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Japan Was the Safest Place to Be an FTX Customer
13.12.2022
As regulators look to regulate exchanges in light of the FTX's collapse, they would do well to look to Japan, which has some of the most mature rules in the world, says our columnist
Report Suggests FTX’s Tokenized Stocks Might Not Have Been Backed 1:1, Synthetics May Have Been Used to ‘Manipulate’ Real Stock Prices
6.12.2022
On Dec. 4, 2022, a report details that FTX-based synthetic stocks may have been used to manipulate the value of AMC shares. In May 2021, FTX offered 36 tokenized stocks but speculators believe it’s questionable whether or not the firm actually held the real stocks in the first place....
Metaverse comes in second place for Oxford's word of the year
5.12.2022
The term describing an internet-enabled virtual world lost to 'Goblin mode' in 2022 — "a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy."
After More Than 380 Days, Crypto Supporters Celebrate Surviving the Second-Longest Bitcoin Bear Market
27.11.2022
On Saturday, members of the forum r/cryptocurrency discussed how the current bear market is now the second-longest bear market in the history of bitcoin prices. According to the forum post, the current crypto winter has lasted more than 380 days, just below the longest bitcoin downturn that took...
US House Committee to Investigate and Hold Bipartisan Hearing on FTX Collapse
16.11.2022
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is planning to investigate the FTX collapse, according to a joint press release published by the committee’s chair Maxine Waters and representative Patrick McHenry. Furthermore, a congressional hearing is scheduled to take place in December, according...
Coinex Looks Forward to Celebrating RLWC2021’s Finalists
12.11.2022
PRESS RELEASE. As the exclusive cryptocurrency trading platform partner of the Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021), CoinEx is looking forward to joining audiences worldwide in cheering on the players who reach the men’s, women’s and wheelchair finals, set to take place in Manchester on 18 –...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Heads Lower on Saturday, as FTX Saga Continues
12.11.2022
In a week of turbulence, cryptocurrencies maintain this sentiment into the weekend, with both bitcoin and ethereum moving lower. Bitcoin once again slipped below $17,000 on Saturday, as it was reported that a hack on FTX had taken place. Ethereum also moved lower today, as the token remained below...
ZOIDS WILD NFT ARENA Launches Frontier Test Today
10.11.2022
PRESS RELEASE. ZOIDS WILD NFT ARENA, a blockchain trading card game presented by Z SPOT and developed by ACT Games, launches a two-week beta test named Frontier Test today, where players can experience various aspects of the game for free. The Test takes place from November 10th to November 23rd...
CZ Says Binance Intends to ‘Fully Acquire FTX,’ Sam Bankman-Fried Confirms Transaction
8.11.2022
After all the speculation surrounding the crypto exchanges Binance and FTX, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) revealed that his company is set to acquire FTX. CZ detailed that FTX asked for help and noted there is a “significant liquidity crunch.” FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has confirmed...
Russia's Central Bank report examines crypto's place in the financial system
8.11.2022
Russia's Central Bank has released a report on digital assets which looks at how the technology could be integrated into its traditional financial system
Russia Plans to Allow Mining of Any Cryptocurrency, Lawmaker Unveils
2.11.2022
Newly proposed legislation aims to permit the minting of any cryptocurrency in Russia, a prominent lawmaker has revealed. While the draft law states that the circulation of the minted coins should take place outside Russian jurisdiction, an upcoming bill provides for their use under “experimental...
NFTs Get a New Place to Live, With Ripple Aiming for Mass Adoption
1.11.2022
Ripple community members voted in XLS-20 Monday, the standard for NFTs, that will facilitate scalability, efficiency, and protected royalties for creators
Professor Steve Hanke Says US Economy Was Flat Over the Last Year, but Stresses ‘It’s Going to Hit South’
30.10.2022
Amid the chaotic economy, plagued with central bank tinkering, supply chain issues, and red-hot inflation, the professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke believes a “pretty big recession” will take place in 2023. Speaking in an interview on Oct. 28, Hanke...
Legendary Rocker Ozzy Osbourne’s Ozzfest Festival Is Coming to the Metaverse
28.10.2022
Following the drop of Ozzy Osbourne’s Cryptobatz non-fungible token (NFT) collection that consists of 9,666 unique bats designed by the legendary rocker, Ozzy and his wife Sharon Osbourne announced Ozzfest is coming to the metaverse. This annual hard rock music festival will take place...
Japan is losing its place as the world's gaming capital
22.10.2022
From regulation to taxation, Japan has been hostile to cryptocurrency gaming. That stance is threatening the country's position as a global leader in gaming
SBF: FTX to filter assets it thinks are securities from US listings until registration in place
20.10.2022
In a long blogpost full of proposed standards to guide the industry in the absence of regulations, Sam Bankman-Fried says FTX US will not list assets its lawyers think may be securities
Beers for Bitcoin: Here’s the story of Satoshi’s Place pub in the UK
17.10.2022
Cointelegraph’s Joseph Hall visited a Bitcoin-themed bar in Greater Manchester and spoke with its founder, Adam
Former Morgan Stanley CEO: Crypto Could Become ‘a Huge Way’ That Monetary Transactions Take Place
16.10.2022
Former Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack has confirmed that he still owns bitcoin. While admitting that it is hard for him to understand why crypto has value, the former executive believes that 50 years from now, crypto could be “a huge way that monetary transactions take place.” Former...
Bitcoin Clings to $19K as Traders Place Bets Ahead of Key Inflation Data
12.10.2022
BTC stabilized around $19,100 as stocks gained ahead of the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Remains in a Quiet Place Ahead of FOMC Minutes
11.10.2022
The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization continues in a tight range, a little over $19,000. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets