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80,000 Bitcoin millionaires wiped out in the great crypto crash of 2022
30.6.2022
The crypto crash has seen the number of Bitcoin millionaires decline by more than 75% since November last year
Contagion: Genesis faces huge losses, BlockFi's $1B loan, Celsius's risky model
30.6.2022
A leaked investor call from Morgan Creek Digital suggests BlockFi liquidated 3AC for $1 billion, while Celsius reportedly maintained a highly risky assets-to-equity ratio last year that may have caused its recent liquidity woes
Warren Buffett-Backed Nubank Now Offers Crypto Trading to 54 Million Customers
30.6.2022
Warren Buffett-backed Nubank, one of the world’s largest digital banking platforms, is now offering cryptocurrency trading to all of its 54 million customers. Nubank also holds bitcoin on its balance sheet. Nubank’s Crypto Service Now Available to All Customers Nubank, one of...
Genesis Faces ‘Hundreds of Millions’ in Losses as 3AC Exposure Swamps Crypto Lenders: Sources
30.6.2022
The DCG-owned trading colossus is said to have suffered nine-figure losses partly through exposure to Three Arrows Capital and Babel Finance
Microstrategy Buys More Bitcoin After SEC Says BTC Is a Commodity — Company Now Hodls 129,699 Bitcoins
30.6.2022
Microstrategy has purchased more bitcoin amid a heavy market sell-off. The announcement followed a clarification by the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, stating that bitcoin is a commodity. Microstrategy Buys the Dip The Nasdaq-listed software company...
‘I Don't Follow Trends’: Multicoin’s Kyle Samani on How to Make It in Crypto
29.6.2022
The Multicoin Capital founder says to zig when everyone zags, during CoinDesk’s “Future of Work Week.”
EU officials reach agreement on AML authority for supervising crypto firms
29.6.2022
“We are putting an end to the wild west of unregulated crypto, closing major loopholes in the European anti-money laundering rules,” said European Parliament member Ernest Urtasun
Uzbekistan Presents Registration Requirements for Cryptocurrency Miners
29.6.2022
Authorities in Uzbekistan have drafted and put forward for public consultations a set of rules for crypto miners operating in the country. Companies that want to mint digital currencies will have to register with the government and use renewable energy. Uzbekistan Discusses Draft Regulations...
DeFi Should Not Be Regulated, Crypto Advocates Tell UK Regulator
29.6.2022
The FCA hosted its first two day CryptoSprint in May which gathered industry experts from the U.K. and beyond its borders to hear their thoughts on how the industry should be regulated. Some expressed that DeFi should not be regulated
US govt delays enforcement of crypto broker reporting requirements: Report
29.6.2022
The reporting requirements, aimed at reducing the size of the tax gap, were scheduled to take effect in January 2023, with crypto firms sending reports to the IRS starting in 2024
Why the Crypto Unwind Wasn’t Contagious (This Time)
29.6.2022
The IMF has warned that crypto is becoming more integrated with mainstream finance, increasing systemic risk. Is that what's actually happening?
Influencers Are Responsible for 92% of Crypto Ad Violations In India, Report Says
29.6.2022
Most of the ads either breached guidelines for influencers or general crypto ad guidelines, according to the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)
Circle Partners With New York Community Bancorp — Bank to Custody USDC Reserves
29.6.2022
Circle Internet Financial has revealed a usd coin custody partnership with the American bank holding company New York Community Bancorp (NYCB). Under the agreement, NYCB’s subsidiary, New York Community Bank, will become a custodian for the company’s stablecoin reserves. Circle...
Why This Crypto Crash Is Different
29.6.2022
There can be no return to the highly-leveraged, fractionally-reserved cryptocurrency system whose illusory riches are now giving way to real losses, says our columnist
EU Finalizes Crypto Money Laundering Rules
29.6.2022
A Wednesday meeting secured a final deal on anti-money laundering legislation for crypto transfers which the industry warns could prove harmful for innovation and privacy
NFT Pokémon Clone Recovers From $600 Million Hack, Ready To Chew Players Up Again
29.6.2022
Axie Infinity, the play-to-earn, decidedly exploitative, crypto Neopets, has reopened its proprietary Ronin blockchain bridge after unintentionally exposing its users to a $600 million hack in March.Read more
US Infrastructure Law’s Reporting Requirements for Crypto Brokers Likely to Face Delay
29.6.2022
Hotly-debated reporting requirements for crypto exchanges and brokers included in U.S. President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure law could face a major delay
Report: A British Virgin Islands Court Order Liquidates Crypto Firm Three Arrows Capital
29.6.2022
According to a recent report from Sky News citing a source familiar with the matter, “cryptocurrency insiders” have said that the troubled crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has been formally liquidated by a British Virgin Islands (BVI) court. The report does not disclose...
Young Web3 Believers Unfazed by Battered Crypto Market
29.6.2022
Students and recent graduates are undaunted in their plans to launch their careers in crypto, despite reports of layoffs and price volatility
Citi calls out potential risks of crypto-backed mortgages and benefits of metaverse property
29.6.2022
"Ultimately, the cryptocurrency may be liquidated if the collateral value falls below a certain threshold, such as 35% of the property value,” said the report