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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Warns Recession Could Hit in 6 Months, Stock Market Could Drop 20% More — ‘This Is Serious Stuff’
11.10.2022
The CEO of global investment bank JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon, has warned that the U.S. economy could tip into recession in six to nine months. “This is serious stuff,” the executive stressed, adding that the stock market could easily fall another 20%. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s...
Citigroup Director of Blockchain and Digital Assets to Leave for Six Digital Exchange
6.10.2022
Citigroup's director of blockchain and digital assets is leaving the U.S. bank to take a role at SIX Digital Exchange, Bloomberg reported Thursday
Data Shows Bitcoin’s Hashrate Has Grown by More Than 4 Quadrillion Percent Since 2009
3.10.2022
Following the network difficulty change six days ago on September 27, Bitcoin’s hashrate surpassed the 295 exahash per second (EH/s) range two times during the first two days of October. Presently the network is coasting along at 229 EH/s and block intervals have been faster than...
Solana Network Suffers Another Outage — Cyber Capital Founder Says Downtime Is ‘Another Consequence of Bad Design’
1.10.2022
The proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain network Solana suffered another outage on September 30 and the network restart did not take effect until six hours later on October 1. Solana has suffered a myriad of network outages during the last year, and the blockchain’s latest downtime caused...
Biggest Movers: QNT Nears 6-Month High, DOGE Extends Recent Gains
1.10.2022
Quant moved close to a six-month high on Saturday, as the token remained in the green for a second consecutive session. The rally comes as prices are now up by over 25% in the last seven days. Dogecoin was also in the green, as prices moved higher for a third consecutive day. Quant (QNT) Quant...
Biggest Movers: QNT Hits 6-Month High, ATOM Falls to 20-Day Low
28.9.2022
While crypto markets were mostly lower on Wednesday, quant rallied to a six-month high earlier in the day. Today’s move came as the token broke out of a key resistance level, en route to its strongest point since March. Cosmos was another notable mover, dropping for a second straight...
South Korea Crypto Market Shrinks by 60% in Past Six Months – Are Investors Preparing a Move?
27.9.2022
The size of the South Korean crypto market has shrunk by a whopping 60% in the last six months as retail investors in the crypto-keen nation slash their crypto spending. But there is a suggestion that some traders in the nation are still dipping their toes in the market’s choppy waters, while...
Biggest Movers: LINK Hits 6-Week High, UNI up 16% on Tuesday
27.9.2022
Chainlink hit a six-week high during Tuesday’s session, as the token rose for a sixth consecutive session. The move saw the token rally past a key resistance level in the process. Uniswap was also in the green, with prices climbing by as much as 16% earlier in the day. Chainlink (LINK)...
CoinLoan Sees Robust Growth in the First Six Months of 2022 Despite Tough Market Conditions
27.9.2022
CoinLoan, one of the pioneers that started providing crypto loans, has published its performance report for the first six months of 2022. The tough market conditions had little impact on the business, as the report revealed robust growth throughout the reporting period. Compared to Q1 and Q2...
The Icetea Labs Accelerator Launched With Six Startups
27.9.2022
For the first time, the Icetea Labs Accelerator Program for blockchain startups has been launched by Polygon in collaboration with Alpha Venture DAO and Icetea Labs. Polygon is co-creating an incubator in close collaboration with three other parties to provide tools, mentoring, training,...
Brazilian Police Raid Six Crypto Exchanges in International Money Laundering Ring Bust
26.9.2022
Police and tax officers in Brazil have launched a major operation that has seen them raid six domestic crypto exchanges. They believe the platforms may be implicated in a massive international crime and money laundering ring....
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Dollar Rises Against Indian Rupee and Six Other Peers
26.9.2022
The rupee is not exactly in freefall, but the bearish series does show that the Rupee is sliding down every day. To be precise, the Indian currency has crossed ₹81 against the US Dollar to touch the mark of ₹81.54. This is the third straight session in which the national currency has gone down....
Euro Taps a $0.973 Low Against the US Dollar, Analysts Claim British and EU Currencies Are Trapped in a ‘Doom Loop’
23.9.2022
On Friday, the official fiat currency of 19 out of the 27 member states of the European Union (EU), the euro, plunged to a low of $0.9732 against the U.S. dollar. The drop comes at a time when fiat currencies like the yen, yuan, and pound have struggled against the greenback during the past...
White House Releases ‘First-Ever’ Framework for Digital Asset Development — Crypto Industry Leader Says Recommendations Are Unclear
17.9.2022
The White House has now released what it called its “first-ever” comprehensive framework for the responsible development of digital assets just over six months after U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on the same matter. However, one crypto industry leader has lamented...
The PoW Dominance Purge — Only 6 Crypto Assets out of the Top 50 Market Caps Use Proof-of-Work
16.9.2022
At the time of writing, only one coin in the top ten crypto assets by market capitalization is a proof-of-work (PoW) token and out of the top 20, there are only three tokens that leverage a PoW consensus mechanism. Moreover, out of 50 of the largest crypto coins by valuation, only six use PoW...
Michael Saylor Publishes Open Letter Discussing the ‘Sheer Volume of Misinformation’ Tied to Bitcoin
16.9.2022
The Microstrategy executive Michael Saylor is a big believer in Bitcoin as his company has purchased close to 130,000 bitcoin during the last few years. Six days ago, the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy published a report that claims proof-of-work mining operations have been affecting...
Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Regulator Unveils Virtual Asset Regulation ‘Guiding Principles’
14.9.2022
Abu Dhabi Global Market’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), recently unveiled six principles that will guide its “approach to virtual asset regulation and supervision.” Though not legally binding, the principles, according to the FSRA...
US Senators Press Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Crypto Scam Policies for Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp
11.9.2022
Six U.S. senators have demanded answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about how his company is handling cryptocurrency scams on its social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp. “We are concerned that Meta provides a breeding ground for cryptocurrency fraud that causes...
While Bitcoin’s Hashrate Grew by 22,900% in 6 Years, Discovering Block Rewards Is Far More Difficult
10.9.2022
Over the past 12 months, Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased by 85.77%, while 53,547 blocks were mined and 334,668.75 new bitcoin were minted into circulation. More than two dozen bitcoin mining pools have dedicated hashrate toward the Bitcoin blockchain during the last six years, and while...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Jumps Most in Six Months, as 'Powell Pivot' Speculation Returns
9.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 9, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets