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US Lawmakers Working on Policy to Open Crypto Markets to Institutional Investors, Says Kevin O’Leary
6.3.2022
Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has revealed that a group of U.S. lawmakers is working on a policy to open crypto markets to institutional investors. “The good news is they are all over it and agree there is tremendous opportunity once they pass policy,” said O’Leary....
Russia Proceeds With Efforts to Legalize Crypto Amid Sanctions Over Ukraine
5.3.2022
Authorities in Russia are continuing their work to establish a comprehensive legal framework for crypto transactions. The efforts, which started before the military invasion of Ukraine, go on amid warnings that Moscow may use cryptocurrencies to evade expanding financial sanctions. Expert Council...
Citadel Plans to Start Making Markets in Crypto in Coming Months, CEO Ken Griffin Says
5.3.2022
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, a bitcoin skeptic, admits he has not been right on his crypto call. He now says: “It’s fair to assume that over the months to come, you will see us engage in making markets in cryptocurrencies.” Citadel Getting Into Crypto The CEO and founder...
Vienna-Based Trality Announces Free Worldwide Trading Competition With Over 60,000 USDT in Prizes
4.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Trality, a leading FinTech company headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is organizing a worldwide coding competition. Now in its second year, the Trality Trading Competition is fast becoming the premiere proving ground for expert Python trading bot programmers. Top Prizes for the...
Bitcoin Miners Catch a Break as Mining Difficulty Drops for the First Time in 3 Months
4.3.2022
Bitcoin miners got a small break on March 3, after the network’s mining difficulty shifted downward for the first time since November 28, 2021. Bitcoin’s hashrate has remained high meandering between 180 to 220 exahash per second (EH/s) over the last week, but the leading crypto...
Attacker Hacks Arbitrum’s Treasure DAO for Over 100 NFTs by Leveraging Marketplace Exploit
4.3.2022
A non-fungible token market platform built on top of Arbitrum called Treasure DAO was hacked on March 3 at 7:33 a.m. (EST), according to a post mortem analysis authored by the security-focused firm Certik. The company’s report notes that “over 100 NFTs were stolen in...
Technical Analysis: ANC Captures Friday’s Largest Gains, as WAVES up Nearly 100% in the Last Week
4.3.2022
Anchor protocol and WAVES were some of Friday’s biggest gainers, as crypto markets mainly traded lower at the end of the week. At the time of writing, the global cryptocurrency market cap has dropped over 4%, with GALA and MKR, the day’s biggest decliners. WAVES WAVES extended...
South Korean Crypto Exchanges Restrict Russians’ Access Over War in Ukraine
4.3.2022
Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have introduced restrictions for Russian users, effectively joining western sanctions over Moscow’s military invasion of Ukraine. The measures include blocking IP addresses originating from the Russian Federation. Largest Korean Exchange May Deny...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Approaching $40,000 Support on NFP Day
4.3.2022
Following three consecutive sessions of declines, BTC was fast approaching its support level of $40,000 on Friday, as markets prepared for February’s nonfarm payrolls report. This came as ETH also fell lower, and is approaching its own floor of $2,500 in the process. Bitcoin BTC bulls have...
Ukraine DAO raises over $6M via NFT sale to aid Ukrainian citizens
3.3.2022
One week into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the team behind Ukraine DAO announced their efforts will go to local NGO, Come Back Alive
UK FCA Opened Over 300 Crypto-Related Cases in 6 Months of 2021
3.3.2022
The FCA has 50 live investigations into businesses that have not registered with the authority
SEC investigating NFT market over potential securities violations: Reports
3.3.2022
NFT creators and marketplaces have been targeted by the SEC for conducting illegal activity in a new wave of regulatory action against unregistered securities
Ukraine Receives Over $7M in Crypto Donations After Airdrop Announcement
2.3.2022
It is currently unknown what the airdrop entails, although Ukraine’s tax office announced there will be no tax on captured Russian tanks
Data Shows Ruble-Denominated Crypto Trading Has Spiked, RUB Represents Over 2% of USDT Trades
2.3.2022
According to reports and data stemming from ruble-denominated crypto trading pairs, Russian citizens are flocking toward cryptocurrencies amid the conflict in Ukraine. Analytical data indicates that the ruble is the sixth most traded pair with tether and tether’s fourth most traded...
Hacker Group Anonymous Vows to Disrupt Russia’s Internet — RT Websites Become ‘Subject of Massive DDoS Attacks’
1.3.2022
The international hacktivist collective known as Anonymous has vowed to attack Russian government websites over the recent Ukraine invasion. So far Anonymous says that it hacked the Russian Ministry of Defense database and various state-operated television channels in Russia. Additionally,...
Ethereum Beacon Chain Surpasses 300K Validators, Over $28 Billion in Ether Deposits Locked
1.3.2022
The Ethereum protocol has reached another milestone as the number of Ethereum 2.0 validators has surpassed 300,000. At the time of writing, the Ethereum 2.0 contract has over 9.6 million ether deposited worth more than $28.4 billion. Ethereum Beacon Chain Validators Jump Past the 300,000 Mark...
Technical Analysis: AVAX, WAVES and Near Trade Over 20% Higher on Tuesday
1.3.2022
AVAX, NEAR and WAVES were undoubtedly some of the biggest gainers on Tuesday, as crypto markets were over 14% higher as of writing. LUNA was also higher, and climbed by as much as 22% in today’s market session. WAVES WAVES was easily the biggest gainer during Tuesday’s trading...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Over $3,000, BTC Nears $45,000 as Bulls Return
1.3.2022
Ethereum climbed over the $3,000 level on Tuesday, as crypto bulls returned in full force, following weeks of market tension. Bitcoin also rallied, with prices nearing $45,000 and cryptocurrency markets as a whole trading over 14% higher. Bitcoin The world’s largest cryptocurrency was one...
Cardano-Powered Flickto Looks to Be the Solution to Today’s Unfair Media Landscape and Aims to Become the Pioneer of DeMe
1.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Media firms should often be open source and controlled by stakeholders like consumers, artists, and their intermediaries. Decentralized Media’s (DeMe) goal is to build open-source platforms that allow individuals to gain ownership over their data and the media projects that...
Crypto businesses will be rewarded over the long term, says Voyager CEO
1.3.2022
"Crypto is becoming more and more of a long-term safe haven for future generations," says Voyager Digital CEO Stephen Ehrlich