WEF) panel comprised of central bankers and global tech providers has profiled central bank digital currencies...
Crypto to play ‘major role’ in UAE trade: foreign trade Minister
Crypto will play a “major role” in the United Arab Emirates’ global trade moving forward, says the UAE’s minister of state for...
SBF to forfeit $700M worth of assets if found guilty of fraud
According to new court filings, disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) will be subject to the forfeiture of roughly $700 million...
Ransomware Revenue Drops as Victims Pay Less Often, Chainalysis Reports
While the number of ransomware hits may not have decreased significantly, the revenue from such attacks has fallen sharply last year,...
Nothing Outlaws Crypto in India if Legal Procedures Are Followed, Says Government Official
An Indian government official says that there is currently nothing that outlaws crypto in India “as long as you follow the legal...
Price analysis 1/20: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, LTC, AVAX
The United States equities markets are on track to finish the week in the red but that has not resulted in a deeper loss for Bitcoin...
Bitcoin price rally provides much needed relief for BTC miners
Bitcoin mining powers network transactions and BTC price. During the 2021 bull run, some mining operations raised funds against their...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls Bitcoin ‘Hyped-up Fraud’ — Expects Satoshi Nakamoto to Increase BTC Supply Cap
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon calls bitcoin “a hyped-up fraud.” The executive questioned the cryptocurrency’s supply...
IMF Division Chief and Deputy Managing Director Call for Swift Regulatory Action to Avoid Crypto Contagion to Legacy Finance
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) division chief and deputy managing director are calling for more action to be taken in the regulatory...
Wrapped Bitcoin Project Sees 18% Redemption of Circulating Supply in 54 Days
Statistics show over the course of 54 days, the number of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) hosted on the Ethereum network has decreased by 40,156....
10 ways blockchain developers can use ChatGPT
Blockchain technology has revolutionized the way we think about data storage and transactions, but it can also be a complex field for...
DeFi should complement TradFi, not attack it: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you...
NFT Steez and Cryptoys CEO discuss the future of toys and entertainment within Web3
This week, NFT Steez met with Cryptoys founder Will Weinraub to discuss the current role of play and toys in regard to their integration...
SEC charges Mango Markets exploiter for allegedly stealing $116M in crypto
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has followed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and others in filing parallel...
Former FTX President Launches New Crypto Venture, Raises $5 Million From Leading Investors
Less than a week ago, Brett Harrison, the former president of FTX US, published a 49-part Twitter thread describing his side of the story...
FTX Debtors’ List of Assets Omits Mention of Large Stash of NFTs and ENS Names Owned by Alameda
This week, FTX debtors issued a press release and a 20-page document noting that bankruptcy administrators had located $5.5 billion in...
Coindesk Up for Sale? Investors Circle Crypto News Publication Amidst Genesis Bankruptcy
According to various reports, investors are reportedly interested in purchasing Coindesk, a cryptocurrency news publication. On Jan. 18,...
Biggest Movers: SOL Rebounds From Recent Losses, ATOM 5% Higher on Friday
Cosmos raced higher for a second straight session, after recently snapping a four-day losing streak. Friday’s move saw the token...
Bitcoin mining in a university dorm: A cooler BTC story
The humble university dorm is a place for students taking their undergraduate degrees to study, rest, make new friends, host wild dorm...
Bitcoin eyes $21.4K zone as analyst predicts BTC price will chase gold
Bitcoin (BTC) rose toward new multi-month highs on Jan. 20 as analysis predicted a new trading range above $18,000. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Crypto Lender Genesis Files for Bankruptcy Following SEC Lawsuit
Crypto lender Genesis, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG), has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The filing followed a lawsuit...
SSV Network price forms 2 extremely bearish patterns
SSV Network is a fast-growing provider of liquid staking infrastructure. The developers launched a $50 million ecosystem growth fund. It...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Back Above $21,000 Despite Genesis Bankruptcy
Bitcoin crept back up to the $21,000 level on Friday, as volatility in the cryptocurrency market remained high. After falling by nearly 4%...
Fun Over Profits: NFT Gaming Takes the Stage
Key takeaway The Play to Earn model became the starting point in the NFT gaming development but created a sustainable concept – NFT...
