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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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Donald Trump’s Son Sounds 'Fraud Alert' On TrumpCoin
25.1.2022
Eric Trump, son of the former US president Donald Trump, wants you to know that the new crypto using the family name, TrumpCoin (TRUMP), is not connected to the New York dynasty -- and is threatening the altcoin’s founders with legal recourse....
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Fantom Soars as Daily Transaction Count Briefly Exceeds Ethereum’s
25.1.2022
The Fantom blockchain’s native FTM token rose sharply in price today, after the network last weekend saw its transaction count exceed that of Ethereum (ETH), the most valuable smart contract blockchain by market capitalization....
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Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 4
24.1.2022
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. ...
KuCoin Expands Euro Operations By Integrating SEPA Support
24.1.2022
Seychelles-based crypto exchange KuCoin has integrated Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) support into its operations, making it easier for its Europe-based users to fund their exchange accounts and deposit up to EUR 1m (USD 1.1m) in a single transaction....
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Solana's Network Congestion Prompts Liquidations, Drives Away Users
24.1.2022
Public blockchain platform Solana (SOL) experienced high network congestion once again over the weekend. The team confirmed the outage, which extended from Friday to Saturday, adding that the network suffered from overload due to bots spamming the network....
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Epic Japanese Legal Struggle over Monero Mining Widget Finally Comes to a Close
22.1.2022
A Japanese music site developer -- who has been fighting the police in the country’s courts after he was fined for adding a widget that mines monero (XMR) to his website -- has won his Supreme Court case against law enforcement agencies....
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