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‘Who the hell’ is Prometheum and what did it say to Congress about SEC compliance?
15.6.2023
A testimony given at a U.S. House hearing by the blockchain firm’s co-founder Aaron Kaplan has drawn the attention of those in the crypto space
First Mover Asia: Why Did Bitcoin Regain $27K? ‘No One Is Surprised by Gensler’s Actions,’ Crypto CEO Says
7.6.2023
ALSO: Why Binance's alleged co-mingling of assets isn't the same as FTX's alleged co-mingling of assets
First Mover Asia: Why Did Bitcoin Fall to $25.4K? SEC Lawsuit Against Binance Rocks Crypto Markets
6.6.2023
ALSO: Lido’s stETH token has become the seventh largest token by market cap, right ahead of Cardano and just behind XRP, according to data from CoinGecko. What's behind its ascent?
First Mover Asia: Why Did Bitcoin's Price Hold Above $27K Over the Weekend? Two Analysts Expect Continued Resilience
5.6.2023
ALSO: The bitcoin options put/call ratio across exchanges has sunk to 0.47, suggesting that fewer investors are seeking downside protection against price declines than they had prior to the passage of a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling
Why Did Bitcoin’s Price Rise? BTC Hovers Over $27K as Investors Shrug Off Hot Jobs Data
2.6.2023
Ether and other major cryptos spent much of the day in positive territory
AI trends at all-time high on Google but Bitcoin still did it better
2.6.2023
Google Trends data reveals that even though AI is the talk of the town, it still pales in comparison to Bitcoin in 2017. In China, it's a completely different story
Why did Gary Gensler call Algorand ‘great technology’? AI analytics may hint at the reason
30.5.2023
Gary Gensler, the Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), once referred to Algorand as “great technology” during a 2019 talk. Gensler’s recent claims in a lawsuit of Algorand being a security have sparked interest among investors, analysts, and enthusiasts...
Wartales: how did it sell 600k copies on Steam?
24.5.2023
Also: following up on the 'cold start problem', and lots of discovery news
FATF Did Not Require Pakistan to Ban Crypto to Stay Off Its 'Grey List'
24.5.2023
The Financial Action Task Force has said it does "not require countries to indiscriminately ban virtual assets and virtual asset service providers," after Pakistan's Minister of State for Finance and Revenue said crypto cannot be legalized due to conditions set by the watchdog
How did this video game Kickstarter raise $1.4 million?
8.5.2023
Also: why you should keep up on forum posts, and lots of discovery news
Bittrex Global CEO Says Firm Will Fight SEC Charges, Did Not Serve U.S. Customers
26.4.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Bermuda-regulated Bittrex Global of failing to register as a securities exchange in a lawsuit targeting U.S.-based Bittrex Inc
$178M Brazilian ‘Crypto Scam Ring’ Flees Abroad – Where Did Masterminds Go?
11.4.2023
The Brazilian operators of a suspected crypto scam reportedly fled the country just before the police launched a probe into the company behind the project.
Police think that the company raised some $178 million in investments from around 7,500 people.
The Brazilian media outlet Livecoins reported...
US Dollar Could Lose Most of Its Value in 5 Years, Investment Manager Warns
10.4.2023
Investment manager Larry Lepard has warned that the U.S. dollar could lose most of its value within five to 10 years. Following the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war, “the U.S. did something which I perceived to be very stupid, which is it seized $600 billion of Russian currency reserves,...
Chatgpt Pretty Intelligent, Did Not Recommend Bitcoin, Peter Schiff Tweets
8.4.2023
Economist Peter Schiff praised the artificial intelligence of the Chatgpt assistant for omitting bitcoin in a suggested “recession-proof” portfolio. The long-time gold proponent commented on a report claiming the chatbot has recommended “massive allocations” in precious metals. Schiff Cites Study...
Study claims 99.5% of crypto investors did not pay taxes in 2022
7.4.2023
Finland and Australia had the highest proportion of tax-paying crypto investors, while the United States ranked 10th on the list, according to the study
Su Zhu’s exchange did $13.64 in volume akshually, Huobi in crisis: Asia Express
7.4.2023
Huobi Global’s token crash and ongoing layoffs, 3AC founders deny reports of $1.26 in day 1 volume on new exchange and claim $373 on day 2
Why did 12K Bitcoin margin longs close at Bitfinex, and why didn’t it impact BTC price?
31.3.2023
An unprecedented number of BTC margin longs recently closed at Bitfinex, leaving analysts searching for explanations
Regulatory Pressure Did Not Shut Down Privacy Tool, Aztec Founders Say
24.3.2023
Despite U.S. efforts to sanction Tornado Cash and other crypto privacy tools, Aztec says it shut down its Ethereum zero-knowledge tools for “commercial” reasons
'How did this happen' — Powell says Fed stumped over the collapse of SVB
23.3.2023
In a post-FOMC meeting on March 22, the chairman of the Federal Reserve said his “only interest is that we identify what went wrong here.”
Trump Hasn't Been Arrested But AI Images Keep Fooling People
21.3.2023
The former U.S. president Donald Trump still walks free as of the time of writing. But certain AI-generated photos on Twitter tell a different story. These deepfakes depict a world where one of the most powerful white men in America can be treated like any other citizen, meaning actually be held...