Encriptados.io presents: International Encrypted Sim Card. Coverage, privacy and anonymity
How much personal information do you keep on your mobile phone? How many times a day do you make calls or chat with your contacts? How...
Coin price predictions: FTX Token (FTT), NEXO, HOOK
Nexo price surged after the company settled with the SEC. FTX’s new CEO said that the bankrupt exchange could restart. Digital...
Report: Somalia to Fight Inflation and Counterfeiters With New Banknotes
According to the deputy governor of the Somalian central bank, Ali Yasin Wardheere, the institution plans to fight inflation and currency...
Ransom refusals hit attackers where it hurts: 40% revenue drop in 2022 — Chainalysis
Ransomware victims have seemingly had enough of the extortion, with ransomware revenues for attackers plummeting 40% to $456.8 million in...
Nifty News: Trump NFTs surge 800%, Yuga Labs blacklists NFT exchanges, and more
Trump NFTs daily sales surge by 800% Former United States President Donald Trump’s nonfungible token (NFT) trading card collection has...
Davos 2023: Banking Panel Reinforces the Need for Crypto Regulation
A group of global banking experts hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) convened about the need for global crypto regulation, including...
Silvergate Capital Incurs Loss of $1 Billion in Q4 of 2022
Silvergate Capital Corporation, the parent firm of the crypto-focused bank Silvergate Bank, has attributed the $1 billion loss it incurred...
Crypto becomes second most widely-owned asset class for women: eToro survey
While traditional asset classes fail to foster broader adoption among women, crypto seems to have found success in bringing women on...
Binance to Increase Presence in Poland in Compliance With Local Regulations
Binance has unveiled intentions to broaden its activities in Poland, another EU member state where the global cryptocurrency exchange is...
Decentralized forex will reduce cost by as much as 80%: Report
If the foreign exchange market starts using decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols instead of the current centralized systems, the cost of...
Bullish crypto traders maintain the upper hand despite the total market cap rejecting at $1T
The total crypto market capitalization soared by 29.4% in two weeks, although Bitcoin’s (BTC) price stabilized near $21,000 on Jan....
Nexo Agrees to Pay $45 Million to SEC and State Regulators for Unregistered Offering of Earn Interest Product
The cryptocurrency lender, Nexo, has agreed to pay $45 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and several state...
Ripple CEO ‘Optimistic’ About SEC Lawsuit Over XRP — Says ‘I Feel Very Good About Where We Are’
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says that he is “optimistic” that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit over xrp...
NYU Professor ‘Dr. Doom’ Says 99% of Crypto Is a Scam — Tells Investors to ‘Absolutely Stay Away’
NYU Professor Nouriel Roubini, aka Dr. Doom, has warned that “99.99% of crypto is a scam, a criminal activity, a total real-bubble...
CPCoin (CPC) Is Now Available for Trading on LBank Exchange
PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Jan 19, 2023 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, has listed CPCoin...
Davos 2023: WEF Unveils Global Collaboration Village Metaverse Platform
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the rollout of the Global Collaboration Village, its own metaverse platform, for this year....
Samsung’s Bitcoin ETF, $700M bust, Coinbase exits Japan: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Samsung’s new Bitcoin ETF On Jan. 13,...
1inch Network Launches Hardware Wallet for Storing Users’ Private Keys in a Secure Offline Setting
The decentralized exchange aggregation service 1inch Network has announced the launch of a cold storage hardware wallet. The team notes...
Ava Labs and Amazon’s partnership could ‘expand the pie’ for blockchain
The Amazon Web Services (AWS)-Avalanche “cooperation,” as it was carefully described last week, should almost immediately make it easy for...
Bitcoin price corrected, but bulls are positioned to profit in Friday’s $580M BTC options expiry
Bitcoin (BTC) price has held above $20,700 for 4 days, fueling bulls’ hope for another leg up to $23,000 or even $25,000. Behind the...
Data suggests Avalanche’s (AVAX) rally was a buy the rumor, sell the news event
Avalanche (AVAX) came into the spotlight early at the beginning of 2023 by adding its blockchain support to Amazon Web Services (AWS)...
