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Privacy Concerns Worry Germany About the Possible Implementation of a Digital Euro
While the European Central Bank is studying the possible issuance of a Europe-wide CBDC, the digital euro, not all Europeans are...
Toncoin signals bullish momentum as Bitcoin Dogs gears for its debut on three exchanges
BARR pattern breakout signals a potential 40% rise to $9.50 for Toncoin (TON). Binance listing and Injective integration boost...
Tron Founder Justin Sun Links Meme Coin Push to USDT Liquidity
Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain ecosystem, clarified the reasons behind his drive to bring meme coins to the Tron...
Investigating Innovation on Berachain
This piece is a guest post by Blocmates. Blocmates is an invaluable crypto news and educational resource that offers clarity in the...
New Hampshire Regulator Orders Cease and Desist Against Finstate Investment for Crypto Fraud
The New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation has issued a cease and desist order against Finstate Investment LLC, accusing it...
5 Million US Crypto Owners Urged to Push Kamala Harris to Fire SEC Chair Before Election
Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of crypto exchange Gemini, has called on the 50 million American cryptocurrency owners to unite and...
110,000 Ether Pours into Liquid Staking Platforms, Boosting Defi Holdings
Based on the latest data, liquid staking platforms have experienced another uptick in deposited ether over the past week. Within...
Better Markets CEO Says SEC Has 90% Chance of Winning in Ripple Appeal — Criticizes Judge’s XRP Ruling
Dennis Kelleher, CEO of Better Markets, says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a 90% chance of winning an...
Goldman Sachs Lowers US Recession Risk to 20%
Goldman Sachs economists have lowered the likelihood of a U.S. recession within the next year from 25% to 20%, citing recent data...
Latam Insights: El Salvador to Receive $1.61 Billion for Economic Overhaul Plan; Venezuelan Government Blocks Binance
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this...
BitVM Version 2 Introduces New Era for Bitcoin L2 Scaling Solutions
On Aug. 15, 2024, the white paper for BitVM2 was published, outlining significant advancements in Bitcoin’s layer two (L2)...
Bets on Harris Slide in Predictions Market After Her Price Controls Plan Sparks Controversy
In a twist of political fortunes, Vice President Kamala Harris, who had been leading in the race against former President Donald...
UBS Urges Caution Despite Positive US Economic Data
UBS reported on Friday that U.S. stocks extended their rally as new economic data, including a 1% rise in July retail sales, eased...
Fedwatch Tool and Polymarket Indicate Strong Odds for September Rate Cut
Right now, the market is leaning towards the U.S. Federal Reserve lowering the benchmark interest rate at the Sept. 18, 2024,...
Meme Coins Lose Steam: $20 Billion Wiped From Market Since May
During the first half of 2024, meme coins took the spotlight, captivating the crypto world with their quirky charm. However, the...
Investors get another shot at an L1 protocol as DTX’s presale approaches $1.5m
Key takeaways DTX Exchange is set to join a host of other layer-1 protocols in the Web3 ecosystem. The project raised nearly $1.5...
Hashrate Climbs 25 EH/s in 8 Days as Bitcoin Miners Adjust to Network Difficulty Reduction
While Bitcoin’s hashprice has been languishing below $44 per petahash per second (PH/s) each day, the network’s...
Stablecoin Market Expands: $2.21B Uptick in 8 Days Fueled by Tether’s Growth Spurt
The stablecoin market has been picking up speed lately, and between Aug. 9 and Aug. 18, 2024, it expanded by $2.21 billion. During...
BlackRock’s ETFs surpass Grayscale’s as Bitcoin Dogs prepares to list on three exchanges
Key takeaways BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ether ETFs have over $21 billion in assets under management, surpassing longtime leader...
LBank Celebrates 9th Anniversary With Over $1,000,000 in Prizes
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, August 18th, 2024 – In the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency industry, LBank has established itself as a...
Innovation in Crypto Moves Faster Than Governments, Needs Self-Regulation, Says Serial Innovator
Although the blockchain industry owes much of its success to so-called bridges, these are far from perfect solutions, argues Justin...
NFTs Enrich Gaming Communities, Drive Stronger Engagement, Says Gaming Veteran
According to Luke Paglia, the COO at AGMI Studios, while traditional non-fungible token (NFT) art has lacked real utility, which...
