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Crypto lender Babel gets extended creditor protection in Singapore
Troubled cryptocurrency lending firm Babel Finance has more time to repay debts to creditors like Deribit after suspending withdrawals in...
Russia Negotiating Free Trade Deal With India to Facilitate Imports in the Face of Sanctions
Russia is in the process of negotiating a free trade deal with India in order to substitute part of the products and investments that were...
MicroStrategy’s Saylor fuses work email address with Bitcoin Lightning
The Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network has integrated into the corporate email address of Michael Saylor, a Bitcoin bull and co-founder of...
Video of SEC chair praising Algorand resurfaces after recently deeming it a security
A four-year-old video of United States Securities an Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Genser giving praise to smart contract platform...
TBD and Yellow Card to Enable Fiat On and Off-Ramp Payments in 16 African Countries via BTC
TBD and the Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange platform Yellow Card recently partnered to launch a fiat on and off-ramp that enables...
Reverse Engineering the Future: Bitcoin.com Team Members Weigh In on ETHGlobal Tokyo Hackathon
The ETHGlobal Tokyo hackathon drew to a close on Sunday, as builders from around the world competed for $375,000 in prizes. The event was...
IMF Says Sub-Saharan Africa Already Feeling Effects of the ‘Big Funding Squeeze’
Countries from the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region face a “big funding squeeze” which is forcing some of them to cut spending...
SOL price risks 20% drop despite Grayscale Solana Trust’s retail debut
On April 17, the price of Solana’s SOL (SOL) crept lower in the wake of similar price moves across the top-ranking cryptocurrencies,...
Price analysis 4/17: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, MATIC, DOGE, SOL
Pullbacks are a part and parcel of uptrends. They not only help shake out the weaker hands but also offer an opportunity for traders to...
Bitcoin on-chain data highlights the steps BTC is taking to exit the bear market
Glassnode’s latest analysis suggests that Bitcoin has built a strong foundation below the $30,000 level, and the current supply...
Canadian Police Launch Cryptocurrency Investigations Center
The police service of the Canadian city of Calgary is launching a Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre in partnership with blockchain...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce States Proposed Amendments to Definition of ‘Exchange’ Render Innovation ‘Kaput’
Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has issued her opinion on the recent attempts of the...
How to use Ganache for blockchain project development
Programming languages like Solidity, which is used to build smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain network, are frequently used in...
Total Arbitrum accounts surpass 5M after airdrop hype: Report
According to statistics compiled by user @Henrystats on Dune Analytics, the number of accounts, or wallet addresses, for Ethereum layer-2...
Economist and Political Scientist Refute Claims of US Dollar’s Demise Despite Trend of De-Dollarization News
This year, there has been a flurry of news reports and opinion editorials discussing an alleged de-dollarization trend amid a wave of...
Tether Stablecoin Sees 22% Growth in 2023 Despite Dollar-Pegged Token Economy’s Contraction
Since January 2023, the number of tether stablecoins in circulation has grown from 66 billion to the current 80.9 billion, representing...
$SAI’s Skyrocket on Friday Shows Enormous Potential in Bitcoin Heating
PRESS RELEASE. SAITECH Limited (SAI for short), a clean energy and computing operator based in Singapore, saw a surge in its stock price...
SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Bittrex With Operating Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency
After the report revealing that the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex had received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Biggest Movers: DOGE Jumps 6%, AVAX Hits 2-Month High on Monday
Dogecoin rose by over 6% to start the week, as prices moved back towards a key resistance level. The meme coin moved higher for a fifth...
Bittrex Receives Wells Notice From SEC for Alleged Investor-Protection Law Violations
According to a recent report, the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Ether hits 11-month high as post-Shapella withdrawals pass 1M ETH
Over 1 million Ether (ETH) worth $2.1 billion has now been withdrawn from Ethereum’s Beacon Chain within the first four days of the...
BTC price heading under $30K? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week under $30,000 as analysts’ predictions of a short-term support retest come true. The largest...
Here’s why INJ price has soared and why it could dip by 46%
Injective Protocol’s token has been one of the best performers this year. Oscillators like the RSI and Stochastic have become...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Moves Below $30,000 on Monday, as US Dollar Rallies
Bitcoin started the week trading below $30,000, as the U.S. dollar strengthened during Monday’s session. USD/JPY rose to a...
