IMF Division Chief and Deputy Managing Director Call for Swift Regulatory Action to Avoid Crypto Contagion to Legacy Finance
21.1.2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) division chief and deputy managing director are calling for more action to be taken in the regulatory aspect to avoid crypto’s ups and downs affecting banks and traditional financial institutions. Nobuyasu Sugimoto, deputy division chief of the financial...
U.S. Lays Claim to $700 Million of Assets Linked to Bankman-Fried, FTX
21.1.2023
The U.S. seized $700 million of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s assets and is now seeking their forfeiture
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Surges Above $22K, Genesis Has Over $5B in Liabilities
20.1.2023
Bitcoin rose 6% to trade at $22,300. Ether was also trading up, by 5% to $1,640. Equities closed up
Wrapped Bitcoin Project Sees 18% Redemption of Circulating Supply in 54 Days
20.1.2023
Statistics show over the course of 54 days, the number of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) hosted on the Ethereum network has decreased by 40,156. This equates to a more than 18% redemption of the circulating supply of WBTC since Nov. 27, 2022. WBTC Remains Largest Operation in Terms of Bitcoin Custody...
Binance Garnered Largest Market Share of Crypto Investors From Emerging Markets in 2022
20.1.2023
A CryptoCompare report found that as inflation surged worldwide, the crypto exchange giant attracted the largest number of retail investors from countries facing high inflation
Bitcoin price rally provides much needed relief for BTC miners
20.1.2023
Bitcoin’s prolonged breakout above $22,000 is easing pressure on razor thin profit margins for BTC miners
Stellar joins CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee as one of four crypto orgs
20.1.2023
Stellar chief operating officer Jason Chlipala said the foundation would bring the unique perspective of Layer 1 to the committee and highlight stablecoin use cases
Stellar Foundation Nicked by Genesis Bankruptcy With $13M Claim
20.1.2023
The Stellar Development Foundation was revealed to be among the bankrupt crypto lending desk’s largest creditors
Former FTX President Launches New Crypto Venture, Raises $5 Million From Leading Investors
20.1.2023
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 when he worked for the disgraced co-founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). On Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, Harrison revealed that his new firm, Architect, has raised...
DeFi should complement TradFi, not attack it: Finance Redefined
20.1.2023
Top 100 DeFi tokens continued their bullish momentum into third week of January with majority of the tokens trading in green on weekly charts
Bitcoin Miner 1Thash Sent Almost All Its BTC to Binance
20.1.2023
On-chain data sourced from CryptoQuant shows that the 5,592 BTC worth some $124 million that was transferred out of the miner’s address in the past three days ended up in Binance
Bitcoin Soars Over $22K to Reach Four-Month High
20.1.2023
Bitcoin rose over 5% and reached its highest level since mid-September. Market watchers will be eyeing the Federal Reserve’s next utterances