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Is the NFT craze over? TMS Network (TMSN), The Sandbox (SAND), and Alchemy Pay (ACH) offer hope as 2023 rolls on!
14.3.2023
The NFT market was wild throughout 2021/22. From Bored Apes to EtherRocks, investors were throwing cash at anything and everything. Yet, with the onset of the current bear market, many of these projects are down 90%+. So, is the NFT craze over? Sandbox (SAND) and Alchemy Pay (ACH) may offer...
Report: Egyptian Police Arrest 29 Alleged Masterminds of Crypto Mining App Scam
14.3.2023
The Egyptian police are reported to have recently arrested 29 individuals associated with the Hoggpool cryptocurrency mining app scam. In addition to seizing 95 mobile phones and 3,367 SIM cards, the police said domestic and foreign currency valued at $194,000 was recovered during the arrests....
Study Shows QR and Digital Payments Continue Gaining Ground in Argentina
14.3.2023
A recent study made by Fiserv, a global payments company, shows that QR and digital wallets have grown significantly as payment options in Argentina. While credit card preference has stagnated, the use of cash for payments has decreased, with only 14% of the polled choosing to use it over other...
Debtors saved over $100M using de-pegged stablecoins to repay loans
14.3.2023
Debtors jumped on the opportunity to grab a discount on their loan repayments when USDC and DAI de-pegged from the dollar
US Fed faces internal probe over Silicon Valley Bank failure
14.3.2023
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said a "careful and thoughtful" review is needed to understand how the bank collapsed under its watch
Stablecoin Trading Dominates Monday’s Crypto Market, Tether and BUSD Sell at Premiums
13.3.2023
On Monday, the crypto economy experienced significant market activity with $183.85 billion in global trade volume over 24 hours, with a large portion of those trades involving stablecoins. USDC traded near parity with the U.S. dollar, and several stablecoins, including tether and BUSD, sold...
Another Bank Down: Crypto-Friendly Signature Bank Closed Over Systemic Risk Concerns – What Does This Mean for Crypto?
13.3.2023
Yet another crypto-friendly bank has gone down with the collapse of New York-based Signature Bank. But according to the industry, crypto now cannot be stopped....
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Euler Finance hacked for over $195M in a flash loan attack
13.3.2023
Euler Finance became the victim of a flash loan attack where the exploiter managed to drain hundreds of millions worth of decentralized stablecoins and synthetic ERC-20 tokens
Binance Trains Ukraine’s Cyberpolice and Security Service
12.3.2023
Crypto exchange Binance has organized training courses for representatives of law enforcement authorities in Ukraine. The leading coin trading platform has been involved in dozens of similar initiatives over the past year, in a number of countries. Binance Provides Crypto Training to Security...
USDC Dominated Trading Volume on Decentralized Exchanges Amidst Depegging Incident
12.3.2023
On Saturday, several centralized crypto trading platforms and payment processors stopped USDC auto conversions. However, USDC experienced a significant trading volume on decentralized exchange (dex) platforms such as Uniswap, Curve, and Pancakeswap. Uniswap alone recorded $10.13 billion in trades...
Over 100 VCs, investors voice solidarity with Silicon Valley Bank
12.3.2023
Approximately 125 VCs and investors signed a statement supporting Silicon Valley Bank as a way to limit the fallout of the bank’s collapse and subsequent extinction of tech companies
Failed tech bank SVB held over $5B for prominent crypto VCs: Report
11.3.2023
It is unclear how much assets custodied on behalf of crypto VCs are stuck in Silicon Valley Bank
Super Mario 64 Fans Have Tried To Get This 1-Up Without Dying For Over 20 Years
11.3.2023
Nine years ago, Super Mario 64 player toyuru2 wall-jumped his way up the slide in Cool, Cool Mountain, sending the plumber into the void–but not before grabbing a 1-up mushroom. At the time, it was a feat, as nobody had ever gotten the mushroom. But then, a new challenge emerged: was it possible...
Kazakhstan Shuts Down Crypto Exchange That Transferred $34 Million Through Binance
11.3.2023
Authorities in Kazakhstan have busted an illegal crypto trading platform, seizing over $350,000. The exchange allegedly processed almost $34 million in transactions through wallets on Binance, two of which have been blocked during the ongoing investigation. Digital Asset Exchange Making Millions...
Bitcoin Price Outlook for March
10.3.2023
There are only ten days into March, and volatility in the crypto markets has heightened, with both bitcoin and ethereum falling to two-month lows. A collapse in Silvergate Bank was one of the major catalysts leading to this month’s bearish sentiment, which now sees bitcoin trading under...
US Regulators Close Silicon Valley Bank in One of the Largest Bank Failures Since Washington Mutual
10.3.2023
After Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) experienced financial turmoil, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation closed the financial institution. Insured depositors can withdraw their funds on Monday after the FDIC took over...
Biden Budget Proposal Targets Crypto Investors Using Like-Kind Exchange Provision; Plan Aims to Tax Crypto Miners 30%
10.3.2023
On Thursday, the Biden administration released the U.S. president’s 182-page budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024, which aims to “grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out.” The budget includes an $835 billion increase in military spending, but the administration...
Biggest Movers: DOGE Down 10%, Falling to Lowest Point Since October
10.3.2023
Dogecoin fell to its lowest level since October, as cryptocurrency prices plunged during Friday’s session. Overall, the global crypto market cap dropped by nearly 9% today, which seems to have been triggered by yesterday’s liquidation of Silvergate bank. Litecoin has been another...
Bitcoin battles $20K as trader calls bank chaos '2008 all over again'
10.3.2023
BTC price targets extend to $18,000 with Bitcoin bulls increasingly failing to preserve $20,000 as support amid further SVB Financial fallout
Cathie Wood's ARK Purchases Over 350K Coinbase Shares in Biggest Buy of 2023
10.3.2023
ARK now owns 9.9 million COIN shares, worth $575 million which is around 3.8% of Coinbase's market cap