NFTs Will Persist for as Long as Communities Are Willing to Use Them — Lostworlds Co-Founder
According to Quaison Carter, the co-founder and CMO of the location-based NFT platform Lostworlds, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are still...
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Acknowledges Sanctions Weaponization Could Hurt Dollar Hegemony
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen talked about the dangers that sanctions based on the U.S. dollar might pose for the hegemony of the...
Bitcoin’s YTD performance in danger should this pennant fail
Bitcoin’s YTD performance exceeds 80% Investors were betting on a pennant formation in March The 28k level invalidates the...
China Opposes Recent US Sanctions for Chinese Firms, Criticizes ‘Long-Arm’ Jurisdiction Policies
The government of China protested the enactment of sanctions on a series of national companies by the U.S., barring them from doing...
Latam Insights – Inflation Skyrockets in Argentina, El Salvador Processes Digital Assets Licenses, Venezuelan Crypto Corruption Probe Continues
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week....
De-Dollarization: China, Brazil Can Be Instrumental in Building Less Centralized World With No Hegemony, Says Lula’s Adviser
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s chief adviser on foreign policy, Celso Amorim, says China and Brazil “are...
US Congress to introduce new draft bill for stablecoins
A new draft bill providing a framework for stablecoins in the United States was published on the House of Representatives’ document...
FTX victims’ lawyers struggle to serve Shaquille O’Neal
The law firm representing victims affected by the FTX collapse has made a public plea to NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal, asking him to...
Sotheby’s relaunch Glitch digital art sale, newbie gamer uncovers $49K NFT and more
Sotheby’s auction house has significantly altered its latest art sale after receiving community feedback regarding a lack of diversity....
5 tips for landing a tech job
In today’s tech industry, there is a high demand for professionals with expertise in fields such as artificial intelligence, data...
Growing Links Between Middle East, Russia, China Pose Huge Challenge for US, Warns Former Treasury Secretary
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers has expressed concerns that a rising number of countries, including China, Russia, and the...
Police in Kosovo Seize Crypto Mining Rigs From Serbs
Kosovo police have seized dozens of crypto mining devices from residents of a majority Serb region in the north of the country....
CBDC Debate Heats Up: BIS Project Sparks Controversy Among Critics; Lynette Zang Warns of Dangers of CBDCs
During the weekend, discussions about central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, trended on social media as many people believe the idea...
The Fall of Medici Bank: Lessons on Fractional Reserve Banking From 15th Century Italy
Amid the banking chaos of the 21st century, some are looking back more than 600 years ago, to the Medici Bank — one of the most powerful...
With Close to 10 Billion Stablecoins Redeemed, BUSD’s Supply Drops to Lowest Level Since April 2021
Statistics recorded on April 15, 2023, show that the number of coins in circulation for the stablecoin BUSD dropped below the 7 billion...
Healthy Bitcoin rally: What does a margin lending ratio drop mean for BTC price?
Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied over 10% between April 9 and April 14, marking the highest daily close in more than ten months. While some...
Bitcoin traders in ‘disbullief’ as analyst predicts $30K BTC retest
Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated into the weekend as market participants stayed optimistic about further gains. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Arbitrum proposal to return 700M ARB fails, whale calls it a “power play”
A controversial proposal seeking the return of 700 million ARB governance tokens to Arbitrum’s DAO Treasury was rejected by a...
Circle exec to join US Congressional committee hearing on stablecoin payments, legislation
The United States House Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing on April 19 to discuss stablecoins’ position as a means of...
Shapella Upgrade Hits, Economist Predicts Biggest Crash ‘in Your Lifetime,’ US Bank Lending Plummets — Week in Review
In crypto news this week, the Ethereum network’s long awaited Shapella upgrade took effect, unlocking staked ether. In the broader...
Do Kwon’s Terraform Sent $7 Million to Law Firm Before Collapse, Report Unveils
Prosecutors investigating failed blockchain firm Terraform Labs have found out that its Singapore office sent millions of U.S. dollars to...
Report: Nigeria-China Currency Swap Agreement Fails to Ease Pressure on the Naira
Nigerian economic experts have said the country’s five-year-old currency swap agreement with China has not eased the pressure...
