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US Presidential Candidate Outlines Plan to Shut Down FBI if Elected — ‘This Is Much More Practical Than It Sounds’
2.1.2024
Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has outlined his plan to shut down the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) if he is elected President of the United States. “56% of the bureau that are professional bureaucrats should be fired immediately,” he stressed, adding that 44% of FBI employees...
ETH Roadmap 2024: Ethereum’s top upgrades dropping this year
2.1.2024
Ethereum has finally released tentative release dates for its upgrade schedule. The network is set to undertake its new mainnet hard fork, Dencun, in Q1. If everything goes well, the Ethereum team is considering the following dates for forking the public testnets: Goerli – January 17 Sepolia...
China Raises Alarm Over Corrupt Officials Exploiting Cold Storage Cryptocurrency for Illicit Cross-Border Transactions
2.1.2024
Image Source: Pexels Official Chinese media sources have raised concerns regarding the exploitation of cryptocurrencies by corrupt officials for illicit activities. The use of cold storage methods for cryptocurrencies, in particular, has become a cause for alarm as it allows these individuals...
75 US Lawmakers Now Support CBDC Anti-Surveillance Bill
2.1.2024
Congressman Tom Emmer’s CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act now has 75 cosponsors. “A central bank digital currency is government-controlled programmable money that, if not designed to emulate cash, could give the federal government the ability to surveil and restrict Americans’ transactions,”...
Vaneck Director: People Tend to Underestimate Long-Term Impact of Spot Bitcoin ETFs
2.1.2024
Vaneck’s director of digital assets strategy has explained why people tend to underestimate the long-term impact of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). He believes that upon the approval of a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), “bitcoin’s price trajectory...
Crypto Crossroads — Contrasting 2024 Predictions Signal a Year of Defining Shifts
2.1.2024
Throughout the past year, enthusiasm and speculation around bitcoin and other crypto assets have surged, particularly as the year drew to a conclusion. The Motley Fool’s forecasts for 2024 strike a pessimistic tone, anticipating a “buy the rumor, sell the news” scenario related...
Market Dynamics Shift as NFT Sales Tumble 63% Year Over Year
1.1.2024
According to recent statistics on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the past year, sales hit $8.70 billion in 2023. This figure represents a $15.04 billion or 63.35% decrease in NFT sales compared to the previous year. 2023’s NFT Sales Volume Declined Sharply, but Year-End Market Dynamics Hint...
Ethereum Price Prediction as Bulls Hold $2,200 Level – Next Leg Up Starting Soon?
1.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock Ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the layer-1 smart contract-enabled Ethereum blockchain, is pushing higher on the first day of 2024, up around 2% in the past 24 hours and trading in the mid-$2,300s, as per CoinMarketCap. In recent days, Ether has been able to hold to...
New Year’s Eve Sees Bitcoin Network Break Daily Transfer Record With Over 731,000 Transactions
1.1.2024
As 2023 drew to a close on New Year’s Eve, the Bitcoin network eclipsed yet another record by verifying a significant 731,351 transactions in a single day. This achievement outstripped the previous high set on Dec. 24, 2023, or Christmas Eve, where miners confirmed a total of 723,459...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Enters 2024 With Subtle Signals and Low Volume
1.1.2024
As the clock turned to 2024, bitcoin’s price danced between $42,094 and $42,781 per unit. On Jan. 1, amid the holiday’s quiet, bitcoin’s current technical indicators offer a mixed bag of signals, setting a contemplative stage for the year ahead. Bitcoin Jan. 1, 2024,...
The DOJ “Led the Way” in Defining Boundaries for the Crypto Industry in 2023: Former US Prosecutor
1.1.2024
Image source: Reuters In 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) emerged as a leading force in defining the boundaries of the cryptocurrency industry through high-profile criminal prosecutions. While the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed civil lawsuits against major players in...
Cryptocurrency Miner Kidnapped for Ransom in Russia
1.1.2024
In Izhevsk, Russia, a 23-year-old bitcoin miner was forcefully abducted from his residence as kidnappers demanded a ransom of 15 million rubles ($166,000). 23-Year-Old Russian Bitcoin Miner Kidnapped for Ransom On Dec. 25, in a rapid sequence of events, it was reported that the crypto miner...
Is It Too Late to Buy Filecoin? FIL Price Turns Green as New Meme Coin Approaches Exchange Launch – Time to Buy?
1.1.2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of cryptocurrencies, Filecoin (FIL) has recently emerged as a notable player, capturing the market’s attention with its significant price surge and growing utility. This interest in Filecoin is particularly intriguing in light of the broader context of...
Latam Insights: Vitalik Buterin Praises Argentina, Brazilian Banks Test Microsoft CBDC Privacy Solution
1.1.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin praises Argetina’s moves, Brazilian banks introduce Microsoft privacy solutions in digital real tests, and Mi Primer...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as ETF Decision Approaches – Buy the Rumors, Sell the News?
1.1.2024
In the ever-shifting landscape of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC/USD) stands at a crucial juncture, currently trading at $42,279 with a modest increase of 0.28% on Monday. As the market eagerly anticipates the decision on the debut of a Bitcoin ETF, a development that might initially seem...
The SEC Is ‘out of Their Mind and a Change of Regime Is Required’ — Former US Ambassador
1.1.2024
Trevor Traina, the founder and CEO of Kresus, has said he foresees non-custodial mobile wallets “transforming into something more comprehensive than just tools for storing digital assets.” According to Traina, such a transformation is needed if non-custodial wallets are to become apps...
‘Bitcoin in the West Has Sold out, and Now Only the Global South Can Save BTC’ — Ray Youssef
1.1.2024
According to Ray Youssef, the CEO of Noones, peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trading is the United States’ public enemy number one because its potential widespread adoption by people from the Global South represents the “world’s first real threat to the U.S. Treasury system.”...
SEC Could Approve Spot Bitcoin ETFs by Tuesday or Wednesday, Sources Say
1.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could make a decision regarding the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Tuesday or Wednesday, according to a report. Anticipation for the first-ever U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs intensified last week as prominent asset managers...
Coinbase ‘Extensively Prepared’ for Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval
1.1.2024
Crypto exchange Coinbase says that it has “extensively prepared” for spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) approvals by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Most spot bitcoin ETF applicants have named the Nasdaq-listed crypto platform as the custodian for their...
Shiba Inu Rival is all set to reach similar trading volumes as SHIB, Experts analyze
1.1.2024
In a surprising turn of events in the dynamic cryptocurrency market, a new contender is emerging with the potential to reach trading volumes similar to the popular Shiba Inu (SHIB). This potential rival, Retik Finance, is gaining traction and attention, with experts predicting it could soon match...