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Crypto Exchanges Reward Staff with Bumper Bonuses after Successful 2021
2.2.2022
South Korean crypto trading platforms are not only offering huge pay packages to prospective new hires – they are also looking to retain their staff by paying them massive Lunar New Year bonuses.
As reported, the “big four” crypto trading platforms - Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit, and Coinone –...
Year of the Tiger May Be the Year of the Digital Yuan as China Celebrates with More CBDC Adoption
1.2.2022
For millions of Chinese people living in the “10+1” pilot cities trialing the digital yuan, the Year of the Tiger is off to a lucrative start, with companies on an adoption drive that is seeing them slash prices for digital CNY customers, give away tokens and more.
The busy Lunar New Year...
Litecoin Releases its Much-Anticipated Fungibility and Scalability Update
1.2.2022
Litecoin (LTC) has released its long-awaited fungibility and scalability upgrade Mimblewimble Extension Block (MWEB) after almost two years of development, testing, and auditing. This is considered one of Litecoin's most significant upgrades to date....
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Luna Jumps as Terra Asks USD 38M From Community to Fund an Undisclosed Sports Partnership
1.2.2022
Terra co-founder Do Kwon has requested TerraUSD (UST) 40m from the community, a decentralized stablecoin running on Ethereum (ETH), in order to fund a Terra Brand partnership with an undisclosed sports franchise describes as "one of the four major American professional sports leagues" – seeing...
Coin Race: Top Winners/Losers of January
1.2.2022
The first month of 2022 is behind us, and as in nature so in the crypto markets – it was cold.
The month of December 2021 saw mostly lower prices for major cryptoassets. For example, bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) both went down by close to 20%, which spelled absolute failure of many of...
Meta Says Adios to Diem – But Its Buyer Wants to Launch a Token of its Own
1.2.2022
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is set to wash its hands of its ill-fated Diem stablecoin plans once and for all – but there may yet be a twist in the tale as the firm that will buy the coin’s assets and intellectual property (IP) could yet launch a token of its own.
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Men Who Spiked a Crypto YouTuber’s Coffee to Steal Coins Sent to Jail for 3 Years
1.2.2022
Two South Korean YouTubers who robbed a fellow crypto broadcaster by spiking them with sleeping pills and stealing USD 660,000 worth of tokens, have been sentenced to three years behind bars – after a disagreement about sharing the profits of their social media behavior got out of hand....
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Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 5
31.1.2022
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here. ...
Caribbean CBDC Remains Offline for More Than 2 Weeks Amid Technical Issues
31.1.2022
DCash, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) commissioned by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), has been offline for more than two weeks amid technical issues that continue to affect the platform.
“The DCash Team continues to resolve the technical issue that is impacting the ability...
Crypto Market Sentiment Takes Another Dive, 5 of the 10 Major Coins in the Negative Zone
31.1.2022
It hasn’t been a good week for the crypto market, and it seems to have been even worse for crypto market sentiment. The average 7-day moving crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) for ten major cryptoassets dropped from 5.05 recorded a week ago to 4.39 we’re seeing today, according to...
BitMEX Airdrops BMEX 1.5M to Traders, Reveals Litepaper
31.1.2022
Crypto exchange BitMEX has airdropped BMEX 1.5m to its new and existing users. It also unveiled the BMEX Token Litepaper prior to the airdrop, outlining the roadmap for the token.
In terms of distribution of the utility token, 5% of the token’s supply will be allocated to airdrop and launches...
‘All Winter Olympics Merchants Now Accept Digital Yuan,’ Say Chinese Banks
29.1.2022
The Chinese central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), is gearing up for what will be the biggest week yet for its digital yuan. And while the token remains officially in its pilot phase, it will be showcased to the world next week as the Winter Olympics begin. Domestic adoption plans will...
Alts Related to Avalanche Apps Developer Hit by Volatility as Ties to QuadrigaCX Co-Founder Revealed
28.1.2022
The price of tokens associated with Daniele Sestagalli, a developer of several Avalanche (AVAX)-based applications, were hit by volatile trading over the past 24 hours as ties between Sestagalli and a convicted felon were revealed.
Among the projects associated with Sestagalli are Wonderland...
Whales Make Up More Than Half of Stablecoin Volume, Tether Losing Dominance
27.1.2022
Stablecoin “whale wallets” containing more than USD 1m controlled the lion’s share of stablecoin volume in 2021, despite the once-dominant Tether (USDT) increasingly being challenged by other stablecoins, according to on-chain analytics firm Nansen....
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Inch Higher Above Key Supports, THETA Rallies
27.1.2022
Bitcoin price started a fresh decline after it failed to stay above USD 38,000. BTC declined below USD 36,500, but it managed to stay above USD 35,000. It is currently (11:55 UTC) moving higher above USD 36,700.
Similarly, most major altcoins are trading above key support levels. ETH found...
Silvergate Bank Reportedly Aims to Buy Diem's Intellectual Property for USD 200M
27.1.2022
American chartered bank Silvergate reportedly aims to purchase Diem's intellectual property for USD 200m, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Diem Association (previously known as Libra Association) is a Meta-led project that initially aimed to create...
XRP Moves With the Market as Ripple Announces Buyout
26.1.2022
American blockchain company Ripple-affiliated XRP token moves with the market as CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that the business had just carried out a buyback of Ripple’s series C shares from December 2019, bringing its valuation to USD 15bn.
As of 10:33 UTC, XRP’s price was up 3.8% at...
XRP Moves With the Market as Ripples Announces Buyout
26.1.2022
American blockchain company Ripple-affiliated XRP token moves with the market as CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that the business had just carried out a buyback of Ripple’s series C shares from December 2019, bringing its valuation to USD 15bn.
As of 10:33 UTC, XRP’s price was up 3.8% at...
Meta-Led Diem Reportedly Aims to Sell Assets to Pay Back Investors
26.1.2022
The Diem Association (formerly known as Libra Association), the Meta-led project that once aimed to create a stablecoin accessible to everyone in the world, is reportedly attempting to sell its assets as a way to return capital to its investors....
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‘Romantically Involved’ USD 3.8m XRP Thieves Sent to Prison for 7 Years
26.1.2022
A couple who stole over some USD 3.76m worth of XRP tokens from a crypto investor in 2017 have been handed seven-year jail sentences after an appeals court in South Korea ruled that the duo should spend the best part of a decade behind bars....
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