BitKwonnect? 'Luna Brothers' moment sees Terra inflate token supply 3,500% overnight
13.5.2022
There are now 6.9 trillion LUNA in circulation, while the coin's value is practically zero in U.S. dollar terms
It's Getting Personal - 'Broke' LUNA Investor Comes to Do Kwon’s House, Plans to Surrender to Police
13.5.2022
A furious terra (LUNA) investor appears to have come knocking at the door of the Terra mastermind Do Kwon (also known as Kwon Do-hyeong) looking for answers after the token spectacularly collapsed. South Korean police are hunting for an unidentified person who reportedly broke into the apartment...
Coinbase Ventures Backed Startup to Build Pan-African Crypto Exchange With $23 Million Capital Raise
13.5.2022
The African startup, Mara, recently said it has raised about $23 million in funding from organizations ranging from Coinbase Ventures to individual angel investors like Amit Bhatia and Hamad Alhoimaizi. Mara has also partnered with the Central African Republic (CAR) and will act as an adviser...
Crypto Related Stocks in Asia See Volatile Trading Amid Bitcoin Recovery
13.5.2022
Traditional market investors risked off publicly traded companies related to the crypto sector amid a drop in prices this week
Bitcoin price sees 'hell of a reversal candle' as 168,000 BTC leaves exchanges
13.5.2022
Nothing keeps a Bitcoin bull down for long, and now, BTC price action is back above $30,000 after 24-hour gains of 30%
Trust in stablecoins 'infinitely more important' than collateral
13.5.2022
As the debate over the trustworthiness of stablecoins intensifies due to Terra, one expert thinks builders should push for the coins to be decentralized with a clear use case
Report: UAE’s Emirates Airline Set to Use ‘Bitcoin as a Payment Service’
13.5.2022
One of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s leading airlines, Emirates Airline, said it has plans to add “bitcoin as a payment service.” The airline is planning to recruit personnel to create applications that monitor client needs. Two Different Applications and Approaches...
SEC's Hester Peirce says new stablecoin regs need to allow room for failure
13.5.2022
The SEC’s “crypto mom” Hester Peirce has said the regulatory “movement” around stablecoins needs to allow for “trial and error” and room for failure
Vitalik donates $4M to Uni of NSW for pandemic detection tool
13.5.2022
“Imagine if someone had detected COVID-19 before it spread around the world – that is our vision,” said professor Raina MacIntyre
TZ APAC’s Colin Miles: Blockchain will be taught in classrooms in 3-5 years
13.5.2022
TZ APAC’s Colin Miles says that a new partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS)’s School of Computing will help students learn about Tezos and blockchain
LUNA, UST Still Available on FTX and Other Exchanges Despite Terra Blockchain Halt
13.5.2022
Transactions conducted during the blockchain halt are not considered to be final as they can’t be settled
Bitcoin Jumps Above USD 30K, Ethereum Reclaims 2K as Tether Regains Peg, LUNA & UST Near Zero
13.5.2022
Bitcoin price remained well bid above USD 25,000 and started a recovery wave. It is currently (04:46 UTC) trading above the key USD 30,000 resistance zone, near USD 30,500, and is up 6% in a day, trimming its weekly losses to 17%.
USDT regained its peg after losing it yesterday. (Learn more:...