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LBank Secures Virtual Asset Provider Registration to Operate in Italy
9.2.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Global crypto exchange LBank has registered as a Virtual Asset Provider with Italian regulator Organismo degli Agenti e dei Mediatori (OAM). The regulatory approval allows the exchange to offer a range of services and products to Italian users. On the 1st of February 2023, LBank...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Expresses Concern Over Rumors of SEC Ban on Crypto Staking for Retail Customers
9.2.2023
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, expressed concern about rumors that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may eliminate cryptocurrency staking for retail customers in the United States. Armstrong insisted that “staking is not a security” and that the trend allows users...
Biggest Movers: LINK Moves to 3-Month Peak, as DOGE Drops to 10-Day Low
9.2.2023
Chainlink rallied to a three-month high during Thursday’s session, despite a red wave sweeping through cryptocurrency markets. Today’s surge came as the token broke out of a key resistance level. Dogecoin, on the other hand, was victim to today’s market sell-off, falling to a ten-day low in...
Localbitcoins, the Pioneer P2P Bitcoin Exchange, Shuts Down After a Decade of Service Due to Crypto Winter
9.2.2023
Localbitcoins, the Helsinki, Finland-based bitcoin exchange founded in 2012, is closing operations after over a decade of service. The company’s operators attribute the shutdown to the “ongoing crypto-winter,” which has left them unable to continue offering their bitcoin...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Moves Below $23,000 as Market Volatility Heightens
9.2.2023
Bitcoin dropped to a two-week low on Feb. 9, with prices falling below the $23,000 mark after a brief rally on Wednesday. Cryptocurrencies moved lower across the board, as uncertainty surrounding the state of the global economy impacted investor confidence. Ethereum also slipped, following a move...
Digital Gold Traded for Digital Rubles by Russia’s Rosbank
9.2.2023
Rosbank has brokered Russia’s first deal involving the exchange of tokenized gold with the digital version of the Russian national fiat currency, the ruble. The successful transaction demonstrates the growing interest in digital financial assets and the need for digital ruble payments, the banking...
Yield farming is live on Bitcoin․com’s Verse DEX with ~80% APY
9.2.2023
Bitcoin.com is excited to announce that Verse Farms are live on the Verse DEX. Anyone can now deposit select Liquidity Pool (LP) tokens into Verse Farms to earn additional rewards on top of the trading fees already earned for providing liquidity. The first Verse Farm is for the VERSE/ETH pool with...
Bitzlato Co-Founder Anton Shkurenko Arrested in Russia, Report
9.2.2023
Russian authorities have reportedly arrested the second co-founder of seized cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato. The man, who recently promised to restore the platform’s operations from Russia, was detained at the request of Interpol and may face extradition to France. Another Co-Founder...
Nigerian President Barred From Extending Old Naira Banknote Demonetization Deadline
9.2.2023
With just a few days left before the old naira banknotes are demonetized on Feb. 10 as scheduled, a court in Nigeria has blocked the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, and the central bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, from further extending the deadline. Opponents of the central...
Indian Crypto Exchange Wazirx Calls Binance’s Allegations ‘False and Unsubstantiated’ — Seeks Recourse
9.2.2023
Indian crypto exchange Wazirx has denied the allegations made by Binance regarding the relationship between the two crypto exchanges. Emphasizing that the allegations “are false and unsubstantiated,” Wazirx stressed. “As far as Binance’s actions are concerned, we are taking...
Shark Tank Star Kevin O’Leary Says Most Crypto Tokens Are Worthless — ‘They’ll Eventually Just Go to Zero’
9.2.2023
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, says that most crypto tokens are worthless and they will eventually drop to zero in value. He added that he now owns seven cryptocurrencies and he is getting the same volatility he did when he owned 32 crypto tokens prior to the collapse...
Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone Says Cryptocurrencies May Be Facing Their First Real Recession
9.2.2023
Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone has warned that “cryptos may be facing their first real recession.” The Federal Reserve tightening despite the risk of a recession “could be a primary headwind for most risk assets, notably cryptos,”...
Cryptocurrency Exchanges Offer Assistance to Earthquake-Hit Turkey
8.2.2023
Major crypto exchanges have offered to help the people of Turkey to overcome the consequences of this week’s devastating earthquake. While the crypto industry pledged support, the country’s financial authorities allowed the raising of relief funds through cryptocurrency donations...
Bitcoin’s Average Transfer Fees Experience Sharp Increase: 122% Rise in 10 Days
8.2.2023
Statistics show transfer fees on the Bitcoin network have increased 122% since the end of last month, as the average transaction fee has climbed from $0.767 to $1.704 per transaction. The rise in onchain fees coincides with the new Ordinals digital collectible trend on the network, with the number...
3AC Co-Founder Kyle Davies Fails to Respond to Liquidators’ Subpoena Despite Twitter Delivery
8.2.2023
According to recent court filings, Kyle Davies, co-founder of the defunct cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), has allegedly failed to respond to a subpoena from the firm’s current liquidators, despite it being sent via Twitter. Representatives from advisory company Teneo...
Biggest Movers: MATIC Moves to 10-Month High, ATOM Extends Recent Gains
8.2.2023
Polygon rose to its strongest point since last April, as prices rose by as much as 6% on Feb. 8. The token surged for a second straight session, after snapping a three-day losing streak on Tuesday. Cosmos also surged higher in today’s session, as it moved closer to recent highs. Polygon...
Privacy Coin Interest Stays Tepid as Leading Coins Report Modest Gains in 2023
8.2.2023
Over the past 90 days, the top privacy coins by market capitalization have seen an increase of just over $2 billion, rising from $4.65 billion on Nov. 9, 2022 to $6.69 billion today. However, while crypto assets such as bitcoin and ethereum saw gains of 30% or more in 30 days, privacy tokens like...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Nears $1,700, Fed Prepared to Maintain Rate Hikes
8.2.2023
Ethereum closed in on the $1,700 level on Wednesday, as markets reacted to comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Speaking after Tuesday’s session, Powell hinted that the Fed could continue to hike rates, should the data show the need for action. Bitcoin was also boosted...
Musk’s Twitter Payment Vision in Tune With Fiat-Crypto Gateway Alchemy Pay
8.2.2023
Elon Musk’s Twitter has fallen into revenue difficulties, hoping to find new sources of revenue outside the original $5 billion a year advertising business model. According to a recent Financial Times report, Musk is betting this ambition for revenue growth on the payments business. He...
Nigerian City of Lagos Among the World’s Top 20 Crypto Hub Cities — Study
8.2.2023
According to the findings of a study by Recap, the crypto asset management firm, the Nigerian city of Lagos is ranked among the world’s top 20 crypto hub cities. Besides Lagos, five more African cities, namely the Angolan city of Luanda, Nigeria’s Ibadan, and three South African cities...