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Fresh Gains Push Bitcoin Back Into the World’s Top 10 Most Valuable Assets
31.5.2022
While bitcoin has lost more than 16% in value against the U.S. dollar during the past 30 days, the cryptocurrency’s market capitalization is still the tenth-largest asset by market valuation. With $603 billion in market value, bitcoin is above Meta’s (formally Facebook) capitalization...
Terra Development Team Reveals Some Users ‘Received Less LUNA From the Airdrop Than Expected’
31.5.2022
The new Terra blockchain Phoenix-1 has been operating since Saturday morning May 28, 2022, and on that day, millions of new LUNA tokens were dispersed to luna classic (LUNC) and terrausd classic (USTC) holders. However, on Tuesday the Terra development team revealed that some Terra token owners...
Singapore to explore digital asset tokenization on public chains
31.5.2022
The project will see MAS explore DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets by establishing a liquidity pool of tokenized bonds and deposits
Aussie consumer group calls for better crypto regs due to ‘lagging laws’
31.5.2022
Australian consumer group CHOICE outlined its crypto regulatory framework in a submission to the country’s Treasury calling for the new federal government to prioritize crypto in its financial services reforms
While the New LUNA Records Gains, Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs Is Plagued by Controversy and Accusations
30.5.2022
It’s been two days since the Terra development team launched the new Phoenix-1 blockchain with the network’s native token LUNA. While the token dropped significantly in value during the first day of trading, the new LUNA has jumped 8.8% in value during the last 24 hours. Amid...
VC Roundup: The rise of blockchain gaming, DAO management and asset tokenization
30.5.2022
Irreverent Labs, Lighthouse Labs, N3TWORK Studios, DoraHacks, iZUMi Finance, Common and Centrifuge headline the latest funding deals from the world of blockchain
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Warns of Looming Consumer Recession, More Earnings Trouble
30.5.2022
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned of a looming consumer recession and more earnings trouble. He cited falling U.S. personal savings and record-setting revolving credit card debt despite trillions of dollars in stimulus money. Michael...
Report: FTX CEO Says Crypto Exchange Is Ready to Spend Billions on Acquisition Deals
29.5.2022
Billionaire and FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried said the leading crypto asset exchange aims to make a number of acquisitions and could spend up to $2 billion on such efforts. The FTX chief executive officer highlighted in a recent interview that a fraction of the funds raised by the company were...
Terra Launches New Chain Airdropping LUNA 2.0 Coins — Token Value Slides Over 70% From Price High
28.5.2022
On Saturday, May 28, 2022, LUNA classic and UST classic holders received an airdrop consisting of new LUNA 2.0 tokens based on two blockchain snapshots. The crypto asset’s first recorded value at 5 a.m. (ET), was $14.31 per unit and it hit an all-time high (ATH) roughly 20 minutes later...
Economist David Dodge Says Gold Is an ‘Antique Instrument,’ Thinks Digitizing the Canadian Dollar Is Interesting
27.5.2022
The economist David Dodge, the former seventh governor of the Bank of Canada, says gold is an “antique instrument,” and he believes Canada’s central bank got rid of its gold reserves for this very reason. Despite saying gold is an outdated financial tool, Dodge said that...
JPMorgan Sees ‘Significant Upside’ to Bitcoin — Replaces Real Estate With Crypto as ‘Preferred Alternative Asset’
26.5.2022
JPMorgan sees “significant upside” to the price of bitcoin. The global investment bank’s price target for the cryptocurrency is 28% above its current price. JPMorgan has also replaced real estate with cryptocurrencies as its “preferred alternative asset class along with...
JPMorgan places BTC fair price at $38K, declares crypto a preferred alternative asset
25.5.2022
The banking giant says Terra's collapse did not appear to harm the VC market, and things will be looking up for crypto as long as VC stays in
Crypto Asset Managers Chase Yield With New Investment Products
25.5.2022
A cocktail of high inflation and cash-hungry crypto firms are prompting fund issuers like Bitwise and 21Shares to get creative
Crypto funds under management drop to a low not seen since July 2021
24.5.2022
Outflows from digital asset funds reached $141 million last week, a figure not seen since July 2021
Get Real, Lagarde — The Underlying Asset ‘Guaranteeing’ Your Euro Scam Coin Is a Gun
24.5.2022
With the approaching tsunami of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) looming ever closer, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when central banks shill their coins at the expense of sounder assets. Recently, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde went so far as to say that...
Korean Police Ask Crypto Exchanges to Freeze Luna Foundation Guard’s Assets
24.5.2022
The South Korean police have reportedly launched an investigation into possible embezzlement involving an employee of Terraform Labs. To prevent fund transfers, the police have requested crypto exchanges to freeze the Luna Foundation Guard’s accounts. Embezzlement Investigation and Asset...
Japanese Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Trust to Establish Digital Asset Custodian: Report
23.5.2022
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust will set up a digital asset custodian for institutional investors
Middle East Crypto Exchange Coinmena Enters the Qatari Market, Regulator Says No Institution Licenced
23.5.2022
Coinmena, the Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange, recently announced that residents of Qatar can now buy and sell cryptocurrencies on its platform. The cryptocurrency exchange claimed it is the first regulated digital asset exchange to open its platform to Qatari residents. Residents Can...
Singapore High Court Injunction Blocks Sale or Transfer of BAYC #2162 NFT
22.5.2022
The Singapore High Court has granted a court injunction which stops or blocks the sale of a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) that one man claims was wrongfully taken away from him. NFT Used as Collateral A Singapore man has won a court injunction that blocks the sale...
Cryptocurrency Is ‘Based on Nothing,’ Should Be Regulated, ECB’s Lagarde Says
21.5.2022
President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has insisted that unlike a digital euro, cryptocurrency has no underlying asset. It should be regulated to prevent people from losing their life savings by speculating on crypto assets, the top ECB official has suggested. Cryptocurrency...