Google Faces Lawsuit After $5M in Crypto Stolen via Play Store App
A Florida woman, Maria Vaca, has sued Google in a California state court, alleging that a cryptocurrency wallet app she downloaded...
Lemon Pioneers Fiat-Crypto Interoperability Services in Peru
Lemon, an Argentina-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet, has received a license to allow fiat-crypto interactions in Peru. The...
Mastercard and Scale Partner to Accelerate Fintech Deployment in Africa
Mastercard, the American multinational financial giant, recently revealed it has partnered with the fintech firm Scale to...
Indian Authority Arrests Man in Crypto Extortion Case
A Gujarat-based man, Shailesh Babulal Bhatt, was arrested under the anti-money laundering law in connection with kidnapping and...
Ripple Legal Chief Anticipates Possible SEC Appeal in XRP Case Despite Court’s 10% Reversal Rate
Ripple’s chief legal officer says he wouldn’t be surprised if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does...
Privacy Fears Undermine Support for Digital Euro in Germany
Skepticism about the digital euro is strong in Germany, especially among older citizens who prioritize privacy and security in...
Robert Kiyosaki Advises Preparing for Crash Landing — Says ‘Time to Save Yourself’
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has explained why he is preparing for a crash landing. He criticized U.S. leadership,...
Peter Schiff Urges the Fed to Raise Rates and Let Markets Crash
Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff has recommended that the Federal Reserve raise interest rates instead of cutting them,...
Milton Friedman on Inflation: A Government-Made Disaster
Inflation is not a natural phenomenon but a consequence of government actions. Milton Friedman famously argued that only the...
JPMorgan Prepares Investors for September Rate Cut With Dual Investment Approach
Favorable economic data this week bolstered market confidence, leading to a strong rally in equities, JPMorgan explained in a...
Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer Unveils $150M Convertible Notes Offering With 8.5% Yield
Bitdeer Technologies Group has set the stage for a $150 million convertible notes offering, featuring an annual interest rate of...
Eric Trump Interview Teases ‘Digital Real Estate’ Crypto Venture
Eric Trump, son of former President Donald Trump, recently shed some light on the mysterious crypto project that he and his...
Bitcoin Dogs could be the next big crypto to watch
Cryptocurrency prices were on edge on Saturday, continuing a consolidation pattern that has been going on in the past few weeks....
Holonym Foundation Emerges With $5.5 Million Seed Funding to Provide Global Digital Personhood With Human Keys
PRESS RELEASE. 17th August, 2024: Holonym Foundation, an organization building the next generation of digital identity security for...
Microstrategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Catch Up to Theoretical Ether Profits Without Staking
After Michael Saylor, Microstrategy’s executive chairman, disclosed that the company now holds 226,500 BTC valued at $13.4...
This Week’s NFT Sales Slump 11.66%—Will the Downtrend Turn Around?
In the past week, non-fungible token (NFT) sales have dipped by 11.66%, totaling $81.7 million. Despite this decrease,...
Pandemic Fears Ignite as Mpox Outbreak Leads to High-Stakes Betting on Polymarket
Recently, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), officially declared that the...
IMF Economists Suggest Electricity Tax to Lower Crypto and AI Environmental Impact
International Monetary Fund (IMF) economists have warned of the environmental impact of crypto mining and AI data centers, which...
Zimbabwe Central Bank Denies Forced Remittance Conversion Claims
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has denied claims that it intends to force recipients of U.S. dollar-denominated remittances to...
Financial Analyst Peter St Onge States Saving the Dollar Is Easy: Return to the Gold Standard
Peter St Onge, an economist and financial analyst, has explained his proposal to save the U.S. dollar from crumbling under the...
Brazilian Judge Ends Inquiry Into Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Mastermind’s Death
A Brazilian federal judge has ordered criminal charges against Johann Steynberg, the late CEO of the bitcoin trading platform...
Dubai Court Recognizes Cryptocurrency for Salary Payments
In a landmark decision, the Dubai Court of First Instance has recognized the payment of salaries in cryptocurrency under employment...
Clay County Intensifies Efforts Against Cryptocurrency Scams
The Clay County Prosecutor’s Office, located in Liberty, Missouri, is intensifying efforts to combat the rise in...
