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Is Crypto a Security? South Korean Courts Can’t Decide – and It’s Causing Legal Backlogs
26.2.2024
“Is crypto a security?”– South Korean courts cannot seem to decide on the answer, and a new report claims the conundrum is causing a legal backlog.
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Riot Platforms Highlights Risks Associated With Upcoming Bitcoin Halving Event in Annual Report
26.2.2024
In its latest annual report, Riot Platforms, the publicly-listed bitcoin mining firm, outlines several significant risks that could impact its operations, including troubles in the broader crypto economy, potential decreases in onchain transaction fees, and the anticipated bitcoin halving event...
Riot Platforms Made Over $280 Million Last Year, New Annual Report Reveals
23.2.2024
Bitcoin mining operation Riot Platforms made over $280 million last year alone, the company's 2023 annual report released Thursday, February 22, reveals.
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Crypto Cashback Programs Mature to Drive Accessibility and Financial Inclusion
23.2.2024
A recent report published by Bitcoin financial services provider Unchained found that 55% of 400 U.S. investors surveyed own Bitcoin. Findings further note that 34% of those surveyed think Bitcoin will be the best-performing asset in 2024 in comparison to gold, the S&P 500,...
Jack Dorsey-Led Block Witness High Profits on Bitcoin Sales Via Cash App
23.2.2024
Block payments platform earned $66 million from selling Bitcoin through Cash App, the firm’s recent Q4 2023 earnings report noted.
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Matrixport Report: Bitcoin’s Target of $63,000 by March 2024 is Achievable
23.2.2024
Matrixport identified four key catalysts that could propel Bitcoin's Price to $63,000 in March, including the recent approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, the upcoming halving event, and interest rate cuts.
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FTX Cleared to Sell Its Stake in AI Startup Anthropic: Report
23.2.2024
Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been permitted to sell its shares in the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, according to an issue ordered by U.S. Federal Judge John Dorsey on Thursday, reports Reuters.
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Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Steady Over $51,000 After NVIDIA Earnings Report – New Rally Starting?
23.2.2024
NVIDIA's earnings surge breathes new life into Bitcoin's price prediction talks, as the tech titan's record revenue hints at a bullish horizon for BTC.
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Xbox's Biggest Surprise Hit Of 2023 Is Coming To Switch 2: Report
22.2.2024
Xbox recently announced that four of its older titles would be going multiplatform, and finally detailed which games would be making the leap earlier this week. Among the games is Hi-Fi Rush, Bethesda and Tango Gameworks’ surprising rhythm-action game that came out of nowhere early last year....
Sam Bankman-Fried Stands by Legal Team Amidst Conflict of Interest Concerns
22.2.2024
Disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) on Wednesday confirmed plans to stick with his new lawyers Marc Mukasey and Torrey Young, who are also representing Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, according to a report by Reuters. In a hearing, U.S. Southern District Judge Lewis Kaplan asked...
Security Concerns and High Transaction Costs Top Obstacles to Mainstream Web3 Adoption: Report
22.2.2024
Web3 is ripe for mainstream adoption but there are still a few challenges that need to be addressed before onboarding next billion users onto the next generation of internet built on the blockchain technology, as per a recent survey report by Web3Auth.
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Report: Bankman-Fried Stands by Legal Team Amid Potential Conflict of Interest
22.2.2024
Sources report that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the erstwhile crypto magnate and former head of FTX, intends to utilize his newly appointed legal team, despite these attorneys also serving Alex Mashinsky, the former chief of Celsius. On Wednesday, in a courtroom declaration, SBF confirmed his complete...
Avengers: Kang Dynasty Is Getting A Major Rework And Ditching Its Villain: Report
21.2.2024
Superhero movies are in a weird place right now, especially at Marvel’s house of ideas. Even as recent films struggle to land with audiences like the surefire hits of old, the studio is ready to look ahead with the heightened interest in what’s on the horizon. But part of that horizon includes...
Turkish Central Bank Releases First Phase of its CBDC Evaluation Report
21.2.2024
The phase 1 of digital Turkish lira involved preliminary tests of strategic technologies, the central bank of Turkey noted.
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Crypto Super PAC Fairshake Raises $4.9M From Winklevoss Twins: Report
21.2.2024
Fairshake, a super political action committee (PAC), has now received funding of a total of $4.9 million from billionaire twins Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss, Bloomberg reported
Switzerland Is Now ‘Home to 13 Crypto Unicorns’ – Report
21.2.2024
Crypto “unicorns” are springing up in Switzerland, with a recent report claiming the nation is now home to 13 token-related firms worth $1 billion or more.
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UK Prosecutors Challenge Defendant’s Claim of Innocence in $6.3 Billion Bitcoin Laundering Case
20.2.2024
UK prosecutors are challenging the claims of a British-Chinese national who says she had “no idea” she was part of a $6.3 billion Bitcoin money laundering plot. The 42-year-old dual national Jian Wen has pled not guilty to three counts of money laundering on behalf of her former...
New Lawsuit Alleges SBF Had Access to ‘Secret’ Credit from Bahamian Bank Deltec to Buy Tether: Bloomberg
19.2.2024
Bahamian bank Deltec is facing a new lawsuit claiming it provided a ‘secret’ line of credit to FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried that allowed him to buy Tether, a February 17 Bloomberg report reveals.
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Latam Insights: Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas’ Bitcoin Investment Advice, Bitso’s Latam Trends Report
19.2.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego offers bitcoin investment advice, Bitso’s report finds Latam is a bitcoin region, and Honduras bans...
Revolut To Roll Out “Invite-Only” Crypto Exchange
16.2.2024
Banking services provider Revolut is set to debut a new “invite-only” crypto exchange, according to a February 16 report. A U.K.-based customer email confirmed by CoinDesk stated that Revolut is launching a new crypto exchange with advanced traders in mind. Revolut’s ‘Standalone’...