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Anyone Can Start a Hedge Fund: How On-Chain Credit Changes the Crypto Economy
24.10.2022
Undercollateralized loans open crypto into new forms of financing, and could spur a wave of trading activity and capital formation
How Crypto Traders Are Weathering the Bear Market
24.10.2022
Three full-time crypto traders share their best trades, worst bets and how they are weathering the crypto winter
S. Korean watchdog goes after crypto whales to ensure AML compliance
24.10.2022
The South Korean regulator noted that popular stablecoins used by the public might become a primary tool for laundering using digital assets
Chainalysis: Stablecoins Used to Fight Devaluation and Inflation in Latam
24.10.2022
According to Chainalysis, a crypto auditing and blockchain tracking firm, the use of dollar-pegged stablecoins is growing in Latam, specifically in Argentina and Venezuela, due to the common economic problems that both countries are facing. 34% of the “small” transactions include...
Crypto Lawyer John Deaton Praises XRP Holders For Efforts During Ripple Lawsuit – Find Out What He Said
24.10.2022
John Deaton, crypto lawyer and founder of legal and regulatory digital asset news company CryptoLaw, has praised XRP holders for their support in the ongoing Ripple lawsuit.
In a Saturday tweet, Deaton mentioned that 3,000 XRP holders' affidavits have been submitted by Ripple. He said that this...
Russian Parliament Rejects Mining Bill Allowing Crypto Payments, Expects New Draft
24.10.2022
The lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, has voted against a piece of legislation designed to regulate cryptocurrency mining. While lawmakers turned down that proposal, which also aimed to legalize crypto payments in the country, another draft law on mining, which permits cross-border...
Crypto Exchange Bit2Me Acquires Software Development Company Dekalabs
24.10.2022
Spanish cryptocurrency exchange Bit2Me has acquired blockchain and crypto-focused software development company Dekalabs for an undisclosed amount
Web3 grows in online searches as interest in Bitcoin declines: Google Trends
24.10.2022
Online searches for the term ‘Bitcoin dead’ reached an all-time high owing to peak anxiety among investors amid ongoing selloffs at the time
Reporters Dig Deeper into Crypto Exchange Bithumb’s Mysterious Ownership Story
24.10.2022
Bithumb – one of South Korea’s biggest crypto exchanges – remains in the public spotlight with questions about the firm’s ownership structure raising concern across the nation. ...
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FTX to give a 'one-time' $6M compensation to phishing victims
24.10.2022
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said the exchange won’t be “making a habit of compensating” users that are “phished by fake versions of other companies.”
Fidelity to beef up crypto unit by another 25% with 100 new hires
24.10.2022
The Digital Assets division within Fidelity Investments will have around 500 total staff members by the first quarter of 2023, according to a spokesperson
Crypto platform Freeway halts services citing 'unprecedented volatility'
24.10.2022
Cryptocurrency platform Freeway has halted transactions and services related to their “Supercharger” high-yield product until further notice
Santander Proposes Project to Tokenize and Trade Properties With the Brazilian CBDC
24.10.2022
Santander, the Spain-based bank, has presented a project to use tokenization in tandem with the digital real, the proposed Brazilian cryptocurrency, in order to facilitate property transactions. The proposal, part of the LIFT challenge, would be focused on simplifying the sale of real estate...
Crypto Staking Platform Freeway Halts Withdrawals, Citing Market Volatility
24.10.2022
Small cap platform that promised users up to 43% in annual awards puts the brakes on withdrawals and scrubs team from site
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Jumps 3.44% Higher Reaching Another Lifetime High
24.10.2022
Bitcoin recorded another mining difficulty rise on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at block height 760,032 rising 3.44% higher. This means that not only is it 3.44% harder to find a bitcoin block subsidy, the network’s mining difficulty has also reached another all-time high (ATH) by tapping 36.84...
Crypto incubators have a responsibility to maintain fiscal discipline
24.10.2022
Incubators provide a foundation for many crypto companies and have a responsibility to ensure they’re taking steps to survive in a bear market
How CZ built Binance and became the richest person in crypto
23.10.2022
CZ first came across Bitcoin in 2013 and was a bit hard by the BTC bug, which led him to sell his house in Shanghai and go all-in
Crypto Means Absolutely Nothing Without Censorship Resistance
23.10.2022
The battle for how to regulate cryptocurrency might handicap the entire value proposition if we simply apply the same old rules to a new way of moving money around. Crypto Long & Short is CoinDesk's weekly newsletter featuring insights, news and analysis for the professional investor
Nigerian Presidential Hopeful’s Party Says It Will Review Country’s Blockchain and Crypto Policy if Elected
23.10.2022
The party of the Nigerian presidential hopeful Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has promised to set up an advisory committee to review regulations that govern blockchain and virtual asset services if it wins in the upcoming elections. The All Progressives Congress also said it “will work with the Central...
Investment Strategist Discusses Bitcoin ‘Entering Unstoppable Maturation Stage’ — Says Price Should Continue to Rise
23.10.2022
Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior commodity strategist says bitcoin “may be entering an inexorable phase of its migration into the mainstream.” In addition, the cryptocurrency may also “be entering unstoppable maturation stage,” the strategist added, expecting the price...