Crypto-Stealing Malware ‘Styx Stealer’ Exposed by Hacker’s Critical Mistake
Check Point Research (CPR) has uncovered Styx Stealer, a new malware capable of stealing browser data, cryptocurrency, and instant...
Remembering Hal Finney’s Vision: The 20th Anniversary of Reusable Proofs of Work
This week marks the 20th anniversary of Hal Finney’s introduction of Reusable Proofs of Work (RPOW), a groundbreaking...
Blockchain Life 2024 in Dubai unveils first speakers
Blockchain Life 2024, one of the world’s leading events in web3, cryptocurrencies and mining sphere, today announced the first wave...
Binance Goes Live in India: Full Access for Indian Users
Binance has registered as a reporting entity with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit. Binance CEO Richard Teng emphasized...
Dubai Court of First Instance affirms crypto as a validity salary payment method
Dubai Court validates salary payments in cryptocurrency, shifting from prior stance. The employee’s contract in the case in...
21shares’ Toncoin ETP Reaches Over $100 Million in Assets Under Management
21shares, a company focused on providing crypto-based exchange-traded products (ETP), recently highlighted the growth of its...
Holonym Foundation Emerges with $5.5M Seed Funding to Provide Global Digital Personhoodd
Delaware, United States, August 16th, 2024, Chainwire Led by Finality Capital and Paper Ventures, with participation from Arrington...
Binance Pays $1.75 Million to Settle Irregular Derivatives Offering Procedure in Brazil
Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has settled an administrative procedure with the CVM, the...
Hackers demanded crypto ransom amid cyber attack at Paris 2024 Olympics
The Grand Palais in Paris, a prominent venue for the 2024 Summer Olympics, has become the latest victim of a high-profile...
Paypal’s PYUSD Supply Swells by $140.9M in 10 Days, Becomes Sixth Largest Stablecoin
According to statistics, Paypal’s PYUSD stablecoin has surpassed Tron’s stablecoin USDD becoming the sixth largest dollar-pegged...
Aptos, Celestia, SATS retreat as investors focus on DTX Exchange
Most cryptocurrencies continued their downtrend on Friday as the mood in the market remained tense as investors waited for the next...
Blackrock Edges Closer to Surpassing Grayscale in Onchain Crypto Assets
According to data gathered by Arkham Intelligence, Blackrock’s onchain assets are inching closer to outpacing...
Bitcoin Dogs to list on 3 major exchanges: Will 0DOG price explode?
Bitcoin Dogs (0DOG) will list on Gate.io, MEXC and Unisat on Aug. 21. What does listing on the 3 crypto exchanges mean for 0DOG?...
New P2E Meme Game PlayDoge Raises $6M in Presale – Will PLAY Rally After DEX Listing?
PlayDoge (PLAY) is proving that even in the meme coin world, it’s possible to shake things up. This new Play-to-Earn (P2E)...
Malaysia adopts Worldcoin’s iris scan technology for digital verification
Malaysia adopts Worldcoin’s iris scan tech for national digital ID verification. The collaboration aims to integrate Worldcoin tech...
Top 10 Cryptos Today: Down Between 20% and 89% From All-Time Highs
In mid-August, bitcoin’s price dipped below $60,000, hitting a low of $56,646 per BTC on Thursday. Currently, BTC is...
Arbitrum DAO okays proposal to boost ARB performance and treasury security
Arbitrum DAO approves a proposal targeting ARB utility and enhancing treasury security. The proposal introduces ARB token staking...
India and Russia to Enhance Trade With Rupee-Ruble Payments
India and Russia are discussing ways to enhance bilateral trade by adopting payments in their national currencies and reducing...
Bitget Wallet Hits 30 Million Users, Outpacing MetaMask in App Downloads in July
Victoria, Seychelles, August 16th, 2024, Chainwire Bitget Wallet the leading Web3 wallet is excited to announce a groundbreaking...
Chainlink Integrates Data Streams and VRF on Base Blockchain
Chainlink has expanded its offerings on the Base blockchain by launching its Data Streams and Verifiable Random Function (VRF)...
South Korea’s national pension fund buys $34M of MicroStrategy shares
The National Pension Service, South Korea’s national pension fund, has reported purchases of nearly $34 million in MicroStrategy...
Paraguayan Justice System Achieves Conviction for Power Theft Crime Linked to Cryptocurrency Mining
The Paraguayan justice system has reached a milestone by achieving its second conviction related to a power theft crime linked to...