Bitcoin miner CleanSpark expands operations in Georgia
Bitcoin (BTC) miner CleanSpark is expanding operations in the state of Georgia, adding to its mining capacity despite the ongoing bear...
New FTX CEO Discusses Possibility of Rebooting Defunct Crypto Exchange in First Interview Since Taking Over
Following recent disclosure that FTX debtors and bankruptcy administrators located $5.5 billion in liquid assets, the new FTX CEO John J....
MatchBoxDAO launches esports experience for Web3 developers
MatchBoxDAO — a collective of developers, artists and designers building on-chain gaming infrastructure with StarkNet — has announced the...
Spacewalkers: Becoming an Investor on the Blockchain – How Can Anyone Invest in the Gaming Industry?
Spacewalkers, a gaming studio, is revolutionizing the way that investors can participate in the profits of their projects. The company is...
FTX’s $5.5 Billion in Alleged ‘Liquid Assets’ Includes Locked SOL Cache and Illiquid FTT Holdings
Two days ago, bankruptcy administrators and FTX debtors published an update for unsecured creditors claiming the discovery of $5.5 billion...
Biggest Movers: Meme Coins Move Lower, With SHIB Declining by 10%
Meme coins moved lower on Jan. 19, as cryptocurrency markets plunged following recent highs. Shiba inu, which rose to a nine-week high on...
1inch launches proprietary hardware wallet as self-custody trend grows
Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch Network is the latest cryptocurrency platform to move into the hardware wallet industry amid...
Bitcoin faces $15K crash as US sparks ‘financial meltdown’ — Arthur Hayes
In his latest blog post released on Jan. 19, Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of BitMEX exchange predicted a “global financial meltdown”...
How to prevent AI from ‘annihilating humanity’ using blockchain
When he’s not working on hastening humanity’s rush toward the Singularity by creating an artificial general intelligence (AGI), Ben...
Saudi Arabia Open to Trading in Currencies Other Than US Dollar, Signaling a Shift Toward De-Dollarization
After a 48-year relationship solely with the U.S. dollar, Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, said the kingdom is...
Expect better blockchain games in 2023, says Animoca Brands CEO
The celebrated union between blockchain and gaming has encountered several hurdles that have left many wondering if the new sector of...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Lower, US Retail Sales Slow
Ethereum fell lower on Thursday, as cryptocurrency markets continued to react to the latest U.S. retail sales figures. Sales in the United...
Aussie ‘Big 4’ bank mints stablecoin for carbon trading and remittances
National Australia Bank (NAB) is set to become the second “Big 4” Australian bank to launch an Australian dollar-pegged stablecoin on the...
Bitcoin crowd sentiment hit multi-month high as BTC price touches $21K
Bitcoin (BTC) climbed to a four-month high above $21,000 in the third week of January, embellishing trader’s hope. The market has seen the...
Ethereum price retreats as the put/call ratio edges upwards
Ethereum put and call ratio on Deribit has risen this week. ETH bullish liquidations have also jumped in the past 2 days. The spectacular...
Ukraine to Be Best Crypto Jurisdiction With New Tax Rules, Digital Minister Says in Davos
Ukraine will become the world’s best jurisdiction for crypto assets, the minister overseeing the country’s digital transformation...
How Bitget Became a Dark Horse and Earns Market Share and Trust From Millions in Crypto Winter
2022 was one of the roughest years in the crypto industry, which saw the collapse of Terra LUNA, Celsius, and FTX, consequently wiping out...
Enjin Coin price pumps as ENJ short liqudations soars
Enjin Coin has made a strong comeback in 2023. This rally happened as short liquidations jumped. Metaverse tokens like Decentraland and...
East African Community to Decide on Regional Central Bank Launch in 2023
The East African Community (EAC) will decide during the course of the year 2023 when and where it will locate the envisioned regional...
Bitcoin can pass $30K before setting new bear market low — forecast
Bitcoin (BTC) may gain another 50% before seeing a mass sell-off to complete its bear market, new research predicts. In the latest edition...
Is it safe to buy ENJ coin after gaining 16% today?
Enjin was launched in 2009 in Singapore and quickly became the largest gaming community creation platform. Its popularity led to the birth...