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CME Group Teaming With CF Benchmarks for 3 New DeFi Rates and Indices
1.12.2022
Manitoba Halts New Crypto Mining Projects Due to Expected High Energy Demand
1.12.2022
Authorities in Manitoba are temporarily suspending the connection of new crypto mining facilities to the power grid. The Canadian province, which relies heavily on hydroelectric generation and attracts miners with low electricity rates, fears it may face overwhelming energy demand. Manitoba...
Elon Musk Warns of Severe Recession — Urges the Fed to Cut Interest Rates Immediately
1.12.2022
Tesla CEO and Twitter boss Elon Musk has warned of a severe recession in the U.S. The billionaire stressed that the Federal Reserve needs to cut interest rates “immediately,” emphasizing that the Fed is “massively amplifying the probability of a severe recession.” Elon Musk...
Fed Likely to Raise Rates by 50 Basis Points in December; Bitcoin Jumps
30.11.2022
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said that "it makes sense to moderate the pace of our rate hikes" as soon as December
KyberSwap Brings its swap rates on Solana with aggregator launch
25.11.2022
By launching its aggregator on Solana, KyberSwap has expanded its DeFi presence. The integration would enable the platform to provide swap rates on Solana in a secure and user-friendly manner. This new development makes KyberSwap the first EVM decentralized exchange aggregator to offer competitive...
Report: 950 FTX Users in Taiwan Had Digital Funds Worth $150 Million Held on the Exchange When It Collapsed
19.11.2022
At the time of FTX’s collapse, about 950 users in Taiwan had a total of $150 million worth of digital assets stored or held at the crypto exchange, a law firm has reportedly said. FTX users in Taiwan were reportedly investing in interest-bearing digital assets using cheap funds borrowed from...
Latam Based Crypto Exchange Bitso Launches QR Payment Service for Tourists in Argentina
12.11.2022
Bitso, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latam, has launched a QR payments program geared towards travelers in Argentina. The service proposal seeks to ease the way in which travelers and tourists make payments in the country, using Bitso’s interoperable QR payment technology...
SOL raises interest rates to overcome Solend liquidity crises
10.11.2022
Investors on Solana, a top blockchain platform, are in a state of panic after the apparent fall of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. The other centralized exchange eventually stopped stablecoin trades through Solana on Tuesday. In the wake of this week’s decline in the value of Solana’s...
Funding rates hit 6-month high before CPI — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
7.11.2022
Signs that market optimism is running away with itself come ahead of the U.S. midterm elections and key economic data
While Official Figures Claim Turkey’s Inflation Rate Is 85%, Third-Party Stats Say It’s Closer to 200%
5.11.2022
Inflation has skyrocketed in Turkey as official figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute (Tüik) show the country’s inflation rate topped 85.5% year-on-year. The inflation rate in Turkey has risen for 17 consecutive months and last month it reached a 24-year high. Turkey’s Interest Rate...
The crypto market bottom is ‘almost in’ — Market Talks chats with trader Korean Jew Crypto
3.11.2022
Market Talks discussed the Bitcoin bottom, DOGE’s price action and signs to follow in order to know when it’s time to ape into crypto
Bank of England Hikes Repo Rate by 75bps — UK’s 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Jumps to 7%
3.11.2022
On Nov. 3, 2022, the Bank of England followed the U.S. Federal Reserve by codifying the eighth consecutive benchmark bank rate hike by 75 basis points (bps). The increase brings the United Kingdom’s main lending rate to 3%, after a majority of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members voted...
Bank of England raises interest rates to 3%, largest jump in 33 years
3.11.2022
The Bank of England is trying to bring soaring inflation under control by dramatically increasing the cost of borrowing money
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Move Lower on Thursday, After Hawkish Fed Rate Hike
3.11.2022
Bitcoin fell towards the $20,000 mark on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve once again moved to increase interest rates. The Fed hiked rates by 75 basis points (bps), as it chose to maintain its current hawkish policy. Ethereum, which initially surged on the news, was also lower...
Natural Gas Price Hike Hits Crypto Miners in Iran
3.11.2022
Companies using natural gas as a power source to mint digital currency in Iran will have to deal with a sharp increase in the price of the fuel. The new rates set by the state-run supplier are almost double the previous and have been imposed retroactively, local media reported. Iran Raises Tariffs...
Federal Reserve Hikes Rates as Expected, Will Watch 'Lags' in Monetary Policy; Bitcoin Rises
2.11.2022
Economists Warn of Severe Recession as Fed Continues Raising Interest Rates to Fight Inflation
2.11.2022
A growing number of economists have warned about a severe recession in the U.S. if the Federal Reserve keeps up its fight against inflation. “Each adverse development in the outside world implies the Fed is going to have to do more in order to bring the situation under control,” said...
Record hash rates may see Big Oil become a major BTC mining player
2.11.2022
Big Oil’s influence over the Bitcoin network is growing stronger due to surging hash rates and distressed mining companies
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidates as Markets Prepare for 0.75% Rate Hike
1.11.2022
Bitcoin was consolidating below a key resistance level on Tuesday, as market volatility rose ahead of the upcoming U.S. Fed decision. Tomorrow’s Federal Reserve meeting will likely see interest rates increased, as the bank battles inflation. Ethereum moved below $1,600 in today’s...
Mastercard Study: African Fintech Sector Had One of the Highest Year-on-Year Growth Rates in Funding in 2021
1.11.2022
In 2021, African fintech startups accounted for 61% of the $2.7 billion in venture capital funding that was deployed on the continent, a new study has found. While its share of global fintech funding is just over one percent, the continent’s fintech sector still recorded one of the highest...