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Binance Hires Ex-US Treasury Investigator to Head AML Operations
18.8.2021
The crypto exchange giant Binance says that it has appointed a former American Treasury official as its new anti-money laundering (AML) enforcer – as the firm apparently moves to get on the good side of regulators around the world.
The firm has fallen under scrutiny from regulators in a number...
SEC Request for Slack Messages is 'Extraordinarily Burdensome', Says Ripple
17.8.2021
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) request for “terabytes” of Slack messages between Ripple employees is “extraordinarily burdensome and highly disproportionate,” argued Ripple on Monday. Meanwhile, following a massive rally, XRP is the worst performer among the top 10 coins...
Cardano’s Rally Pauses as Smart Contract Launch is Re-confirmed
17.8.2021
The run-up for Cardano’s native token ADA came to a halt today as the token corrected by 4.9% over the past 24 hours, after having soared more than 50% over the course of last week. The slight correction comes as the planned “Alonzo” upgrade, which will enable smart contracts and decentralized...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Dip While Polkadot and Solana Rally
17.8.2021
Bitcoin price made another attempt to surpass the USD 48k resistance. However, the bulls failed to gain strength, resulting in a drop below USD 47k. BTC even traded below USD 46,500 and it is currently (04:00 UTC) showing a few bearish signs.
Similarly, most major altcoins are correcting gains....
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 33
16.8.2021
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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...
Mark Cuban Says He Owns USD 494 of 'Strongest Community' Dogecoin
16.8.2021
Mark Cuban. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, The Filmy
American billionaire and enthusiastic dogecoin (DOGE) promoter Mark Cuban has revealed in a tweet that he owns USD 494 worth of DOGE - while at the same time calling the DOGE community “the strongest when it comes to using it as a medium...
Solana Soars to All-Time High, Enters Top 10, as NFT Project Launches
16.8.2021
The price of SOL, the native token of the Solana smart contract platform, reached a new all-time high today, as a new non-fungible token (NFT) project launched on the blockchain - and per one source, it has entered the top 10 coins by market capitalization.
As of press time on Monday (12:14 UTC)...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Trade In Range, Altcoins Rally
16.8.2021
Bitcoin price remained strong above the USD 46,500 support zone. BTC is currently (11:45 UTC) trading in a range below the USD 48,000 resistance and it could aim for more upsides. In the stated scenario, the bulls might attempt a test of the USD 50,000 resistance.
Besides, most major altcoins...
Crypto Market Sentiment Within Reach of Positive Zone
16.8.2021
Crypto market sentiment has increased for the forth week in a row, arriving at a point just below the positive zone. The average 7-day moving crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) for ten major coins is 5.94 today, while last week it stood at 5.85, according to the market sentiment analysis...
Bitcoin Tests USD 48K, Ethereum Steadies While DOGE Rallies
16.8.2021
Bitcoin price found support near USD 45,000 and started a fresh increase. BTC surpassed the USD 46,500 and 47,000 resistance levels and even spiked above USD 48,000. It is currently (04:00 UTC) consolidating gains and is trading well above USD 47,000.
Similarly, most major altcoins are trading in...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Regain Traction, Cardano Flips Tether
13.8.2021
Bitcoin price found support near USD 43,800 and started a fresh increase. BTC surpassed the USD 45,500 and 46,000 resistance levels. It is currently (12:08 UTC) showing positive signs, but it must clear USD 46,700 for more gains.
Similarly, most major altcoins started a fresh increase after...
Fan Tokens Spread to the Basketball Industry Too
13.8.2021
Japan’s sports club token craze has spilled over from the world of football and has made its debut on the basketball court – with a Yokohama-based team releasing Japanese professional basketball’s first-ever cryptoasset.
The franchise in question is the Yokohama B-Corsairs, and the move, once...
Messi Pockets Crypto in PSG Deal, Fan Token Payouts May ‘Incentivize’ Players
12.8.2021
Lionel Messi. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/messi_messi10
Lionel Messi, one of the world’s most famous footballers, has just become a crypto holder (if he hasn't been already) – as part of a bumper pay package to welcome him to his new club.
Cryptonews.com reported this week that the French...
Upbit Gains Upper Hand in Legal Fight Against Delisted Altcoins Issuers
12.8.2021
The market-leading South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has found itself involved in a series of legal struggles with the issuers of some of the tokens it delisted earlier this summer.
As previously reported, the nation’s biggest trading platforms went on a series of unexpected, late-night altcoin...
Poly Network Exploiter Starts Returning the Funds, Gives Back USD 1M
11.8.2021
The hacker of the decentralized finance (DeFi) interoperability protocol Poly Network, that just lost over USD 600m, first asked the protocol for a multi-signature (multisig) wallet to return the funds - and has started returning it.
So far, the hacker returned USD 1.007m, per Polygonscan data....
There’s a Crypto Angle to the Messi-PSG-Barca Saga as Fan Token Booms
10.8.2021
Source: A screenshot, Instagram/messi_messi10
Football and crypto have become unlikely bedfellows all over the world, with club tokens now commonplace for top-level, second-tier and even grassroots teams everywhere. But a true litmus test for these fledgling coins is about to emerge as arguably...
Poly Network Got Robbed of More Than USD 600M
10.8.2021
Interoperability protocol Poly Network has confirmed that it has suffered a major exploit - loosing at least USD 600.3m of its funds.
The protocol announced that it got attacked on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Ethereum (ETH), and Polygon (MATIC).
"We call on miners of affected blockchain...
SEC Demands 'Terabytes' of Ripple Employees' Slack Messages
10.8.2021
The Ripple v. the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) war continues - now, the SEC is demanding terabytes worth of communication platform Slack messages between Ripple employees, arguing that they are as vital to the case as emails.
An 'Emergency Motion regarding Slack Communication'...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 32
9.8.2021
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...
USDC Issuer Circle Set to Turn Into Full-Reserve National Commercial Bank
9.8.2021
Jeremy Allaire. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, IMF
US-based crypto company Circle, the issuer of the second-most popular stablecoin USD Coin (USDC), said it's on a journey towards becoming "a national digital currency bank."
Per today's post by the company's CEO Jeremy Allaire,...