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Debunked: FBI-Owned Bitcoin Wallet Erroneously Tied to Late Russian Oligarch Prigozhin in Recent Speculation

29.8.2023
Amid swirling speculations about the third biggest bitcoin wallet, chatter has now emerged linking the fifth largest BTC wallet to the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, former owner of the Wagner private military company (PMC). However, a straightforward blockchain explorer search clearly indicates...

DoJ wants to bar SBF’s expert witnesses from testifying in court

29.8.2023
In a new motion submitted to New York courts, the U.S. Department of Justice wants to exclude all of Sam Bankman Fried’s expert witnesses from testifying on the case

Only 2 % of Russians Ready to Keep All Their Savings in Digital Ruble: Poll

27.8.2023
While over half of Russians are willing to put some money into their nation’s digital ruble, only 2% say they would keep all their savings in it. Insufficient information and fear of system failures are among the biggest factors turning people away from the government-issued digital currency....

Web3 Experts: Hong Kong Government-Backed Stablecoin Can Become a Global Currency, Challenge Dollar Dominance

26.8.2023
According to Wang Yang and Wen Yizhou, a stablecoin issued by the Hong Kong government has the potential to become an international currency and may challenge the U.S. dollar in certain places. However, in their latest opinion piece, Yang and Yizhou said the envisaged stablecoin will only succeed...

Brazil Proposes Plan to Settle Bilateral Trade With Argentina in Chinese Yuan

26.8.2023
The government of Brazil has formally presented a proposal to Argentina to settle bilateral trade transactions in the Chinese yuan. The proposal, which would leverage resources in the Chinese credit swap line, aims to maintain trade between the countries and secure the payment of Brazilian...

Multichain $1.5B hack investigation, Shibarium eyes relaunch, Base, Optimism join hands: Finance Redefined

25.8.2023
Top-100 DeFi tokens had another mixed week, with most of the tokens trading in a similar range as last week with minor price fluctuation

Is the SEC a bad cop? CoinRoutes CEO Dave Weisberger breaks down crypto regulation in the US

24.8.2023
Weisberger believes the structure of the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to change but that politicians are reluctant to do so because of their power within the current state of affairs

BRICS Countries Can Use India’s UPI Instant Payment System, Prime Minister Modi Suggests

24.8.2023
Member states of the BRICS bloc can follow the example of other nations and start using India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The country is a leader in digital transactions, the head of the Indian government said in South Africa where...

UK considers blanket ban on crypto investment cold calls

24.8.2023
The UK Treasury released a consultation paper to understand the grassroots-level impact of a blanket ban on cold calls related to financial services and products

Thailand’s next prime minister Srettha Thavisin has crypto history

23.8.2023
Sansiri, one of the largest real estate firms in Thailand, once had Srettha Thavisin as CEO. The firm is known for backing crypto projects like XSpring

Thailand Threatens Facebook With Shutdown Over Crypto Scams

23.8.2023
The government in Bangkok will try to shut down Facebook in Thailand alleging the social media network isn’t doing enough to stop scams. Fraudsters have been luring users to invest in fake companies and cryptocurrencies, authorities said, and the number of complaints has been mounting. Meta...

Kenyan Government Forms Committee to Investigate Worldcoin Crypto Project

22.8.2023
The Kenyan government has formed a 15-member parliamentary committee to investigate the contentious Worldcoin project. The committee, led by Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo, has been allocated a 42-day timeframe to investigate the operations of Worldcoin comprehensively. According to local news...

Farmington Bank Faces Fed Wrath: Alameda-Backed Financial Institution Ordered to Shutdown

21.8.2023
In a statement released August 17, 2023, Farmington State Bank, with an investment from Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, consented to a cease and desist order from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Alameda invested $11.5 million into the bank’s coffers in January 2022. Government seizure...

UK to spend $130M on AI chips amid scramble to buy up computing power

21.8.2023
The chips will be used to set up an AI resource as a recent report said 20% of firms can’t get enough computing power for AI

China facing deflation may be bad news for Bitcoin

19.8.2023
Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman breaks down the Federal Reserve balance sheet and explains why China’s deflation can negatively impact Bitcoin

Elon Musk endorses pro-crypto presidential republican candidate

19.8.2023
Musk's statement, "He is a very promising candidate," piqued curiosity about Ramaswamy's candidacy and his stance on cryptocurrencies

Lawmakers Probe SEC and FINRA Over ‘Shady Approval’ of Prometheum

17.8.2023
U.S. lawmakers are probing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regarding the “shady approval” of Prometheum “as the first and only special purpose broker-dealer for digital assets.” They raised concerns about the timing...