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Panama's 'Lost Crypto Opportunity', Thailand's Huobi Closing, Canada's Bitvo Acquired by FTX + More News
17.6.2022
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Read More: Panama's 'Lost Crypto Opportunity', Thailand's Huobi Closing, Canada's Bitvo Acquired by FTX + More News
Celsius Reportedly Unlikely to Get Bailout Money from Investors
17.6.2022
As the downturn triggered by Celsius Network (CEL) continues to impact crypto businesses worldwide, investors behind the business are unlikely to ensure more financing to bail out the troubled crypto lender, "people with knowledge of the situation" told Financial News....
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Three Arrows Keep Hurting Crypto Market, Circle's Euro Coin in US, Samsung's Wallet + More News
16.6.2022
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Read More: Three Arrows Keep Hurting Crypto Market, Circle's Euro Coin in US, Samsung's Wallet + More News
Fed Raises Rates by 75 Basis Points
15.6.2022
On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised rates by 75 basis points, in line with most analysts’ forecasts. (This is a developing story and is being constantly updated.)
“[…] the Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 1‑1/2 to 1-3/4 percent...
FTX Overtook Coinbase & OKX in May, Speeding Up EU Crypto Regulation + More News
15.6.2022
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Read More: FTX Overtook Coinbase & OKX in May, Speeding Up EU Crypto Regulation + More News
US SEC Launches Probe into Insider Trading Safeguards of Crypto Exchanges - Report
15.6.2022
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly launched a string of inquiries into the activities of numerous crypto exchanges, striving to determine whether the businesses have adequate safeguards in place to prevent insider trading....
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Bitcoin Hashrate Briefly Slips Below 200 EH/S During Market Rout, Less Than 100K Blocks Left Until the Halving
14.6.2022
After reaching an all-time high on June 8, Bitcoin’s hashrate dropped during the recent bitcoin price drop on June 12-13 to a low of 182 exahash per second (EH/s). While bitcoin’s USD value remains under the $23K zone, Bitcoin’s hashrate has managed to climb back above the...
Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin Lightning Network Plan, Pre-Crash Crypto Enthusiasm, Cryptopia's Liquidator Sells DOGE + More News
14.6.2022
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Read More: Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin Lightning Network Plan, Pre-Crash Crypto Enthusiasm, Cryptopia's Liquidator Sells DOGE + More...
Goldman Sachs Launches New Ethereum Derivative, Layoffs at Crypto.com, Binance vs. Private Litecoin + More News
13.6.2022
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Read More: Goldman Sachs Launches New Ethereum Derivative, Layoffs at Crypto.com, Binance vs. Private Litecoin + More News
Coin Center Attempting to Sue US Treasury, IRS Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Infrastructure Act
13.6.2022
The Washington-based crypto industry pressure group Coin Center says it has filed a lawsuit against the United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service – claiming that the crypto tax reporting requirements included in President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Hits an All-Time High Nearing 300 Exahash per Second
11.6.2022
While Bitcoin’s mining difficulty was expected to decrease two days ago on June 8, instead the difficulty increased by 1.29% on Wednesday. On the same day, at block height 739,928, Bitcoin’s hashrate tapped an all-time high (ATH) reaching 292.02 exahash per second (EH/s)....
Lack of Interest in Australian Bitcoin ETFs Blamed on Bad Launch Timing, Strong Inflows Globally
10.6.2022
Bitcoin (BTC)-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) of various types are now widely available to investors around the world. But the popularity of the funds varies, with investors in Australia showing almost no interest in trading the recently-launched ETFs there....
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US Inflation for May Hits 8.6%, Above Analysts’ Expectations
10.6.2022
US inflation hit 8.6% in May, up from 8.3% in April and above analysts’ expectations.
"While almost all major components increased over the month, the largest contributors were the indexes for shelter, airline fares, used cars and trucks, and new vehicles,” the announcement from the US Bureau...
'First Time Ever', US Law Firm Airdrops NFT Subpoena in Exchange Hack Case
10.6.2022
In what could represent a landmark legal development for the crypto industry, US law firm Holland & Knight has served a defendant a pre-trial temporary injunction as a non-fungible token (NFT), acting in a legal case involving its client, crypto exchange LCX.
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SEC Reportedly Looking into UST ‘Federal Violations’ of ‘Investor Protection Regulations’
10.6.2022
American regulators have waded into the aftermath of the terraUSD (UST) crash last month – and the coin's operators could face trouble at the hands of United States courts and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....
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Hawkish ECB Intentions, Tether on Tezos, Osmosis Promises to Cover Losses + More News
9.6.2022
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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Ticks Up, Solana's USD 100M Bet, NFT Ticketing + More News
8.6.2022
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Read More: Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Ticks Up, Solana's USD 100M Bet, NFT Ticketing + More News
US Crypto Bank Custodia Sues the Fed Over Delayed Master Account Application Processing
8.6.2022
US digital asset-focused bank Custodia has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve (Fed) Board of Governors and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, accusing the two institutions of “unlawfully” delaying its application for a master account with the Fed for 19 months....
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PayPal Allows Users to Transfer Crypto to External Wallets and Exchanges
8.6.2022
Online payment giant PayPal now allows select customers in the US to transfer cryptoassets from their accounts to external wallets and exchanges.
"Starting today [June 7], PayPal supports the native transfer of cryptocurrencies between PayPal and other wallets and exchanges," Jose Fernandez...
Bitcoin Miners May Get Another Break This Week as Network’s Mining Difficulty Is Expected to Drop
7.6.2022
Bitcoin miners may catch another break this week as the network’s mining difficulty is estimated to see a reduction tomorrow. Every two weeks Bitcoin’s difficulty adjustment algorithm (DAA) changes, and during the last DAA change, the difficulty dipped by 4.33%. Currently, at...