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Coinbase 'Frequently' Asks Employees to Rate Each Other - Report
24.5.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase is reportedly asking employees to rate each other quite often after meetings and other interactions.
The cryptoasset company has been testing an app that asks employees to evaluate their colleagues and managers after interactions by giving them a thumbs up, thumbs...
IMF Chief Speaks of Crypto ‘Pyramid’ Concerns – But Also ‘Begs’ Not to Abandon Crypto Progress
24.5.2022
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has waded into the terra (LUNA) and UST fallout – seemingly labeling the project a “pyramid,” while also urging regulators to consider the “importance” of the world of crypto and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
Bloomberg quoted...
People Want Digital Cash, Governments Need to Accept That, Circle CEO Says
24.5.2022
There is a reason that “cash is king,” and people around the world want a digital form of cash that is private, offers final settlement, and cannot be “turned off” by a central party, argued Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of digital payments company Circle.
Allaire said that for...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Keep Failing Near Key Hurdles, LRC Rallies
24.5.2022
Bitcoin price attempted an upside break above the key USD 30,500 resistance zone, but failed to gain strength for a clear move and corrected lower. It is currently (04:03 UTC) down 3% in a day and is trading near USD 29,300. BTC is also down 2% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins...
Woman Gets 5-year Jail Term After Stealing USD 87K Worth of Crypto in Dating App Scam
24.5.2022
A South Korean woman who met a man on a smartphone chat app, drugged him, and stole USD 87,000 in crypto from his phone has been sentenced to five years in prison....
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Japanese Opposition Leader Urges Crypto Tax Reform to Provide Nation with Web3 Boost
23.5.2022
Japan could be set to overhaul its crypto tax system – with opposition leaders joining a chorus of MPs and business leaders calling for a change in tax law to stop an “outflow” of crypto-related talent and convince Japanese crypto firms not to relocate overseas....
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Bitcoin & Crypto Fund Flows Turn Negative, Continued Headwinds Likely
23.5.2022
Crypto fund flows turned negative last week, after strong inflows the week before, bringing total assets under management to their lowest since July 2021. In addition, both on-chain signals and the crypto derivatives market is painting a bleak picture for the near term....
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SWIFT, Capgemini Team Up On Developing Global CBDC Interlinks
23.5.2022
Global payments network Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is partnering with French consultancy Capgemini to conduct new experiments and test how domestic central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can be interlinked, taking the next step toward cross-border...
Watch & 'Invest in Peace': Ukrainian Deputy PM Raps to Encourage More Crypto Donations
23.5.2022
Ukrainian blockchain business Everstake expressed their hope that the government-led Aid for Ukraine organization could benefit from more support from across the world -- and this led them to release a rap video featuring animated pigeons and Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister...
Bitcoin Is Down: Are You Expecting a BTC Miracle Again?
23.5.2022
In the declining crypto market, Bitcoin is defending the support level of $30,000. There is no sign of a miracle price surge, but analysts observe range-bound upside momentum with possibilities of a downtrend. Bitcoin managed to show strength in its price this week. If it continues, we can find...
Even Christine Lagarde's Son Doesn't Listen to Her Warnings About Crypto
23.5.2022
Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has stated that cryptoassets should be regulated and are worth nothing – but has admitted that her son is a crypto investor.
Lagarde was speaking during an episode of the long-running Dutch TV talk show “College Tour,” which...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Remain Supported, XTZ and AXS Accelerate
23.5.2022
Bitcoin price remained well bid above the USD 28,500 level and started a fresh increase above the USD 30,000 resistance. It is currently (04:03 UTC) trading near USD 30,200 and facing a strong resistance near the USD 30,500. BTC is up almost 3% in a day and is still down almost 4% in...
BitMEX Co-founder Arthur Hayes Spared from Prison
21.5.2022
In the US, BitMEX co-founder and former CEO Arthur Hayes was sentenced to two years’ probation and will spend the first six months of his sentence in home confinement.
As reported, Hayes and two other BitMEX co-founders Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed, pled guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy...
Spain’s Basque Country Readies its Own Crypto Tax Laws, Exchanges to Be Forced to Report on Clients
20.5.2022
While central governments continue to hum and haw about the how, whens, and whys of crypto taxation and regulation, some provincial governments have decided to go it alone – particularly in the Basque Country, Spain.
El Indipendiente reported that all three of the Basque Country’s major Western...
Stocks Hurt US Households More Than Crypto, Commonwealth Bank Pauses Crypto Plans, Bitcoin PizzaDAO + More News
20.5.2022
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Read More: Stocks Hurt US Households More Than Crypto, Commonwealth Bank Pauses Crypto Plans, Bitcoin PizzaDAO + More News
KuCoin, OKX Stick to Their Hiring Plans Despite Downturn as Coinbase Slows Down Hiring
20.5.2022
Crypto exchanges KuCoin and OKX, say they do not intend to make any major changes to their respective hiring plans, maintaining a steady stream of new job openings.
While the ongoing downturn in the crypto market has pushed some major industry players such as Coinbase to modify their earlier...
Russian Crypto Regulation Can’t Be Delayed any Longer, Claims Top MP
20.5.2022
Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, will debate a crypto regulation bill that was formulated by the Ministry of Finance at the start of the year in the coming weeks, a senior MP has claimed....
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G7 Keeps Pushing for Crypto Regulation, Here's What's Already Happening
20.5.2022
The finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven (G7), which comprises the world’s most advanced economies, have once again called for the rapid introduction of comprehensive regulations of cryptoassets in the aftermath of the recent UST stablecoin crash....
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Hold Gains, Altcoins Accelerate
20.5.2022
Bitcoin price remained well supported above the USD 28,500 level and started a decent increase above the USD 29,500 resistance. It is currently (04:00 UTC) trading near USD 30,200 and is up 3% in a day and 4% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins are moving higher. ETH recovered losses...
Analysts Divided on Near-Term Bitcoin & Crypto Outlook as Market Stabilizes
19.5.2022
With the Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto market appearing to stabilize after last week’s brutal crash caused by the collapse of Terra (LUNA), analysts are offering their takes on where the market may be headed next. And as usual, opinions are divided, with some predicting the bear market is “complete,”...