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Central Bank Gold Demand Rose at the Fastest Pace in 55 Years, Analyst Says Silver Could Outperform Gold in 2023
30.12.2022
According to a myriad of reports, the People’s Republic of China has been buying hoards of gold during the last year. Consequently, World Gold Council (WGC) statistics show the demand for gold by central banks has risen at the fastest pace in 55 years. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo’s head...
Dollar Loses to Digital Currencies in 2023, Former Russian President Medvedev Says
30.12.2022
Digital fiat currencies will spread next year while the U.S. dollar will be losing its status of global reserve currency, according to Russia’s former head of state. In a string of tweets, Dmitry Medvedev gave his two cents on what the future holds for the world, a “humble contribution,” as he...
First Mover Asia: 3 Crypto Predictions for 2023 From Digital Asset Manager 3iQ's Research Head
30.12.2022
Mark Connors sees a rebound in digital prices by the third quarter and companies increasing their involvement in developing regulation. ALSO: Bitcoin would just assume forget acquaintances auld and new to 2022
SBF gets prison advice: Shave head, deepen voice and listen to rap
27.12.2022
Martin Shkreli outlined that “Sam isn’t exactly gonna be somebody that fits into prison” and that he needs to rebrand himself to fit in and make friends
JPMorgan: Crypto Is a Nonexistent Asset Class for Most Large Institutional Investors
25.12.2022
A strategist at global investment bank JPMorgan says crypto is effectively nonexistent as an asset class for most large institutional investors. “The volatility is too high, the lack of an intrinsic return that you can point to makes it very challenging,” he added. JPMorgan...
Crypto Funding Plunged in 2022, but VC Head Sees Areas of Opportunity for 2023
23.12.2022
CoinFund’s David Pakman talks FTX, DeFi and the way forward
3 FTX Execs Have Snitched on SBF, Now Scrutiny Is Aimed at Nishad Singh and Ramnik Arora
22.12.2022
On Dec. 21, U.S. law enforcement officials from the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed they imposed fraud charges against FTX co-founder Gary Wang and ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline...
'Don't Regulate - Ban Crypto Before It Triggers Financial Crisis', Indian Central Bank Head Says
22.12.2022
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Shaktikanta Das, suggested that cryptocurrencies should not be regulated - they should be banned altogether, lest they lead to the next financial crisis.
Speaking at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit on Wednesday, and asked about the war...
Crypto could spark the next financial crisis, says India’s RBI head
22.12.2022
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das warned that if crypto becomes regulated and is allowed to grow, it could cause the next financial meltdown
Meta Will Continue to Push Metaverse Investments in 2023 According to Head Of Reality Labs
20.12.2022
Meta will continue to invest in VR (virtual reality) tech in 2023, according to statements made by Andrew Bosworth, head of Reality Labs, the metaverse division of the company. While Meta has made some changes and adapted to the current shaky economic atmosphere, Bosworth states that the company...
Elon Musk Promises to Step Down as Head of Twitter — Edward Snowden Throws His Name in the Hat for CEO
20.12.2022
Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk has promised to step down as head of Twitter. As the billionaire seeks a new CEO to run the social media platform, privacy advocate Edward Snowden threw his name in the hat, stating that he takes payment in bitcoin. “The question is not finding a CEO,...
Web3 Applications Will Increasingly Be Built on Custom Blockchains, Says Ankr’s Head of Product
16.12.2022
As blockchain developers compete for traffic and resources for their respective dapps (decentralized applications), the downside to this, according to some in the industry, can be a poor user experience which in turn undermines the mass adoption cause. Therefore, unless current blockchains —...
Minxie Launches NFT Project That Aims to Provide the Untapped Creator Economy With Solutions Through Blockchain
15.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. “NFTs aren’t dead, they are going to be everywhere” says Tina Lou, Head of Marketing at Minxie, “and, actually, the bear market is the best thing that could have happened to them”, she continues, “We’ve weeded through scams and rug-pulls and the projects left standing are truly...
Time for Serious Global Crypto Regulation, Germany Says
15.12.2022
Germany’s financial watchdog has issued a call for global regulation of the crypto industry in the aftermath of the FTX collapse. The hands-off approach was wrong, the head of the agency says, insisting it’s time to protect consumers as the sector expands links with traditional finance. Bafin...
EmpiresX 'head trader' to face 4 years of prison over $100M crypto 'Ponzi'
1.12.2022
Two other associates that helped run the U.S.-based fraudulent crypto platform EmpiresX left the country early this year and are believed to be in Brazil
Libertex crypto exchange head Vyacheslav Taran dies in helicopter crash in France
29.11.2022
Taran’s death is the third to shake the crypto world in recent weeks, following Amber Group’s Tiantian Kullander and MakerDao’s Nikolai Mushegian
Putin Calls for International Settlements Based on Blockchain and Digital Currencies
27.11.2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes a new system for international money transfers is needed to reduce dependence on big banks and third parties. He is convinced that cross-border payments relying on digital currency and distributed ledger technology will be “much more convenient.” Russia’s...
US Senate committee schedules FTX hearing for Dec. 1, CFTC head to testify
21.11.2022
The hearing, titled 'Why Congress Needs to Act: Lessons Learned from the FTX Collapse', will be one of the first in which U.S. lawmakers explore what happened with the exchange
Big Four Company KPMG to Examine New Business Models in the Metaverse
19.11.2022
KPMG, one of the “big four” companies in the consulting and auditing business, is appointing a new head of metaverse futures. The new position, to be occupied by Alyse Sue, will be dedicated to the implementation of technologies such as metaverse and crypto to find fresh business models...
Voxel Crazy Head and Metaspace․game Represent a Combination of Reality, Game Development, and High Technology
18.11.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Voxel Crazy Head and Metaspace.game invite users to create their own avatars and take part in a thrilling metaverse adventure. What Is Voxel Crazy Head? Voxel Crazy Head is a blockchain-based collection of 10,000 unique NFT heads that also function as keys to the metaverse. The voxel...