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When will the crypto bear market end? Watch The Market Report
18.10.2022
On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss how much longer this crypto winter could last
SEC, CFTC Probing Bankrupt Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital: Report
17.10.2022
The federal agencies are looking into whether Three Arrows misled investors about its balance sheet and whether the hedge fund should have registered with them
Germany leaves the US behind in top crypto economies in Q3: Report
17.10.2022
The United States, which was the joint top-ranked crypto economy last quarter along with Germany, fell to seventh place in the rankings
Interest in Russian Crypto Channels on Telegram Declining, Analysis Shows
17.10.2022
Russians have been losing interest in Telegram channels devoted to cryptocurrencies and tokens, according to a new research covering the period since the start of the war in Ukraine. Industry experts behind the study say that bitcoin’s lower valuation and financial restrictions increasingly...
Mastercard Joins Hands With Paxos to Enhance Crypto Trading Services: Report
17.10.2022
The payments giant had earlier started a services to assess the risk profile of crypto exchanges
Report: Ghanaian Currency Slips to Another Low Versus the US Dollar
17.10.2022
After it slipped to a rate of about 12:1, the Ghanaian cedi became the latest African currency to touch a new low versus the U.S. dollar, albeit on the unofficial foreign exchange market. Having started 2022 trading around 6.25 per dollar, the cedi has now lost over 90% against the appreciating...
Report: South Korean Prosecutors Seek Software to Track and Monitor Crypto Transactions
17.10.2022
South Korean prosecutors investigating a $7.22 billion money laundering case are reportedly seeking to acquire virtual currency tracking software to be used in monitoring crypto transactions. South Korean financial authorities also believe there is a tax evasion angle to the case. Real-Time...
Report: Macau Discusses Bill That Proposes to Make Digital Currencies Legal Tender
17.10.2022
Macau, one of China’s special administrative regions, recently concluded discussing a bill that seeks to make digital currencies legal tender, a report has said. The report also suggested that individuals who reject or refuse to accept legal tender will be fined between $123 and $1,230....
Report: Paypal HK Halts Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Group’s Payments Over ‘Excessive Risks’
15.10.2022
According to a report from a pro-democracy group in Hong Kong, Paypal HK has reportedly stopped processing payments for the League of Social Democrats (LSD). The pro-democracy group said that they were “stunned” to hear the news, and they now have “one less way [to collect...
War Spurs Crypto Activity in Russia and Ukraine, Chainalysis Reports
15.10.2022
The deadly conflict that started with Russia’s assault on Ukraine has increased crypto-related activity in both countries, according to Chainalysis. Fiat inflation and sanctions pressure led to several spikes in transaction volumes this year, the blockchain forensics firm has found, while Eastern...
Report: Turkey’s September Gold Imports up by 1,700% as Individuals Swap Falling Lira With the Precious Metal
15.10.2022
Turkey’s gold imports of just over 39,000 kilograms in September 2022 are more than 16 times the quantity that was brought into the country in September 2021. The surge in Turkey’s gold imports is reportedly being spurred by the rise in demand for the precious metal by individuals...
SEC Chairman Says CFTC Should Get More Power to Oversee Stablecoins: Report
14.10.2022
Gensler pointed out that the CFTC does not have direct authority to write rules for the firms that issue stablecoins
UK’s Royal Mint Reveals Record Profits Amid Significant Demand for Physical Gold and Silver
14.10.2022
While the price of gold has dropped in value from the asset’s all-time high on March 8, the U.K.’s oldest precious metals (PMs) company, the Royal Mint, saw record profits over the last 12 months. In fact, the Royal Mint’s annual earnings show the firm has seen the highest profits in 12 years, with...
Finder’s Experts Expect XRP to Spike to $3.81 by 2025 if Ripple Wins SEC Lawsuit
14.10.2022
Following the recent ethereum price predictions report, 55 crypto and fintech experts chosen by the product comparison web portal, finder.com, shared their forecasts associated with the crypto asset xrp, often referred to as ripple. Finder’s experts believe xrp could spike to $3.81 per unit...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Surge, as US Inflation Uncertainty Fades
14.10.2022
Ethereum was trading higher on Friday, as market volatility eased, following the latest U.S. inflation report. Core inflation rose 0.6%, with consumer prices up to 8.2%, higher than the expected 8.1%. Despite this, traders seem to have breathed a sigh of relief, as the uncertainty surrounding...
Uniswap’s $165 Million Series B Capital Raise One of the Largest by a Crypto Firm in 2022
14.10.2022
Uniswap Labs, the firm behind the Uniswap decentralized exchange protocol, announced on Thursday that it raised $165 million in a Series B funding round. According to one report, the capital raise, which sees Uniswap Labs’ valuation rise to $1.66 billion, is the largest by any crypto firm...
US Judge Removes Legal Firm Roche Freedman From Class Action Against Tether, Bitfinex: Report
14.10.2022
Law firm Roche Freedman was removed even after its controversial founder Kyle Roche filed to withdraw from the case
Web3 devs ‘more active than ever’ amid crypto winter: Report
14.10.2022
Consecutive all-time-high smart contract deployments and surging usage of Web3 script libraries mean that Web3 devs are still busy working despite the prolonged market downturn
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Fulfills Promise by Reducing Commercial Paper Holdings Down to Zero
14.10.2022
On October 13, 2022, Tether Holdings Limited announced that the stablecoin issuer has reduced the company’s commercial paper holdings down to zero. The company has said it would reach this goal for a while now, and Tether says that shrinking commercial paper holdings down to zero...
Market Wrap: Prices Plunge Following Hot Inflation Report, Then Reverse Course Completely
13.10.2022
The Consumer Price Index inflation data arrived higher than expected, and markets responded in roller-coaster fashion before settling down. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets