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Lebanon Ponzi Finance: World Bank Says Politicians Are to Blame for the ‘Deliberate Depression’
8.8.2022
Deliberately insufficient policy responses by successive Lebanese governments combined with the self-serving agreements by politicians are largely to blame for the country’s economic crisis, a report by the World Bank has said. The report concludes that the country needs to seriously engage...
Nigeria becomes the most crypto-obsessed nation after April crash: Report
8.8.2022
The Google trends data for the popular search terms in 15 countries showed that “Ethereum” searches outscored "Bitcoin" in 14 of them
Report Shows Crypto Startups Raised $30.3 Billion in H1 2022, Exceeding Total Raised in 2021
7.8.2022
While cryptocurrency markets have seen poor performances during the first two quarters of 2022, a recently published fundraising report authored by Messari researchers notes that $30.3 billion was raised by crypto projects and startups during the first half of 2022. The $30.3 billion raised across...
Nigerian Currency Recovers Versus US Dollar — Central Bank Says Importers Must Repatriate Forex Earnings
6.8.2022
After touching a new all-time low of N710 per dollar in late July, a new report says the Nigerian currency has rebounded by as much as 10%. After initially blaming speculators, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said importers who fail to remit forex earnings may be contributing to the naira’s...
Bitcoin Price Outlook for August: BTC Faces Some Important Tests in the Coming Weeks
6.8.2022
Exactly one month ago today, bitcoin was trading below $20,000 per unit as crypto markets continued to react to growing levels of inflation and central bank policy. However, a month later, the world’s leading crypto token has moved above $23,000, despite consumer prices rising...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls Initially on US Jobs Report, Grinds Higher Later
5.8.2022
The positive jobs report may lead to additional Fed tightening
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Rally Loses Steam After US Jobs Report
5.8.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 5, 2022
DappRadar Report Shows First Signs DeFi Recovering From Terra Collapse
5.8.2022
DappRadar, the global app store for decentralized applications, released its July Blockchain Industry Report today, revealing that DeFi is starting to recover from Terra’s collapse. While the total no. of unique active wallets (UAWs) may be down, the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi improved...
Global Professionals Increasingly Interested In Bitcoin & Crypto Payments - Report
5.8.2022
The ongoing market downturn has not discouraged professionals from taking payment in cryptoassets, as indicated by the latest report released by global payroll specialist Deel.
In the first half of 2022, crypto payments represented 5% of wages collected by cross-border professionals, up from...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Rebounds on Friday, Climbing Above $1,700
5.8.2022
Ethereum rose above $1,700, while bitcoin snapped a seven-day losing streak on Friday, with prices rebounding in today’s session. The move came ahead of this afternoon’s payrolls report, which is expected to show that 250,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in July. Bitcoin Ahead...
BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik has Been Extradited to the US: Report
5.8.2022
The report comes weeks after U.S. authorities called off their previous extradition request, thereby paving the way for Vinnik to be brought to the U.S
Crypto fundraising already outpacing all of 2021: Report
5.8.2022
The Messari report noted that more than $30 billion was raised from 1199 funding rounds in the first half of 2022
Crypto Lender Voyager Digital Has Received Several Purchase Offers Higher Than FTX’s: Report
4.8.2022
Voyager last week rejected FTX’s proposal to purchase the assets of the bankrupt crypto firm and offer early liquidity to its customers
Report: Tencent Wants To Expand Its Empire By Becoming Ubisoft’s Biggest Shareholder
4.8.2022
Tencent appears to be doubling down on its investment in Ubisoft. While it already owns 5 percent of the Assassin’s Creed publisher, Reuters now reports the Chinese mega-conglomerate with huge investments throughout the gaming industry has its sights set on becoming Ubisoft’s single biggest...
Education and aesthetics: Bringing more women into the Metaverse
4.8.2022
Brands have the potential to make the Metaverse more women-friendly by focusing on beautiful aesthetics, accessibility and education
Solana’s Investigation Indicates Wallet Exploit Tied to Slope Mobile App
4.8.2022
Following the Solana wallet attack, the Solana Status team updated the public and detailed that the wallet addresses affected by the breach were tied to Slope mobile wallet applications. The team further stressed that “there is no evidence the Solana protocol or its cryptography...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: Crypto Markets Down Ahead of Friday’s Nonfarm Payrolls Report
4.8.2022
Bitcoin was trading lower on Thursday, ahead of tomorrow’s monthly nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report. The U.S. labor market has recently shown signs of slowing, following data this week reporting that nationwide job openings had fallen. Ethereum also dropped on the prospect of the NFP report...
PwC Crypto Head Departs to Set Up $75M Digital Asset Fund in Dubai: Report
4.8.2022
Big Four accounting firm PwC's crypto head has left his to set up a $75 million digital asset fund in Dubai, the Financial Times reported Thursday
Fairfax County Pension Fund Invests $70M in Crypto Yield Farming Funds: Report
4.8.2022
Virginia-based pension fund, The Fairfax County Retirement Systems, has invested $70 million evenly across two yield farming funds
CBDC Could Be ‘Holy Grail’ of Cross-Border Payments, ECB Says, Sees Bitcoin as Less Credible
4.8.2022
Several solutions can potentially improve cross-border payments significantly and central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be the “holy grail,” according to the European Central Bank (ECB). In a new report, the eurozone’s monetary authority also claims stablecoins, among...