US Treasury Report: North Korea and Scammers Using DeFi to Launder Dirty Money – Regulation Incoming?
7.4.2023
The US Treasury has revealed that North Korean hackers and scammers exploit loopholes in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space to launder money and hide criminal activity.
In a Thursday report, the federal agency claimed that North Korean hackers and other groups engaged in illicit activity have...
Luxury Brand Ralph Lauren Now Accepting Crypto Payments at Its New Miami Store
7.4.2023
The U.S. luxury brand Ralph Lauren has said customers can now pay via crypto at its Miami Design District location. The store has also been designated the luxury brand’s focal point for Web3 promotions. Bitcoin, ethereum, and polygon are among the cryptocurrencies that are accepted at Ralph...
25% of NFT owners have a collection of 51 or more – CoinGecko Report
7.4.2023
Despite the crypto bear market in 2022, there wasn’t a significant decline in NFT adoption, according to the report
CBDC will be used for ‘control’ ECB president admits in vid chat with fake Zelensky
7.4.2023
The ECB President admitted that “there will be control” in regards to a digital euro, much to the displeasure of the crypto community
Peter Schiff on the Upcoming Gold Bull Market and Wall Street: ‘It Will Be Spectacular, Capitulation Will Be Epic’
7.4.2023
Peter Schiff, economist and known gold bug, believes that the current price uptick that gold is currently experiencing will extend in the future, surprising stock traders. Schiff stated that gold stocks were the new tech stocks and that Wall Street’s indifference regarding these would lead...
Ethereum ‘re-staking’ protocol EigenLayer launches on testnet
7.4.2023
The re-staking collective aims to address Ethereum validator economic incentives
UK uses Love Island star to warn finfluencers on crypto and investment schemes
7.4.2023
The financial and advertising regulators posted a seven-part checklist to ensure these social media stars stay within the bounds of the law
Bitcoin Difficulty Reaches New All-Time High After Fourth Consecutive Increase
7.4.2023
On April 6, 2023, Bitcoin’s difficulty rose 2.23% higher at block height 784,224, touching another all-time high. It’s the fourth consecutive difficulty increase on the Bitcoin network since Feb. 24, and the protocol’s current difficulty is 47.89 trillion, which is only 2.11...
Study claims 99.5% of crypto investors did not pay taxes in 2022
7.4.2023
Finland and Australia had the highest proportion of tax-paying crypto investors, while the United States ranked 10th on the list, according to the study
Former BitMex CEO Arthur Hayes Calls His Maelstrom Capital a ‘Very Patient’ Fund
7.4.2023
Hayes wants Maelstrom Capital to outperform bitcoin and ether, which won’t be easy
Scaramucci: 'We're through the bear market' as Bitcoin notches up 70% YTD
7.4.2023
Bitcoin’s strong start to 2023 is persisting despite numerous headwinds, and is currently outperforming the S&P 500 Index by nearly 60 percentage points
Report: Binance Asked to Provide More Information as Dubai Tightens Screws Against Crypto Entities
7.4.2023
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has reportedly asked Binance to share more information about the crypto exchange’s ownership structure and its auditing procedures. According to reports, Dubai regulators are still keen on fostering innovation but without comprising...