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Dragonfly Capital invests $10M in Bitget amid industry recovery
4.4.2023
The exchange currently facilitates cryptocurrency derivatives trading with an open interest of $2.4 billion and has plans to expand its spot trading, launchpad and Bitget Earn products
The Crypto Industry Needs to Fix Itself Before It Can Progress
3.4.2023
The Metaverse Faces Uphill Battle as Tech Giants Struggle to Turn Concept into Reality – Can the Industry be Saved?
3.4.2023
While tech giants continue to pour billions into the Metaverse’s development, industry observers caution that it could take years before the concept lives up to its promise. However, they also say that the technology’s nascent stage allows its developers to try to avoid repeating the mistakes that...
Crypto ATM Numbers Drop by 13.91% Since December 2022, Over 3,600 Went Offline in March
2.4.2023
According to data from the cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) aggregation website Coin ATM Radar, over 3,600 crypto ATMs went offline in March. Since the end of 2022, the number of crypto ATMs has declined by 13.91% in the last three months. Crypto ATM Numbers Decline in 2023 According...
March Bitcoin Mining Stats Show Climbing Revenue and Hashrate Highs
1.4.2023
According to statistics, 4,498 blocks have been mined in the last 30 days, creating 28,112 new bitcoins over the past month. Bitcoin’s network hashrate has been around 341 exahash per second (EH/s) during the last 2,016 blocks or the last two weeks. This month, the mining pools Foundry...
Tech Industry Leaders Call for AI Labs to Pause Development for Safety, Coinbase CEO Disagrees
1.4.2023
This week, 2,600 tech industry moguls and entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk, Gary Marcus, and Steve Wozniak, signed an open letter requesting artificial intelligence (AI) labs to pause research and development for six months. The signatories believe that safety programs and regulations need to...
New Report: Bankruptcy Markets Thrive Amid Crypto Industry Turmoil Following FTX's Collapse
31.3.2023
Users of failed crypto exchanges and funds are selling their claims for a fraction of their paper value, creating a thriving market for bankruptcy claims.
The 2022 crypto meltdown affected some of the most prominent digital asset firms, leading to the collapse of dozens of high-profile crypto...
How a TikTok ban in the US could affect the crypto industry
31.3.2023
YouTuber CryptoWendyO believes the TikTok ban is not really about TikTok, and could be used to go after the crypto space itself
Here’s how the crypto industry is using artificial intelligence
31.3.2023
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) though in its early stages has found use cases in crypto through countless projects
Gary Gensler: SEC Needs New Tools, Expertise, and Resources to Regulate Crypto Industry
31.3.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler said in a congressional hearing that the securities regulator “requires new tools, expertise, and resources” to combat misconduct in the crypto space. “We’ve seen the Wild West of the crypto markets, rife with...
French Crypto Influencer Ban Will Harm Country’s Attractiveness, Industry Group Says
30.3.2023
Proposals to stop social media stars promoting unlicensed companies were approved by the National Assembly Thursday
Binance Sees $2.2 Billion Outflows Following CFTC Lawsuit – Should the Crypto Industry be Worried?
30.3.2023
The major crypto exchange Binance has seen a whopping $2.2 billion in outflows after news broke that it has been sued in the US by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
The lawsuit, which alleged that Binance offers “unregistered securities” to retail users in the US, was announced...
Blockchain and regulated stablecoins to be widely used by 2030, industry execs say
30.3.2023
Digital regulatory professionals have predicted the wide use of stablecoins throughout the world by the year 2030, despite the current competition between TradFi and DeFi
DeFi KYC: Not an issue as ‘99% have nothing to hide,’ industry execs say
30.3.2023
Traditional finance observes “money laundering happening every day” despite rigorous KYC measures, according to DeFi industry execs
Volt Inu Partners With OKX to Enable OKX Wallet Web Extension Users to Access Voltichange
30.3.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Volt Inu, the innovative crypto project and leading decentralized exchange (DEX) platform, announced a significant partnership with OKX, one of the top exchanges in the crypto industry, on March 27, 2023. Volt Inu’s Twitter announcement revealed that the two companies would...
European Parliament Passes Historic Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Crypto Industry – More Regulation Incoming?
29.3.2023
The European Parliament on Tuesday approved new rules that aims to prevent crypto from being used for money laundering purposes.
The most important part of the new legislation for crypto users is new a €1,000 ($1,080) cap on anonymous crypto transactions, meaning transactions that are made between...
Law Firm’s White Paper Claims US Bank Regulators Are Waging a ‘Clandestine Financial War’ Against Crypto Businesses
29.3.2023
According to a recent white paper published by four members of the law firm Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, U.S. bank regulators are attempting to “drive crypto businesses out of the financial system.” The paper, titled “Operation Chokepoint 2.0,” claims that after laying...
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Faces New Bribery Charges for Alleged Crypto Payment to Chinese Officials
28.3.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of FTX, now faces a 13-count indictment as U.S. officials have added new charges. One of the new charges alleges that SBF leveraged $40 million to influence “one or more Chinese government officials.” Details of the Bribery Charges Against...
Ethereum Co-Founder Says Crypto Ecosystem Has Never Been Better or Stronger
28.3.2023
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin says the strength of the crypto ecosystem “has never been better or stronger.” He believes “more clarity” from regulators would be helpful for the crypto industry. “I think our industry has suffered from having two major factions...
A friend in need: How the crypto industry reacts to recent bank bailouts
27.3.2023
With a focus on sovereignty and creating an alternative to traditional financial systems, how is the crypto community reacting to government intervention in the recent bank crisis?