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Thorswap Resumes Service With 12 Countries Blacklisted and New Partnership to Curb Illegal Transfers
13.10.2023
On October 6, 2023, Thorswap halted its services temporarily. However, the platform recently declared its return to full operation with some notable modifications. An array of approximately twelve countries are now barred from utilizing Thorswap, while the decentralized exchange (dex)...
In The Year 2023, One New Wii U Was Sold
13.10.2023
The Wii U was certainly not the most successful console Nintendo’s ever released, and while some may fondly remember it in 2023, at least one person actually bought a brand new Wii U from a store as if it was 2013 all over again. Read more
Stablecoin Lender Liquity’s Token Gains 80% in Month as Activity Increases
13.10.2023
Is Hamas Using Crypto to Attack Israel? We Don’t Know
13.10.2023
Reports this week about multi-million dollar Hamas crypto financing may have left a faulty impression
Stablecoin Market Navigates Shifting Sands as Tether Announces New CEO and USDR Depegs
13.10.2023
The stablecoin landscape has been stagnant for the last two months, barely exceeding $123 billion as we approach the third week of October. Even though fiat-pegged token trading saw a spike this week, on October 13, stablecoin transactions made up 22.96% of the global crypto economy’s trade...
Ethereum's New Low-Fee Regime May Put Its 'Ultra Sound Money' Thesis to Test
13.10.2023
The Ethereum network's revenue from fees dropped to its lowest level since April 2020 as speculative activity disappeared and users migrated to layer 2s, IntoTheBlock said
Everything to Know About Sam Bankman-Fried’s Second Week in Court
13.10.2023
Hamas' Crypto Ties May Lend Energy to Sen. Warren's Money Laundering Bill
13.10.2023
The revelations that the terrorist group behind last week’s attack on villages in southern Israel that left more than 1,200 Israelis dead was partially funded with cryptocurrency may lend additional weight to an effort from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and others to push for a law targeting...
SBF Trial: Crypto Lender BlockFi Believed Alameda Was Solvent Given Balance Sheet It Was Shown, CEO Testifies
13.10.2023
BlockFi lost “a little over a billion dollars” due to its involvement with FTX and Alameda Research, Zac Prince said
Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust Discount to NAV Narrows Sharply to a 16.59% Gap
13.10.2023
Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust, known as GBTC, has witnessed a significant shift in its market dynamics. In January 2023, GBTC traded at a significant 48.31% discount to its net asset value (NAV). Today, that gap has narrowed to 16.59%, indicating changes in market sentiment and presenting...
U.S. House Speaker Drama Could Threaten to Unravel Crypto's 2023 Chances
13.10.2023
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are sprinting toward the worst case scenario in their scramble for a new speaker of the House, and their infighting could worsen the prospects for crypto legislation this year
Biggest Movers: DOGE Rallies, After Bouncing From Key Support Point
13.10.2023
Dogecoin was a notable mover on Friday, as the meme coin rebounded from a key support point. The move came after two consecutive days of declines, pushing price near a two-month low. Solana also ended a losing streak in today’s session. Dogecoin (DOGE) Dogecoin (DOGE) rose higher in today’s...
SEC Deadline on Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF Dispute Approaching at Midnight
13.10.2023
The SEC has hours left to seek an appeal of the court order to erase the agency’s rejection of Grayscale’s trust-to-ETF conversion application
THORSwap, Used by FTX Exploiter, Resumes Trading After Updating Terms to Exclude U.S.-Sanctioned Countries
13.10.2023
THORSwap, the exchange that paused its platform last Friday following a series of trades related to the FTX hack, resumed its services on Friday with updated terms and conditions relating to users in sanctioned countries
CertiK, Blockchain Code Auditor, Makes 'Strategic Workforce Adjustment' of 15%
13.10.2023
Just last year, the company raised nearly $150 million of fresh capital. Now, as crypto winter drags on, it is cutting jobs, citing "evolving market dynamics."
Worldcoin Unveils Enhanced State Bridge; Registers 2.35M Users as WLD Market Dynamics Shift
13.10.2023
This week, the iris-scanning Worldcoin project introduced a state bridge into its framework. This feature enables users to create and link their own bridge with the global identity, World ID, and any blockchain that’s Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible. Data further shows that...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Bulls End a 5-Day Losing Streak
13.10.2023
Bitcoin ended a five-day losing streak on Friday, as the cryptocurrency appears to have found an interim price floor. This comes as traders continued to react to yesterday’s U.S. inflation report, which remained unchanged at 3.7%. Ethereum also edged marginally higher, following its...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Spot ETF Partially Priced in: Coinbase
13.10.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 13, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin Wallet Maker Finances 3D-Printed Gun Documentary
13.10.2023
Privacy stalwart Samourai Wallet is an executive producer of "Death Athletic," a forthcoming film about ghost-gun firebrand Cody Wilson
Tether Promotes Paolo Ardoino to CEO
13.10.2023
Paolo Ardoino appointed new CEO at Tether