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South African Banking Regulator: ‘De-risking’ Crypto Firms Potentially Creates ‘Opacity in Financial Conduct’
19.8.2022
According to the latest guidance note issued by the South African banking sector regulator, Prudential Authority, risk assessment does not mean financial institutions should avoid or eliminate risks via the wholesale termination of client relationships with entities such as crypto asset service...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pauses Losing Streak but the Trend Is Still Not Bullish
18.8.2022
BTC was slightly higher on the day, but ETH was outpacing the largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Bitcoin’s price (BTC) increased 0.3% on Thursday, ending a streak of four consecutive negative days. Average trading volume was larger than average. Prices initially declined 0.5% as U.S. equity...
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Changes His Mind About Treasury Bonds — Says ‘Time to Open My Closed Mind’
18.8.2022
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, says it’s time to open his closed mind after listening to economist Harry Dent. He is now buying 2-year U.S. Treasury bonds despite repeatedly saying he does not invest in anything printed by the Federal Reserve...
Ethereum Foundation Makes It Clear The Merge Will Not Improve Fees and Throughput
17.8.2022
On Wednesday the Ethereum Foundation clarified that The Merge will not reduce onchain fees as the highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoW) is now 29 days away. Amid The Merge update from the Ethereum Foundation, during the last month, Ethereum network costs...
Celsius Approved to Sell Mined Bitcoin, Customer That Lost 50,000 USDC Insists Her Regulated Stablecoins Should Be Treated Differently
17.8.2022
On August 16, the crypto lender Celsius Network has been approved by a bankruptcy court judge to sell bitcoin the company previously mined to continue funding specific operations. The following day, the company’s attorney detailed that Celsius has been offered cash injections, but the lawyer...
Ethereum Foundation clarifies that the upcoming Merge upgrade will not reduce gas fees
17.8.2022
The Merge will still reduce the network's energy consumption by an estimated 99.5%
Bitcoin price dives pre-FOMC amid warning $17.6K low was not the bottom
17.8.2022
The bottom "is not in" for either stocks or crypto, one analyst believes, as alarming data shows copycat moves from 2008 by the S&P 500
Market Wrap: BTC Not Quite Ready to Stay Above $25K
15.8.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly broke through the psychologically significant $25,000 mark in overnight trading, before paring those gains during U.S. trading hours. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization reached as high as $25,212 early in the U.S. trading day before retreating to its current...
Price Discount on 'stETH' Reflects Non-Negligible Doubt on Smooth Ethereum Merge
15.8.2022
The current price of stETH token implies a 7% chance of the Merge not succeeding, according to Enigma Securities
Officially-Licensed NFT Platform OWNIC to Revolutionize Collectible Sports Cards With Dynamic NFTs
15.8.2022
Do you have a talent for picking winners? Do you follow athletes’ careers and know who is gonna be successful? So why not benefit from that?! Upcoming NFT Platform OWNIC empowers sports fans to earn from the real world performance of the stars they pick using dynamic NFTs. It introduces...
Crypto Exchange BTC-e Operator Vinnik Reportedly Denied Bail in US, Maintains Innocence
14.8.2022
Alexander Vinnik, the alleged owner and operator of the infamous cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, has been found not eligible for release on bail in the United States, where he was recently transferred from Greece. The Russian, accused of large-scale money laundering through the now-defunct trading...
Peter Schiff to Liquidate Euro Pacific Bank in Settlement With Puerto Rican Regulator
14.8.2022
Gold bug Peter Schiff has settled with Puerto Rico’s financial regulator and agreed to liquidate his Euro Pacific Bank. Schiff stressed that he is not admitting to any legal wrongdoing. Peter Schiff Liquidating Euro Pacific Bank Gold bug and notorious bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff has settled...
Crypto Trading, Investing Illegal in Iran, Central Bank Governor Reiterates
14.8.2022
It is illegal to buy or sell cryptocurrency in Iran, the head of the country’s monetary authority has recently reminded citizens and businesses. The governor noted, however, that mining cryptocurrencies and using them in payments for imports is not against the law in the Islamic Republic....
Metaverse still not ready for virtual weddings and legal proceedings
13.8.2022
Since the legislative framework surrounding the Metaverse is quite gray, experts still don’t see the technology being used to settle legal issues
No, Elden Ring And GTA V Are Not On Game Pass (Yet)
12.8.2022
Earlier this week, some folks checking Microsoft’s Cloud Gaming beta website noticed something weird: listings for games like Elden Ring and Grand Theft Auto V not only said they were part of the company’s Game Pass offering, but would also be playable on the cloud.Read more
Inflation Is Spiking Around the World – Not Just in the US
12.8.2022
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The 9.1% increase in US consumer prices in the 12 months ending in June 2022, the highest in four decades, has prompted many sobering headlines.
Meanwhile, annual inflation in Germany and the UK – countries with...
Uzbekistan Moves to Block Foreign Cryptocurrency Exchanges
12.8.2022
Authorities in Uzbekistan are restricting access to online crypto trading platforms based outside the country and not registered under its laws. A presidential decree obliges citizens and local companies to only use digital asset exchanges licensed by the government of the Central Asian nation....
BlackRock Doubles Down on Bitcoin, UNCTD vs. Crypto, DoJ Not Happy With Celsius + More News
11.8.2022
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Brian Armstrong Says the More Crypto Regulation, the Better for Coinbase — CEO Discusses Alleged SEC Investigation
11.8.2022
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says “the more regulation there is for crypto, the better it is for Coinbase.” He revealed an inquiry from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), noting: “We do not yet know if this inquiry will become a formal investigation.”...
Tornado Cash Ban May Not Stop Bad Actors but Could Put a Dent in Their Efforts, Former DEA Agent Says
10.8.2022
William Callahan joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the Treasury Department’s sanctioning of the mixing service