Stablecoin Issuer Tether Reports $700M Profit for Q4 2022
9.2.2023
Its assets as of Dec. 31 stood at $67 billion, with liabilities of $66 billion, almost all of which relates to digital tokens issued
Umami Finance CEO Dumps All Tokens After Week-Long Drama, Leaving Crypto Hopefuls Stranded
9.2.2023
The move followed on the back of Umami making changes to how its value accrual token worked
Litecoin Price Prediction as LTC Spikes Above $100 – Can LTC Reach $1,000 This Year?
9.2.2023
The litecoin price has dropped by 5% in the past 24 hours, falling to $96.29 after it rose above $100 yesterday. This current level means that it has gained by 7% in a fortnight and by 17.5% in the last 30 days, pushed up by the Litecoin Foundation's announcement that its Mastercard-powered...
JPMorgan: Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade to Raise Staking Toward Proof-Of-Stake-Blockchain Average
9.2.2023
Ethereum’s staking ratio is around 14% compared with an average of 60% for the other major PoS blockchains
CryptoQuant: Bitcoin Network Activity Spikes to Two-Year High Thanks to NFTs
9.2.2023
Transactions are coming from the popularity of the recently-deployed protocol Ordinals, which allows for NFT-like tokens to be stored on-chain
New Court Filings: FTX Racked Up $19.6 Million in Legal and Financial Advisor Fees in Just 51 Days – What's Going On?
9.2.2023
Court documents have revealed the eye-watering costs behind the ongoing FTX bankruptcy saga. Sam Bankman-Fried paid nearly $20m in fees between November's collapse and the end of 2022.
The grandeur of this legal circus cannot be understated. On the defence team there are 151 staff members . This...
AvaTrade x AMF1: A sheer display of speed, innovation & technology
9.2.2023
AvaTrade and Aston Martin Formula 1 have partnered together, making the Ireland-based forex broker the official trading partner of the racing team. The development comes at the right time, signalling AvaTrade’s commitment to growing while becoming a user-friendly platform. The partnership between...
Bogus Crypto Bank Chief Jailed for 10 Years After Duping Investors out of $181m
9.2.2023
The CEO of a bogus South Korean crypto bank has been handed a 10-year jail term – after cheating investors out of a total of $181 million.
The news outlets Chosun and Newsis reported that the CEO (surnamed Ko) led a firm named QRC Bank. Ko was convicted of fraud and other charges. Two other...
Dubai Takes a Stand Against Privacy Coins with Ban on Anonymity-Enhancing Crypto
9.2.2023
Dubai, a jurisdiction in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), prohibited by law the issuance of privacy coins such as monero (XMR) and zcash (ZEC), as well as any activity related to them.
According to the new set of crypto regulations,
"The issuance of Anonymity-Enhanced Cryptocurrencies and all...
Web3 to shape future for Gen-Z and Millennials
9.2.2023
Web3 embraces decentralization and powers blockchain technology. Both are the core pillars of not just debatable, digital currency but also several projects looking to give more power to the community. Eliminating the middlemen, pretty much a synonym for a third party, is one of the objectives...
Arthur Hayes bets on Bitcoin, altcoin surge in H1 2023 as he buys BTC
9.2.2023
The ex-BitMEX CEO announces a BTC deployment "over the coming days" amid hope that the good times will last for crypto until the middle of the year
Russian government subsidies crypto mining facility in Siberia
9.2.2023
The facility, which is to open this year, will possess 30,000 crypto mining machines, hire 100 workers and consume 100 megawatts from the power grid