Silk Road Hacker Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Wire Fraud
On April 14, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Southern District of New York revealed that the hacker responsible for the Silk...
G20 Finance Chiefs Agree Global Policy Responses to Crypto Are Required
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have agreed that crypto regulation cannot be confined to one part of the world, said...
De-Dollarization Trend Irreversible, Flight From US Dollar Sure to Accelerate, Says Russian Official
Russia’s foreign minister says a flight from the U.S. dollar “is sure to accelerate,” emphasizing that “this trend is...
Jeffrey Tucker on De-Dollarization: USD Will No Longer Be King, We’re at Turning Point for US Dollar
Jeffrey Tucker says we are at the turning point for the U.S. dollar, citing a growing de-dollarization trend. “The dollar’s...
FTX considers reboot, Ethereum’s fork goes live and OpenAI news: Hodler’s Digest, April 9-15
Top Stories This Week Ethereum’s Shapella hard fork executed on mainnet The Ethereum blockchain’s mainnet, also referred to as the Beacon...
Former President Donald Trump Likens US Losing Currency War Against China to America Losing a World War
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. losing a currency war against China would be like America losing a world war....
U.S. Congress to introduce new draft bill for stablecoins
A new draft bill providing a framework for stablecoins in the United States was published on the House of Representatives’ document...
Economist Paul Krugman Criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Opposition to Central Bank Digital Currency
Economist Paul Krugman questioned why Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis opposes a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a recent...
Blackrock CEO Expects Inflation to Persist, but No Major US Recession in 2023
Blackrock’s CEO, Larry Fink, stated in an interview on Friday that he does not anticipate a “big recession” in the United States....
Musk Mulls AI Startup to Rival Chatgpt Maker Openai, Report
Entrepreneur Elon Musk is preparing to launch a startup that will compete with Openai, the creator of Chatgpt, a media report unveiled....
MetaMask third-party provider hacked, exposing email addresses
The email addresses of some MetaMask users may have been exposed to a malicious party due to a recently discovered cyber-security...
Liquid Staking Protocols See Increase in Monthly ETH Deposits Despite Withdrawals Post-Shapella Hard Fork
Following the Shapella hard fork on April 12, 2023, approximately 332,368 ether, valued at around $699 million, has been withdrawn....
Biggest Movers: ADA Price Climbs for Ninth Consecutive Day
Cardano rose to a fresh multi-month high on Saturday, as the token surged for a ninth consecutive session. The price is now up by over 15%...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Remains Above $2,100 to Start the Weekend
Ethereum remained above $2,100 to start the weekend, despite crypto markets moving into consolidation. Following this week’s gains,...
Chia Network Files for IPO With the SEC, Eyes Public Listing
On Friday, Chia Network Inc. announced that it had submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and...
Zebedee Partnership With Bitnob Sees African Gamers Rewarded With BTC
African users of the bitcoin gaming and payments app Zebedee will now be rewarded in the form of satoshis when they play games or when...
BlockSec launches collaborative testing toolkit for private forked chains
Blockchain security tech firm BlockSec has launched a new toolkit that enables collaborative testing on private chains “forked from...
Brazil and China Deepen Trade Integration to Move Away From US Dollar, as First Yuan-Based Settlement Is Processed
Brazil and China have reached a milestone in their economic integration, as the first bilateral settlement in Chinese yuan was completed...
Nigerian Crypto and Web3 Startup Lazerpay Shuts Down After Failing to ‘Close a Successful Funding Round’
The Nigerian crypto and Web3 startup Lazerpay announced on April 13 that it will cease operations. Co-founder and CEO Njoku Emmanuel said...
Hong Kong’s Largest Virtual Bank Offers Crypto Conversion Services
ZA Bank, Hong Kong’s biggest virtual-only lender, intends to expand its business into the region’s growing digital assets sector. The...
Flatcoiners should take a cue from TerraUSD’s fate
The post-COVID-19 era has brought the issue of inflation to the forefront, leading to increasing interest within the Web3 space for...
Price analysis 4/14: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) are trading above the psychologically important levels of $30,000 and $2,000 respectively. This suggests...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Taiwan: ‘Being an Ally Does Not Mean Being a Vassal’
French president Emmanuel Macron has decided to double down on his strategic autonomy policy thesis, declaring that Europe should not be...