Study: Crypto and Bitcoin Lead as Reddit’s Most Mentioned Words in Investment Forums
A recent study by Cyber Metals, a JM Bullion company, analyzed the sentiment, vocabulary, and profanity within popular investment...
While Useful, Bitcoin Will Not Replace the U.S. Dollar, Russian Analyst Warns
Viktor Pershikov, a Russian expert in financial markets, has explored the opportunities that crypto and bitcoin will bring to...
Goldman Sachs Discloses $418 Million Bitcoin ETF Holdings
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has reported holdings of $418 million in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the...
Pierre Poilievre Backs Bill to Ban Central Bank Digital Currency in Canada
Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, backs a bill that seeks to ban central bank digital currency (CBDC)...
Iran Escalates Crackdown on Illegal Crypto Mining Amid Severe Power Crisis
Iran is aggressively cracking down on illegal cryptocurrency mining as the nation faces a severe power crisis exacerbated by an...
Senate Majority Leader: Bipartisan Crypto Legislation Could Pass in 2024
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is optimistic about passing bipartisan crypto legislation by year’s end, stressing the...
Cellula Introduces Programmable Incentive Layer to Gamify Asset Issuance
Hongkong, china, August 15th, 2024, Chainwire In a groundbreaking move to address the challenges of equitable asset distribution...
Chaos Labs Secures $55M Series A Funding to Bolster Defi Risk Management Solutions
Chaos Labs has raised $55 million in a Series A funding round, led by Haun Ventures, to advance its onchain risk management...
Floki becomes official crypto partner of Nottingham Forest
Floki has partnered with English Premier League club Nottingham Forest Football Club, becoming the football club’s official...
Food Price Controls in America? Kamala Harris’s Controversial 2024 Strategy Unveiled
Vice President Kamala Harris, according to several reports, has outlined one of her key economic strategies if she wins the...
ELFi Protocol DEX Derivatives Platform Launches with $100,000 Airdrop
Singapore, Singapore, August 14th, 2024, Chainwire The decentralized derivatives trading platform, ELFi Protocol, officially...
Web3 Name Service Firm Unstoppable Domains Secures ICANN Accreditation
Unstoppable Domains has achieved accreditation from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), marking its...
Binance Completes Registration With India’s FIU as Poodlana’s presale hits $7.7m
Key takeaways Crypto exchange Binance has completed its registration with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit. Poodlana’s presale...
Bitcoin ETFs See $81M Outflow as Ethereum ETFs Cash In
On Wednesday, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw an outflow of $81.36 million, while spot ethereum ETFs experienced...
Can Cardano hit $5? Poodlana (POODL) investors are counting hours to token listing
Analysts projects ADA could hit $5, supported by strong development and technical patterns. Poodlana’s presale has raised over...
Newly Launched ETF Supercharges Microstrategy Bets: 1.75x Risk or Reward
Defiance ETFs has introduced MSTX, the first leveraged single-stock exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on Microstrategy, offering...
After raising over $13M in presale Bitcoin Dogs will list on three exchanges on August 21
Bitcoin Dogs raised over $13M in presale. The 0DOG token will be listed on Gate.io, MEXC Official, and Unisat Wallet on August 21....
South Africa Unveils National AI Policy Framework, Seeks Stakeholder Feedback
South Africa has published a national policy framework for artificial intelligence (AI) and is seeking feedback from stakeholders....
Analyst Predicts Silver Prices Could Reach $200 Driven by Demand for New EV Battery Technology
Kevin Bambrough, a financial expert with over a decade of experience in commodities markets, has predicted that silver could reach...
All you need to know about EMCD: Mining Pool, Coinhold, P2P Platform, and Wallet
EMCD has firmly established itself as a leader in the cryptocurrency industry, offering a comprehensive ecosystem that caters to...
Tether Invests $3 Million in Kem App to Boost USDT Usage in the Middle East
Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced a $3 million strategic investment in the Kem app, a platform for money transfers and...
Pro-Crypto Fairshake PAC Funds Democrats in Key Senate Races
A pro-cryptocurrency political group, Fairshake PAC, has invested millions in supporting Democratic Senate candidates in Michigan...
Declarative Blockchain Developer Essential Secures $11M Series A Round
Essential has successfully secured $11 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Archetype, with contributions from IOSG,...