MetaMask third-party provider was hacked, exposing email addresses
The email addresses of some MetaMask users may have been exposed to a malicious party due to a recently discovered cyber-security...
Less than 1% of staked ETH estimated to be sold after Shapella: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you...
Solana’s Crypto and Web3 Smartphone ‘Saga’ Available to the General Public on May 8
Solana’s cryptocurrency and Web3 smartphone, Saga, will be available for purchase on Monday, May 8, 2023. Crafted by OSOM, the...
SEC targets DeFi in vote to revisit proposal concerning the definition of ‘exchange’
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has announced it will be revisiting the proposed redefinition of an “exchange” under...
Bitcoin Price Outlook for April: BTC Hits $31,000, What Next?
At the halfway point of April, bitcoin has risen beyond the $31,000 point for the first time in ten months. This rise in bullish sentiment...
C6 Bank’s Climate Tool to Track CO2 Emissions From Customer Transactions Prompts Debate on Future of Banking
On April 13, a C6 Bank customer in Brazil shared screenshots of his online bank account, revealing that the financial institution was...
Enterprises should seek partners and solutions during crypto winter: Paxos report
Blockchain infrastructure provider Paxos has recently published a report, that aims at helping the community look beyond the crypto winter...
Bias in AI: What can blockchains do to ensure fairness?
Projects rooted in artificial intelligence (AI) are fast becoming an integral part of the modern technological paradigm, aiding in...
Tron Founder Justin Sun, Soulja Boy, and Austin Mahone Summoned by SEC in Crypto Asset Case
Court documents reveal that Justin Sun, Tron’s founder, has been sent a summons from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Ethereum on-chain data forecasts the withdrawal of 1.4M ETH over the next few days
Ethereum’s long-anticipated Shanghai and Capella upgrade was activated on April 12 and the total withdrawals in the first 40 hours after...
Crypto Exchange Bitrue Suffers $23 Million Hack
Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitrue has lost millions of U.S. dollars’ worth of ether and other coins in a hack. The trading...
Biggest Movers: ADA Surges to 7-Month High, as XRP Extends Recent Gains
Cardano rose to its highest level in seven-months on April 14, as cryptocurrency markets remained bullish. The global crypto market cap...
Crypto exchange Bitrue suffers $23M hack due to hot wallet exploit
Bitrue cryptocurrency exchange has suffered a hot wallet exploit, allowing attackers to withdraw various crypto assets worth nearly $23...
Tesla selling Bitcoin last year turned out to be a $500M mistake
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has grown by more than 50% since Tesla unveiled its approximately $1 billion BTC sales in July 2022. In other...
BTC price targets see $33K next as Bitcoin eyes key resistance flip
Bitcoin (BTC) preserved new ten-month highs at the April 14 Wall Street open as analysts kept hoping for further gains. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Stablecoins Cannot Function as Money Because They Have No ‘Assured Value’ — Bank of England Governor
Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has asserted that stablecoins “will need to have the characteristics of, and be...
Bitcoin’s dominance knocked by ETH’s post-Shapella rally
Ether (ETH) prices have topped the psychological $2,000 level following the Shapella upgrade this week and the result is a decline in...
Bitcoin price spikes above $31K as Ethereum gains spark ‘altseason’ calls
Bitcoin (BTC) broke through $31,000 on April 14 as bulls hoped altcoins would soon follow. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source:...
Crypto price prediction: Arbitrum (ARB), EOS, VeChain
Cryptocurrency prices had a strong performance this week as Bitcoin jumped above $30,000 and Ethereum soared to over $2,000. This rally...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Nears $31,000, as ETH Hits 11-Month High
Bitcoin moved towards the $31,000 mark on Friday, ahead of upcoming retail sales data from the United States. Sales are expected to remain...
Asia’s current gaming domination ‘crucial’ for Web3 games: DappRadar
Asia is “crucial” to the Web3 gaming industry, as it already boasts the majority share of gamers and gaming revenue, and has a high...























































































